Marlboro British Formula 3 Championship Race
Thruxton, 8 Apr 1985
| Results | Laps | Time/Speed | |||||||
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| 1 | Russell Spence | Reynard 853 - VW #1 |
20 | 26m 03.67s 108.48 mph |
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| 2 | Tim Davies | Reynard 853 - VW #4 Swallow Racing |
20 | 26m 13.46s |
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| 3 | Andy Wallace | Reynard 853 - VW #2 Swallow Racing |
20 | 26m 14.35s |
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| 4 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Ralt RT30 [516] - VW #3 West Surrey Racing |
20 | 26m 19.97s |
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| 5 | Anthony Reid | Reynard 853 - Saab #27 |
20 | 26m 28.46s |
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| 6 | Maurizio Sandro Sala | Reynard 853 - Saab |
20 | 26m 28.83s |
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| 7 | Harald Huysman | Ralt RT30 [513] - VW #6 Eddie Jordan Racing |
20 | 26m 38.80s |
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| 8 | Cathy Muller | Ralt RT3/84 - VW #9 Dave Price Racing |
20 | 26m 39.57s |
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| 9 | Phil Kempe | Ralt RT30 [518] - VW #8 Intersport Racing-Autoklenz |
20 | 26m 42.20s |
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| 10 | Mark Galvin | Ralt RT30 [519] - VW Docking Spitzley |
20 | 26m 47.74s |
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| 11 | Graham de Zille | Ralt RT30 [537] - VW Pegasus Racing |
20 | 27m 16.44s |
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| 12 | Carlton Tingling | Ralt RT3/83 [370] - VW |
20 | 27m 32.37s |
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| 13 | Mike Wright | Ralt RT3/84 [475B] - Toyota 2T-G Jupiter Racing |
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| 14 | Bill Coombs | Anson SA4B - Toyota 2T-G |
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| 15 | Ray Stover | Ralt RT3/84 - VW |
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| 16 | Keith Fine | Anson SA6 - VW |
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| 17 | Mark Goddard | Ralt RT3/84 - Toyota 2T-G |
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| 18 | Steve Harrington | Ralt RT30 [525] - VW Eddie Jordan Racing |
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| 19 | Steven Andskar | Ralt RT30 [561] - VW |
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| 20 | Godfrey Hall | Ralt RT3/84 [470] - Toyota 2T-G |
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| 21 | Joe Foster | Ralt RT30 - VW |
15 | Spun | |||||
| 22 | Kevin Jones | Ralt RT3/83 [371] - VW |
14 | Spun | |||||
| 23 | "Anton Soubriquet" | Ralt RT3/84 [443] - Toyota 2T-G |
8 | Spun | |||||
| 24 | Reima Soderman | Magnum 853 [001] - Toyota 2T-G |
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| 25 | Ronnie Grant | Ralt RT3/84 [82-323] - VW (see note 1) |
7 | Spun | |||||
| 26 | Steve Kempton | Ralt RT3/84 [461] - Toyota 2T-G |
5 | Spun | |||||
| 27 | Gerrit van Kouwen | Ralt RT30 [547] - VW Pegasus Racing |
2 | Accident | |||||
| 28 | Gary Evans | Ralt RT30 - VW #7 |
0 | Accident | |||||
| DNS | James Tolerton | Ralt RT3/84 [445] - Toyota 2T-G |
Did not start (Handling) |
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All cars are 2-litre F3 unless noted.
| Qualifying | |||||
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| 1 | Tim Davies | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 853 - VW | 1.14.67 | ||
| 2 | Andy Wallace | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 853 - VW | 1.14.87 | ||
| 3 | Mauricio Gugelmin | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30 [516] - VW | 1.15.02 | ||
| 4 | Russell Spence | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 853 - VW | 1.15.50 | ||
| 5 | Maurizio Sandro Sala | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 853 - Saab | 1.15.76 | ||
| 6 | Cathy Muller | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/84 - VW | 1.15.78 | ||
| 7 | Harald Huysman | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30 [513] - VW | 1.16.01 | ||
| 8 | Gary Evans | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30 - VW | 1.16.08 | ||
| 9 | Graham de Zille | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30 [537] - VW | 1.16.13 | ||
| 10 | Phil Kempe | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30 [518] - VW | 1.16.20 | ||
| 11 | Mark Galvin | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30 [519] - VW | 1.16.23 | ||
| 12 | Anthony Reid | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 853 - Saab | 1.16.41 | ||
| 13 | Gerrit van Kouwen | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30 [547] - VW | 1.16.46 | ||
| 14 | Joe Foster | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30 - VW | 1.16.83 | ||
| 15 | Carlton Tingling | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/83 [370] - VW | 1.17.33 | ||
| 16 | Mark Goddard | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/84 - Toyota 2T-G | 1.17.34 | ||
| 17 | Mike Wright | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/84 [475B] - Toyota 2T-G | 1.17.38 | ||
| 18 | Steve Harrington | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30 [525] - VW | 1.17.50 | ||
| 19 | Steven Andskar | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30 [561] - VW | 1.17.72 | ||
| 20 | Keith Fine | (F3) 2-litre Anson SA6 - VW | 1.17.77 | ||
| 21 | Godfrey Hall | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/84 [470] - Toyota 2T-G | 1.17.99 | ||
| 22 | Ray Stover | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/84 - VW | 1.18.13 | ||
| 23 | Steve Kempton | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/84 [461] - Toyota 2T-G | 1.18.31 | ||
| 24 | "Anton Soubriquet" | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/84 [443] - Toyota 2T-G | 1.18.90 | ||
| 25 | Bill Coombs | (F3) 2-litre Anson SA4B - Toyota 2T-G | 1.19.08 | ||
| 26 | Ronnie Grant | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/84 [82-323] - VW | 1.19.14 | ||
| 27 | Reima Soderman | (F3) 2-litre Magnum 853 [001] - Toyota 2T-G | 1.19.94 | ||
| 28 | Kevin Jones | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/83 [371] - VW | 1.20.01 | ||
| 29 | James Tolerton * | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/84 [445] - Toyota 2T-G | 1.25.29 | ||
| * Did not start | |||||
Notes on the cars:
- Ralt RT3/84 [82-323] (Ronnie Grant): Sold to Dave Price Racing in May 1982 and debuted by Jean-Louis Schlesser at Monaco (Autosport 3 Jun 1982 p17). Chassis number given in Autosort 7 Oct 1982. Used by Brundle from Silverstone 31 May onwards after damage to 294 at Dijon. Sold to Ronnie Grant, 1983 and retained 1984.
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.