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
Champion: 
Rupert Keegan
Joint Runner Up: 
Bruno Giacomelli[1]
Results
| Date | Round | Circuit | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/03/76 | Rd.1 | Thruxton |
Rupert Keegan |
British Air Ferries Racing Team | March 743-Toyota |
| 19/04/76 | Rd.2 | Thruxton |
Rupert Keegan |
British Air Ferries Racing Team | March 743-Toyota |
| 25/04/76 | Rd.3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Zolder |
Rupert Keegan |
British Air Ferries Racing Team | March 743-Toyota |
| 09/05/76 | Rd.4 | Thruxton |
Rupert Keegan |
British Air Ferries Racing Team | March 743-Toyota |
| 23/05/76 | Rd.5 | Brands Hatch (Club) |
Bruno Giacomelli |
March Racing Ltd | March 763-Toyota |
| 06/06/76 | Rd.6 | Silverstone (Club) |
Bruno Giacomelli |
March Racing Ltd | March 763-Toyota |
| 10/07/76 | Rd.7 | Oulton Park |
Bruno Giacomelli |
March Racing Ltd | March 763-Toyota |
| 17/07/76 | Rd.8 | Brands Hatch |
Bruno Giacomelli |
March Racing Ltd | March 763-Toyota |
| 15/08/76 | Rd.9 | Mallory Park |
Rupert Keegan |
British Air Ferries Racing Team | Chevron B43-Toyota |
| 12/09/76 | Rd.10 | Thruxton |
Bruno Giacomelli |
March Racing Ltd | March 763-Toyota |
| 19/09/76 | Rd.11 | Snetterton |
Rupert Keegan |
British Air Ferries Racing Team | Chevron B43-Toyota |
| 31/10/76 | Rd.12 | Thruxton |
Geoff Lees |
Rob Roy Racing with D.J. Bond | Chevron B43-Toyota |
| Source:[2] | |||||
Drivers' Championship
| 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
| Place | Driver | Entrant | Car | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rupert Keegan |
British Air Ferries Racing Team | March 743-Toyota Chevron B43-Toyota |
74 |
| 2 | Bruno Giacomelli |
March Racing | March 763-Toyota | 71 |
| 3 | Geoff Lees |
Rob Roy Racing with D.J. Bond | Chevron B43-Toyota | 31 |
| 4 | Stephen South |
Dortmunder Union Bier/Bogarts of Birmingham | March 763-Toyota | 27 |
| 5 | Mike Young |
Anglian Gilt Producers | Modus M1-Toyota | 21 |
| 6 | Brett Riley |
Brett Riley/David Price Racing | Modus M1-Ford | 13 |
| 7 | Tiff Needell |
Safir Engineering Ltd | Safir RJ03-Toyota | 27 |
| 8 | Tony Dron |
Unipart Racing Team | March 763-Triumph | 9 |
| Boy Hayje |
F & S Properties | Ralt RT1-Toyota | 9 | |
| 10 |  Conny Andersson |
March Engineering | March 763-Toyota | 7 |
| 11 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Geoff Brabham |
Brabham Racing Organisation | Ralt RT1-Toyota | 6 |
 Aryon Cornelsen-Filho |
March Racing | March 763-Toyota | 6 | |
| Ian Flux |
Ockley Racing Team | Ralt RT1-Toyota | 6 | |
| 14 |  Dick Parsons |
Dick Parsons | Anson SA1-Triumph | 5 |
| 15 | Richard Hawkins |
Dr. Joseph Ehrlich | Ehrlich ES5/6-Toyota March 743-Toyota |
4 |
| 16 | Chris Barnett |
Chris Barnett | March 753-Toyota | 3 |
 Jac Nellemann |
Texaco Racing | Van Diemen VG376-Toyota | 3 | |
| 18 | Bob Arnott |
Bob Arnott | March 743-Toyota | 2 |
| Pierre Dieudonné |
Dr. Joseph Ehrlich | March 743-Toyota | 2 | |
| Barrie Maskell |
Jeff Sharpe | Dastle Mk 10C-Ford | 2 | |
| 21 | Gianfranco Brancatelli |
Scuderia Everest | March 763-Toyota | 1 |
| Ken Silverstone |
Ken Silverstone | March 753-Toyota | 1 | |
 Mike Tyrrell |
Dr. Joseph Ehrlich | Ehrlich ES5/6-Toyota | 1 | |
| Pascal Witmeur |
March 753-Toyota | 1 | ||
| Source:[1] | ||||
B.R.D.C. Shellsport British F3 Championship
Champion: Bruno Giacomelli
Joint Runner Up: Rupert Keegan
Results
| 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
| 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
Results
| 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
- 1 2 3 4 "F2 Register - Index". www.devontophotels.com.
- 1 2 3 Brown, Allen. "Formula 3 (F3) « OldRacingCars.com". OldRacingCars.com.
- 1 2 http://formula-net/F376_Index.hrm%5B%5D
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