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Lucas British Formula 3 Championship Race

Silverstone, 7 Jun 1987

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Johnny Herbert Reynard 873 [052] - VW Spiess
#2 Stelrad Racing with E.J.R.
16 24m 41.71s
115.41 mph
2 Thomas Danielsson Reynard 873 [067] - Alfa Romeo
#10 Madgwick Motorsport
16 24m 42.96s
3 Bertrand Gachot Ralt RT31 [720] - Alfa Romeo
#11 West Surrey Racing
16 24m 48.23s
4 Damon Hill Ralt RT31 [697] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS
#7 Cellnet Ricoh Racing
16 24m 58.62s
5 Roland Ratzenberger Ralt RT31 [719] - VW Brabham
#12 West Surrey Racing/ATS
16 24m 59.26s
6 Philippe Favre Reynard 873 [064] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor
#44 Reynard R&D
16 25m 02.09s
7 Martin Donnelly Reynard 873 [068] - VW  
#3 Swallow Racing Ltd
16 25m 03.38s
8 David Hunt Ralt RT31 [679] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS
#21 Cellnet Ricoh Racing
16 25m 03.98s
9 Gary Brabham Ralt RT31 [686] - VW Brabham
#5 Jack Brabham Panasonic Racing Team
16 25m 09.70s
10 Mark Blundell Reynard 873 [096] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS
#38 Fleetray/TOMS Toyota
16 25m 10.19s
11 Peter Kox Reynard 873 [058] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS
#29 Mike Rowe Racing with Formula Services
16 25m 18.41s
12 Mark Galvin Reynard 873 [055] - VW Brabham
#9 Alan Docking Racing
16 25m 18.96s
13 Perry McCarthy Reynard 873 [047] - VW  
#1 Madgwick Motorsport with Hawtal Whiting
16 25m 19.24s
14 Gary Dunn (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [033] - VW  
#71
16 25m 20.37s
112.48 mph
15 Michael Roppes Ralt RT31 [701] - VW Spiess
#37 RMS Racing
16 25m 22.12s
16 Paul Stott Reynard 873 [054] - VW Spiess
#20 Eddie Jordan Racing
16 25m 27.38s
17 Graham de Zille Ralt RT31 [700] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor
#4 Pegasus Motorsport/Harvest Moon
16 25m 28.88s
18 Dave Coyne Reynard 873 [092] - VW Spiess
#35 Helmut Bross
16 25m 39.14s
19 Gary Ward (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 - VW  
#54 R.G.S. Racing
16 25m 41.72s
20 Alistair Lyall (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [612] - VW  
#52 Gerard Racing
16 25m 42.63s
21 Peter Boutwood (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 - VW  
#74 Roger Cowman Racing
16 25m 51.97s
22 Mike Donovan (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [527] - VW  
#51 ACCO
16 25m 52.80s
23 Scott Stringfellow (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [032] - VW  
#77 Jim Lee Racing
16 25m 53.11s
24 Julian Westwood (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [618] - VW  
#87 Eddie Jordan Racing
16 25m 54.64s
25 John Hotchkis Jr (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [526] - VW  
#64 John Maguire Racing
16 26m 08.33s
26 Guido Basile (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [621] - VW Neil Brown
#61 Terropol Promotions
16 26m 16.99s
27 Ian Shaw (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [590] - VW  
#63 Tarry Racing/Red Star Racing
16 1' penalty for jump start
28 Craig Simmiss Reynard 873 [059] - VW  
#17 Afamya Racing with C.S. Engineering
16 1' penalty for jump start
R Ross Hockenhull Reynard 873 [062] - VW  
#25 Richard Dutton Racing
14 Accident
R Gilberto Jiménez Reynard 873 [056] - VW  
#27 Richard Dutton Racing
13 Misfire
R Niclas Schönström Reynard 873 [049] - VW  
#33 Swallow Racing Ltd
8 Engine
R Phil Andrews Reynard 873 [048] - Alfa Romeo JQF
#24 Isis F3 Racing with Formula Services
6 Gearbox
R Gary Ayles Reynard 873 [057] - VW  
#22 Tech Speed Racing
5 Accident, hit Kempton's stationary car
R Gavin Jones (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [044] - VW  
#73 Team Jones Racing
2 Engine
R Steve Kempton Reynard 873 [069] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor
#43 Reynard R&D
0 Accident
R Marco Greco Reynard 873 [053] - VW  
#16 Madgwick Motorsport
0 Ignition
DNS Giles Butterfield (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [027] - Saab
#36
Did not start
(Engine management system)
DNS Ronnie Grant (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [613] - VW  
#69
Did not start
(Collision with Basile)
DNQ Eddie Kimbell (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [619] - VW  
#53 Eddie Kimbell - Penman Group
Did not qualify
DNQ Alan Tulloch (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [636] - VW  
#68
Did not qualify
DNP Steve Bottoms (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [567] - VW  
#82 Vixen Racing
Did not take part in official practice
(Accident in testing)

All cars are 2-litre F3 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Thomas Danielsson (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [067] - Alfa Romeo 1.31.60
2 Johnny Herbert (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [052] - VW Spiess 1.31.62
3 Damon Hill (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [697] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS 1.32.16
4 David Hunt (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [679] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS 1.32.18
5 Martin Donnelly (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [068] - VW   1.32.34
6 Roland Ratzenberger (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [719] - VW Brabham 1.32.70
7 Steve Kempton (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [069] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor 1.32.71
8 Niclas Schönström (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [049] - VW   1.32.79
9 Peter Kox (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [058] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS 1.32.81
10 Bertrand Gachot (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [720] - Alfa Romeo 1.32.86
11 Paul Stott (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [054] - VW Spiess 1.32.98
12 Mark Galvin (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [055] - VW Brabham 1.32.99
13 Michael Roppes (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [701] - VW Spiess 1.33.03
14 Philippe Favre (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [064] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor 1.33.07
15 Perry McCarthy (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [047] - VW   1.33.08
16 Gary Ayles (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [057] - VW   1.33.10
17 Mark Blundell (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [096] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS 1.33.20
18 Phil Andrews (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [048] - Alfa Romeo JQF 1.33.27
19 Gary Ward (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 - VW   1.33.38
20 Graham de Zille (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [700] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor 1.33.57
21 Ross Hockenhull (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [062] - VW   1.33.65
22 Dave Coyne (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [092] - VW Spiess 1.33.6
23 Alistair Lyall (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [612] - VW   1.33.99
24 Gary Brabham (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [686] - VW Brabham 1.34.19
25 Julian Westwood (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [618] - VW   1.34.66
26 Gary Dunn (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [033] - VW   1.34.94
27 Scott Stringfellow (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [032] - VW   1.35.07
28 Giles Butterfield * (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [027] - Saab 1.35.17
29 Mike Donovan (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [527] - VW   1.35.18
30 Gilberto Jiménez (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [056] - VW   1.35.34
31 Ronnie Grant * (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [613] - VW   1.35.49
32 Peter Boutwood (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 - VW   1.35.80
33 Gavin Jones (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [044] - VW   1.36.01
34 Marco Greco (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [053] - VW   1.36.20
35 Ian Shaw (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [590] - VW   1.36.81
36 Craig Simmiss (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [059] - VW   1.36.83
37 Guido Basile (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [621] - VW Neil Brown 1.37.06
38 John Hotchkis Jr (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [526] - VW   1.37.21
39 Eddie Kimbell * (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [619] - VW   1.38.15
40 Alan Tulloch * (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [636] - VW   1.41.04
 
* 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.