1991 British Formula 3000 Championship

The 1991 British Formula 3000 Championship was the third season of the British Formula 3000 Championship. The series was won posthumously by Paul Warwick, driving for Mansell Madgwick Motorsport. He was tragically killed in an accident at Oulton Park when leading. Fredrik Ekblom finished as runner-up for AJS/GP. Julian Westwood finished third overall for CaneCordy Motorsport, a new team formed by ex-Williams personnel Michael Cane and Colin Cordy. Richard Dean was fourth with Superpower (pictured). Future International F3000 team Durango made their British F3000 debut. Kenny Brack, who would become 1996 International F3000 runner-up, 1998 IRL champion and a CART frontrunner, made a one-off appearance with the Alan Langridge team. Future Brabham female F1 driver Giovanna Amati made a couple of appearances for the GJ-Bromley team.[1]

Drivers and teams

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The following drivers and teams contested the 1991 British Formula 3000 Championship.

Team Chassis Engine No. Driver Rounds
United Kingdom Mansell Madgwick Motorsport Reynard Cosworth 1 United Kingdom Paul Warwick 1-5
Mugen 2 Brazil Marco Greco All
Cosworth 18 Norway Harald Huysman 1-2
Mexico Carlos Guerrero 3
United Kingdom Chris Goodwin 4
United Kingdom Jason Elliot 8-11
United Kingdom GJ - Bromley Motorsport Reynard Cosworth 3 Italy Giovanna Amati 1-2
United Kingdom Chris Goodwin 3
United Kingdom Dave Coyne 4-11
5 Belgium Alain Plasch 1-4, 7-11
9 United Kingdom Chris Goodwin 8-9
United Kingdom Team AJS Lola Cosworth 4 Sweden Fredrik Ekblom All
United Kingdom McNeil Engineering Lola Cosworth 6 Canada Robbie Stirling 1–4, 6
Reynard 5
United Kingdom Eugene O'Brien 7-11
Lola 15 Austria Mercedes Stermitz 5
United Kingdom CaneCordy Motorsport Lola Cosworth 7 United Kingdom Julian Westwood All
United Kingdom Omegaland Reynard Cosworth 10 France Jérôme Policand All
16 United Kingdom Mark Newman 2-3
United Kingdom David Button 4
United Kingdom Superpower Engineering System Lola Cosworth 11 United Kingdom Phil Andrews All
12 United Kingdom Richard Dean All
United Kingdom GA Motorsport Reynard Cosworth 14 Italy Amato Ferrari 1-3
15 France Thierry Delubac 1
United Kingdom Perry McCarthy 3
France Oreca Reynard Cosworth 17 France Frederic Gosparini All
United Kingdom GP Motorsport Leyton House Cosworth 19 United Kingdom David Button 2
Italy Berkeley Team London Reynard Cosworth 20 Italy Raineri Randaccio 2, 4-5, 8, 11
Italy Mirko Savoldi 6-7, 10
Italy Terrapol Durango Reynard Cosworth 21 Italy Massimo "Gimax Jnr" Franchi 1-3
Lola 4-5
Italy Guido Basile 6, 8-11
22 Italy Luigi Giorgio 1-8
Italy Marco Spiga 11
United Kingdom CoBRa Motorsport Reynard Cosworth 23 United Kingdom Tim Sugden 2
Norway Harald Huysman 3-4
Argentina José Luis Di Palma 5-8, 10-11
25 Norway Harald Huysman 5
Italy Massimo "Gimax Jnr" Franchi 6-10
United Kingdom Steve Bottoms 11
Sweden JR Motorsport Reynard Cosworth 24 Sweden Johan Raijamäki 4–7, 10
United Kingdom Landrige Motorsports Reynard Cosworth 26 United Kingdom Mark Newman 4-6, 10
Italy Paolo di Cristoforo 9
28 Sweden Kenny Bräck 5
United Kingdom Gary Ayles 6, 9
Italy Luigi Giorgio 10
France Laurent Daument 11
United Kingdom Phoenix 3000 Team Reynard Cosworth 27 Sweden Peter Olsson 6-11

Results

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British Formula 3000 Championship

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Round Date Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 March 23 United Kingdom Oulton Park United Kingdom Paul Warwick United Kingdom Paul Warwick United Kingdom Paul Warwick United Kingdom Mansell Madgwick Motorsport
2 April 28 United Kingdom Donington Park United Kingdom Paul Warwick United Kingdom Phil Andrews United Kingdom Paul Warwick United Kingdom Mansell Madgwick Motorsport
3 May 12 United Kingdom Brands Hatch (Indy) United Kingdom Paul Warwick United Kingdom Paul Warwick United Kingdom Paul Warwick United Kingdom Mansell Madgwick Motorsport
4 June 30 United Kingdom Brands Hatch (Indy) United Kingdom Paul Warwick United Kingdom Paul Warwick United Kingdom Paul Warwick United Kingdom Mansell Madgwick Motorsport
5 July 21 United Kingdom Oulton Park United Kingdom Paul Warwick United Kingdom Paul Warwick United Kingdom Paul Warwick United Kingdom Mansell Madgwick Motorsport
6 August 4 United Kingdom Snetterton United Kingdom Phil Andrews United Kingdom Dave Coyne United Kingdom Dave Coyne United Kingdom GJ - Bromley Motorsport
7 August 11 United Kingdom Thruxton United Kingdom Julian Westwood United Kingdom Dave Coyne United Kingdom Dave Coyne United Kingdom GJ - Bromley Motorsport
8 September 1 United Kingdom Donington Park Sweden Fredrik Ekblom Sweden Fredrik Ekblom Sweden Fredrik Ekblom United Kingdom Team AJS
9 September 8 United Kingdom Brands Hatch (GP) United Kingdom Phil Andrews Sweden Fredrik Ekblom Sweden Fredrik Ekblom United Kingdom Team AJS
10 September 22 United Kingdom Silverstone (National) United Kingdom Jason Elliott United Kingdom Jason Elliott Sweden Fredrik Ekblom United Kingdom Team AJS
11 October 13 United Kingdom Donington Park United Kingdom Julian Westwood United Kingdom Julian Westwood United Kingdom Julian Westwood United Kingdom CaneCordy Motorsport

Championship Standings

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Pos. Driver OUL DON BHI BHI OUL SNE THR DON BGP SIL DON Points
1 United Kingdom Paul Warwick 1 1 1 1 1 45
2 Sweden Fredrik Ekblom 7 4 5 4 4 Ret 6 1 1 1 4 42
3 United Kingdom Julian Westwood 2 3 2 Ret 7 Ret 2 2 5 5 1 41
4 United Kingdom Richard Dean Ret 5 3 3 2 2 Ret Ret 2 3 Ret 32
5 United Kingdom Dave Coyne 2 6 1 1 8 Ret Ret 9 25
6 United Kingdom Phil Andrews 6 2 13 Ret 3 Ret 4 Ret 4 7 3 21
7 France Jérôme Policand Ret 7 4 Ret Ret 3 3 4 Ret 4 5 19
8 United Kingdom Jason Elliott Ret 3 2 2 16
9 Brazil Marco Greco Ret 6 Ret Ret 5 5 5 3 Ret 8 10 11
10 Italy Massimo Franchi 3 13 Ret 6 11 6 Ret Ret 6 Ret 7
11 Argentina José Luis Di Palma 12 4 9 10 Ret 6 6 5
12 France Frederic Gosparini Ret 8 8 5 8 8 8 5 7 Ret Ret 4
13 Norway Harald Huysman 4 DNS 7 Ret 10 3
14 Belgium Alain Plasch 5 10 6 Ret Ret Ret DNS 10 Ret 3
15 United Kingdom Eugene O'Brien 7 6 8 Ret 8 1
16 Sweden Peter Olsson Ret 10 7 Ret 9 7 0
17 Italy Luigi Giorgio Ret 11 11 Ret DNS 7 Ret Ret Ret 0
18 Canada Robbie Stirling 8 Ret 9 Ret 13 Ret 0
19 Italy Raineri Randaccio Ret Ret 15 9 12 0
20 Italy Giovanna Amati 9 Ret 0
21 United Kingdom Tim Sugden 9 0
22 Sweden Kenny Bräck 9 0
23 Italy Amato Ferrari Ret Ret 10 0
24 Sweden Johan Raijamäki NC Ret Ret 11 11 0
25 United Kingdom Steve Bottoms 11 0
26 United Kingdom David Button 12 Ret 0
27 Mexico Carlos Guerrero 12 0
28 Italy Guido Basile Ret Ret 13 0
29 United Kingdom Mark Newman Ret 15 Ret 14 DNS Ret 0
30 United Kingdom Chris Goodwin 14 Ret Ret Ret 0
31 Italy Marco Spiga 14 0
Italy Mirko Savoldi Ret Ret Ret
United Kingdom Gary Ayles Ret Ret
Austria Mercedes Stermitz Ret
Italy Paolo di Cristoforo Ret
France Laurent Daument Ret
United Kingdom Perry McCarthy DNS

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2020-04-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "1991 British F3000 Championship | Motorsport Database".