Formula 2 European Championship 1982

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Formula 2 European Championship 1982
European champion
Driver: ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi
Season dates
Number of races: 13
<1981 season 1983 season>

The 1982 Formula 2 European Championship was the 16th season of this 1967 established motorsport series . The championship consisted of 13 races held in Belgium, Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy and Sweden. The championship title went to Corrado Fabi , who competed for the works team of the British racing car manufacturer March Engineering . Johnny Cecotto was runner-up. Due to the deletion results, he was given one point less than Fabi.

overview

In the course of the season 24 teams with a total of 54 drivers registered. Eleven teams competed in all races of the championship, the rest only appeared in individual races, some of them even only in one race.

Teams and designers

Most successful car of the 1982 season: March 822
Spirit 201

This year vehicles from eight different chassis manufacturers drove: AGS , Lola , March, Maurer , Minardi , Ralt , Spirit and Toleman .

March, AGS, Maurer and Spirit had designed new models for the 1982 season, while Ralt and Minardi used revised models from the previous year. Minardi had started developing a new 282 car at the end of 1981, but stopped working again after a short time, which is partly attributed to the “confusing situation regarding the question of the soil effect”. Toleman no longer produced any new vehicles, but as in the previous year, Lola offered a licensed replica of the Toleman TG280 developed in 1980, which was called the Lola T850 . Docking Spitzley Racing revised two Lola T850s that had already been used in the previous year and now reported them as Docking Spitzley DS1 . In addition, several drivers brought some of the Toleman TG280s manufactured in 1980 to the start. Finally, the Italian team Merzario , which had designed its own cars in the previous year, used several March 822s in 1982, which, however, had been technically revised and were called March-Merzario 282s.

AGS, March, Maurer, Ralt, Minardi and Spirit maintained their own factory teams that used the latest chassis. March and Maurer also regularly sold their current models to customer teams. A March 822 started the season at £ 19,000. In addition, several drivers brought older models from March, Ralt and Minardi to the start. The conceptually oldest car was the Minardi GM75 from Brambilla Racing, which dates back to a March 792 from 1979.

The most successful car of the year was the March 822. Corrado Fabi and Johnny Cecotto won eight of 13 races with it for the March works team, which also used a works-supported engine from BMW . Thierry Boutsen scored three wins for Spirit and two Stefan Bellof for Maurer.

Engines

The four-cylinder engine from BMW (M12) was the most widely used power unit. The March works team exclusively received engines that had been prepared at the BMW factory; Based on their designer Paul Rosche , these versions were usually referred to as BMW Rosche. The other BMW teams mostly had their engines serviced by Heini Mader Racing Components in Switzerland or, in Maurer's case, by Max Heidegger in Liechtenstein. Their power was around 315 hp. Individual Italian teams also used older BMW engines with Osella tuning.

In addition to the BMW engine, the six-cylinder engine from Honda was successful: It was used in the works teams of Ralt and Spirit. They were considered to be the most powerful engines: observers estimated that they outperformed BMW engines by 20 to 30 hp.

The older Toleman and Lola models were mostly driven by Hart engines, which were based on a more than ten year old design by Ford and Cosworth and were no longer competitive. Occasionally they were also found in older Ralt constructions.

Minardi initially considered bringing Ferrari engines to the start on a regular basis . Initial tests before the start of the season, however, showed that the power output of the engines did not match that of the BMW and Honda engines. That is why Minardi used Mader-tuned BMW engines for its regular drivers again this year. The Ferrari six-cylinder ultimately only appeared in two races; the team did not reach any championship points with them.

driver

The March 812 Honda from Satoru Nakajima

There have been numerous changes on the driver side compared to the 1981 season. Geoff Lees, the European champion of the 1981 season, was no longer given a cockpit in Formula 2 in 1982. He went to Japan in 1982, where he took part in the Japanese Formula 2 Championship , which he won in 1983. Thierry Boutsen , last year's runner-up, switched from the March to the Spirit works team, where Stefan Johansson (formerly Docking Spitzley) was also under contract. Johnny Cecotto , who in 1981 a. a. had driven at Minardi, joined the March factory team. Kenny Acheson moved from Docking Spitzley to Ralt. Eje Elgh , third in the 1981 championship, could no longer find a permanent cockpit in 1982 and only made two guest starts this year.

Some drivers who regularly competed in Formula 2 in 1981 switched to Formula 1 . They include Michele Alboreto , who signed with Tyrrell , as well as Manfred Winkelhock ( ATS ) and Ricardo Paletti ( Osella ).

In addition, some drivers made their Formula 2 debuts in 1982. The most notable debutant was the Giessen racing driver Stefan Bellof , who won his first two Formula 2 races with Maurer and led the drivers' championship for a month and a half. Due to some technical defects in his car, the series of successes did not continue in the course of the year; Bellof finished the season in fourth place in the championship.

The Japanese racing driver Satoru Nakajima , who led the Japanese Formula 2 Championship of the year, competed in selected European races. He drove a March last year that was equipped with a powerful Honda engine. With this combination, he finished second behind Bellof in the opening race at Silverstone .

On the other hand, numerous occasional pilots registered for selected races. One of them was Francesco Attaguile, a Sicilian notary who bought into Minardi's home race in Enna and went there under the pseudonym “Mr. Arriva ”started. Attaguile was disqualified in the first half of the race for driving too slowly.

Teams and drivers

team chassis engine No. driver run
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ralt Racing Ralt RH6 / 82 Honda Wakou 1 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Kenny Acheson 1-13
2 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jonathan Palmer 1-13
United KingdomUnited Kingdom March Racing March 822 BMW Rosche 3 ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi 1-13
4th Venezuela 1954Venezuela Johnny Cecotto 1-13
5 GermanyGermany Christian Danner 1-13
GermanyGermany Maurer Motorsport Mason MM82 BMW - Heidegger 6th ItalyItaly Beppe Gabbiani 1-13
7th GermanyGermany Stefan Bellof 1-13
8th AustriaAustria Peter Schindler 1-3
SwedenSweden Eje Elgh 4th
FranceFrance Jean-Louis Schlesser 5-8, 10-13
FranceFrance Alain Ferté 9
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Docking Spitzley Racing Docking Spitzley DS1 Hard 9 ItalyItaly Carlo Rossi 1-8, 12-13
Toleman TG280 10
Docking Spitzley DS1 10 BelgiumBelgium Thierry Tassin 1-8, 10, 13
ItalyItaly Minardi team Minardi Fly 281B BMW 11 ItalyItaly Paolo Barilla 1-3, 5-13
Ferrari 4th
BMW 12 ItalyItaly Alessandro Nannini 1-13
14th ItalyItaly "Mr. Arriva " 12
Ferrari ItalyItaly Siegfried Stohr 5
ItalyItaly Merzario team March-merzario 282 BMW - Mader 16 FranceFrance Richard Dallest 1-4
GermanyGermany Harald Brutschin 5-9
ItalyItaly Guido Daccò 10-13
17th AustriaAustria Jo Gartner 1-11
ItalyItaly Roberto Camominosi 12
ItalyItaly Lamberto Leoni 13
18th ItalyItaly Oscar Pedersoli 1-5, 7-13
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Horag Racing March 822 BMW - Mader 19th New ZealandNew Zealand Mike Thackwell 1, 4-10
SwedenSweden Stanley Dickens 2
20th GermanyGermany Henning Hagenbauer 9
42 SwedenSweden Eje Elgh 11
ItalyItaly Sanremo Racing Lola T850 Hard 21st ItalyItaly Eddy Bianchi 1-3
Toleman TG280 ItalyItaly Piero Necchi 4-9
BMW ItalyItaly Severino Zampatti 12-13
22nd ItalyItaly Roberto Del Castello 1-3
Lola T850 4-9; 11-13
FranceFrance Motul GPA Nogaro AGS JH19 BMW - Mader 23 FranceFrance Philippe Streiff 1-13
24 FranceFrance Pascal Fabre 1-13
GermanyGermany Bertram Schäfer Racing Mason MM82 BMW 25th GermanyGermany Frank Jelinski 1-13
26th AustriaAustria Pierre Chauvet 1, 3, 5-10, 12-13
New ZealandNew Zealand Mike Thackwell 2
GermanyGermany Wolfgang Klein 4th
Ralt RT2 26th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Bruno Eichmann 9
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Formula racing club Lola T850 Hard 27 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Fredy Schnarwiler 1-2
March 822 BMW 13
ItalyItaly Brambilla Racing Minardi GM75 BMW 28 ItalyItaly Guido Daccò 1-9
ItalyItaly Aldo Bertuzzi 10-11
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Trundle Racing March 822 BMW 30th United StatesUnited States Cliff Hansen 7-13
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ray Mallock Ralt RT4 Ford BDA 31 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ray Mallock 1
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Marlboro team spirit Spirit 201 Honda Wakou 32 BelgiumBelgium Thierry Boutsen 1-13
33 SwedenSweden Stefan Johansson 1-13
SwedenSweden Bo Martinsson March 812 BMW 36 SwedenSweden Bo Martinsson 1
SwedenSweden Formula 2 Team Sweden Bewa Fritit
SwedenSweden 
Toleman TG280 Hard 36 SwedenSweden Tomas Kaiser 3, 5-11
JapanJapan John Player Special Team Ikuzawa March 812 Honda Wakou 37 JapanJapan Satoru Nakajima 1, 5-6, 8-9
GermanyGermany Franz Konrad Racing March 802 BMW 38 GermanyGermany Franz Konrad 1-4
March 812 39 GermanyGermany Harald Brutschin 1-4
GermanyGermany Gebhardt Motorsport March 812 BMW -Baier 41 GermanyGermany Günther Gebhardt 2, 4-5, 8-9
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Sewi Hopfer Toleman TG280 Hard 42 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Sewi Hopfer 1-2, 4-5
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ebor Motorsport Ralt RH6 Hard 44 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Wyatt Stanley 1
Ralt RH4 BMW AustriaAustria Pierre Chauvet 2
March 802 BMW - Mader 45 GermanyGermany Peter Stürtz 2
GermanyGermany WRT Weigel Renntechnik March 802 BMW - Mader 46 FranceFrance Hubert Striebig 2
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Caledon Coal Open Cast Ralt RT4 Ford BDA 48 United KingdomUnited Kingdom David Duffield 10

Racing calendar

In 1982, 13 Formula 2 races took place: four in Italy, three each in Germany and Great Britain and one each in France, Belgium and Sweden. All races had championship status. Unlike in previous years, no further races without championship status were held in 1982.

No. date Race
(track)
Distance
(km)
winner Second Third Pole
position
Fastest
race lap
Overall leading driver
01 March 21st BRDC International Trophy
( Silverstone )
221.746 GermanyGermany Stefan Bellof
( bricklayer )
JapanJapan Satoru Nakajima
( Ikuzawa )
ItalyItaly Beppe Gabbiani
( bricklayer )
SwedenSweden Stefan Johansson
( Spirit )
GermanyGermany Christian Danner
( March )
GermanyGermany Stefan Bellof
( bricklayer )
02 4. April Germany Trophy
( Hockenheim )
203.7 GermanyGermany Stefan Bellof
( bricklayer )
BelgiumBelgium Thierry Boutsen
( Spirit )
ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi
( March )
GermanyGermany Stefan Bellof
( bricklayer )
GermanyGermany Stefan Bellof
( bricklayer )
03 12. April British Automobile Drivers Club "200"
( Thruxton )
208.56 Venezuela 1954Venezuela Johnny Cecotto ( March ) United KingdomUnited Kingdom Kenny Acheson
( Ralt )
BelgiumBelgium Thierry Boutsen
( Spirit )
SwedenSweden Stefan Johansson
( Spirit )
Venezuela 1954Venezuela Johnny Cecotto ( March )
04th April 25 Eifel race
( Nürburgring-Nordschleife )
205.51 BelgiumBelgium Thierry Boutsen
( Spirit )
ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi
( March )
Venezuela 1954Venezuela Johnny Cecotto ( March ) BelgiumBelgium Thierry Tassin
( Docking Spitzley )
GermanyGermany Stefan Bellof
( bricklayer )
05 May 9 Gran Premio del Mugello
( Mugello )
220.290 ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi
( March )
Venezuela 1954Venezuela Johnny Cecotto ( March ) SwedenSweden Stefan Johansson
( Spirit )
SwedenSweden Stefan Johansson
( Spirit )
ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi
( March )
ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi
( March ) Johnny Cecotto ( March )
Venezuela 1954Venezuela 
06th May 16 Gran Premio di Roma
( Vallelunga )
208 ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi
FranceFrance Philippe Streiff
( Motul GPA Nogaro )
FranceFrance Pascal Fabre
( Motul GPA Nogaro )
SwedenSweden Stefan Johansson
( Spirit )
GermanyGermany Stefan Bellof
( bricklayer )
ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi
( March )
07th 31. May Grand Prix de Pau
( Pau )
206.88 Venezuela 1954Venezuela Johnny Cecotto ( March ) BelgiumBelgium Thierry Boutsen
( Spirit )
New ZealandNew Zealand Mike Thackwell
( Horag )
BelgiumBelgium Thierry Boutsen
( Spirit )
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Kenny Acheson
( Ralt )
Venezuela 1954Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
( March )
08th June 13th Grand Prix de Formule 2 Belgique
( Spa-Francorchamps )
157.59 BelgiumBelgium Thierry Boutsen
( Spirit )
Venezuela 1954Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
( March )
New ZealandNew Zealand Mike Thackwell
( Horag )
SwedenSweden Stefan Johansson
( Spirit )
New ZealandNew Zealand Mike Thackwell
( Horag )
09 20th June Rhine Cup Race
( Hockenheim )
203.91 ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi
( March )
ItalyItaly Beppe Gabbiani
( bricklayer )
GermanyGermany Stefan Bellof
( bricklayer )
BelgiumBelgium Thierry Boutsen
( Spirit )
ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi
( March )
ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi
( March )
010 July 4th Donington "20,000"
( Donington )
220.5 ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi
( March )
Venezuela 1954Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
( March )
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jonathan Palmer
( Ralt )
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jonathan Palmer
( Ralt )
ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi
( March )
011 July 18th Mantorp Park F2 Trofén
( Mantorp )
203.125 Venezuela 1954Venezuela Johnny Cecotto ( March ) FranceFrance Philippe Streiff
( Motul GPA Nogaro )
ItalyItaly Beppe Gabbiani
( bricklayer )
ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi
( March )
Venezuela 1954Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
( March )
012 August 1st Gran Premio del Mediterraneo
( Enna-Pergusa )
222.750 BelgiumBelgium Thierry Boutsen
( Spirit )
GermanyGermany Stefan Bellof
( bricklayer )
Venezuela 1954Venezuela Johnny Cecotto
( March )
BelgiumBelgium Thierry Boutsen
( Spirit )
GermanyGermany Stefan Bellof
( bricklayer )
013 August 7th Gran Premio dell'Adriatico
( Misano )
209.28 ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi
( March )
ItalyItaly Alessandro Nannini
( Minardi )
ItalyItaly Beppe Gabbiani
( bricklayer )
ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi
( March )
GermanyGermany Stefan Bellof
( bricklayer )
ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi
( March )

Race reports

BRDC International Trophy

space driver team time
1 GermanyGermany Stefan Bellof GermanyGermany Bricklayer 1: 11: 51.38
2 JapanJapan Satoru Nakajima JapanJapan John Player Special Team Ikuzawa 1: 12: 12.64
3 ItalyItaly Beppe Gabbiani GermanyGermany Bricklayer 1: 12: 12.76
PP SwedenSweden Stefan Johansson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Spirit 1: 20.91
SR GermanyGermany Christian Danner GermanyGermany Bricklayer 1: 29.35

The 34th BRDC International Trophy was the season opener. It took place on March 21st at the Silverstone Circuit . The International Trophy went over 47 laps of 4.718 km each and had a total distance of 221.46 km.
18 teams with 31 drivers registered for the race. Pole position was achieved by Stefan Johansson in the works spirit . He was three seconds faster than his team-mate Thierry Boutsen , who finished second on the grid. The championship run took place with persistent rain showers. Christian Danner set the fastest lap in March 822 for the March factory team. He couldn't finish the race though; he retired after 27 laps due to a defective fuel line. The winner was Stefan Bellof in the works Maurer , who contested his first Formula 2 race here. Second place went to Satoru Nakajima , the winner of the Japanese Formula 2 championship in 1981, who made his European debut here in a customer march in 1981. Bellof's team-mate Beppe Gabbiani was third . A total of 18 of the 31 riders who started crossed the finish line.

Germany trophy

space driver team time
1 GermanyGermany Stefan Bellof GermanyGermany Bricklayer 1: 03: 03.44
2 BelgiumBelgium Thierry Boutsen United KingdomUnited Kingdom Spirit 1: 03: 08.23
3 ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi United KingdomUnited Kingdom March 1: 03: 16.34
PP GermanyGermany Stefan Bellof GermanyGermany Bricklayer 2: 02.05
SR GermanyGermany Stefan Bellof GermanyGermany Bricklayer 2: 04.21

The 16th Germany Trophy , also known as the Jim Clark Memorial Race, took place on April 4th at the Hockenheimring . The race went over 30 laps of 6.788 km each and had a total distance of 203.64 km.
18 teams with 32 drivers turned up for the race. Stefan Bellof ( Maurer ), who drove his second Formula 2 race at the Hockenheimring, dominated the event. He took pole position, set the fastest race lap and won the race. Thierry Boutsen and Corrado Fabi in the factory cars from Spirit and March , respectively, took second and third place.

BARC "200"

space driver team time
1 Venezuela 1954Venezuela Johnny Cecotto United KingdomUnited Kingdom March 1: 03: 49.22
2 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Kenny Acheson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ralt 1: 04: 01.00
3 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Thierry Boutsen United KingdomUnited Kingdom Spirit 1: 04: 05.09
PP SwedenSweden Stefan Johansson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Spirit 1: 05.33
SR Venezuela 1954Venezuela Johnny Cecotto United KingdomUnited Kingdom March 1: 07.37

The 26th BARC "200" (200-kilometer race of the British Automobile Racing Club ), which was also called the Jochen Rindt Trophy , took place on April 12th at the Thruxton Circuit in Andover . It went over 55 laps of 3.792 km each and had a total distance of 208.66 km.
A total of 13 teams with 26 drivers started. Pole position was taken by Stefan Johansson in Spirit . Johnny Cecotto in the works March drove the fastest race lap and won the championship run ahead of Kenny Acheson (Ralt) and Thierry Boutsen (Spirit). Pole-sitter Johansson crossed the finish line two laps behind after engine problems. Stefan Bellof ( Maurer ) already dropped out in the first round after being with the Toleman TG280 from Roberto Del Castello ( docking Spitzley had collided). Regardless of this, Bellof retained the lead in the drivers' championship.

International ADAC Eifel race

space driver team time
1 BelgiumBelgium Thierry Boutsen United KingdomUnited Kingdom Spirit 1: 05: 01.37
2 ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi ItalyItaly March 1: 05: 01.54
3 Venezuela 1954Venezuela Johnny Cecotto United KingdomUnited Kingdom March 1: 05: 59.35
PP BelgiumBelgium Thierry Tassin United KingdomUnited Kingdom Docking Spitzley 8: 21.02
SR GermanyGermany Stefan Bellof GermanyGermany Bricklayer 7: 06.51

The 45th International ADAC Eifel Race took place on April 25th on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring . It went over 9 laps of 20.835 km each and had a total distance of 205.515 km. 15 teams with 29 drivers were registered. Minardi brought a car to the start here that, unlike the other vehicles in the team, was equipped with a six-cylinder Ferrari engine. Paolo Barilla drove the car. He crossed the finish line four minutes behind the leader in 15th place and penultimate.
Thierry Tassin took pole position in the Toleman TG280 from Docking Spitzley . In the race, Thierry Boutsen ( Spirit ) took the lead in front of Tassin, Stefan Johansson (Spirit) and Stefan Bellof ( Maurer ) followed. Bellof drove the fastest lap of the race and the best time ever achieved with a Formula 2 car on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring. After Tassin dropped out and Johansson dropped back, Bellof moved up to second position. There was a duel between Bellof and Boutsen. Boutsen fended off an attempt to overtake Bellof by pushing his competitor off the track onto the side surfaces. This damaged Bellof's rear tire, causing the bricklayer to fall back. Bellof finally crossed the finish line in fifth. The winner was Boutsen ahead of the March factory pilots Corrado Fabi and Johnny Cecotto . It was the first of four victories that Spirit achieved in Formula 2.

Gran Premio del Mugello

space driver team time
1 ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi United KingdomUnited Kingdom March 1: 14: 32.79
2 Venezuela 1954Venezuela Johnny Cecotto United KingdomUnited Kingdom March 1: 14: 36.92
3 SwedenSweden Stefan Johansson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Spirit 1: 14: 42.87
PP SwedenSweden Stefan Johansson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Spirit 1: 57.87
SR ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi United KingdomUnited Kingdom March 1: 44.21

The 9th Gran Premio del Mugello took place on May 9th at the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello . The race went over 42 laps of 5.245 km each and had a total distance of 220.29 km. 15 teams with 28 drivers were registered. Minardi started a car with a Ferrari engine for Siegfried Stohr . Stohr retired on the third lap due to an engine failure. It was the last time a Ferrari engine was used in a Formula 2 race. Stefan Johansson ( Spirit ). The winner was Corrado Fabi , who also set the fastest race lap, ahead of Johnny Cecotto (both in the works March ) and Johansson. After the race, Fabi and Cecotto, who were now tied, took the lead in the championship standings from Stefan Bellof ( Maurer ), who finished seventh and again did not score any championship points.

Gran Premio di Roma

space driver team time
1 ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi United KingdomUnited Kingdom March 1: 15: 45.40
2 FranceFrance Philippe Streiff FranceFrance GPA Motul Nogaro 1: 15: 56.23
3 FranceFrance Pascal Fabre FranceFrance GPA Motul Nogaro 1: 16: 36.31
PP SwedenSweden Stefan Johansson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Spirit 1: 07.10
SR GermanyGermany Stefan Bellof GermanyGermany Bricklayer 1: 08.63

The 34th Gran Premio di Roma took place on May 16 at the Autodromo Vallelunga . He went over 65 laps of 3.2 km each and had a total distance of 208 km. 13 teams with a total of 26 drivers competed for the race. Stefan Johansson ( Spirit ). The winner was again Corrado Fabi ahead of the two AGS works pilots Philippe Streiff and Pascal Fabre . After this race, Corrado Fabi took sole lead in the drivers' championship for the first time.

Grand Prix de Pau

space driver team time
1 Venezuela 1954Venezuela Johnny Cecotto United KingdomUnited Kingdom March 1: 31: 00.03
2 BelgiumBelgium Thierry Boutsen United KingdomUnited Kingdom Spirit 1: 31: 15.93
3 New ZealandNew Zealand Mike Thackwell SwitzerlandSwitzerland Horag Racing 1: 32: 17.02
PP BelgiumBelgium Thierry Boutsen United KingdomUnited Kingdom Spirit 1: 11.23
SR United KingdomUnited Kingdom Kenny Acheson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ralt 1: 12.37

The 42nd Grand Prix de Pau took place on May 31st at the Circuit de Pau . He went over 73 laps of 2.834 km each and had a total distance of 206.882 km. 13 teams with a total of 26 drivers were registered, of which only 19 were allowed to race due to the narrow street circuit due to safety reasons. It was the first time that the British Trundle team came up, bringing a current customer March 822 to the start for the US debutante Cliff Hansen .
A pre-qualification was carried out before the race, but Pierre Chauvet ( Bertram Schäfer Racing ) and Guido Daccò ( Brambilla Racing ) failed. In qualifying, five other riders dropped out, among them the Minardi pilots Paolo Barilla and Alessandro Nannini . Pole position was taken by Thierry Boutsen in the factory spirit who ultimately came second. The fastest lap was set by Kenny Acheson ( Ralt ), who finished fifth. The winner was the March factory driver Johnny Cecotto , who, thanks to this success, took over the leadership of the drivers' championship from his team-mate Corrado Fabi . Fabi had to retire after 43 laps due to a tire defect.

Grand Prix de Formule 2 Belgique

space driver team time
1 BelgiumBelgium Thierry Boutsen United KingdomUnited Kingdom Spirit 58: 19.47
2 Venezuela 1954Venezuela Johnny Cecotto United KingdomUnited Kingdom March 58: 39.96
3 New ZealandNew Zealand Mike Thackwell SwitzerlandSwitzerland Horag Racing 59: 05.44
PP SwedenSweden Stefan Johansson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Spirit 2: 13.10
SR New ZealandNew Zealand Mike Thackwell SwitzerlandSwitzerland Horag Racing 2: 29.48

The 2nd Grand Prix de Formule 2 Belgique took place on June 13th at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps . The race was designed to cover a distance of 208.56 km (30 laps of 6.852 km each). Due to heavy rainfall, however, it was canceled after 23 laps, so that the actual total distance covered was 157.596 km.
A total of 15 teams with 28 drivers were registered. However, only 27 drivers entered the race: the German racing driver Günther Gebhardt , who raced a private March 812 , missed the qualification. Stefan Johansson ( Spirit ) achieved pole position, who also set the fastest race lap. In the race he retired after 10 laps due to an engine failure. Due to the difficult weather conditions, there were several accidents. The hardest happened on lap 17. Stefan Bellofs Maurer lost
traction in the Eau Rouge due to aquaplaning. The car overturned several times and crashed into the Spitzley DS1 docking station , which Thierry Tassin had previously parked here after an accident. Bellof was able to leave his bricklayer on his own before Piero Necchi ( Sanremo Racing ) and Carlo Rossi crashed into the accident cars in the second Spitzley docking station. Three years later, Bellof had a fatal accident in the same place in a sports car race. Thierry Boutsen (Spirit) won the Belgian Grand Formula 2 Prize ahead of Johnny Cecotto (Works March ) and Mike Thackwell in the Horag Racing Customer March .

Rhine Cup race

space driver team time
1 ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi United KingdomUnited Kingdom March 1: 03: 04.32
2 ItalyItaly Beppe Gabbiani GermanyGermany Bricklayer 1: 03: 06.92
3 GermanyGermany Stefan Bellof GermanyGermany Bricklayer 1: 03: 08.52
PP BelgiumBelgium Thierry Boutsen United KingdomUnited Kingdom Spirit 2: 02.00
SR ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi United KingdomUnited Kingdom March 2: 04.28

The 17th Rhine Cup race took place on June 20 at the Hockenheimring ; it was the second Formula 2 race that was held this year on the Palatinate circuit. It went over 30 laps of 6.797 km each and had a total distance of 203.91 km.
15 teams with 29 drivers registered for the race. Bruno Eichmann ( Bertram Schäfer Racing ), Alain Ferté ( Maurer ) and Henning Hagenbauer ( Horag ) contested their only Formula 2 races here this season. Pole position was occupied by Thierry Boutsen ( Spirit ), who retired after 13 laps due to an engine failure. Corrado Fabi drove the fastest race lap in the works March . Stefan Bellof ( Maurer Motorsport ), who started the race from fifth on the grid, dropped to 10th place on the first lap. After numerous overtaking maneuvers, Bellof took the lead on the ninth lap and maintained it until shortly before the end of the race. On the last lap, a mother broke Bellof's car and he had to reduce his speed. The second and third placed drivers Corrado Fabi and Beppe Gabbiani (Maurer) then passed Bellof. Fabi won ahead of Gabbiani and Bellof. He then took over the lead in the drivers' standings from his team-mate Johnny Cecotto .

Donington "20,000"

space driver team time
1 ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi United KingdomUnited Kingdom March 1: 15: 42.11
2 Venezuela 1954Venezuela Johnny Cecotto United KingdomUnited Kingdom March 1: 15: 42.70
3 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jonathan Palmer United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ralt 1: 15: 57.70
PP United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jonathan Palmer United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ralt 1: 02.21
SR ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi United KingdomUnited Kingdom March 1: 03.82

The 4th Donington "20,000" race took place on July 4th on the Donington Park track . It went over 70 laps of 3.150 km each and had a total distance of 220.5 km. 13 teams with 25 drivers competed in the race. The Caledon Coal Open Cast team also reported a car for David Duffield ; Duffield didn't start, however. Aldo Bertuzzi made his debut at Brambilla Racing in Formula 2. He replaced Guido Daccò. Like his predecessor, Bertuzzi used a three-year-old Minardi car ; he missed qualification with him.
Jonathan Palmer ( Ralt ) took pole position. Corrado Fabi set the fastest race lap in the works March , which also won the race. His team-mate Johnny Cecotto crossed the finish line in second place, just over half a second behind; Third was Palmer.

Mantorp Park F2 Trofén

space driver team time
1 Venezuela 1954Venezuela Johnny Cecotto United KingdomUnited Kingdom March 1: 18: 28.4
2 FranceFrance Philippe Streiff United KingdomUnited Kingdom March 1: 18: 53.8
3 ItalyItaly Beppe Gabbiani GermanyGermany Bricklayer 1: 15: 58.1
PP ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi United KingdomUnited Kingdom March 1: 09.40
SR

The 6th Mantorp Park F2 Trofén took place on July 18th in Mantorp Park in Mjölby , Sweden . The race went over 65 laps of 3.125 km each and had a total distance of 203.125 km. 13 teams with 23 drivers competed in the race. The Swedish driver Eje Elgh , third in the championship, started here for the Swiss team Horag Racing and contested his last Formula 2 race.
Corrado Fabi at the works March took pole position, but could not finish the race. Due to a driving error, he retired after 52 laps. The race was won by his team mate Johnny Cecotto , who also took the lead in the championship again. Philippe Streiff ( Motul GPA Nogaro ) came in second ; Third was Beppe Gabbiani ( bricklayer ).

Gran Premio del Mediterraneo

space driver team time
1 BelgiumBelgium Thierry Boutsen United KingdomUnited Kingdom Spirit 1: 09: 22.15
2 GermanyGermany Stefan Bellof GermanyGermany Bricklayer 1: 09: 26.42
3 Venezuela 1954Venezuela Johnny Cecotto United KingdomUnited Kingdom March 1: 10: 32.23
PP BelgiumBelgium Thierry Boutsen United KingdomUnited Kingdom Spirit 1: 30.44
SR GermanyGermany Stefan Bellof GermanyGermany Bricklayer 1: 30.75

The 20th Gran Premio del Mediterraneo took place on August 1st at the Autodromo di Pergusa in Enna , Sicily . He went over 45 laps of 4.950 km each and had a total distance of 222.75 km. 11 teams with 24 drivers were registered for the race. Notwithstanding the previous races, there were some additional Italian Starter: Roberto Campominosi debuted at Merzario , Severino Zampatti at Sanremo Racing , and Minardi Sicilian amateur racer appeared unique "Mr. Arriva " . Thierry Boutsen ( Spirit ) took pole position and won the race ahead of Stefan Bellof ( Maurer ) and Johnny Cecotto (Works March ), who continued to lead the drivers' standings. Cecotto's team-mate, Corrado Fabi , who came second in the drivers' championship , retired after 31 laps due to an engine failure.

Gran Premio dell'Adriatico

space driver team time
1 ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi United KingdomUnited Kingdom March 1: 18: 25.19
2 ItalyItaly Alessandro Nannini ItalyItaly Minardi 1: 18: 35.58
3 ItalyItaly Beppe Gabbiani United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bricklayer 1: 18: 40.28
PP ItalyItaly Corrado Fabi United KingdomUnited Kingdom March 1: 08.68
SR GermanyGermany Stefan Bellof GermanyGermany Bricklayer 1: 10.89

The 6th Gran Premio dell'Adriatico was the last race of the season. It took place on August 7th at the Autodromo Santamonica in Misano Adriatico . The race went over 60 laps of 3.488 km each and had a total distance of 209.28 km. 12 teams with 24 drivers were registered for the race. 22 cars were allowed to race; Thierry Tassin ( Docking Spitzley ) and Severino Zampatti ( Sanremo Racing ) were eliminated in qualifying.

In this race the championship was decided. The two March factory drivers Johnny Cecotto (56 points) and Corrado Fabi (48 points) as well as Thierry Boutsen in the factory spirit still had a chance of winning the championship title . Fabi was on pole position. Before the start, a storm hit the track, which was then wet with rain. Spirit was the only one of the top teams to use rain tires, but the race management postponed the start until the track was dry in places. Fabi started on slicks and initially fell back to eighth place, while Boutsen temporarily took the lead. On the first lap, Bellof bumped into an attempt to overtake Cecotto, who then spun off the track and lost three laps while his car was being repaired. During the following laps the track continued to dry out. Fabi gradually moved to the front of the field, while Boutsen lost a lot of time due to the ultimately necessary switch to dry tires. Fabi won the race by four tenths of a second over Alessandro Nannini in the Minardi . He also won the championship one point ahead of Johnny Cecotto, who crossed the finish line in ninth place, four laps behind. It was the sixth Formula 2 championship that a driver won with a car from the March works team. After the race, there was an argument between Cecotto and Bellof.

Driver ranking

The awarding of points was based on the following scheme:

Distribution of points
space 1 2 3 4th 5 6th
Points 9 6th 4th 3 2 1

Only the best nine results were evaluated (so-called deletion results). Then the following driving ranking resulted at the end of the season:

Item driver team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Belgium (civil) .svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Italy.svg Points
01 ItalyItaly C. Fabi United KingdomUnited Kingdom March DNF 3 20th 2 1 1 DNF 5 1 1 DNF DNF 1 57
02 Venezuela 1954Venezuela J. Cecotto United KingdomUnited Kingdom March DNF 4th 1 3 2 DNF 1 2 6th 2 1 3 15th 56 (57)
03 BelgiumBelgium T. Boutsen United KingdomUnited Kingdom Spirit 12 2 3 1 4th 6th 2 1 DNF 9 4th 1 6th 50 (51)
04th GermanyGermany S. Bellof GermanyGermany Bricklayer 1 1 DNF 5 7th DNF 9 DNF 3 6th DNF 2 5 33
05 ItalyItaly B. Gabbiani GermanyGermany Bricklayer 3 5 4th DNS DNF DNF DNF 8th 2 4th 3 DNF 3 26th
06th FranceFrance P. Streiff FranceFrance Motul GPA Nogaro 10 DNF 5 DNF DNF 2 DNF 4th 16 5 2 4th DNF 22nd
07th United KingdomUnited Kingdom K. Acheson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ralt DNF 13 2 4th 6th 15th 5 10 11 10 DNF DNF DNF 12
08th SwedenSweden S. Johansson United KingdomUnited Kingdom Spirit DNF DNF 14th 6th 3 4th 7th DNF 4th 11 DNF 11 7th 11
09 United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Palmer United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ralt 15th DNF 11 14th 5 5 6th 6th DNF 3 DNF DNS 10
010 ItalyItaly A. Nannini ItalyItaly Minardi 5 9 12 8th 10 DNF DNQ DNF DNF DSQ DNF DNF 2 8th
011 New ZealandNew Zealand M. Thackwell SwitzerlandSwitzerland Horag DNF DNF 8th 9 3 3 10 DNF 8th
GermanyGermany Bertram Schäfer Racing DNF 0
012 GermanyGermany F. Jelinski GermanyGermany Bertram Schäfer Racing 17th 8th 9 7th 11 DNF 4th 11 5 DNF DNF 4th 10 7th
013 JapanJapan S. Nakajima JapanJapan John Player Special Team Ikuzawa 2 15th DNF 13 8th 6th
014th GermanyGermany C. Danner GermanyGermany March DNF DNF DNF 9 DNF 13 DNF 9 DNF 7th 5 6th 4th 6th
015th FranceFrance P. Fabre FranceFrance Motul GPA Nogaro DNF 12 13 16 16 3 DNQ 19th DNF DNF 6th 8th 9 5
016 ItalyItaly R. Del Castello ItalyItaly Sanremo Racing 4th 7th DNF DNS DNF 10 DNF 14th DNF 10 9 11 3
017th AustriaAustria J. Gartner ItalyItaly Merzario team 6th DNF 10 DNF DNF 7th DNF 15th 7th DNF DNF 1
017th FranceFrance R. Dallest ItalyItaly Merzario team DNS DNF 6th DNF 1
017th BelgiumBelgium T. Tassin United KingdomUnited Kingdom Docking Spitzley DSQ 6th DNF 18th 9 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNQ 1
ItalyItaly P. Barilla ItalyItaly Minardi 7th DNF 7th 15th DNF 11 DNQ 12 12 DSQ DNF DNF 8th 0
ItalyItaly A. Bertuzzi ItalyItaly Brambilla Racing DNQ DNQ 0
ItalyItaly E. Bianchi ItalyItaly Sanremo Racing DNF 14th 8th 0
GermanyGermany H. Brutschin ItalyItaly Minardi 18th DNF DNF 13 0
ItalyItaly Merzario team 13 DNQ DNQ 17th DNF 0
ItalyItaly R. Campominosi ItalyItaly Merzario team 10 0
AustriaAustria P. Chauvet GermanyGermany Bertram Schäfer Racing 13 15th DNF 8th DNQ 16 9 14th DNF DNF 0
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ebor Motorsport 11
ItalyItaly G. Daccò ItalyItaly Brambilla Racing 9 DNF 17th DNF DNF DNQ DNPQ 18th 13 0
ItalyItaly Merzario team 12 8th 7th 13 0
SwedenSweden S. Dickens SwitzerlandSwitzerland Horag DNF 0
United KingdomUnited Kingdom D. Duffield United KingdomUnited Kingdom Caledon Coal Open Cast DNS 0
SwitzerlandSwitzerland B. Eichmann GermanyGermany Bertram Schäfer Racing 0
SwedenSweden E. Elgh GermanyGermany Bricklayer 14th 0
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Horag DNF 0
FranceFrance A. Ferté GermanyGermany Bricklayer DNF 0
GermanyGermany G. Gebhardt GermanyGermany Gebhardt 10 10 DNF DNQ DNF 0
GermanyGermany H. Hagenbauer SwitzerlandSwitzerland Horag DNF 0
United StatesUnited States C. Hansen United KingdomUnited Kingdom Trunde Racing DNF DNF 17th 15th 9 13 DNF 0
SwitzerlandSwitzerland S. Hopfer SwitzerlandSwitzerland Sewi Hopfer DNS DNQ DNF DNQ DNF 0
SwedenSweden T. Kaiser SwedenSweden Formula 2 Team Sweden / Bewa Fritit DNS DNQ 15th DNF DNF 0
GermanyGermany W. Klein GermanyGermany Bertram Schäfer Racing DNF 0
GermanyGermany F. Konrad GermanyGermany Franz Konrad Racing 14th DNF 16 11 0
ItalyItaly L. Leoni ItalyItaly Merzario team 14th 0
United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. Mallock United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ray Mallock 11 0
SwedenSweden B. Martinsson SwedenSweden Bo Martinsson 16 0
ItalyItaly "Mr. Arriva " ItalyItaly Minardi DSQ 0
ItalyItaly P. Necchi ItalyItaly Sanremo Racing DNS 12 12 DNF DNF DNF 0
ItalyItaly O. Pedersoli ItalyItaly Merzario team DNF DNF 19th DNS DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF 0
ItalyItaly C. Rossi United KingdomUnited Kingdom Docking Spitzley DNF DNF DNF 12 DNF DNQ DNQ DNF 13 DNF 12 0
AustriaAustria P. Schindler GermanyGermany Bricklayer 8th DNF 18th 0
FranceFrance J. Schlesser GermanyGermany Bricklayer 14th DNF 8th 7th 8th 7th 14th DNF 0
SwitzerlandSwitzerland F. Schnarwiler SwitzerlandSwitzerland Formula racing club DNF DNS NC 0
United KingdomUnited Kingdom W. Stanley United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ebor Motorsport DNF 0
ItalyItaly S. Stohr ItalyItaly Minardi DNF 0
FranceFrance H. Striebig United KingdomUnited Kingdom WRT DNF 0
GermanyGermany P. Stürtz United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ebor Motorsport DNF 0
ItalyItaly S. Zampatti ItalyItaly Sanremo Racing 12 DNQ 0

literature

  • David Hodges: Racing Cars from A – Z after 1945 , Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-613-01477-7
  • Mike Lawrence: March, The Rise and Fall of a Motor Racing Legend , MRP, Orpington 2001, ISBN 1-899870-54-7
  • Eberhard Reuß, Ferdi Kräling: Formula 2. The story from 1964 to 1984 , Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 2014, ISBN 978-3-7688-3865-8 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ David Hodges: Rennwagen from A – Z after 1945 , Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-613-01477-7 , p. 192.
  2. ^ David Hodges: Racing Cars from A – Z after 1945 , Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-613-01477-7 , p. 140.
  3. ^ John Starkey, Ken Wells, Esa Illoinen: LOLA - All the Sports Racing 1978-1997 , Veloce Publishing, 2000, ISBN 9781901295009 .
  4. ^ David Hodges: Rennwagen from A – Z after 1945 , Stuttgart 1993, ISBN 3-613-01477-7 , p. 190.
  5. Eberhard Reuß, Ferdi Kräling: Formula 2. The story from 1964 to 1984 , Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 2014, ISBN 978-3-7688-3865-8 , p. 189.
  6. a b Eberhard Reuß, Ferdi Kräling: Formula 2. The story from 1964 to 1984 , Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 2014, ISBN 978-3-7688-3865-8 , S: 189.
  7. "Mr. Arriva ”was the pseudonym of the Sicilian notary, Francesco Attaguile. Attaguile was a hobby racing driver and headed the Sicilian motorsport team Scuderia Etna .
  8. Eberhard Reuß, Ferdi Kräling: Formula 2. The story from 1964 to 1984 , Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 2014, ISBN 978-3-7688-3865-8 , p. 191.
  9. Eberhard Reuß, Ferdi Kräling: Formula 2. The story from 1964 to 1984 , Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 2014, ISBN 978-3-7688-3865-8 , p. 185.
  10. The works team achieved two more victories in 1982; the following season, Jo Gartner won a race with a Spirit customer car.
  11. ^ Rainer Braun, Ferdi Kräling: Stefan Bellof - A career that is far too short. Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 2005, ISBN 3-7688-1600-1 , p. 48 f.
  12. Eberhard Reuß, Ferdi Kräling: Formula 2. The story from 1964 to 1984, Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 2014, ISBN 978-3-7688-3865-8 , p. 190.
  13. Mike Lawrence: March, The Rise and Fall of a Motor Racing Legend , MRP, Orpington 2001, ISBN 1-899870-54-7 , S: 156 f.