1988 Scottish Superprix
The 1988 Scottish Superprix, saw the cars from the British Formula Three series visit Knockhill, north of Dunfermline, for a non-championship race, on 7 August.[1]
Report
Entry
A total of just eight F3 cars were entered for this the first of two non-British Championship races in 1988.[1]
Qualifying
Gary Brabham took pole position for Jack Brabham Racing team in their Volkswagen-engined Ralt RT32, averaging a speed of 89.821 mph.[1]
Race
The race was held over 25 laps of the Knockhill circuit. Gary Brabham took the winner spoils for the Jack Brabham Racing team, driving their Ralt-Volkswagen RT32. The Australian won in a time of 22:10.8mins., averaging a speed of 87.911 mph. Second place went to Ross Hockenhull in Bowman Racing’s Ralt-Volkswagen RT32, who was 5.1s behind. The Reynard 873 of Scott Stringfellow completed the podium for the Jim Lee Racing.[1][2]
Classification
Race
Pos. | Driver | Entrant | Car - Engine | Time, Laps | Reason Out |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Gary Brabham | Jack Brabham Racing | Ralt-Volkswagen RT32 | 22.10.8 | |
2nd | Ross Hockenhull | Bowman Racing | Ralt-Volkswagen RT32 | 22:15.9 | |
3rd | Scott Stringfellow | Jim Lee Racing/Hippodrome | Reynard-Volkswagen 873 | 22:38.2 | |
4th | Sandy McEwan | Jupiter Racing | Ralt-Volkswagen RT30 | 22:56.3 | |
5th | John Fyda | Jupiter Racing | Ralt-Volkswagen RT30 | 24 | |
DNF | Tom Brown | JB Racing | Reynard-Volkswagen 873 | 9 | Misfire |
DNF | Martin Donnelly | Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Racing | Ralt-Toyota RT31 | 0 | Crash |
DNF | Damon Hill | Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Racing | Ralt-Toyota RT32 | 0 | Crash |
- Fastest lap: Gary Brabham, 52.5ecs. (89.137 mph)