Steve Soper

Steve Soper

BTCC alumnus


Name = Steve Soper
Nationality = flagicon|ENG
Team = Mini, Rover
Ford, BMW
Peugeot Sport UK
Championships = 0
Wins = 11
Podiums = -
Poles = -
Fastest laps = -
First year = 1981
First win = 1988
Best position = 2nd (1993)
Last season = 2001
Last position = 6th (93 points)

Steve Soper is a retired racing driver from Surrey, England, born in 1952. He raced in sports cars and touring cars at the top level for over 20 years. In 1983 he almost won the British Touring Car Championship before his Rover was deemed illegal. He finished as runner-up in the series in 1988 in a Ford Sierra, and in 1993 behind team-mate Joachim Winkelhock for BMW. In 1997 he came second in the FIA GT Championship and was fifth in the one-off World Touring Car Championship in 1987.

He has also competed in the European, Japanese and German Touring Car Championships. He won the 24 Hours Nürburgring in 1987, the 24 Hours of Spa in 1995, and the Guia Race in 1997, many of these was through his long association with BMW, During the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, he was known to express his dislike of the 24 hour classic.

For 2001 he made a surprise return to the British Touring Car Championship for Peugeot. The car was nowhere near as competitive as the Vauxhall Astra, but Steve still finished 6th in a thin field, however he was advised to retire on medical grounds after a heavy crash in the final round.


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