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1993 Indonesian Grand Prix


FieldValue
TypeCUST
DescriptionFormula Holden Race
CountryIndonesia
ImageSental International Circuit.svg
Grand PrixIndonesian
LocationSentul International Circuit, Citeureup, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
DateAugust 21–22
Year1993
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.56
Course_km4.12
Distance_laps2x20
Distance_mi102.4
Distance_km164.8
Pole_DriverMark Larkham
Pole_CountryAustralia
Pole_TeamLarkham Motorsport
Pole_Time1:24.217
First_DriverMark Larkham
First_CountryAustralia
First_TeamLarkham Motorsport
Second_DriverPaul Stokell
Second_CountryAustralia
Second_TeamBirrana Racing
Third_DriverGraham Watson
Third_CountryAustralia

The 1993 Indonesian Grand Prix was a Formula Brabham race held on August 21–22, 1993 at the Sentul International Circuit near Citeureup, Indonesia. It was the first round of a two event Pan-Pacific series for the Australian-based Formula Brabham category.

Summary

The 1993 was the first race held at the newly constructed state-owned Sentul International Circuit, built in an attempt to secure a Formula One Grand Prix from 1994 onwards. With no local form of open wheel motor racing occurring in Indonesia (as it had been several years since a motor racing circuit had operated in the country), organisers looked into importing a field of racing. After investigating the potential costs of importing the European Formula 3000 Championship and several Formula 3 series, the geographically closer Australian Formula Brabham series was selected.

To increase local interest, a selection of Indonesian drivers were brought in to fill the field. These were led by Tommy Suharto, son of incumbent Indonesian president Suharto, but also included Tinton Soeprapto (father of Ananda Mikola and Moreno Soeprapto) and leading Indonesian driving instructor . For Suharto's protection, a 300m long pane of bulletproof glass was installed around the main grandstand and Indonesian military were stationed in the surrounding mountainside.

1989 Driver to Europe champion Mark Larkham qualified on pole for the two-legged affair ahead of Paul Stokell and reigning CAMS Gold Star winner Mark Skaife. The leading local entrant was Bahar in 12th. Rival competitors were forced into signing a waiver allowing Suharto to compete with a Mugen-Honda V8 Formula 3000 engine in his car (compared to the regular Holden V6) but in the interests of fairness he was required to start from the back of the grid. Larkham went on to win both races as Suharto crashed at the first corner of the first heat in his overpowered Reynard. Stokell trailed home Larkham in each heat, followed by Graham Watson in Heat 1 and Skaife in Heat 2. Bahar remained the best local with a fourth-placed finish in the opening race.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoNatDriverCarLapGap12345678910111213141516181920*
2AustraliaMark LarkhamReynard 91D Holden1:24.217
9AustraliaPaul StokellReynard 90D Holden1:24.986+0.769
1AustraliaMark SkaifeLola T91/50 Holden1:25.551+1.334
AustraliaSimon KaneRalt RT21 Holden1:25.976+1.759
70AustraliaKevin WeeksReynard 90D Holden
74AustraliaChris HockingReynard 90D Holden
78AustraliaBrian SampsonCheetah Mk.9 Holden
AustraliaMark McLaughlinReynard 90D Holden
5AustraliaMark PooleShrike NB89H Holden
AustraliaGraham WatsonRalt RT21 Holden
99AustraliaAlbert CallegherRalt RT21 Holden
IndonesiaAswin BaharReynard 90D Holden
18AustraliaChris ClearihanRalt RT20 Holden
8AustraliaJohn HermannRalt RT20 Holden
IndonesiaTinton SoepraptoReynard 90D Holden
IndonesiaAmin MahfudReynard 90D Holden
AustraliaColin MilneHocking 911 Holden
3AustraliaAlan GallowayReynard 90D Holden
IndonesiaTommy SoehartoReynard 92D Mugen-Honda
  • Tommy Soeharto, the youngest son of then Indonesian president Suharto, qualified 17th but engine problems forced the team to replace the V6 Holden engine with a V8 Mugen-Honda Formula 3000 engine and only started with the approval of the other competitors.

Race 1

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910RetRetRetRetRetRet
2Australia Mark LarkhamReynard 91D Holden20120
9Australia Paul StokellReynard 90D Holden20215
Australia Graham WatsonRalt RT21 Holden201012
Indonesia Aswin BaharReynard 90D Holden191210
78Australia Brian SampsonCheetah Mk.9 Holden78
Australia Simon KaneRalt RT21 Holden46
1Australia Mark SkaifeLola T91/50 Holden34
18Australia Chris ClearihanRalt RT20 Holden133
Indonesia Tinton SoepraptoReynard 90D Holden152
8Australia John HermannRalt RT20 Holden141
70Australia Kevin WeeksReynard 90D Holden
74Australia Chris HockingReynard 90D Holden
5Australia Mark PooleShrike NB89H Holden
99Australia Albert CallegherRalt RT21 Holden
3Australia Alan GallowayReynard 90D Holden
Indonesia Tommy SoehartoReynard 92D Mugen-Honda

Race 2

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910RetRetRetRetRetDNS
2Australia Mark LarkhamReynard 91D Holden20120
9Australia Paul StokellReynard 90D Holden20215
1Australia Mark SkaifeLola T91/50 Holden712
Australia Simon KaneRalt RT21 Holden610
70Australia Kevin WeeksReynard 90D Holden8
Australia Graham WatsonRalt RT21 Holden36
Indonesia Aswin BaharReynard 90D Holden44
18Australia Chris ClearihanRalt RT20 Holden83
78Australia Brian SampsonCheetah Mk.9 Holden52
8Australia John HermannRalt RT20 Holden101
Indonesia Tinton SoepraptoReynard 90D Holden9
74Australia Chris HockingReynard 90D Holden
99Australia Albert CallegherRalt RT21 Holden
Indonesia Tommy SoehartoReynard 92D Mugen-Honda
Indonesia Amin MahfudReynard 90D Holden
5Australia Mark PooleShrike NB89H Holden

Points

PosDriverR1R2Total1234567891011
Mark Larkham202040
Paul Stokell151530
Graham Watson12618
Mark Skaife41216
Simon Kane61016
Aswin Bahar10414
Brian Sampson8210
Kevin Weeks88
Chris Clearihan336
John Hermann112
Tinton Soeprapto22

References

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References

  1. (18 June 2019). "Mark Larkham (50m22s)". [[Greg Rust.
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