Frank Sytner started racing in the early 1970s in Formula Ford and later became known for racing in the Clubmans formula for front-engined sports cars, before moving into Touring Cars in the 1980s.
13 Facts About Frank Sytner
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However, Sytner and Walkinshaw fell out and Frank abruptly left the team halfway through his first season.
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Frank Sytner entered a semi-works BMW 635 in 1984, running under the Frank Sytner Racing banner and finished second in class to Andy Rouse.
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Frank Sytner took a year out in 1986, but returned in 1987, having joined Prodrive who had taken over the factory BMW contract, running the BMW M3.
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Frank Sytner won his class, the new look 2.0 litre super touring formula, and came second overall in 1990, despite strong competition from 1989 champion John Cleland in the works Vauxhall Cavalier.
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Frank Sytner moved into historic car racing in the 1990s, in both sports cars and historic Formula One cars - he is particularly known these days for his exploits in a Penske.
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In 1997 Frank Sytner won the Ferrari Sportscar Pre-1959 class at the Historic Grand Prix of Monaco in a Ferrari 250.
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Frank Sytner took part in the BTCC Masters race at Donington Park race in 2004, and finished in 11th position.
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Together with his brother Alan Sytner, who at one time owned the Cavern Club in Liverpool Frank founded his first car dealership in Nottingham in 1968, specialising in BMWs.
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Frank Sytner BMW was the first dealership in the UK to market the Alpina brand when it was given an exclusive contract in the early 1980s.
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Frank Sytner now owns around 45 dealerships in total, selling Jeep, Mercedes, Ferrari and Lotus among other prestige marques.
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Frank Sytner suffered a suspected heart attack while racing a Lola at the Donington Historic Festival on 30 April 2011.
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On 9 March 2020, Frank Sytner filed a lawsuit against Laurence Vaughan, a then director of Sytner Group.