1989 British Formula 3000 season

1989 British Formula 3000 season
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The 1989 British Formula 3000 season was the first season of the British Formula 3000 Championship. Australia’s Gary Brabham took the inaugural title, racing an ex-Jean Alesi Reynard-Cosworth 88D for Bromley Motorsport. He took three race wins during the season. Brabham, son of three time World Drivers Champion, Jack Brabham, only raced in the series after a deal to race for Roni Q8 Racing in the International F3000 series fell through.

Andrew Gilbert-Scott finished second overall for Eddie Jordan Racing, like Brabham, winning three races, in his Reynard-Cosworth 88D. Third spot in the standing went to Roland Ratzenberger, taking victory in round 4, at Donington Park. Other entrants during the season included Damon Hill for CoBRa Motorsports. He drove in two races, finishing third in round 3 at Oulton Park and 6th in round 5, at Brands Hatch, also in a 88D. CoBRa did taste victory in the final round, when Paolo Carcasci won at Oulton Park. Pedro Chaves, who would win the title in 1990, finished 12th in final standing after just one appearance, while former F1 driver, Desiré Wilson made an appearance for GA Motorsport in their Lola T88/50, finishing fourth, in round 5 at Brands Hatch. [1][2]

British Formula 3000 Championship

Champion: Australia Gary Brabham

Runner Up: United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott [3][4]

Results

British Formula 3000 Championship

Date Round Circuit Winning driver Winning team Winning car
19/03/89 Rd.1 United Kingdom Brands Hatch (Indy) United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott Eddie Jordan Racing Reynard-Cosworth 88D
27/03/89 Rd.2 United Kingdom Thruxton Australia Gary Brabham Bromley Motorsport Reynard-Cosworth 88D
15/04/89 Rd.3 United Kingdom Oulton Park United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott Eddie Jordan Racing Reynard-Cosworth 88D
29/05/89 Rd.4 United Kingdom Donington Park Austria Roland Ratzenberger Spirit Motorsport Reynard-Cosworth 88D
25/06/89 Rd.5 United Kingdom Brands Hatch (Indy) Australia Gary Brabham Bromley Motorsport Reynard-Cosworth 88D
02/07/89 Rd.6 United Kingdom Snetterton United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott Eddie Jordan Racing Reynard-Cosworth 88D
30/07/89 Rd.7 United Kingdom Silverstone (National) Australia Gary Brabham Bromley Motorsport Reynard-Cosworth 88D
13/08/89 Rd.8 United Kingdom Oulton Park Brazil Paolo Carcasci CoBRa Motorsport Reynard-Cosworth 88D
10/09/89 Rd.9 United Kingdom Brands Hatch Australia Gary Brabham Bromley Motorsport Reynard-Cosworth 88D

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Championship Tables

Place Driver Entrant Total
1 Australia Gary Brabham Bromley Motorsport 55
2 United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott Eddie Jordan Racing 45
3 Austria Roland Ratzenberger Spirit Motorsport 37
4 Brazil Marco Greco Eddie Jordan Racing 22
5 Brazil Paolo Carcasci CoBRa Motorsport
Madgwick Motorsport
13
6 Spain Antonio Albacete Madgwick Motorsport 9
7 United Kingdom Tony Trimmer Tony Trimmer 8
8= United Kingdom Jonathan Bancroft GA Motorsport 6
United Kingdom Tony Worswick Tony Worswick 6
United Kingdom Perry McCarthy GA Motorsport 6
11 United Kingdom Damon Hill CoBRa Motorsport 5
12 South Africa Desiré Wilson GA Motorsport 3
13= Portugal Pedro Chaves CoBRa Motorsport 2
Switzerland Mario Hytten RCR 3000 2
Austria ”Pierre Chauvet” RCR 3000 2
16 United Kingdom Ian Khan Chamberlain 1

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References

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  2. 3.0 3.1 "Formula 3000 Great Britain formula-3000-great-britain 1989 | Motorsport". Driverdb.com. 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  3. 4.0 4.1 "British F3000 1989". Oocities.org. Retrieved 2014-02-22.