| Peter Jopp | ||
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| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality | {{{{{natflag}}}}} British 
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| Date of Birth | 02/05/1928[1] | |
| Date of Death | 18/08/2008[1] | |
| Début | Brands Hatch 1958 | |
| Championships | 0 (6th 1962) | |
| Previous Teams | Alan Fraser | |
| Career Statistics | ||
| Total Entries | 0 (0 Starts) | |
| Pole Positions | 0 | |
| Fastest Laps | 0 | |
| Wins | 0 (0 in Class) | |
| Total Points | 0 | |
Peter Munro Jopp was a former British Saloon Car Championship driver and close friend of Les Leston.[1] Jopp took one victory during his BSCC career, although his career was largely dominated by his career in endurance races.[1]
Background[]
Jopp first came to motorsport in 1952, running in a 500cc Cooper championship, before entering his first sports car race in 1955.[1][2] Jopp entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans that year, and in 1956 won his class in the legendary race.[2] He continued to race sports cars through out his BSCC career, meaning his early phase of racing in the championship was limited to the final meetings of the year.[2]
BTCC History[]
Jopp's first race came at the final meeting of 1958, when he entered a Jaguar 2.4 litre, the car he entered alongside Gawaine Baillie in the Tour de France that year, entering in Class C.[3] Although he was powerless to prevent Jack Sears taking victory (which would ultimately result in the infamous duel for the title with Tommy Sopwith), Jopp finished second in class.[3] 1959 also saw Jopp compete, although that season also saw him compete at the final two rounds.[4] Two fourth place finishes resulted, with Jopp using a Riley 1.5.[4]
1960 saw Jopp run a car on behalf of Volvo, using a Volvo 122 S in the 1600+ class for the second half of the year.[5] Two retirements were countered with a podium at his first race that year, although he would not score any points as 1600+ class cars were not eligable for the championship.[5] Jopp would not appear in 1961, focusing instead on his endurance career.[2]
Jopp returned in 1962, taking to the championship for a full season.[6] Five podiums from the first six meetings, using an Alan Fraser prepared Sunbeam Rapier Series IIIA, was topped by his one and only victory at Brands Hatch.[6] This result gave Jopp sixth in the final standings, and second in his class, his best finish in the championship.[6] For 1963, Jopp ran his Rapier alongside a second car run be his friend Les Leston.[7] The pair proved virtually inseparable, with Jopp frequently finishing immediately behind Leston in races.[7] However, Jopp's interest in the championship wained halfway through the year, leaving the championship after the fifth meeting to focus again on endurance racing.[7]
BTCC Record[]
A table containing Peter Jopp's best results in the BTCC. The figures after the information about the car used indicate Peter Jopp's best finish at that meeting.
| Peter Jopp's BTCC Record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Pos | Pts | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 1958 | bgcolor="Purple" style="color:white; border-radius:7px;"|NC | Jaguar 2.4 litre | bgcolor="#008000" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|C | N | 2 | - | |||||||||
| 1959 | Riley 1.5 | bgcolor="#214B9B" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|B | N | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | |||||||
| 1960 | Volvo 122 S | 1600+ | N | 3 | R | 5 | R | - | - | ||||||
| 1962 | Alan Fraser | 6th | 32 | Sunbeam Rapier | bgcolor="#214B9B" rowspan="2" style="border-radius:5px; color:white;"|B | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | R | 2 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| 1963 | 4 | 4 | N | 4 | 9 | 6 | N | ||||||||
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 http://www.historicracing.com/driver_az.cfm?type=drivers_alpha&tStartRow=1&AlphaIndex=J&driverID=8290
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/results/Peter-Jopp-GB.html
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1958%20BSCC.html
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1959%20BSCC.html
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1960%20BSCC.html
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1962%20BSCC.html
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1963%20BSCC.html