XXXIII B.R.D.C. International Trophy 1981
European Championship for F2 Drivers, Round 1
Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northants, Great Britain

 

March 29, wet 47 laps x 4718 m = 221.75 km Pole Position: Mike Thackwell, 1'18.59" Fastest Lap: Geoff Lees, 1'23.82" (=202.66 km/h)

 

Pos Cla. # Driver, Nationality Entrant Car - Engine/Tuner Chassis Tyre Qual.
Time
Grid
Pos.
Time, Laps Reason Out
1 1 15 Mike Thackwell, NZL Ralt Racing Ltd Ralt RH6/81 - Honda RA261E 81-2 P 1'18.59" 1 1:11'44.67"  
2 2 7 Riccardo Paletti, ITA March Onyx Racing Team March 812 - BMW M12/Mader
DNS March 802 - BMW M12
813-03 MH 1'20.32" 9 1:12'20.86"  
3 3 3 Corrado Fabi, ITA Roloil Marlboro Racing
March Racing Ltd
March 812 - BMW M12/Rosche 813-02 P 1'19.04" 2 46  
4 4 77 Jim Crawford, GBR Plygrange Racing Ltd Toleman TG280 - Hart 420R TG280-05 P 1'20.35" 10 46  
5 5 12 Carlo Rossi, ITA Sanremo Racing Srl Toleman TG280 - Hart 420R TG280-01 P 1'22.26" 20 46  
6 6 48 Brian Robinson, GBR Grange Performance Cars Chevron B42 - Hart 420R
DNS Chevron B49(48?)/08 - Hart 420R
B42-78-17 GY 1'23.11" 24 46  
7 7 14 Geoff Lees, GBR Ralt Racing Ltd Ralt RH6/81 - Honda RA261E 81-1 P 1'19.44" 5 45  
8 8 36 Ray Mallock, GBR Cliff Smith Racing Ralt RT4 - Ford BDX/Swindon RT4-218 MH 1'22.15" 19 45  
9 9 1 Stefan Johansson, SWE Docking Spitzley Team Toleman Toleman (Lola) TG850 - Hart 420E
DNS Toleman TG280/03 - Hart
850-HU-3 P 1'20.57" 8 45  
10 10 5 Christian Danner, DEU March Racing Ltd March 812 - BMW M12/Rosche 812-9 P 1'20.73" 12 45  
11 11 10 Michele Alboreto, ITA Minardi Racing Team Minardi Fly 281 - BMW M12/Mader 281-02 P 1'20.78" 13 45  
12 12 24 Jürg Lienhard, SUI Lista Racing Team March 802 - BMW M12/Heidegger 802-12 GY* 1'20.93" 14 45 *MH in practice
13 13 27 Sewi Hopfer, AUT Sewi Hopfer Racing Toleman TG280 - Hart 420R TG280-02 P 1'21.51" 18 44  
14 14 9 Johnny Cecotto, VEN Minardi Racing Team Minardi Fly 281 - BMW M12/Mader 281-01 P 1'22.33" 21 44  
15 15 18 Fredy Schnarwiler, SUI Formel Rennsport Club Toleman (Lola) TG850 - BMW M12/Heidegger 850-HU-6 P 1'21.30" 16 43  
16 16 29 Warren Booth, GBR Colin Bennett Racing Chevron B48 - Hart 420R B48-79-01 GY 1'26.58" 27 43  
17 17 28 Guido Daccò, ITA DAC Sport Racing Minardi GM75 - BMW M12 GM75-02 P 1'25.01" 25 42  
18 18 16 Eje Elgh, SWE Maurer Motorsport Maurer MM81 - BMW M12/Mader MM81-01 P 1'19.42" 4 42 Maurer engine in practice
19 19 2 Kenny Acheson, GBR Docking Spitzley Team Toleman Toleman (Lola) TG850 - Hart 420R 850-HU-2 P 1'20.44" 11 41  
20 20 20 "Gianfranco" (Gianfranco Trombetti), ITA Astra Team Merzario Srl March 812 - BMW M12/Merzario 812-08 P 1'23.15" 24 39 Not running
                       
21 DNF 4 Thierry Boutsen, BEL Marlboro Racing for Zolder March 812 - BMW M12/Mader 812-03 P 1'19.31" 3 36 Spin/gearbox
22 DNF 11 Guido Pardini, ITA Sanremo Racing Srl Toleman (Lola)T850 - Hart 420R 850-HU-5 P 1'21.38" 17 24 Crown wheel
& pinion
23 DNF 31 Kim Mather, GBR Aycliffe, Newtown March 792 - Hart 420R 792-31 GY 1'22.33" 22 24 Wheel bearing
24 DNF 17 Roberto Guerrero, COL Maurer Motorsport Maurer MM81 - BMW M12/Mader MM81-02 P 1'19.66" 6 21 Electrical
Mader engine in practice
25 DNF 8 Richard Dallest, FRA Team Motul GPA - AGS AGS JH17 - BMW M12
DNS AGS JH18/24 - BMW M12/Mader
JH17-023 MH 1'19.90" 7 8 Accident
26 DNF 40 Paul Smith, GBR BMTR March 782 - Hart 420R 782-2 MH 1'22.77" 23 8 Engine
                       
27 DNS 19 Piero Necchi, ITA Astra Team Merzario Srl March 812 - BMW M12/Merzario 812-07 P 1'21.05" 15    
28 DNS 35 Jochen Dauer, DEU GRS Motorsport GRS TC 001 - BMW M12/Mader 001 P 1'26.27" 26   No engine
                       
29 DNQ 21 Arturo Merzario, ITA Astra Team Merzario Srl Merzario M1 - BMW M12/Merzario
DNS March 812 - BMW M12
M1-01 P 1'30.17" -    
30 DNQ 33 Roy Baker, GBR Roy Baker Chevron B48 - Hart 420R B48-79-05 MH 1'32.81" -    
31 DNQ 46 Bob Howlings, GBR Bob Howlings Chevron B42 - Hart 420R B42-78-01 GY 1'28.28" -    
                       
32 DNA 6 Michael Korten, DEU Onyx March Racing Ltd March 812 - BMW M12            
33 DNA 30 Jo Gartner, AUT Jo Gartner Racing March 812 - BMW M12/Heidegger            
34 DNA 32 Wyatt Stanley, GBR Wyatt Stanley Toleman TG280 - Hart 420R            
35 DNA 47 Eddie Jordan, IRL Eddie Jordan Racing March 802 - Hart 420R            
36 DNA 35 Harald Grohs, DEU GRS Motorsport GRS TC - BMW M12            
37 DNA 22 Marc Surer, SUI Horag Hotz Racing March 812 - BMW M12            
38 DNA 25 - Minardi Racing Team Minardi Fly 281 - Ferrari Dino 206            
39 DNA 26 - Astra Team Merzario Srl Merzario M1 - BMW M12            
40 DNA 34 Manfred Winkelhock, DEU Bertram Schäfer Racing Ralt RT2 - BMW M12            
41 DNA 38 Harald Brutschin, DEU Weigel Renntechnik (WRT) March 802 - BMW M12            
42 DNA 39 Anders Olofsson, SWE - -            
43 DNA 41 - Wyss Racing System Toleman TG280 - Hart 420R            
44 DNA 42 - Wyss Racing System Toleman TG280 - Hart 420R            
45 DNA 43 - Cheetah Cars Cheetah - BMW M12            
46 DNA 44 Rob Wilson, RSA Bob Salisbury Racing Toleman TG280 - Hart 420R            

 

Tyres: A = Avon, B = Bridgestone, D = Dunlop, MH = M & H, P = Pirelli, Y = Yokohama, GY = GoodYear

 

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