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BP British Formula 3 Championship Race

Snetterton, 24 Sep 1978

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Nelson Piquet Ralt RT1/78 [131] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#25
25 26m 56.46s
106.73 mph
2 Huub Rothengatter Chevron B38 [38.77.19] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#19 Docking Racing (see note 1)
25 27m 09.37s
3 Rob Wilson Ralt RT1/78 [98] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#31 ICL/Royal Grafton China
25 27m 11.87s
4 Jacques Coulon Martini MK21 [01] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
Automobiles Martini
25 27m 21.75s
5 Thorkild Thyrring Ralt RT1/78 [123] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#47 Marlboro
25 27m 24.95s
6 John Bright March 773 [13] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#51 Twinsocks with McRitchies of Edinburgh
(see note 2)
25 27m 25.49s
7 Peré (Pedro) Noguès March 783 [10] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#50 Rushen Green Racing (see note 3)
25 27m 33.44s
8 Daniel Herregods March 783 [5] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#34 Derek McMahon Racing (see note 4)
25 27m 33.95s
9 Ken Silverstone Ralt RT1/78 [139] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#18
25 27m 51.34s
10 Fernando Jorge Ralt RT1/77 [82] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#19
25 28m 08.58s
11 Wyatt Stanley March 753 [14] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#46 (see note 5)
24
12 David Brotherston Chevron B34 [34-76-29] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#48 (see note 6)
24
13 Phil Silverstone Ralt RT1/77 [54] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#16 Cloud Engineering
24
14 Paul Dalton Royale RP5 [1] - Ford ohc
#54
23
R Derek Warwick Ralt RT1/77 [86] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#1 Warwick Trailers
3 Misfire
R Andrea de Cesaris Ralt RT1/76 [16] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#4 Marlboro Team Tiga
Driveshaft
R Brett Riley March 783 [11] - Triumph Dolomite Swindon 4
#40 Unipart Racing Team
Gearbox
R Ian Flux Ralt RT1 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#14 Cloud Engineering
0 Accident
UNK Philippe Colonna Chevron B38 [38.77.24] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#32 Docking Racing (see note 7)

DNA Alejandro 'Janito' Campos Argo JM1 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#49 Anglia Cars Ltd
Did not arrive
DNA Philip Bullman Ehrlich RP4 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#56
Did not arrive
DNA Chico Serra March 783 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#13
Did not arrive
DNA Ian Taylor March 783 [12] - Triumph Dolomite Swindon 4
#39 Unipart Racing Team
Did not arrive
DNA John Stokes Chevron B38 [38.77.25] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#23 (see note 8)
Did not arrive
DNA Patrick Bardinon Martini MK21B [01] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#3
Did not arrive

All cars are 2-litre F3 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Nelson Piquet (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/78 [131] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.02.92
2 Derek Warwick (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/77 [86] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.03.47
3 Andrea de Cesaris (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/76 [16] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.03.91
4 Huub Rothengatter (F3) 2-litre Chevron B38 [38.77.19] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.04.15
5 Rob Wilson (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/78 [98] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.04.23
6 Brett Riley (F3) 2-litre March 783 [11] - Triumph Dolomite Swindon 4 1.04.24
7 Thorkild Thyrring (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/78 [123] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.04.29
8 Fernando Jorge (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/77 [82] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.04.54
9 Ken Silverstone (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/78 [139] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.04.60
10 Philippe Colonna (F3) 2-litre Chevron B38 [38.77.24] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.04.61
11 Peré (Pedro) Noguès (F3) 2-litre March 783 [10] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.04.62
12 John Bright (F3) 2-litre March 773 [13] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.04.75
13 Ian Flux (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.04.86
14 Jacques Coulon (F3) 2-litre Martini MK21 [01] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.04.89
15 Daniel Herregods (F3) 2-litre March 783 [5] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.04.90
16 Wyatt Stanley (F3) 2-litre March 753 [14] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.07.85
17 David Brotherston (F3) 2-litre Chevron B34 [34-76-29] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.09.36
18 Phil Silverstone (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/77 [54] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.09.46
19 Paul Dalton (F3) 2-litre Royale RP5 [1] - Ford ohc 1.11.27

Notes on the cars:

  1. Chevron B38 [38.77.19] (Huub Rothengatter): New to Alan Docking Racing for Ian Grob to race in British F3 in 1977, entered by KVG Racing. Retained by the Docking team for 1978, and probably the car driven by Huub Rothengatter in the last few months of the season. Unknown after 1979 until it reappeared with Jim Yardley in 1984. Later with David Proctor in 1987.
  2. March 773 [13] (John Bright): Shown in March records as a works car finished February 1977, on tub AM773-28 for Ayron Cornelson Filho. Also used by David Kennedy in 1977. Sold to John Bright in March 1978 to cover for his damaged Wheatcroft. Damaged badly by Bright and rebuilt on new tub in August. Retained by Bright in 1979 until wrecked at Snetterton.
  3. March 783 [10] (Peré (Pedro) Noguès): Shown in March records for 1978 as delivered to Rushen Green Racing 29 March 1978, colour blue, with tub 78M42. Pedro Nogues joined Serra at Rushen Green from the end of April, with a blue 783. Retained into 1979. This chassis number observed on the hillclimb car of Tom Hart (Beckenham, Greater London) in the 1600cc class in 1981. To Barrie Dutnall (Gillingham, Kent) in 1983 and 1984, then to Billy MacMillan (Darvel, East Ayrshire, Scotland) and fitted with a Cosworth BDG, then to Bill Wood (Edinburgh) at the end of 1986. Wood did not enjoy it, and it was sold via David Keogh or Paul Rendle at the end of 1987 to Chris Drewett (Harbury, Warwickshire). Raced by Drewett from 1988 to 2002. Sold by Drewett via Paul Matty to Andrew Peach, and presumably the March 782 raced by him in the HSCC Derek Bell Trophy in 2004.
  4. March 783 [5] (Daniel Herregods): Shown in March records for 1978 as delivered to Daniel Herregods, 19 January 1978, colour yellow with tub 78M25. To Rob Wilson in 1979 to replace his tiring Ralt RT1 and updated to 1979 specification. Autosport notes ‘ex Herregods’ and chassis number noted by F1R at Snetterton in August 1979. Sold to Gerry Amato for 1980 season, Autosport notes his car as ‘ex Wilson 1979’. Retained by Amato until 1982 then sold to Greg and Tim Atkinson.
  5. March 753 [14] (Wyatt Stanley): Originally a car belonging to the B&O team in 1975, when used by Pierre Dieudonné. Chassis number for this car and its sister, driven by Hervé Regout, observed by AF at Oulton Park 4 October 1975. Sold to Ken Silverstone for the 1976 season [Autosport 2 Sep 1976 p33 says his car is ‘ex Dieudonné.) To Wyatt Stanley in mid 1977 and retained by him for the 1978 season.
  6. Chevron B34 [34-76-29] (David Brotherston): New to Rupert Keegan in July 1976 and raced in the British F3 series with British Air Ferries sponsorship, winning three races and clinching the BP BARC title for Keegan. To David Brotherston (Edinburgh, Scotland) for 1978, and raced in the British F3 series. Brotherston continued to use the car in 1979 and 1980, again in British F3, after which he sold the car to Bob Howlings. Then to Bob Baxter (Saffron Walden, Essex) for Formule Libre towards the end of the 1981 season. Later to Alastair Ferguson, and used by him in TF3 in 1987. It was unused from the late 1990s until 2007, when Ferguson sold it to Hugh Price. Price had it completely rebuilt to Keegan's BAF livery with a view to racing it in the Classic F3 series in 2008. It was sold to Bruce Bartell in 2009, and raced by him in HSCC events, then by his son Maxim Bartell in Classic F3 from 2014 to 2017.
  7. Chevron B38 [38.77.24] (Philippe Colonna): New to Alan Docking Racing for Philippe Colonna to race in British F3 in 1977. Retained by the Docking team for 1978, and raced by Philip Bullman and by Colonna in British F3. Unknown in 1979 but purchased by Eddie Heasell in early 1980 for British F3 and libre. Retained for libre in 1981.
  8. Chevron B38 [38.77.25] (John Stokes): New to John Stokes (Birmingham) and raced in British F3 in 1977, sponsored by Bogarts of Birmingham. Retained for 1978 and rented by Philippe Colonna for the Zolder F3 in Zolder after Colonna had wrecked his ex-Stephen South March at Zeltweg. Then raced again by Stokes until the end of August.

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.

These British Formula 3 results have been compiled by Chris Townsend using the main British magazines Autosport and Motoring News but also the US magazine On Track which carried surprisingly good coverage of the British series.

All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen (allen@oldracingcars.com) if you can help in any way with our research.

Individual sources for this event

Program kindly provided by BARC Archive.