1995 Birkin Cars/TVR Invitational Race

1995 Birkin Cars/TVR Invitational Race
Race details
Date	29 January 1995 (1995-01-29)
Official name	Birkin Cars/TVR Invitational Race
Location	Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit
Course	Asphalt
Course length	4.26 km (4.26 mi)
Distance	35 laps, 149.135 km (93.209 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Kenny Bräck
Time	1:27.670
Podium
First	Jan Lammers
Second	Kenny Bräck
Third
Lap leaders Jan Lammers (1-35)

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.

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 . 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		Reynard 94D-Judd	1:27.670
2	Jan Lammers		Reynard 94D-Cosworth	1:27.670
3	Tarso Marques		Reynard 94D-Cosworth	1:28.142
4	Phil Andrews		Reynard 93D-Cosworth	1:28.553
5	Sascha Maassen		Reynard 93D-Cosworth	1:28.627
6			Reynard 92D-Cosworth	1:29.175
7	Stephen Watson	Nordic Racing	Lola T94/50-Cosworth	1:29.277
8			Reynard 92D-Cosworth	1:29.414
9	Dino Morelli		Reynard 94D-Judd	1:29.474
10	Gareth Rees		Reynard 94D-Judd	1:29.670
11	Hilton Cowie	Nordic Racing	Lola T94/50-Cosworth	1:29.847
12			Reynard 91D-Cosworth	1:31.078
13	Dominic Chappell		Reynard 93D-Cosworth	1:31.369
14	Nigel Smith		Reynard 92D-Cosworth	1:31.628
15	Guido Dacco		Reynard 91D-Cosworth	1:33.008
16			Reynard 90D-Cosworth	1:33.173
17			Reynard 93D-Cosworth	1:33.223
18	David Mercer		Reynard 92D-Cosworth	1:38.119

Race result[]

Pos	Driver	Team	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired
1	Jan Lammers		Reynard 94D-Cosworth	35	53:15.833
2	Kenny Bräck		Reynard 94D-Judd	35	53:18.130
3			Reynard 92D-Cosworth	35	53:57.773
4	Gareth Rees		Reynard 94D-Judd	35	54:02.119
5	Dino Morelli		Reynard 94D-Judd	35	54:02.981
6		Nordic Racing	Lola T94/50-Cosworth	35	54:20.451
7			Reynard 91D-Cosworth	35	54:38.463
8	Sascha Maassen		Reynard 93D-Cosworth	34	Out of fuel
9	Dominic Chappell		Reynard 93D-Cosworth	34	Running
10			Reynard 93D-Cosworth	34	Running
11	Guido Dacco		Reynard 91D-Cosworth	34	Running
12	Tarso Marques		Reynard 94D-Cosworth	33	Spin
13			Reynard 92D-Cosworth	32	Out of fuel
14	David Mercer		Reynard 92D-Cosworth	32	Running
Ret	Phil Andrews		Reynard 93D-Cosworth	29	Spin
Ret	Nigel Smith		Reynard 92D-Cosworth	13	Input shaft
Ret	Stephen Watson	Nordic Racing	Lola T94/50-Cosworth	8	Accident
DNS			Reynard 90D-Cosworth	0	Ignition

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