1970 British Formula Three season

The 1970 British Formula Three Championship was the 20th season of the British Formula 3 season. The season consisted of three championships. The Lombank F3 Championship was won by Dave Walker. The Shellsport F3 Championship was won by Tony Trimmer and the Forward Trust Championship was won by future Formula One winner Carlos Pace.

The Lotus 59, its successor the Lotus 59A and the Brabham BT28 dominated the championships with majority of the wins and a significant amount of the top drivers and teams using them. The Chevron B17 and March 703 were also competitive cars.

The season is maybe best remembered for the 1970 F3 Daily Express Trophy race at Crystal Palace circuit (Round 11 of the Shell Super Oil British F3 Championship) where, whilst battling hard for second position, James Hunt and Dave Morgan crashed out of the race with 1 lap to go. Hunt then went over and pushed Morgan to the ground. This continued Hunts' reputation for crashing and earned Morgan a 12 month suspension.[1][2]

M.C.D. Lombank British F3 Championship

Race Calendar and Results

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Winning Driver Winning Team Notes
1 Snetterton 15 March Tony Trimmer Tony Trimmer Race Cars International
2 Mallory Park 30 March Barrie Maskell Dave Walker Team Lotus
3 Brands Hatch 3 May Carlos Pace Bert Hawthorne Bert Hawthorne
4 Castle Combe 9 May Carlos Pace David Cole Gomm Metal Development
5 Thruxton 7 June Dave Walker Carlos Pace Jim Russell Racing Driver School
6 Oulton Park 4 July Dave Walker Dave Walker Team Lotus
7 Mallory Park 26 July Dave Walker Bev Bond Team Lotus
8 Brands Hatch 16 August Tony Trimmer Tony Trimmer Race Cars International
9 Cadwell Park 13 September James Hunt Ulf Svensson Ulf Svensson Round shared with Lombank

British F3 Championship Rd 13

10 Oulton Park 19 September Bev Bond Barrie Maskell Northern England Racing Organisation
11 Mallory Park 27 September Dave Walker Dave Walker Team Lotus
12 Snetterton 11 October Wilson Fittipaldi Tony Trimmer Race Cars International
13 Brands Hatch 18 October Tony Trimmer Tony Trimmer Race Cars International Round shared with Shell Super Oil

British F3 Championship Rd 12

14 Brands Hatch 27 December Race cancelled Excessive snow on track
Source:[3]

Championship Standings

Place Driver Entrant Total
1 Dave Walker Team Lotus 48
2 Carlos Pace Jim Russell Racing Driver School 43
Tony Trimmer Race Cars International 43
4 Bev Bond Team Lotus 35
5 Steve Matchett The Tulip Stable 15
Source:[4]

B.R.S.C.C. MotorSport - Shell Super Oil British F3 Championship

Race Calendar and Results

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Winning Driver Winning Team Notes
1 Snetterton 27 March Dave Walker Tony Trimmer Race Cars International
2 Silverstone 26 April N/A Dave Walker Team Lotus
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4 Oulton Park 25 May James Hunt Bev Bond Team Lotus
5 Silverstone 6 June Mike Beuttler Mike Beuttler Clarke Mordaunt Racing
6 Croft 11 July Dave Walker Carlos Pace Jim Russell Racing Driver School Round shared with Forward Trust

British F3 Championship Rd 5

7 Brands Hatch 17 July James Hunt Mike Beuttler Clarke Mordaunt Racing
8 Thruxton 9 August Richard Scott Bev Bond Team Lotus Round shared with Forward Trust

British F3 Championship Rd 7

9 Brands Hatch 31 August Tony Trimmer Gerry Birrell Sports Motors (Manchester)
10 Cadwell Park 13 September James Hunt Ulf Svensson Ulf Svensson Round shared with Lombank

British F3 Championship Rd 9

11 Crystal Palace 3 October Gerry Birrell Dave Walker Team Lotus
12 Brands Hatch 18 October Tony Trimmer Tony Trimmer Race Cars International Round shared with Lombank

British F3 Championship Rd 13

Source:[3]

Championship Standings

Place Driver Entrant Total
1 Tony Trimmer Race Cars International 44
2 Dave Walker Team Lotus 41
3 Mike Beuttler Clarke Mordaunt Racing 32
4 Bev Bond Team Lotus 30
5 Carlos Pace Jim Russell Racing Driver School 24
James Hunt Molyslip Lotus Racing 24
Source:[4]

B.A.R.C. Forward Trust British F3 Championship

Race Calendar and Results

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Winning Driver Winning Team Notes
1 Thruxton 8 March Richard Scott Mike Beuttler Clarke Mordaunt Racing
2 Silverstone 5 April Bev Bond Dave Walker Team Lotus
3 Thruxton 24 May Dave Walker Richard Scott Paul Watson Racing Organisation
4 Silverstone 31 May Carlos Pace Wilson Fittipaldi Jim Russell Racing Driver School
5 Croft 11 July Dave Walker Carlos Pace Jim Russell Racing Driver School Round shared with Shell Super Oil

British F3 Championship Rd 6

6 Cadwell Park 19 July James Hunt Dave Walker Team Lotus
7 Thruxton 9 August Richard Scott Bev Bond Team Lotus Round shared with Shell Super Oil

British F3 Championship Rd 8

8 Silverstone 5 September Steve Matchett Cyd Williams Nathalie Goodwin Racing
9 Crystal Palace 12 September Gerry Birrell Carlos Pace Jim Russell Racing Driver School
10 Thruxton 20 September Gerry Birrell Dave Walker Team Lotus
11 Thruxton 14 November Dave Morgan Chris Skeaping Chris Skeaping
Source:[3]

Championship Standings

Place Driver Entrant Total
1 Carlos Pace Jim Russell Racing Driver School 41
2 Dave Walker Team Lotus 37
3 Bev Bond Team Lotus 27
4 Wilson Fittipaldi Jim Russell Racing Driver School 22
5 Cyd Williams Nathalie Goodwin Racing 19
Source:[4]

References

  1. ^ Goddard, Jeff (Producer), Walker, Murray (Commentator). "Daily Express Trophy Final, October 1970." 100 Great Sporting Moments (BBC-BBC Two, Airdate 1993.
  2. ^ McLaren. "What was James Hunt really like away from the track?". Retrieved 2025-05-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b c The Fast Lane. "Formula 3 1970". Archived from the original on 2024-02-21. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  4. ^ a b c Racing Years. "1970 / British Formula 3". Archived from the original on 2025-05-29. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
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