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Lucas British Formula 3 Championship Race

Spa-Francorchamps, 13 Sep 1987

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Damon Hill Ralt RT31 [697] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS
#7 Cellnet Ricoh Racing 		11 26m 39.27s
106.78 mph
2 Martin Donnelly Ralt RT31 [679] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS
#21 Cellnet Ricoh Racing 		11 26m 53.23s
3 Roland Ratzenberger Ralt RT31 [719] - VW Brabham
#12 West Surrey Racing/ATS 		11 26m 57.04s
4 Peter Kox Reynard 873 [058] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS
#29 Mike Rowe Racing with Formula Services
 		11 27m 00.53s
5 Jean-Denis Deletraz Ralt RT31 [681] - VW Spiess
#45 KTR Racing 		11 27m 00.94s
6 André Malherbe Ralt RT31 [680] - VW Spiess
#34 Sport Auto 		11 27m 14.89s
7 Giles Butterfield (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [027] - VW  
#36 		11 27m 15.49s
8 Ross Hockenhull Reynard 873 [062] - VW Neil Brown
#25 Richard Dutton Racing 		11 27m 15.77s
9 Gary Dunn (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [033] - VW Brabham
#71 Swindon Motorsport 		11 27m 17.06s
104.31 mph
10 Perry McCarthy Reynard 873 [047] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor
#1 Madgwick Motorsport with Hawtal Whiting
 		11 27m 24.61s
11 Ian Khan (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [645] - VW  
#56 Mike Rowe Racing with Formula Services
 		11 27m 24.97s
12 Scott Stringfellow (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [032] - VW  
#77 Jim Lee Racing 		11 27m 27.99s
13 Rowan Dewhurst (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [618] - VW  
#87 Eddie Jordan Racing 		11 27m 33.53s
14 John Hotchkis Jr (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [526] - VW  
#64 Tech Speed Racing 		11 27m 35.64s
15 Carlton Tingling (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [627] - VW  
11 28m 26.72s
16 Gilberto Jiménez Reynard 873 [056] - VW  
Richard Dutton Racing 		11 29m 01.51s
17 Guido Basile (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [621] - VW Neil Brown
Terropol Promotions 		11 29m 15.06s
18 Alistair Lyall (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [612] - VW  
Gerard Racing 		10
19 Bertrand Gachot Ralt RT31 [720] - Alfa Romeo
West Surrey Racing 		10 1' penalty for overtaking on green flag lap
20 Mark Galvin Reynard 873 [055] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor
#9 Alan Docking Racing 		8
21 Josue de Melo Pimenta Reynard 873 [065] - VW Spiess
Eddie Jordan Racing 		8
22 Eric van de Poele Ralt RT31 [712] - VW Brabham
Hartge Motorsport 		5
23 Steve Kempton Reynard 873 [069] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor
#43 Reynard R&D 		2
R Johnny Herbert Reynard 873 [052] - VW Spiess
#2 Stelrad Racing with E.J.R. 		0 Collision with Gachot
R Philippe Favre Reynard 873 [064] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor
#44 Reynard R&D 		0 Stalled on grid hit by Andrews and Waring
R Phil Andrews Reynard 873 [053] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor
#24 Madgwick Motorsport 		0 Hit Favre
R Tom Waring (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [031] - VW  
Mike Rowe Racing with Formula Services
 		0 Hit Favre
DNRS Thomas Danielsson Reynard 873 [067] - Alfa Romeo
#10 Madgwick Motorsport 		Retired/Did not restart
DNRS Gary Ward (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [587] - VW  
#54 R.G.S. Racing 		Retired/Did not restart
DNS Michael Roppes Ralt RT31 [701] - VW Spiess
RMS Racing 		Did not start
(Handling)

All cars are 2-litre F3 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Bertrand Gachot (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [720] - Alfa Romeo 2.23.89
2 Johnny Herbert (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [052] - VW Spiess 2.23.97
3 Thomas Danielsson (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [067] - Alfa Romeo 2.24.11
4 Martin Donnelly (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [679] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS 2.24.12
5 Damon Hill (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [697] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS 2.24.32
6 Perry McCarthy (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [047] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor 2.24.36
7 Steve Kempton (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [069] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor 2.24.39
8 Jean-Denis Deletraz (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [681] - VW Spiess 2.24.54
9 Peter Kox (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [058] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS 2.24.58
10 Philippe Favre (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [064] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor 2.24.69
11 Roland Ratzenberger (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [719] - VW Brabham 2.25.27
12 Mark Galvin (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [055] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor 2.25.60
13 Eric van de Poele (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [712] - VW Brabham 2.25.70
14 Giles Butterfield (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [027] - VW   2.25.89
15 Gary Dunn (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [033] - VW Brabham 2.25.89
16 Ross Hockenhull (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [062] - VW Neil Brown 2.26.02
17 Gary Ward (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [587] - VW   2.26.79
18 André Malherbe (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [680] - VW Spiess 2.26.99
19 Ian Khan (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [645] - VW   2.27.36
20 Michael Roppes * (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [701] - VW Spiess 2.27.46
21 Rowan Dewhurst (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [618] - VW   2.27.78
22 Scott Stringfellow (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [032] - VW   2.27.99
23 Gilberto Jiménez (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [056] - VW   2.27.99
24 Alistair Lyall (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [612] - VW   2.28.49
25 Josue de Melo Pimenta (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [065] - VW Spiess 2.28.79
26 John Hotchkis Jr (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [526] - VW   2.29.53
27 Phil Andrews (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [053] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor 2.30.21
28 Carlton Tingling (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [627] - VW   2.31.26
29 Tom Waring (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [031] - VW   2.33.63
30 Guido Basile (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [621] - VW Neil Brown 2.34.76
 
* Did not start

Sources

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' original 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.