1981 British Formula Three Championship

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1981 champion, Jonathan Palmer

The 1981 British Formula Three Championship (known as the 1981 Marlboro British F3 Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st season of the British Formula Three Championship. The title was won by Jonathan Palmer driving for West Surrey Racing in the Ralt RT3 (Toyota). He finished the season with 126 points and 7 wins ahead of Belgian Thierry Tassin with 91 points (5 wins), and Brazilian Raul Boesel with 80 points (3 wins). ^[1]

Race calendar and results

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	Silverstone	1 March	Jonathan Palmer	Jonathan Palmer	West Surrey Racing
2	Thruxton	8 March	David Sears	Jonathan Palmer	West Surrey Racing
3	Silverstone	29 March	Mike White	Jonathan Palmer	West Surrey Racing
4	Mallory Park	12 April	Mike White	Jonathan Palmer	West Surrey Racing
5	Thruxton	20 April	David Leslie	Thierry Tassin	Neil Trundle Racing
6	Thruxton	4 May	Raul Boesel	Mike White	Autowindscreens/March Engineering
7	Snetterton	10 May	James Weaver	James Weaver	Eurosports Management/Team Tiga
8	Silverstone	25 May	Raul Boesel	Thierry Tassin	Neil Trundle Racing
9	Cadwell Park	14 June	Jonathan Palmer	Jonathan Palmer	West Surrey Racing
10	Silverstone	21 June	Roberto Moreno	Mauro Baldi	Euroracing
11	Silverstone	5 July	Jonathan Palmer	Raul Boesel	Murray Taylor Racing
12	Brands Hatch	12 July	Dave Scott	Thierry Tassin	Neil Trundle Racing
13	Silverstone	18 July	Thierry Tassin	Thierry Tassin	Neil Trundle Racing
14	Mallory Park	2 August	Raul Boesel	Roberto Moreno	Barron Racing
15	Oulton Park	15 August	Jonathan Palmer	Raul Boesel	Café do Brasil
16	Silverstone	31 August	Dave Scott	Dave Scott	Swift Caravans/Mint Engineering
17	Oulton Park	27 September	Thierry Tassin	Jonathan Palmer	West Surrey Racing
18	Silverstone	4 October	Jonathan Palmer	Raul Boesel	Café do Brasil
19	Snetterton	11 October	Jonathan Palmer	Jonathan Palmer	West Surrey Racing
20	Thruxton	25 October	Dave Scott	Thierry Tassin	Neil Trundle Racing

Championship Standings

The scoring system was 9-6-4-3-2-1 points awarded to the first six finishers, with 1 (one) extra point given to the driver who set the fastest lap of the race.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Jonathan Palmer	West Surrey Racing	122
2	Thierry Tassin	Neil Trundle Racing	92
3	Raul Boesel	Murray Taylor Racing	80
4	Mike White	March Engineering	38
5	David Leslie	Eddie Jordan Racing	29
6	Dave Scott	Mint Engineering	28
7	James Weaver	Team Tiga	21
8	Cliff Hansen	Team Tiga	13
9	Kurt Thiim	Gerard Racing	12
10	Michael Bleekemolen	Barron Racing	11
11	Roberto Moreno	Barron Racing	9
11	Fred Krab	David Price Racing	9
13	David Sears	Eddie Jordan Racing	7
13	Richard Trott	Richard Trott Racing	7
13	Bengt Trägårdh	David Price Racing	7
16	Shuroku Sasaki	Shuroko Sasaki	5
17	Toshio Suzuki	March Engineering	3
17	Mike Blanchet	Roy Kennedy Racing	3
19	Victor Rosso	Argentina Racing	2
20	David Coyne	Rushbrooke Racing	1

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References

1. "1981 Marlboro British F3 Championship". Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
2. "British Formula 3 1981". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
3. "Marlboro British F3 Championship 1981 standing". driverDB. Retrieved 30 August 2022.