Marlboro British Formula 3 Championship Race
Thruxton, 6 May 1985
| Results | Laps | Time/Speed | |||||||
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| 1 | Gary Evans | Ralt RT30 - VW #10 Murray Taylor Racing |
20 | 25m 28.01s 111.01 mph |
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| 2 | Andy Wallace | Reynard 853 - VW #2 Swallow Racing |
25m 29.53s |
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| 3 | Tim Davies | Reynard 853 - VW #4 Swallow Racing |
25m 31.94s |
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| 4 | Russell Spence | Reynard 853 - VW #1 |
25m 33.20s |
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| 5 | Phil Kempe | Ralt RT30 [518] - VW Intersport Racing-Autoklenz |
25m 40.46s |
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| 6 | Gerrit van Kouwen | Ralt RT30 [547] - VW Pegasus Racing |
25m 46.45s |
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| 7 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Ralt RT30 [516] - VW West Surrey Racing |
25m 47.69s |
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| 8 | Maurizio Sandro Sala | Reynard 853 - Saab #6 |
25m 48.52s |
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| 9 | Harald Huysman | Ralt RT30 [513] - VW Eddie Jordan Racing |
25m 53.61s |
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| 10 | Steve Harrington | Ralt RT30 [525] - VW Eddie Jordan Racing |
26m 00.94s |
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| 11 | Anthony Reid | Reynard 853 - Saab #8 |
26m 03.23s |
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| 12 | Cathy Muller | Reynard 853 [013] - VW #16 Dave Price Racing |
26m 03.28s |
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| 13 | Joe Foster | Ralt RT30 - VW Murray Taylor Racing |
26m 06.65s |
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| 14 | Carlton Tingling | Ralt RT3/83 [370] - VW #56 |
26m 14.90s |
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| 15 | Ray Stover | Ralt RT3/84 - VW Anglo American Racing |
26m 21.96s |
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| 16 | Mark Goddard | Ralt RT3/84 - Toyota 2T-G |
26m 22.46s |
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| 17 | Godfrey Hall | Ralt RT3/84 [470] - Toyota 2T-G |
26m 35.93s |
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| 18 | Mike Wright | Ralt RT3/84 [475B] - Toyota 2T-G Jupiter Racing |
26m 38.93s |
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| 19 | Giles Butterfield | Ralt RT3/84 - Toyota 2T-G Alan Docking Racing |
26m 40.61s |
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| 20 | Ronnie Grant | Ralt RT3/84 [82-323] - VW (see note 1) |
21 | ||||||
| 21 | "Anton Soubriquet" | Ralt RT3/84 [443] - Toyota 2T-G |
19 | ||||||
| 22 | Bill Coombs | Anson SA4B - Toyota 2T-G |
13 | Handling | |||||
| 23 | Kevin Jones | Ralt RT3/83 [371] - VW |
13 | Electrics | |||||
| 24 | Mark Galvin | Ralt RT30 [519] - VW Docking Spitzley |
8 | Damaged nose | |||||
| 25 | Graham de Zille | Ralt RT30 [537] - VW Pegasus Racing |
0 | Collision with Reid | |||||
| DNS | Keith Fine | Anson SA6 - VW |
Did not start (Engine) |
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| DNS | Steve Kempton | Ralt RT3/84 [461] - Toyota 2T-G |
Did not start (Engine) |
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| DNS | Jari Koiranen | Magnum 853 [002] - VW #37 |
Did not start (Engine) |
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| DNS | Richard Morgan | Ralt RT3/83 - Toyota 2T-G Tarry Racing |
Did not start (Accident) |
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| DNS | Roger Hamblin | March 793 - Toyota 2T-G |
Did not start (Water pump) |
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All cars are 2-litre F3 unless noted.
| Qualifying | |||||
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| 1 | Mauricio Gugelmin | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30 [516] - VW | 1.14.70 | ||
| 2 | Andy Wallace | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 853 - VW | 1.15.17 | ||
| 3 | Gary Evans | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30 - VW | 1.15.18 | ||
| 4 | Tim Davies | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 853 - VW | 1.15.40 | ||
| 5 | Harald Huysman | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30 [513] - VW | 1.15.46 | ||
| 6 | Phil Kempe | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30 [518] - VW | 1.15.60 | ||
| 7 | Russell Spence | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 853 - VW | 1.15.65 | ||
| 8 | Maurizio Sandro Sala | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 853 - Saab | 1.15.78 | ||
| 9 | Gerrit van Kouwen | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30 [547] - VW | 1.15.96 | ||
| 10 | Mark Galvin | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30 [519] - VW | 1.16.19 | ||
| 11 | Graham de Zille | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30 [537] - VW | 1.16.25 | ||
| 12 | Anthony Reid | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 853 - Saab | 1.16.33 | ||
| 13 | Joe Foster | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30 - VW | 1.16.33 | ||
| 14 | Steve Harrington | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30 [525] - VW | 1.16.39 | ||
| 15 | Carlton Tingling | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/83 [370] - VW | 1.17.09 | ||
| 16 | Cathy Muller | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 853 [013] - VW | 1.17.26 | ||
| 17 | Ray Stover | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/84 - VW | 1.17.99 | ||
| 18 | Keith Fine * | (F3) 2-litre Anson SA6 - VW | 1.18.02 | ||
| 19 | Mark Goddard | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/84 - Toyota 2T-G | 1.18.04 | ||
| 20 | Richard Morgan * | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/83 - Toyota 2T-G | 1.18.12 | ||
| 21 | Godfrey Hall | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/84 [470] - Toyota 2T-G | 1.18.24 | ||
| 22 | Giles Butterfield | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/84 - Toyota 2T-G | 1.18.25 | ||
| 23 | Steve Kempton * | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/84 [461] - Toyota 2T-G | 1.18.37 | ||
| 24 | Mike Wright | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/84 [475B] - Toyota 2T-G | 1.18.39 | ||
| 25 | Bill Coombs | (F3) 2-litre Anson SA4B - Toyota 2T-G | 1.18.56 | ||
| 26 | "Anton Soubriquet" | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/84 [443] - Toyota 2T-G | 1.18.93 | ||
| 27 | Ronnie Grant | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/84 [82-323] - VW | 1.19.09 | ||
| 28 | Kevin Jones | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/83 [371] - VW | 1.19.80 | ||
| 29 | Roger Hamblin * | (F3) 2-litre March 793 - Toyota 2T-G | 1.23.22 | ||
| 30 | Jari Koiranen * | (F3) 2-litre Magnum 853 [002] - VW | 1.47.83 | ||
| * 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.