1977 B.R.S.C.C. Trophy

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The 1977 B.R.S.C.C. Trophy was a non-championship Formula Three race, held at the Mallory Park circuit, in Leicestershire, England, on 4 September. The race saw Stephen South, who won the previous year's corresponding race (Griffin Golden Helmet Trophy), return to win again. [1]

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Report

Entry

A total of just 17 F3 cars were entered for the event. However, of those, only 11 took part in qualifying and the race. Those that were entered but did not arrive included both the Unipart Racing Team's cars and a car that would have been driven by English driver, Nigel Mansell. [1]

Qualifying

Stephen South took pole position, with a time of 44.2 secs. [1]

Race

After 20 laps of the Mallory Park circuit, South took the chequered flag, in a time of 15:07.0 mins. averaging a speed of 107.166 mph. Second place went to Mario Pati, who was over 28 secs. behind. Just 0.2 of second separate Pati from Ian Grob who completed the podium. The race however saw four taken out following a startline crash, leaving just seven cars running after Gerard's, the first corner. [1]

Classification

Race

Pos.No.DriverEntrantCar – EngineTime, LapsReason Out
1st12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen South Team BP March-Toyota 76315:07.0
2nd11 Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Pati Automovel Club Paulista Ralt-Toyota RT115:35.2
3rd24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Grob Alan Docking Racing Chevron-Toyota B3815:35.4
4th26 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Farrell Chris Farrell Chevron-Toyota B3815:35.6
5th33 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Pierre Dieudonné Dr. Joseph EhrlichEhrlich-Toyota RP915:52.6
6th44 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wyatt Stanley Wyatt Stanley March-Toyota 75318
DNF23 Flag of France.svg Patrick Gaillard Patrick Gaillard Chevron-Toyota B382Accident damage
DNF3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Warwick Trailers Ralt-Toyota RT10Startline crash
DNF27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Flux Ockley Team Racing Ralt-Toyota RT10Startline crash
DNF42 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Bernasconi Paul Bernasconi Ralt-Toyota RT10Startline crash
DNF40 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Bright Bob Gerard Racing Wheatcroft-Toyota R180Startline crash

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Formula 3 1977 – Mallory Park, 04.09". Formula2.net. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. "Mallory Park, 4 Sep 1977 « British Formula 3 «". Oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 21 July 2013.