Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship Race
Brands Hatch, 13 Jul 1980
Results | Laps | Time/Speed | |||||||
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1 | Kenneth Acheson | March 793 [13] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #8 RMC Group-Murray Taylor Racing |
20 | 29m 21.77s 102.15 mph |
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2 | Stefan Johansson | March 803B [20 or 21] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #1 Project Four Racing |
29m 24.47s |
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3 | Brett Riley | March 803B - Alfa Romeo Novamotor #18 Gomm Metal/Dave Price Racing |
29m 27.52s |
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4 | Roberto Guerrero | Argo JM6 [039-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #4 Anglia Cars |
29m 29.24s |
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5 | Thierry Tassin | Argo JM6 [042-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #5 Anglia Cars |
29m 30.09s |
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6 | Rob Wilson | Ralt RT3/80 [191] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #31 SW Racing |
29m 32.29s |
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7 | Mike Blanchet | Lola T770/3 [T770 HU1] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #30 SDC Buiilders |
29m 43.83s |
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8 | Mike O'Brien | March 803B [803-10] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #9 National Girobank |
29m 51.18s |
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9 | Tommy 'Slim' Borgudd | March 793 [19] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #62 Roger Heavens Racing |
29m 51.38s |
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10 | Peter Morgan | March 803 [16] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #33 Eddie Jordan (see note 1) |
30m 12.55s |
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11 | Ian Flux | Ehrlich RP4 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #38 Dr J. Ehrlich |
30m 14.89s |
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12 | John Village | Ralt RT1/78 [115] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #15 |
30m 26.40s |
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13 | Wyatt Stanley | Ralt RT3/80 [187] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #40 (see note 2) |
30m 30.32s |
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14 | Ian Shaw | Pilbeam MP45 [1] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #32 |
30m 31.27s |
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15 | Toshio Suzuki | March 803B [803-18] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #12 |
30m 38.49s |
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16 | Rick Whyman | Chevron B43 [43.78.07] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #24 (see note 3) |
30m 39.00s |
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17 | Tomas Kaiser | Ralt RT1/78 [110] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #61 Bella Fritio |
30m 51.09s |
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18 | Tony Norton | March 773/783 [773-3] - Triumph Dolomite 4 #23 PC Designs Ltd (see note 4) |
19 | ||||||
19 | Wil Arif | March 773 [T1] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #64 |
19 | ||||||
20 | Gerry Amato | Chevron B47B - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #14 |
17 | ||||||
R | Paul Hutson | March 783/793 [783-23] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #19 T.H. Hutson Racing |
13 | Oil leak | |||||
R | David Sears | Argo JM6 [043-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #3 Rushen Green Racing |
9 | Accident | |||||
R | Mike White | March 803B [803-2] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #11 Autowindscreens with Gerard Racing |
9 | Gave up | |||||
R | Terry Gray | Ralt RT1/78 [139] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #47 |
7 | Gearbox | |||||
R | Phil Silverstone | Argo JM6 [041-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #41 |
5 | Brakes | |||||
R | Eddie Jordan | March 793 [783-5] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #7 Marlboro Team Ireland (see note 5) |
0 | Accident | |||||
DNS | Tommy Byrne | Ralt RT3/80 [183] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #6 (see note 6) |
Did not start (Accident damage) |
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DNS | Leo Andersson | Ralt RT1 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #63 |
Did not start | ||||||
T/C | Eddie Jordan | March 793 [18] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #7 Marlboro Team Ireland |
(Crashed in practice) | ||||||
DNA | Fred Krab | March 803 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #29 Racing Team Holland |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | John Bright | Pilbeam MP45 [1] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #50 Pilbeam Racing Designs |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Alan Morgan | Ring - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #54 |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Paul Morton | Ralt RT1 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #65 |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Trevor Templeton | March - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #66 Peter Fairweather |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Paul Howarth | Chevron B43 [43.78.07] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #67 Rick Whyman Racing (see note 7) |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Kurt Thiim | Chevron B43 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #71 Jac Nelleman |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Richard Morgan | Martini - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #72 |
Did not arrive | ||||||
DNA | Laurence Jacobsen | Ehrlich RP4 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #39 Dr J. Ehrlich |
Did not arrive |
All cars are 2-litre F3 unless noted.
Qualifying | |||||
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1 | Brett Riley | (F3) 2-litre March 803B - Alfa Romeo Novamotor | 1m 26.238s | ||
2 | Stefan Johansson | (F3) 2-litre March 803B [20 or 21] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 26.272s | ||
3 | Kenneth Acheson | (F3) 2-litre March 793 [13] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 26.289s | ||
4 | Roberto Guerrero | (F3) 2-litre Argo JM6 [039-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 26.319s | ||
5 | Mike White | (F3) 2-litre March 803B [803-2] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 26.338s | ||
6 | Rob Wilson | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/80 [191] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 26.357s | ||
7 | David Sears | (F3) 2-litre Argo JM6 [043-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 26.372s | ||
8 | Thierry Tassin | (F3) 2-litre Argo JM6 [042-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 26.394s | ||
9 | Eddie Jordan | (F3) 2-litre March 793 [783-5] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 26.745s | ||
10 | Tommy 'Slim' Borgudd | (F3) 2-litre March 793 [19] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 26.828s | ||
11 | Mike Blanchet | (F3) 2-litre Lola T770/3 [T770 HU1] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 26.969s | ||
12 | Mike O'Brien | (F3) 2-litre March 803B [803-10] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 27.577s | ||
13 | Terry Gray | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/78 [139] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 28.254s | ||
14 | Ian Flux | (F3) 2-litre Ehrlich RP4 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 28.288s | ||
15 | Toshio Suzuki | (F3) 2-litre March 803B [803-18] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 28.872s | ||
16 | Ian Shaw | (F3) 2-litre Pilbeam MP45 [1] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 29.092s | ||
17 | John Village | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/78 [115] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 29.155s | ||
18 | Tommy Byrne * | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/80 [183] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 29.201s | ||
19 | Peter Morgan | (F3) 2-litre March 803 [16] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 29.611s | ||
20 | Wyatt Stanley | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/80 [187] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 29.654s | ||
21 | Tomas Kaiser | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/78 [110] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 30.071s | ||
22 | Rick Whyman | (F3) 2-litre Chevron B43 [43.78.07] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 30.627s | ||
23 | Tony Norton | (F3) 2-litre March 773/783 [773-3] - Triumph Dolomite 4 | 1m 30.700s | ||
24 | Leo Andersson * | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 32.005s | ||
25 | Wil Arif | (F3) 2-litre March 773 [T1] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 32.028s | ||
26 | Gerry Amato | (F3) 2-litre Chevron B47B - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 32.771s | ||
27 | Phil Silverstone | (F3) 2-litre Argo JM6 [041-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 34.724s | ||
28 | Paul Hutson | (F3) 2-litre March 783/793 [783-23] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 1m 37.150s | ||
* Did not start |
Notes on the cars:
- March 803 [16] (Peter Morgan): Sold to Eddie Jordan 18 Jan 1980. Used in first part of 1980 season, then rented out, and for sale with chassis number (Autosport 5 Feb 1981 p47). To Roger Cowman (Belper, Derbyshire) for Ian Shaw then subsequently to Tony Norton. Retained 1982.
- Ralt RT3/80 [187] (Wyatt Stanley): Sold to Wyatt Stanley 22 May 1980 and used in 1980 British series. To Roy Kennedy Racing ('ex Stanley' Autosport 2 Jul 1981 p4) for various rental drivers. Retained 1982.
- Chevron B43 [43.78.07] (Rick Whyman): New to Chevron Racing Team for Patrick Gaillard to race in the European F3 championship in 1978. Sold to Barry Green for British F3 in 1979, and rented by Fred Opert Racing for Manuel Tolama to drive at the Monaco GP F3 event that year. To Rick Whyman for British F3 in 1980, then driven by Trevor Wigglesworth from August onwards after Whyman bought a March 793. Raced again by Wigglesworth for Rick Whyman Racing in 1981.
- March 773/783 [773-3] (Tony Norton): March build records show sold to Unipart, 23 December 1976. Only one 773 is consigned to Unipart in the build records. Assumed that Taylor as senior driver would take the new car, a fact borne out by occasional references in 1977 to Needell being in a 763, the team's original car.
- March 793 [783-5] (Eddie Jordan): Shown in March records for 1978 as delivered to Daniel Herregods, 19 January 1978, colour yellow with tub 78M25. To Rob Wilson in 1979 to replace his tiring Ralt RT1 and updated to 1979 specification. Autosport notes ‘ex Herregods’ and chassis number noted by F1R at Snetterton in August 1979. Sold to Gerry Amato for 1980 season, Autosport notes his car as ‘ex Wilson 1979’. Retained by Amato until 1982 then sold to Greg and Tim Atkinson.
- Ralt RT3/80 [183] (Tommy Byrne): A works car finished July 1980 for Tommy Byrne to run at British GP support race. Sold to Tiga for Daniele Albertin to run. Used by James Weaver in 1981 and then sold to Mike O'Brien. To Tony Trevor for 1982 (Autosport 18 Feb 1982 p7; Motoring News 11 Mar 1982 p14 'ex O'Brien, Weaver') badly damaged at Thruxton in April and probably scrapped. Trevor only reappears at Silverstone 27 June in what Autosport (1 Jul 1982 p8) calls 'a replacement built up from a pile of bits, most bought from Dave Scott's team who had built up a new car during the close season'. These bits may, themselves, have come from the remains of RT3/192 which Scott may have destroyed in testing in 1980, plus surplus parts from RT3/250. We should presume that 183 ceases to exist after April 1980 unless observation of the plate can be found on Trevor's late 1982 car.
- Chevron B43 [43.78.07] (Paul Howarth): New to Chevron Racing Team for Patrick Gaillard to race in the European F3 championship in 1978. Sold to Barry Green for British F3 in 1979, and rented by Fred Opert Racing for Manuel Tolama to drive at the Monaco GP F3 event that year. To Rick Whyman for British F3 in 1980, then driven by Trevor Wigglesworth from August onwards after Whyman bought a March 793. Raced again by Wigglesworth for Rick Whyman Racing in 1981.
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.
Individual sources for this event
Autosport 17 Jul 1980 pp35-36, Motoring News 17 Jul 1980 p16