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X Coupe de Vitesse d'Albi

Albi, 16 Sep 1973

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Michel Leclère Alpine A364 [3649] - Renault R16 Dudot
#52 Societé des Automobiles Alpine
20 25m 57.8s
2 Jacques Laffite Martini MK12 [005?] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73
#55 BP France
20 25m 59.5s
3 Jean-Pierre Paoli Martini MK12 [007?] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73
#56 BP Racing
20 25m 59.8s
4 Alain Serpaggi Alpine A364 [3648] - Renault R16 Dudot
#53 Societé des Automobiles Alpine
20 26m 01.5s
5 Pierre-François Rousselot March 733 [22] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73
#60 Ecurie ELF
20 26m 01.5s
6 Philippe Albera March 733 [23] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73
#50 Ecurie Antar Filipinetti
20 26m 01.7s
7 Bernard Béguin Martini MK12 [002] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73
#62 Ecurie Volant Shell
20 26m 16.3s
8 Bernard Chevanne Martini MK12 [006] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73
#67 Ecurie Volant Shell
20 26m 33.4s
9 Max Bonnin March 723 [5] - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#61 Bonnin Seca
20 27m 13.8s
10 Günter Kölmel Lotus 69 [71/69.9.F3] - BMW M10 Schnitzer
#66 Haj Haj Racing (see note 1)
19
11 Christian Ethuin Martini MK12 [004] - Ford twin cam Vegantune
#63 Motul Defence Mondiale
19
R Jean Ragnotti March 733 [24] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73
#51 Ecurie Antar Filipinetti
2 Accident
R Alain Cudini Martini MK12 [001] - Ford twin cam Holbay
#54 Ecurie ELF
2
DNA Johnny Gerber Brabham BT41 [11] - Ford twin cam
#58 Motor Racing Developments (see note 2)
Did not arrive
DNA Patrick Boutin Martini MK9 - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#68
Did not arrive
DNA Ulf Svensson Brabham BT41 [14] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73
#65 (see note 3)
Did not arrive
DNA Max Jean ("Jean Max") Martini MK12 [003] - Ford twin cam Vegantune
#64 Motul La Defense Mondiale
Did not arrive
DNA Lucien Guitteny Alpine A364 - Renault R16 Dudot
#69 Ecurie Volant Shell
Did not arrive
DNA Randy Lewis Brabham BT41 [16] - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#57 Wrangler Racing (see note 4)
Did not arrive
DNA Roger Hurst March 713M [6] - Ford twin cam
#59 (see note 5)
Did not arrive

All cars are 1.6-litre F3 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Michel Leclère (F3) 1.6-litre Alpine A364 [3649] - Renault R16 Dudot 1.16.8
2 Alain Serpaggi (F3) 1.6-litre Alpine A364 [3648] - Renault R16 Dudot 1.16.8
3 Jean-Pierre Paoli (F3) 1.6-litre Martini MK12 [007?] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 1.16.9
4 Christian Ethuin (F3) 1.6-litre Martini MK12 [004] - Ford twin cam Vegantune 1.16.9
5 Jacques Laffite (F3) 1.6-litre Martini MK12 [005?] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 1.17.0
6 Pierre-François Rousselot (F3) 1.6-litre March 733 [22] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 1.17.5
7 Bernard Béguin (F3) 1.6-litre Martini MK12 [002] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 1.17.6
8 Alain Cudini (F3) 1.6-litre Martini MK12 [001] - Ford twin cam Holbay 1.17.7
9 Günter Kölmel (F3) 1.6-litre Lotus 69 [71/69.9.F3] - BMW M10 Schnitzer 1.17.9
10 Jean Ragnotti (F3) 1.6-litre March 733 [24] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 1.18.2

Notes on the cars:

  1. Lotus 69 [71/69.9.F3] (Günter Kölmel): New to Freddy Kottulinsky and raced extensively in European F3 in 1971, using Schnitzer BMW engines and entered by Haj-Haj Racing Team. Raced by Günter Kölmel (Achern-Ohnsbach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) in European F3 in 1972 and 1973, again with BMW engines and entered by Haj-Haj Racing Team. Kölmel raced the car again in F3 in 1974, now using 2-litre BMW engines. Subsequent history unknown.
  2. Brabham BT41 [11] (Johnny Gerber): Initially a Motor Racing Developments entry for Tony Trimmer in 1973, then becoming an Ippokampos Racing entry for Johnny Gerber until August 1973. Not seen again.
  3. Brabham BT41 [14] (Ulf Svensson): New to Ulf Svensson in 1973.
  4. Brabham BT41 [16] (Randy Lewis): New to Randy Lewis in 1973.
  5. March 713M [6] (Roger Hurst): New to John Bisignano (Denver, CO) and raced in British F3 in 1971 with support from Liggett & Myers L&M tobacco brand. Sold in October 1971 to Roger Hurst (Folkestone, Kent) of Lenham Hurst and raced in F3 in 1972 and 1973. By 1973 the car was being described on occasion as a 723, a 733, a March Falconer, and even as a Lenham LM1. Last raced by Hurst in November 1973. In March 1974, the car was advertised by Low Cost Racing who mentioned that it had Falconer bodywork and was fitted with a Holbay R70 engine for Formula 4. Its history over the next five years is unknown, but in 1979 and 1980, Tony Harris and Colin Brook raced 713M-6 in F4. Subsequent history unknown. A car with this identity was advertised in Italy in 2012.

Sources

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