Steve Soper

Not to be confused with Sope Stever

Steve Soper (born 27th September, 1951, in Surrey, England) is a British former racing driver best known for his appearances in Touring Car and Sportscar racing.

WTCM

Soper joined the newly-formed World Touring Car Masters in its first season in 1988, racing a works Ford Sierra alongside Tim Harvey, Roland Ratzenberger and team owner Andy Rouse. Despite only taking two wins all year, Soper managed to finish the inaugural season in second place overall, finishing 28 points behind teammate Harvey.

1989 saw Ford change their allegiance from Rouse's team to Zakspeed, leaving Soper to remain alongside Rouse in an independent outfit. The emergence of Nissan and Toyota as credible rivals to Ford meant that Soper was further back this season - taking only two third place finishes on his way to ninth in the standings.

Soper remained alongside Rouse in 1990 but at this point the lack of works Ford parts had severely hampered the team - with Soper only making the grid on a handful of occasions.

Volkswagen snapped up Soper in 1991 to lead their works team alongside New Zealander ace Paul Radisich. Unfortunately, the VW Golf Mk3 was a bit of a dog to drive and he'd struggle to pick up points all season.

BTCC

1992

Following the Volkswagen debacle, Soper returned to Britain in 1992, where he competed for the BMW works team in the British Touring Car Championship. He would bounce back in style, scoring a handful of podiums, including season-best 2nd place finishes at both Pembrey and Donington en route to finishing in the top 6 in the final standings.

Complete World Touring Car Masters Results

Year	Team	Car	Class																								WDC	Pts	Class	Pts
1988	Kaliber Industrial Control Services Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	A M	Template:AUS				Template:USA								Template:FRA		Template:GBR				Template:BEL					2nd	198	3rd	321
				E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E
				BAT 5	BAT 3	FUJ 4	FUJ 2	GLN 2	GLN 4	NOR 3	NOR 3	KYA Ret	KYA 3	HOC Ret	HOC 4	CHA Ret	CHA 9	BIR Ret	BIR 3	MNZ 4	MNZ 3	SPA 1	SPA 1	NUR 2
1989	Kaliber Industrial Control Services Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	A I			Template:USA				Template:FRA						Template:FRA		Template:GBR		Template:BEL				Template:AUS			9th	95	10th	135
				E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E
				FUJ 6	FUJ 3	GLN 3	GLN 5	KYA Ret	KYA 13	PAU 5	PAU Ret	BRN 5	BRN 8	MNZ DNQ	MNZ DNQ	CHA DNQ	CHA DNQ	BIR 8	BIR 9	SPA DNQ	SPA DNQ	NUR Ret	NUR 27	BAT Ret
1990	Kaliber Industrial Control Services Racing	Ford Sierra RS500	A I			Template:USA				Template:GBR		Template:FRA						Template:FRA		Template:GBR		Template:BEL				Template:AUS	36th	20	23rd	25
				E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E	S	E
				FUJ DNQ	FUJ DNQ	GLN DNQ	GLN DNQ	LAG DNQ	LAG DNQ	BRH DNQ	BRH DNQ	PAU DNQ	PAU DNQ	BRN DNQ	BRN DNQ	MNZ DNQ	MNZ DNQ	CHA DNQ	CHA DNQ	BIR DNQ	BIR DNQ	SPA Ret	SPA 12	NUR 6	NUR 7	BAT Ret