XXX John Player British Grand Prix - F3 1977
B.R.D.C. Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship, Rd 4
Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northants, Great Britain

 

July 15-16 2 x 10 laps x 4719 m = 2 x 47.19 km + Final 20 laps = 94.37 km Pole Position; Heat 1: Stephen South, 1'28.74"
Pole Position; Heat 2: Anders Olofsson, 1'29.29"		 Fastest Lap; Heat 1: Stephen South, 1'28.85"
Fastest Lap; Heat 2: Beppe Gabbiani, 1'29.89"
Fastest Lap; Final: Geoff Brabham, 1'29.21"

FINAL

Pos Cla. # Driver, Nationality Entrant Car - Engine/Tuner Time, Laps Reason Out
1 1 84 Anders Olofsson, S Puss o Kram Jeans Racing Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor 30'10.32"  
2 2 70 Elio de Angelis, I Trivellato Racing Team Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor 30'13.90"  
3 3 43 Nelson Piquet, BR Scuderia Mirabella Mille Miglia Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor 30'14.50"  
4 4 76 Beppe Gabbiani, I Trivellato Racing Team Chevron B38 - Toyota/Novamotor 30'18.44"  
5 5 79 Mats Nygren, S Mats Nygren March 763 - Toyota/Novamotor 30'20.83"  
6 6 2 Eje Elgh, S Chevron Racing Team Chevron B38 - Toyota/Novamotor 30'35.52"  
7 7 31 Tiff Needell, GB Unipart Racing Team March 773 - Triumph Dolomite/Holbay 30'26.89"  
8 8 3 Derek Daly, IRL Derek McMahon Racing Chevron B38 - Toyota/Novamotor 30'29.07"  
9 9 22 Mario Pati, BR Automovel Club Paulista Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor 30'31.69"  
10 10 30 Ian Taylor, GB Unipart Racing Team March 773 - Triumph Dolomite/Holbay 30'32.18"  
11 11 21 Brett Riley, NZ David Price Racing March 773 - Toyota/Novamotor 30'32.39"  
12 12 33 Huub Rothengatter, NL Huub Rothengatter March 763 - Toyota/Novamotor 30'43.79"  
13 13 35 Aryon Cornelsen-Filho, BR March Racing Ltd March 773 - Toyota/Novamotor 30'44.22"  
14 14 10 Ian Flux, GB Ockley Team Racing Ltd Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor 30'47.29"  
15 15 75 Frank Sytner, GB Foxwood Sytner Racing Chevron B38 - Toyota/Novamotor 30'47.85"  
16 16 59 Philippe Colonna, F Alan Docking Racing Chevron B38 - Toyota/Novamotor 30'51.95"  
17 17 44 Henrik Spellerberg, DK Texaco Racing Denmark Chevron B38 - Toyota/Novamotor 30'59.05"  
18 18 62 John Stokes, GB Bogarts of Birmingham Racing Chevron B38 - Toyota/Novamotor 31'02.26"  
19 19 67 Wolfgang Klein, D AMC Wemmtsweiler DMV Saar Chevron B38 - Toyota/Novamotor 31'05.00"  
20 20 38 Bruce Coate-Bond, GB Bruce Coate-Bond March 753/773 - Toyota/Novamotor 31'05.50"  
21 21 87 Oscar Pedersoli, I Scuderia Gulf Rondini Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor 31'06.56"  
22 22 5 Chris Farrell, AUS Chris Farrell Chevron B38 - Toyota/Novamotor 31'12.86"  
23 23 53 Adrian Reynard, GB Ehrlich Engineeering Ehrlich ES5 - Toyota/Novamotor 31'36.66"  
               
24 DNF 19 Stephen South, GB Team BP March 763 - Toyota/Novamotor   Collision with Daly
25 DNF 11 Geoff Brabham, AUS Brabham Racing Organisation Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor   Overheating
26 DNF 4 Ian Grob, GB Alan Docking Racing Chevron B38 - Toyota/Novamotor   Accident
27 DNF 73 Stefan Johansson, S Anglia Cars Ltd Argo JM1 - Toyota/Novamotor   Gear lever
28 DNF 6 Derek Warwick, GB Warwick Trailer Chevron B38 - Toyota/Novamotor   Gear linkage
      etc        
29   14 Bertram Schäfer, D Klaus Zimmermann Racing Team Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
30   45 Jac Nellemann, DK Texaco Racing Denmark Chevron B38 - Toyota/Novamotor    
31   82 Thorkild Thyrring, DK Marlboro Jockey Tordenskjold
Chevron Racing Team		 Chevron B38 - Toyota/Novamotor    
32   40 Wolfgang Locher, D Wolfgang Locher Ralt RT1 - BMW    
33   25 Geoff Smailes, ZA Geoff Smailes March 773 - Toyota/Novamotor    
34   60 Giordano Regazzoni, CH Alan Docking Racing March 763 - Toyota/Novamotor    
35   29 Mario Ferraris, BR March Racing Ltd March 773 - Toyota/Novamotor    
36   7 Patrick Gaillard, F Patrick Gaillard Chevron B38 - Toyota/Novamotor    
               
37 DNQ 1 Geoff Lees, GB Chevron Racing Team Chevron B38 - Toyota/Novamotor    
38 DNQ 9 John Nielsen, DK Vojens Boligcenter Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
39 DNQ 12 Paul Bernasconi, AUS Paul Bernasconi Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
40 DNQ 16 Phil Silverstone, GB Phil Silverstone Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
41 DNQ 17 Ivor Jones, GB British Island Airways Racing March 743 - Ford/Holt    
42 DNQ 20 David Kennedy, IRL Group Waterworks Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
43 DNQ 26 Brian Ireland, CDN Coalite March 773 - Toyota/Novamotor    
44 DNQ 28 James King, USA March Racing Ltd March 773 - Toyota/Novamotor    
45 DNQ 36 Jan Lammers, NL Hawke Racing Cars
Racing Team Holland?		 Hawke DL18 - Toyota/Novamotor
Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor?		    
46 DNQ 48 Richard Morgan, GB Anson Racing Anson SA2 - Triumph Dolomite/Holbay    
47 DNQ 49 Bill Burley, GB Bill Burley GRD 374 - Triumph Dolomite    
48 DNQ 55 Giorgio Aposkitis, GR PEG Pordenone Corse Lola T570 - Toyota/Novamotor    
49 DNQ 56 Pierre Dieudonné, B Dr Joseph Ehrlich Ehrlich RP3 - Toyota/Novamotor    
50 DNQ 63 Jorge Koechlin (von Stein), PE Anglia Cars Ltd Argo JM1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
51 DNQ 64 Luis Canomanuel, E Equipo Nacional Español Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
52 DNQ 65 Juan Villacieros, E Equipo Nacional Español Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
53 DNQ 66 Werner Klein, D AMC Wemmstweiler DMV Saar Chevron B38 - Toyota/Novamotor    
54 DNQ 69 Roger Andreason, GB Andreason Racing and Tuning Ltd Druid 377 - Ford    
55 DNQ 74 Ruedi Gygax, CH Anglia Cars Ltd Argo JM1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
56 DNQ 85 Ulf Svensson, S Ulf Svensson Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
57 DNQ 88 Fernando Jorge, BR Equipe Persico Pizzamiglio Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
58 DNQ 89 Ken Silverstone, GB Ken Silverstone Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
59 DNQ 91 Ian Ashley, GB Lola Cars Ltd Lola T570 - Toyota/Novamotor    
60 DNQ 15 Don Farthing, GB Don Farthing Racing Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
61 DNQ 28 James King, USA March Racing Ltd March 773 - Toyota/Novamotor    
62 DNQ 20 David Kennedy, IRL Group Waterworks / AFMP Euroracing with March March 773 - Toyota/Novamotor    
               
63 DNA 8 Patrick Bardinon, F David Mills Chevron B38 - Toyota/Novamotor    
64 DNA 18 Richard Jones, GB Richard Jones March 753 - Triumph Dolomite/Neil Brown    
65 DNA 23 Piercarlo Ghinzani, I Allegrini Euroracing March 773 - Toyota/Novamotor    
66 DNA 32 Wyatt Stanley, GB Wyatt Stanley March 763 - Toyota/Novamotor    
67 DNA 34 Thomas von Löwis of Menar, D Equipe Liqui Moly Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
68 DNA 37 Paul Morton, GB Paul Morton Hawke - Toyota    
69 DNA 39 Steve Saunders, GB Steve Saunders March 763 - Ford    
70 DNA 42 Peter Monk, GB Peter Monk Dastle Mk 12 - Ford    
71 DNA 47 Bernard Devaney, IRL Derek McMahon Racing March 763 - Toyota/Novamotor    
72 DNA 50 Nigel Mansell, GB Alan McKechnie Racing Puma 773 - Toyota/Novamotor    
73 DNA 51 John Bright, GB John Bright Wheatcroft R18 (Pilbeam) - Toyota/Novamotor    
74 DNA 52 Rad Dougall, ZA The Toleman Group Technic TT773 (Viking) - Toyota/Novamotor    
75 DNA 68 Donald McLeod, GB Donald McLeod GRD 375 - Ford    
76 DNA 71 Richard Dutton, GB S & G Stores March 763 - Triumph Dolomite
March 763 - Toyota/Novamotor?
Argo JM1 - Toyota/Novamotor?		    
77 DNA 72 Gary Clare, GB Gary Clare March 763 - Toyota/Novamotor    
78 DNA 77 Ronnie Whitaker, GB Ronnie Whitaker March 763 - Ford    
79 DNA 78 Jeremy Rossiter, GB Spax Shockabsorberers Reynard - Toyota    
80 DNA 80 Walter Schöch, A Rauch Fruchtsäfte Ralt RT1 - BMW    
81 DNA 81 Philip Müller, CH Rauch Fruchtsäfte Ralt RT1 - BMW    
82 DNA 83 Stephen Finney, GB Stephen Finney Argo JM1 - Toyota    
83 DNA 86 David McPherson, GB K. Hensley Racing March 763 - Toyota    
84 DNA 90 David Manley, GB Red Arrow Racing March 773 - Triumph Dolomite/Holbay    
85 DNA 92 Rick Gorne, GB S & G Stores March 763 - Triumph Dolomite/Holbay    

 

  Heat 1 Time, laps Reason Out     Heat 2 Time, laps Reason Out
1 Brabham 15'06.17"     1 Olofsson 15'11.61"  
2 Daly 15'06.82"     2 Grob 15'11.65"  
3 South 15'07.30"     3 de Angelis 15'16.77"  
4 Piquet 15'12.61"     4 Flux 15'17.53"  
5 Needell 15'13.42"     5 Elgh 15'19.60"  
6 Nygren 15'14.20     6 Warwick 15'20.99"  
7 Gaillard 15'17.18"     7 Gabbiani 15'22.35"  
8 Rothengatter 15'20.49"     8 Taylor 15'22.79"  
9 Riley 15'21.37"     9 Pati 15'28.46"  
10 Ferraris 15'23.36"     10 Regazzoni 15'36.01"  
11 Johansson 15'23.90"     11 Thyrring 15'36.62"  
12 Cornelsen-Filho 15'29.80"     12 Locher 15'37.29"  
13 Pedersoli 15'31.41"     13 Spellerberg 15'37.75"  
14 Sytner 15'35.67"     14 Coate-Bond 15'38.21"  
15 Smailes 15'35.94"     15 Stokes 15'41.98"  
16 Nellemann 15'38.07"     16 Schäfer 15'42.46"  
17 Colonna 15'38.76"     17 We. Klein 15'44.96"  
18 Farrell 15'44.43"     18 Gygax 15'52.43"  
19 Wo. Klein 15'44.96"     19 P. Silverstone 16'15.79"  
20 Reynard 15'51.96"     DNF Lammers   Accident
DNF Villacieros   Accident   DNF King   Accident
DNF Lees   Accident   DNF Bernasconi   Accident
DNF Svensson   Accident   DNF Kennedy   Overheating
  Nielsen         Canomanuel    
  Farthing         Morgan    
  Jones         Ireland    
  Aposkitis         Ashley    
  K. Silverstone         Dieudonné    
  Burley         Jorge    
  Andreasson              

 

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