1989 British Formula 3000 Championship

The 1989 British Formula 3000 Championship 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: Gary Brabham

Runner Up: Andrew Gilbert-Scott ^[3][4]

Results

British Formula 3000 Championship

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

^[1]

Championship Tables

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

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References