Richard Longman | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Calcutta, India | 18 March 1946
British Saloon Car Championship | |
Years active | 1970, 1976–1986 |
Teams | Downton Engineering Ltd Longman Racing Patrick MotorSport |
Starts | 106 |
Wins | 1 (48 in class) |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 48 |
Best finish | 1st in 1978, 1979 |
Championship titles | |
1978, 1979 1978, 1979, 1982 1984 1986 | British Saloon Car Championship BSCC - Class A BSCC - Class C BSCC - Class B |
Richard Arthur Longman is a British racing driver and renowned motorsport preparation expert.[1] He was twice champion of the British Touring Car Championship (then known as the British Saloon Car Championship) in 1978 and 1979 driving a Mini 1275 GT for Patrick Motorsport, which ran the works British Leyland supported team.[2] The following year he switched to a class C Ford Fiesta. In 1984 he was class C champion in his Ford Escort Mk3 RS1600i.
He also has a house in the Bahamas as well as property in the New Forest, Hampshire.