1991 British Formula 3000 Championship
# 1991 British Formula 3000 Championship

The 1991 British Formula 3000 Championship was the third season of the British Formula 3000 Championship. The series was won posthumously by Paul Warwick, driving for Mansell Madgwick Motorsport. He was tragically killed in an accident at Oulton Park when leading. Fredrik Ekblom finished as runner-up for AJS/GP. Julian Westwood finished third overall for CaneCordy Motorsport, a new team formed by ex-Williams personnel Michael Cane and Colin Cordy. Richard Dean was fourth with Superpower (pictured). Future International F3000 team Durango made their British F3000 debut. Kenny Brack, who would become 1996 International F3000 runner-up, 1998 IRL champion and a CART frontrunner, made a one-off appearance with the Alan Langridge team. Future Brabham female F1 driver Giovanna Amati made a couple of appearances for the GJ-Bromley team.

## Drivers and teams

The following drivers and teams contested the 1991 British Formula 3000 Championship.

| Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mansell Madgwick Motorsport | Reynard | Cosworth | 1 | Paul Warwick | 1-5 |
| Mansell Madgwick Motorsport | Reynard | Mugen | 2 | Marco Greco | All |
| Mansell Madgwick Motorsport | Reynard | Cosworth | 18 | Harald Huysman | 1-2 |
| Mansell Madgwick Motorsport | Reynard | Cosworth | 18 | Carlos Guerrero | 3 |
| Mansell Madgwick Motorsport | Reynard | Cosworth | 18 | Chris Goodwin | 4 |
| Mansell Madgwick Motorsport | Reynard | Cosworth | 18 | Jason Elliot | 8-11 |
| GJ - Bromley Motorsport | Reynard | Cosworth | 3 | Giovanna Amati | 1-2 |
| GJ - Bromley Motorsport | Reynard | Cosworth | 3 | Chris Goodwin | 3 |
| GJ - Bromley Motorsport | Reynard | Cosworth | 3 | Dave Coyne | 4-11 |
| GJ - Bromley Motorsport | Reynard | Cosworth | 5 | Alain Plasch | 1-4, 7-11 |
| GJ - Bromley Motorsport | Reynard | Cosworth | 9 | Chris Goodwin | 8-9 |
| Team AJS | Lola | Cosworth | 4 | Fredrik Ekblom | All |
| McNeil Engineering | Lola | Cosworth | 6 | Robbie Stirling | 1–4, 6 |
| McNeil Engineering | Reynard | Cosworth | 6 | Robbie Stirling | 5 |
| McNeil Engineering | Reynard | Cosworth | 6 | Eugene O'Brien | 7-11 |
| McNeil Engineering | Lola | Cosworth | 15 | Mercedes Stermitz | 5 |
| CaneCordy Motorsport | Lola | Cosworth | 7 | Julian Westwood | All |
| Omegaland | Reynard | Cosworth | 10 | Jérôme Policand | All |
| Omegaland | Reynard | Cosworth | 16 | Mark Newman | 2-3 |
| Omegaland | Reynard | Cosworth | 16 | David Button | 4 |
| Superpower Engineering System | Lola | Cosworth | 11 | Phil Andrews | All |
| Superpower Engineering System | Lola | Cosworth | 12 | Richard Dean | All |
| GA Motorsport | Reynard | Cosworth | 14 | Amato Ferrari | 1-3 |
| GA Motorsport | Reynard | Cosworth | 15 | Thierry Delubac | 1 |
| GA Motorsport | Reynard | Cosworth | 15 | Perry McCarthy | 3 |
| Oreca | Reynard | Cosworth | 17 | Frederic Gosparini | All |
| GP Motorsport | Leyton House | Cosworth | 19 | David Button | 2 |
| Berkeley Team London | Reynard | Cosworth | 20 | Raineri Randaccio | 2, 4-5, 8, 11 |
| Berkeley Team London | Reynard | Cosworth | 20 | Mirko Savoldi | 6-7, 10 |
| Terrapol Durango | Reynard | Cosworth | 21 | "Gimax Jr." | 1-3 |
| Terrapol Durango | Lola | Cosworth | 21 | "Gimax Jr." | 4-5 |
| Terrapol Durango | Lola | Cosworth | 21 | Guido Basile | 6, 8-11 |
| Terrapol Durango | Lola | Cosworth | 22 | Luigi Giorgio | 1-8 |
| Terrapol Durango | Lola | Cosworth | 22 | Marco Spiga | 11 |
| CoBRa Motorsport | Reynard | Cosworth | 23 | Tim Sugden | 2 |
| CoBRa Motorsport | Reynard | Cosworth | 23 | Harald Huysman | 3-4 |
| CoBRa Motorsport | Reynard | Cosworth | 23 | José Luis Di Palma | 5-8, 10-11 |
| CoBRa Motorsport | Reynard | Cosworth | 25 | Harald Huysman | 5 |
| CoBRa Motorsport | Reynard | Cosworth | 25 | "Gimax Jr." | 6-10 |
| CoBRa Motorsport | Reynard | Cosworth | 25 | Steve Bottoms | 11 |
| JR Motorsport | Reynard | Cosworth | 24 | Johan Raijamäki | 4–7, 10 |
| Landrige Motorsports | Reynard | Cosworth | 26 | Mark Newman | 4-6, 10 |
| Landrige Motorsports | Reynard | Cosworth | 26 | Paolo di Cristoforo | 9 |
| Landrige Motorsports | Reynard | Cosworth | 28 | Kenny Bräck | 5 |
| Landrige Motorsports | Reynard | Cosworth | 28 | Gary Ayles | 6, 9 |
| Landrige Motorsports | Reynard | Cosworth | 28 | Luigi Giorgio | 10 |
| Landrige Motorsports | Reynard | Cosworth | 28 | Laurent Daument | 11 |
| Phoenix 3000 Team | Reynard | Cosworth | 27 | Peter Olsson | 6-11 |

## Results

### British Formula 3000 Championship

| Round | Date | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | March 23 | Oulton Park | Paul Warwick | Paul Warwick | Paul Warwick | Mansell Madgwick Motorsport |
| 2 | April 28 | Donington Park | Paul Warwick | Phil Andrews | Paul Warwick | Mansell Madgwick Motorsport |
| 3 | May 12 | Brands Hatch (Indy) | Paul Warwick | Paul Warwick | Paul Warwick | Mansell Madgwick Motorsport |
| 4 | June 30 | Brands Hatch (Indy) | Paul Warwick | Paul Warwick | Paul Warwick | Mansell Madgwick Motorsport |
| 5 | July 21 | Oulton Park | Paul Warwick | Paul Warwick | Paul Warwick | Mansell Madgwick Motorsport |
| 6 | August 4 | Snetterton | Phil Andrews | Dave Coyne | Dave Coyne | GJ - Bromley Motorsport |
| 7 | August 11 | Thruxton | Julian Westwood | Dave Coyne | Dave Coyne | GJ - Bromley Motorsport |
| 8 | September 1 | Donington Park | Fredrik Ekblom | Fredrik Ekblom | Fredrik Ekblom | Team AJS |
| 9 | September 8 | Brands Hatch (GP) | Phil Andrews | Fredrik Ekblom | Fredrik Ekblom | Team AJS |
| 10 | September 22 | Silverstone (National) | Jason Elliott | Jason Elliott | Fredrik Ekblom | Team AJS |
| 11 | October 13 | Donington Park | Julian Westwood | Julian Westwood | Julian Westwood | CaneCordy Motorsport |

## Championship Standings

| Pos. | Driver | OUL | DON | BHI | BHI | OUL | SNE | THR | DON | BGP | SIL | DON | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Paul Warwick | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 45 |
| 2 | Fredrik Ekblom | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 42 |
| 3 | Julian Westwood | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 41 |
| 4 | Richard Dean | Ret | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 3 | Ret | 32 |
| 5 | Dave Coyne | | | | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 25 |
| 6 | Phil Andrews | 6 | 2 | 13 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | Jérôme Policand | Ret | 7 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 8 | Jason Elliott | | | | | | | | Ret | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Marco Greco | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 11 |
| 10 | "Gimax Jr." | 3 | 13 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | | 7 |
| 11 | José Luis Di Palma | | | | | 12 | 4 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 12 | Frederic Gosparini | Ret | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 4 |
| 13 | Harald Huysman | 4 | DNS | 7 | Ret | 10 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 14 | Alain Plasch | 5 | 10 | 6 | Ret | | | Ret | Ret | DNS | 10 | Ret | 3 |
| 15 | Eugene O'Brien | | | | | | | 7 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 1 |
| 16 | Peter Olsson | | | | | | Ret | 10 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | Luigi Giorgio | Ret | 11 | 11 | Ret | DNS | 7 | Ret | Ret | | Ret | | 0 |
| 18 | Robbie Stirling | 8 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 13 | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| 19 | Raineri Randaccio | | Ret | | Ret | 15 | | | 9 | | | 12 | 0 |
| 20 | Giovanna Amati | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 21 | Tim Sugden | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 22 | Kenny Bräck | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 23 | Amato Ferrari | Ret | Ret | 10 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 24 | Johan Raijamäki | | | | NC | Ret | Ret | 11 | | | 11 | | 0 |
| 25 | Steve Bottoms | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 0 |
| 26 | David Button | | 12 | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 27 | Carlos Guerrero | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 28 | Guido Basile | | | | | | Ret | | Ret | | | 13 | 0 |
| 29 | Mark Newman | | Ret | 15 | Ret | 14 | DNS | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| 30 | Chris Goodwin | | | 14 | Ret | | | | Ret | Ret | | | 0 |
| 31 | Marco Spiga | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 0 |
| | Mirko Savoldi | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | Ret | | |
| | Gary Ayles | | | | | | Ret | | | Ret | | | |
| | Mercedes Stermitz | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | |
| | Paolo di Cristoforo | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | |
| | Laurent Daument | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | |
| | Perry McCarthy | | | DNS | | | | | | | | | |
