Graham Derek Goode (born 24 February 1949) is a British former racing driver and car tuning specialist.

Goode worked as an engineer for Broadspeed alongside his contemporary Andy Rouse, before he won the Forward Trust Saloon Car Championship in a self built Ford Anglia in 1974. He founded his own preparation company, Graham Goode Performance Centre in 1976, specialising in Ford vehicles.

BTCC career

After winning several championships in national motorsport, Goode moved up to the British Saloon Car Championship in 1984 driving his own company's Nissan Bluebird. Results came quickly, with several wins scored and a third place in class in his first season. The following season saw another competitive showing. Taking advantage of his relationship with Ford, Goode was one of the first drivers to race the Ford Sierra RS500 in 1987, in fact taking the type's first ever victory. Goode continued his relationship with the RS500 in the following seasons, building his own cars independently to race in the series. He expanded and ran his team with Listerine sponsorship and took on Sean Walker and Mike Newman as drivers alongside himself. While the team's results were solid, Goode could not repeat his earlier good form. Ford were not investing in any one team and without sufficient funds, results were hard to come by.

Following the switch from the class system to the super touring regulations in 1991, Goode ran the car for Andy Middlehurst, and despite having very little money, managed to have a competitive season. Goode left the BTCC and began racing in the far east, winning races in Malaysia.

Graham Goode Performance Centre

Today, Goode continues to run his car preparation business, based in Leicestershire. Employing 25 people, the company offers performance parts, tuning and restoration of Ford, Subaru and Mitsubishi vehicles.[citation needed]

Racing record

Complete British Saloon / Touring Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded ?–1989 in class)

YearTeamCarClass12345678910111213DCPtsClass
1980Kamasa ToolsFord Capri III 3.0sDMAL 5†OUL 4†THR RetSIL 5SIL RetBRH ?MALBRH RetTHR DNSSIL 1227th87th
1981Bestmoor SilencersFord Capri III 3.0sDMAL 7†SILOUL 10†THR 8BRHSIL ?SIL 9DON 9†BRHTHRSIL Ret41st114th
1982Graham Goode RacingFord Capri III 3.0sDSILMAL 6†OULTHRTHR 6SIL 7DON RetBRHDON 4BRHSIL Ret31st59th
1983Graham Goode RacingFord Capri III 3.0sASIL RetOULTHRBRHTHR 5SILDON RetSIL RetDONBRHSIL26th313th
1984Graham Goode RacingNissan Bluebird TurboBDON 18SIL 14OUL 12THR 13THR RetSIL 11SNE RetBRH RetBRH 7DON 6SIL DSQ7th403rd
1985Graham Goode RacingNissan Bluebird TurboBSIL 4OUL 3THR RetDON 5THR 6SIL DSQDON 3SIL DSQSNE 6BRH 6BRHSIL10th37‡1st
1987Listerine Racing TeamFord Sierra RS CosworthASIL 5OUL 2THR 2THR RetSIL 3SIL 4BRH 15SNE 59th344th
Ford Sierra RS500DON 2OUL RetDONSIL
1988Listerine-Texaco RacingFord Sierra RS500ASIL RetOUL RetTHR 11DON RetTHR 7SIL 7SIL 9BRH 13SNE 5BRH 6BIR CDON 5SIL Ret39th514th
1989Listerine Racing TeamFord Sierra RS500AOUL RetSIL 4THR DNSDON DNQTHR 10SIL RetSIL 6BRH RetSNE 11BRH 6BIR 9DON 6SIL Ret35th612th
1990Listerine Racing TeamFord Sierra RS500AOUL RetDON 5THR 6SIL RetOUL 7SIL 5BRH RetSNE 5BRH 6BIR RetDON 4THR 4SIL 311th726th
Source:

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

‡ Docked 20 points for technical infringements.