RAGEGHAT PaulLawrence BRITISH FORMUIA 3 The British Formula 3 Championship is set to go down to the wire this year. Unlike previous seasons, where the destiny of the title has often been settled before the end of August, 1995 is going to be a battle to the end of the arduous 18 race nha m nianchin For the most prestigious meeting of the year aI Pembrey, the Formula 3 teams have a pair of races on Sunday and with 42 points available to be won - or lost this weekend it is going to be a very Brazilian Helio Castro Neues. the third of the leadinq 7995 British F3 title contenders. significant meeting on the F3 calendar. (Paul Sutton - Suffon Motorsport lmages) Prior to the most recent round at Snetterton, was starting to progresses. A recent impressive test in a look like he had the title in his grasp. Formula 3000 car at Silverstone will have However, it could not have gone more boosted his confidence further but he has wrong for him at his home track in yet to beat the flying Byford. . He collided with Warren With every driver using examples of the Hughes as they fought for second when Italian Dallara chassis, the qualifying Ralph's foot became stuck under the pedal. sessions on Saturday will be critical as Neither driver was able to finish the race. drivers try and find a balance between the To make it an even more costly day for tight, twisty section between the two Firman, the race was won by Oliver hairpins and the fast run down the main Gavin - his fourth victory of the season - straight and through the daunting Honda and suddenly a 36 point lead was slashed Curve. Starting from pole position will be a to just 17 points. major advantage as the large {ields pours Winning the British Formula 3 title is into Hatchets Hairpin on the first lap of recognised the world over as a very each of the races! important step on the route to Grand Prix stardom and the quality of entry reflects this. Ambitious young drivers from all over SUPPORTING the world will be racing at Pembrey this RACES weekend. RalphFirman comesto today'srounds just Firman. in his first season of Formula 3 77 pointsahead of OliuerGauin. Another championship set for a thrilling (Action has had a superb season with five wins 35) climax is the Dunlop Rover GTi already to his credit. But this talented Championship. The identical Rover 276 make a late bid for the title if he can pull teenager wants nothing lessthan the title in GTi's have produced some fine racing this back points on Firman and Gavin this his Paul Stewart Racing entry and will be season and seven different drivers have weekend. He must add to his single victory lo win again at Pembrey. now won races. determined to stay in the championship hunt. Gavin, too, wants the title having One man yet to win a race, however, is For the rest of the field the title may be stepped back from Formula 3000 to Vince Martin who currently heads the out of reach but there is still much to rebuild his career. He was runner-up to points table by just two points from Mark prove. Brazllians Gualter Salles and Kelvin Burt in 1993 and will not want to be Jones. This weekend. drivers will count Cristiano da Matta both have won once rr rnnor-t tn aoain' their better score from the two races with so far this yeaq while British drivers like The third of the leading title contenders the grid for race two being the finishing Hughes, Steve Arnold, is young Brazilian Helio Castro Neves order from race one. and James Matthews are all poteniial team mate io Firman. Though he has only Spencer Baker - who won one of the race winners in this very high quality entry. one once this year, consistent top six races at Snetterton two weeks ago - is still finishes mean that he is well in touch with Class B is for cars at leasi one year old 'race in contention for the title in the car that his Firman and Gavin. Unlike his rivals. and provides a within a race'. Martin mentor Martin Short used to race in the however, Castro Neves has not yet raced at Byford has a firm grip on the classafter a series.Nuneaton chef Alfonso Emanuele Pembrey. superb season with his family team but Griffiths have also been Still pitching for the title is French South African youngster Werner and John teenager Jeremie Dufour who could Lupberger is gaining pace as the year winners and are still outside contenders for THREE

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ROUND14 & 15 ^^. 1 No. Driver Country Entrant Car/Engine cc nI 1 Ralph Firman Great Britain Paul Stewart Racing DallaraF395 2000 -r2| '| 2 Helio Castro Neves Brazll Paul Stewart Racing DallaraF395 2000 l-] 3 3 CristianoDa Matta Brazll DallaraF395 2000 l--lll 4 Brian Cunningham USA West Surrey Racing DallaraF395 2000 4 5 Great Britain Edenbridge Racing wiih Vauxhall DallaraF395 2000 [-lll 6 Steve Arnold Great Britain EdenbridgeRacing with Vauxhall,/Mitutoyo DallaraF395 2000 7 Great Britain HKS,/Mitsubishi,/Alan Docking Race Team DallaraF395 2000 -r5 8 Owen McAuley Great Britain HKS,/Mitsubishi,/Alan Docking Race Team DallaraF395 2000 [-lll 6 9 GualterSalles Brazll Fnrtae Mntnrqnnrf DallaraF395 2000 10 Jamie Davies Great Britain Fnrtpc Moforcnorf DallaraF395 2000 -[7 11 Luiz GarciaJnr Brazil David Sears Motorsport with Marlboro CEF DallaraF395 2000 12 James Matthews Great Britain David Sears Motorsport with BusinessPost DallaraF395 2000 -tr8'J l-l 13 Mark Shaw Great Britain Vincini Competition Motorsport DallaraF395 2000 e 16 ChristianHorner Great Britain TOMS Racing DallaraF395 2000 'JTll-] l-l 17 Gonzalo Rodriguez Uruguay HKS,/Mitsubishi/Alan Docking Race Team Dallara 2000 to F395 f-lll 18 Kurt Mollekens Belgium Alan Docking Racing DallaraF395 2OOO 'Jl-] 19 Marc Gene Spain West Surrey Racing DallaraF395 2000 |Jrllt' 20 Geoffroy Horion Brazll DallaraF395 2000 l-l l-ll ltz 2l Garth Waberski South Africa DAW Racing DallaraF395 2000 I lr-r 25 Jeremie Dufour France Ligier Junior Team DallaraF395 2000 ts ! L--l

RACE 16.18 LAPS Class B: 31 Werner Lupberger South Africa DAW Racing DallaraF394 2000 .^. 32 Jim Carney USA DAW Racing DaltaraF393 2000 34 Martin Byford Great Britain Z SpeedRacing DallaraF394 2000 1 35 Alan Berkov (1si Res) Russia Z Speed Racing DatlaraF394 2000 nI 36 Takashi Yokoyama Japan TOMS Racing DallaraF394 2000 47 Tavo Hellmund USA Mark Bailey Racing Ltd DallaraF394 2000 -r2 56 Philip Hopkins Great Britain Prowess Racing DallaraF393 2OOO -=3 (2nd Res) 4 70 TBA TBA West Surrey Racing DallaraF394 2000 n|-l 'J l-l l--lll 5 IAP RECORD: =n ClassA: OliverGavin (Dallara F393 Vauxhall)22/8/93: 0:52.12, 100.56mph,/167.84km/h. o ClassB: DuncanVercoe (Dallara F393 Vauxhall)21/B/94:0:53.36, 98.23mph/158.08km,/h 'I 'l-llu 7 RESULTS: Race 11 INLJ lr-l 1st...... 2nd Tlll B Winner'sTime ...... Speed

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BRITISH FORMUI.A 3 CTIAMPIONSHIP POINTS Permit No. CH95042. Positions after Snetterton September loth thirteenth round: The 1995 British Formula Three Championship is organised and administered by the British Racing Drivers' Club and the British Class A: Class B: Automobile Racing Club. 1 Rrlnh trirman 148 1 Martin Byford 27r Formula 3 became an International category in 1950, for cars with 2 Oliver Gavin 131 2 Werner Lupberger 725 500cc engines. It was superseded 6y the l/l.l litre Fomula Junior 3 Helio Castro Neves t27 3 Johnny Mowlem 118 in 1960, then new a llitre Formula 3 was introduced for 1964, 4 Jeremie Dufour 11,2 4 Takashi Yokoyama 99 1600cc (1971-73) to the current 2-litre (since 7974\. 5 Gualter Salles 85 5 Philip Hopkins 76 Specification: single-Seater racing cars built to international F3 Hughes regulations, powered by 2Jitre production based engines (developed 6 Warren 83 6 Jim Carney 64 from that of a recognised road car o{ which at least 5000 have been 7 Steve Arnold 70 7 Tony Renna 63 built), and running on control radial tyres (Avon). Class B cars must B Cristiano da Matia 64 8 Alan Berkov 45 be designated as models {rom no earlier than 7992 and no later than 9 Jamie Davies 58 9 Tavo Hellmund 38 1994. 10 Marc Gene 43 10 Daoud Abou Daye 24 Awards at each round: Class A - 1st €.750, 2nd €600, 3rd Next round Silverstone October 7thl8th. 8450, 4th 0400, 5th t350, 6th t300, 7th L275, 8th e250, 9th e200, 10th [150; Class B - 1st €575, 2nd t450, 3rd 9375, 4rh e325,sth 8250,6th t225. Points systems: 20-75-72-70 8 6-4 3 2 7 to the firstten finishers in each class, plus 1 for class fastest lap. Class B competitors are not eligible to score points in the Class A Championship. All championship rounds to count.

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