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Lucas British Formula 3 Championship Race

Brands Hatch, 5 Apr 1987

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Johnny Herbert Reynard 873 [052] - VW Spiess
#2 Eddie Jordan Racing 		20 28m 52.96s
108.58 mph
2 Gary Brabham Ralt RT31 [686] - VW Brabham
#5 Jack Brabham Racing/Panasonic
 		20 29m 00.04s
3 Damon Hill Ralt RT31 [697] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS
#7 Intersport/Cellnet 		20 29m 00.90s
4 Niclas Schönström Reynard 873 [049] - VW  
#33 Swallow Racing 		20 29m 01.27s
5 Perry McCarthy Reynard 873 [047] - VW  
#1 Madgwick Motorsport/Hawtal Whiting
 		20 29m 11.23s
6 Thomas Danielsson Reynard 873 [067] - VW  
#10 Madgwick Motorsport/Q8 Petroleum
 		20 29m 16.31s
7 Ross Hockenhull Reynard 873 [062] - VW  
#25 Richard Dutton Racing 		20 29m 17.21s
8 Gary Ayles Reynard 873 [057] - VW  
#22 Techspeed Racing 		20 29m 20.59s
9 Martin Donnelly Reynard 873 [068] - VW  
#3 Swallow Racing 		20 29m 23.86s
10 Paul Stott Reynard 873 [054] - VW Spiess
#20 Eddie Jordan Racing 		20 29m 30.11s
11 Mark Galvin Reynard 873 [055] - VW Brabham
#9 Docking Racing/Shorehill Investments
 		20 29m 37.62s
12 Gary Dunn (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [033] - VW Brabham
#71 		20 29m 54.08s
104.88 mph
13 Peter Boutwood (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 - VW  
#74 		20 30m 13.36s
14 Marco Greco Reynard 873 [053] - VW  
#14 Madgwick Motorsport 		20 30m 13.41s
15 Alistair Lyall (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [612] - VW  
#52 Gerard Racing 		20 30m 13.76s
16 Philippe Favre Reynard 873 [064] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor
#44 Reynard Research & Development
 		20 30m 18.94s
17 Mike Donovan (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [527] - VW  
#51 ACCO Cable Controls 		19
18 Don Hardman (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 853 [014] - VW  
#66 		19
19 Steve Bottoms (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [567] - VW  
#82 Vixen Racing 		19
20 John Hotchkis Jr (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [634] - VW  
#64 John Maguire Racing 		19
21 Tom Waring (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [031] - VW  
#57 Mike Rowe Racing 		19
22 Eddie Kimbell (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [619] - VW  
#53 Turbo Care 		19
R Tim Jones (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [645] - VW  
Mike Rowe 		16 Brakes
R Craig Simmiss Reynard 873 [059] - VW  
#17 Afamaya Racing 		15 Brakes
R Guido Basile (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [621] - VW  
#61 Terropol Promotions 		14 Accident
R Scott Stringfellow (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [032] - VW  
#77 Jim Lee Racing 		9 Steering
R Gilberto Jiménez Reynard 873 [056] - VW  
#27 Richard Dutton Racing 		6 Throttle
R Ian Khan (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [034] - VW  
#56 Mike Rowe Racing/Formula Services
 		5 Engine
R Bertrand Gachot Ralt RT31 [720] - Alfa Romeo
#11 West Surrey Racing 		0 Accident
R Graham de Zille Ralt RT31 [700] - VW Brabham
#4 Pegasus Motorsport/Harvest Moon
 		0 Accident
R Massimo Monti Ralt RT31 [679] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS
#21 Intersport/Cellnet 		0 Accident
R Peter Kox Reynard 873 [058] - VW  
#29 Mike Rowe Racing/Formula Services
 		0 Accident
DNS Julian Bailey Swallow 387 - VW  
#30 Swallow Racing 		Did not start
DNS Steve Kempton Reynard 873 - VW  
#6 Terropol Promotions 		Did not start
(Accident)
DNS Phil Andrews Reynard 873 [048] - Alfa Romeo JQF
#24 Isis Racing/Formula Services
 		Did not start
(Accident, hit Kempton's parked car)
DNS Alan Tulloch (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [636] - VW  
#68 		Did not start

All cars are 2-litre F3 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Damon Hill (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [697] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS 1.25.37
2 Johnny Herbert (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [052] - VW Spiess 1.25.53
3 Gary Brabham (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [686] - VW Brabham 1.25.64
4 Perry McCarthy (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [047] - VW   1.25.81
5 Bertrand Gachot (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [720] - Alfa Romeo 1.25.97
6 Graham de Zille (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [700] - VW Brabham 1.26.23
7 Massimo Monti (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [679] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS 1.26.26
8 Gary Ayles (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [057] - VW   1.26.34
9 Ross Hockenhull (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [062] - VW   1.26.43
10 Thomas Danielsson (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [067] - VW   1.26.45
11 Niclas Schönström (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [049] - VW   1.26.48
12 Mark Galvin (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [055] - VW Brabham 1.26.82
13 Julian Bailey * (F3) 2-litre Swallow 387 - VW   1.26.83
14 Martin Donnelly (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [068] - VW   1.26.94
15 Philippe Favre (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [064] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor 1.27.02
16 Steve Kempton * (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 - VW   1.27.21
17 Marco Greco (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [053] - VW   1.27.38
18 Phil Andrews * (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [048] - Alfa Romeo JQF 1.27.39
19 Gary Dunn (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [033] - VW Brabham 1.27.46
20 Peter Kox (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [058] - VW   1.27.49
21 Paul Stott (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [054] - VW Spiess 1.27.52
22 Tim Jones (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [645] - VW   1.28.07
23 Craig Simmiss (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [059] - VW   1.28.30
24 Alistair Lyall (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [612] - VW   1.28.73
25 Peter Boutwood (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 - VW   1.28.84
26 Gilberto Jiménez (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [056] - VW   1.28.96
27 Ian Khan (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [034] - VW   1.28.96
28 Mike Donovan (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [527] - VW   1.30.03
29 Don Hardman (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 853 [014] - VW   1.30.08
30 Steve Bottoms (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [567] - VW   1.30.49
31 Scott Stringfellow (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [032] - VW   1.30.50
32 Eddie Kimbell (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [619] - VW   1.30.86
33 John Hotchkis Jr (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [634] - VW   1.31.10
34 Guido Basile (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [621] - VW   1.31.97
35 Tom Waring (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [031] - VW   1.32.55
36 Alan Tulloch * (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [636] - VW   no time
 
* 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.