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Swedish Formula 3 Championship Race

Anderstorp, 16 Jun 1978

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Anders Olofsson Ralt RT1/77 [56] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#1 Strike Up Racing Team (see note 1)
18 29m 02.476s
2 Stefan Johansson Argo JM1 [018-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#2 Anglia Cars Ltd
18 29m 05.627s
3 Tommy 'Slim' Borgudd Ralt RT1/76 [37] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#6 Strike Up Racing Team
18 29m 05.862s
4 Jan Ridell Argo JM1 [003-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#18 Hans Wängstre
18 29m 13.812s
5 Huub Rothengatter March 763 [11] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#11
18 29m 14.234s
6 Ulf Svensson Ralt RT1/78 [110] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#4
18 29m 16.107s
7 Pär Olsson Chevron B38 [38.77.12] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#22 (see note 2)
18 29m 32.632s
8 Bo Martinsson March 753 [3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#12 Bearcat Industrial Däck
18 29m 34.543s
9 John Nielsen Ralt RT1/78 [115] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#3 Vojens Boligcenter
18 29m 42.825s
10 Søren Aggerholm Ralt RT1/76 [17] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#19
18 29m 44.544s
11 Tommie Weiss Ralt RT1/76 [14] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#37 Strike Up Racing Team
18 30m 16.226s
12 Per Sundet March 763 [14] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#21
18 30m 16.378s
13 Hans Hillebrink GRD 375 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#36 Hans Wängstre
18 30m 21.535s
14 Egert Haglund March 733 [16] - Ford twin cam Holbay
#17
18 30m 24.109s
15 Magnus Häggstam Ralt RT1/76 [15] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#30 Pastejköket
18 30m 29.289s
16 Jørgen Ørsum Chevron B38 [38.77.16] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#11 (see note 3)
18 30m 29.500s
17 Nils-Åke Carlborg Ralt RT1/78 [126] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#15 Aneby Hus Racing
17 29m 40.713s
18 Bonde Hallenmark Brabham BT38C [21?] - Ford twin cam
#24 Duckhams (see note 4)
17 29m 47.377s
19 Kurt Liljekvist GRD 376 [373-043] - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#20 Delta Racing DK
17 30m 02.604s
20 Sven Hallin Van Diemen 376 [375-102-F3?] - Ford twin cam
#28
17 30m 03.110s
R Thorbjörn Carlsson Ralt RT1/76 [12] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#8
14 Gearbox
R Dick Berg GRD 372 [010] - BMW M10
#33 Häkans Bildelar AB (see note 5)
13
R Mats Peterson Paninder March 753 [19] - Renault Carlström
#25 Wilco Kemiprodukter
1 Engine
UNK Lars Svensson Brabham BT41 [14] - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#27 (see note 6)

DNS Thorkild Thyrring Ralt RT1/78 [123] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#7 Marlboro
Did not start
(Gearbox)
DNA Dragutin Ovcar March 743 [21] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#34 O Sole Mio Racing Team
Did not arrive
DNA Kaal Wirgin Brabham BT38C [14] - Ford twin cam Vegantune
#31 (see note 7)
Did not arrive
DNA Tryggve Grönvall GRD 375 [373-047“K”] - Ford ohc
#35
Did not arrive
DNA Henrik Spellerberg Ralt RT1/76 [17] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#5
Did not arrive
DNA Olaf Höhn Derichs D37 [F3.78.03] - BMW M10
#10 Scuderia Avus
Did not arrive
DNA TBA Ralt RT1 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#13 Domingo Race Hire
Did not arrive
DNA Wolfgang Locher Ralt RT1/77 [48] - BMW M10
#14
Did not arrive
DNA Ole Vejlund Ralt RT1/77 [26] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#16 Team Eterna Olie
Did not arrive
DNA Arne Evaldsson Brabham - Ford twin cam
#23 Bergene Konfektyr
Did not arrive
DNA Christer Friberg March
#26 Solkustens Racing Team
Did not arrive
DNA Lennart Sundahl Van Diemen 376
#29
Did not arrive
DNA Greger Aronsson Brabham BT41 [14S] - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#32
Did not arrive

All cars are 2-litre F3 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Anders Olofsson (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/77 [56] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1m 35.550s
2 Stefan Johansson (F3) 2-litre Argo JM1 [018-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1m 35.703s
3 Thorkild Thyrring * (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/78 [123] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1m 35.749s
4 Tommy 'Slim' Borgudd (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/76 [37] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1m 35.889s
5 Thorbjörn Carlsson (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/76 [12] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1m 36.074s
6 John Nielsen (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/78 [115] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1m 35.412s
7 Jan Ridell (F3) 2-litre Argo JM1 [003-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1m 36.605s
8 Pär Olsson (F3) 2-litre Chevron B38 [38.77.12] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1m 36.612s
9 Ulf Svensson (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/78 [110] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1m 37.119s
10 Søren Aggerholm (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/76 [17] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1m 37.288s
11 Bo Martinsson (F3) 2-litre March 753 [3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1m 37.315s
12 Huub Rothengatter (F3) 2-litre March 763 [11] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1m 37.504s
13 Jørgen Ørsum (F3) 2-litre Chevron B38 [38.77.16] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1m 37.787s
14 Per Sundet (F3) 2-litre March 763 [14] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1m 38.491s
15 Lars Svensson (F3) 2-litre Brabham BT41 [14] - Ford twin cam Novamotor 1m 38.755s
16 Tommie Weiss (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/76 [14] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1m 39.249s
17 Nils-Åke Carlborg (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/78 [126] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1m 39.408s
18 Hans Hillebrink (F3) 2-litre GRD 375 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1m 39.784s
19 Mats Peterson Paninder (F3) 2-litre March 753 [19] - Renault Carlström 1m 39.929s
20 Magnus Häggstam (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/76 [15] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1m 40.710s
21 Kurt Liljekvist (F3) 2-litre GRD 376 [373-043] - Ford twin cam Novamotor 1m 40.963s
22 Bonde Hallenmark (F3) 2-litre Brabham BT38C [21?] - Ford twin cam 1m 41.901s
23 Sven Hallin (F3) 2-litre Van Diemen 376 [375-102-F3?] - Ford twin cam 1m 44.288s
24 Dick Berg (F3) 2-litre GRD 372 [010] - BMW M10 1m 44.973s
25 Egert Haglund (F3) 2-litre March 733 [16] - Ford twin cam Holbay No time
 
* Did not start

Notes on the cars:

  1. Ralt RT1/77 [56] (Anders Olofsson): New to Anders Olofsson for 1977 according to Ralt records, and raced by him in European and Swedish F3 with backing from Puss o Kram Jeans. Retained by Olofsson for 1978, now as Strike Up Racing Team. To Pomeroy Racing Team for 1979, when it was raced by Olofsson and by Björn Ohlsson. Raced by Hans Edvinsson in 1980.
  2. Chevron B38 [38.77.12] (Pär Olsson): New to Fernando Spreafico and raced in European F3 in 1977. To Pär Olsson for Swedish F3 in 1978 and 1979. To Søren Aggerholm for the Swedish SSK series in 1980.
  3. Chevron B38 [38.77.16] (Jørgen Ørsum): New to Texaco Racing Denmark for Henrik Spellerberg to race in European and Swedish F3 in 1977. Spellerberg replaced the car with a Ralt in mid-season. To Søren Aggerholm for a few races later in 1977. To Jørgen Ørsum in late 1977, and retained for 1978 and 1979.
  4. Brabham BT38C [21?] (Bonde Hallenmark): Bonde Hallenmark raced a Brabham BT38C in Swedish Formula 3 in 1976, 1977 and 1978. As Ulf Svensson's BT38C/14 and Thorbjörn Carlsson's "ex Magee" BT38C/18 can be traced into 1976 or 1977, this is likely to have been the ex-Conny Andersson BT38C/21. Subsequent history unknown.
  5. GRD 372 [010] (Dick Berg): Raced by Canadian David McConnell in the 1972 Tasman series, using 2-litre Hart BDA engines. McConnell had a new B72 on order, and his plan was to sell the prototype to Jacques Couture. When that fell through, 010 was converted to F3 and sold to Mo Harness. Harness had won the 1971 Formula Ford Johnsons Wax Euro Trophy but turned down the test drive that had been offered as a prize with Ken Tyrrell and an F2 March. After a brief relationship with GRD, he then used an old BT28 F3 car in the first half of 1972 before acquiring sponsorship from Revolution Wheels and returning to GRD mid-season. Harness raced the GRD in British Formula 3 using Leabro engines. He then sold it to Jac Nellemann for Swedish F3 in 1973. In 1974, the car went to Jan Ridell, who raced it in Swedish 3, now using 2-litre Vegantune engines. Retained by Ridell for 1975, when he used Billgren BMW engines. Retained again by Ridell for 1976. To Dick Berg for Swedish F3 in 1977 and 1978, again with the Billgren BMW engines. Next seen in 1980, when it was raced by Mats Karlsson, now using Vegantune twin cams. Retained by Karlsson for 1981.
  6. Brabham BT41 [14] (Lars Svensson): New to Ulf Svensson in 1973.
  7. Brabham BT38C [14] (Kaal Wirgin): New to Ulf Svensson for European F3 in 1972, using Holbay engines and sponsored by Team Mum for Men. According to Magnus Haggstam, this car went to Lasse Karlsson for 1973 and raced by him in F3 until at least 1975. Then to Kaal Wirgin in 1976, and raced by him Swedish Formula 3 Championship races in 1977 and 1978, before he acquired a newer Argo. The car was next seen in 2000, when it was acquired by Carsten Frimodt (Denmark). It was restored to F2 specification with an 1860cc engine and was raced by Frimodt in Sweden in 2006 and 2007. Frimodt sold it to another Dane who sold it to Dr Sami Hamid (Vienna, Austria) in 2010. It was restored for him by Marcel Biehl of Biehl Racing (Moenchengladbach, Germany) to proper F3 specification. It was sold to John Albiston (Elgin, Scotland) in 2018, who modified it to Formula Atlantic specification and used to win the Scottish Historic Hillclimb and Sprint Championship in 2019 and 2020.

Sources

Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.

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