This article contains a list of British Formula Three champions. The championship has been in existence intermittently since 1951 [1] and has some former champions who later made Formula One. The most notable among these are multiple Formula One world champions Ayrton Senna, Jackie Stewart, Nelson Piquet, Jim Clark, Emerson Fittipaldi and Mika Häkkinen. This list does not include champions of the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship.
Pos | Nation | Championships |
---|---|---|
1 | United Kingdom | 51 |
2 | Brazil | 12 |
3 | Australia | 7 |
4 | Ireland | 3 |
5 | Sweden | 2 |
Finland | 2 | |
7 | Liechtenstein | 1 |
Iceland | 1 | |
Italy | 1 | |
Denmark | 1 | |
Japan | 1 | |
South Africa | 1 | |
Portugal | 1 | |
Estonia | 1 | |
Spain | 1 | |
France | 1 | |
China | 1 | |
Source: [2] |
Drivers | ||
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Driver | Championships | |
Don Parker | 3 - 1952, 1953, 1959 | |
Jim Russell | 3 - 1955 (BRSCC National), 1956, 1957 | |
Trevor Taylor | 3 - 1958, 1960 (Motor Racing Formula Junior), 1961 (Motor Racing Formula Junior) | |
Dave Walker | 3 - 1970 (Lombank), 1971 (Shellsport National), 1971 (Forward Trust BARC) | |
Roger Williamson | 3 - 1971 (Lombard North), 1972 (Forward Trust BARC), 1972 (Shellsport National) | |
Jim Clark | 2 - 1960 (John Davy Formula Junior), 1960 (Motor Racing Formula Junior) | |
Harry Stiller | 2 - 1966, 1967 | |
Tony Brise | 2 - 1973 (Lombard North), 1973 (John Player European) | |
Brian Henton | 2 - 1974 (Forward Trust BARC), 1974 (Lombard North) | |
Teams | ||
Team | Championships | |
Carlin | 9 - 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 | |
Paul Stewart Racing | 6 - 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 | |
West Surrey Racing | 5 - 1982, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1991 | |
Source: [2] |
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