Formation | 1977 |
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Founder | Brian Henton |
British Formula One Racing Team was a Formula One team run by Brian Henton in 1977. Henton, a racing driver who had been competing in Formula One and Two, set up his own team to compete regularly in Formula One. [1] The team purchased a March 761B from March Engineering together with a Cosworth DFV engine, [2] to compete in selected World Championship and Shellsport International Series races. [2] Henton and Bernard de Dryver entered four World Championship races, but failed to qualify for any. [3] The team later shut down through lack of funds. [1] [2]
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Chassis | Engine(s) | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
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1977 | March 761 March 761B | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | G | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | USA | CAN | JPN | |
Brian Henton | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||
Bernard de Dryver | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||
Source: [4] |
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Chassis | Engine(s) | Tyres | Drivers | 1 |
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1977 | March 761 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | G | ROC | |
Brian Henton | 4 |
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