1982 British Formula Three Championship

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The 1982 British Formula Three Championship was the 32nd season of the British Formula Three Championship. The championship was clinched by Irish racing driver Tommy Byrne, driving for Murray Taylor Racing, with 101 points. The runner up was Argentine driver, Enrique Mansilla, driving for West surrey racing, who finished only 2 points behind Byrne despite funding challenges caused by the Falklands War. [1] The season also saw future Formula One stars Ayrton Senna and Martin Brundle win their first Formula Three races, Brundle at Oulton Park, and Senna at the non-championship race in November at Thruxton. [2] The championship was contested over 20 races, starting with Silverstone on 7 March and ending with Thruxton on 24 October.

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Race calendar and results

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionWinning DriverWinning Team
1 Silverstone 7 March Flag of Ireland.svg Tommy Byrne Flag of Ireland.svg Tommy Byrne Murray Taylor Racing
2 Thruxton 14 March Flag of Ireland.svg Tommy Byrne Flag of Ireland.svg Tommy Byrne Murray Taylor Racing
3 Silverstone 21 March Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave Scott Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave ScottMint Engineering
4 Thruxton 12 April Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Flag of Ireland.svg Tommy Byrne Murray Taylor Racing
5 Mallory Park 25 April Flag of Ireland.svg Tommy Byrne Flag of Ireland.svg Tommy Byrne Murray Taylor Racing
6 Snetterton 2 May Flag of Ireland.svg Tommy Byrne Flag of Ireland.svg Tommy Byrne Murray Taylor Racing
7 Silverstone 31 May Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Weaver Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Ivens Lumar Racing
8 Silverstone 13 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Weaver Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Pirro Euroracing
9 Cadwell Park 20 June Flag of Argentina.svg Enrique Mansilla Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Ivens Lumar Racing
10 Silverstone 27 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Weaver Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Ivens Lumar Racing
11 Brands Hatch 11 July Flag of Ireland.svg Tommy Byrne Flag of Ireland.svg Tommy Byrne Murray Taylor Racing
12 Mallory Park 1 August Flag of Argentina.svg Enrique Mansilla Flag of Argentina.svg Enrique Mansilla West Surrey Racing
13 Oulton Park 7 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave Scott Flag of Argentina.svg Enrique Mansilla West Surrey Racing
14 Brands Hatch 15 August Flag of Argentina.svg Enrique Mansilla Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave ScottMint Engineering
15 Silverstone 30 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Flag of Argentina.svg Enrique Mansilla West Surrey Racing
16 Snetterton 12 September Flag of Argentina.svg Enrique Mansilla Flag of Argentina.svg Enrique Mansilla West Surrey Racing
17 Oulton Park 26 September Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Dave Price Racing
18 Silverstone 3 October Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Flag of Ireland.svg Tommy Byrne Murray Taylor Racing
19 Brands Hatch 10 October Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave ScottMint Engineering
20 Thruxton 24 October Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Dave Price Racing
NC Thruxton 13 November Flag of Brazil.svg Ayrton Senna Flag of Brazil.svg Ayrton Senna West Surrey Racing

Championship Standings

Pos.DriverCarTeamPts
1 Flag of Ireland.svg Tommy Byrne Ralt-Toyota RT3Murray Taylor Racing101
2 Flag of Argentina.svg Enrique Mansilla Ralt-Toyota RT3 West Surrey Racing 99
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave Scott Ralt-Toyota RT3 Ralt-Volkswagen RT3Mint Engineering74
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Ralt-Volkswagen RT3Dave Price Racing60
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Weaver Ralt-Toyota RT3 Eddie Jordan Racing 53
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Ralt-Toyota RT3 Ralt-Alfa Romeo RT3Ivens Lumar Racing42
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Sears Ralt-Toyota RT311
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Trott Ralt-Toyota RT3Anson Racing, Richard Trott Racing11
9 Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Schaffer Ralt-Toyota RT3Neil Trundle Racing10
10 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mario Hytten Ralt-Toyota RT3DB Motorsport8
11 Flag of the United States.svg Davy Jones Ralt-Toyota RT3Murray Taylor Racing6
12 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Abella Ralt-Volkswagen RT3Nick Cook Racing, Galvani Racing5
12 Flag of Mexico.svg Alfonso Toledano Ralt-Toyota RT35
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Leslie Ralt-Toyota RT3 Magnum -Toyota 823Robinson Motorsport, Eddie Jordan Racing 5
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike O'Brien Anson-Toyota SA3Luton Airport / Horizon5
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike White Ralt-Toyota RT34
17 Flag of Argentina.svg Enrique Benamo Ralt-Toyota RT34
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Lee-Davey Ralt-Toyota RT34
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave Coyne Ralt-Toyota RT33
20 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Artgetsinger Ralt-Toyota RT33
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Calvin Fish Ralt-Toyota RT32

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References

  1. "Enrique Mansilla,14/2/1957".
  2. "1982 – Thruxton".
  3. "1982 / British Formula 3".
  4. "British Formula 3 1982".
  5. "Marlboro British Formula 3 Championship 1982 standings".
  6. Autosport 1982 F3 Seasonal survey
  7. Auto Hebdo n°350 06/01/1983 Bilan F3