1990 British Formula 3000 Championship

The 1990 British Formula 3000 Championship was the second season of the British Formula 3000 Championship. The series was won by Portugal's Pedro Chaves, driving the latest Reynard 90D for Mansell Madgwick Motosport, the team founded by Nigel Mansell. Chaves attempted to qualify the Coloni in F1 the following year without success, before moving to Indy Lights and Spanish touring cars. Runner up in the series was future touring car star Alain Menu driving for both Roni and CoBRa. Richard Dean, future Rover Turbo Cup champion, was best of the British contingent in third place with CoBRa. He concentrated on the series full-time after abandoning an International F3000 season due to mony problems. Rickard Rydell finished fourth overall for the AJS team.[1]

Drivers and teams

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The following drivers and teams contested the 1990 British Formula 3000 Championship.

Team Chassis Engine No. Driver Rounds
  Mansell Madgwick Motorsport Reynard Cosworth 2   Pedro Chaves All
3   David Button 8-9
  Tim Harvey 10
17   Marco Greco 10
96   Peter Hardman 6-10
  Worswick Engineering Reynard Cosworth 4   Tony Worswick 1–2, 4–6, 9-10
  Team AJS Reynard Cosworth 5   Rickard Rydell 1–4, 6-10
  Omegaland Reynard Cosworth 6   Mark Newman 1, 3, 5–7, 10
22   Geoff Janes 9
  Bell Racing Ralt Cosworth 7   Richard Jones 1–4, 10
  GA Motorsport Lola Cosworth 8   Mark Peters 1-4
  Italy Massimo "Gimax Jnr" Franchi 8-10
9   Vittorio Zoboli All
Reynard 44   Thierry Delubac 8-9
  CoBRa Motorsport Reynard Cosworth 10   Richard Dean 1–8, 10
  Alain Menu 9
11 7
  António Simões 10
60   Alain Menu 8
  Gary Ward 9-10
  Roni Motorsport Reynard Cosworth 14   Paolo Delle Piane 1-7
  Julian Westwood 8-10
15   Antonio Tamburini 1
  Alain Menu 2-5
  Fernando Plata 6-8
  Shigeki Matsui 9-10
73   Fernando Plata 9-10
  Longfield Racing Reynard Cosworth 16   Jeremy Payne 2
17   Geoff Kennedy 2
  Chris Hodgetts 3
  Marco Greco 6-7
  Hepworth Racing Reynard Cosworth 16   Danny Boutin 10
  Crypton Engineering March Cosworth 18   Amato Ferrari 1-3
  Simpson Engineering Ralt Cosworth 21   Robin Smith 1–3, 6-8
  Usher Racing Organisation Reynard Cosworth 33   Eugene O'Brien 9
  Superpower Reynard Cosworth 35   Phil Andrews 10
  Mako/McNeil Reynard Cosworth 77   James Shead 1–2, 5–7, 10
  RCR 3000 Lola Cosworth 55   David Hunt 5

Results

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British Formula 3000 Championship

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Date Round Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 April 1   Brands Hatch (Indy)   Rickard Rydell   Vittorio Zoboli   Rickard Rydell Team AJS
2 April 13   Oulton Park   Rickard Rydell   Alain Menu   Alain Menu Roni Motorsport
3 April 16   Thruxton   Pedro Chaves   Pedro Chaves   Pedro Chaves Mansell Madgwick Motorsport
4 May 7   Snetterton   Rickard Rydell   Pedro Chaves   Alain Menu Roni Motorsport
5 May 28   Brands Hatch (Indy)   Pedro Chaves   Pedro Chaves   Pedro Chaves Mansell Madgwick Motorsport
6 July 1   Brands Hatch (Indy)   Pedro Chaves   Pedro Chaves   Marco Greco Longfield
7 August 12   Oulton Park   Richard Dean   Richard Dean   Richard Dean CoBRa Motorsport
8 September 9   Brands Hatch (GP)   Alain Menu   Pedro Chaves   Pedro Chaves Mansell Madgwick Motorsport
9 September 29   Silverstone (National)   Pedro Chaves   Rickard Rydell   Pedro Chaves Mansell Madgwick Motorsport
10 October 14   Donington Park   Phil Andrews   Pedro Chaves   Pedro Chaves Mansell Madgwick Motorsport

Championship Standings

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Pos. Driver BHI OUL THR SNE BHI BHI OUL BGP SIL DON Points
1   Pedro Chaves 4 3 1 2 1 Ret 3 1 1 1 62
2   Alain Menu 1 3 1 2 Ret 2 8 DNS 34
3   Richard Dean 2 2 Ret 3 DNS Ret 1 2 Ret 31
4   Rickard Rydell 1 6 Ret Ret DNS Ret 4 2 5 21
5   Vittorio Zoboli Ret 4 2 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 16
6   Peter Hardman 2 4 Ret 5 3 15
7   Paolo Delle Piane 5 5 4 Ret 4 Ret DNS 10 10
8   Marco Greco 1 Ret Ret 9
9   James Shead 8 Ret 6 3 Ret 10 5
10   Julian Westwood 3 8 6 5
11   Gary Ward 3 11 4
12   Tony Worswick Ret DNS 4 7 Ret 11 13 3
13   António Simões 4 3
14   Robin Smith NC 7 7 Ret 5 NC 2
15   Amato Ferrari Ret Ret 5 2
16   David Button 5 Ret 2
17   David Hunt 5 2
18   Massimo Franchi 6 6 DNS 2
19   Mark Newman 7 8 Ret DNS 6 12 1
20   Mark Peters 6 Ret DNS DNS 1
21   Chris Hodgetts DNS 6 1
22   Fernando Plata Ret Ret 7 9 9 0
23   Andrew Hepworth 7 0
24   Eugene O'Brien 7 0
25   Richard Jones 9 8 Ret Ret DNS 0
26   Mike Bryan 8 0
27   Tim Harvey 8 0
28   Guido Basile 9 Ret 0
29   Geoff Kennedy 9 0
30   John Dickinson 9 0
31   Geoff Janes 12 0
  Thierry Delubac Ret Ret
  Shigeki Matsui DNS Ret
  Rohan Onslow Ret
  Neil Crompton Ret
  Jeremy Payne DNS
Guest drivers ineligible for points
  Phil Andrews 2
  Antonio Tamburini 3

References

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  1. ^ "British F3000 / British F2 / UK3000 / F3000 Autumn Cup". Archived from the original on 2021-10-23.
  2. ^ "1990 British F3000 Championship | Motorsport Database".