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Swedish Formula 3 Championship Race

Kinnekullering, 10 May 1981

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Bengt Trägårdh March 803 [23] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#2 Top Print
18 15m 52.2s
2 Jan Ridell Argo JM6 [042-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#6
18 15m 54.4s
3 Leo Andersson Ralt RT1/76 [37] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#3
18 16m 01.6s
4 Olav Rønningen Ralt RT1/78 [123] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#10
18 16m 05.9s
5 Sonny Johansson Ralt RT1/76 [12] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#24
18 16m 33.6s
6 Kennerth Persson (FSV) 1.6-litre March 81V - VW 4
#21
18 16m 37.8s
7 Johan Rajamäki (FSV) 1.6-litre March 81V - VW 4
#23 Bofors Slitdelar
18 16m 41.4s
8 Tryggve Grönvall Argo JM3 [027-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#16
18 16m 41.8s
9 Jan-Olov Tingdahl Ralt RT1 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#17
18 16m 49.3s
10 Anders Krohn (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1 - VW 4
#19 Used Machine
17
11 Jan Reitan (FSV) 1.6-litre Veemax 75 [160065] - VW 4
#25
17
12 Nettan Lindgren Martini MK27 [005] - Renault 20TS
#18 Equipe Renault
15
13 Geir-Tony Johansson Chevron B38 [38.77.17] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#27 (see note 1)
14
14 Tomas Kaiser Ralt RT1/78 [110] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#4 Bewa Fritid AB
14
15 Kaal Wirgin Ralt RT1 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#8
13
16 Christer Petersson (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1 - VW 4
#26
12
R Åke Jansson March 783 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#14
7 Engine
R Jean Johansson (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/78 [143] - VW 4
#22
2
UNK Mats Karlsson GRD 372 [010-F3] - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#13 (see note 2)

UNK Christer Eriksson Ralt RT1/76 [32] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#15

DNA Thorbjörn Carlsson Ralt RT3 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor
#1
Did not arrive
DNA Egert Haglund March 733 [16] - Ford twin cam Novamotor
#11
Did not arrive

All cars are 2-litre F3 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Bengt Trägårdh (F3) 2-litre March 803 [23] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 51.71s
2 Jan Ridell (F3) 2-litre Argo JM6 [042-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 52.17s
3 Olav Rønningen (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/78 [123] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 52.28s
4 Leo Andersson (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/76 [37] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 52.53s
5 Tomas Kaiser (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/78 [110] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 53.71s
6 Geir-Tony Johansson (F3) 2-litre Chevron B38 [38.77.17] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 53.24s
7 Kaal Wirgin (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 53.26s
8 Kennerth Persson (FSV) 1.6-litre March 81V - VW 4 53.40s
9 Christer Petersson (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1 - VW 4 53.94s
10 Sonny Johansson (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/76 [12] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 54.10s
11 Johan Rajamäki (FSV) 1.6-litre March 81V - VW 4 54.15s
12 Nettan Lindgren (F3) 2-litre Martini MK27 [005] - Renault 20TS 54.19s
13 Mats Karlsson (F3) 2-litre GRD 372 [010-F3] - Ford twin cam Novamotor 54.29s
14 Åke Jansson (F3) 2-litre March 783 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 54.98s
15 Jan-Olov Tingdahl (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1 - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 55.15s
16 Tryggve Grönvall (F3) 2-litre Argo JM3 [027-F3] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 55.18s
17 Anders Krohn (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1 - VW 4 55.28s
18 Jan Reitan (FSV) 1.6-litre Veemax 75 [160065] - VW 4 56.31s
19 Jean Johansson (FSV) 1.6-litre Ralt RT1/78 [143] - VW 4 56.55s
20 Christer Eriksson (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT1/76 [32] - Toyota 2T-G Novamotor 1m 10.28s

Notes on the cars:

  1. Chevron B38 [38.77.17] (Geir-Tony Johansson): New to Texaco Racing for Jac Nellemann to race in European and Swedish F3 in 1977. Retained for 1978 and 1979. Run by Nellemann for Kurt Thiim in European F3 in 1980. To Geir-Tony Johansson for Swedish F3 in 1981.
  2. GRD 372 [010-F3] (Mats Karlsson): 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.

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.

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