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Dennis Leech (born 6 April 1943 in Sidmouth) is a British retired auto racing driver. Most of his racing career was spent driving saloon cars, mainly as a privateer in the British Touring Car Championship. He also entered selected rounds of the British Formula One Championship. His most competitive years in the BTCC came in the 1980s, where he was often a front runner in his Class A 3.5 litre Rover Vitesse. In 1987 he finished as runner-up in his class, finishing sixth overall in his ageing Rover. His final year in the BTCC came in 1992, entering his own-built Ford Sierra.
Racing record
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Pts | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Dennis Leech | Ford Falcon Sprint | D | BRH | SIL | SNE | THR | SIL | CRY | MAL | CRO | SIL | OUL | BRH | BRH | 10th | 40 | 3rd | |||
| 1970 | Dennis Leech | Ford Mustang Boss 302 | D | BRH | SNE | THR | SIL | CRY | SIL | SIL | CRO | BRH | OUL | BRH | BRH | 28 | |||||
| 1971 | Castrol-Leechtune Engineering | Ford Mustang Boss 302 | D | BRH | SNE | THR | SIL | CRY | SIL | CRO | SIL | OUL | BRH | MAL | BRH | ||||||
| 1972 | Dennis Leech | Ford Mustang Boss 429 | D | BRH | OUL | THR | SIL | CRY | BRH | OUL | SIL | MAL | BRH | ||||||||
| 1973 | Dennis Leech | Ford Mustang Boss 429 | D | BRH | SIL | THR | THR | SIL | ING | BRH | SIL | BRH | |||||||||
| 1981 | Dennis Leech | Ford Capri III 3.0S | D | MAL | SIL | OUL | THR | BRH | SIL | SIL | DON | BRH | THR | SIL | 44th | 1 | 16th | ||||
| 1982 | Dennis Leech | Rover 3500 S | A | SIL | MAL | OUL | THR | THR | SIL | DON | BRH | DON | BRH | SIL | 30th | 6 | 8th | ||||
| 1983 | Dennis Leech | Rover Vitesse | A | SIL | OUL | THR | BRH | THR | SIL | DON | SIL | DON | BRH | SIL | 22nd | 5 | 10th | ||||
| 1984 | Dennis Leech | Rover Vitesse | A | DON | SIL | OUL | THR | THR | SIL | SNE | BRH | BRH | DON | SIL | 29th | 0 | 12th | ||||
| 1985 | Dennis Leech | Rover Vitesse | A | SIL | OUL | THR | DON | THR | SIL | DON | SIL | SNE | BRH | BRH | SIL | 25th | 4 | 9th | |||
| 1986 | Dennis Leech | Rover Vitesse | A | SIL | THR | SIL | DON | BRH | SNE | BRH | DON | SIL | 17th | 10 | 5th | ||||||
| 1987 | Dennis Leech | Rover Vitesse | A | SIL | OUL | THR | THR | SIL | SIL | BRH | SNE | DON | OUL | DON | SIL | 6th | 44 | 2nd | |||
| 1988 | Dennis Leech | Rover Vitesse | A | SIL | OUL | THR | DON | THR | SIL | SIL | BRH | SNE | BRH | BIR | DON | SIL | 63rd | 0 | 26th | ||
| 1990 | Judge Developments | Ford Sierra RS500 | A | OUL | DON | THR | SIL | OUL | SIL | BRH | SNE | BRH | BIR | DON | THR | SIL | 26th | 11 | 10th | ||
| 1991 | Judge Developments | Ford Sierra RS500 | SIL | SNE | DON | THR | SIL | BRH | SIL | DON1 | DON2 | OUL | BRH1 | BRH2 | DON | THR | SIL | 20th | 3 | ||
| 1992 | Judge Developments | Ford Sierra RS Cosworth | SIL | THR | OUL | SNE | BRH | DON1 | DON2 | SIL | KNO1 | KNO2 | PEM | BRH1 | BRH2 | DON | SIL | 30th | 0 |
† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
Complete European F5000 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Dennis Leech | Chevron B24 | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | BRH DSQ | OUL 8 | BRH 12 | SIL Ret | ZOL | ZAN | THR DNS | SNE Ret | MAL | THR 9 | BRH 7 | OUL Ret | SIL 13 | SNE Ret | MAL DNS | BRH | 26th | 9 |
Complete Shellsport International Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Dennis Leech | Chevron B28 | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | MAL | SNE | OUL | BRH | THR 5 | BRH Ret | MAL DNQ | SNE 9 | BRH 23 | THR 10 | OUL Ret | BRH | BRH 13 | 24th | 11 | |
| 1977 | Dennis Leech | Chevron B28 | Chevrolet 5.0 V8 | MAL | SNE | OUL | BRH | MAL | THR | BRH | OUL DNS | MAL | DON 7 | BRH Ret | THR 6 | SNE | BRH | 20th | 10 |
Complete British Formula One Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Dennis Leech | March 761 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | OUL | BRH | SNE | MAL | ZAN | DON | THR | OUL | MAL | BRH | THR 16 | SNE | NC | 0 | |||
| 1979 | Dennis Leech | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ZOL | OUL | BRH | MAL | SNE | THR | ZAN | DON | OUL | NOG | MAL | BRH | THR 9 | SNE | SIL | NC | 0 |
| 1980 | Dennis Leech | McLaren M23 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | OUL | BRH | SIL | MAL | THR | MNZ | MAL | SNE | BRH | THR | OUL | SIL 11 | NC | 0 |