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Lucas British Formula 3 Championship Race

Thruxton, 5 May 1986

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Gerrit van Kouwen Ralt RT30/86 [613] - VW  
#4 Pegasus Motorsport/Marlboro
20 25m 10.30s
112.3 mph
2 Andy Wallace Reynard 863 [034] - VW  
#2 Madgwick Motorsport
20 25m 10.74s
3 Tim Davies Ralt RT30/86 [621] - VW  
#7 Terropol Promotions
20 25m 24.06s
4 Keith Fine Ralt RT30/86 [620] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS
#6 Cellnet Racing
20 25m 24.64s
5 Maurizio Sandro Sala Ralt RT30/86 [618] - VW Brabham
#1 Stelrad Racing with EJR
20 25m 24.67s
6 Julian Bailey Ralt RT30/86 [653] - VW  
#39 Swallow Racing
20 25m 34.19s
7 Martin Donnelly Ralt RT30/86 [612] - VW  
#8 Swallow Racing
20 25m 34.30s
8 Damon Hill Ralt RT30/86 [627] - VW  
#17 Murray Taylor Racing
20 25m 34.75s
9 Paul Radisich Ralt RT30/86 [636] - VW  
#18 Murray Taylor Racing
20 25m 39.22s
10 Dave Simpson Ralt RT30/86 [630] - VW  
#19 Colin Bennett Racing
20 25m 49.80s
11 Ross Hockenhull Ralt RT30/86 [615] - VW  
#11 Richard Dutton Racing
20 25m 51.98s
12 Sean Walker Ralt RT30/85 [574] - VW  
#72 Techspeed Racing
20 25m 56.06s
13 Steve Kempton Ralt RT30/85 [519] - VW  
#78
20 25m 57.16s
14 Giles Butterfield Ralt RT30/86 [634] - VW Brabham
#21 Alan Docking Racing
20 26m 00.34s
15 Reima Soderman Ralt RT30/86 [645] - VW  
#34 Mike Rowe Racing with Formula Services
20 26m 10.07s
16 Gary Dunn Ralt RT30/85 [517] - VW Brabham
#61 Jupiter Racing
20 26m 11.71s
17 Ian Khan Ralt RT30/85 [520] - VW  
#56 Mike Rowe Racing with Formula Services
20 26m 12.66s
18 Gary Ward Ralt RT30/85 [587] - VW  
#55 RGS Racing
20 26m 13.22s
19 Paul Stott Ralt RT30/85 [567] - VW  
#66 Lynx Engineering
20 26m 13.44s
20 James Shead Ralt RT30/85 [526] - VW  
#77 John Maguire Racing
20 26m 19.55s
21 Alistair Lyall Ralt RT30/85 [547] - VW  
#54 G.R.A.B. Resins (Leicester) Ltd/Gerard Racing
20 26m 29.61s
22 Fulton Haight Magnum 863 - VW Spiess
#38 Magnum Racing Cars Ltd
19
23 Peter Richings Ralt RT30/85 [527] - VW  
#52 ACCO Cable Controls Ltd
19
24 Kevin Jones Ralt RT3/83 [371] - VW  
#76
18
R Mike Wright Ralt RT3/84 [475B] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#71
17 Sticking throttle
R Andy King Reynard 853 [023] - VW Brabham
#60 Solar Racing Ltd
13 Engine
R Mark Galvin Ralt RT30/86 [619] - VW Brabham
#22 Alan Docking Racing
11 Accident
R Guido Basile Ralt RT30/85 [537] - VW  
#64 Terropol Promotions
6 Engine
R Adrian Willmott Ralt RT30/85 [513] - VW Brabham
#62 Jupiter Racing
5 Electrics
R Graham de Zille Ralt RT30/86 [604] - VW  
#10 Pegasus Motorsport/Harvest Moon Fashion Knitwear
1 Accident
R Dave Scott Reynard 863 [032] - VW  
#3 David Price Racing
1 Accident
R David Hunt Ralt RT30/86 [605] - VW  
#9 Cellnet Racing
1 Accident
R Mark Goddard Magnum 853 [04] - VW  
#51 Stretton Motorsport
1 Master switch
R Peter Meyrick Ralt RT30/85 - VW  
#53
1 Accident
DNS Perry McCarthy Reynard 863 [033] - VW  
#35 Madgwick Motorsport with Hawtal Whiting
Did not start
(Trapped nerve in right leg)
DNS Ronnie Grant Ralt RT3/84 [455] - VW  
#69
Did not start
  Gary Brabham Ralt RT30/86 [603] - VW Brabham
#5 Jack Brabham Racing Ltd
On entry list
  Alan Tulloch Ralt RT3/84 [AM84-7] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#74 Alan Tulloch
On entry list

All cars are 2-litre F3 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Gerrit van Kouwen (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [613] - VW   1.13.89
2 Andy Wallace (F3) 2-litre Reynard 863 [034] - VW   1.14.07
3 Tim Davies (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [621] - VW   1.14.14
4 Keith Fine (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [620] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS 1.14.32
5 Graham de Zille (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [604] - VW   1.14.36
6 Maurizio Sandro Sala (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [618] - VW Brabham 1.14.37
7 Julian Bailey (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [653] - VW   1.14.40
8 Dave Scott (F3) 2-litre Reynard 863 [032] - VW   1.14.56
9 Martin Donnelly (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [612] - VW   1.14.50
10 Damon Hill (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [627] - VW   1.14.71
11 Paul Radisich (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [636] - VW   1.14.87
12 Mark Galvin (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [619] - VW Brabham 1.14.96
13 Giles Butterfield (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [634] - VW Brabham 1.15.00
14 Perry McCarthy * (F3) 2-litre Reynard 863 [033] - VW   1.15.02
15 Andy King (F3) 2-litre Reynard 853 [023] - VW Brabham 1.15.03
16 Dave Simpson (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [630] - VW   1.15.15
17 David Hunt (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [605] - VW   1.15.21
18 Steve Kempton (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [519] - VW   1.15.93
19 Ross Hockenhull (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [615] - VW   1.15.96
20 Reima Soderman (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [645] - VW   1.15.97
21 Sean Walker (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [574] - VW   1.16.02
22 Gary Ward (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [587] - VW   1.16.04
23 Alistair Lyall (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [547] - VW   1.16.14
24 Adrian Willmott (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [513] - VW Brabham 1.16.49
25 Paul Stott (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [567] - VW   1.16.57
26 Gary Dunn (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [517] - VW Brabham 1.16.93
27 Ian Khan (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [520] - VW   1.16.96
28 Mike Wright (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/84 [475B] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.17.20
29 Mark Goddard (F3) 2-litre Magnum 853 [04] - VW   1.17.26
30 James Shead (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [526] - VW   1.17.30
31 Kevin Jones (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/83 [371] - VW   1.17.95
32 Peter Meyrick (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 - VW   1.17.99
33 Peter Richings (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [527] - VW   1.18.91
34 Fulton Haight (F3) 2-litre Magnum 863 - VW Spiess 1.18.98
35 Ronnie Grant * (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/84 [455] - VW   1.19.35
36 Guido Basile (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [537] - VW   1.20.30
 
* Did not start

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.