1989 British Formula 3000 Championship Rd.5
The 5th round of the inaugural British Formula 3000 Championship, saw the series arrive back in Kent, for their second visit of the year to Brands Hatch, on 25 June.[1]
Report
[edit | edit source]Entry
[edit | edit source]A total of 12 F3000 cars were entered for this, the fifth round of the 1989 British F3000 Championship.[2]
Qualifying
[edit | edit source]Roland Ratzenberger took pole position for Spirit Motorsport team in their Cosworth-engined Reynard 88D. He was joined on the front row by Gary Brabham in a similar Reynard, prepared by Bromley Motorsport.[2]
Race
[edit | edit source]The race was held over 60 laps of the Brands Hatch Indy circuit. Gary Brabham took the winner spoils for the Bromley Motorsport team, driving their Reynard-Cosworth 88D. The Aussie won in a time of 40:38.73mins., averaging a speed of 106.729 mph. Second place went to poleman, Roland Ratzenberger in Spirit Motorsport's Reynard-Cosworth 88D, who was just 2.75secs behind. Third was Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer, Marco Greco completed the podium for the Eddie Jordan Racing in his Cosworth engined Reynard 88D, while former F1 driver, Desiré Wilson made an appearance for GA Motorsport in their Lola T88/50, finishing fourth.[2]
Classification
[edit | edit source]Race
[edit | edit source]Class winners in bold
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car - Engine | Time, Laps | Reason Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Australia Gary Brabham | Bromley Motorsport | Reynard-Cosworth 88D | 40:38.73 | |
| 2nd | 16 | Austria Roland Ratzenberger | Spirit Motorsport | Reynard-Cosworth 88D | 40:41.48 | |
| 3rd | 2 | Brazil Marco Greco | Eddie Jordan Racing | Reynard-Cosworth 88D | 60 | |
| 4th | 11 | South Africa Desiré Wilson | GA Motorsport | Lola-Cosworth T88/50 | 59 | |
| 5th | 4 | United Kingdom Tony Trimmer | Tony Trimmer | March-Cosworth 88B | 58 | |
| 6th | 9 | United Kingdom Damon Hill | CoBRa Motorsport | Reynard-Cosworth 88D | 57 | |
| 7th | 7 | United Kingdom Tony Worswick | Tony Worswick | Reynard-Cosworth 88D | 56 | |
| 8th | 8 | Canada Peter Bourque | CoBRa Motorsport | Reynard-Cosworth 88D | 56 | |
| NC | 6 | United Kingdom Roger Orgee | R.O./Omegaland | Reynard-Cosworth 88D | 53 | Running, not classified |
| DNF | 3 | United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott | Eddie Jordan Racing | Reynard-Cosworth 88D | 50 | |
| DNF | 12 | Spain Antonio Albacete | Madgwick Motorsport | Reynard-Cosworth 88D | 22 | |
| DNF | 10 | United Kingdom Jonthan Bancroft | GA Motorsport | Lola-Cosworth T88/80 | 3 |
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- Fastest lap: Gary Brabham, 39.90secs. (109.173 mph)
References
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