1988 Cellnet Superprix

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After the 18th and final round of the 1988 B.A.R.C./B.R.D.C. Lucas Formula Three British Championship , the mobile telephone company Cellnet, who were already sponsoring the Intersport Racing team, organised an invitation non championship, end of season race. This race was held at Brands Hatch, on 9 October. Although Avon Tyres still supplied the tyres, Cellnet decided to increase interest by introducing a compulsory wheel change mid-race. They requested that the changes should be visible to spectators, so Avon came up with the idea of painting the whole side of the tyres. [1]

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Report

Entry

A total of 39 F3 cars were entered for this event. Come race weekend eights cars failed to arrive in Kent for qualifying. [2]

Qualifying

John Alcorn took pole position for Pacific Racing Team in their Toyota-engined Reynard 883, averaging a speed of 95.862 mph. [2]

Race

The race was held over 45 wet laps of the Brands Hatch Indy circuit. With a full grid of 28 cars, the start was quite a fraught affair as various drivers, with nothing to lose, took risks not usually attempted during a championship race. This ended in tears for some. Damon Hill didn't even finish the first lap and Kenny Bräck and Jonathan Bancroft went out in the next lap. During the race, the wheel changing was full of drama as the teams finally put into practice what they had been learning, some successfully, others not! Paul Warwick in his Eddie Jordan Racing Reynard was also victim retiring after an overheated engine. Gary Brabham took the winner spoils for the Bowman Racing team, driving their Ralt-Volkswagen RT32. The Aussie won in a time of 37:10.92mins., averaging a speed of 87.436 mph. Second place went to Jason Elliott and Sweden's Rickard Rydell finishing third. The ‘fastest wheel change’ prize of £1,000 in loose £1 coins in a sack, was won by Middlebridge Racing which was a bit of a bonus a their driver, Phil Andrews, had driven a good race to finish 5th. [1] [3]

Classification

Race

Class winners in bold

Pos.No.ClassDriverEntrantCar - EngineTime, LapsReason Out
1st5A Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Brabham Bowman Racing Ralt-Volkswagen RT3237:10.92
2nd27A Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Elliott Eddie Jordan Racing Reynard-Volkswagen 88337:33.31
3rd8A Flag of Sweden.svg Rickard Rydell Picko Troberg Racing Reynard-Volkswagen 88337:33.72
4th4A Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Kox Cellent Ricoh Racing / Intersport Racing Ralt-Toyota RT3237:38.73
5th30A Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Andrews Middlebridge Racing Reynard-Toyota 88344
6th15A Flag of Austria.svg Roland Ratzenberger TechSpeed Racing Reynard-Toyota 88344
7th59Nat. Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Brabham Jack Brabham Racing Ralt-Volkswagen RT3144
8th24A Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Philippe Favre Alan Docking Racing Reynard-Alfa Romeo 88343
9th43A Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Vitolo Concept 3 Racing Reynard-Alfa Romeo 88343
10th88Nat. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pete Boutwood Terropol Promotions Ralt-Volkswagen RT3042
11th14A Flag of France.svg Raphaël Real del Sarte TechSpeed Racing Reynard-Toyota 87342
12th77Nat. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Stringfellow Jim Lee Racing Reynard-Volkswagen 87341
13th90A Flag of the Netherlands.svg Harry van den Berg Cellnet Ricoh Racing / Intersport Racing Ralt-Toyota RT3241
14th85Nat. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Murphy Jim Lee Racing Reynard-Volkswagen 87340
DNF16A Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Hockenhull Bowman Racing Ralt-Volkswagen RT3244Crash
DNF71Nat. Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Amrén Alan Docking Racing Reynard-Volkswagen 87340Crash
DNF33A Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeremy Payne Anglia Cars Racing Ralt-Toyota RT3237Spin
DNF2A Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Irvine West Surrey Racing Ralt-Alfa Romeo RT3235Misfire
DNF10A Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Alcorn Pacific Racing Team Reynard-Toyota 88334Engine
DNF1A Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Warwick Eddie Jordan Racing Reynard-Volkswagen 88333Overheating
DNF6A Flag of Italy.svg Giovanna Amati Cellent Ricoh Racing / Intersport Racing Ralt-Toyota RT3230Engine
DNF58Nat. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Penfold Jack Brabham Racing Ralt-Volkswagen RT3129Crash
DNF36Nat. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Giles Butterfield GB Motorsport Reynard-Volkswagen 86326Crash
DNF26A Flag of Brazil.svg Oswaldo Negri Racefax Motorsport Ralt-Volkswagen RT3218Stuck throttle
DNF89Nat. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Brown JB Race Hire Reynard-Volkswagen 87317Spin
DNF3A Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Bancroft Madgwick Motorsport Reynard-Alfa Romeo 8832Crash
DNF35A Flag of Sweden.svg Kenny Bräck Formula Services Reynard-Toyota 8832Crash
DNF29A Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Cellnet Ricoh Racing / Intersport Racing Ralt-Toyota RT320Crash
DNQ78Nat. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles Rickett Jim Lee Racing Reynard-Volkswagen 863
DNQ63Nat. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ronnie Grant Ronnie Grant Ralt-Volkswagen RT30
DNQ45A Flag of Italy.svg Guido Basile Terropol Promotions Ralt-Volkswagen RT32

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References

  1. 1 2 "The British Automobile Racing Club: June / July 2010". Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Formula 3 1988 - Great Britain - Brands Hatch, 09.10". Formula2.net. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  3. Darren Galpin. "1988 Miscellaneous Formula 3 Races". Teamdan.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
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