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Due to this race clashing with the Shell Super Oil round at Zandvoort it was unsurprising that the turnout was a little sparse with only seven cars arriving for this Forward Trust round to be held on the Silverstone Club Circuit.
Victory went to pole position man Sandy Shepard, the American Brabham driver winning his first F3 race, second after a race long battle with the winner was series newcomer Rikki von Opel with his Lotus 69. Ronald Rossi led the opening lap and was up with the two leaders when his throttle cable broke on lap four.
f3 HISTORY
RACES
Race Report: Silverstone, 16 May 1971
List Formatted as -
Rank- Driver
Car | Time | Lap
Qualifying
1 Sandy Shepard
Brabham-Holbay BT28
Fastest Lap
Sandy Shepard
Brabham-Holbay BT28
1:03.6
91.02
Rikki von Opel
Lotus-Holbay 69
1:03.6
91.02
Race
1 Sandy Shepard
Brabham-Holbay BT28
13:02.4
12 88.79
2 Rikki von Opel
Lotus-Holbay 69
13:02.6
12
3 Chris O'Brien
Brabham-Holbay BT35
13:17.4
12
4 Richard Longman
Lotus-Novamotor 69
13:20.0
12
5 Sonny Eade
Brabham-Scholar BT28
13:38.6
12
6 John Bisignano
March-Holbay 713M
11