1989 British Formula 3000 Championship Rd.2
The 2nd round of the inaugural British Formula 3000 Championship, saw the series arrive in Hampshire, for a race at the Thruxton Circuit, on 27 March.[1]
Report
[edit]Entry
[edit]A total of 10 F3000 cars were entered for this, the second round of the 1989 British F3000 Championship. Come raceday only nine would start the race.[2]
Qualifying
[edit]Andrew Gilbert-Scott took pole position for Eddie Jordan Racing team in their Cosworth-engined Reynard 88D.[2]
Race
[edit]The race was held over 40 laps of the fast Thruxton circuit. Gary Brabham took the winner spoils for the Bromley Motorsport team, driving their Reynard-Cosworth 88D. The Aussie won in a time of 44:01.83mins., averaging a speed of 128.434 mph. Second place went to Roland Ratzenberger in Spirit Motorsport’s Reynard-Cosworth 88D, who was just 1.90ecs behind. Poleman and winner of the first-ever British F3000 race, Andrew Gilbert-Scott completed the podium for the Eddie Jordan Racing in his Cosworth engined Reynard 88D, albeit one lap down.[2]
Classification
[edit]Race
[edit]Class winners in bold
Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car - Engine | Time, Laps | Reason Out |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 5 | ![]() |
Bromley Motorsport | Reynard-Cosworth 88D | 44:01.83 | |
2nd | 16 | ![]() |
Spirit Motorsport | Reynard-Cosworth 88D | 44:03.73 | |
3rd | 3 | ![]() |
Eddie Jordan Racing | Reynard-Cosworth 88D | 40 | |
4th | 12 | ![]() |
Madgwick Motorsport | Reynard-Cosworth 88D | 39 | |
5th | 9 | ![]() |
CoBRa Motorsport | Reynard-Cosworth 88D | 38 | |
6th | 4 | ![]() |
Tony Trimmer | March-Cosworth 88B | 38 | |
NC | 8 | ![]() |
Source Racing | Lola-Cosworth T88/50 | 35 | Running, not classified |
NC | 6 | ![]() |
R.O./Omegaland | Reynard-Cosworth 88D | 28 | Running, not classified |
DNF | 2 | ![]() |
Eddie Jordan Racing | Reynard-Cosworth 88D | 2 | Suspension |
DNS | 7 | ![]() |
Chamberlain | Reynard-Cosworth 88D | Accident in practice |
- Fastest lap: Roland Ratzenberger, 1:04.44secs. (131.564 mph)
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c d "British F3000 1989". oocities.org. 10 November 1996. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "British Formula 3000 Championship". theracingline.net. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)