John Player Formula 3 International Championship
Oulton Park, 7 Oct 1973
Results | Laps | Time/Speed | |||||||
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1 | Alan Jones | GRD 373 [060-F3] - Ford twin cam Vegantune #21 DART Racing with GRD |
30 | 48m 28.6s 102.52 mph |
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2 | Masami Kuwashima | March 733 [18] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 #27 Reystan Racing |
30 | 48m 29.0s |
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3 | Jacques Laffite | Martini MK12 [005?] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 #43 BP France |
30 | 48m 29.2s |
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4 | Mike Wilds | March 733 [26] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 #37 Dempster International Racing Team (see note 1) |
30 | 48m 31.0s |
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5 | Tony Brise | March 733 [21] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 #36 Team Kent Messenger Racing |
30 | 48m 45.2s |
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6 | Ian Taylor | March 733 - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 #35 Chris Andrews |
30 | 48m 52.4s |
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7 | Russell Wood | March 733 [3] - Ford twin cam Novamotor #33 The Chequered Flag (see note 2) |
30 | 48m 54.4s |
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8 | Håkan Dahlqvist | Merlyn Mk 22 [440/F3/73] - Ford twin cam Vegantune #2 Karlsons Klister Racing Team |
30 | 48m 59.4s |
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9 | Jean-Pierre Paoli | Martini MK12 [007?] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 #42 BP Racing |
30 | 49m 12.0s |
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10 | "Teleco" | March 733 [15] - Ford twin cam Novamotor #29 Angeleri March Racing Brazil |
30 | 49m 28.6s |
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11 | Nicholas von Preussen | March 733 [12] - Ford twin cam Novamotor #31 P&M Racing Preparations Ltd |
30 | 49m 40.6s |
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12 | Pierre-François Rousselot | March 733 [22?] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 #41 Ecurie Elf |
30 | 49m 41.4s |
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13 | Lella Lombardi | Brabham BT41 [18] - Ford twin cam Novamotor #4 |
30 | 49m 54.2s |
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14 | José Espírito Santo | March 733 [6] - Ford twin cam Mohr #34 |
30 | 49m 58.6s |
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15 | John MacDonald | GRD 373 [372 025-F3] - Ford twin cam Vegantune #24 (see note 3) |
30 | 50m 03.2s |
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16 | Gunnar Nordström | GRD 373 [048-F3] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 #1 Karlsons Klister Racing Team |
29 | 48m 35.4s |
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17 | Frank Scurria | Ensign LNF3/72 - Ford twin cam Vegantune #17 |
29 | 49m 12.2s |
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18 | Per-Olof Zetterström | Brabham BT41 [21] - Ford twin cam Holbay #16 Alladin Racing |
28 | 49m 38.8s |
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19 | Tony Rouff | GRD 373 [050-F3] - Ford twin cam Vegantune #23 AB3 Racing Developments |
28 | 49m 55.4s |
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R | Larry Perkins | Brabham BT41 [31] - Ford twin cam Novamotor #8 Team Cowangie |
17 | Oil leak | |||||
R | Randy Lewis | Brabham BT41 [16] - Ford twin cam Novamotor #26 Wrangler Racing (see note 4) |
15 | ||||||
R | Matt Spitzley | March 733 [7] - Ford twin cam Brown #12 |
14 | Accident at Cascades | |||||
R | Conny Andersson | March 733 [16] - Ford twin cam Novamotor #3 Ge-Kås Kläder |
13 | Damaged nose | |||||
R | Mo Harness | March 733 [25] - Ford twin cam Brown #38 Team Modus Racing with Shellsport |
9 | Accident at Knickerbrook | |||||
R | Richard Robarts | March 733 [24] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 #28 Myson Racing |
1 | Throttle cable | |||||
R | Leonel Friedrich | March 733 [13] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 #32 Peter Bloore Racing (see note 5) |
0 | Engine | |||||
R | Barrie Maskell | Dastle Mk10B - Ford twin cam Holbay #7 Hesketh Racing |
0 | Collision with Wunderink | |||||
R | Ulf Svensson | Brabham BT41 [14] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 #15 (see note 6) |
0 | Collision with Wunderink | |||||
R | Roelof Wunderink | Ensign LNF3/71 [71.2] - Ford twin cam Vegantune #40 |
0 | Hit Henton | |||||
R | Brian Henton | Ensign LNF3/73 - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 #25 |
0 | Clutch failed on line, hit by Wunderink | |||||
DNQ | Thomas B Hilliar | Ensign LNF3/73 [73.15] - Ford twin cam Vegantune #18 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
DNQ | Andy MacGregor | Brabham BT35 [4] - Ford twin cam Carlow #5 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
DNA | Simon Sherman | Royale RP11 [5] - Ford twin cam #14 (see note 7) |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Val Musetti | Royale RP11A [6] - Ford twin cam Vegantune #10 (see note 8) |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Bernard Béguin | Martini MK12 [002] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 #39 Ecurie Volant Shell |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Pedro Passadore | GRD 373 - Ford twin cam Vegantune #20 DART Racing with GRD |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | TBA | GRD 373 - Ford twin cam Vegantune #22 GRS International |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Spencer Elton | Ensign LNF3/72 - Ford twin cam #9 (see note 9) |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Johnny Gerber | Brabham BT41 [11] - Ford twin cam Novamotor #6 Ippokampos Racing (see note 10) |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Bernard Vermillio | Merlyn Mk 21 [445/F3/73] - Ford twin cam #19 |
Did not arrive |
All cars are 1.6-litre F3 unless noted.
Qualifying | |||||
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1 | Larry Perkins | (F3) 1.6-litre Brabham BT41 [31] - Ford twin cam Novamotor | 1.35.2 | ||
2 | Mike Wilds | (F3) 1.6-litre March 733 [26] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 | 1.35.4 | ||
3 | Brian Henton | (F3) 1.6-litre Ensign LNF3/73 - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 | 1.35.4 | ||
4 | Alan Jones | (F3) 1.6-litre GRD 373 [060-F3] - Ford twin cam Vegantune | 1.35.8 | ||
5 | Conny Andersson | (F3) 1.6-litre March 733 [16] - Ford twin cam Novamotor | 1.36.0 | ||
6 | Jacques Laffite | (F3) 1.6-litre Martini MK12 [005?] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 | 1.36.0 | ||
7 | Masami Kuwashima | (F3) 1.6-litre March 733 [18] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 | 1.36.0 | ||
8 | Håkan Dahlqvist | (F3) 1.6-litre Merlyn Mk 22 [440/F3/73] - Ford twin cam Vegantune | 1.36.2 | ||
9 | Matt Spitzley | (F3) 1.6-litre March 733 [7] - Ford twin cam Brown | 1.36.2 | ||
10 | Richard Robarts | (F3) 1.6-litre March 733 [24] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 | 1.36.4 | ||
11 | Ian Taylor | (F3) 1.6-litre March 733 - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 | 1.36.4 | ||
12 | Leonel Friedrich | (F3) 1.6-litre March 733 [13] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 | 1.36.6 | ||
13 | Jean-Pierre Paoli | (F3) 1.6-litre Martini MK12 [007?] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 | 1.36.6 | ||
14 | Tony Brise | (F3) 1.6-litre March 733 [21] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 | 1.36.8 | ||
15 | Russell Wood | (F3) 1.6-litre March 733 [3] - Ford twin cam Novamotor | 1.36.8 | ||
16 | Mo Harness | (F3) 1.6-litre March 733 [25] - Ford twin cam Brown | 1.37.0 | ||
17 | José Espírito Santo | (F3) 1.6-litre March 733 [6] - Ford twin cam Mohr | 1.37.4 | ||
18 | "Teleco" | (F3) 1.6-litre March 733 [15] - Ford twin cam Novamotor | 1.37.4 | ||
19 | Gunnar Nordström | (F3) 1.6-litre GRD 373 [048-F3] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 | 1.37.8 | ||
20 | Nicholas von Preussen | (F3) 1.6-litre March 733 [12] - Ford twin cam Novamotor | 1.38.0 | ||
21 | Lella Lombardi | (F3) 1.6-litre Brabham BT41 [18] - Ford twin cam Novamotor | 1.38.2 | ||
22 | Pierre-François Rousselot | (F3) 1.6-litre March 733 [22?] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 | 1.38.2 | ||
23 | Ulf Svensson | (F3) 1.6-litre Brabham BT41 [14] - Ford twin cam Holbay R73 | 1.38.4 | ||
24 | Randy Lewis | (F3) 1.6-litre Brabham BT41 [16] - Ford twin cam Novamotor | 1.38.6 | ||
25 | Tony Rouff | (F3) 1.6-litre GRD 373 [050-F3] - Ford twin cam Vegantune | 1.38.8 | ||
26 | John MacDonald | (F3) 1.6-litre GRD 373 [372 025-F3] - Ford twin cam Vegantune | 1.39.0 | ||
27 | Roelof Wunderink | (F3) 1.6-litre Ensign LNF3/71 [71.2] - Ford twin cam Vegantune | 1.39.2 | ||
28 | Barrie Maskell | (F3) 1.6-litre Dastle Mk10B - Ford twin cam Holbay | 1.39.4 | ||
29 | Frank Scurria | (F3) 1.6-litre Ensign LNF3/72 - Ford twin cam Vegantune | 1.39.8 | ||
30 | Per-Olof Zetterström | (F3) 1.6-litre Brabham BT41 [21] - Ford twin cam Holbay | 1.40.2 | ||
31 | Thomas B Hilliar * | (F3) 1.6-litre Ensign LNF3/73 [73.15] - Ford twin cam Vegantune | 1.43.0 | ||
32 | Andy MacGregor * | (F3) 1.6-litre Brabham BT35 [4] - Ford twin cam Carlow | 2.15.4 | ||
* Did not start |
Notes on the cars:
- March 733 [26] (Mike Wilds): New to Dempster International Racing Team for Mike Wilds to drive in F3 from July 1973 onwards, replacing the 1972/73 Ensign with which he had started the season. It was then sold to Graham Watts (Faringham) for hillclimbs, appearing at Prescott in March 1974, when the car had a 1600cc Holbay engine. During 1975, the car was bought by Terry Smith (Felton, Somerset) to replace his highly successful 1-litre Vixen Imp. Smith raced the March in sprints and hillclimbs through the rest of 1975 and through 1976, using a 1600cc Holbay Ford twin cam engine, but in the summer of 1976, bought the ex-F1 McLaren M14D. The March was sold to Geoff Hunt (Andover, Hampshire), again with the Holbay twin cam, and used in sprints for quite a few years. Eventually traded to Richard Speakman for the ex-F3 Pilbeam MP51. Subsequent history unknown.
- March 733 [3] (Russell Wood): New to Russell Wood and run for him in the British F3 series by Peter Bloore Racing with backing from The Chequered Flag. Wood won three early round of the championship but had a heavy accident at Zandvoort in May and did not win again. Sold to Australian Ian Douglass for 1974 and rebuilt for Australian F2, using various 742 bits. The car was involved in a fire during private testing at Oran Park after the Lakeside race in December 1974 and was completely burnt to the ground.
- GRD 373 [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.
- Brabham BT41 [16] (Randy Lewis): New to Randy Lewis in 1973.
- March 733 [13] (Leonel Friedrich): New to Brazilian driver Leonel Friedrich (Porto Alegre, Brazil) and run for him by Peter Bloore Racing in the 1973 British Formula 3 season. Friedrich had not sat in a single-seater racing car before, but was the 1972 1600cc class Brazilian Touring Car Champion. For a novice, he was impressively quick straight away, eighth fastest in practice at his first race, and finishing second four times in his first dozen F3 races. His March was fitted with Holbay engines except for a brief mid-season flirtation with Novamotors. The car was then hired to another young Brazilian Alex Dias Ribeiro, and run for him by Angeleri March Racing Brazil in two races at the very end of the season. Subsequent history unknown.
- Brabham BT41 [14] (Ulf Svensson): New to Ulf Svensson in 1973.
- Royale RP11 [5] (Simon Sherman): New to Simon Sherman and raced in British F3 in 1972. Retained for 1973, but did not start many races. Sherman entered the car for a few races in 1974 but only started one race. Subsequent history unknown.
- Royale RP11A [6] (Val Musetti): New factory car for Tom Pryce to drive, replacing the one wrecked at the 1972 Monaco GP F3 race. To Reystan Racing for 1973 for Andy Sutcliffe to drive, but Sutcliffe left the team in April, and his seat was taken over by Val Musetti, who had written off his own RP11 in testing. Raced by Musetti through to the end of the season. Converted to Formula Atlantic specification for 1974 and raced by Musetti in the British championship up to May. Sold later in the year to Mike Franey and raced in libre racing. Raced by Franey in a couple of British Formula Atlantic races in 1975. Subsequent history unknown.
- Ensign LNF3/72 (Spencer Elton): New to Jeremy Gambs and raced in British F3 in 1972. Loaned to Alan McKechnie for Bob Evans at one race, and also raced by Gambs girlfriend Lorina Boughton, and by Reg James during that season. Sold to hillclimber Spencer Elton (Westbury, Wiltshire) for 1973 and raced in some F3 races. To David Way (Melksham, Wiltshire), fitted with a 1098cc Holbay engine and run in hillclimbs and sprints in 1974 in the 1100cc racing car class. Way bought the Cosworth FVA engine and Hewland FT200 gearbox from Gordon Brooks' wrecked Lotus 69 and fitted it to the Ensign for 1975. He raced it in this form up to 1979. Then sold to somebody in Dursley, thought to be Pete Morys, and then to Josie Tolhurst. For sale by Lenham Racing in 1986. Subsequent history unknown.
- 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.
Sources
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' original results.
These British Formula 3 results have been compiled by Chris Townsend using the main British magazines Autosport and Motoring News but also the US magazine On Track which carried surprisingly good coverage of the British series.
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.