1970 British Formula Three season

1970 British Formula Three season

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The 1970 British Formula Three Championship was the 20th season of the British Formula 3 season. The season consisted of three championships. The Lombank F3 Championship was won by Dave Walker. The Shellsport F3 Championship was won by Tony Trimmer and the Forward Trust Championship was won by future Formula One winner Carlos Pace.

Dave Walker and Carlos Pace won their respective championships in the Lotus 59.

Tony Trimmer won the Shellsport Championship in the Brabham BT28.

The Lotus 59, its successor the Lotus 59A and the Brabham BT28 dominated the championships with majority of the wins and a significant amount of the top drivers and teams using them. The Chevron B17 and March 703 were also competitive cars.

The season is maybe best remembered for the 1970 F3 Daily Express Trophy race at Crystal Palace circuit (Round 11 of the Shell Super Oil British F3 Championship) where, whilst battling hard for second position, James Hunt and Dave Morgan crashed out of the race with 1 lap to go. Hunt then went over and pushed Morgan to the ground. This continued Hunts' reputation for crashing and earned Morgan a 12 month suspension. ^{[1] [2]}

M.C.D. Lombank British F3 Championship

Race Calendar and Results

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Notes
1	Snetterton	15 March	Tony Trimmer	Tony Trimmer	Race Cars International
2	Mallory Park	30 March	Barrie Maskell	Dave Walker	Team Lotus
3	Brands Hatch	3 May	Carlos Pace	Bert Hawthorne	Bert Hawthorne
4	Castle Combe	9 May	Carlos Pace	David Cole	Gomm Metal Development
5	Thruxton	7 June	Dave Walker	Carlos Pace	Jim Russell Racing Driver School
6	Oulton Park	4 July	Dave Walker	Dave Walker	Team Lotus
7	Mallory Park	26 July	Dave Walker	Bev Bond	Team Lotus
8	Brands Hatch	16 August	Tony Trimmer	Tony Trimmer	Race Cars International
9	Cadwell Park	13 September	James Hunt	Ulf Svensson	Ulf Svensson	Round shared with Lombank British F3 Championship Rd 13
10	Oulton Park	19 September	Bev Bond	Barrie Maskell	Northern England Racing Organisation
11	Mallory Park	27 September	Dave Walker	Dave Walker	Team Lotus
12	Snetterton	11 October	Wilson Fittipaldi	Tony Trimmer	Race Cars International
13	Brands Hatch	18 October	Tony Trimmer	Tony Trimmer	Race Cars International	Round shared with Shell Super Oil British F3 Championship Rd 12
14	Brands Hatch	27 December	Race cancelled			Excessive snow on track
Source: [3]

Championship Standings

Place	Driver	Entrant	Total
1	Dave Walker	Team Lotus	48
2	Carlos Pace	Jim Russell Racing Driver School	43
	Tony Trimmer	Race Cars International	43
4	Bev Bond	Team Lotus	35
5	Steve Matchett	The Tulip Stable	15
Source: [4]

B.R.S.C.C. MotorSport - Shell Super Oil British F3 Championship

Race Calendar and Results

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Notes
1	Snetterton	27 March	Dave Walker	Tony Trimmer	Race Cars International
2	Silverstone	26 April	N/A	Dave Walker	Team Lotus
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4	Oulton Park	25 May	James Hunt	Bev Bond	Team Lotus
5	Silverstone	6 June	Mike Beuttler	Mike Beuttler	Clarke Mordaunt Racing
6	Croft	11 July	Dave Walker	Carlos Pace	Jim Russell Racing Driver School	Round shared with Forward Trust British F3 Championship Rd 5
7	Brands Hatch	17 July	James Hunt	Mike Beuttler	Clarke Mordaunt Racing
8	Thruxton	9 August	Richard Scott	Bev Bond	Team Lotus	Round shared with Forward Trust British F3 Championship Rd 7
9	Brands Hatch	31 August	Tony Trimmer	Gerry Birrell	Sports Motors (Manchester)
10	Cadwell Park	13 September	James Hunt	Ulf Svensson	Ulf Svensson	Round shared with Lombank British F3 Championship Rd 9
11	Crystal Palace	3 October	Gerry Birrell	Dave Walker	Team Lotus
12	Brands Hatch	18 October	Tony Trimmer	Tony Trimmer	Race Cars International	Round shared with Lombank British F3 Championship Rd 13
Source: [3]

Championship Standings

Place	Driver	Entrant	Total
1	Tony Trimmer	Race Cars International	44
2	Dave Walker	Team Lotus	41
3	Mike Beuttler	Clarke Mordaunt Racing	32
4	Bev Bond	Team Lotus	30
5	Carlos Pace	Jim Russell Racing Driver School	24
	James Hunt	Molyslip Lotus Racing	24
Source: [4]

B.A.R.C. Forward Trust British F3 Championship

Forward Trust champion, Carlos Pace

Race Calendar and Results

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Notes
1	Thruxton	8 March	Richard Scott	Mike Beuttler	Clarke Mordaunt Racing
2	Silverstone	5 April	Bev Bond	Dave Walker	Team Lotus
3	Thruxton	24 May	Dave Walker	Richard Scott	Paul Watson Racing Organisation
4	Silverstone	31 May	Carlos Pace	Wilson Fittipaldi	Jim Russell Racing Driver School
5	Croft	11 July	Dave Walker	Carlos Pace	Jim Russell Racing Driver School	Round shared with Shell Super Oil British F3 Championship Rd 6
6	Cadwell Park	19 July	James Hunt	Dave Walker	Team Lotus
7	Thruxton	9 August	Richard Scott	Bev Bond	Team Lotus	Round shared with Shell Super Oil British F3 Championship Rd 8
8	Silverstone	5 September	Steve Matchett	Cyd Williams	Nathalie Goodwin Racing
9	Crystal Palace	12 September	Gerry Birrell	Carlos Pace	Jim Russell Racing Driver School
10	Thruxton	20 September	Gerry Birrell	Dave Walker	Team Lotus
11	Thruxton	14 November	Dave Morgan	Chris Skeaping	Chris Skeaping
Source: [3]

Championship Standings

Place	Driver	Entrant	Total
1	Carlos Pace	Jim Russell Racing Driver School	41
2	Dave Walker	Team Lotus	37
3	Bev Bond	Team Lotus	27
4	Wilson Fittipaldi	Jim Russell Racing Driver School	22
5	Cyd Williams	Nathalie Goodwin Racing	19
Source: [4]

References

1. Goddard, Jeff (Producer), Walker, Murray (Commentator). "Daily Express Trophy Final, October 1970." 100 Great Sporting Moments (BBC-BBC Two , Airdate 1993.
2. McLaren. "What was James Hunt really like away from the track?" . Retrieved 2025-05-29.
3. The Fast Lane. "Formula 3 1970". Archived from the original on 2024-02-21. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
4. Racing Years. "1970 / British Formula 3". Archived from the original on 2025-05-29. Retrieved 2025-05-29.