1989 British Formula 3000 Championship Rd.2

January 2015 January 2015 thumb|250px|Layout of the Thruxton Circuit Grand Prix Circuit (1968–present) The 2nd round of the inaugural British Formula 3000 Championship, saw the series arrive in Hampshire, for a race at the Thruxton Circuit, on 27 March.1989 British F3000 Championship Motorsport Database https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1989-british-f3000-championship/ 2025-07-28 Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine en-GB Report Entry A total of 10 F3000 cars were entered for this, the second round of the 1989 British F3000 Championship. Come raceday only nine would start the race.http://www.oocities.org/unofficialf3000/britishf3000/britishf3000_89.htm British F3000 1989 oocities.org 10 November 1996 18 August 2016 Qualifying Andrew Gilbert-Scott took pole position for Eddie Jordan Racing team in their Cosworth-engined Reynard 88D.http://www.oocities.org/unofficialf3000/britishf3000/britishf3000_89.htm British F3000 1989 oocities.org 10 November 1996 18 August 2016 Race The race was held over 40 laps of the fast Thruxton circuit. Gary Brabham took the winner spoils for the Bromley Motorsport team, driving their Reynard-Cosworth 88D. The Aussie won in a time of 44:01.83mins., averaging a speed of 128.434 mph. Second place went to Roland Ratzenberger in Spirit Motorsport’s Reynard-Cosworth 88D, who was just 1.90ecs behind. Poleman and winner of the first-ever British F3000 race, Andrew Gilbert-Scott completed the podium for the Eddie Jordan Racing in his Cosworth engined Reynard 88D, albeit one lap down.http://www.oocities.org/unofficialf3000/britishf3000/britishf3000_89.htm British F3000 1989 oocities.org 10 November 1996 18 August 2016 Classification Race Class winners in bold Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car - Engine Time, Laps Reason Out 1st 5 Australia Gary Brabham Bromley Motorsport Reynard-Cosworth 88D 44:01.83 2nd 16 Austria Roland Ratzenberger Spirit Motorsport Reynard-Cosworth 88D 44:03.73 3rd 3 GBR Andrew Gilbert-Scott Eddie Jordan Racing Reynard-Cosworth 88D 40 4th 12 Spain Antonio Albacete Madgwick Motorsport Reynard-Cosworth 88D 39 5th 9 Portugal Pedro Chaves CoBRa Motorsport Reynard-Cosworth 88D 38 6th 4 GBR Tony Trimmer Tony Trimmer March-Cosworth 88B 38 NC 8 GBR Richard Peacock Source Racing Lola-Cosworth T88/50 35 Running, not classified NC 6 GBR Roger Orgee R.O./Omegaland Reynard-Cosworth 88D 28 Running, not classified DNF 2 Brazil Marco Greco Eddie Jordan Racing Reynard-Cosworth 88D 2 Suspension DNS 7 Netherlands Cor Euser Chamberlain Reynard-Cosworth 88D Accident in practice Fastest lap: Roland Ratzenberger, 1:04.44secs. (131.564 mph) http://www.oocities.org/unofficialf3000/britishf3000/britishf3000_89.htm British F3000 1989 oocities.org 10 November 1996 18 August 2016http://theracingline.net/racingcircuits/_series/f2/1989uk.html British Formula 3000 Championship theracingline.net 18 August 2016 References 30em Category:British Formula 3000 Championship Category:Auto races in the United Kingdom British Formula 3000 Championship Rd.2