British Formula Atlantic Championship Race
Brands Hatch, 31 Aug 1981
| Results | Laps | Time/Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Dowsett | March 81A [15] - Ford BDA Nicholson #5 Industrial Control Services/Pinch Plant |
20 | 0.28.56.5 108.37 |
| 2 | David Duffield | Ralt RT4/80 [185] - Ford BDA Swindon #20 Caledon Coal Company |
20 | 0.28.58.9 |
| 3 | Graham Watson | Ralt RT4/81 [261] - Ford BDA Nicholson #32 (see note 1) |
20 | 0.29.16.3 |
| 4 | Mike Catlow | Ralt RT1 [71?] - Ford BDA Hart #17 |
20 | 0.29.19.7 |
| 5 | John Lewis | Argo JM9 [057-FA] - Ford BDA Smith #7 Goodwin Racing |
20 | 0.29.22.0 |
| 6 | Geoff Byman | Lola T760 [HU1] - Ford BDA Smith #9 Irby Racing |
20 | 0.29.44.0 |
| R | Ray Mallock | Ralt RT4/81 [218] - Ford BDA Swindon #6 Cliff Smith Racing |
7 | |
| R | Martin Mansell | March 782 - Ford BDA Hart #11 |
7 | |
| R | Ian Taylor | Tiga FA81 [164] - Ford BDA Nelson #3 Queensgate Racing |
5 | Electrics |
| R | Carlos Ulibarri | March 80A [18] - Ford BDA Swindon #19 |
1 | |
| R | Ian Flux | Ehrlich RP5B - Ford BDA Ehrlich #15 |
0 | |
| R | Alo Lawler | Ralt RT4/80 [199] - Ford BDA Smith #1 L&B Excavations |
0 | |
All cars are 1.6-litre F/Atl unless noted.
| Qualifying | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Mallock | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [218] - Ford BDA Swindon | |||
| 2 | Ian Flux | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ehrlich RP5B - Ford BDA Ehrlich | |||
| 3 | Phil Dowsett | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 81A [15] - Ford BDA Nicholson | |||
| 4 | Alo Lawler | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/80 [199] - Ford BDA Smith | |||
| 5 | David Duffield | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/80 [185] - Ford BDA Swindon | |||
| 6 | Graham Watson | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT4/81 [261] - Ford BDA Nicholson | |||
| 7 | John Lewis | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Argo JM9 [057-FA] - Ford BDA Smith | |||
| 8 | Ian Taylor | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Tiga FA81 [164] - Ford BDA Nelson | |||
| 9 | Mike Catlow | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1 [71?] - Ford BDA Hart | |||
| 10 | Geoff Byman | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre Lola T760 [HU1] - Ford BDA Smith | |||
| 11 | Martin Mansell | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 782 - Ford BDA Hart | |||
| 12 | Carlos Ulibarri | (F/Atl) 1.6-litre March 80A [18] - Ford BDA Swindon | |||
Notes on the cars:
- Ralt RT4/81 [261] (Graham Watson): Ralt sales record says sold to Graham Watson, for own use, no delivery date, but appears in UK August 1981. [Tub no: 81/120; gearbox FT1474; fuel cell: JM36677 4/81]. Chassis number observed on Roberto Moreno's car at Australian GP, 1981, [NZMA 23 Nov 81 p4]. According to Dave McKinney's report of that race, this was the car raced by Watson in the latter stages of the 1981 British season. Chassis number given for Watson's car in NZMA report of the Bay Park race, 3 Jan 82 with a note that it was Moreno's AGP car. AMSYB-82, p167 says that car of Willy Stobart [chassis given as 261] is the car 'Moreno crashed in Macau after the 1981 AGP'. The NZMA report of the Selangor GP says that the car had been rebuilt around a new tub, but it may be that Moreno ran 265 there instead.
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.
The British race results have been compiled by Chris Townsend based on material in Autosport and Motoring News reports in the UK plus the information supplied by a wide range of contributors.
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.