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Lucas British Formula 3 Championship Race

Donington Park, 9 Aug 1987

ResultsLapsTime/Speed
1 Gary Brabham Ralt RT31 [687] - VW Brabham
Jack Brabham Panasonic Racing Team
 		25 31m 47.05s
92.35 mph
2 Peter Kox Reynard 873 [058] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS
#29 Mike Rowe Racing with Formula Services
 		25 31m 53.32s
3 Roland Ratzenberger Ralt RT31 [719] - VW Brabham
#12 West Surrey Racing/ATS 		25 31m 53.39s
4 Philippe Favre Reynard 873 [064] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor
#44 Reynard R&D 		25 32m 02.01s
5 Martin Donnelly Ralt RT31 [679] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS
#21 Cellnet Ricoh Racing 		25 32m 03.36s
6 Ross Hockenhull Reynard 873 [062] - VW Neil Brown
#25 Richard Dutton Racing 		25 32m 03.82s
7 Andy King Reynard 873 [068] - VW  
Swallow Racing Ltd 		25 32m 11.69s
8 Mark Blundell Reynard 873 [096] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS
#38 Fleetray/TOMS Toyota 		25 32m 12.26s
9 Bertrand Gachot Ralt RT31 [720] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor
#11 West Surrey Racing 		25 32m 15.79s
10 Craig Simmiss Reynard 873 [057] - VW  
Tech Speed Racing 		25 32m 24.67s
11 Phil Andrews Reynard 873 [048] - Alfa Romeo JQF
#24 Isis F3 Racing with Formula Services
 		25 32m 36.94s
12 Gary Dunn (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [033] - VW Brabham
#71 		25 32m 42.75s
89.73 mph
13 Scott Stringfellow (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [032] - VW  
#77 Jim Lee Racing 		25 32m 43.59s
14 Gary Ward (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [587] - VW  
#54 R.G.S. Racing 		25 32m 44.58s
15 Peter Boutwood (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 - VW  
#74 Roger Cowman Racing 		25 33m 01.74s
16 Ronnie Grant (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [613] - VW  
24
17 Perry McCarthy Reynard 873 [047] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor
#5 Madgwick Motorsport with Hawtal Whiting
 		24
18 John Hotchkis Jr (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [634] - VW  
#64 John Maguire Racing 		24
19 Johnny Herbert Reynard 873 [052] - VW Spiess
#2 Stelrad Racing with E.J.R. 		23
R Damon Hill Ralt RT31 [697] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS
#7 Cellnet Ricoh Racing 		19 Engine
R Gilberto Jiménez Reynard 873 [056] - VW  
Richard Dutton Racing 		6 Engine
R Paul Stott Reynard 873 [054] - VW Spiess
#3 Eddie Jordan Racing 		6 Spun at chicane
R Alistair Lyall (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [612] - VW  
Gerard Racing 		6 Hit spinning Stott
R Tim Davies Swallow 387 - VW Neil Brown
#48 Swallow Racing Ltd 		1 Engine
R Graham de Zille Ralt RT31 [700] - VW  
#4 Pegasus Motorsport/Harvest Moon
 		Handling
R Steve Kempton Reynard 873 [069] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor
#43 Reynard R&D 		0 Collision at Redgate
R Niclas Schönström Reynard 873 [049] - VW Neil Brown
Swallow Racing Ltd 		0 Collision at Redgate
R Rowan Dewhurst (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [618] - VW  
Eddie Jordan Racing 		0 Collision at Redgate
R James Shead (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [526] - VW  
#85 Jupiter Racing 		0 Collision at Redgate
R Ian Khan (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [645] - VW  
Mike Rowe Racing with Formula Services
 		0 Collision at Redgate
DNS Thomas Danielsson Reynard 873 [067] - Alfa Romeo
#10 Madgwick Motorsport 		Did not start
(Accident)
DNS Marco Greco Reynard 873 [053] - VW  
Madgwick Motorsport 		Did not start
(Collision with Gachot)
DNQ Steve Bottoms (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [004] - VW  
Vixen Racing 		Did not qualify
DNQ Guido Basile (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [621] - VW Neil Brown
Terropol Promotions 		Did not qualify
DNQ Gavin Jones (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [044] - VW  
Team Jones Racing 		Did not qualify
DNQ Miles Johnson (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30 - VW  
Jonathan Lewis Racing 		Did not qualify
DNQ Eddie Kimbell (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [619] - VW  
Eddie Kimbell - Penman Group 		Did not qualify
DNQ Robin Henwood (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [547] - VW  
Freelance Motors/Duckhams 		Did not qualify

All cars are 2-litre F3 unless noted.

Qualifying
1 Damon Hill (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [697] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS 1.08.47
2 Bertrand Gachot (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [720] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor 1.08.48
3 Johnny Herbert (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [052] - VW Spiess 1.08.60
4 Philippe Favre (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [064] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor 1.08.70
5 Martin Donnelly (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [679] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS 1.08.74
6 Peter Kox (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [058] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS 1.08.75
7 Perry McCarthy (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [047] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor 1.08.76
8 Gary Brabham (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [687] - VW Brabham 1.08.99
9 Mark Blundell (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [096] - Toyota 3S-G TOMS 1.08.99
10 Gary Dunn (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [033] - VW Brabham 1.09.00
11 Roland Ratzenberger (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [719] - VW Brabham 1.09.02
12 Ross Hockenhull (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [062] - VW Neil Brown 1.09.08
13 Phil Andrews (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [048] - Alfa Romeo JQF 1.09.16
14 Craig Simmiss (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [057] - VW   1.09.17
15 Steve Kempton (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [069] - Alfa Romeo Novamotor 1.09.20
16 Thomas Danielsson * (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [067] - Alfa Romeo 1.09.34
17 Niclas Schönström (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [049] - VW Neil Brown 1.09.68
18 Gilberto Jiménez (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [056] - VW   1.09.84
19 Andy King (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [068] - VW   1.09.87
20 Paul Stott (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [054] - VW Spiess 1.09.88
21 Alistair Lyall (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [612] - VW   1.09.94
22 Graham de Zille (F3) 2-litre Ralt RT31 [700] - VW   1.09.95
23 Rowan Dewhurst (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [618] - VW   1.10.06
24 Tim Davies (F3) 2-litre Swallow 387 - VW Neil Brown 1.10.10
25 Gary Ward (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [587] - VW   1.10.16
26 Ian Khan (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [645] - VW   1.10.16
27 James Shead (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [526] - VW   1.10.23
28 Scott Stringfellow (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [032] - VW   1.10.24
29 Peter Boutwood (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 - VW   1.10.42
30 John Hotchkis Jr (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [634] - VW   1.10.51
31 Marco Greco * (F3) 2-litre Reynard 873 [053] - VW   1.10.57
32 Ronnie Grant (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [613] - VW   1.11.23
33 Steve Bottoms * (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [004] - VW   1.11.39
34 Guido Basile * (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [621] - VW Neil Brown 1.11.63
35 Gavin Jones * (Class B) 2-litre Reynard 863 [044] - VW   1.11.68
36 Miles Johnson * (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30 - VW   1.11.80
37 Eddie Kimbell * (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/86 [619] - VW   1.14.16
38 Robin Henwood * (Class B) 2-litre Ralt RT30/85 [547] - VW   1.16.26
 
* Did not start

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.