1995 Birkin Cars/TVR Invitational Race
The 1995 Birkin Cars/TVR Invitational Race was a non-championship Formula 3000 race held at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in South Africa. Jan Lammers won the race after passing polesitter Kenny Bräck in the first turn.
| 1995 Birkin Cars/TVR Invitational Race | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 29 January 1995 | ||
| Official name | Birkin Cars/TVR Invitational Race | ||
| Location | Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit | ||
| Course | Asphalt | ||
| Course length | 4.26 km (4.26 miles) | ||
| Distance | 35 laps, 149.135 km (93.209 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Madgwick International | ||
| Time | 1:27.670 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Vortex Motorsport | ||
| Second | Madgwick International | ||
| Third | Madgwick International | ||
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Lap leaders
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Summary
Number two starter Jan Lammers had a very good start and passed polesitter Kenny Bräck for the lead in the opening lap. Lammers opened up a gap towards Bräck having a seven-second advantage at one point. South African driver Stephen Watson was running in fourth place until he tried to overtake Richard Dean. This resulted in Watson losing two spots. Less than a lap later he went off course attempting to overtake another driver. He damaged his rear wing and had to retire. Near the end of the race Bräck was closing in on Lammers. But as he attempted a pass for the lead the Swedish driver spun. As he completed a perfect 360 degree spin he did not lose a spot but could not threaten Lammers for the win.[1]
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kenny Bräck | Madgwick International | Reynard 94D-Judd | 1:27.670 |
| 2 |  Jan Lammers | Vortex Motorsport | Reynard 94D-Cosworth | 1:27.670 |
| 3 |  Tarso Marques | Vortex Motorsport | Reynard 94D-Cosworth | 1:28.142 |
| 4 |  Phil Andrews | Apache Racing | Reynard 93D-Cosworth | 1:28.553 |
| 5 |  Sascha Maassen | Team Monninghoff | Reynard 93D-Cosworth | 1:28.627 |
| 6 | Richard Dean | Madgwick International | Reynard 92D-Cosworth | 1:29.175 |
| 7 |  Stephen Watson | Nordic Racing | Lola T94/50-Cosworth | 1:29.277 |
| 8 | Klaus Panchyrz | Team Monninghoff | Reynard 92D-Cosworth | 1:29.414 |
| 9 | Dino Morelli | Omegaland International | Reynard 94D-Judd | 1:29.474 |
| 10 | Gareth Rees | Omegaland International | Reynard 94D-Judd | 1:29.670 |
| 11 | Hilton Cowie | Nordic Racing | Lola T94/50-Cosworth | 1:29.847 |
| 12 |  Pekka Herva | Fred Goddard Racing | Reynard 91D-Cosworth | 1:31.078 |
| 13 | Dominic Chappell | Apache Racing | Reynard 93D-Cosworth | 1:31.369 |
| 14 | Nigel Smith | Team Schemes | Reynard 92D-Cosworth | 1:31.628 |
| 15 |  Guido Dacco | Weylock Racing | Reynard 91D-Cosworth | 1:33.008 |
| 16 | Iain Pepper | Fred Goddard Racing | Reynard 90D-Cosworth | 1:33.173 |
| 17 |  Frederico Careca | Weylock Racing | Reynard 93D-Cosworth | 1:33.223 |
| 18 | David Mercer | Weylock Racing | Reynard 92D-Cosworth | 1:38.119 |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Lammers | Vortex Motorsport | Reynard 94D-Cosworth | 35 | 53:15.833 |
| 2 | Kenny Bräck | Madgwick International | Reynard 94D-Judd | 35 | 53:18.130 |
| 3 | Richard Dean | Madgwick International | Reynard 92D-Cosworth | 35 | 53:57.773 |
| 4 | Gareth Rees | Omegaland International | Reynard 94D-Judd | 35 | 54:02.119 |
| 5 | Dino Morelli | Omegaland International | Reynard 94D-Judd | 35 | 54:02.981 |
| 6 | Hilton Cowie | Nordic Racing | Lola T94/50-Cosworth | 35 | 54:20.451 |
| 7 | Pekka Herva | Fred Goddard Racing | Reynard 91D-Cosworth | 35 | 54:38.463 |
| 8 | Sascha Maassen | Team Monninghoff | Reynard 93D-Cosworth | 34 | Out of fuel |
| 9 | Dominic Chappell | Apache Racing | Reynard 93D-Cosworth | 34 | Running |
| 10 | Frederico Careca | Weylock Racing | Reynard 93D-Cosworth | 34 | Running |
| 11 | Guido Dacco | Weylock Racing | Reynard 91D-Cosworth | 34 | Running |
| 12 | Tarso Marques | Vortex Motorsport | Reynard 94D-Cosworth | 33 | Spin |
| 13 | Klaus Panchyrz | Team Monninghoff | Reynard 92D-Cosworth | 32 | Out of fuel |
| 14 | David Mercer | Weylock Racing | Reynard 92D-Cosworth | 32 | Running |
| Ret | Phil Andrews | Apache Racing | Reynard 93D-Cosworth | 29 | Spin |
| Ret | Nigel Smith | Team Schemes | Reynard 92D-Cosworth | 13 | Input shaft |
| Ret | Stephen Watson | Nordic Racing | Lola T94/50-Cosworth | 8 | Accident |
| DNS | Iain Pepper | Fred Goddard Racing | Reynard 90D-Cosworth | 0 | Ignition |
References
- "Kyalami Invitational report". motorsport.com. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- "Birkin Cars/TVR Invitational Race - Kyalami (ZA), January 29th 1995". Unofficial F3000. Retrieved 12 April 2014.