1968 British Formula Three season

The 1968 British Formula Three Championship (known as the 1968 Lombank British F3 Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th season of the British Formula 3 season. Australian driver Tim Schenken, driving for Sports Motors (Manchester), won the championship by 11 points from Tony Lanfranchi.

The Brabham BT21-Ford (and BT21B) dominated the grid with seven of the top ten drivers using the chassis, and winning eleven races. Tim Schenken, however, won the championship as one of the only participants driving the Chevron B9-Ford. The Lotus 41-Ford won one race and the Titan Mk.3-Ford won three races.[1]

Race Calendar and Results

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Winning Driver Winning Team
1 Mallory Park 10 March Morris Nunn Mike Keens PM Racing Preparations
2 Oulton Park 16 March Morris Nunn Morris Nunn Astrali Accessories
3 Snetterton 24 March Charles Lucas Charles Lucas Charles Lucas Engineering
4 Snetterton 12 April Roy Pike Mike Walker The Chequered Flag
5 Brands Hatch 15 April Roy Pike Roy Pike Charles Lucas Engineering
6 Oulton Park 11 May John Miles Cyd WIlliams Goodwin Racing
7 Mallory Park 12 May John Miles Cyd WIlliams Goodwin Racing
8 Brands Hatch 19 May N/A Roy Pike Charles Lucas Engineering
9 Brands Hatch 2 June Harry Stiller Tim Schenken Sports Motors (Manchester)
10 Oulton Park 15 June Tim Schenken Tim Schenken Sports Motors (Manchester)
11 Brands Hatch 7 July Richard Burton Tetsu Ikuzawa Frank Williams Racing Cars
12 Oulton Park 13 July Cyd Williams Tim Schenken Sports Motors (Manchester)
13 Mallory Park 28 July Tim Schenken Tetsu Ikuzawa Frank Williams Racing Cars
14 Mallory Park 11 August Cyd Williams Cyd Williams Goodwin Racing
15 Brands Hatch 18 August N/A Tony Lanfranchi Alan Fraser Racing
16 Oulton Park 14 September Tim Schenken Tim Schenken Sports Motors (Manchester)
17 Oulton Park 28 September Tim Schenken Tim Schenken Sports Motors (Manchester)
18 Brands Hatch 29 September Tim Schenken Tim Schenken Sports Motors (Manchester)
19 Mallory Park 13 October Tetsu Ikuzawa Tetsu Ikuzawa Frank Williams Racing Cars
20 Oulton Park 26 October Bev Bond Tim Schenken Sports Motors (Manchester)
21 Oulton Park 9 November Tetsu Ikuzawa Tetsu Ikuzawa Frank Williams Racing Cars
22 Brands Hatch 24 November N/A Tony Lanfranchi Alan Fraser Racing
23 Brands Hatch 27 December Tony Lanfranchi Tony Lanfranchi Alan Fraser Racing
Source:[2][1]

Championship Standings

Place Driver Entrant Total
1 Tim Schenken Sports Motors (Manchester) 80
2 Tony Lanfranchi Alan Fraser Racing 69
3 Cyd Williams Goodwin Racing 53
4 Tetsu Ikuzawa Frank Williams Racing Cars 51
5 Bev Bond Jean Allen Racing 39
6 Dave Berry Frank Lythgoe Racing 25
7 John Miles John Miles 21
8 Roy Pike Charles Lucas Engineering 19
9 Mike Beuttler Mike Beuttler 18
10 Mike Keens Mike Keens 17
Source:[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Racing Years. "1968 / Lombank British Formula 3". Archived from the original on 2025-05-27. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  2. ^ The Fast Lane. "Formula 3 1968". Archived from the original on 2022-10-24. Retrieved 2025-06-04.
  3. ^ F3 History. "Les Leston F3 Championship". Archived from the original on 2025-02-14. Retrieved 2025-06-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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