Lucas British Formula 3 Championship Race
Brands Hatch, 17 May 1987
Results | Laps | Time/Speed | |||||||
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1 | Bertrand Gachot | Ralt RT31 [720] - Alfa Romeo West Surrey Racing |
30 | 22m 48.67s 94.97 mph |
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2 | Johnny Herbert | Reynard 873 [052] - VW Spiess Stelrad Racing with E.J.R. |
30 | 22m 53.18s |
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3 | Martin Donnelly | Reynard 873 [068] - VW Swallow Racing Ltd |
30 | 22m 53.66s |
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4 | Gary Brabham | Ralt RT31 [686] - VW Brabham Jack Brabham Panasonic Racing Team |
30 | 23m 12.97s |
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5 | Niclas Schönström | Reynard 873 [049] - VW Swallow Racing Ltd |
30 | 23m 15.92s |
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6 | Thomas Danielsson | Reynard 873 [067] - Alfa Romeo Madgwick Motorsport |
30 | 23m 20.60s |
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7 | Damon Hill | Ralt RT31 [697] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS Cellnet Ricoh Racing |
30 | 23m 21.38s |
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8 | Gary Dunn | (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [033] - VW |
30 | 23m 22.48s 92.68 mph |
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9 | Steve Kempton | Reynard 873 [069] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor Reynard R&D |
30 | 23m 25.86s |
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10 | Gary Ayles | Reynard 873 [057] - VW Tech Speed Racing |
30 | 23m 32.60s |
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11 | Massimo Monti | Ralt RT31 [679] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS Cellnet Ricoh Racing |
30 | 23m 34.07s |
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12 | Marco Greco | Reynard 873 [053] - VW Madgwick Motorsport |
30 | 23m 36.43s |
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13 | Paul Stott | Reynard 873 [054] - VW Spiess Eddie Jordan Racing |
30 | 23m 52.64s |
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14 | Alistair Lyall | (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [612] - VW Gerard Racing |
29 | ||||||
15 | Roland Ratzenberger | Ralt RT31 [719] - VW Brabham #12 West Surrey Racing/ATS |
29 | ||||||
16 | Tim Jones | (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [618] - VW Eddie Jordan Racing |
29 | ||||||
17 | Gary Ward | (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 - VW R.G.S. Racing |
29 | ||||||
18 | Peter Boutwood | (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 - VW Roger Cowman Racing |
29 | ||||||
19 | Scott Stringfellow | (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [032] - VW Jim Lee Racing |
28 | ||||||
20 | Ronnie Grant | (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [613] - VW |
28 | ||||||
R | Ross Hockenhull | Reynard 873 [062] - VW Richard Dutton Racing |
23 | Accident | |||||
R | Graham de Zille | Ralt RT31 [700] - VW Brabham Pegasus Motorsport/Harvest Moon |
19 | Accident | |||||
R | Mark Galvin | Reynard 873 [055] - VW Schrick Alan Docking Racing |
19 | Accident | |||||
R | Philippe Favre | Reynard 873 [064] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor Reynard R&D |
18 | Electrics | |||||
R | Peter Kox | Reynard 873 [058] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS Mike Rowe Racing with Formula Services |
14 | Electrics | |||||
R | Gilberto Jiménez | Reynard 873 [056] - VW Richard Dutton Racing |
5 | Accident | |||||
DNQH | Guido Basile | (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [621] - VW Neil Brown Terropol Promotions |
Did not qualify from heats | ||||||
DNQH | Steve Bottoms | (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [567] - VW Vixen Racing |
Did not qualify from heats | ||||||
DNQH | John Hotchkis Jr | (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [526] - VW John Maguire Racing |
Did not qualify from heats | ||||||
DNQH | Ian Khan | (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [034] - VW Mike Rowe Racing with Formula Services |
Did not qualify from heats | ||||||
DNQH | Alan Tulloch | (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [636] - VW |
Did not qualify from heats | ||||||
DNQH | Craig Simmiss | Reynard 873 [059] - VW Afamya Racing with C.S. Engineering |
Did not qualify from heats | ||||||
DNQH | Phil Andrews | Reynard 873 [048] - Alfa Romeo JQF Isis Racing/Formula Services |
Did not qualify from heats | ||||||
DNS | Perry McCarthy | Reynard 873 [047] - VW Madgwick Motorsport with Hawtal Whiting |
Did not start (Gear selectors) |
All cars are 2-litre F3 unless noted.
Heat 1 | Laps | Time | Speed | |
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1 | Gary Ayles | 15 | 0.11.27.41 | 94.54 mph |
2 | Gilberto Jiménez | 15 | 0.11.29.42 | |
3 | Paul Stott | 15 | 0.11.30.18 | |
4 | Perry McCarthy | 15 | 0.11.30.21 | |
5 | Alistair Lyall | 15 | 0.11.32.43 | |
6 | Gary Ward | 15 | 0.11.32.76 | |
7 | Tim Jones | 15 | 0.11.34.47 | |
8 | Ronnie Grant | 15 | 0.11.38.76 | |
9 | Peter Boutwood | 15 | 0.11.42.01 | |
10 | Scott Stringfellow | 15 | 0.11.42.33 | |
11 | Guido Basile | 15 | 0.11.57.08 | |
12 | Steve Bottoms | 15 | 0.11.57.52 | |
13 | John Hotchkis Jr | 15 | 0.11.57.58 | |
14 | Ian Khan | 15 | 0.12.00.23 | |
15 | Alan Tulloch | 14 | ||
Craig Simmiss | 7 | Retired - accident | ||
Phil Andrews | 4 | Retired - electrics |
Qualifying | |||||
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1 | Bertrand Gachot | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [720] - Alfa Romeo | 0.43.22 | ||
2 | Thomas Danielsson | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [067] - Alfa Romeo | 0.43.51 | ||
3 | Martin Donnelly | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [068] - VW | 0.43.57 | ||
4 | Damon Hill | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [697] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS | 0.43.58 | ||
5 | Johnny Herbert | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [052] - VW Spiess | 0.43.61 | ||
6 | Massimo Monti | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [679] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS | 0.43.71 | ||
7 | Gary Dunn | (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [033] - VW | 0.43.77 | ||
8 | Gary Brabham | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [686] - VW Brabham | 0.43.80 | ||
9 | Philippe Favre | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [064] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor | 0.43.90 | ||
10 | Ross Hockenhull | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [062] - VW | 0.43.91 | ||
11 | Roland Ratzenberger | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [719] - VW Brabham | 0.43.93 | ||
12 | Steve Kempton | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [069] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor | 0.43.97 | ||
13 | Graham de Zille | (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [700] - VW Brabham | 0.43.97 | ||
14 | Marco Greco | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [053] - VW | 0.44.03 | ||
15 | Niclas Schönström | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [049] - VW | 0.44.05 | ||
16 | Mark Galvin | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [055] - VW Schrick | 0.44.16 | ||
17 | Peter Kox | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [058] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS | 0.44.20 | ||
18 | Gary Ayles | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [057] - VW | 0.44.28 | ||
19 | Gilberto Jiménez | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [056] - VW | 0.44.28 | ||
20 | Paul Stott | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [054] - VW Spiess | 0.44.38 | ||
21 | Perry McCarthy * | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [047] - VW | 0.44.68 | ||
22 | Alistair Lyall | (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [612] - VW | 0.44.34 | ||
23 | Gary Ward | (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 - VW | 0.44.35 | ||
24 | Tim Jones | (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [618] - VW | 0.44.44 | ||
25 | Ronnie Grant | (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [613] - VW | 0.44.75 | ||
26 | Peter Boutwood | (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 - VW | 0.44.94 | ||
27 | Scott Stringfellow | (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [032] - VW | 0.45.20 | ||
- | Craig Simmiss | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [059] - VW | 0.44.24 | ||
- | Phil Andrews | (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [048] - Alfa Romeo JQF | 0.44.49 | ||
- | Steve Bottoms | (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [567] - VW | 0.45.33 | ||
- | John Hotchkis Jr | (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [526] - VW | 0.45.39 | ||
- | Ian Khan | (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [034] - VW | 0.45.59 | ||
- | Guido Basile | (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [621] - VW Neil Brown | 0.46.33 | ||
- | Alan Tulloch | (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [636] - VW | 0.47.63 | ||
* 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.