# 1982 British Saloon Car Championship

The 1982 RAC Tricentrol British Saloon Car Championship was the 25th season of the championship. The championship was open to saloon cars complying with FIA Appendix J Group 1 regulations. Win Percy won his third consecutive title, this time driving a class C Toyota Corolla. In doing so, he became the fourth driver to win three BSCC championships.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
| Class D |||||
| Team Sanyo Racing with Esso Hepolite Glacier Racing | Rover 3500 S | 1 | Jeff Allam | All |
| Team Sanyo Racing with Esso Hepolite Glacier Racing | Rover 3500 S | 2 | Frank Sytner | 1–4 |
| Team Sanyo Racing with Esso Hepolite Glacier Racing | Rover 3500 S | 2 | Tom Walkinshaw | 4 |
| Team Sanyo Racing with Esso Hepolite Glacier Racing | Rover 3500 S | 19 | Pete Lovett | 5–11 |
| Equipe Esso | Ford Capri III 3.0S | 3 | Vince Woodman | All |
| Equipe Esso | Ford Capri III 3.0S | 4 | Jonathan Buncombe | 11 |
| Patrick Motorsport with Duckhams Oil/ ICI Petrol | Rover 3500 S | 5 | Rad Dougall | 1–8 |
| Patrick Motorsport with Duckhams Oil/ ICI Petrol | Rover 3500 S | 6 | Brian Muir | 6, 8–11 |
| Gordon Spice Racing | Ford Capri III 3.0S | 8 | Gordon Spice | All |
| Gordon Spice Racing | Ford Capri III 3.0S | 9 | Andy Rouse | All |
| Dennis Leech | Rover 3500 S | 12 | Dennis Leech | 1, 3–8, 11 |
| Graham Goode Racing | Ford Capri III 3.0S | 16 | Graham Goode | 2, 5–7, 9, 11 |
| Charles Sawyer-Hoare | Ford Capri III 3.0S | 20 | Charles Sawyer-Hoare | 1–4, 6, 8, 11 |
| Class C |||||
| Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team with Hampshires of Dorking | Alfa Romeo GTV6 | 25 | Jon Dooley | 1, 3–11 |
| James Burrows | Toyota Celica 2000 LB | 26 | James Burrows | 1–4, 6, 8, 10 |
| Mike Buckley | Ford Escort RS2000 | 27 | Mike Buckley | 1–6 |
| Arne Riis | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | 28 | Arne Riis | 6, 8 |
| Team Electroplsn | Mazda RX-7 | 30 | Terry Nightingale | 1–4, 11 |
| Team Electroplsn | Mazda RX-7 | 30 | Mike Kimpton | 6–8 |
| Hamish Irvine | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | 32 | Hamish Irvine | All |
| Tony Dickinson | Ford Escort RS2000 | 33 | Tony Dickinson | 3–11 |
| R&C Racing Developments | Mazda RX-7 | 34 | Gordon Bruce | 1 |
| David Palmer | Mazda RX-7 | ? | David Palmer | 4 |
| Team Castrol | Ford Escort RS2000 | ? | Erik Høyer | 8 |
| Class B |||||
| Morris Vulcan Ltd. with Triang Toys | Volkswagen Golf GTI | 35 | John Morris | All |
| TL Racing | Volkswagen Scirocco GTI | 36 | Tony Lanfranchi | All |
| Robin Brundle | Audi 80 GLE | 37 | Robin Brundle | 1–4, 10–11 |
| Robin Brundle | Toyota Celica GT | 37 | Robin Brundle | 5–9 |
| Chris Hodgetts | Toyota Corolla GT | 39 | Chris Hodgetts | 7–8 |
| Hughes of Beaconsfield/Toyota GB | Toyota Corolla GT | 40 | Win Percy | All |
| Julian May Racing | Ford Fiesta 1.6 | 44 | Jock Robertson | All |
| John Tait | Toyota Corolla GT | 50 | John Tait | 1–4 |
| Race Time Marketing Ltd. | Volkswagen Golf GTI | 51 | Alan Greenhalgh | 1, 3–6, 8–11 |
| Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team with Hampshires of Dorking | Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint | 52 | Andrew Thorpe | All |
| Baileys of Hanley Ltd. Peugeot Talbot | Talbot Sunbeam TI | 67 | Terry Watts | 2–3, 7–8 |
| Stanfield and White | Talbot Sunbeam TI | 68 | John Spiller | 1, 3–8, 11 |
| Industrial Control Services Ltd. | Toyota Celica GT | ? | Pete Hall | 5–6 |
| Tony Crudgington | Toyota Corolla GT | ? | Tony Crudgington | 9–11 |
| Class A |||||
| Royal Mail Datapost Racing with Esso | Austin Metro 1300 HLS | 71 | Alan Curnow | All |
| Royal Mail Datapost Racing with Esso | Austin Metro 1300 HLS | 77 | Richard Longman | All |
| Wadham Stringer/Team Castrol | Austin Metro 1300 HLS | 72 | Roger Saunders | All |
| Linden Racing with Everest Double Glazing | Austin Metro 1300 HLS | 73 | Neil McGrath | All |
| Team Sanyo Racing with Esso Hepolite Glacier Racing | Austin Metro 1300 HLS | 74 | Steve Soper | All |
| Stuart Fowler | Ford Fiesta 1.3 | 75 | Stuart Fowler | 1–2 |
| Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team with Hampshires of Dorking | Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti | 81 | Jon Dooley | 2–3 |
| Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team with Hampshires of Dorking | Alfa Romeo Alfasud Ti | 82 | Rob Kirby | All |
| GM Dealer Sport | Vauxhall Astra 1.3 | 99 | David da Costa | 5–6, 8, 10–11 |
| Richard Hurdwell | Austin Metro 1300 HLS | ? | Richard Hurdwell | 9 |