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Lucas British Formula 3 Championship Race

Thruxton, 31 Mar 1986

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Maurizio Sandro Sala Ralt RT30/86 [618] - VW Brabham
#2 Stelrad Racing with EJR 		20 25m 14.97s
111.97 mph
2 Keith Fine Ralt RT30/86 [620] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS
#7 Cellnet Racing 		20 25m 20.22s
3 Gerrit van Kouwen Ralt RT30/86 [613] - VW  
#8 Pegasus Motorsport/Marlboro 		20 25m 21.53s
4 David Hunt Ralt RT30/86 [605] - VW  
#16 Cellnet Racing 		20 25m 24.14s
5 Dave Scott Reynard 863 [032] - VW  
#5 David Price Racing 		20 25m 27.41s
6 Tim Davies Ralt RT30/86 [621] - VW  
#3 Terropol Promotions 		20 25m 29.41s
7 Andy Wallace Reynard 863 [034] - VW  
#1 Madgwick Motorsport 		20 25m 30.66s
8 Mark Galvin Ralt RT30/86 [619] - VW Brabham
#10 Alan Docking Racing 		20 25m 31.83s
9 Graham de Zille Ralt RT30/86 [604] - VW  
#6 Pegasus Motorsport/Harvest Moon Fashion Knitwear
 		20 25m 37.99s
10 Perry McCarthy Reynard 863 [033] - VW  
#35 Madgwick Motorsport with Hawtal Whiting
 		20 25m 41.66s
11 Gary Brabham Ralt RT30/86 [603] - VW Brabham
#9 Jack Brabham Racing Ltd 		20 25m 42.60s
12 Paul Radisich Ralt RT30/86 [636] - VW  
#18 Murray Taylor Racing 		20 25m 49.67s
13 Dave Simpson Ralt RT30/86 [630] - VW  
#19 Colin Bennett Racing 		20 25m 53.99s
14 Paul Stott Ralt RT30/85 [567] - VW  
#66 Lynx Engineering 		20 25m 57.88s
15 Gary Ward Ralt RT30/85 [587] - VW  
#55 RGS Racing 		20 26m 05.55s
16 Mike Donovan Ralt RT30/85 [527] - VW  
#52 Acco Cable Controls (UK) Ltd
 		20 26m 07.95s
17 Gary Dunn Ralt RT30/85 [517] - VW Brabham
#61 Jupiter Racing 		20 26m 08.75s
18 Alistair Lyall Ralt RT30/85 [547] - VW  
#54 G.R.A.B. Resins (Leicester) Ltd/Gerard Racing
 		20 26m 16.93s
19 Steve Kempton Ralt RT30/85 [519] - VW  
#78 Steve Kempton 		20 26m 20.88s
20 James Shead Ralt RT30/85 [526] - VW  
#77 John Maguire Racing 		19
21 Ian Khan Ralt RT30/85 [520] - VW  
#56 Mike Rowe Racing with Formula Services
 		19
22 Ronnie Grant Ralt RT3/84 [455] - VW  
#69 Ronnie Grant 		19
23 Simon Davey Ralt RT3/82 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#75 Simon Davey 		19
24 Guido Basile Ralt RT30/85 [537] - VW  
#64 Terropol Promotions 		18
25 Peter Meyrick Ralt RT30/85 [553] - VW  
#53 Richard Dutton Racing 		18
R Martin Donnelly Ralt RT30/86 [612] - VW  
#4 Swallow Racing 		18 Differential
R Sean Walker Ralt RT30/85 [574] - VW  
#72 Techspeed Racing 		17 Accident damage
R Fulton Haight Magnum 863 - VW Spiess
#38 Magnum Racing Cars Ltd 		8 Bodywork
R Damon Hill Ralt RT30/86 [629] - VW  
#17 Murray Taylor Racing 		4 Engine
R Mark Goddard Magnum 853 [04] - VW  
#51 Stretton Motorsport 		4 Suspension
R Alan Tulloch Ralt RT3/84 [AM84-7] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#74 Alan Tulloch 		4 Accident
R Giles Butterfield Ralt RT30/86 [634] - VW Brabham
#21 Alan Docking Racing 		2 Accident
R Ross Hockenhull Ralt RT30/86 [615] - VW  
#11 Richard Dutton Racing 		2 Accident
DNS Andy King Reynard 853 [023] - VW Brabham
#60 Solar Racing Ltd 		Did not start
(Gearbox on warmup lap)
DNQ Kevin Jones Ralt RT3/83 [371] - VW  
#76 		Did not qualify
  Danny Candia Ralt RT30 - VW  
#12 Richard Dutton Racing 		On entry list
  Joe Ris Ralt RT30/86 [602] - VW  
#29 Eddie Jordan Racing 		On entry list
  Mark Peters Ralt RT30/85 [561] - VW  
#34 Mike Rowe Racing with Formula Services
 		On entry list
  Julian Bailey Reynard 853 - VW  
#39 Swallow Racing 		On entry list
  Robin Palmer Magnum 843 [01] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#57 Robin Palmer 		On entry list
  TBA Ralt RT30 - VW Brabham
#62 Jupiter Racing 		On entry list

All cars are 2-litre F3 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Maurizio Sandro Sala (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [618] - VW Brabham 1.14.15
2 Gerrit van Kouwen (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [613] - VW   1.14.39
3 David Hunt (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [605] - VW   1.14.68
4 Keith Fine (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [620] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS 1.14.73
5 Andy Wallace (F3) 2-litre Reynard 863 [034] - VW   1.14.80
6 Dave Scott (F3) 2-litre Reynard 863 [032] - VW   1.14.81
7 Tim Davies (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [621] - VW   1.14.82
8 Mark Galvin (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [619] - VW Brabham 1.14.96
9 Dave Simpson (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [630] - VW   1.14.98
10 Giles Butterfield (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [634] - VW Brabham 1.15.22
11 Graham de Zille (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [604] - VW   1.15.32
12 Andy King * (F3) 2-litre Reynard 853 [023] - VW Brabham 1.15.42
13 Gary Brabham (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [603] - VW Brabham 1.15.61
14 Ross Hockenhull (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [615] - VW   1.15.79
15 Sean Walker (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [574] - VW   1.15.86
16 Damon Hill (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [629] - VW   1.15.88
17 Paul Radisich (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [636] - VW   1.16.03
18 Steve Kempton (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [519] - VW   1.16.07
19 Martin Donnelly (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [612] - VW   1.16.12
20 Gary Dunn (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [517] - VW Brabham 1.16.72
21 Mike Donovan (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [527] - VW   1.16.90
22 Gary Ward (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [587] - VW   1.16.94
23 Paul Stott (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [567] - VW   1.17.02
24 Alistair Lyall (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [547] - VW   1.17.59
25 Ronnie Grant (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/84 [455] - VW   1.17.72
26 Ian Khan (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [520] - VW   1.17.98
27 Peter Meyrick (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [553] - VW   1.18.19
28 Fulton Haight (F3) 2-litre Magnum 863 - VW Spiess 1.19.29
29 Perry McCarthy (F3) 2-litre Reynard 863 [033] - VW   1.19.49
30 Mark Goddard (F3) 2-litre Magnum 853 [04] - VW   1.19.52
31 James Shead (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [526] - VW   1.19,74
32 Simon Davey (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/82 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.20.25
33 Alan Tulloch (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/84 [AM84-7] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.22.75
34 Guido Basile (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [537] - VW   1.24.29
35 Kevin Jones * (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/83 [371] - VW   1.24.42
 
* Did not start

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.