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Lucas British Formula 3 Championship Race

Silverstone, 12 Jul 1987

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Bertrand Gachot Ralt RT31 [720] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor
#11 West Surrey Racing 		15 23m 05.87s
2 Martin Donnelly Ralt RT31 [679] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS
#21 Cellnet Ricoh Racing 		15 23m 13.89s
3 Steve Kempton Reynard 873 [069] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor
#43 Reynard R&D 		15 23m 19.06s
4 Johnny Herbert Reynard 873 [052] - VW Spiess
#2 Stelrad Racing with E.J.R. 		15 23m 24.33s
5 Damon Hill Ralt RT31 [697] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS
#7 Cellnet Ricoh Racing 		15 23m 24.41s
6 Thomas Danielsson Reynard 873 [067] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor
#10 Madgwick Motorsport 		15 23m 28.51s
7 Gary Dunn (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [033] - VW Brabham
#71 		15 23m 28.82s
113.8 mph
8 Peter Kox Reynard 873 [058] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS
#29 Mike Rowe Racing with Formula Services
 		15 23m 30.06s
9 Niclas Schönström Reynard 873 [049] - VW Neil Brown
Swallow Racing Ltd 		15 23m 30.70s
10 David Hunt Reynard 873 [068] - VW  
#3 Swallow Racing Ltd 		15 23m 35.21s
11 Graham de Zille Ralt RT31 [700] - VW Brabham
Pegasus Motorsport/Harvest Moon
 		15 23m 37.18s
12 Tim Davies Swallow 387 - VW Neil Brown
#48 Swallow Racing Ltd 		15 23m 41.09s
13 Ross Hockenhull Reynard 873 [062] - VW Neil Brown
Richard Dutton Racing 		15 23m 43.33s
14 Phil Andrews Reynard 873 [048] - Alfa Romeo JQF
Isis F3 Racing with Formula Services
 		15 23m 43.95s
15 Gary Ward (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [587] - VW  
R.G.S. Racing 		15 23m 44.39s
16 Craig Simmiss Reynard 873 [059] - VW  
#17 Afamya Racing with C.S. Engineering
 		15 23m 44.89s
17 Perry McCarthy Reynard 873 [047] - VW Brabham
#5 Madgwick Motorsport with Hawtal Whiting
 		15 23m 45.16s
18 Alistair Lyall (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [612] - VW  
Gerard Racing 		15 23m 50.13s
19 Gilberto Jiménez Reynard 873 [056] - VW  
Richard Dutton Racing 		15 23m 50.61s
20 Mark Galvin Reynard 873 [055] - VW Brabham
#9 Alan Docking Racing 		15 23m 52.49s
21 Giles Butterfield (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [027] - VW Brabham
#36 		15 23m 54.67s
22 Scott Stringfellow (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [032] - VW  
Jim Lee Racing 		15 23m 55.21s
23 Philippe Favre Reynard 873 [064] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor
#44 Reynard R&D 		15 23m 57.34s
24 Mike Donovan (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [527] - VW  
ACCO 		15 24m 03.55s
25 Ian Khan (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [645] - VW  
Mike Rowe Racing with Formula Services
 		15 24m 10.70s
26 Don Hardman (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 853 [014] - VW  
John Westmacott Agencies Ltd, Tudor Bedrooms
 		15 24m 10.85s
27 Peter Boutwood (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 - VW  
#74 Roger Cowman Racing 		15 24m 11.09s
28 Gavin Jones (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [044] - VW  
Team Jones Racing 		15 24m 20.22s
29 Ian Shaw (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [590] - VW  
Tarry Racing/Red Star Racing 		15 24m 22.05s
30 John Hotchkis Jr (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [634] - VW  
#64 John Maguire Racing 		15 24m 24.33s
31 Paul Spooner (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [574] - VW  
15 24m 30.86s
32 Guido Basile (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [621] - VW Neil Brown
Terropol Promotions 		14
33 Gary Brabham Ralt RT31 [687] - VW Brabham
Jack Brabham Panasonic Racing Team
 		14
R Paul Stott Reynard 873 [054] - VW Spiess
Eddie Jordan Racing 		5 Spun
R Mark Blundell Reynard 873 [096] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS
#38 Fleetray/TOMS Toyota 		5 Overheating
R Steve Bottoms (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [567] - VW  
Vixen Racing 		Handling
DNQ Eddie Kimbell (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [619] - VW  
Eddie Kimbell - Penman Group 		Did not qualify
DNQ Alan Tulloch (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [636] - VW  
Did not qualify
DNQ Barrie Pusey (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [632] - VW  
Did not qualify
DNQ Marco Greco Reynard 873 [053] - VW  
Madgwick Motorsport 		Did not qualify

All cars are 2-litre F3 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Bertrand Gachot (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [720] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor 1.31.17
2 Thomas Danielsson (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [067] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor 1.31.38
3 Martin Donnelly (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [679] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS 1.31.72
4 Johnny Herbert (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [052] - VW Spiess 1.31.77
5 Philippe Favre (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [064] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor 1.31.82
6 Steve Kempton (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [069] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor 1.31.91
7 Damon Hill (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [697] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS 1.32.10
8 Gary Brabham (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [687] - VW Brabham 1.32.14
9 Gary Dunn (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [033] - VW Brabham 1.32.19
10 Graham de Zille (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [700] - VW Brabham 1.32.23
11 Niclas Schönström (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [049] - VW Neil Brown 1.32.27
12 Phil Andrews (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [048] - Alfa Romeo JQF 1.32.47
13 David Hunt (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [068] - VW   1.32.55
14 Mark Galvin (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [055] - VW Brabham 1.32.74
15 Ross Hockenhull (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [062] - VW Neil Brown 1.32.76
16 Gary Ward (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [587] - VW   1.32.79
17 Perry McCarthy (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [047] - VW Brabham 1.32.88
18 Peter Kox (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [058] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS 1.32.96
19 Paul Stott (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [054] - VW Spiess 1.33.04
20 Tim Davies (F3) 2-litre Swallow 387 - VW Neil Brown 1.33.12
21 Craig Simmiss (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [059] - VW   1.33.15
22 Scott Stringfellow (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [032] - VW   1.33.47
23 Mark Blundell (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [096] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS 1.33.67
24 Gilberto Jiménez (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [056] - VW   1.33.73
25 Alistair Lyall (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [612] - VW   1.33.73
26 Mike Donovan (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [527] - VW   1.33.87
27 Don Hardman (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 853 [014] - VW   1.33.95
28 Giles Butterfield (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [027] - VW Brabham 1.34.01
29 Peter Boutwood (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 - VW   1.34.24
30 John Hotchkis Jr (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [634] - VW   1.34.52
31 Gavin Jones (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [044] - VW   1.35.10
32 Ian Khan (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [645] - VW   1.35.24
33 Ian Shaw (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [590] - VW   1.35.33
34 Steve Bottoms (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [567] - VW   1.35.50
35 Guido Basile (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [621] - VW Neil Brown 1.35.86
36 Paul Spooner (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [574] - VW   1.36.06
37 Eddie Kimbell * (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [619] - VW   1.36.74
38 Alan Tulloch * (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [636] - VW   1.38.33
39 Barrie Pusey * (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [632] - VW   1.42.36
40 Marco Greco * (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [053] - VW   1.57.04
 
* 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.