B.A.R.C. / B.R.D.C. Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship, Rd 19, 1979
Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, Towcester, Northants, Great Britain

 

October 7, rain 12 laps x 4719 m = 56.63 km
(Race shortened due to heavy rain)
Pole Position: Kenny Acheson, 1'26.71" Fastest Lap: Kenny Acheson, 1'27.38"

 

Pos Cla. # Driver, Nationality Entrant Car - Engine/Tuner Time, Laps Reason Out
1 1 2 Stefan Johansson, S Marlboro Racing with Derek McMahon March 793 - Toyota/Novamotor 19'02.27"  
2 2 17 Mike Thackwell, NZ March Racing Ltd / David Clark Team Riva Watches March 793 - Toyota/Novamotor 19'15.30" Incl. 10 sec penalty
3 3 30 Kenny Acheson, GB The RMC Group March 793 - Toyota/Novamotor 19'33.35"  
4 4 51 Mike Blanchet, GB SDC Builders, Bedford Lola T672 - Toyota/Novamotor (Chevrolet ?) 19'43.72"  
5 5 38 Placido Iglesias, BR Team Perdigao Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor 20'42.45"  
6 6 90 Jan Hedström, S Jan Hedström Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor 21'08.43"  
7 7 37 Fermin Velez, E Equipo Nacional Español Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor 11  
8 8 9 Gerry Amato, GB Gerry Amato March 773 - Toyota/Novamotor
DNS Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor
11  
               
9 DNF 13 Chico Serra, BR Sadia Racing with Project Four March 793 - Toyota/Novamotor   Accident
10 DNF 45 Roberto Guerrero, COL Roldan Auto's with Anglia Cars Ltd Argo JM3 - Toyota/Novamotor   Accident
11 DNF 36 Eliseo Salazar, RCH Schick Toyota Chilean Team Ralt RT3 - Toyota/Novamotor   Accident
12 DNF 3 Eddie Jordan, IRL Marlboro Racing with Derek McMahon March 793 - Toyota/Novamotor   Accident
13 DNF 29 Rob Wilson, NZ International Computers Ltd March 783/793 - Toyota/Novamotor   Engine
14 DNF 78 Bengt Trägårdh, S Meltonian Racing Ralt RT1 - Toyota   Accident
15 DNF 15 Ian Flux, GB Unilpart Racing Team March 783/793 - Triumph/Holbay-Swindon   Accident
16 DNF 61 John Lewis, GB John Lewis Chevron B47B - Toyota/Novamotor   Accident
17 DNF 40 Osamu Hatagawa, J Hub Of The Universe Racing Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor   Accident
18 DNF 55 Benoit Morand, CH Benoit Morand Chevron B38B - Toyota/Novamotor   Accident
19 DNF 5 Andrea de Cesaris, I Marlboro Team Tiga March 793 - Toyota/Novamotor 3 Accident
20 DNF 14 Brett Riley, NZ Unipart Racing Team March 783/793 - Triumph/Holbay-Swindon 2 Crash damage to brake pipe
21 DNF 1 Bernard Devaney, IRL Derek McMahon Racing with Chevron Cars Chevron B47B - Toyota/Novamotor
DNS March 803 - Toyota/Novamotor
0 Accident
               
22 DNS 31 Trevor Templeton, IRL A.W. Brown Racing with Malcolm Templeton Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor 0 Mechanical on grid
23 DNS 16 John Bright, GB Gerard Racing March 773 - Toyota/Novamotor
Pilbeam MP44 - Toyota/Novamotor ?
  Crash damage
               
24 DNQ 12 Paul Dalton, USA Paul Dalton Royale RP5 - Ford    
               
25 DNA 4 Michael Roe, IRL David Clark Team Riva Watches March 793 - Toyota/Novamotor
Chevron B47B - Toyota/Novamotor ?
   
26 DNA 8 Jorge Caton, E Equipo Nacional Español Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
27 DNA 32 Wyatt Stanley, GB Wyatt Stanley Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    
28 DNA 33 Phil Silverstone, GB Welwyn Discount Tyres & Exhaust Centres Ralt RT1 - Toyota/Novamotor    

 

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