Hamish Irvine
| Hamish Irvine | |
|---|---|
Irvine driving the SCB Vehicle Dismantlers Peugeot 405 at Silverstone during the 1995 British Touring Car Championship season. | |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 1 October 1946 |
| British Saloon / Touring Car Championship | |
| Years active | 1982–1984, 1994–1995 |
| Starts | 60 |
| Wins | 0 (4 in class) |
| Poles | 0 (2 in class) |
| Fastest laps | 0 (4 in class) |
| Best finish | 5th in 1983 |
| Championship titles | |
| 1982 | BSCC - Class C |
Hamish Edward Thomson Irvine (born 1 October 1946) is a British auto racing driver from Scotland. He is best known for his time competing in the British Touring Car Championship. In his debut season in 1983, he finished fifth overall in the championship with his Class B Mazda RX-7.[1] He returned to the series in 1994 with a privately entered BMW 318iS with little success. In 1995 he finished fourth in the Independents Cup with a Peugeot 405 entered by his own SCB Motorsport Team. He is not related to former Formula One driver Eddie Irvine.
Racing record
Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results
(key) Races in bold indicate pole position (1982-1984 in class) Races in italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded - 1982-1984 only in class)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | Pos. | Pts | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Hamish Irvine | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | C | SIL ovr:? cls:3 |
MAL ovr:8† cls:2† |
OUL ovr:7† cls:1† |
THR ovr:16 cls:2 |
THR ovr:15 cls:1 |
SIL Ret |
DON ovr:17 cls:3 |
BRH ovr:11 cls:2 |
DON ovr:8 cls:2 |
BRH ovr:12 cls:1 |
SIL ovr:12 cls:3 |
6th | 59 | 1st | ||||||||||||||
| 1983 | Hamish Irvine | Mazda RX-7 | B | SIL ovr:8 cls:1 |
OUL ovr:6 cls:2 |
THR ovr:5 cls:2 |
BRH ovr:5 cls:2 |
THR ovr:7 cls:3 |
SIL | DON ovr:6 cls:3 |
SIL ovr:20 cls:2 |
DON Ret |
BRH ovr:9 cls:2 |
SIL Ret |
5th | 42 | 2nd | ||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Hamish Irvine | Mazda RX-7 | B | DON | SIL | OUL | THR | THR | SIL | SNE | BRH ovr:10 cls:3 |
BRH | DON | SIL | 21st | 4 | 7th | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Hamish Irvine | BMW 318is | THR | BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
SNE | SIL 1 23 |
SIL 2 20 |
OUL Ret |
DON 1 23 |
DON 2 Ret |
BRH 1 21 |
BRH 2 Ret |
SIL 14 |
KNO 1 13 |
KNO 2 Ret |
OUL 16 |
BRH 1 21 |
BRH 2 DNS |
SIL 1 23 |
SIL 2 DNS |
DON 1 21 |
DON 2 23 |
31st | 0 | ||||||
| 1995 | SCB Vehicle Dismantlers | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | DON 1 Ret |
DON 2 18 |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 18 |
THR 1 Ret |
THR 2 DNS |
SIL 1 15 |
SIL 2 Ret |
OUL 1 16 |
OUL 2 Ret |
BRH 1 14 |
BRH 2 16 |
DON 1 18 |
DON 2 15 |
SIL 18 |
KNO 1 14 |
KNO 2 17 |
BRH 1 20 |
BRH 2 Ret |
SNE 1 Ret |
SNE 2 DNS |
OUL 1 17 |
OUL 2 16 |
SIL 1 14 |
SIL 2 Ret |
27th | 0 | ||
† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
24 Hours of Silverstone results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Car No. | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | GP Motorsport | John Irvine Ed Lovett Guy Povey |
BMW M3 E46 | 49 | 1 | 189 | DNF | DNF | [4] |
| 2008 | GP Motorsport | Guy Povey Mike Simpson Clint Bardwell |
BMW M3 E46 | 42 | 3 | 548 | 12th | 2nd | [5] |
References
- ^ "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2010. Official 1983 BTCC standings
- ^ "Hamish Irvine Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Hamish Irvine race results". TouringCars.net. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Britcar 24 Hours – Provisional Result". DailySportsCar. 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Britcar 24 Hours – Prov. Race Result". DailySportsCar. 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
External links
- Hamish Irvine career summary at DriverDB.com