1988 Scottish Superprix

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Layout of the Knockhill (1974-present) Knockhill track map.svg
Layout of the Knockhill (1974–present)

The 1988 Scottish Superprix, saw the cars from the British Formula Three series visit Knockhill, north of Dunfermline, for a non-championship race, on 7 August. [1]

Contents

Report

Entry

A total of just eight F3 cars were entered for this the first of two non-British Championship races in 1988. [1]

Qualifying

Gary Brabham took pole position for Jack Brabham Racing team in their Volkswagen-engined Ralt RT32, averaging a speed of 89.821 mph. [1]

Race

The race was held over 25 laps of the Knockhill circuit. Gary Brabham took the winner spoils for the Jack Brabham Racing team, driving their Ralt-Volkswagen RT32. The Australian won in a time of 22:10.8mins., averaging a speed of 87.911 mph. Second place went to Ross Hockenhull in Bowman Racing’s Ralt-Volkswagen RT32, who was 5.1s behind. The Reynard 873 of Scott Stringfellow completed the podium for the Jim Lee Racing. [1] [2]

Classification

Race

Pos.DriverEntrantCar - EngineTime, LapsReason Out
1st Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Brabham Jack Brabham Racing Ralt-Volkswagen RT3222.10.8
2nd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Hockenhull Bowman Racing Ralt-Volkswagen RT3222:15.9
3rd Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Stringfellow Jim Lee Racing/Hippodrome Reynard-Volkswagen 87322:38.2
4th Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sandy McEwan Jupiter Racing Ralt-Volkswagen RT3022:56.3
5th Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Fyda Jupiter Racing Ralt-Volkswagen RT3024
DNF Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Brown JB Racing Reynard-Volkswagen 8739Misfire
DNF Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Donnelly Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Racing Ralt-Toyota RT310Crash
DNF Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Racing Ralt-Toyota RT320Crash

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Formula 3 1988 - Great Britain - Knockhill, 07.08". Formula2.net. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 [ dead link ]