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Swedish Formula 3 Championship Race

Karlskoga, 8 Jun 1980

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Thorbjörn Carlsson Ralt RT1/76 [12] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#3 		12 15m 35.49s
2 Kenneth Jönsson Ralt RT1/76 [32] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#22 Custom Racing 		12 15m 37.90s
3 Leo Andersson Ralt RT1/76 [37] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#10 		12 15m 47.03s
4 Tomas Kaiser Ralt RT1/78 [110] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#14 		12 15m 48.09s
5 Jan Hedström March 763 [14] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#8 		12 15m 57.62s
6 Olav Rønningen Ralt RT1/78 [123] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#15 		12 15m 59.81s
R Jan Ridell Argo JM1 [003-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#1
UNK Håkan Backman Brabham BT41 [21] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#11
UNK Kaal Wirgin Ralt RT1 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#13
UNK Mats Karlsson GRD 372 [010-F3] - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#17 (see note 1)
UNK Egert Haglund March 733 [16] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#24
UNK Anders Tenor Ralt RT1/78 [98] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#25
DNS Ulf Granberg Martini MK27 [005] - Renault 20TS
#21 Equipe Renault 		Did not start
(Engine)

All cars are 2-litre F3 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Thorbjörn Carlsson (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/76 [12] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1m 17.24s
2 Tomas Kaiser (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/78 [110] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
3 Leo Andersson (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/76 [37] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
4 Jan Ridell (F3) 2-litre Argo JM1 [003-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
5 Ulf Granberg * (F3) 2-litre Martini MK27 [005] - Renault 20TS
 
* Did not start

Notes on the cars:

  1. GRD 372 [010-F3] (Mats Karlsson): 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.

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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