Alan Minshaw

Alan Minshaw (born 17 May 1935) is a British former racing driver. In 1983 he won Class C and finished second overall in the British Saloon Car Championship in a Volkswagen Golf GTi.[1]

Alan Minshaw
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1935-05-17) 17 May 1935
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
British Saloon / Touring Car Championship
Years active9
TeamsDemon Tweeks Racing
Starts51
Wins0 (3 in class)
Poles0
Fastest laps5
Best finish2nd in 1983
Championship titles
1983British Saloon Car Championship - Class C
Demon Tweeks Westfield in 2009

As of 2012, Minshaw owned a varied collection of historic racing vehicles, and regularly competed alongside his sons.[2]

Racing record

Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded ?–1989 in class)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 DC Pts Class
1979 Demon Tweeks Racing Volkswagen Scirocco GTI B SIL
?
OUL
Ret†
THR
26
SIL
Ret
DON SIL MAL
Ret†
DON BRH THR SNE OUL
?†
32nd 4 7th
1981 Demon Tweeks Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI B MAL SIL
21
OUL THR BRH
14†
SIL
?
SIL
20
DON
DNS
BRH THR
?
SIL 28th 5 9th
1983 Demon Tweeks Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI C SIL
11
OUL
12
THR
11
BRH
10
THR
11
SIL
9
DON
12
SIL
12
DON
8
BRH
14
SIL
Ret
2nd 45 1st
1984 Demon Tweeks Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI B DON SIL OUL THR THR SIL SNE BRH BRH DON
Ret
SIL
16
27th 2 11th
1985 Demon Tweeks Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI B SIL OUL THR DON THR SIL DON SIL
12
SNE BRH BRH SIL 33rd 1 10th
1986 Demon Tweeks Racing Toyota Corolla GT C SIL THR SIL DON BRH
13
SNE
10
BRH DON SIL 15th 10 5th
1987 Demon Tweeks Racing Toyota Corolla GT D SIL
10‡
OUL
WD
THR THR SIL 19th 14 NC
Volkswagen Golf GTI C SIL
22
BRH
12
SNE DON
Ret
OUL
10
DON
Ret
SIL 3rd
1988 Demon Tweeks BMW M3 B SIL
7
OUL
7
THR
8
DON
Ret
THR SIL SIL BRH
21
SNE BRH BIR 14th 23 7th
Volkswagen Golf GTI C DON
Ret
SIL
13
4th
1989 Demon Tweeks Volkswagen Golf GTI C OUL
Ret
SIL
22
THR
24
DON
16
THR
Ret
SIL
22
SIL
24
BRH
18
SNE
20
BRH
Ret
19th 24 5th
BMW M3 B BIR
DNQ
DON
16
SIL 13th
Source:[3]

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

‡ Guest driver - not eligible for points.

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 DC Pts
1987 United Kingdom Demon Tweeks Volkswagen Golf GTI MNZ JAR DIJ NÜR SPA BNO SIL
DNQ
BAT CLD WEL FJI NC 0

References

  1. "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2010. Official 1983 BTCC standings
  2. "Classic racing stars at Silverstone". Racecar.com. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  3. de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 31 October 2022.


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