Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship Race
Silverstone, 6 Jul 1980
| Results | Laps | Time/Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thierry Tassin | Argo JM6 [042-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #5 Anglia Cars |
20 | 20m 53.24s 92.38 mph |
| 2 | Rob Wilson | Ralt RT3/80 [191] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #31 SW Racing |
20 | 20m 53.80s |
| 3 | David Sears | Argo JM6 [043-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #3 Rushen Green Racing |
20 | 20m 57.17s |
| 4 | Roberto Guerrero | Argo JM6 [039-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #4 Anglia Cars |
20 | 21m 00.94s |
| 5 | Kenneth Acheson | March 793 [13] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #8 RMC Group-Murray Taylor Racing |
20 | 21m 06.16s |
| 6 | Mike O'Brien | March 803B [803-10] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #9 National Girobank |
20 | 21m 15.01s |
| 7 | Mike Blanchet | Lola T770/2 [T770 HU1] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #30 SDC Buiilders |
20 | 21m 24.49s |
| 8 | Toshio Suzuki | March 803B [803-18] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #12 March Racing Ltd |
20 | 21m 27.71s |
| 9 | Eddie Jordan | March 793 [18] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #7 Marlboro Team Ireland |
20 | 21m 31.04s |
| 10 | John Village | Ralt RT1/78 [115] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #15 |
20 | 21m 44.77s |
| 11 | Wyatt Stanley | Ralt RT3/80 [187] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #40 (see note 1) |
20 | 21m 45.45s |
| 12 | Gerry Amato | Chevron B47B - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #14 |
19 | |
| 13 | Paul Hutson | March 783/793 [783-23] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #19 T.H. Hutson Racing |
19 | |
| 14 | Tony Norton | March 773/783 [773-3] - Triumph Dolomite 4 #23 PC Designs Ltd (see note 2) |
18 | |
| R | Stefan Johansson | March 803B [20 or 21] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #1 Project Four Racing |
14 | Black flagged |
| R | Phil Silverstone | Argo JM6 [041-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #41 |
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| DSQ | Mike White | March 803B [803-2] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor #11 Autowindscreens with Gerard Racing |
Leaking airbox, 1st on road | |
All cars are 2-litre F3 unless noted.
| Qualifying | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefan Johansson | (F3) 2-litre March 803B [20 or 21] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 54.40s | ||
| 2 | Mike White | (F3) 2-litre March 803B [803-2] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 54.45s | ||
| 3 | Rob Wilson | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/80 [191] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 54.67s | ||
| 4 | Kenneth Acheson | (F3) 2-litre March 793 [13] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 54.81s | ||
| 5 | Roberto Guerrero | (F3) 2-litre Argo JM6 [039-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 54.83s | ||
| 6 | Thierry Tassin | (F3) 2-litre Argo JM6 [042-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 54.89s | ||
| 7 | David Sears | (F3) 2-litre Argo JM6 [043-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 54.95s | ||
| 8 | Mike Blanchet | (F3) 2-litre Lola T770/2 [T770 HU1] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 55.32s | ||
| 9 | Eddie Jordan | (F3) 2-litre March 793 [18] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 55.43s | ||
| 10 | Mike O'Brien | (F3) 2-litre March 803B [803-10] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 55.67s | ||
| 11 | Toshio Suzuki | (F3) 2-litre March 803B [803-18] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 56.10s | ||
| 12 | Wyatt Stanley | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/80 [187] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 56.55s | ||
| 13 | John Village | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/78 [115] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 57.90s | ||
| 14 | Phil Silverstone | (F3) 2-litre Argo JM6 [041-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 58.24s | ||
| 15 | Paul Hutson | (F3) 2-litre March 783/793 [783-23] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | 58.89s | ||
| 16 | Tony Norton | (F3) 2-litre March 773/783 [773-3] - Triumph Dolomite 4 | 59.05s | ||
| 17 | Gerry Amato | (F3) 2-litre Chevron B47B - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor | no time | ||
Notes on the cars:
- 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.
- 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.
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.
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 10 Jul 1980 p54, Motoring News 10 Jul 1980 p15