John Spiers, driving his White, 1975, Osella PA3, during the HSCC Thundersports Race, at the 2022 Silverstone Classic


The Osella PA3 is a Group 6 (Sports 2000) prototype racing car designed, developed, and built by Osella, to compete in the World Sportscar Championship sports car racing series in 1975, but was used in active competition through 1986. It was powered by a number of different engines, including the L (120 cu in) BMW M12/7, the Abarth twin-cam engine, and the Cosworth BDG, or the L (79 cu in) Cosworth BDH, or even the smaller the smaller 998 cc ( cu in) Cosworth SCA. The L (98 cu in) and L (110 cu in) Cosworth FVA and Cosworth FVC were also used. It was even powered by a Ferrari V8 engine.


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Location: Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TN
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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