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Bradford & Bingley Trophy

Silverstone, 7 Sep 1980

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Mike White March 803B [803-2] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#11 Autowindscreens with Gerard Racing
30 44m 04.02s
119.76 mph
2 Rob Wilson Ralt RT3/80 [191] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#31 SW Racing
30 44m 06.09s
3 Michele Alboreto March 803 [3] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor
#73
30 44m 20.77s
4 Thierry Tassin Argo JM6 [042-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#5 Anglia Cars
30 44m 21.09s
5 Eddie Jordan Ralt RT3/80 [197] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#7 Marlboro Team Ireland (see note 1)
30 44m 28.69s
6 Kurt Thiim Ralt RT3 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#71 Bertram Schafer
30 44m 36.29s
7 David Sears Argo JM6 [043-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#3 Rushen Green Racing
30 44m 43.22s
8 Frank Jelinski Ralt RT3/80 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#77 Bertram Schafer
30 44m 50.16s
9 Kenneth Acheson March 793 [13] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#8 RMC Group-Murray Taylor Racing
30 44m 51.16s
10 Michael Korten March 803 [15] - Renault 20TS
#44
30 45m 15.77s
11 Toshio Suzuki March 803 [18] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#12
30 45m 16.86s
12 John Village Ralt RT1/78 [115] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#15
30 46m 12.74s
13 Enzo Coloni Martini MK31 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#80
30 46m 26.26s
14 Mike O'Brien March 803B [803-10] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#9 National Girobank
30 46m 30.59s
15 Corrado Fabi March 803 [5] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor
#74
29
16 Trevor Wigglesworth Chevron B43 [43.78.07] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#35 (see note 2)
29
17 Roberto Guerrero Argo JM6 [039-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#4 Anglia Cars
28
18 Manuel Valls Martini MK31 [011] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#78
28
19 Pierre Petit Bovy PB4 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#53
28
20 Paul Hutson March 783/793 [783-23] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#19
28
NC Stefan Johansson Ralt RT3/80 [198] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#1 Project Four Racing (see note 3)

NC Philippe Alliot Martini MK31 [002] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#57

UNK Mauro Baldi Martini MK31 [001] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#55

UNK Thierry Boutsen Martini MK31 [003] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#56

UNK Daniele Albertin Ralt RT3/80 [183] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#21 Tiga (see note 4)

UNK Brett Riley March 803B - Alfa Romeo Novamotor
#18

UNK Mike Blanchet Lola T770/3 [T770 HU1] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#30 SDC Buiilders

UNK Oscar Larrauri Martini MK31 [015] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#79

UNK Terry Gray Ralt RT1/78 [139] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#47

UNK Patrick Lancelot Martini MK31 [008] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#82

UNK Quirin Bovy Bovy PB4 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#52

UNK Bruce West Chevron B47B - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#26

DNS Tommy 'Slim' Borgudd Ralt RT3/80 [187] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#62 Bertram Schäfer Racing (see note 5)
Did not start
DNS Tony Norton March 773 [3] - Triumph Dolomite 4
#23 PC Designs Ltd (see note 6)
Did not start
DNQ Gerry Amato March 793 [783-5] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#14 Gerry Amato Racing (see note 7)
Did not qualify
DNA David Brotherston Chevron B34 [34-76-29] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#34 (see note 8)
Did not arrive
DNA Wyatt Stanley Ralt RT3/80 [187] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#40 (see note 9)
Did not arrive
DNA Phil Silverstone Argo JM6 [041-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#41
Did not arrive
DNA Franz Konrad March 803 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#45
Did not arrive
DNA Philippe Colonna Martini MK27 [003] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#46 Roy Kennedy Racing
Did not arrive
DNA Günter Gebhardt March 793 - VW  
#51 VW Motorsport
Did not arrive
DNA Tryggve Grönvall Argo JM5 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#58
Did not arrive
DNA Philippe Streiff Martini MK31 [004] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#59 Ecurie Motul Nogaro
Did not arrive
DNA Bengt Trägårdh March 803 [23] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#60
Did not arrive
DNA Wolfgang Klein Ralt RT3/80 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#75 Bertram Schäfer Racing
Did not arrive
DNA Harald Brutschin Ralt RT3 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#76 Bertram Schäfer Racing
Did not arrive
DNA Jo Zeller March 793 [783-1] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#81 Formel Rennsport Club
Did not arrive
DNA Jim Walsh March 803 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#83
Did not arrive
DNA Fred Krab March 793 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
Did not arrive

All cars are 2-litre F3 unless noted.

Heat 1 Laps Time Speed
1Mike White1522m 01.14s119.84 mph
2Rob Wilson1522m 04.09s
3Thierry Tassin1522m 14.61s
4Michele Alboreto1522m 17.40s
5Eddie Jordan1522m 21.98s
6Kurt Thiim1522m 26.75s
7David Sears1522m 30.41s
8Kenneth Acheson1522m 32.84s
9Brett Riley1522m 36.77s
10Frank Jelinski1522m 36.89s
11Michael Korten15
12Toshio Suzuki15
13Enzo Coloni15
14John Village15
15Mike O'Brien15
16Manuel Valls14
17Trevor Wigglesworth14
18Pierre Petit14
19Paul Hutson14
20Corrado Fabi14
80Oscar Larrauri
Roberto Guerrero13Collision with Thiim
Philippe Alliot10hit by Boutsen
Thierry Boutsen10Accident
Stefan Johansson9Collisio with Fabi
Bruce West
Mike BlanchetHead gasket
Terry Gray0
Daniele Albertin0Multiple collision
Mauro Baldi0Multiple collision
Patrick Lancelot0Multiple collision
Quirin Bovy0Multiple collision
Tommy 'Slim' Borgudddid not start
Tony Nortondid not start
Heat 2 Laps Time Speed
1Rob Wilson1522m 02.00s119.76 mph
2Mike White1522m 02.88s
3Michele Alboreto1522m 03.37s
4Thierry Tassin1522m 06.48s
5Eddie Jordan1522m 07.71s
6Kurt Thiim1522m 09.54s
7Corrado Fabi1522m 10.11s
8Roberto Guerrero1522m 12.61s
9David Sears1522m 12.81s
10Frank Jelinski1522m 13.27s
80Bruce West
80Thierry Boutsen
80Oscar Larrauri
80Pierre Petit
80Manuel Valls
80Enzo Coloni
80Terry Gray
80John Village
80Toshio Suzuki
80Michael Korten
80Mike O'Brien
80Kenneth Acheson
80Brett Riley
80Paul Hutson
80Trevor Wigglesworth
Daniele Albertinretired
Stefan Johanssonretired
Philippe Alliotretired
Mauro Baldiretired
Patrick Lancelotretired
Quirin Bovyretired
Mike BlanchetCollision with Riley
Qualifying
1 Mike White (F3) 2-litre March 803B [803-2] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.26.66
2 Rob Wilson (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/80 [191] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.26.84
3 Roberto Guerrero (F3) 2-litre Argo JM6 [039-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.26.98
4 Eddie Jordan (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/80 [197] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.27.03
5 Thierry Tassin (F3) 2-litre Argo JM6 [042-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.27.05
6 Corrado Fabi (F3) 2-litre March 803 [5] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor 1.27.07
7 Kenneth Acheson (F3) 2-litre March 793 [13] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.27.14
8 Stefan Johansson (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/80 [198] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.27.20
9 Philippe Alliot (F3) 2-litre Martini MK31 [002] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.27.32
10 Michele Alboreto (F3) 2-litre March 803 [3] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor 1.27.36
11 Mauro Baldi (F3) 2-litre Martini MK31 [001] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.27.37
12 Thierry Boutsen (F3) 2-litre Martini MK31 [003] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.27.51
13 Daniele Albertin (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/80 [183] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.27.52
14 David Sears (F3) 2-litre Argo JM6 [043-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.27.54
15 Kurt Thiim (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.27.57
16 Brett Riley (F3) 2-litre March 803B - Alfa Romeo Novamotor 1.27.58
17 Mike Blanchet (F3) 2-litre Lola T770/3 [T770 HU1] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.27.92
18 Oscar Larrauri (F3) 2-litre Martini MK31 [015] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.28.20
19 Michael Korten (F3) 2-litre March 803 [15] - Renault 20TS 1.28.23
20 Tommy 'Slim' Borgudd * (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/80 [187] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1m 28.27s
21 Frank Jelinski (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/80 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.28.45
22 Toshio Suzuki (F3) 2-litre March 803 [18] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.29.16
23 Enzo Coloni (F3) 2-litre Martini MK31 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.29.36
24 John Village (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/78 [115] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.29.74
25 Mike O'Brien (F3) 2-litre March 803B [803-10] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.30.10
26 Terry Gray (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/78 [139] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.30.40
27 Patrick Lancelot (F3) 2-litre Martini MK31 [008] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.30.90
28 Quirin Bovy (F3) 2-litre Bovy PB4 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.30.94
29 Trevor Wigglesworth (F3) 2-litre Chevron B43 [43.78.07] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.32.49
30 Manuel Valls (F3) 2-litre Martini MK31 [011] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.32.55
31 Tony Norton * (F3) 2-litre March 773 [3] - Triumph Dolomite 4 1m 32.72s
32 Bruce West (F3) 2-litre Chevron B47B - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.33.98
33 Pierre Petit (F3) 2-litre Bovy PB4 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.34.56
34 Paul Hutson (F3) 2-litre March 783/793 [783-23] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.34.84
35 Gerry Amato * (F3) 2-litre March 793 [783-5] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1m 38.03s
 
* Did not start

Notes on the cars:

  1. Ralt RT3/80 [197] (Eddie Jordan): Sold to Eddie Jordan 7 Aug 1980 and used by him in latter part of 1980 season. Sold to Terry Gray for 1981 season (Autosport 15 Jan 1981) but only lightly used. For sale Autosport 30 Apr 1981 p61. Sold to Dave Price for Fred Krab to run in Euro series, debut Zandvoort round. For sale by DPR 'new tub in Aug' Autosport 14 Jan 1982 p62. Sold to Phil Dowsett to run in 1982 UK series (Autosport 4 Mar 1982 p38; Motorig News 4 Mar 1982 p3 'ex DPR Krab/Tragardh'); sold late season to Leo Andersson (Autosport 28 Oct 1982 p15).
  2. Chevron B43 [43.78.07] (Trevor Wigglesworth): 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.
  3. Ralt RT3/80 [198] (Stefan Johansson): Sold to Project Four for Stefan Johansson 15 Aug 1980. Used to win 1980 championship. Sold to West Surrey Racing for Jonathan Palmer, 1981. Won 1981 championship. Retained by WSR and used by Enrique Mansilla in early 1982, then leased to Osamu Nakako [Motoring News 15 Jul 1982 p15). For sale Autosport 14 Oct 1982 p68 '1981 champ winning car' to Gerry Amato Autosport 18 Nov 1982 p13 'ex Johansson, Palmer'.
  4. Ralt RT3/80 [183] (Daniele Albertin): A works car finished July 1980 for Tommy Byrne to run at British GP support race. Sold to Tiga for Daniele Albertin to run. Used by James Weaver in 1981 and then sold to Mike O'Brien. To Tony Trevor for 1982 (Autosport 18 Feb 1982 p7; Motoring News 11 Mar 1982 p14 'ex O'Brien, Weaver') badly damaged at Thruxton in April and probably scrapped. Trevor only reappears at Silverstone 27 June in what Autosport (1 Jul 1982 p8) calls 'a replacement built up from a pile of bits, most bought from Dave Scott's team who had built up a new car during the close season'. These bits may, themselves, have come from the remains of RT3/192 which Scott may have destroyed in testing in 1980, plus surplus parts from RT3/250. We should presume that 183 ceases to exist after April 1980 unless observation of the plate can be found on Trevor's late 1982 car.
  5. Ralt RT3/80 [187] (Tommy 'Slim' Borgudd): Sold to Wyatt Stanley 22 May 1980 and used in 1980 British series. To Roy Kennedy Racing ('ex Stanley' Autosport 2 Jul 1981 p4) for various rental drivers. Retained 1982.
  6. March 773 [3] (Tony Norton): March build records show sold to Unipart, 23 December 1976. Only one 773 is consigned to Unipart in the build records. Assumed that Taylor as senior driver would take the new car, a fact borne out by occasional references in 1977 to Needell being in a 763, the team's original car.
  7. March 793 [783-5] (Gerry Amato): 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Ralt RT3/80 [187] (Wyatt Stanley): Sold to Wyatt Stanley 22 May 1980 and used in 1980 British series. To Roy Kennedy Racing ('ex Stanley' Autosport 2 Jul 1981 p4) for various rental drivers. Retained 1982.

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

Autosport 11 Sep 1980 pp14-15