13 Facts About Jeff Allam

Jeff Allam first entered the British Saloon Car Championship in 1978 driving a Ford Capri 3.0, finishing 2nd in class.

Jeff Allam was paired with Frank Sytner for the 1982 season, but Sytner left the team partway through the year.

Jeff Allam's success continued afterwards, winning the new Group A class at the 1984 Bathurst 1000 in Australia driving a TWR Rover partnered by regular ETCC co-driver Armin Hahne from Germany.

Jeff Allam was then champion in the TVR Tuscan Challenge in 1989.

Jeff Allam continued to be a regular at the Bathurst 1000 after his 1984 class win.

Jeff Allam missed both 1986 and 1987, before returning in 1988 with Walkinshaw to drive the new Fuel injected Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV.

Jeff Allam finished 8th in 1989, before recording his best finish in 1990, again in a Johnson Sierra, when he partnered Kiwi racer Paul Radisich to second place.

The Winning Commodore was in fact the same car that Jeff Allam was to drive with Walkinshaw in the 1988 race.

In 1990 Jeff Allam returned to the British Touring Car Championship driving a BMW M3 in the 2.0l class for Vic Lee Motorsport, placing 6th in the series.

Jeff Allam stayed with the Vauxhall team a further three years, partnering John Cleland, finishing in 4th place with two race wins in 1992 and a 9th-place finishing in 1993.

Jeff Allam made a one-off comeback to the BTCC in 1995 replacing the injured Thompson at Knockhill.

In May 2011 Jeff Allam was appointed as Driving Standards Advisor to the BTCC, assisting the Clerk of the Course in investigating on-track incidents between competitors.

Jeff Allam previously held this role in the mid-late Nineties.