Harewood Speed Hillclimb - the home of motorsport and motor racing in Yorkshire and the North of England

BARC Harewood Motor Racing hill climb - the UK's longest hill climb

 

Hill Records

The first Harewood meeting took place on 16 September 1962.

Course records exist for the original (short – 1006 metre) course
and
the current (long – 1448 metre) course.

Short Course
Date	Driver	Car	Time
16.9.62	Tony Lanfranchi	Elva Mk6	51.61
21.4.63	Keith Schellenberg	Lister	49.79
8.9.63	Peter Boshier-Jones	Lotus 22	46.72
25.5.64	Tony Marsh	Marsh Special	45.16
13.9.64	Peter Westbury	Ferguson P99	44.45
10.9.67	Tony Marsh	Marsh Buick	42.94
16.6.68	Peter Lawson	BRM 4WD	42.86
15.9.68	Peter Lawson	BRM 4WD	41.43
19.4.70	Nick Williamson	McLaren M10A	40.25
11.9.71	David Hepworth	Hepworth FF	40.1
12.9.71	Roy Lane	McLaren M10B	39.57
10.9.72	Mike McDowell	Brabham BT36X	39.14
24.9.72	Richard Thwaites	McLaren M10A	38.47
31.7.77	Roy Lane	March 741 DFV	38.41
17.9.78	Chris Cramer	March 76A Ford	38.39
13.5.79	Peter Kaye	Pilbeam MP31 DFV	38.18
1.9.79	Chris Cramer	March 782 Hart	38.04
13.4.80	Martyn Griffiths	Pilbeam MP40	37.79
1.6.80	Chris Cramer	March 782 Hart	37.46
12.7.81	Jim Thomson	Pilbeam MP40	36.72
16.5.82	Jim Thomson	Pilbeam MP40	36.64
11.7.82	Martin Bolsover	Pilbeam MP50	36.42
19.9.82	Martin Bolsover	Pilbeam MP50	36.28
10.7.83	Martin Bolsover	Pilbeam MP50	36.12
29.9.85	Ray Rowan	Toleman TG2/80	35.68
20.7.86	Ray Rowan	Toleman TG2/80	35.44
Long course
Date	Driver	Car	Time
16.5.92	Paul Rendle	Chevron B49	59.90
17.5.92	Chris Seaman	Brabham BT30	56.91
14.6.92	Roy Lane	Pilbeam MP58	53.28
17.7.94	David Grace	Pilbeam MP58	53.15
9.7.95	Andy Priaulx	Pilbeam MP58	51.74
11.5.03	Adam Fleetwood	Gould GR55	51.12
6.7.03	Adam Fleetwood	Gould GR55	50.67
16.5.04	Adam Fleetwood	Gould GR55	50.29
3.7.05	Martin Groves	Gould GR55	49.84
2.07.06	Scott Moran	Gould GR61X	49.19

The first hill record set by Tony Lanfranchi
Photo © John Holroyd 1962