1974 British Formula Three season

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1974 double champion, Brian Henton

The 1974 British Formula Three season was the 24th season of the British Formula 3 season. It consisted of two championships. The 1974 B.A.R.C. Forward Trust British F3 Championship and the 1974 MCD Lombard North Central F3 Championship. Both of which were won by Brian Henton.

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Brian Henton dominated the season taking home 15 victories and his team March Engineering Ltd taking home 18 overall. GRD as a constructor took home seven wins and modus took home one.

The season was started with reliability issues with only 5 cars starting the opening race. As the season progressed with March's dominance only GRD could put up a challenge to their dominant machinary. [1]

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

Champion: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton

Runner-up: Flag of the United States.svg Tony Rouff

Ran over 13 rounds, the scoring system was 9-6-4-3-2-1 points to the first six classified finishers.

Results

DateRoundCircuitWinning driverWinning teamWinning car
24/03/74Rd.1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Thruxton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton March Engineering Ltd March 743-Ford
05/04/74Rd.2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton March Engineering Ltd March 743-Ford
12/04/74Rd.3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Snetterton Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Dias Ribeiro Hollywood Racing Team GRD 373-Ford
19/04/74Rd.4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton March Engineering Ltd March 743-Ford
02/06/74Rd.5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cadwell Park Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton March Engineering Ltd March 743-Ford
09/06/74Rd.6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Flag of the United States.svg Tony RouffTony Rouff GRD 373-Ford
21/07/74Rd.7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cadwell Park Flag of Portugal.svg José Espírito SantoSanta Clara Portugal March 743-Ford
27/07/74Rd.8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oulton Park Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton March Engineering Ltd March 743-Ford
18/08/74Rd.9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Thruxton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton March Engineering Ltd March 743-Ford
08/09/74Rd.10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Mike TyrrellTony Roles Racing March 733-Ford
15/09/74Rd.11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton March Engineering Ltd March 743-Ford
06/10/74Rd.12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Thruxton Flag of the United States.svg Danny Sullivan Team ModusModus M1-Ford
27/10/74Rd.13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Thruxton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton March Engineering Ltd March 743-Toyota
Source: [2]

Drivers' Championship

Table

PlaceDriverEntrantCarTotal
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton March Engineering Ltd March 743-Toyota
March 743-Ford 		81
2 Flag of the United States.svg Tony RouffTony Rouff GRD 373-Ford 54
3 Flag of Portugal.svg José Espírito SantoSanta Clara Portugal March 733-Ford
March 743-Ford 		36
4 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Sullivan Team Modus March 723-Ford
Modus M1-Ford 		28
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Dias Ribeiro Hollywood Racing Team GRD 374-Ford 27
Flag of Brazil.svg José Chateaubriand March Engineering Ltd March 743-Ford
March 743-Toyota 		27
7 Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Mike TyrellTony Roles Racing March 733-Ford 15
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicholas von Preussen March Engineering Ltd March 733-Ford 13
9 Flag of Sweden.svg Conny Andersson March Engineering Ltd March 743-Toyota 10
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barrie MaskellBarrie MaskellDastle Mk10B-Ford 8
Source: [1]

MCD Lombard North Central F3 Championship

Champion: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton

Runner-up: Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Dias Ribeiro

Ran over 14 rounds, the scoring system was 9-6-4-3-2-1 points to the first six classified finishers with double points on the last race.

Results

DateRoundCircuitWinning driverWinning teamWinning car
09/03/74Rd.1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oulton Park Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton March Engineering Ltd March 743-Ford
17/03/74Rd.2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton March Engineering Ltd March 743-Ford
12/04/74Rd.3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oulton Park Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton March Engineering Ltd March 743-Ford
28/04/74Rd.4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mallory Park Flag of the United States.svg Tony RouffTony Rouff GRD 373-Ford
26/05/74Rd.5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicholas von PreussenNicholas von Preussen March 733-Ford
30/06/74Rd.6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Snetterton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicholas von PreussenNicholas von Preussen March 733-Ford
28/07/74Rd.7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Snetterton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton March Engineering Ltd March 743-Ford
10/08/74Rd.8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oulton Park Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Dias Ribeiro Hollywood Racing Team GRD 374-Ford
11/08/74Rd.9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton March Engineering Ltd March 743-Ford
25/08/74Rd.10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mallory Park Flag of the United States.svg Tony RouffTony Rouff GRD 373-Ford
26/08/74Rd.11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton March Engineering Ltd March 743-Ford
22/09/74Rd.12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Thruxton Flag of the United States.svg Tony RouffTony Rouff GRD 373-Ford
28/09/74Rd.13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oulton Park Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton March Engineering Ltd March 743-Toyota
13/10/74Rd.14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Dias Ribeiro Hollywood Racing Team GRD 374-Ford
Source: [3]

Drivers' Championship

Table

PlaceDriverEntrantCarTotal
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton March Engineering Ltd March 743-Toyota
March 743-Ford 		78
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Dias Ribeiro Hollywood Racing Team GRD 374-Ford 60
3 Flag of the United States.svg Tony RouffTony Rouff GRD 373-Ford 54
4 Flag of Brazil.svg José Chateaubriand March Engineering Ltd March 743-Ford
March 743-Toyota 		32
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicholas von PreussenNicholas von Preussen March 733-Ford 29
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Lawrence Dr Joseph Ehrlich Ehrlich ES2-Ford 17
7 Flag of the United States.svg Danny SullivanDanny Sullivan March 733-Ford
Modus M1-Ford 		16
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Conny Andersson March Engineering Ltd March 743-Toyota 11
9 Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Mike TyrrellTony Roles Racing March 733-Ford 8
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barrie MaskellBarrie MaskellDastle Mk10B-Ford 7
Source: [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Chris Townsend. "British Formula 3 (F3) 1974 « OldRacingCars.com". Archived from the original on 2025-03-14. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  2. ↑ MotorSport Magazine. "1974 Forward Trust British F3 Championship". Archived from the original on 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  3. ↑ MotorSport Magazine. "1974 Lombard British F3 Championship". Archived from the original on 2025-02-10. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  4. ↑ Racing Years. "1974 / British Formula 3". Archived from the original on 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
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