1976 British Formula Three season
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: Rupert Keegan
Joint Runner Up: Bruno Giacomelli[1]
Results
Date | Round | Circuit | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning car |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
07/03/76 | Rd.1 | Thruxton | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | Toyota
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19/04/76 | Rd.2 | Thruxton | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | Toyota
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25/04/76 | Rd.3 | Zolder | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | Toyota
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09/05/76 | Rd.4 | Thruxton | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | Toyota
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23/05/76 | Rd.5 | Brands Hatch (Club) | Bruno Giacomelli | March Racing Ltd | Toyota
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06/06/76 | Rd.6 | Silverstone (Club) | Bruno Giacomelli | March Racing Ltd | Toyota
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10/07/76 | Rd.7 | Oulton Park | Bruno Giacomelli | March Racing Ltd | Toyota
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17/07/76 | Rd.8 | Brands Hatch | Bruno Giacomelli | March Racing Ltd | Toyota
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15/08/76 | Rd.9 | Mallory Park | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | Toyota
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12/09/76 | Rd.10 | Thruxton | Bruno Giacomelli | March Racing Ltd | Toyota
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19/09/76 | Rd.11 | Snetterton
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Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | Toyota
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31/10/76 | Rd.12 | Thruxton | Geoff Lees | Rob Roy Racing with D.J. Bond | Toyota
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Source:[2] |
Drivers' Championship
Pos | Driver | Entrant | THR |
THR |
THR |
BRH |
SIL |
OUL |
BRH |
MAL |
THR |
THR |
Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 74 |
2 | Bruno Giacomelli | March Engineering | 3 | 3 | 9 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 71 |
3 | Geoff Lees | Rob Roy Racing with D.J. Bond | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 31 | |||||
4 | Stephen South | Dortmunder Union Bier/Bogarts of Birmingham | 2 | 2 | 7 | DNA | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 4 | Ret | 27 |
5 | Mike Young | Anglian Gilt Producers | Ret | 4 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 | |
6 | Brett Riley | David Price Racing | Ret | 3 | DSQ | Ret | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 13 | |||
7 | Tiff Needell | Safir Engineering | DNS | 4 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 13 |
Table
Place | Driver | Entrant | Car | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | Toyota
|
74 |
2 | Bruno Giacomelli | March Racing | Toyota
|
71 |
3 | Geoff Lees | Rob Roy Racing with D.J. Bond | Toyota
|
31 |
4 | Stephen South | Dortmunder Union Bier/Bogarts of Birmingham | Toyota
|
27 |
5 | Mike Young | Anglian Gilt Producers | Modus M1- Toyota
|
21 |
6 | Brett Riley | Brett Riley/David Price Racing | Modus M1-Ford | 13 |
7 | Tiff Needell | Safir Engineering Ltd | Toyota
|
27 |
8 | Tony Dron | Unipart Racing Team | March 763-Triumph | 9 |
Boy Hayje | F & S Properties | Toyota
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9 | |
10 | Conny Andersson | March Engineering | Toyota
|
7 |
11 | Geoff Brabham | Brabham Racing Organisation | Toyota
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6 |
Aryon Cornelsen-Filho | March Racing | Toyota
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6 | |
Ian Flux | Ockley Racing Team | Toyota
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6 | |
14 | Dick Parsons | Dick Parsons | Anson SA1-Triumph | 5 |
15 | Richard Hawkins | Dr. Joseph Ehrlich | Ehrlich ES5/6- Toyota
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4 |
16 | Chris Barnett | Chris Barnett | Toyota
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3 |
Jac Nellemann | Texaco Racing | Toyota
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3 | |
18 | Bob Arnott | Bob Arnott | Toyota
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2 |
Pierre Dieudonné | Dr. Joseph Ehrlich | Toyota
|
2 | |
Barrie Maskell | Jeff Sharpe | Dastle Mk 10C-Ford | 2 | |
21 | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Scuderia Everest | Toyota
|
1 |
Ken Silverstone | Ken Silverstone | Toyota
|
1 | |
Mike Tyrrell | Dr. Joseph Ehrlich | Ehrlich ES5/6- Toyota
|
1 | |
Pascal Witmeur | Toyota
|
1 | ||
Source:[1] |
B.R.D.C. Shellsport British F3 Championship
Champion: Bruno Giacomelli
Joint Runner Up: Rupert Keegan
Results
Date | Round | Circuit | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning car |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
14/03/76 | Rd.1 | Silverstone (Club) | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | Toyota
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11/04/76 | Rd.2 | Silverstone | Bruno Giacomelli | March Racing Ltd | Toyota
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20/06/76 | Rd.3 | Silverstone (Club) | Bruno Giacomelli | March Racing Ltd | Toyota
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30/08/76 | Rd.4 | Silverstone (Club) | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | Toyota
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18/09/76 | Rd.5 | Silverstone | Geoff Lees | Rob Roy Racing with D.J. Bond | Toyota
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Source:[2][3] |
Table
Place | Driver | Entrant | Car | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bruno Giacomelli | March Racing | Toyota
|
79 |
2 | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | Toyota
|
62 |
3 | Geoff Lees | Rob Roy Racing with D.J. Bond | Toyota
|
42 |
4 | Mike Young | Anglian Gilt Producers | Modus M1- Toyota
|
36 |
5 | Ian Flux | Ockley Racing Team | Toyota
|
29 |
6 | Stephen South | Dortmunder Union Bier/Bogarts of Birmingham | Toyota
|
21 |
7 | Willi Siller | Team Modus | Modus M1- Toyota
|
18 |
8 | Geoff Brabham | Brabham Racing Organisation | Toyota
|
16 |
9 | Paulo Gomes | Team Modus | Modus M1- Toyota
|
15 |
10 | Jan Seymour | City Speed Racing | Toyota
|
11 |
11 | Ulf Svensson | Ulf Svensson | Toyota
|
10 |
Paul Bernasconi | Paul Bernasconi | Toyota
|
10 | |
13 | Richard Hawkins | Dr. Joseph Ehrlich | Ehrlich ES5/6- Toyota
|
8 |
14 | John Lain | Imado Watch Co Ltd | Modus M1- Toyota
|
7 |
15 | Bob Arnott | Bob Arnott | Toyota
|
6 |
Aryon Cornelsen-Filho | March Racing | Toyota
|
6 | |
Claude Cuicci | Ian Williams | Supernova SF376- Toyota
|
6 | |
18 | Barrie Maskell | Jeff Sharpe | Dastle Mk 10C-Ford | 4 |
Dick Parsons | Dick Parsons | Anson SA1-Triumph | 4 | |
John Stokes | Dortmunder Union Bier/Bogarts of Birmingham | Toyota
|
4 | |
21 | Doug Bassett | GRD 373/376-Ford | 2 | |
Pierre Dieudonné | Dr. Joseph Ehrlich | Toyota
|
2 | |
Brett Riley | David Price Racing | Modus M1-Ford | 2 | |
Phil Silverstone | Phil Silverstone | Toyota
|
2 | |
25 | Tony Dron | Unipart Racing Team | March 763-Triumph | 1 |
Ken Silverstone | Ken Silverstone | Toyota
|
1 | |
Source:[1] |
Non-Championship Races
Results
Date | Race | Circuit | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning car |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
27/03/76 | Race of the North | Oulton Park | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | Toyota
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02/05/76 | Hollies Trophy | Mallory Park | Richard Hawkins | Dr. Joseph Ehrlich | Ehrlich ES5/6- Toyota
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31/05/76 | Volkswagen Silver Cup | Silverstone | Brett Riley | Brett Riley/David Price Racing | Modus M1-Ford |
26/09/76 | Griffin Golden Helmet Trophy | Mallory Park | Stephen South | Dortmunder Union Bier/Bogarts of Birmingham | Toyota
|
24/10/76 | Paul Nicholas Trophy | Brands Hatch | Conny Andersson | March Racing Ltd | Toyota
|
Source:[2][3] |
References
- ^ a b c d "F2 Register - Index". www.devontophotels.com.
- ^ a b c Brown, Allen. "Formula 3 (F3) « OldRacingCars.com". OldRacingCars.com.
- ^ a b http://formula-net/F376_Index.hrm[permanent dead link]