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.

1989 British Formula 3000 Championship
Previous: none Next: 1990
Related series:
1989 International Formula 3000 Championship

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]

Drivers and teams

The following drivers and teams contested the 1989 British Formula 3000 Championship.

Team Chassis Engine No. Driver Rounds
Eddie Jordan Racing Reynard Cosworth 2 Marco Greco All
3 Andrew Gilbert-Scott All
Tony Trimmer March Cosworth 4 Tony Trimmer 1-6
Bromley Motorsport Reynard Cosworth 5 Gary Brabham All
R.O./Omegaland Reynard Cosworth 6 Roger Orgee 1, 2, 5, 7
March Mike Bryan 9
Chamberlain Reynard Cosworth 7 Ian Khan 1
Cor Euser 2
Worswick Engineering Reynard Cosworth 7 Tony Worswick 4-9
14 3
Vantage Racing Lola Cosworth 8 Rob Wilson 1
9 Damon Hill 1
Reynard 10 Robert Lee-Lewis 1
11 Thomas Danielsson 1
CoBRa Motorsports Reynard Cosworth 8 Peter Bourque 5
9 Pedro Chaves 2
Damon Hill 3, 5
Peter Bourque 7
Paolo Carcasci 8-9
15 Ross Hockenhull 8
GA Motorsport Lola Cosworth 10 Jonathan Bancroft 5-9
11 Desiré Wilson 5
Daniel Muller 8
Perry McCarthy 9
17 Divina Galica 1
Mansell Madgwick Motorsport Reynard Cosworth 11 Paolo Carcasci 4
Felipe Machado 7-9
12 Antonio Albacete All
Spirit Motorsport Reynard Cosworth 16 Roland Ratzenberger 1-8
Geoff Farmer Lola Cosworth 27 Geoff Farmer 1
RCR 3000 Lola Cosworth 37 Mario Hytten 1
Pierre Chauvet 9
39 4, 5, 8
Dominco Gitto 6

Results

British Formula 3000 Championship
Round Date Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 March 19 Brands Hatch (Indy) Marco Greco Gary Brabham Andrew Gilbert-Scott Eddie Jordan Racing
2 March 27 Thruxton Andrew Gilbert-Scott Roland Ratzenberger Gary Brabham Bromley Motorsport
3 April 15 Oulton Park Gary Brabham Gary Brabham Andrew Gilbert-Scott Eddie Jordan Racing
4 May 29 Donington Park Roland Ratzenberger Roland Ratzenberger Roland Ratzenberger Spirit Motorsport
5 June 25 Brands Hatch (Indy) Roland Ratzenberger Gary Brabham Gary Brabham Bromley Motorsport
6 July 2 Snetterton Andrew Gilbert-Scott Andrew Gilbert-Scott Andrew Gilbert-Scott Eddie Jordan Racing
7 July 30 Silverstone (National) Gary Brabham Roland Ratzenberger Gary Brabham Bromley Motorsport
8 August 13 Oulton Park Roland Ratzenberger Roland Ratzenberger Paolo Carcasci CoBRa Motorsport
9 September 10 Brands Hatch (GP) Andrew Gilbert-Scott Gary Brabham Gary Brabham Bromley Motorsport

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Championship Standings

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Pos. Driver BHI THR OUL DON BHI SNE SIL OUL BGP Points
1 Gary Brabham 3 1 2 6 1 5 1 2 1 55
2 Andrew Gilbert-Scott 1 3 1 3 Ret 1 2 3 Ret 45
3 Roland Ratzenberger 2 2 8† 1 2 2 3 Ret 37
4 Marco Greco Ret Ret 6 2 3 3 4 DNS 3 22
5 Paolo Carcasci 4 1 6 13
6 Antonio Albacete NC 4 4 Ret Ret 4 DNS Ret 7 9
7 Tony Trimmer 4 6 5 Ret 5 7 8
8 Perry McCarthy 2 6
9 Tony Worswick 7 5 7 DNS 6 4 9 6
10 Jonathan Bancroft Ret 6 5 Ret 4 6
11 Damon Hill 3 6 5
12 Desiré Wilson 4 3
13 Pierre Chauvet Ret 5 2
14 Mario Hytten 5 2
15 Pedro Chaves 5 2
16 Ian Khan 6 1
17 Roger Orgee NC NC 7 0
18 Ross Hockenhull 7 0
19 Felipe Machado 8 Ret 8 0
20 Peter Bourque 8 0
Richard Peacock NC
Geoff Farmer Ret
Dominico Gitto Ret
Cor Euser DNS
Daniel Muller DNS
Mike Bryan DNS
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References
  1. "British Formula 3000 Championship". Theracingline.net. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  2. "FIA Formel 3000 int. Meisterschaft - Saison 1989". Speedsport Magazine.
  3. https://database.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/british-f2-f3000/1989-british-f3000-championship


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