Hitachi Formula Atlantic Series Race

Oulton Park, 10 May 1980

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 David Leslie Ralt RT4/80 [185] - Ford BDA Nicholson
#8 Hope Scott Garage 		25 0.24.08.5
102.76
2 Phil Dowsett March 79B [782-6] - Ford BDA Racing Fabrications
#5 Pinch Plant/Martins (see note 1) 		25 0.24.09.7
3 Ian Briggs Ralt RT1 [72] - Ford BDA Swindon
#36 		25 0.24.33.1
4 Alo Lawler Ralt RT1/77 [64] - Ford BDA Smith
#3 L&B Excavations 		25 0.24.34.2
5 Andy Barton March 78/79B [782-13] - Ford BDA Richardson
#30 (see note 2) 		25 0.24.43.7
6 Bernard Hunter March 80A [1] - Ford BDA Swindon
#7 Colin Bennett Racing 		25 0.24.49.4
UNK Roger Orgee March 782 [2/2] - Ford BDA Richardson
#4 Baric Computing Services
UNK Nick Adams March 80A [18] - Ford BDA Nelson
#11 Maclean Business Publications
UNK Roy Baker Chevron B48 [48-79-05] - Ford BDA Nicholson
#24
UNK David Duffield Ralt RT1 [145] - Ford BDA Swindon
#20 Caledon Coal Co.
UNK Charlie Kirby March 782 [14] - Ford BDA Swindon
(see note 3)
DNS Ian Flux Ehrlich RP5 - Ford BDA Ehrlich
#15 Dr. J. Ehrlich 		Did not start

All cars are 1.6-litre F/Atl unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Phil Dowsett (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 79B [782-6] - Ford BDA Racing Fabrications
2 David Leslie (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/80 [185] - Ford BDA Nicholson

Notes on the cars:

  1. March 79B [782-6] (Phil Dowsett): Alex Ribeiro's Hart-engined car at Thruxton 27 Mar 1978 and presumably all season. Hired by Wolfgang Locher for Hockenheim 26 Sep. To Phil Dowsett for Formula Atlantic in 1979 and converted to 79B spec. To Dave Hoban in 1982 and retained until 1984.
  2. March 78/79B [782-13] (Andy Barton): Ingo Hoffmann's car at Thruxton 27 Mar 1978 and presumably all season. Raced by Cheever at Rouen. Believed to be the car then bought by Andy Barton and used in libre racing and Formula Atlantic until the end of 1981.
  3. March 782 [14] (Charlie Kirby): Eddie Cheever's car at Thruxton 27 Mar 1978 and presumably all season. To Dick Bennetts Racing and converted to Formula Atlantic for Eje Elgh to race in New Zealand in January 1979. Then to Charlie Kirby as a 78B and raced in Atlantic from 1979 to 1981.

Sources

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' orginal results.

The British race results have been compiled by Chris Townsend based on material in Autosport and Motoring News reports in the UK plus the information supplied by a wide range of contributors on the Atlas F1 and 10 Tenths forums.

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