1972 British Formula Three season

The 1972 British Formula Three season was the 22nd season of the British Formula 3 season. It consisted of three championships. Roger Williamson won the Shell Super Oil and Forward Trust F3 Championships, while Rikky von Opel won the Lombard Championship.[1]

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

Champion: Roger Williamson

Runner-up: Rikky von Opel

Results

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Winning Driver Winning Team
1 Mallory Park 12 March Barrie Maskell Barrie Maskell Travisco Racing
2 Silverstone 16 April Roger Williamson Mike Walker Team Ensign
3 Silverstone 14 May Roger Williamson Roger Williamson Wheatcroft Racing
4 Silverstone 11 June Mike Walker Rikky von Opel Team Ensign
5 Thruxton 18 June Rikky von Opel Rikky von Opel Team Ensign
6 Cadwell Park 16 July Mike Walker Roger Williamson Wheatcroft Racing
7 Thruxton 30 July Roger Williamson Roger Williamson Wheatcroft Racing
8 Thruxton 27 August Rikky von Opel Rikky von Opel Team Ensign
9 Crystal Palace 9 September Tony Brise Mike Walker Team Ensign
10 Thruxton 24 September Mike Walker Roger Williamson Wheatcroft Racing
11 Thruxton 29 October Tony Brise Tony Brise driver
Source:[2]

Drivers' Championship

Table

Place Driver Entrant Total
1 Roger Williamson Wheatcroft Racing 50
2 Rikky von Opel Team Ensign 48
3 Mike Walker Team Ensign 46
4 Tony Brise driver 18
5 Barrie Maskell Travisco Racing 13
Source:[3]

B.R.S.C.C. Shell Super Oil British Formula 3 Championship

Champion: Roger Williamson

Runner-up: Colin Vandervell

Results

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Winning Driver Winning Team
1 Brands Hatch 19 March Tom Pryce Tom Pryce D.J.Bond Racing
2 Oulton Park 31 March Tom Pryce Roger Williamson Wheatcroft Racing
3 Mallory Park 3 April Barrie Maskell Tony Trimmer Team Lotus
4 Silverstone 23 April Barrie Maskell Roger Williamson Wheatcroft Racing
5 Zandvoort 30 April Colin Vandervell Mike Walker Team Ensign
6 Monaco 13 May Patrick Depailler Patrick Depailler Societé des Automobiles Alpine
7 Mallory Park 29 May Jacques Coulon Colin Vandervell Potterton International Ltd
8 Anderstorp 18 June Mike Walker Roger Williamson Wheatcroft Racing
9 Brands Hatch 15 July Roger Williamson Roger Williamson Wheatcroft Racing
10 Paul Ricard 8 August Michel Leclere Michel Leclere Societé des Automobiles Alpine
11 Oulton Park 16 September Jacques Coulon Roger Williamson Wheatcroft Racing
12 Mallory Park 1 October Russell Wood Tony Brise driver
13 Snetterton 8 October Mike Walker Roger Williamson Wheatcroft Racing
14 Brands Hatch 22 October Roger Williamson Jacques Coulon Ecurie Antar Filipinetti
Source:[2]

Drivers' Championship

Table

Place Driver Entrant Total
1 Roger Williamson Wheatcroft Racing 78
2 Colin Vandervell Potterton International Ltd 44
3 Jacques Coulon Ecurie Antar Filipinetti 26
4 Mike Walker Team Ensign 25
5 Rikky von Opel Team Ensign 23
Source:[3]

MCD Lombard North Central F3 Championship

Champions: Rikky von Opel

Runner-up: Tony Brise

Results

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Winning Driver Winning Team
1 Brands Hatch 5 March Andy Sutcliffe Andy Sutcliffe GRS International
2 Snetterton 26 March Mike Walker Andy Sutcliffe GRS International
3 Rufforth 1 April Neil Ginn Andy Sutcliffe GRS International
4 Oulton Park 29 April Rikky von Opel Tony Brise driver
5 Thruxton 30 April Andy Sutcliffe Rikky von Opel Team Ensign
6 Brands Hatch 28 May Mike Walker Bob Evans Alan McKechnie Racing
7 Brands Hatch 25 June Tom Pryce Andy Sutcliffe GRS International
8 Mallory Park 25 July Mike Walker Roger Williamson Wheatcroft Racing
9 Brands Hatch 13 August Tony Brise Tony Brise driver
10 Oulton Park 26 August Andy Sutcliffe Rikky von Opel Team Ensign
11 Silverstone 28 August Roger Williamson Masami Kuwashima Reystan Racing Ltd
12 Cadwell Park 10 September Roger Williamson Roger Williamson Wheatcroft Racing
13 Brands Hatch 15 October Rikky von Opel Rikky von Opel Team Ensign
Source:[2]

Drivers' Championship

Table

Place Driver Entrant Total
1 Rikky von Opel Team Ensign 61
2 Tony Brise driver 55
3 Andy Sutcliffe GRS International 53
4 Roger Williamson Wheatcroft Racing 30
5 Damien Magee Palliser Racing Design Ltd 24
Source:[3]

References

  1. ^ "British F3 Archives". Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine. 2025-06-19. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  2. ^ a b c "Formula 3 1972 Race Index - Great Britain". The Fast Lane. 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
  3. ^ a b c Racing Years. "1972 / British Formula 3". Archived from the original on 2025-04-28. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
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