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SSK F3 Series Race

Falkenburg, 30 May 1976

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Stefan Johansson GRD 375 [373-047“K”] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#34
10 06m 58.4s
2 Jan Ridell GRD 372 [010-F3] - BMW M10 Billgren
#10 Autosport (see note 1)
10 07m 00.3s
3 Thomas Gunnarsson Merlyn Mk 22 [440/F3/73] - Ford twin cam Vegantune
#15 Bildelar Värnamo AB (see note 2)
10 07m 18.3s
4 Nils-Åke Carlborg Brabham BT41 [21] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#16 Aneby Hus Racing
10 07m 19.8s
5 Egert Haglund March 733 [16] - Ford twin cam
#36
10 07m 20.2s
6 Bonde Hallenmark Brabham BT38C [21?] - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#26 (see note 3)
10 07m 38.1s
7 C-G Linnaeus Brabham BT28 [4] - Ford twin cam BRM
#25 Auto Alfa/Team Cast (see note 4)
10 07m 41.9s
8 Jan Melin Brabham BT28 [32] - Ford twin cam Holbay
#28 Team Bålsta Släpet
9
9 Dragutin Ovcar Brabham BT21 - Ford twin cam
#39
9
10 Dick Berg Brabham BT28/35 - Ford twin cam
#42
9
11 Jan Brunstedt Brabham BT35 [26] - Ford twin cam
#44 Industriflyg Aviation
9
R Christer Johansson (F3) 1.6-litre Veemax VW
#41

R Per Hedenmark Brabham BT41 - Ford twin cam
#38

DNA Ronny Steenberg Brabham BT28 - Ford twin cam
#31
Did not arrive
DNA Bengt Berggren Brabham
#43
Did not arrive

All cars are 2-litre F3 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Jan Ridell (F3) 2-litre GRD 372 [010-F3] - BMW M10 Billgren 41.4s
2 Stefan Johansson (F3) 2-litre GRD 375 [373-047“K”] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 41.9s
3 Nils-Åke Carlborg (F3) 2-litre Brabham BT41 [21] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 44.0s
4 Thomas Gunnarsson (F3) 2-litre Merlyn Mk 22 [440/F3/73] - Ford twin cam Vegantune 44.0s
5 Bonde Hallenmark (F3) 2-litre Brabham BT38C [21?] - Ford twin cam Novamotor 45.1s
6 Jan Melin (F3) 2-litre Brabham BT28 [32] - Ford twin cam Holbay 46.5s
7 Christer Johansson (F3) 1.6-litre Veemax - VW 46.9s
8 Egert Haglund (F3) 2-litre March 733 [16] - Ford twin cam 47.1s
9 Per Hedenmark (F3) 2-litre Brabham BT41 - Ford twin cam 47.6s
10 Dick Berg (F3) 2-litre Brabham BT28/35 - Ford twin cam 48.3s
11 Jan Brunstedt (F3) 2-litre Brabham BT35 [26] - Ford twin cam 48.3s
12 Dragutin Ovcar (F3) 2-litre Brabham BT21 - Ford twin cam 51.6s

Notes on the cars:

  1. GRD 372 [010-F3] (Jan Ridell): Raced by Canadian David McConnell in the 1972 Tasman series, using 2-litre Hart BDA engines. McConnell had a new B72 on order, and his plan was to sell the prototype to Jacques Couture. When that fell through, 010 was converted to F3 and sold to Mo Harness. Harness had won the 1971 Formula Ford Johnsons Wax Euro Trophy but turned down the test drive that had been offered as a prize with Ken Tyrrell and an F2 March. After a brief relationship with GRD, he then used an old BT28 F3 car in the first half of 1972 before acquiring sponsorship from Revolution Wheels and returning to GRD mid-season. Harness raced the GRD in British Formula 3 using Leabro engines. He then sold it to Jac Nellemann for Swedish F3 in 1973. In 1974, the car went to Jan Ridell, who raced it in Swedish 3, now using 2-litre Vegantune engines. Retained by Ridell for 1975, when he used Billgren BMW engines. Retained again by Ridell for 1976. To Dick Berg for Swedish F3 in 1977 and 1978, again with the Billgren BMW engines. Next seen in 1980, when it was raced by Mats Karlsson, now using Vegantune twin cams. Retained by Karlsson for 1981.
  2. Merlyn Mk 22 [440/F3/73] (Thomas Gunnarsson): New to Håkan Dahlqvist for British and European F3 in 1973, and described as a "Mk 22". Dahlqvist won the Swedish F3 title in this car. Retained by Dahlqvist for Swedish F3 in 1974, when it was also driven at one race by Matts Nygren. To Lars-Åke Olsson for Swedish F3 in 1975. To Thomas Gunnarsson for Swedish F3 in 1976. To Thorbjörn Bäck for Swedish F3 in 1977. Subsequent history unknown, but in about 1987 or 1988, Richard Parkin located the car in Sweden and brought it back to England. He sold it to Anthony Taylor about a year later, and Taylor restored it to Formula B specification, using it briefly in HSCC historic racing. Taylor's understanding was that it was Dahlqvist's Swedish F3 championship winning car. The car was later sold via Chris Alford about 1994 or 1995. Richard Taylor, Anthony's son, recalls that it might have gone to Canada.
  3. Brabham BT38C [21?] (Bonde Hallenmark): Bonde Hallenmark raced a Brabham BT38C in Swedish Formula 3 in 1976, 1977 and 1978. As Ulf Svensson's BT38C/14 and Thorbjörn Carlsson's "ex Magee" BT38C/18 can be traced into 1976 or 1977, this is likely to have been the ex-Conny Andersson BT38C/21. Subsequent history unknown.
  4. Brabham BT28 [4] (C-G Linnaeus): New for Ulf Svensson (Sweden) and raced in European F3 in 1969. Retained for 1970 and entered for Conny Andersson in European F3. Retained early 1971 but then unknown until noted by F1 Register as the car of C-G. Linnaeus in 1976. Subsequent history unknown but a car with this number in historic racing from 1999 onwards.

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.

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