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Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship Race

Cadwell Park, 17 Jun 1979

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Andrea de Cesaris March 793 [17] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#5 Marlboro Team Tiga
20 28m 59.74s
93.12 mph
2 Chico Serra March 793 [20] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#13 Sadia Racing with Project 4
20 29m 03.19s
3 Brett Riley March 793 - Triumph Dolomite Swindon 4
#14 Unipart Racing Team
20 29m 09.20s
4 Bernard Devaney Chevron B47B [47.79.07] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#1
20 29m 12.30s
5 Eliseo Salazar Ralt RT3/79 [160] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#36 Schick Toyota Chilean Team
20 29m 37.98s
6 Alan Smith Chevron B47B [47.79.09] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#52
20 29m 41.12s
7 Rob Wilson March 783 [5] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#29 Int Comp Ltd (see note 1)
20 29m 44.61s
8 Placido Inglesias Ralt RT1/78 [131] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#38 Team Perdigao with RKR
20 30m 00.47s
9 Mike Blanchet Lola T670 [HU1] - Chevrolet Vega Titan
#51 SDC Builders Bedford
20 30m 07.96s
10 Ken Silverstone Ralt RT1/78 [139] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#39 "Frank Marvel",
19
11 Benoît Morand Chevron B38 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#55 (see note 2)
19
12 Osamu Hatagawa Ralt RT1/76 [29] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#40 Hub of the Universe Racing (see note 3)
19
13 Jorge Caton Ralt RT1/77 [57] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#8 Equipo Nacional Español
19
R Nigel Mansell March 793 - Triumph Dolomite Swindon 4
#15 Unipart Racing Team
Shock absorber
R Stefan Johansson March 793 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#2 Marlboro Racing with McMahon
11 Head gasket
R Kenneth Acheson March 793 [13] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#30 RMC Group
4 Damaged nose
R Mike Thackwell March 793 [1] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#17 March Racing
1 Stripped third gear
UNK John Bright March 773 [U1] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#16 Gerard Racing (see note 4)

UNK Eddie Jordan March 793 [18] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#3 Marlboro Racing with McMahon

UNK Roberto Guerrero Argo JM3 [021-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#45 Roldan Autos with Anglia Cars Ltd

UNK Barry Green Chevron B43 [43.78.07] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#6 (see note 5)

UNK Gerry Amato March 773 [T1] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#9

UNKP Fernando Jorge Ralt RT1/77 [82?] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#42
Unknown (practiced)
DNA Michael Roe Chevron B47B [47.79.02] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#4 David Clark Team Riva Watches
(see note 6)
Did not arrive
DNA Trevor Templeton Ralt RT1/78 [116] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#31 A.W. Brown Racing with Malcolm Templeton
Did not arrive
DNA Phil Silverstone Ralt RT1/77 [54] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#33 Welwyn Discount Tyres and Exhaust Centres
Did not arrive
DNA Tony O'Neill March 753 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#19
Did not arrive

All cars are 2-litre F3 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Stefan Johansson (F3) 2-litre March 793 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.25.20
2 Andrea de Cesaris (F3) 2-litre March 793 [17] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.25.63
3 Chico Serra (F3) 2-litre March 793 [20] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.25.66
4 Mike Thackwell (F3) 2-litre March 793 [1] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.25.81
5 Bernard Devaney (F3) 2-litre Chevron B47B [47.79.07] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.25.93
6 Alan Smith (F3) 2-litre Chevron B47B [47.79.09] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.26.31
7 Eliseo Salazar (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT3/79 [160] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.26.85
8 Eddie Jordan (F3) 2-litre March 793 [18] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.26.89
9 Brett Riley (F3) 2-litre March 793 - Triumph Dolomite Swindon 4 1.27.01
10 Nigel Mansell (F3) 2-litre March 793 - Triumph Dolomite Swindon 4 1.27.02
11 Kenneth Acheson (F3) 2-litre March 793 [13] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.27.15
12 Jorge Caton (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/77 [57] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.27.37
13 Roberto Guerrero (F3) 2-litre Argo JM3 [021-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.27.59
14 Rob Wilson (F3) 2-litre March 783 [5] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.27.63
15 Fernando Jorge * (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/77 [82?] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.27.82
16 John Bright (F3) 2-litre March 773 [U1] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.28.13
17 Barry Green (F3) 2-litre Chevron B43 [43.78.07] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.28.60
18 Placido Inglesias (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/78 [131] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.29.00
19 Benoît Morand (F3) 2-litre Chevron B38 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.30.19
20 Osamu Hatagawa (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/76 [29] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.30.27
21 Ken Silverstone (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/78 [139] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.31.96
22 Mike Blanchet (F3) 2-litre Lola T670 [HU1] - Chevrolet Vega Titan 1.33.24
23 Gerry Amato (F3) 2-litre March 773 [T1] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1.38.84
 
* Did not start

Notes on the cars:

  1. March 783 [5] (Rob Wilson): Shown in March records for 1978 as delivered to Daniel Herregods, 19 January 1978, colour yellow with tub 78M25. To Rob Wilson in 1979 to replace his tiring Ralt RT1 and updated to 1979 specification. Autosport notes ‘ex Herregods’ and chassis number noted by F1R at Snetterton in August 1979. Sold to Gerry Amato for 1980 season, Autosport notes his car as ‘ex Wilson 1979’. Retained by Amato until 1982 then sold to Greg and Tim Atkinson.
  2. Chevron B38 (Benoît Morand): Benoît Morand raced a Chevron B38 in Swiss F3 events in 1978, and then in British F3 in 1979. His car was nearly always described as a B38, and the few ocassions it was described as a B43 probably referred to it having been updated.
  3. Ralt RT1/76 [29] (Osamu Hatagawa): Ralt records show as sold to Geoff Brabham in 1976, probably being delivered in early June. Used by him until the end of 1978 then sold to Ken Thorogood's Hub of the Universe Racing for Osamu Hatagawa to use in British races.
  4. March 773 [U1] (John Bright): March works records show this as Mario Ferraris' works car for 1977 built on tub AM773-14 and rebuilt after Ferraris' Monaco accident on tub AM773-65. Sold in March 1978 to Neasrader Film Production for Richard Morgan according to the works records. Motoring News 30 Mar 1978 p11 says that Morgan's car is ex King, but we know from reports and the works records that King's main car was 773-U2. However, that car was damaged in the 1977 season and it is possible that King used 773-U1 after its rebuild as Ferraris' damaged wrist took longer to recover than the car did. Sold to John Bright in 1979 to replace his wrecked 773-13 and its identity eventually perhaps blurred with that car in a rebuild after a heavy accident.
  5. Chevron B43 [43.78.07] (Barry Green): New to Chevron Racing Team for Patrick Gaillard to race in the European F3 championship in 1978. Sold to Barry Green for British F3 in 1979, and rented by Fred Opert Racing for Manuel Tolama to drive at the Monaco GP F3 event that year. To Rick Whyman for British F3 in 1980, then driven by Trevor Wigglesworth from August onwards after Whyman bought a March 793. Raced again by Wigglesworth for Rick Whyman Racing in 1981.
  6. Chevron B47B [47.79.02] (Michael Roe): New to Michael Roe and entered by David Clark Team Riva Watches for Roe to race in British F3 in 1979. Unknown in 1980. To Patrick Lecompte and raced in French F3 in 1981 and 1982. Later to Bernard Pourchet, and raced by him in the 1600cc class of French hillclimbs in 1984. Subsequent history unknown.

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.