BTCC: Donington testing

• Nick Carter
• MNI - Motorsport News International
• Fri Aug 9 08:51:53 EDT 1996

NEWS FROM THE AUTO TRADER RAC  
TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP  
Donington Park, 8/8/96 

David Leslie's Honda Accord this afternoon (Thurs) knocked more 
than two-tenths of a second off the Donington Park Grand Prix 
circuit lap record in official Auto Trader RAC Touring Car 
Championship testing at the Leicestershire track.

Leslie -- who won his first BTCC race for Honda last month at 
Silverstone -- lapped the track in 1 minute 37.571 seconds, beating 
lap record holder and championship leader Frank Biela's Audi into 
second place.

Third place in the test rankings went to 1991 BTCC Champion Will 
Hoy's Renault Laguna. Reigning Champion John Cleland was 11th 
quickest in his Vauxhall.

The BTCC circus heads tomorrow (Fri) for Oulton Park in Cheshire 
for final testing before Sunday's rounds 19 and 20 of the Auto Trader 
RAC Touring Car Championship.
 
OFFICIAL TESTING TIMES 
DONINGTON PARK, 8/8/96 
1  David Leslie (GB), Honda Accord, 1m 37.571s, 92.24mph; 
2  Frank Biela (Ger), Audi A4, 1:37.706; 
3  Will Hoy (GB), Renault Laguna, 1:37.892; 
4  Rickard Rydell (Swe), Volvo 850, 1:37.904; 
5  James Kaye (GB), Honda Accord, 1:38.173; 
6  Jo Winkelhock (Ger), BMW 320i, 1:38.321; 
7  Alain Menu (Switz), Renault Laguna, 1:38.382; 
8  John Bintcliffe (GB), Audi A4, 1:38.494; 
9  Roberto Ravaglia (It), BMW 320i, 1:38.678; 
10 Kelvin Burt (GB), Volvo 850, 1:38.837; 
11 John Cleland (GB), Vauxhall Vectra, 1:38.866; 
12 James Thompson (GB), Vauxhall Vectra, 1:38.981. 
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