Vince Woodman
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born(1937-08-06)6 August 1937
Bristol, England
Died2 June 2021(2021-06-02) (aged 83)
British Saloon / Touring Car Championship
Years active19
TeamsVMW Motors
BMW (GB) Ltd
Vauxhall Motorsport
Graham Hathaway Racing
Starts172
Wins12 (10 in class)
Poles11
Fastest laps22
Best finish3rd in 1973

Vincent Michael Woodman (6 August 19372 June 2021) was a British racing driver. He started racing in 1965 and competed mainly in touring cars, mostly with cars from the Ford marque.[1] In 1973 he finished third overall in the British Saloon Car Championship, driving a 1300cc Ford Escort.[2] He finished fifth in the BSCC in 1982, winning four races outright, the last wins for a Ford Capri.

Racing record

Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos. Pts Class
1966 VMW Motors Ford Cortina Lotus C SNE GOO SIL CRY BRH BRH OUL BRH
12^
30th 4 9th
1967 VMW Motors Ford Cortina Lotus C BRH
Ret^
SNE SIL SIL MAL
Ret†
SIL SIL BRH OUL BRH
17
30th 4 10th
1969 VMW Motors Ford Escort 1300 GT B BRH
22^
SIL
14
SNE
10
THR SIL CRY MAL CRO SIL OUL
Ret
BRH
9^
BRH
Ret
21st 10 6th
1970 VMW Motors Ford Escort 1.0 A BRH
Ret^
SNE
17
THR
18
SIL
18
CRY
5†
SIL
25
SIL
21^
CRO
Ret^
BRH 7th 44 4th
Ford Escort 1300 GT B OUL
11
BRH
14^
BRH
8
9th
1971 VMW Motors Ford Escort 1300 GT B BRH
7^
OUL
Ret
THR
7
SIL
11
CRY
1†
SIL
11
CRO
Ret
SIL
Ret
OUL
9
BRH
6
MAL
4†
BRH
8
5th 59 2nd
1972 VMW Motors Ford Escort 1300 GT B BRH
5
OUL
Ret
THR
6
SIL
Ret
CRY
3†
BRH
Ret
OUL
Ret
SIL
?^
MAL
Ret†
BRH
Ret
13th 22 3rd
1973 Team Esso Uniflo Ford Escort 1300 BDA B BRH
7
SIL
7
THR
Ret
THR
6
SIL
4
ING
Ret^
BRH
5†
SIL
Ret^
3rd 51 2nd
Ford Escort RS1600 C BRH
9
NC
1974 Team Esso Uniflo Chevrolet Camaro Z28 D MAL
3†
BRH
4
SIL
3
OUL
3
THR SIL
1
THR
Ret
BRH
DNS
ING
5†
BRH
2†
OUL
3
SNE
?
BRH
2
10th 39 3rd
1975 Team Esso Uniflo Chevrolet Camaro Z28 D MAL
5†
BRH
2
OUL
Ret
THR
7
SIL
3
BRH
2†
THR
3
SIL
4
MAL
?†
SNE
2
SIL
2
ING
1†
BRH
1†
OUL
1
BRH
3
5th 64 3rd
1976 Team Esso Uniflo Ford Capri II 3.0s D BRH
?
SIL
9
OUL
DNS
THR
6
THR SIL
Ret
BRH
1
MAL
4†
SNE
5†
BRH
7
14th 24 5th
1977 Team Esso Uniflo Ford Capri II 3.0s D SIL
Ret
BRH
?
OUL
6†
THR
1
SIL
2
THR
6
DON
7†
SIL
5
DON
Ret†
BRH
3
THR
4
BRH
3
11th 18 4th
1978 Equipe Esso Ford Capri III 3.0s D SIL
6
OUL
7†
THR
2
BRH
Ret†
SIL
Ret†
DON
4†
MAL
Ret†
BRH
5
DON
3†
BRH
6
THR
5
OUL
5†
13th 24 4th
1979 Equipe Esso Ford Capri III 3.0s D SIL
5
OUL
4†
THR
2
SIL
6
DON
4
SIL
DSQ
MAL
5†
DON
2
BRH
?
THR SNE
2
OUL 13th 37 4th
1980 Equipe Esso Ford Capri III 3.0s D MAL
3†
OUL
3†
THR
2
SIL
3
SIL
4
BRH
3
MAL
4†
BRH
4
THR
Ret
SIL
3
9th 36 3rd
1981 Equipe Esso Ford Capri III 3.0s D MAL
3†
SIL
3
OUL
4†
THR
1
BRH
7†
SIL
5
SIL
26
DON
Ret†
BRH
Ret
THR
4
SIL
4
11th 35 5th
1982 Equipe Esso Ford Capri III 3.0s D SIL
3
MAL
2†
OUL
6†
THR
1
THR
1
SIL
2
DON
1
BRH
4
DON
Ret
BRH
1
SIL
7
5th 60 2nd
1984 BMW (GB) Ltd BMW 635CSi A DON
DNS
SIL OUL
5
THR
6
THR
7
SIL SNE BRH
4
BRH
5
DON
6
SIL
6
18th 10 9th
1989 Vauxhall Motorsport Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v C OUL SIL THR DON
12‡
THR SIL SIL BRH SNE BRH BIR DON SIL 35th 6 9th
1990 Graham Hathaway Racing Ford Sierra RS500 A OUL DON THR SIL OUL SIL BRH
Ret‡
SNE BRH BIR DON THR SIL NC 0 NC
Source:[3]

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

‡ Endurance driver.

^ Race with 2 heats - Aggregate result.

References

  1. "Racecar". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  2. "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012. Official 1973 BTCC standings
  3. de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 30 September 2022.


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