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Polar Grand Prix of Sweden Formula 3

Anderstorp, 8 Jun 1975

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Conny Andersson March 753 [11] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#1 Rotel Racing Team
18 29m 14.340s
2 Conny Ljungfeldt March 743 [21] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#3 Rotel Racing Team
18 29m 32.119s
3 Claes Sigurdsson Brabham BT41 [32] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#8 Dalsy Konfektion AB
18 29m 36.467s
4 Gunnar Nordström Modus M1 [016-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#6 Team Warsteiner Eurorace
18 29m 37.266s
5 Luciano Pavesi Brabham BT41 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#29 Scuderia Ala d'Oro
18 29m 37.534s
6 Stephen South Ray 75F3 [75.F3.01] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#28 Ray Race International
18 29m 37.916s
7 Ulf Svensson Brabham BT41 ['14S'] - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#7
18 29m 38.202s
8 Anders Olofsson GRD 373 [048-F3] - Ford twin cam
#10
18 29m 43.606s
9 Ingo Hoffmann March 753 [16 or 18] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#36
18 29m 45.443s
10 Håkan Alriksson GRD 373 [049-F3] - Ford twin cam
#38
18 29m 48.164s
11 Bob Arnott March 743 [22] - Ford twin cam Neil Brown
#34 (see note 1)
18 29m 50.251s
12 Giorgio Francia Maco 375 [M008] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#20 Jägermeister Racing Team
18 29m 55.946s
13 Lars Svensson Maco 375 [M007] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#39 Jägermeister Racing Team
18 30m 02.033s
14 Jan Ridell GRD 373 [372 010-F3] - BMW M10 Billgren
#17 (see note 2)
18 30m 02.839s
15 Hervé Regout March 753 [15] - BMW M10 Schrick
#22 Bang & Olufsen Team Michel Vaillant
(see note 3)
18 30m 05.234s
16 Graham Hamilton March 753 [9] - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#26 Macdonald Shand/Ecurie Ecosse
18 30m 37.436s
17 Lars "Lasse" Karlsson Brabham BT38C [14] - Ford twin cam
#12 Kanapebageriet Malmö (see note 4)
17
18 Gunnar Nilsson March 753 [U1] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#4 March Engineering
16 collision with Ribiero
19 Alex Dias Ribeiro March 753 [10] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#5 March Engineering
15 Accident damage
R Danny Sullivan Modus M1 [014-F3] - Ford twin cam Neil Brown
#23 Team Modus

R Gaudenzio Mantova March 753 [2] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#32 Scuderia del Lario
2 Hit by Regout
R Ingvar Carlsson GRD 375 [102-F3] - Ford twin cam
#33 Hans Wängstre Racing

R Erkki Salminen Brabham BT41 [21] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#11 Vätterleden Racing

R Tommy 'Slim' Borgudd Brabham BT41 [14] - Ford twin cam
#18 Christer Friberg (see note 5)

UNK Fritz Stehlin Modus M1 [10/16-F3] - Ford twin cam Neil Brown
#24 Team Modus

UNK Gianni Savoia March 753 [19] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#2 Rotel Racing Team

UNK Jac Nellemann GRD 375 - Ford ohc Holbay
#14 Texaco Racing Denmark

UNK Henrik Spellerberg GRD 374 [373 043-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#15 Texaco Racing Denmark

UNK Thorkild Thyrring GRD 375 - Ford twin cam
#16 Tordenskjold

UNK Ernst Maring Maco 375 [M007] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#19 Jägermeister Racing Team

UNK Lars-Åke Olsson Merlyn Mk 22 [440/F3/73] - Ford twin cam Vegantune
#37 (see note 6)

DNS Pierre Dieudonné March 753 [14] - BMW M10 Schrick
#21 Bang & Olufsen Team Michel Vaillant
(see note 7)
Did not start
(Accident)
DNS Patrick Neve Safir RJ03 - Ford twin cam Holbay
#27 Safir Engineering
Did not start
(Clutch)
DNA Christer Friberg Brabham BT41 [14] - Ford twin cam
#9 Hans Wängstre Racing (see note 8)
Did not arrive
DNA Ian Taylor GRD 375 [098-F3] - Ford ohc Holbay
#25 GRD (see note 9)
Did not arrive
DNA Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi March 743 [29] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#30 Scuderia Ala d'Oro
Did not arrive
DNA Gianfranco Brancatelli March 753 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#31 Scuderia Ala d'Oro
Did not arrive
DNA Richard Hawkins March 743 [24] - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#35 F.S. Ratcliffe Springs
Did not arrive

All cars are 2-litre F3 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Alex Dias Ribeiro (F3) 2-litre March 753 [10] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.35.420
2 Conny Andersson (F3) 2-litre March 753 [11] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.35.839
3 Gaudenzio Mantova (F3) 2-litre March 753 [2] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.35.848
4 Gunnar Nilsson (F3) 2-litre March 753 [U1] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.35.863
5 Danny Sullivan (F3) 2-litre Modus M1 [014-F3] - Ford twin cam Neil Brown 1.35.951
6 Claes Sigurdsson (F3) 2-litre Brabham BT41 [32] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.36.085
7 Thorkild Thyrring (F3) 2-litre GRD 375 - Ford twin cam 1.36.378
8 Patrick Neve * (F3) 2-litre Safir RJ03 - Ford twin cam Holbay 1.36.380
9 Conny Ljungfeldt (F3) 2-litre March 743 [21] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.36.474
10 Bob Arnott (F3) 2-litre March 743 [22] - Ford twin cam Neil Brown 1.36.481
11 Gunnar Nordström (F3) 2-litre Modus M1 [016-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.36.570
12 Ingo Hoffmann (F3) 2-litre March 753 [16 or 18] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.36.772
13 Håkan Alriksson (F3) 2-litre GRD 373 [049-F3] - Ford twin cam 1.36.800
14 Anders Olofsson (F3) 2-litre GRD 373 [048-F3] - Ford twin cam 1.36.960
15 Stephen South (F3) 2-litre Ray 75F3 [75.F3.01] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.37.028
16 Graham Hamilton (F3) 2-litre March 753 [9] - Ford twin cam Novamotor 1.37.135
17 Ulf Svensson (F3) 2-litre Brabham BT41 ['14S'] - Ford twin cam Novamotor 1.37.242
18 Jac Nellemann (F3) 2-litre GRD 375 - Ford ohc Holbay 1.37.256
19 Ingvar Carlsson (F3) 2-litre GRD 375 [102-F3] - Ford twin cam 1.37.242
20 Pierre Dieudonné * (F3) 2-litre March 753 [14] - BMW M10 Schrick 1.37.300
21 Hervé Regout (F3) 2-litre March 753 [15] - BMW M10 Schrick 1.37.480
22 Luciano Pavesi (F3) 2-litre Brabham BT41 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.37.496
23 Giorgio Francia (F3) 2-litre Maco 375 [M008] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.37.625
24 Ernst Maring (F3) 2-litre Maco 375 [M007] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.37.768
25 Jan Ridell (F3) 2-litre GRD 373 [372 010-F3] - BMW M10 Billgren 1.37.878
26 Gianni Savoia (F3) 2-litre March 753 [19] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.38.280
27 Erkki Salminen (F3) 2-litre Brabham BT41 [21] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.38.342
28 Tommy 'Slim' Borgudd (F3) 2-litre Brabham BT41 [14] - Ford twin cam 1.39.011
29 Henrik Spellerberg (F3) 2-litre GRD 374 [373 043-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.39.146
30 Fritz Stehlin (F3) 2-litre Modus M1 [10/16-F3] - Ford twin cam Neil Brown 1.40.212
31 Lars-Åke Olsson (F3) 2-litre Merlyn Mk 22 [440/F3/73] - Ford twin cam Vegantune 1.40.365
 
* Did not start

Notes on the cars:

  1. March 743 [22] (Bob Arnott): New to Ippokampos Racing for Australian racer Buzz Buzaglo to use in British and European F3 in 1974. Used by Tom Pryce at the Monaco GP F3 support race. Sold to Bob Arnott for 1975 and retained for the first few weeks of the 1976 season. Sold to Colin Myles (Holmes Chapel, Cheshire) and fitted with a 1098cc Hart engine for hillclimbs from 1979 or earlier.
  2. GRD 373 [372 010-F3] (Jan Ridell): Raced by Canadian David McConnell in the 1972 Tasman series, using 2-litre Hart BDA engines. McConnell had a new B72 on order, and his plan was to sell the prototype to Jacques Couture. When that fell through, 010 was converted to F3 and sold to Mo Harness. Harness had won the 1971 Formula Ford Johnsons Wax Euro Trophy but turned down the test drive that had been offered as a prize with Ken Tyrrell and an F2 March. After a brief relationship with GRD, he then used an old BT28 F3 car in the first half of 1972 before acquiring sponsorship from Revolution Wheels and returning to GRD mid-season. Harness raced the GRD in British Formula 3 using Leabro engines. He then sold it to Jac Nellemann for Swedish F3 in 1973. In 1974, the car went to Jan Ridell, who raced it in Swedish 3, now using 2-litre Vegantune engines. Retained by Ridell for 1975, when he used Billgren BMW engines. Retained again by Ridell for 1976. To Dick Berg for Swedish F3 in 1977 and 1978, again with the Billgren BMW engines. Next seen in 1980, when it was raced by Mats Karlsson, now using Vegantune twin cams. Retained by Karlsson for 1981.
  3. March 753 [15] (Hervé Regout): Originally a car belonging to the B&O team in 1975, when used by Hervé Regout. Chassis number for this car and its sister, driven by Pierre Dieudonné, were observed by AF at Oulton Park 4 October 1975. Sold in 1976 to Phil Silverstone, and retained until early 1978 at least. At the beginning of 1978 Ian Flux joined Cloud Engineering, who ran Phil Silverstone, and in the absence of anything better he used this car, which Silverstone had replaced with a Ralt, for the first race of the Vandervell series. See Autosport 9 Mar 1978 p41.
  4. Brabham BT38C [14] (Lars "Lasse" Karlsson): New to Ulf Svensson for European F3 in 1972, using Holbay engines and sponsored by Team Mum for Men. According to Magnus Haggstam, this car went to Lasse Karlsson for 1973 and raced by him in F3 until at least 1975. Then to Kaal Wirgin in 1976, and raced by him Swedish Formula 3 Championship races in 1977 and 1978, before he acquired a newer Argo. The car was next seen in 2000, when it was acquired by Carsten Frimodt (Denmark). It was restored to F2 specification with an 1860cc engine and was raced by Frimodt in Sweden in 2006 and 2007. Frimodt sold it to another Dane who sold it to Dr Sami Hamid (Vienna, Austria) in 2010. It was restored for him by Marcel Biehl of Biehl Racing (Moenchengladbach, Germany) to proper F3 specification. It was sold to John Albiston (Elgin, Scotland) in 2018, who modified it to Formula Atlantic specification and used to win the Scottish Historic Hillclimb and Sprint Championship in 2019 and 2020.
  5. Brabham BT41 [14] (Tommy 'Slim' Borgudd): New to Ulf Svensson in 1973.
  6. Merlyn Mk 22 [440/F3/73] (Lars-Åke Olsson): New to Håkan Dahlqvist for British and European F3 in 1973, and described as a "Mk 22". Dahlqvist won the Swedish F3 title in this car. Retained by Dahlqvist for Swedish F3 in 1974, when it was also driven at one race by Matts Nygren. To Lars-Åke Olsson for Swedish F3 in 1975. To Thomas Gunnarsson for Swedish F3 in 1976. To Thorbjörn Bäck for Swedish F3 in 1977. Subsequent history unknown, but in about 1987 or 1988, Richard Parkin located the car in Sweden and brought it back to England. He sold it to Anthony Taylor about a year later, and Taylor restored it to Formula B specification, using it briefly in HSCC historic racing. Taylor's understanding was that it was Dahlqvist's Swedish F3 championship winning car. The car was later sold via Chris Alford about 1994 or 1995. Richard Taylor, Anthony's son, recalls that it might have gone to Canada.
  7. March 753 [14] (Pierre Dieudonné): Originally a car belonging to the B&O team in 1975, when used by Pierre Dieudonné. Chassis number for this car and its sister, driven by Hervé Regout, observed by AF at Oulton Park 4 October 1975. Sold to Ken Silverstone for the 1976 season [Autosport 2 Sep 1976 p33 says his car is ‘ex Dieudonné.) To Wyatt Stanley in mid 1977 and retained by him for the 1978 season.
  8. Brabham BT41 [14] (Christer Friberg): New to Ulf Svensson in 1973.
  9. GRD 375 [098-F3] (Ian Taylor): Raced by Ian Taylor and Donald MacLeod in 1975, then to Ian Rimmer for Formula 4 in 1977 and 1978. It was owned by Jim Ward, John Smith and Roger Hurst during the 1980s and 1990s before being rebuilt by Peter Denty Racing (Thetford, Norfolk) in 1995 and sold to Erwin Mundt (Germany) in 1997.

Sources

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Individual sources for this event

Autosprint 10 Jun 1975 p27