1976 British Formula Three season
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The 1976 British Formula Three season was the 26th season of the British Formula Three season. Rupert Keegan took the B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British Formula 3 Championship, while Bruno Giacomelli took the B.R.D.C. Shellsport British Formula Three Championship. Thanks to Giacomelli's March 763-Toyota and to Keegan's old 743, March dominated the two championships with 12 race wins, the other five falling to the Chevron B34s of Geoff Lees and mid-season convert Keegan.
B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British F3 Championship
Champion: United Kingdom Rupert Keegan Joint Runner Up: Italy Bruno Giacomelli[1]
Results
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Drivers' Championship
| Pos | Driver | Entrant | THR United Kingdom |
THR United Kingdom |
ZOL Netherlands |
THR United Kingdom |
BRH United Kingdom |
SIL United Kingdom |
OUL United Kingdom |
BRH United Kingdom |
MAL United Kingdom |
THR United Kingdom |
SNE United Kingdom |
THR United Kingdom |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 74 |
| 2 | Italy Bruno Giacomelli | March Engineering | 3 | 3 | 9 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 71 |
| 3 | United Kingdom Geoff Lees | Rob Roy Racing with D.J. Bond | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 31 | |||||
| 4 | United Kingdom Stephen South | Dortmunder Union Bier/Bogarts of Birmingham | 2 | 2 | 7 | DNA | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 4 | Ret | 27 |
| 5 | United Kingdom Mike Young | Anglian Gilt Producers | Ret | 4 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 | |
| 6 | New Zealand Brett Riley | David Price Racing | Ret | 3 | DSQ | Ret | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 13 | |||
| 7 | United Kingdom Tiff Needell | Safir Engineering | DNS | 4 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 13 |
Table
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B.R.D.C. Shellsport British F3 Championship
Champion: Italy Bruno Giacomelli Joint Runner Up: United Kingdom Rupert Keegan [1]
Results
| Date | Round | Circuit | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/03/76 | Rd.1 | United Kingdom Silverstone (Club) | United Kingdom Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | March 743-Toyota |
| 11/04/76 | Rd.2 | United Kingdom Silverstone | Italy Bruno Giacomelli | March Racing Ltd | March 763-Toyota |
| 20/06/76 | Rd.3 | United Kingdom Silverstone (Club) | Italy Bruno Giacomelli | March Racing Ltd | March 763-Toyota |
| 30/08/76 | Rd.4 | United Kingdom Silverstone (Club) | United Kingdom Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | Chevron B43-Toyota |
| 18/09/76 | Rd.5 | United Kingdom Silverstone | United Kingdom Geoff Lees | Rob Roy Racing with D.J. Bond | Chevron B43-Toyota |
| Source:[2][3] | |||||
Table
Non-Championship Races
Results
| Date | Race | Circuit | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/03/76 | Race of the North | United Kingdom Oulton Park | United Kingdom Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | March 743-Toyota |
| 02/05/76 | Hollies Trophy | United Kingdom Mallory Park | New Zealand Richard Hawkins | Dr. Joseph Ehrlich | Ehrlich ES5/6-Toyota |
| 31/05/76 | Volkswagen Silver Cup | United Kingdom Silverstone | New Zealand Brett Riley | Brett Riley/David Price Racing | Modus M1-Ford |
| 26/09/76 | Griffin Golden Helmet Trophy | United Kingdom Mallory Park | United Kingdom Stephen South | Dortmunder Union Bier/Bogarts of Birmingham | March 763-Toyota |
| 24/10/76 | Paul Nicholas Trophy | United Kingdom Brands Hatch | Sweden Conny Andersson | March Racing Ltd | March 763-Toyota |
| Source:[2][3] | |||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "F2 Register - Index". www.devontophotels.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Brown, Allen. "Formula 3 (F3) « OldRacingCars.com". OldRacingCars.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://formula-net/F376_Index.hrm[permanent dead link]