Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Steve Soper is a racing driver from Surrey, England, born in 1951. He raced in sports cars and touring cars at the top level for over 20 years. In 1983 he almost won the British Touring Car Championship before his Rover was deemed illegal. He finished as runner-up in the series in 1988 in a Ford Sierra, and in 1993 behind team-mate Joachim Winkelhock for BMW. In 1997 he came second in the FIA GT Championship and was fifth driving a Ford Sierra for Rudi Eggenberger in the one-off World Touring Car Championship in 1987 run under Group A regulations.He has also competed in the night European, Japanese and German Touring Car Championships. He won the 24 Hours Nürburgring in 1987, the 24 Hours of Spa in 1995, and the Guia Race in 1997, many of these were through his longest association with BMW, During the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, he was known to express his dislike of the 24 hour classic.By 2000, Soper fell out of favour with Gerhard Berger, who was in charge of BMW's motorsport operations and retired from racing as he was solely interested in racing BMWs and acquired a BMW dealership in Lincoln. For 2001, he reluctantly, made a surprise return to the British Touring Car Championship for Peugeot. The car was nowhere near as competitive as the Vauxhall Astra, but Steve still finished 6th in a thin field, however he was advised to retire on medical grounds after a heavy crash in the final round.In 2013, Soper announced plans and medical clearance to race again. }
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- Steve_Soper abstract "Steve Soper is a racing driver from Surrey, England, born in 1951. He raced in sports cars and touring cars at the top level for over 20 years. In 1983 he almost won the British Touring Car Championship before his Rover was deemed illegal. He finished as runner-up in the series in 1988 in a Ford Sierra, and in 1993 behind team-mate Joachim Winkelhock for BMW. In 1997 he came second in the FIA GT Championship and was fifth driving a Ford Sierra for Rudi Eggenberger in the one-off World Touring Car Championship in 1987 run under Group A regulations.He has also competed in the night European, Japanese and German Touring Car Championships. He won the 24 Hours Nürburgring in 1987, the 24 Hours of Spa in 1995, and the Guia Race in 1997, many of these were through his longest association with BMW, During the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, he was known to express his dislike of the 24 hour classic.By 2000, Soper fell out of favour with Gerhard Berger, who was in charge of BMW's motorsport operations and retired from racing as he was solely interested in racing BMWs and acquired a BMW dealership in Lincoln. For 2001, he reluctantly, made a surprise return to the British Touring Car Championship for Peugeot. The car was nowhere near as competitive as the Vauxhall Astra, but Steve still finished 6th in a thin field, however he was advised to retire on medical grounds after a heavy crash in the final round.In 2013, Soper announced plans and medical clearance to race again".