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Hamish Irvine

{{short description|British racing driver (born 1946)}}

File:Tim Harvey - Volvo 850 20v tries the outside line on Hamish Irvine - Peugeot 405 Mi16 at the British GP support round of the BTCC 1995 (49773138332).jpg at Silverstone during the 1995 British Touring Car Championship season.]]

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Hamish Edward Thomson Irvine (born 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=26 |title=BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship |access-date=2010-04-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911095550/http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=26 |archive-date=2011-09-11 }} Official 1983 BTCC standings 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)

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! 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

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}}

! Pts

! Class

1982

! nowrap| Hamish Irvine

! nowrap| Triumph Dolomite Sprint

! {{Tooltip|C|Class C}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SIL
?

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAL
8†

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| OUL
7†

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| THR
?

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| THR
?

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
Ret

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DON
?

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRH
11

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DON
8

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| BRH
12

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SIL
12

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! 6th

! 59

!style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

1983

! nowrap| Hamish Irvine

! nowrap| Mazda RX-7

! {{Tooltip|B|Class B}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL
8

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| OUL
6

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| THR
5

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRH
5

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| THR
7

| SIL

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DON
6

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SIL
20

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON
Ret

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BRH
9

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
Ret

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! 5th

! 42

!style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

1984

! nowrap| Hamish Irvine

! nowrap| Mazda RX-7

! {{Tooltip|B|Class B}}

| DON

| SIL

| OUL

| THR

| THR

| SIL

| SNE

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRH
10

| BRH

| DON

| SIL

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! 21st

! 4

! 7th

1994

! nowrap| Hamish Irvine

! nowrap| BMW 318is

!

| THR

| BRH
1

| BRH
2

| SNE

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
1
23

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
2
20

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
1
23

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON
2
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
21

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
2
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
14

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
1
13

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KNO
2
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
16

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
21

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| BRH
2
DNS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
1
23

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SIL
2
DNS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
1
21

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
2
23

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! 31st

! 0

!

1995

! nowrap| SCB Vehicle Dismantlers

! nowrap| Peugeot 405 Mi16

!

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DON
1
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
2
18

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
1
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
2
18

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| THR
1
Ret

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| THR
2
DNS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
1
15

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
2
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
1
16

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL
2
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
14

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
2
16

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
1
18

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DON
2
15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
18

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
1
14

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KNO
2
17

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
1
20

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRH
2
Ret

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SNE
1
Ret

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SNE
2
DNS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
1
17

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OUL
2
16

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL
1
14

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SIL
2
Ret

! 27th

! 0

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colspan="32"|{{center|{{small|Sources:{{cite web|title=Hamish Irvine Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/driver/hamish-irvine/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=11 June 2023}}{{cite web|title=Hamish Irvine race results|url=https://www.touringcars.net/database/driver.php?name=Hamish+IRVINE|publisher=TouringCars.net|access-date=11 June 2023}}}}}}

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

=24 Hours of Silverstone results=

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Year

! Team

! Co-Drivers

! Car

! {{Tooltip|Car No.|Car number}}

! Class

! Laps

! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}

! {{Tooltip|Class
Pos.|Class Position}}

! Ref

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! 2007

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|GBR}} GP Motorsport

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Irvine
{{flagicon|GBR}} Ed Lovett
{{flagicon|GBR}} Guy Povey

|align="left" nowrap| BMW M3 E46

| 49

| 1

| 189

| DNF

| DNF

| {{cite web|title=Britcar 24 Hours – Provisional Result|url=https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=EB269CAD-1143-FDC9-35112B6B639762A4.html|year=2007|publisher=DailySportsCar|access-date=11 June 2023}}

style="text-align:center;"

! 2008

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|GBR}} GP Motorsport

|align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|GBR}} Guy Povey
{{flagicon|IRE}} Mike Simpson
{{flagicon|GBR}} Clint Bardwell

|align="left" nowrap| BMW M3 E46

| 42

| 3

| 548

| 12th

| style="background:#dfdfdf;"|2nd

| {{cite web|title=Britcar 24 Hours – Prov. Race Result|url=https://archive2.dailysportscar.com/viewArticle.cfm@articleUID=859EBD47-1143-FDC9-35D2F575AB8AAA0D.html|year=2008|publisher=DailySportsCar|access-date=11 June 2023}}

References

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External links

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