1981 British Formula Three Championship

The 1981 British Formula Three Championship (known as the 1981 Marlboro British F3 Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st season of the British Formula Three Championship. The title was won by Jonathan Palmer driving for West Surrey Racing in the Ralt RT3 (Toyota). He finished the season with 126 points and 7 wins ahead of Belgian Thierry Tassin with 91 points (5 wins), and Brazilian Raul Boesel with 80 points (3 wins).[1]

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Winning Driver Winning Team
1 Silverstone 1 March Jonathan Palmer Jonathan Palmer West Surrey Racing
2 Thruxton 8 March David Sears Jonathan Palmer West Surrey Racing
3 Silverstone 29 March Mike White Jonathan Palmer West Surrey Racing
4 Mallory Park 12 April Mike White Jonathan Palmer West Surrey Racing
5 Thruxton 20 April David Leslie Thierry Tassin Neil Trundle Racing
6 Thruxton 4 May Raul Boesel Mike White Autowindscreens/March Engineering
7 Snetterton 10 May James Weaver James Weaver Eurosports Management/Team Tiga
8 Silverstone 25 May Raul Boesel Thierry Tassin Neil Trundle Racing
9 Cadwell Park 14 June Jonathan Palmer Jonathan Palmer West Surrey Racing
10 Silverstone 21 June Roberto Moreno Mauro Baldi Euroracing
11 Silverstone 5 July Jonathan Palmer Raul Boesel Murray Taylor Racing
12 Brands Hatch 12 July Dave Scott Thierry Tassin Neil Trundle Racing
13 Silverstone 18 July Thierry Tassin Thierry Tassin Neil Trundle Racing
14 Mallory Park 2 August Raul Boesel Roberto Moreno Barron Racing
15 Oulton Park 15 August Jonathan Palmer Raul Boesel Café do Brasil
16 Silverstone 31 August Dave Scott Dave Scott Swift Caravans/Mint Engineering
17 Oulton Park 27 September Thierry Tassin Jonathan Palmer West Surrey Racing
18 Silverstone 4 October Jonathan Palmer Raul Boesel Café do Brasil
19 Snetterton 11 October Jonathan Palmer Jonathan Palmer West Surrey Racing
20 Thruxton 25 October Dave Scott Thierry Tassin Neil Trundle Racing

Championship Standings

The scoring system was 9-6-4-3-2-1 points awarded to the first six finishers, with 1 (one) extra point given to the driver who set the fastest lap of the race.

Pos. Driver Team Pts
1 Jonathan Palmer West Surrey Racing 122
2 Thierry Tassin Neil Trundle Racing 92
3 Raul Boesel Murray Taylor Racing 80
4 Mike White March Engineering 38
5 David Leslie Eddie Jordan Racing 29
6 Dave Scott Mint Engineering 28
7 James Weaver Team Tiga 21
8 Cliff Hansen Team Tiga 13
9 Kurt Thiim Gerard Racing 12
10 Michael Bleekemolen Barron Racing 11
11 Roberto Moreno Barron Racing 9
11 Fred Krab David Price Racing 9
13 David Sears Eddie Jordan Racing 7
13 Richard Trott Richard Trott Racing 7
13 Bengt Trägårdh David Price Racing 7
16 Shuroku Sasaki Shuroko Sasaki 5
17 Toshio Suzuki March Engineering 3
17 Mike Blanchet Roy Kennedy Racing 3
19 Victor Rosso Argentina Racing 2
20 David Coyne Rushbrooke Racing 1

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References

  1. ^ "1981 Marlboro British F3 Championship". Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. ^ "British Formula 3 1981". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Marlboro British F3 Championship 1981 standing". driverDB. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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