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Lucas British Formula 3 Championship Race

Thruxton, 20 Apr 1987

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Johnny Herbert Reynard 873 [052] - VW Spiess
#2 Stelrad Racing with E.J.R. 		20 24m 17.11s
116.41 mph
2 Thomas Danielsson Reynard 873 [067] - VW  
#10 Madgwick Motorsport 		20 24m 31.02s
3 Niclas Schönström Reynard 873 [049] - VW  
#33 Swallow Racing Ltd 		20 24m 32.27s
4 Gary Brabham Ralt RT31 [686] - VW Brabham
#5 Jack Brabham Panasonic Racing Team
 		20 24m 34.53s
5 Martin Donnelly Reynard 873 [068] - VW  
#3 Swallow Racing Ltd 		20 24m 36.29s
6 Graham de Zille Ralt RT31 [700] - VW Brabham
#4 Pegasus Motorsport/Harvest Moon
 		20 24m 42.33s
7 Gary Ayles Reynard 873 [057] - VW  
#22 Tech Speed Racing 		20 24m 54.94s
8 Gary Dunn (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [033] - VW Brabham
#71 		20 24m 57.45s
9 Gary Ward (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 - VW  
#54 R.G.S. Racing 		20 24m 57.64s
113.28 mph
10 Craig Simmiss Reynard 873 [059] - VW  
#17 Afamya Racing with C.S. Engineering
 		20 25m 04.52s
11 Alistair Lyall (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [612] - VW  
#52 Gerard Racing 		20 25m 06.63s
12 Gilberto Jiménez Reynard 873 [056] - VW  
#27 Richard Dutton Racing 		20 25m 12.95s
13 Mike Donovan (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [527] - VW  
#51 ACCO 		20 25m 19.63s
14 Bertrand Gachot Ralt RT31 [720] - Alfa Romeo
#11 West Surrey Racing 		19
15 Ian Khan (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [034] - VW  
#56 Mike Rowe Racing with Formula Services
 		19
16 Ronnie Grant (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [613] - VW  
#69 		19
17 Peter Boutwood (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 - VW  
#64 Roger Cowman Racing 		19
18 Scott Stringfellow (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [032] - VW  
#77 Jim Lee Racing 		19
19 Steve Bottoms (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [567] - VW  
#82 Vixen Racing 		19
R Mark Galvin Reynard 873 [055] - VW Brabham
#9 Alan Docking Racing 		11 Accident
R Ross Hockenhull Reynard 873 [062] - VW  
#25 Richard Dutton Racing 		11 Tyres
R Massimo Monti Ralt RT31 [679] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS
#21 Cellnet Ricoh Racing 		11 Tyres
R Damon Hill Ralt RT31 [697] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS
#7 Cellnet Ricoh Racing 		10 Tyres
R Paul Stott Reynard 873 [054] - VW Spiess
#20 Eddie Jordan Racing 		9 Tyres
R Tom Waring (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [031] - VW  
#57 Mike Rowe Racing with Formula Services
 		7 Battery
R Peter Kox Reynard 873 [058] - VW  
#29 Mike Rowe Racing with Formula Services
 		6 Engine
R Perry McCarthy Reynard 873 [047] - VW  
#1 Madgwick Motorsport with Hawtal Whiting
 		6 Fuel pump
R Philippe Favre Reynard 873 [064] - Alfa Romeo
#44 Reynard R&D 		5 Handling
R Phil Andrews Reynard 873 [048] - Alfa Romeo JQF
#24 Isis Racing/Formula Services
 		3 Damaged nose cone
R Marco Greco Reynard 873 [053] - VW  
#14 Madgwick Motorsport 		2 Engine
R Eddie Kimbell (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [619] - VW  
#53 Eddie Kimbell - Penman Group
 		0 Accident at Church
T Mark Galvin Reynard 873 [055] - VW Brabham
#9 Alan Docking Racing 		(Only used in practice)

All cars are 2-litre F3 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Johnny Herbert (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [052] - VW Spiess 1.12.07
2 Thomas Danielsson (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [067] - VW   1.12.35
3 Bertrand Gachot (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [720] - Alfa Romeo 1.12.38
4 Philippe Favre (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [064] - Alfa Romeo 1.12.68
5 Niclas Schönström (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [049] - VW   1.12.78
6 Damon Hill (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [697] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS 1.12.80
7 Gary Brabham (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [686] - VW Brabham 1.13.05
8 Mark Galvin (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [055] - VW Brabham 1.13.15
9 Ross Hockenhull (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [062] - VW   1.13.30
10 Massimo Monti (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [679] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS 1.13.35
11 Gary Dunn (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [033] - VW Brabham 1.13.53
12 Gary Ayles (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [057] - VW   1.13.54
13 Martin Donnelly (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [068] - VW   1.13.68
14 Marco Greco (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [053] - VW   1.13.81
15 Peter Kox (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [058] - VW   1.13.90
16 Alistair Lyall (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [612] - VW   1.13.95
17 Graham de Zille (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [700] - VW Brabham 1.14.00
18 Craig Simmiss (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [059] - VW   1.14.06
19 Gary Ward (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 - VW   1.14.22
20 Mike Donovan (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [527] - VW   1.14.38
21 Gilberto Jiménez (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [056] - VW   1.14.30
22 Eddie Kimbell (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [619] - VW   1.14.73
23 Phil Andrews (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [048] - Alfa Romeo JQF 1.15.02
24 Ian Khan (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [034] - VW   1.15.88
25 Ronnie Grant (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [613] - VW   1.16.46
26 Steve Bottoms (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [567] - VW   1.17.02
27 Scott Stringfellow (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [032] - VW   1.17.83
28 Peter Boutwood (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 - VW   1.17.49
29 Perry McCarthy (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [047] - VW   1.18.28
30 Paul Stott (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [054] - VW Spiess 1.20.46
31 Tom Waring (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [031] - VW   1.31.08

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.