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
  Mansell Madgwick Motorsport Reynard Cosworth 1   Paul Warwick 1-5
Mugen 2   Marco Greco All
Cosworth 18   Harald Huysman 1-2
  Carlos Guerrero 3
  Chris Goodwin 4
  Jason Elliot 8-11
  GJ - Bromley Motorsport Reynard Cosworth 3   Giovanna Amati 1-2
  Chris Goodwin 3
  Dave Coyne 4-11
5   Alain Plasch 1-4, 7-11
9   Chris Goodwin 8-9
  Team AJS Lola Cosworth 4   Fredrik Ekblom All
  McNeil Engineering Lola Cosworth 6   Robbie Stirling 1–4, 6
Reynard 5
  Eugene O'Brien 7-11
Lola 15   Mercedes Stermitz 5
  CaneCordy Motorsport Lola Cosworth 7   Julian Westwood All
  Omegaland Reynard Cosworth 10   Jérôme Policand All
16   Mark Newman 2-3
  David Button 4
  Superpower Engineering System Lola Cosworth 11   Phil Andrews All
12   Richard Dean All
  GA Motorsport Reynard Cosworth 14   Amato Ferrari 1-3
15   Thierry Delubac 1
  Perry McCarthy 3
  Oreca Reynard Cosworth 17   Frederic Gosparini All
  GP Motorsport Leyton House Cosworth 19   David Button 2
  Berkeley Team London Reynard Cosworth 20   Raineri Randaccio 2, 4-5, 8, 11
  Mirko Savoldi 6-7, 10
  Terrapol Durango Reynard Cosworth 21   Massimo "Gimax Jnr" Franchi 1-3
Lola 4-5
  Guido Basile 6, 8-11
22   Luigi Giorgio 1-8
  Marco Spiga 11
  CoBRa Motorsport Reynard Cosworth 23   Tim Sugden 2
  Harald Huysman 3-4
  José Luis Di Palma 5-8, 10-11
25   Harald Huysman 5
  Massimo "Gimax Jnr" Franchi 6-10
  Steve Bottoms 11
  JR Motorsport Reynard Cosworth 24   Johan Raijamäki 4–7, 10
  Landrige Motorsports Reynard Cosworth 26   Mark Newman 4-6, 10
  Paolo di Cristoforo 9
28   Kenny Bräck 5
  Gary Ayles 6, 9
  Luigi Giorgio 10
  Laurent Daument 11
  Phoenix 3000 Team Reynard Cosworth 27   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   Oulton Park   Paul Warwick   Paul Warwick   Paul Warwick   Mansell Madgwick Motorsport
2 April 28   Donington Park   Paul Warwick   Phil Andrews   Paul Warwick   Mansell Madgwick Motorsport
3 May 12   Brands Hatch (Indy)   Paul Warwick   Paul Warwick   Paul Warwick   Mansell Madgwick Motorsport
4 June 30   Brands Hatch (Indy)   Paul Warwick   Paul Warwick   Paul Warwick   Mansell Madgwick Motorsport
5 July 21   Oulton Park   Paul Warwick   Paul Warwick   Paul Warwick   Mansell Madgwick Motorsport
6 August 4   Snetterton   Phil Andrews   Dave Coyne   Dave Coyne   GJ - Bromley Motorsport
7 August 11   Thruxton   Julian Westwood   Dave Coyne   Dave Coyne   GJ - Bromley Motorsport
8 September 1   Donington Park   Fredrik Ekblom   Fredrik Ekblom   Fredrik Ekblom   Team AJS
9 September 8   Brands Hatch (GP)   Phil Andrews   Fredrik Ekblom   Fredrik Ekblom   Team AJS
10 September 22   Silverstone (National)   Jason Elliott   Jason Elliott   Fredrik Ekblom   Team AJS
11 October 13   Donington Park   Julian Westwood   Julian Westwood   Julian Westwood   CaneCordy Motorsport

Championship Standings

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