Grand Prix de la Ville de Nevers
Magny Cours, 16 Jul 1978
| Results | Laps | Time/Speed | |||||||
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| 1 | Jan Lammers | Ralt RT1/78 [101] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #27 Racing Team Holland |
26 | 37m 25.81s |
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| 2 | Patrick Gaillard | Chevron B43 [43.78.07] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #6 Chevron Racing Team (see note 1) |
26 | 37m 31.18s |
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| 3 | Teo Fabi | March 783 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #16 Astra Racing Team |
26 | 37m 32.30s |
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| 4 | Jean-Louis Schlesser | Chevron B38 [37.77.21] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #11 KWS Racing (see note 2) |
26 | 37m 33.67s |
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| 5 | David Kennedy | Argo JM1 [001-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #8 |
26 | 37m 37.50s |
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| 6 | Arie Luyendijk | Ralt RT1/78 [130] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #25 Racing Team Holland |
26 | 37m 45.95s |
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| 7 | Marzio Romano | March 783 [15] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #31 Euroracing |
26 | 37m 47.23s |
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| 8 | Huub Rothengatter | Ralt RT1/78 [104] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #26 Racing Team Holland |
26 | 37m 50.28s |
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| 9 | John Nielsen | Ralt RT1/78 [115] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #1 Vojens Boligcenter |
26 | 37m 55.55s |
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| 10 | Anders Olofsson | Martini MK21B [05] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #30 Strike Up Racing Team |
26 | 37m 55.85s |
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| 11 | Jean-Pierre Malcher | Martini MK21B [03] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #20 |
26 | ||||||
| 12 | Renato Dotta | March 773 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #17 Formel Rennsport Club |
26 | ||||||
| 13 | Jo Zeller | March 783 [1] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #23 Formel Rennsport Club |
26 | ||||||
| 14 | Michael Bleekemolen | Chevron B43 [43.78.08] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #7 Chevron Racing Team (see note 3) |
25 | ||||||
| R | Enrico Uncini | Ralt RT1/78 [103] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #12 Marlboro Veltellina Racing Team |
18 | ||||||
| R | Serge Saulnier | Martini MK21B [04] - Renault 20TS #4 |
4 | ||||||
| R | Alain Prost | Martini MK21B [002] - Renault 20TS Dudot #28 Ecurie ELF |
1 | ||||||
| R | Jacques Coulon | Martini MK21 [01] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #18 Ecurie ELF |
0 | ||||||
| R | Fredy Schnarwiler | Argo JM1 [011-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #22 Formel Rennsport Club |
0 | ||||||
| DNS | Patrick Bardinon | Martini MK21B [01] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #29 |
Did not start | ||||||
All cars are 2-litre F3 unless noted.
| Qualifying | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Lammers | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/78 [101] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 24.74s | ||
| 2 | Teo Fabi | (F3) 2-litre March 783 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 24.90s | ||
| 3 | David Kennedy | (F3) 2-litre Argo JM1 [001-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 25.19s | ||
| 4 | Patrick Gaillard | (F3) 2-litre Chevron B43 [43.78.07] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 25.21s | ||
| 5 | Jean-Louis Schlesser | (F3) 2-litre Chevron B38 [37.77.21] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 25.28s | ||
| 6 | Jacques Coulon | (F3) 2-litre Martini MK21 [01] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 25.31s | ||
| 7 | Alain Prost | (F3) 2-litre Martini MK21B [002] - Renault 20TS Dudot | 1m 25.39s | ||
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Malcher | (F3) 2-litre Martini MK21B [03] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 25.39s | ||
| 9 | Anders Olofsson | (F3) 2-litre Martini MK21B [05] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 25.45s | ||
| 10 | Marzio Romano | (F3) 2-litre March 783 [15] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 25.64s | ||
| 11 | Michael Bleekemolen | (F3) 2-litre Chevron B43 [43.78.08] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 25.69s | ||
| 12 | Patrick Bardinon * | (F3) 2-litre Martini MK21B [01] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 25.73s | ||
| 13 | Huub Rothengatter | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/78 [104] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 25.74s | ||
| 14 | Arie Luyendijk | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/78 [130] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 25.98s | ||
| 15 | John Nielsen | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/78 [115] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 26.07s | ||
| 16 | Enrico Uncini | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/78 [103] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 26.09s | ||
| 17 | Serge Saulnier | (F3) 2-litre Martini MK21B [04] - Renault 20TS | 1m 26.43s | ||
| 18 | Renato Dotta | (F3) 2-litre March 773 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 26.58s | ||
| 19 | Jo Zeller | (F3) 2-litre March 783 [1] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 26.80s | ||
| 20 | Fredy Schnarwiler | (F3) 2-litre Argo JM1 [011-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 26.88s | ||
| * Did not start | |||||
Notes on the cars:
- Chevron B43 [43.78.07] (Patrick Gaillard): New to Chevron Racing Team for Patrick Gaillard to race in the European F3 championship in 1978. Sold to Barry Green for British F3 in 1979, and rented by Fred Opert Racing for Manuel Tolama to drive at the Monaco GP F3 event that year. To Rick Whyman for British F3 in 1980, then driven by Trevor Wigglesworth from August onwards after Whyman bought a March 793. Raced again by Wigglesworth for Rick Whyman Racing in 1981.
- Chevron B38 [37.77.21] (Jean-Louis Schlesser): New to Patrick Gaillard for British F3 in 1977. Sold to Jean-Louis Schlesser for European F3 in 1978, and run by him for KWS Motorsport. Sold to Bernard Birbés for French F3 and French hillclimbs (using a 1600cc Toyota engine) in 1979. To André Argeliès and run in French hillclimbs with a 1300cc Ford engine in 1981 and 1982. By 1987, this car had returned to England as was being raced in TF3 by Ian Jacobs.
- Chevron B43 [43.78.08] (Michael Bleekemolen): New to Chevron Racing Team for Michael Bleekemolen to race in the European F3 championship in 1978, sponsored by F&S Properties. Unknown from 1979 to 1985, when it was used by Dennis Humphries in British libre events.
Sources
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