British Formula 3 International Series
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The British Formula Three Championship was an international
History
The first Formula Three championship to take place in the UK was the Autosport F3 championship held in 1951, which was won by Eric Brandon. By 1954, it had evolved into a national-level series and was organised by the British Racing and Sports Car Club (BRSCC).[1] This was the 500cc period of Formula Three, which was active in the UK and other countries until 1959, at which point Formula Three was adapted into Formula Junior. In this period, there were often two or three series running concurrently and a single national series had yet to be firmly established.[2]
The
In 1974, the engine capacity was raised to two litres, which remained the engine formula all the way until the championship's demise some 40 years later. In 1984, the series adopted a B class for competitors with older chassis, which helped grid sizes to grow rapidly in the 1980s, renamed in 2000 as the Scholarship class and later the National class.[
However, rising costs in the late 2000s as a result of the arrival of big-spending engine manufacturers such as
Equipment
Like most Formula Three championships, competitors in British F3 were permitted to use any eligible chassis, but in practice few competitors deviated from the Dallara after the Italian marque's arrival in 1993. Since then, TOM'S, Mygale and Lola have been among those to take on the might of the Italian marque, largely without success. Prior to Dallara's domination, Ralt and Reynard were the pacesetting chassis, with March being the chassis of choice for much of the 1970s.[citation needed]
Two engine manufacturers –
All entrants in the series had to use control tyres from a single supplier. Since 1982, these were manufactured by Avon Tyres, which from the 2009 season onwards were re-branded as Cooper Tires, as Cooper became the championship's official title sponsor.[citation needed]
See also
- European Formula 3 Championship
- Formula 3 Euro Series
- List of British Formula Three champions
References
- ^ a b British F3 Champions Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine From motorsportsetc.com. Retrieved on 4 September 2007.
- ^ Formula 3 Story Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine From clarinet.fi. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
- ^ "Gow: F3 had agreed to BTCC move". crash.net. 10 June 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ^ Simmons, Marcus. "British Formula 3 slashes 2013 calendar to four events". Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ^ Simmons, Marcus. "'End of the road' for British Formula 3 as German tie-up plan fails". Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.