1995 British Formula Three Championship

The 1995 British Formula Three season was the 45th British Formula Three Championship, won by Oliver Gavin. The season started on 26 March at Silverstone and ended at Thruxton on 15 October following eighteen races. Having finished runner-up to Kelvin Burt two years previously, Gavin took the risk of dropping back down to Formula Three off the back of an unsuccessful season in Formula 3000 and was able to narrowly clinch the title at the final round from fellow Briton Ralph Firman. Class B was won by Martin Byford.

Drivers and Teams

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Team No Driver Chassis Engine Rounds
Class A
  Paul Stewart Racing 1   Ralph Firman Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda All
2   Hélio Castroneves Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda All
  West Surrey Racing 3   Cristiano da Matta Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda All
4   Brian Cunningham Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda All
19   Marc Gené Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda All
  Edenbridge Racing 5   Oliver Gavin Dallara F395 Vauxhall All
6   Steven Arnold Dallara F395 Vauxhall All
  Alan Docking Racing 7   Warren Hughes Dallara F395 Mitsubishi All
8   Christian Horner Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda 1-8
  Owen McAuley 13-18
17   Gonzalo Rodríguez Dallara F395 Mitsubishi All
18   Kurt Mollekens Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda All
  Fortec Motorsport 9   Gualter Salles Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda All
10   Roberto Xavier Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda 1-4
  Jamie Spence 5-6
  Jamie Davies 7-18
20   Geoffrey Horion Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda All
  David Sears Motorsport 11   Luiz Garcia Jr. Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda All
12   James Matthews Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda All
  Vincini Motorsport 14   Mark Shaw Dallara F395 Fiat 1-6, 10-15
  Dino Morelli 18
  TOM'S GB 16   Jamie Davies Dallara F395 TOM'S-Toyota 1-5
  Pedro de la Rosa 6
  Jamie Spence 7-9
  Christian Horner 10-18
  DAW Racing 16   Garth Waberski Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda 1-9, 11-12
  David Cook 16-17
  Paul Evans 18
  G+M Escom 22   Alexander Wurz Dallara F395 Opel 7
23   Klaus Graf Dallara F395 Opel 7
24   Steffen Widmann Dallara F395 Opel 7
  Ligier Junior Team 25   Jérémie Dufour Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda All
Class B
  DAW Racing 31   Werner Lupberger Dallara F393 Vauxhall 1-13, 16-18
32   James Carney Dallara F393 Vauxhall 1-12, 14-18
  Jason Rolf 33   Jason Rolf Dallara F393 Mugen-Honda 1-2
  Z-Speed 34   Martin Byford Dallara F394 Vauxhall 1-17
35   Alan Berkov Dallara F394 Vauxhall 7-17
  TOM'S GB 36   Takashi Yokoyama Dallara F394 TOM'S-Toyota All
  Mark Bailey Racing 47   Zak Brown Dallara F393 Mugen-Honda 6-7
  Tavo Hellmund 8-17
  Steve Allen 1-5
48 Dallara F393 Mugen-Honda 16-17
  Johnny Mowlem 1-7, 11-12
  Prowess Racing 55   Philip Hopkins Dallara F393 Fiat 1-9, 11-18
  West Surrey Racing 70   Russell Ingall Dallara F394 Mugen-Honda 1-2
  Daoud Abou Daye 3-5
  Tony Renna 8-13
  Paula Cook 16-18

Race calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Class B Winner
1 Silverstone 26 March   Ralph Firman   Steven Arnold   Ralph Firman   Paul Stewart Racing   Johnny Mowlem
2   Ralph Firman   Cristiano da Matta   Ralph Firman   Paul Stewart Racing   Martin Byford
3 Thruxton 17 April   Warren Hughes   Oliver Gavin   Oliver Gavin   Edenbridge Racing   Martin Byford
4   Warren Hughes   Oliver Gavin   Oliver Gavin   Edenbridge Racing   Johnny Mowlem
5 Donington Park 23 April   Hélio Castroneves   Oliver Gavin   Hélio Castroneves   Paul Stewart Racing   Martin Byford
6 Silverstone 29 May   Ralph Firman   Jérémie Dufour   Jérémie Dufour   Ligier Junior Team   Takashi Yokoyama
7 Silverstone 15 July   Oliver Gavin   Marc Gené   Gualter Salles   Fortec Motorsport   Martin Byford
8 Donington Park 30 July   Ralph Firman   Jérémie Dufour   Oliver Gavin   Edenbridge Racing   Martin Byford
9   Ralph Firman   Ralph Firman   Ralph Firman   Paul Stewart Racing   Martin Byford
10 Oulton Park 19 August   Ralph Firman   Ralph Firman   Cristiano da Matta   West Surrey Racing   Martin Byford
11 Brands Hatch 27 August   Ralph Firman   Ralph Firman   Ralph Firman   Paul Stewart Racing   Johnny Mowlem
12 28 August   Ralph Firman   Ralph Firman   Ralph Firman   Paul Stewart Racing   Johnny Mowlem
13 Snetterton 10 September   Oliver Gavin   Oliver Gavin   Oliver Gavin   Edenbridge Racing   Martin Byford
14 Pembrey 24 September   Ralph Firman   Jérémie Dufour   Ralph Firman   Paul Stewart Racing   Martin Byford
15   Jérémie Dufour   Oliver Gavin   Oliver Gavin   Edenbridge Racing   Takashi Yokoyama
16 Silverstone 8 October   Warren Hughes   Jérémie Dufour   Warren Hughes   Alan Docking Racing   Takashi Yokoyama
17   Oliver Gavin   Jérémie Dufour   Oliver Gavin   Edenbridge Racing   Martin Byford
18 Thruxton 15 October   Warren Hughes   Warren Hughes   Warren Hughes   Alan Docking Racing   Takashi Yokoyama

Championship Standings

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Pos. Driver SIL THR DON SIL SIL DON OUL BRH SNE PEM SIL THR Pts
Class A
1   Oliver Gavin 9 9 1 1 4 12 8 1 5 13 4 3 1 13 1 Ret 1 3 184
2   Ralph Firman 1 1 Ret 2 Ret 2 3 Ret 1 9 1 1 Ret 1 7 DSQ 12 7 176
3   Hélio Castroneves Ret DNS 2 6 1 4 6 4 4 4 2 4 2 2 6 2 Ret 6 169
4   Warren Hughes 4 3 5 Ret 2 5 13 6 3 3 Ret Ret Ret 3 4 1 3 1 158
5   Jérémie Dufour 6 7 4 4 7 1 2 2 7 11 6 7 3 8 2 23 23 5 141
6   Jamie Davies 5 Ret 10 Ret 15 DNS Ret 7 2 6 5 2 10 20 3 3 4 2 107
7   Gualter Salles 7 6 3 8 14 7 1 5 6 2 Ret 10 6 5 8 Ret DNS 4 106
8   Cristiano da Matta 2 4 Ret Ret Ret DSQ Ret 11 16 1 3 6 20 Ret 5 9 6 Ret 81
9   Steven Arnold 3 2 Ret 5 5 11 4 Ret Ret 7 12 5 7 11 12 Ret 9 19 72
10   James Matthews Ret 5 17 3 9 13 9 12 Ret Ret 10 11 5 10 15 4 2 10 60
11   Marc Gené 11 10 6 7 22 8 23 3 9 5 7 9 11 4 13 6 Ret 20 59
12   Gonzalo Rodríguez 8 12 Ret 10 3 6 DSQ 10 13 Ret Ret Ret 9 9 11 5 7 9 42
13   Jamie Spence 6 3 5 20 8 29
14   Kurt Mollekens 13 13 13 Ret 12 15 11 9 12 Ret 8 8 8 7 9 Ret 8 Ret 20
15   Luiz Garcia Jr. NC 18 15 Ret 17 10 10 14 10 14 Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 17 11 8 16
16   Christian Horner 15 17 9 12 23 17 17 13 8 13 15 Ret 6 10 13 10 12 14
17   Brian Cunningham 10 8 7 Ret 21 Ret 15 Ret 11 Ret 22 12 13 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 12
18   Owen McAuley 12 19 Ret 12 5 13 10
19   Mark Shaw 24 Ret 16 11 8 21 10 9 Ret 15 Ret Ret 7
20   Garth Waberski 14 Ret 8 Ret Ret 14 Ret 8 Ret Ret DNS 6
21   Alexander Wurz 7 4
22   Geoffroy Horion 16 14 11 Ret 10 9 Ret 15 Ret 12 11 13 Ret 12 14 Ret 18 11 3
23   Klaus Graf 12 0
24   David Cook 14 19 0
25   Paul Evans 15 0
26   Roberto Xavier 23 18 18 Ret 0
27   Steffen Widmann 18 0
  Pedro de la Rosa DSQ 0
  Dino Morelli DNS 0
Class B
1   Martin Byford 19 11 12 14 11 Ret 14 16 14 15 17 16 14 14 17 10 13 284
2   Takashi Yokoyama 17 19 19 Ret 13 17 Ret Ret Ret Ret 18 19 19 15 16 8 14 14 190
3   Werner Lupberger 18 20 Ret 13 Ret 19 16 Ret 15 16 15 17 Ret 11 15 Ret 150
4   Johnny Mowlem 12 15 14 9 Ret DNS Ret 14 14 118
5   Phillip Hopkins 22 DSQ 20 Ret 16 21 19 18 Ret Ret 20 18 18 DNS 16 17 16 115
6   James Carney 20 Ret 21 Ret 20 20 20 17 Ret Ret 20 Ret 17 18 18 Ret 18 102
7   Tavo Hellmund Ret 18 18 19 Ret 17 16 20 21 22 64
8   Tony Renna Ret 17 17 16 18 16 63
9   Alan Berkov 22 19 19 19 21 22 21 Ret 19 22 21 61
10   Paula Cook 14 16 17 32
11   Daoud Abou Daye 23 17 18 24
12   Steve Allen Ret DNS 22 Ret 19 20 20 24
13   Zak Brown 23 21 16
14   Jason Rolf 21 21 14
  Russell Ingall DNS DNS 0
Pos. Driver SIL THR DON SIL SIL DON OUL BRH SNE PEM SIL THR Pts

References

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AUTOCOURSE 1995-96
British Motorsport Year 1995-96

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