The 1976 British Formula Three season was the 26th season of the British Formula Three season. Rupert Keegan took the B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British Formula 3 Championship, while Bruno Giacomelli took the B.R.D.C. Shellsport British Formula Three Championship.
Thanks to Giacomelli's March 763-Toyota and to Keegan's old 743, March dominated the two championships with 12 race wins, the other five falling to the Chevron B34s of Geoff Lees and mid-season convert Keegan.
B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British F3 Championship
editChampion: 
Rupert Keegan
Joint Runner Up: 
Bruno Giacomelli[1]
Results
editDrivers' Championship
edit| Pos | Driver | Entrant | THR
|
THR
|
ZOL
|
THR
|
BRH
|
SIL
|
OUL
|
BRH
|
MAL
|
THR
|
SNE
|
THR
|
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rupert Keegan
|
British Air Ferries Racing Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 74 |
| 2 | Bruno Giacomelli
|
March Engineering | 3 | 3 | 9 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 71 |
| 3 | Geoff Lees
|
Rob Roy Racing with D.J. Bond | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 31 | |||||
| 4 | Stephen South
|
Dortmunder Union Bier/Bogarts of Birmingham | 2 | 2 | 7 | DNA | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 4 | Ret | 27 |
| 5 | Mike Young
|
Anglian Gilt Producers | Ret | 4 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 | |
| 6 |  Brett Riley
|
David Price Racing | Ret | 3 | DSQ | Ret | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 13 | |||
| 7 | Tiff Needell
|
Safir Engineering | DNS | 4 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 13 |
Table
edit
B.R.D.C. Shellsport British F3 Championship
editChampion: Bruno Giacomelli
Joint Runner Up: Rupert Keegan
Results
edit| Date | Round | Circuit | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/03/76 | Rd.1 | Silverstone (Club)
|
Rupert Keegan
|
British Air Ferries Racing Team | March 743-Toyota |
| 11/04/76 | Rd.2 | Silverstone
|
Bruno Giacomelli
|
March Racing Ltd | March 763-Toyota |
| 20/06/76 | Rd.3 | Silverstone (Club)
|
Bruno Giacomelli
|
March Racing Ltd | March 763-Toyota |
| 30/08/76 | Rd.4 | Silverstone (Club)
|
Rupert Keegan
|
British Air Ferries Racing Team | Chevron B43-Toyota |
| 18/09/76 | Rd.5 | Silverstone
|
Geoff Lees
|
Rob Roy Racing with D.J. Bond | Chevron B43-Toyota |
| Source:[2][3] | |||||
Table
edit| Place | Driver | Entrant | Car | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruno Giacomelli
|
March Racing | March 763-Toyota | 79 |
| 2 | Rupert Keegan
|
British Air Ferries Racing Team | March 743-Toyota Chevron B43-Toyota |
62 |
| 3 | Geoff Lees
|
Rob Roy Racing with D.J. Bond | Chevron B43-Toyota | 42 |
| 4 | Mike Young
|
Anglian Gilt Producers | Modus M1-Toyota | 36 |
| 5 | Ian Flux
|
Ockley Racing Team | Ralt RT1-Toyota | 29 |
| 6 | Stephen South
|
Dortmunder Union Bier/Bogarts of Birmingham | March 763-Toyota | 21 |
| 7 |  Willi Siller
|
Team Modus | Modus M1-Toyota | 18 |
| 8 |  Geoff Brabham
|
Brabham Racing Organisation | Ralt RT1-Toyota | 16 |
| 9 |  Paulo Gomes
|
Team Modus | Modus M1-Toyota | 15 |
| 10 | Jan Seymour
|
City Speed Racing | March 743-Ford March 743-Toyota |
11 |
| 11 |  Ulf Svensson
|
Ulf Svensson | Ralt RT1-Toyota | 10 |
| Paul Bernasconi
|
Paul Bernasconi | Ralt RT1-Toyota | 10 | |
| 13 | Richard Hawkins
|
Dr. Joseph Ehrlich | Ehrlich ES5/6-Toyota March 743-Toyota |
8 |
| 14 | John Lain
|
Imado Watch Co Ltd | Modus M1-Toyota | 7 |
| 15 | Bob Arnott
|
Bob Arnott | March 743-Ford March 743-Toyota |
6 |
| Aryon Cornelsen-Filho
|
March Racing | March 743-Toyota | 6 | |
 Claude Cuicci
|
Ian Williams | Supernova SF376-Ford Supernova SF376-Toyota |
6 | |
| 18 | Barrie Maskell
|
Jeff Sharpe | Dastle Mk 10C-Ford | 4 |
 Dick Parsons
|
Dick Parsons | Anson SA1-Triumph | 4 | |
| John Stokes
|
Dortmunder Union Bier/Bogarts of Birmingham | March 753-Toyota | 4 | |
| 21 | Doug Bassett
|
GRD 373/376-Ford | 2 | |
| Pierre Dieudonné
|
Dr. Joseph Ehrlich | March 743-Toyota | 2 | |
| Brett Riley
|
David Price Racing | Modus M1-Ford | 2 | |
| Phil Silverstone
|
Phil Silverstone | March 763-Toyota | 2 | |
| 25 | Tony Dron
|
Unipart Racing Team | March 763-Triumph | 1 |
| Ken Silverstone
|
Ken Silverstone | March 753-Toyota | 1 | |
| Source:[1] | ||||
Non-Championship Races
editResults
edit| Date | Race | Circuit | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/03/76 | Race of the North | Oulton Park
|
Rupert Keegan
|
British Air Ferries Racing Team | March 743-Toyota |
| 02/05/76 | Hollies Trophy | Mallory Park
|
Richard Hawkins
|
Dr. Joseph Ehrlich | Ehrlich ES5/6-Toyota |
| 31/05/76 | Volkswagen Silver Cup | Silverstone
|
Brett Riley
|
Brett Riley/David Price Racing | Modus M1-Ford |
| 26/09/76 | Griffin Golden Helmet Trophy | Mallory Park
|
Stephen South
|
Dortmunder Union Bier/Bogarts of Birmingham | March 763-Toyota |
| 24/10/76 | Paul Nicholas Trophy | Brands Hatch
|
Conny Andersson
|
March Racing Ltd | March 763-Toyota |
| Source:[2][3] | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d "F2 Register - Index". www.devontophotels.com.
- ^ a b c Brown, Allen. "Formula 3 (F3) « OldRacingCars.com". OldRacingCars.com.
- ^ a b http://formula-net/F376_Index.hrm[permanent dead link]