1978 British Formula Three season

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The 1978 British Formula Three season was the 28th season of the British Formula Three racing. There was once again two major championships contested throughout the year: the British Automobile Racing Club organised BP Super Visco British Formula 3 Championship, and the British Racing Drivers' Club backed Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship. This would be the final year with multiple British championship, with the BARC and BRDC unifying for the following season.

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The BARC championship was won by Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet ahead of British driver Derek Warwick, whilst in the BRDC championship, Warwick triumphed over Piquet. [1] Piquet subsequently moved up into Formula One during the same year, driving for the Brabham team in the final Formula 1 race of the season as well as two other teams earlier.

BP Super Visco British F3 Championship

BP Super Visco British F3 champion, Nelson Piquet Nelson Piquet Souto Maior.jpg
BP Super Visco British F3 champion, Nelson Piquet

The BARC championship was run over 17 rounds, held at ten different circuits across England and in Monaco and France. [2] The champion was Brazilian Nelson Piquet, ahead of BRDC series champion Derek Warwick [1]

Calendar and results

RoundDateCircuitWinning driverWinning teamWinning carRef.
R112 March Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Thruxton Circuit Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Warwick Trailers Ralt RT1/77 - Toyota [3]
R227 March Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Thruxton Circuit Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Warwick Trailers Ralt RT1/77 - Toyota [4]
R316 April Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Warwick Trailers Ralt RT1/77 - Toyota [5]
R422 April Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oulton Park Flag of Brazil.svg Chico Serra Sadia Racing with Project Four March 783 - Toyota [6]
R530 April Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donington Park Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Brastemp/Armo/Hobby Ralt RT1/78 - Toyota [7]
R66 May Flag of Monaco.svg Circuit de Monaco Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Everest Racing Team Chevron B38 - Toyota [8]
R714 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mallory Park Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Brastemp/Armo/Hobby Ralt RT1/78 - Toyota [9]
R829 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Thruxton Circuit Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Brastemp/Armo/Hobby Ralt RT1/78 - Toyota [10]
R911 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Brastemp/Armo/Hobby Ralt RT1/78 - Toyota [11]
R1025 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cadwell Park Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Brastemp/Armo/Hobby Ralt RT1/78 - Toyota [12]
R112 July Flag of France.svg Circuit Paul Ricard Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Brastemp/Armo/Hobby Ralt RT1/78 - Toyota [13]
R129 July Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Circuit Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Brastemp/Armo/Hobby Ralt RT1/78 - Toyota [14]
R1315 July Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch Flag of Brazil.svg Chico Serra Sadia Racing with Project Four March 783 - Toyota [15]
R1423 July Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donington Park Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Warwick Trailers Ralt RT1/77 - Toyota [16]
R1524 September Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Brastemp/Armo/Hobby Ralt RT1/78 - Toyota [17]
R1615 October Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mallory Park Flag of New Zealand.svg Rob Wilson International Computers Limited - Royal Grafton China Ralt RT1/78 - Toyota [18]
R1729 October Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Thruxton Circuit Flag of Brazil.svg Chico Serra Sadia Racing with Project Four March 783 - Toyota [19]

Final championship standings

Points were awarded to the top six drivers in each race as follows: [2]

 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th Fastest Lap
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Pos.DriverEntrantCar-EnginePoints
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Brastemp / Arno Hobby Ralt RT1/78 - Toyota 101
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Warwick Trailers Ralt RT1/77 - Toyota 72
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Chico Serra Sadia Racing with Project Four March 783 - Toyota 72
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Philip Bullmann Alan Docking Racing
Unipart Racing Team
Chevron B38 - Toyota
March 783 - Triumph Dolomite/Swindon
22
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tiff Needell Unipart Racing Team March 783 - Triumph Dolomite/Swindon
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Rob Wilson International Computers Limited - Royal Grafton China Ralt RT1/78 - Toyota 20
7 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Marlboro Team Tiga Ralt RT1/76 - Toyota 19
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Anglia Cars Ltd Argo JM1 - Toyota 15
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Huub Rothengatter Racing Team Holland
Alan Docking Racing
Ralt RT1/78 - Toyota
Chevron B38 - Toyota
11
Flag of Denmark.svg Thorkild Thyrring Marlboro Ralt RT1/78 - Toyota
11 Flag of France.svg Jacques Coulon Martini Moutl - Jacques Coulon Martini Mk 21 - Toyota 10
Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Scuderia Everest Chevron B38 - Toyota
13 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Écurie Elf Martini Mk 21 - Renault Gordini/Dudot 7
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian Taylor Unipart Racing Team March 783 - Triumph Dolomite/Swindon
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John BrightRugby Finance (Midlands) Ltd
Twinsocks with McRitchie of Edinburgh
Wheatcroft R18 - Toyota
March 773 - Toyota
6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Crawford Toyota Switzerland Chevron B43 - Toyota
Flag of Italy.svg Siegfried Stohr Trivellato Racing Team Chevron B43 - Toyota
18 Flag of Italy.svg Daniele AlbertinScuderia Del Lario Ralt RT1 - Toyota 4
19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ian FluxCloud Engineering Ralt RT1 - Toyota
March 773 - Toyota
3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell March Racing Team March 783 - Toyota
Flag of Spain.svg Pedro NoguesRushen Green Racing March 783 - Toyota
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Trevor van Rooyen Unipart Racing Team
SDC Builders
March 783 - Triumph Dolomite/Swindon
March 783 - Toyota
23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Brabham Brabham Racing Organisation / Esso Ralt RT1 - Toyota 2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers Racing Team Holland Ralt RT1 - Toyota
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brett Riley Dr. Joseph Ehrlich
Unipart Racing Team
Ehrlich RP4 - Toyota
March 783 - Triumph Dolomite/Swindon
26 Flag of France.svg Patrick Bardinon Écurie Elf Martini Mk 21 - Toyota 1
Flag of France.svg Philippe Colonna Alan Docking Racing Chevron B43 - Toyota
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Lawrence Derek Lawrence Chevron B38 - Chevrolet Vega/Titan
Flag of France.svg Jean-Louis Schlesser Jean-Louis Schlesser Chevron B38 - Toyota
Source [1] [2]

Vandervell British F3 Championship

Vandervell British F3 champion, Derek Warwick Derek Warwick Silverstone 2014.JPG
Vandervell British F3 champion, Derek Warwick

The BRDC championship was run over ten rounds, held at five different circuits across England. [2] The champion was Englishman Derek Warwick, ahead of BARC series champion Nelson Piquet [1]

Calendar and results

RoundDateCircuitWinning driverWinning teamWinning carRef.
R15 March Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Circuit Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Warwick Trailers Ralt RT1/77 - Toyota [20]
R219 March Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Circuit Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Brastemp/Armo/Hobby Ralt RT1/78 - Toyota [21]
R31 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Circuit Flag of Brazil.svg Chico Serra Sadia Racing with Project Four March 783 - Toyota [22]
R420 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oulton Park Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Brastemp/Armo/Hobby Ralt RT1/78 - Toyota [23]
R513 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mallory Park Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Warwick Trailers Ralt RT1/77 - Toyota [24]
R626 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donington Park Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Warwick Trailers Ralt RT1/77 - Toyota [25]
R728 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Circuit Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Brastemp/Armo/Hobby Ralt RT1/78 - Toyota [26]
R823 September Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Circuit Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Brastemp/Armo/Hobby Ralt RT1/78 - Toyota [26]
R930 September Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Silverstone Circuit Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Brastemp/Armo/Hobby Ralt RT1/78 - Toyota
R1028 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Warwick Trailers Ralt RT1/77 - Toyota [27]

Non-championship races

RaceDateCircuitWinning driverWinning teamWinning carRef.
World Cup International F3 Race9 April Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donington Park Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Warwick Trailers Ralt RT1/77 - Toyota [28]
Plastic Padding Formula 3 Trophy11 November Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Thruxton Circuit Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Warwick Trailers Ralt RT1/77 - Toyota [29]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "F2 Register - Index".
  2. 1 2 3 4 "British Formula 3 1978 season review and full race results".
  3. "Thruxton, 12 Mar 1978 « British Formula 3".
  4. "Thruxton, 27 Mar 1978 « British Formula 3".
  5. "Brands Hatch, 16 Apr 1978 « British Formula 3".
  6. "Oulton Park, 22 Apr 1978 « British Formula 3".
  7. "Donington Park, 30 Apr 1978 « British Formula 3".
  8. "Monte Carlo, 6 May 1978 « British Formula 3".
  9. "Mallory Park, 14 May 1978 « British Formula 3".
  10. "Thruxton, 29 May 1978 « British Formula 3".
  11. "Brands Hatch, 11 Jun 1978 « British Formula 3".
  12. "Cadwell Park, 25 Jun 1978 « British Formula 3".
  13. "Paul Ricard, 2 Jul 1978 « British Formula 3".
  14. "Silverstone, 9 Jul 1978 « British Formula 3".
  15. "Brands Hatch, 15 Jul 1978 « British Formula 3".
  16. "Donington Park, 23 Jul 1978 « British Formula 3".
  17. "Snetterton, 24 Sep 1978 « British Formula 3".
  18. "Mallory Park, 15 Oct 1978 « British Formula 3".
  19. "Thruxton, 29 Oct 1978 « British Formula 3".
  20. "Silverstone, 5 Mar 1978 « British Formula 3".
  21. "Silverstone, 19 Mar 1978 « British Formula 3".
  22. "Silverstone, 1 May 1978 « British Formula 3".
  23. "Oulton Park, 20 May 1978 « British Formula 3".
  24. "Mallory Park, 13 Aug 1978 « British Formula 3".
  25. "Donington Park, 26 Aug 1978 « British Formula 3".
  26. 1 2 "Silverstone, 28 Aug 1978 « British Formula 3".
  27. "Brands Hatch, 7 Oct 1978 « British Formula 3".
  28. "Donington Park, 9 Apr 1978 « British Formula 3".
  29. "Thruxton, 11 Nov 1978 « British Formula 3".