OldRacingCars.com

Grand Prix de Rouen-Les-Essarts

Rouen-les-Essarts, 23 Jun 1973

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Jacques Laffite Martini MK12 [005?] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73
#60 Ecurie BP
24 41m 32.5s
2 Masami Kuwashima March 733 [18] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73
#80 Reystan Racing
24 41m 32.8s
3 Alain Cudini Martini MK12 [008] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73
#57 Ecurie Elf
24 41m 51.8s
4 Christian Ethuin Martini MK12 [004] - Ford twin cam Vegantune
#59 Ecurie Motul Defense Mondiale
24 41m 53.1s
5 Brian Henton GRD 373 [057-F3] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73
#78
24 41m 53.4s
6 Johnny Gerber Brabham BT41 [11] - Ford twin cam Vegantune
#74 Ippokampos Racing (see note 1)
24 42m 11.4s
7 Mike Tyrrell Ensign LNF3/72 - Ford twin cam Vegantune
#77 MC Gregory Property Developers
24 43m 21.6s
8 Bernard Chevanne Martini MK12 [006] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73
#63 Ecurie Shell
24 43m 58.0s
9 John MacDonald GRD 372 [025-F3] - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#81 (see note 2)
23
10 Philippe Albera March 733 [23] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73
#56 Ecurie Antar March
22
R Max Jean ("Jean Max") Martini MK12 [003] - Ford twin cam Vegantune
#58 Ecurie Motul Defense Mondiale
16
R Jean-Pierre Paoli Martini MK12 [007?] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73
#61 Ecurie BP
13 Engine
R Michel Leclère Alpine A364 [3649] - Renault R16 Dudot
#65 Alpine Renault Elf Calberson
3 Collision with Perkins
R Bernard Béguin Martini MK12 [002] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73
#62 Ecurie Shell
3 Collision with Guitteny
R Larry Perkins GRD 372 [032-F3] - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#67 Team Cowangie (see note 3)
3 Collision with Leclere
R Alain Serpaggi Alpine A364 [3648] - Renault R16 Dudot
#66 Alpine Renault Elf Calberson
3 Throttle
R Lucien Guitteny Alpine A364 [3641] - Renault R16 Dudot
#51 Ecurie Shell
3 Collision with Beguin
R Pierre-François Rousselot March 733 [22] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73
#50 Ecurie Elf March

R Max Bonnin March 723 [5] - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#64 Nota Interim

R Günter Kölmel Lotus 69 [71/69.9.F3] - BMW M10 Schnitzer
#85 Haj Haj Racing (see note 4)

DNQ Nick Crossley March 733 [4] - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#71 P&M Racing Preparation
Did not qualify
DNQ Jean Ragnotti March 733 [24] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73
#55 Ecurie Antar March
Did not qualify
DNQ Randy Lewis Brabham BT41 [16] - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#73 Wrangler Racing Team (see note 5)
Did not qualify
DNA Nicholas von Preussen March 733 [12] - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#72 P&M Racing Preparations
Did not arrive
DNA Patrick Boutin Martini MK9 - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#70
Did not arrive
DNA Roelof Wunderink Ensign LNF3/71 [71.2] - Ford twin cam Vegantune
#52
Did not arrive
DNA Rudolf Dötsch GRD 373 - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#53 Jörg Obermoser Eurorace (see note 6)
Did not arrive
DNA Sigi Hofmann GRD 373 - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#54 Jörg Obermoser Eurorace (see note 7)
Did not arrive
DNA Roger Craven GRD 372 - Ford twin cam
#68 L&K Racing Team
Did not arrive
DNA Roger Hurst March 713M [6] - Ford twin cam
#75 (see note 8)
Did not arrive
DNA Wilhelm "Willi" Deutsch March 733 - Ford twin cam
#76
Did not arrive
DNA Hans-Peter Hoffmann GRD 372 [017-F3] - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#69 Racing Presse International
(see note 9)
Did not arrive
DNA Conny Andersson March 733 [16] - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#83 GeKås Kläder
Did not arrive
DNA Ulf Svensson Brabham BT41 [14] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73
#84 (see note 10)
Did not arrive

All cars are 1.6-litre F3 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Jean-Pierre Paoli (F3) 1.6-litre Martini MK12 [007?] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 1.58.3
2 Larry Perkins (F3) 1.6-litre GRD 372 [032-F3] - Ford twin cam Novamotor 1.58.5
3 Jacques Laffite (F3) 1.6-litre Martini MK12 [005?] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 1.58.7
4 Alain Serpaggi (F3) 1.6-litre Alpine A364 [3648] - Renault R16 Dudot 1.58.7
5 Bernard Béguin (F3) 1.6-litre Martini MK12 [002] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 1.59.3
6 Lucien Guitteny (F3) 1.6-litre Alpine A364 [3641] - Renault R16 Dudot 1.59.3
7 Christian Ethuin (F3) 1.6-litre Martini MK12 [004] - Ford twin cam Vegantune 1.59.4
8 Michel Leclère (F3) 1.6-litre Alpine A364 [3649] - Renault R16 Dudot 1.59.6
9 Pierre-François Rousselot (F3) 1.6-litre March 733 [22] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 1.59.9
10 Masami Kuwashima (F3) 1.6-litre March 733 [18] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 1.59.9
11 Max Jean ("Jean Max") (F3) 1.6-litre Martini MK12 [003] - Ford twin cam Vegantune 2.01.0
12 Johnny Gerber (F3) 1.6-litre Brabham BT41 [11] - Ford twin cam Vegantune 2.01.2
13 Philippe Albera (F3) 1.6-litre March 733 [23] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 2.01.3
14 Brian Henton (F3) 1.6-litre GRD 373 [057-F3] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 2.01.4
15 Alain Cudini (F3) 1.6-litre Martini MK12 [008] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 2.01.4
16 Max Bonnin (F3) 1.6-litre March 723 [5] - Ford twin cam Novamotor 2.02.7
17 Bernard Chevanne (F3) 1.6-litre Martini MK12 [006] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 2.02.8
18 Mike Tyrrell (F3) 1.6-litre Ensign LNF3/72 - Ford twin cam Vegantune 2.06.5
19 John MacDonald (F3) 1.6-litre GRD 372 [025-F3] - Ford twin cam Novamotor 2.06.7
20 Günter Kölmel (F3) 1.6-litre Lotus 69 [71/69.9.F3] - BMW M10 Schnitzer 2.07.1
21 Nick Crossley * (F3) 1.6-litre March 733 [4] - Ford twin cam Novamotor 2.09.1
22 Randy Lewis * (F3) 1.6-litre Brabham BT41 [16] - Ford twin cam Novamotor 2.11.6
23 Jean Ragnotti * (F3) 1.6-litre March 733 [24] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 2.19.8
 
* Did not start

Notes on the cars:

  1. 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.
  2. GRD 372 [025-F3] (John MacDonald): New to Reystan Racing Ltd for Masami Kuwashima to drive in British F3 in 1972, using Holbay engines. To John MacDonald for British F3 in 1973, when it was described as being the remains of Kuwashima's 1972 car built up around a new tub. Raced until October 1973, when it was said to have been sold to Ireland. Subsequent history unknown.
  3. GRD 372 [032-F3] (Larry Perkins): Entered by GRS International for Keiichi Tahara at two races in June and July 1972. To Team Cowangie for Larry Perkins to drive in British and French F3 in 1973 but although the car was identified as chassis 032, it was once referred to as "ex-Jones" [his own chassis 033-F3 or the ex-Sutcliffe GRS car] and also once as ex-Rousselot [the GRS chassis 021]. Jones had retained 033 for the start of 1973 and the ex-Rousselot 021-F3 was driven in 1973 by Pedro Passadore, so neither are likely. Perkins badly damaged the car in practice at Paul Ricard on 1 July 1973. When he returned to racing, he first borrowed the works Ensign and then acquired a Brabham BT41, indicating that the GRD was not repaired.
  4. 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.
  5. Brabham BT41 [16] (Randy Lewis): New to Randy Lewis in 1973.
  6. GRD 373 (Rudolf Dötsch): Rudolf Dötsch (Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) raced a GRD 373 in F3 in early 1973 as part of Team Europa Möbel as teammate to Wolfgang Bülow. After the first few races, his entrant changed to Jörg Obermoser Eurorace, but it is presumed here that Dötsch owned his car and moved it from one team to the other. His last appearance was at Brands Hatch in July where he "destroyed" the car when he possibly missed a gear change and hit the bank at Kidney. He was taken to hospital with a broken leg. When he returned to F3 in F4, it was in his old March 723, so the GRD was presumably not repaired.
  7. GRD 373 (Sigi Hofmann): Sigi Hofmann (Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) raced a GRD 372 in European F3 in 1973, entered by Jörg Obermoser-Eurorace GRD. Like Gernot Lamby's car, it was often referred to as a GRD 373, but was referred to at least once as a 372, indicating it was a 1972 car upgraded to 1973 specification. He appeared at least six times in German F3, and also at Misano and Zandvoort. Nothing more known.
  8. 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.
  9. GRD 372 [017-F3] (Hans-Peter Hoffmann): New to Hans-Peter Hoffmann (Burgdorf, Switzerland) and raced in Swiss, German and French F3 races in 1972. Retained for 1973, when he raced it in F3 events in Germany, Britain, Italy and France. Subsequent history unknown.
  10. Brabham BT41 [14] (Ulf Svensson): New to Ulf Svensson in 1973.

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.

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.