European Formula Ford championship

Bezzen
14 Oct 2005, 17:58
Hey guys.
I've been looking around for some info on this championship on the web. But all I really found are one-liners in some driver's CVs. So I've got way too many blanks and question marks in the championship standings for my own good.

Here's what I got so far:

2001
1. Richard Göransson

2000
4. Jaroslav Janis

1999
1. Marcos Ambrose
3. Nicolas Kiesa
5. Kimi Räikkönen

1998
1. Derek Hayes
2. Jenson Button
3. Dan Wheldon

1997
4. Dan Wheldon

1996
3. Robert Lechner

1995
1. Patrice Gay or Nick Heidfeld ??

1994
1. Jonny Kane

1993
2. Marc Gene

1990
1. Jörg Müller

1981
2. Marc Duez

1980
1. Fernando Dias Ribeiro

1972
1. Hans Binder

1969
1. Gerry Birrell


As you can see. Not much found. :(

so... I turn to the experts to fill in some blanks. Anyone? :)

Mackmot
14 Oct 2005, 22:41
2000 was won by Mark Taylor I think Robert Dahlgren was second.
Also I think we were 4th in 99 with Mark again.

David McKinney
14 Oct 2005, 23:56
1970
1 Colin Vandervell
2 Claude Bourgoignie
3 Tony Trimmer

1971
1 Mo Harness
2 Hakan Dahlqvist
3 John Trevelyan

Rob29
15 Oct 2005, 10:46
1969
1,Gerry Birrell Crossle-Hart 16F-6-0-0-9-4.5-9-6=34.5pts
2,Tony Trimmer Titan-Lucas Mk4-9-9-3-3-1-3-9=33pts
3,Dave Walker Lotus-Holbay 61---9-4---6-3=22pts
4,Claude Bourgoigne (B) Lotus-Holbay 61-0-6-4-6-3-1-0=20pts
5,Sid Fox Mistrale-Steele/BRM&Hawke-Lasenby DL2-0-2-1-2-?-2=9pts
Also ran
Dave Morgan Merlyn-Steele Mk11A & Alexis Mk15-6pts
James Hunt Merlyn Gowrings/Steele Mk11A-6pts
Mo Harness Lotus Holbay 61 -6pts
Emerson Fittipaldi (BR)Merlyn-Rowland Mk 11A-6pts
Ian Ashley Alexis Mk15-4pts
Brian Nelson Crossle-hart 16F-4pts
Ed Patrick Merlyn-Steele Mk11A-2pts
Huub Vermaulen (NL) Lotus-Holbay 61-1.5pts
Roger Keele Merlyn-Steele Mk11A-1pt.
Peter Wardle Mistrale-Lucas-1pt.
Claudio Francisci (I)Loyus-Holbay 61-1pt.
Ricardo Achar (BR) Meryn-Steele Mk11-1pt.
M.Fraser Merlyn-Steele Mk11A-half a point
Dates
16 Mar.Brands
7 Apt Zandvoot
1 Jun Vallelunga
29Jun Anderstorp
17 Aug Campis Bleriot? hillclimb (half points)
7 Sep Zolder
5 Oct Mondello Park

Marcus Mussa
15 Oct 2005, 11:42
The series was run initially by Nick Brittan and I seem to remember Tony Dron was involved (maybe he was Nick Brittan’s assistant at the time). I just spoke to Colin Vandervell, who is blessed with an incredible memory, and who told me a bit about the 1970 season.
The series was sponsored by Johnson Wax. First prize was a F3 Lotus, with Holbay engine, and a full budget for 1971!
First round – Zandvoort. Nick Brittan would not let Colin enter as he considered him not experienced enough! Race was won by Tony Trimmer.
Second round – Zolder. Colin got in and finished 2nd, miles behind Claude Bourgoignie, thanks to a lot of cars dropping out/crashing etc.
Third round – Anderstorp. Colin won
Fourth round – Salzburgring. Colin won
Fifth round – Hockenheim. Colin finished 4th. The first 20 cars were inside 1”! No chicanes at the time! Colin describes the race as “highly dangerous”. He was in the lead for most of the race with Trimmer then the main pack caught them two laps from the end and they were swamped.
After Hockenheim there was a hill-climb in Switzerland, which Bourgoignie won.
Then at Imola Colin was 1.5” quicker than anyone in practise but Chapman arranged for a bunch of Lotus drivers to enter with instructions to take Colin out! At the first corner two Lotuses (Loti?) hit him, Mo Harness barrel rolled 15 times and ended up in a ditch, bits of his rear suspension ripping off one of Colin's brake lines.
Imola and Hockenheim were very very fast tracks at the time. Colin says he used a 25/25 (24/24?) top gear at these tracks, higher even than Silverstone.
Final was at Brands Hatch and Colin won again.
In the end Bourgoignie was champion by only 3 points by virtue of winning or being well placed every time. (This seems to contradict the record for 1970 given by David; but I think Colin would have remembered if he had won the championship!). He is sure he would have won if Brittan had let him into the first race.
Colin was of course driving his Merlyn (ex Emerson Fittipaldi, future Jody Schekter and Frank Sytner!). In those days FF ran on road tyres – Avon crossplies in the dry and Firestone radials in the wet (for the wealthier drivers!).

Rob29
15 Oct 2005, 12:57
1970 data
1.Claude Bougoigne (B) Lotus-Holday 69F-6-2-9-6-4-9-9-6=51pts
2,Colin Vandervell Merlyn-Rowland Mk11A-DNA-3-6-9-9-6-0-9=42pts
3,Tony Trimmer Lola-Steele T200-9-6-0-0-DNA-1-DNA=15pts
4,Tom Belso (DK) Hawke-Lloyd DL2A-4-0-1-?-3-2-?-1=11pts
5,Jac Nelleman (DK) McNamara-Steele FFA-???-2-1-3-4--0=10pts
6,Ian Taylor March-Spence 708 0-9-?-4xDNA=9pts
7,Hans Meier (A) Hawke-BRM L2A-????2-?-6-0=8pts
8,Peter Lamplough Palliser-BR MWDF2-???-1-6-?-DNA-0=7pts
9,Brian Nelson (IRL) Crossle Nelson 16F-2-4-0-0-=6pts
10th,Huub Vermeulen (NL) Lotus-Holbay 61M-0-1-4-??-0.?-0=5pts
11thTom Strous (DK) Lotus-Holbay 61M -3-0-NS-?-0-?-1-0=4pts
Charles Carling Crossle Lucas 16F-?????-4-?-0=4pts
Bob Evans Palliser-BRM WDF2-4pts
Derek Lawrence Titan-Lucas Mk6-3pts
Hakan Dahlqvist (S) Lotus-Holbay 61M-3pts
Peter Wardle Lotus-Holbay 69F-3pts
Vern Schuppan Palliser BRM WFD2-3pts
Mike Fraser Royale-RP RP3-2pts
Giancarlo Naddeo (I) De Sanctis-2pts
Mo Harness Lotus-Holbay 69F-2pts
Theo Koks (NL) Lotus Holbay 61M-1pt.
schedule
30 Mar Zandvoot
12 Apr Hockenheim
24 May Zolder
23 Jun Andestorp
12 Jul Salzburgring
23 Aug Les Raingers (hill climb)
29 Sep Imola
18 Oct Brands Hatch

David McKinney
15 Oct 2005, 13:06
In the end Bourgoignie was champion by only 3 points by virtue of winning or being well placed every time. (This seems to contradict the record for 1970 given by David; but I think Colin would have remembered if he had won the championship!). He is sure he would have won if Brittan had let him into the first race.
Funnily enough, I thought Bourgoignie before looking up my source, which gave the order as I posted.
Am perfectly happy to be corrected :)

Rob29
15 Oct 2005, 16:16
omitted from 1970 scorers;Gregor Krongard (S) Lola-Steele T200-3rd at Anderstorp.

1971 schedule;
Zandvoot
Brands
Paul Ricard
Nivelles
Salzburgring
Brands

1,Mo Harness Lotus-Holbay 69F 9-6-6-0-6-4=31pts
2,Hakan Dahlqvist (S) Lotus-Holbay 69F & Merlyn-BRM Mk20-6-1-9-2-9-0=27pts
3,John Trevelyan Crossle -JM 20F-4-4-3-0-3-0=14pts
4,Jody Scheckter (ZA) Merlyn-Rowland Mk11A-?-9-4-?-DNA-DNA-13pts
Hulmut Koinegg (A) Lotus-Novamotor 69F-?-1-0--?-9=13pts
6,J.F.Vaney (B) Vaney-Piper-???-9-?-0=9pts
also ran;
Tony Brise Elden Scholar-3pts
Lenard Sundahl (S) Merlyn-BRM Mk20-4pts
Bruno Pescia (I) BWA-GFB- 1pt.
Hans Meier (A) Hawke-Holbay LDL2A-2pts
Tom Strous Lotus-Holbay 69F-6pts
Berard Vermilio Merlyn-Scholar Mk17-4pts
Bengt Gilborn (S) Lotus-Novamotor 69F-3pts
Huub Vermeulen (NL) Lotus-Holbay 69F-1pt.
G.Irsa Lotus-4pts
H.Maurer-Stroh (A)McNamara-2pts
C.Smith Merlyn-SteeleMk11A-6pts
Val Musetti Titan-RowlandMk6-3pts
Mike Catlow Elden-Piper Mk8-2pts
Rihard LeachLola-Holbay T200-1pt.

Rob29
15 Oct 2005, 17:08
1972 missing

1973 schedule;
Zolder
Hockenheim
Maintz Finthen
Djursardlandring
Osterrichring
Mantorp Park
Oct 21-Brands Hatch

1,Bengt Gilhorn(S) Merlyn &TitanMk6C-64pts
2,Hans Binder (A) Merlyn-Scholar Mk24-62pts
3,Peter Finlay(AUS) Palliser-Rowland WDF2-61pts
4,J-E.Johannsson (S) TitanMk6C-59pts
5,Bob Arnott Merlyn-ScholarMk24-58pts
6,Gerhard Irsa (A) Lotus 69 -42pts
also ran
Tommy Borgudd Royale RP3-23pts
Bengt Airvelid Merlyn Mk10A-14pts
Jan Pedersen Royale RP16-10pts
Ric Van Kempen (NL) Royale-Vegantune RP16-9pts
Claue Crespin (B) Merlyn-HolbayMk24-20pts
Walter Wurzbach (USA) Royale RP16-6pts
Jean-Claude Vaney (B) Merlyn & Vaney -0
Mats Nygren Merlyn-ScholarMk24-0
Thorkild Thyrring Ray
Lennart Dahlqvist Merlyn
Leif Jorgenson DRC
Lars Olsson (DK) MerlynMk20
Per Sorensen (S) Hawke
Dieter -Karl Anton (A) Lotus 69-14pts
Lorenzo Sassi (I)DeltaMk2-9.5pts
Lennart Sundahl (S) Merlyn-Scholar Mk11A-16pts
Syd Fox Hawke DL11-20pts
Frank Hopper Royale RP16-16pts
Don McLeod Van DiemenScholarFA73-12pts
Rob Wicken Merlyn-PiperMk17A-9pts
Richard Morgan Ray-Vegantune 73F-8pts
Tiff Needelll Elden Scholar PH10C-5pts
Mike Young Merlyn-ScholarMk24-4pts
Roger Manning Elen-Piper Mk10-3pts
John Lipman Dulon-Davron LD9-1pt.

Bezzen
19 Oct 2005, 12:38
Thanks guys! It's really appreciated. :)




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