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Championnat de France de Formule 3

Nogaro, 30 Sep 1973

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Jacques Laffite Martini MK12 [005?] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73
#55 BP Racing
16 25m 12.8s
2 Alain Serpaggi Alpine A364 [3648] - Renault R16 Dudot
#53 Societé des Automobiles Alpine
16
3 Michel Leclère Alpine A364 [3649] - Renault R16 Dudot
#52 Societé des Automobiles Alpine
16
4 Jean Ragnotti March 733 [24] - Ford twin cam Holbay
#51 Ecurie Antar Filipinetti
16
5 Lucien Guitteny Alpine A364 [3640] - Renault R16 Dudot
#69 Ecurie Volant Shell
16
6 Alain Cudini Martini MK12 [001] - Ford twin cam Holbay
#54 Ecurie ELF
16
7 Philippe Albera March 733 [23] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73
#50 Ecurie Antar Filipinetti
16
8 Jean-Pierre Paoli Martini MK12 [007?] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73
#56 BP Racing
16
9 Bernard Béguin Martini MK12 [002] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73
#62 Ecurie Volant Shell
16
10 Bernard Chevanne Martini MK12 [006] - Ford twin cam Holbay
#67 Ecurie Volant Shell
16
11 Max Bonnin March 733 - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#61 Bonnin Seca (see note 1)
15
12 Günter Kölmel Lotus 69 [71/69.9.F3] - BMW M10 Schnitzer
#66 Haj Haj Racing (see note 2)
15
DNA Pierre-François Rousselot March 733 [22] - Ford twin cam Holbay
#60 Ecurie ELF
Did not arrive
DNA Christian Ethuin Martini MK12 [004] - Ford twin cam Vegantune
#63 Motul Defence Mondiale
Did not arrive
DNA Johnny Gerber Brabham BT41 [11] - Ford twin cam
#58 Ippokampos Racing (see note 3)
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 4)
Did not arrive
DNA Max Jean ("Jean Max") Martini MK12 [003] - Ford twin cam Vegantune
#64 Motul La Defense Mondiale
Did not arrive
DNA Randy Lewis Brabham BT41 [16] - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#57 Wrangler Racing (see note 5)
Did not arrive
DNA Roger Hurst March 713M [6] - Ford twin cam
#59 (see note 6)
Did not arrive

All cars are 1.6-litre F3 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Jacques Laffite (F3) 1.6-litre Martini MK12 [005?] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 1.25.4
2 Alain Serpaggi (F3) 1.6-litre Alpine A364 [3648] - Renault R16 Dudot 1.25.6
3 Michel Leclère (F3) 1.6-litre Alpine A364 [3649] - Renault R16 Dudot 1.25.9
4 Jean-Pierre Paoli (F3) 1.6-litre Martini MK12 [007?] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 1.26.7
5 Jean Ragnotti (F3) 1.6-litre March 733 [24] - Ford twin cam Holbay 1.26.7
6 Lucien Guitteny (F3) 1.6-litre Alpine A364 [3640] - Renault R16 Dudot 1.26.8
7 Philippe Albera (F3) 1.6-litre March 733 [23] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 1.27.1
8 Bernard Béguin (F3) 1.6-litre Martini MK12 [002] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 1.27.1
9 Alain Cudini (F3) 1.6-litre Martini MK12 [001] - Ford twin cam Holbay 1.27.2
10 Bernard Chevanne (F3) 1.6-litre Martini MK12 [006] - Ford twin cam Holbay 1.27.6
11 Max Bonnin (F3) 1.6-litre March 733 - Ford twin cam Novamotor 1.28.2
12 Günter Kölmel (F3) 1.6-litre Lotus 69 [71/69.9.F3] - BMW M10 Schnitzer 1.31.9

Notes on the cars:

  1. March 733 (Max Bonnin): New to Max Bonnin at some point during the 1973 Formula 3 season. Sold during 1974 to Luis Maria de Almenara Juandò (Barcelona, Spain), who raced it at Magione in September 1974. Then rebuilt as a March 732 for Formula 2 in 1975, using an ex-Alpine Hart BDA engine. De Almenara raced the car at five races in Formula 2 in 1975, but failed to qualify for four of them. He also ran it at the Carrera en Cuesta a la Rabassada hillclimb in Spain in October 1975, finishing second. A photograph of the car at Rabassada shows it wearing works-style 742 bodywork with side radiators, and the rollhoop casing cut down as happened to the 752s early in the 1975 season. Subsequent history unknown.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Brabham BT41 [14] (Ulf Svensson): New to Ulf Svensson in 1973.
  5. Brabham BT41 [16] (Randy Lewis): New to Randy Lewis in 1973.
  6. 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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