The 1977 B.R.S.C.C. Trophy was a non-championship Formula Three race, held at the Mallory Park circuit, in Leicestershire, England, on 4 September. The race saw Stephen South, who won the previous year’s corresponding race (Griffin Golden Helmet Trophy), return to win again.[1]
Report
editEntry
editA total of just 17 F3 cars were entered for the event. However, of those, only 11 took part in qualifying and the race. Those that were entered but did not arrive included both the Unipart Racing Team’s cars and a car that would have been driven by English driver, Nigel Mansell.[1]
Qualifying
editStephen South took pole position, with a time of 44.2 secs.[1]
Race
editAfter 20 laps of the Mallory Park circuit, South took the chequered flag, in a time of 15:07.0 mins. averaging a speed of 107.166 mph. Second place went to Mario Pati, who was over 28 secs. behind. Just 0.2 of second separate Pati from Ian Grob who completed the podium. The race however saw four taken out following a startline crash, leaving just seven cars running after Gerard’s, the first corner.[1]
Classification
editRace
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car - Engine | Time, Laps | Reason Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 |  Stephen South
|
Team BP | March-Toyota 763 | 15:07.0 | |
| 2nd | 11 |  Mario Pati
|
Automovel Club Paulista | Ralt-Toyota RT1 | 15:35.2 | |
| 3rd | 24 | Ian Grob
|
Alan Docking Racing | Chevron-Toyota B38 | 15:35.4 | |
| 4th | 26 |  Chris Farrell
|
Chris Farrell | Chevron-Toyota B38 | 15:35.6 | |
| 5th | 33 |  Pierre Dieudonné
|
Dr. Joseph Ehrlich | Ehrlich-Toyota RP9 | 15:52.6 | |
| 6th | 44 | Wyatt Stanley
|
Wyatt Stanley | March-Toyota 753 | 18 | |
| DNF | 23 |  Patrick Gaillard
|
Patrick Gaillard | Chevron-Toyota B38 | 2 | Accident damage |
| DNF | 3 | Derek Warwick
|
Warwick Trailers | Ralt-Toyota RT1 | 0 | Startline crash |
| DNF | 27 | Ian Flux
|
Ockley Team Racing | Ralt-Toyota RT1 | 0 | Startline crash |
| DNF | 42 | Paul Bernasconi
|
Paul Bernasconi | Ralt-Toyota RT1 | 0 | Startline crash |
| DNF | 40 | John Bright
|
Bob Gerard Racing | Wheatcroft-Toyota R18 | 0 | Startline crash |
- Fastest lap: Stephen South, 44.6secs (108.96 mph).
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Formula 3 1977 - Mallory Park, 04.09". Formula2.net. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Mallory Park, 4 Sep 1977 « British Formula 3 «". Oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 21 July 2013.