BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars National Points Championship
The National Points Championship is a season-long competition for BriSCA Formula 1 Stock Cars. The winner is granted the honour of racing with a silver roof for the following season.
History
The first season-long championship started in 1956. Drivers' scores at every stock car meeting were recorded to create the championship table. During the late 1990s, when Frankie Wainman Junior dominated, there was criticism that the National Points Championship was predictable and favoured drivers who had the money to race at as many meetings as possible. The National Series was created in 2002. Rather than the points accumulated over the entire season counting towards the winner, the National Series was competed for over 35 designated meetings. The season-long National Points Championship survived, but its importance was downgraded, and the privilege of racing with a silver roof for the following season was transferred from it to the National Series.
In 2009, the National Series was amended. This time, the top ten points-scoring drivers over the first two-thirds of the season were entered in the National Series Shootout, beginning with no points except for a small number of meeting attendance points. The drivers raced over ten designated Shootout rounds, with the points scored in them deciding the winner of the National Series. In 2010, the number of competing drivers was increased to twelve. From 2012, the National Series Shootout was rebranded the National Points Championship Shootout.
The most successful drivers in National Points Championships and National Series are Stuart Smith and Frankie Wainman Junior, who have both won thirteen. Other notable multiple winners include John Lund (six), Fred Mitchell (three), Andy Smith (three) and Frankie Wainman (three).
List of winners
| Year | Winner[1] | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Johnny Brise | Doug Wardropper | Harold Bosworth |
| 1957 | Fred Mitchell | Doug Wardropper | Allen Briggs |
| 1958 | Doug Wardropper | Fred Mitchell | Ken Freeman |
| 1959 | Fred Mitchell | Doug Wardropper | Aubrey Leighton |
| 1960 | Fred Mitchell | Ken Freeman | Johnny King |
| 1961 | Trevor Frost | Ken Freeman | Johnny King |
| 1962 | Alan Wardropper | Trevor Frost | Fred Mitchell |
| 1963 | Aubrey Leighton | Alan Wardropper | Trevor Frost |
| 1964 | Alan Wardropper | Nev Hughes | Trevor Frost |
| 1965 | Ellis Ford | Alan Wardropper | Fred Mitchell |
| 1966 | Ron Rogers | Ellis Ford | Willie Harrison |
| 1967 | Tony Neal | Ron Rogers | Ellis Ford |
| 1968 | Tony Neal | Jim Esau | George Ansell |
| 1969 | Stuart Smith | Ron Rogers | George Ansell |
| 1970 | Stuart Smith | Doug Cronshaw | Jim Esau |
| 1971 | Stuart Smith | Willie Harrison | Doug Cronshaw |
| 1972 | Stuart Smith | Mick Noden | Willie Harrison |
| 1973 | Stuart Smith | Willie Harrison | Doug Cronshaw |
| 1974 | Stuart Smith | Dave Chisholm | John Hillam |
| 1975 | Stuart Smith | Willie Harrison | Doug Cronshaw |
| 1976 | Stuart Smith | Willie Harrison | Frankie Wainman |
| 1977 | Stuart Smith | Frankie Wainman | Willie Harrison |
| 1978 | Stuart Smith | Frankie Wainman | Dave Hodgson |
| 1979 | Stuart Smith | Frankie Wainman | Len Wolfenden |
| 1980 | Stuart Smith | Frankie Wainman | Len Wolfenden |
| 1981 | Stuart Smith | Len Wolfenden | Frankie Wainman |
| 1982 | Mike Close | Frankie Wainman | John Lund |
| 1983 | Bert Finnikin | Mike Close | Len Wolfenden |
| 1984 | Frankie Wainman | John Lund | Dave Berresford |
| 1985 | Frankie Wainman | Bert Finnikin | Stuart Smith |
| 1986 | Frankie Wainman | John Lund | Bobby Burns |
| 1987 | John Lund | Frankie Wainman | Bert Finnikin |
| 1988 | John Lund | Frankie Wainman | Ray Tyldesley |
| 1989 | John Lund | Peter Falding | Ray Tyldesley |
| 1990 | John Lund | Bobby Burns | Paul Harrison |
| 1991 | John Lund | Peter Falding | Frankie Wainman Junior |
| 1992 | John Lund | Frankie Wainman Junior | Peter Falding |
| 1993 | Peter Falding | Frankie Wainman Junior | John Lund |
| 1994 | Frankie Wainman Junior | Peter Falding | John Lund |
| 1995 | Andy Smith | John Lund | Frankie Wainman Junior |
| 1996 | Frankie Wainman Junior | John Lund | Peter Falding |
| 1997 | Frankie Wainman Junior | John Lund | Andy Smith |
| 1998 | Frankie Wainman Junior | John Lund | Andy Smith |
| 1999 | Frankie Wainman Junior | Andy Smith | John Lund |
| 2000 | Frankie Wainman Junior | Andy Smith | Paul Harrison |
| 2001 | Frankie Wainman Junior | Rob Speak | Andy Smith |
| 2002 | Frankie Wainman Junior | Andy Smith | Paul Harrison |
| 2003 | Frankie Wainman Junior | Peter Falding | Gary Castell |
| 2004 | Frankie Wainman Junior | Paul Harrison | Stuart Smith Junior |
| 2005 | Frankie Wainman Junior | Mark Gilbank | Paul Harrison |
| 2006 | Andy Smith | Frankie Wainman Junior | Paul Harrison |
| 2007 | Frankie Wainman Junior | Andy Smith | Stuart Smith Junior |
| 2008 | Frankie Wainman Junior | Stuart Smith Junior | Andy Smith |
| 2009 | Stuart Smith Junior | Andy Smith | Frankie Wainman Junior |
| 2010 | Andy Smith | Craig Finnikin | Paul Hines |
| 2011 | Craig Finnikin | Frankie Wainman Junior | Dan Johnson |
| 2012 | Tom Harris | Frankie Wainman Junior | Craig Finnikin |
| 2013 | Ryan Harrison | Lee Fairhurst | Dan Johnson |
| 2014 | Rob Speak | Tom Harris | Mat Newson |
| 2015 | Dan Johnson | Rob Speak | Mat Newson |
| 2016 | Rob Speak | Nigel Green | Dan Johnson |
References
- ↑ "National Championship". F1stockcars.com. Retrieved 2 August 2016.