Andy Rouse

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Andrew Ernest Rouse[1] (born 2 December 1947) is a British racing driver, most notably in the British Saloon Car Championship.[2] He won the BSCC in 1975, 1983, 1984 and 1985.

Andy Rouse is one of the most successful drivers ever to appear in the BSCC. His 60 overall wins in the category was the highest total by any driver for many years, until being overhauled by Jason Plato at Brands Hatch in the opening round of the 2011 season.

Early career

Rouse was born in Dymock, Gloucestershire. Coming from an engineering background, he was originally an apprentice with an agricultural engineering company. He had been interested in motor sport from an early age and had run self-built autograss specials in his teens and then Formula Ford. In 1971 he funded his racing activities by working for Broadspeed, the race car engineering company set-up by Brummie Ralph Broad. Rouse's combined engineering and driving talent soon became apparent to Broad, who then encouraged his motorsport career by providing him with assistance to race in other championships.Template:Fact

His first step into saloon car racing came in 1972, when he entered the Ford Escort Mexico series. He won this one-make championship in his first year, and soon stepped up into the British Saloon Car Championship. Over the following years, Rouse was successful in a number of Broadspeed entered cars (including Ford Escorts, Triumph Dolomite Sprints and Ford Capris) winning his class in 1973, 1974 and taking the title in 1975.[3]

In 1976, Broadspeed ran the works Jaguar XJ12C cars, for which Rouse was both driver and race development engineer. Great results were expected from these powerful cars but unfortunately British Leyland stopped the program the following season following a string of poor results. With no works deal for 1978, Ralph Broad sold his stake in the company and Broadspeed soon went into liquidation. Rouse drove alongside Gordon Spice in 1979 and 80, getting good results in the works Ford Capri team.[4]

Andy Rouse Engineering

In 1981, Rouse set up his own engineering company, Andy Rouse Engineering, taking many of the ex-Broadspeed employees with him. His success on the track continued with Championship wins in 1983 and 1984. His 1983 win came about after Steve Soper, driving for the works TWR Austin Rover team, had his championship win disqualified. Rouse took over the Alfa Romeo GTV6 entered by Pete Hall's Industrial Control Services (ICS) plc company, won his class and latterly the championship, and also founded the long running sponsorship deal between himself and ICS. He also won the Willhire 24 Hour in 1981 and 1983.[5] After competing in a Rover Vitesse in 1984 and winning the title against the factory Rover team, Ford gave him the 'works' contract to build and drive their next generation touring car, the Sierra Cosworth, which was to dominate the BTCC until the end of the decade. Rouse won the championship again in 1985 driving a Sierra XR4Ti,[6] but this was to be his last overall title. For 1987, Ford homologated the Sierra RS500, and ARE set about transforming it into a BTCC machine. The result was one of the most famous touring cars of all time.[7] Rouse never won the title outright in an RS500, although he won Class A again in 1988 and 1989. He was third overall in 1988, 1989 and 1990.[8]

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Rouse driving for Ford at Brands Hatch during the 1994 British Touring Car Championship season.

As a prelude to the new 2.0 litre formula for 1991, Rouse built a 2.0 Sierra Sapphire run under the Hawaiian Tropic banner, driven first by Ray Bellm and then Chris Hodgetts.[9] The car was not very successful, but it did give useful experience for the super touring era to come. For 1991, ARE picked up the works contract to run the Toyota team. The car was a success, challenging for the 1991 title. In 1992 Rouse was joined by Will Hoy, again running the Toyota Carina, before setting up the works Ford Mondeo team for 1993, hiring Paul Radisich to drive alongside himself. The Mondeo was the class of the field in the second half of the 1993 season, but had to give best in 1994 to Alfa Romeo. He retired from driving at the end of 1994, hiring Kelvin Burt as Paul's teammate for 1995. That year was frustrating, and Ford gave the works contract to West Surrey Racing for the following season. Rouse instead ran a semi-works Nissan team in 1996, running Gary Ayles and Owen McAuley with limited success. Rouse later built a Super Touring specification Toyota Corolla which failed to find a racing team.[10]

Since the demise of his touring car teams, Rouse spent several years trying to promote a rival series to the BTCC; his proposed "Supercar V8" was based on a spaceframe chassis, normally aspirated V8 engine, and bodywork modelled on medium to large saloon cars. This series has not yet materialised.Template:Fact

Rouse has since wound down Andy Rouse Engineering and retired from motor racing. He now runs a commercial real estate business and restores Cadillac vehicles.Template:Fact

His son Julian is a director of the Arden International racing team.[11][12]

In 2003, Andy and Julian won the 2003 Britcar season in a Mercedes 190 DTM. Julian continued to race in Britcar and even competed in the 24 Hours of Silverstone a few times.Template:Fact

In 2005, a poll by readers of Motorsport Magazine voted Rouse the third greatest touring car driver ever.[13]

Racing record

Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1973–1990 in class) (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 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Pts Class
1973 Team Esso Uniflo Ford Escort RS 1600 <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />CScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". BRH
3 		SIL
2 		THR
Ret 		THR
7 		SIL
5 		ING
? 		BRH
2† 		BRH
2 		4th 45 1st
Broadspeed & Ford of Britain / Belgium Ford Capri RS 2600 <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />DScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". SIL
Ret 		NC
1974 Team Broadspeed Castrol Triumph Dolomite Sprint <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />BScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". MAL
1† 		BRH
? 		SIL
8 		OUL
6 		THR
4 		SIL
DSQ 		THR
3 		SIL
4 		ING
3† 		BRH
3† 		OUL
Ret 		SNE
1† 		BRH
? 		2nd 67 1st
1975 Triumph Team Piranha Triumph Dolomite Sprint <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />BScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". MAL
1† 		BRH
1 		OUL
1† 		THR
2 		SIL
6 		BRH
2† 		THR
4 		SIL
1† 		MAL
1† 		SNE
Ret 		SIL
3 		ING
2† 		BRH
1† 		OUL
3 		BRH
4 		1st 78 1st
1976 Broadspeed/British Leyland Triumph Dolomite Sprint <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />CScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". BRH
9 		SIL
Ret 		OUL
5† 		THR
Ret 		THR
2 		SIL
4 		BRH
Ret 		MAL
7† 		SNE
2† 		BRH
3 		7th 47 2nd
1978 BMW (GB) BMW 520i <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />DScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". SIL
Ret 		OUL
8† 		THR
? 		BRH
Ret† 		SIL DON MAL NC 0 NC
Carrier Properties Ltd. Ford Capri III 3.0s BRH
Ret 		DON
5† 		BRH
? 		THR
4 		OUL
3†
1979 Browne & Day Ford Capri III 3.0s <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />DScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". SIL OUL THR SIL DON SIL
Ret 		MAL DON BRH THR SNE OUL NC 0 NC
1980 Gordon Spice Racing Ford Capri III 3.0s <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />DScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". MAL
1† 		OUL
2† 		THR
6 		SIL
1 		SIL
1 		BRH
4 		MAL
2† 		BRH
2 		THR
2 		SIL
2 		4th 64 2nd
1981 CSH Racing with Esso Ford Capri III 3.0s <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />DScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". MAL
1† 		SIL
1 		OUL
3† 		THR
3 		BRH
Ret† 		SIL
3 		SIL
3 		DON
3† 		BRH
5 		THR
5 		SIL
Ret 		8th 49 3rd
1982 Gordon Spice Racing Ford Capri III 3.0s <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />DScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". SIL
2 		MAL
4† 		OUL
3† 		THR
3 		THR
2 		SIL
3 		DON
3 		BRH
Ret 		DON
2 		BRH
Ret 		SIL
3 		9th 41 3rd
1983 Industrial Control Services Ltd. Alfa Romeo GTV6 <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />BScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". SIL OUL THR BRH
3 		THR
4 		SIL
5 		DON
4 		SIL
Ret 		DON
7 		BRH
8 		SIL
7 		1st 61 1st
1984 Industrial Control Services Ltd. Rover Vitesse <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />AScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". DON
1 		SIL
Ret 		OUL
2 		THR
1 		THR
2 		SIL
1 		SNE
1 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		DON
1 		SIL
1 		1st 81 1st
1985 Industrial Control Services Ltd. Ford Sierra XR4Ti <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />AScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". SIL OUL
1 		THR
Ret 		DON
1 		THR
1 		SIL
1 		DON
1 		SIL
1 		SNE
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
1 		SIL
1 		1st 86 1st
1986 Industrial Control Services Ltd. Ford Sierra XR4Ti <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />AScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". SIL
1 		THR
2 		SIL
1 		DON
1 		BRH
Ret 		SNE
Ret 		BRH
1 		DON
1 		SIL
Ret 		3rd 57 1st
1987 ICS plc Ford Sierra RS Cosworth <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />AScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". SIL
1 		OUL THR THR
1 		SIL
Ret 		SIL BRH
3 		SNE DON OUL
Ret‡ 		8th 35 3rd
Ford Sierra RS500 DON
1 		SIL
1988 Kaliber Racing Ford Sierra RS500 <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />AScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". SIL
16 		OUL
1 		THR
2 		DON
1 		THR
1 		SIL
1 		SIL
1 		BRH
1 		SNE
1 		BRH
1 		BIR
C 		DON
1 		SIL
10 		3rd 95 1st
1989 Kaliber Racing Ford Sierra RS500 <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />AScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". OUL
Ret 		SIL
1 		THR
Ret 		DON
Ret 		THR
1 		SIL
3 		SIL
1 		BRH
2 		SNE
2 		BRH
1 		BIR
1 		DON
3 		SIL
1 		3rd 78 1st
1990 ICS plc Ford Sierra RS500 <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />AScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". OUL
1 		DON
1 		THR
10 		SIL
3 		OUL
2 		SIL
2 		BRH
Ret 		SNE
16 		BRH
2 		BIR
1 		DON
2 		THR
1 		SIL
2 		3rd 173 2nd
1991 Kaliber ICS Team Toyota Toyota Carina SIL
5 		SNE
3 		DON
9 		THR
8 		SIL
41 		BRH
3 		SIL
7 		DON
1
1 		DON
2
1 		OUL
4 		BRH
1
1 		BRH
2
Ret 		DON
Ret 		THR
4 		SIL
2 		3rd 115
1992 Team Securicor ICS Toyota Toyota Carina SIL
2 		THR
2 		OUL
1 		SNE
4 		BRH
Ret 		DON
1
3 		DON
2
Ret 		SIL
Ret 		KNO
1
3 		KNO
2
4 		PEM
13 		BRH
1
3 		BRH
2
4 		DON
6 		SIL
1 		5th 128
1993 Team Mondeo Ford Mondeo Si SIL DON SNE DON OUL BRH
1 		BRH
2 		PEM
Ret 		SIL
Ret 		KNO
1
16 		KNO
2
10 		OUL
Ret 		BRH
6 		THR
3 		DON
1
DSQ 		DON
2
4 		SIL
2 		11th 41
1994 Team Mondeo Ford Mondeo Ghia THR
21 		BRH
1
4 		BRH
2
3 		SNE
DNS 		SIL
1
4 		SIL
2
19 		OUL
Ret 		DON
1
4 		DON
2
6 		BRH
1
6 		BRH
2
5 		SIL
Ret 		KNO
1
11 		KNO
2
15 		OUL
Ret 		BRH
1
11 		BRH
2
DNS 		SIL
1
13 		SIL
2
8 		DON
1
20 		DON
2
10 		11th 66
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† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

‡ Endurance driver.

Complete 24 Hours of Spa results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Pos.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Class
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1974 Template:Flagicon Team Butch Broadspeed Template:Flagicon Tony Dron Triumph Dolomite Sprint Div.3 280 5th 3rd
1980 Template:Flagicon Belga Castrol Team Template:Flagicon Thierry Tassin
 Ford Capri III 3.0 serT+2.5 415 7th 6th
1987 Template:Flagicon Andy Rouse Engineering Template:Flagicon Win Percy
Template:Flagicon Thierry Tassin 		Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Div.3 252/rim failure DNF DNF

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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1980 Template:Flagicon Porsche System Template:Flagicon Tony Dron
Template:Flagicon Eberhard Draun (DNS) 		Porsche 924 Carrera GT GTP 311 5th 3rd
1981 Template:Flagicon Porsche System Template:Flagicon Manfred Schurti
Template:Flagicon Siegfried Brunn (DNS) 		Porsche 924 Carrera GT IMSA GTO 316 11th 1st
1982 Template:Flagicon Porsche System Template:Flagicon Richard Lloyd Porsche 924 Carrera GT IMSA GTO 77/gearbox DNF DNF

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 Template:Flagicon Andy Rouse Engineering Ford Sierra RS Cosworth MNZ
Ret 		JAR
ovr:14
cls:3 		DIJ
ovr:5
cls:3 		NUR
ovr:8
cls:2 		SPA
Ret 		25th 58
Ford Sierra RS500 BNO
Ret 		SIL
Ret 		FJI
ovr:2
cls:2
Template:Flagicon Allan Moffat Enterprises BAT
Ret 		CLD
Ret 		WEL

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Pos.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Class
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1987 Template:Flagicon Allan Moffat Enterprises Template:Flagicon Thierry Tassin
Template:Flagicon Allan Moffat 		Ford Sierra RS500 1 31 DNF DNF
1989 Template:Flagicon Mobil 1 Racing Template:Flagicon Peter Brock Ford Sierra RS500 A 81 DNF DNF
1990 Template:Flagicon Mobil 1 Racing Template:Flagicon Peter Brock Ford Sierra RS500 1 160 4th 4th

References

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Template:S-achTemplate:S-sportsTemplate:S-endTemplate:BTCC championsTemplate:Autosport National Driver of the Year
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check Autosport
National Racing Driver of the Year
1985 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check British Touring Car Champion
1975 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
Preceded byTemplate:S-bef/checkTemplate:Succession box/check British Touring Car Champion
1983–1985 Template:S-ttl/check 		Template:S-aft/check Succeeded by
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