1988 British Formula Three Championship

The 1988 British Formula Three season was the 38th season of the British Formula Three Championship. JJ Lehto took the BARC/BRDC Lucas British Formula 3 Championship.

The scoring system was 9-6-4-3-2-1 points awarded to the first six classified finishers, with one extra point added to the driver who set the fastest lap of the race. All results counted to the final tally.

BARC/BRDC Lucas British F3 Championship

Champion: JJ Lehto

Runner Up: Gary Brabham

Class B Champion: Alastair Lyall [1]

Results

Lucas British Formula 3 Championship

Date Round Circuit Winning driver Winning team Winning car
13/03/1988 Rd.1 Thruxton JJ Lehto Pacific Racing/Marlboro Reynard 883-Toyota
27/03/1988 Rd.2 Silverstone (short) JJ Lehto Pacific Racing Team Reynard 883-Toyota
04/04/1988 Rd.3 Thruxton Martin Donnelly Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Team Ralt RT31-Toyota
17/04/1988 Rd.4 Brands Hatch John Alcorn Middlebridge Racing Reynard 883-Toyota
24/04/1988 Rd.5 Donington Park Martin Donnelly Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Team Ralt RT31-Volkswagen
02/05/1988 Rd.6 Silverstone (short) JJ Lehto Pacific Racing Team Reynard 883-Toyota
22/05/1988 Rd.7 Brands Hatch (Indy) JJ Lehto Pacific Racing Team Reynard 883-Toyota
30/05/1988 Rd.8 Thruxton Damon Hill Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Team Ralt RT32-Toyota
05/06/1988 Rd.9 Silverstone JJ Lehto Pacific Racing Team Reynard 883-Toyota
03/07/1988 Rd.10 Donington Park JJ Lehto Pacific Racing Team Reynard 883-Toyota
09/07/1988 Rd.11 Silverstone Damon Hill Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Team Ralt RT32-Toyota
31/07/1988 Rd.12 Snetterton Martin Donnelly Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Team Ralt RT32-Toyota
21/08/1988 Rd.13 Oulton Park Gary Brabham Bowman Racing Ralt RT32-Volkswagen
29/08/1988 Rd.14 Silverstone (short) JJ Lehto Pacific Racing Team Reynard 883-Toyota
04/09/1988 Rd.15 Brands Hatch Gary Brabham Bowman Racing Ralt RT32-Volkswagen
17/08/1988 Rd.16 Spa-Francorchamps JJ Lehto Pacific Racing Team Reynard 883-Toyota
25/09/1988 Rd.17 Thruxton Gary Brabham Bowman Racing Ralt RT32-Volkswagen
02/10/1988 Rd.18 Silverstone Gary Brabham Bowman Racing Ralt RT32-Volkswagen
Source:[2]

Non-Championship Races

Date Race Circuit Winning driver Winning team Winning car
07/08/88 Scottish Superprix Knockhill Gary Brabham Jack Brabham Racing Ralt RT32-Volkswagen
09/10/88 Cellnet Superprix Brands Hatch Gary Brabham Bowman Racing Ralt RT32-Volkswagen
Source:[3]

Championship Tables

Class A

Place Driver Entrant Car Total
1 JJ Lehto Pacific Racing Team Reynard 883-Toyota 113
2 Gary Brabham Bowman Racing Ralt RT32-Volkswagen 81
3 Damon Hill Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Team Ralt RT32-Toyota 57
4 Martin Donnelly Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Team Ralt RT31-Toyota
Ralt RT32-Toyota
54
5 Eddie Irvine West Surrey Racing Ralt RT32-Alfa Romeo 53
6 Ross Hockenhull Bowman Racing Ralt RT32-Volkswagen 22
7 John Alcorn Middlebridge Racing Reynard 883-Toyota 21
8 Paul Warwick Eddie Jordan Racing Reynard 883-Volkswagen 18
9 Philippe Favre Alan Docking Racing Reynard 883-Alfa Romeo 17
10 Jonathan Bancroft Madgwick Motorsport Reynard 883-Alfa Romeo 13
11 Jason Elliott Eddie Jordan Racing Reynard 883-Volkswagen 7
12 Alain Menu Anglia Cars Racefax Ralt RT32-Volkswagen 4
Roland Ratzenberger Madgwick Motorsport Reynard 883-Alfa Romeo 4
14 António Simões West Surrey Racing Ralt RT32-Alfa Romeo 2
Peter Kox Intersport Racing Ralt RT32-Toyota 2
16 Rickard Rydell Picko Troberg Racing Reynard 883-Toyota
Ralt RT32-Volkswagen
1
Source:[4]

Class B

Place Driver Entrant Car Total
1 Alastair Lyall Swallow Racing Reynard 873-Volkswagen 93
2 Rowan Dewhurst Eddie Jordan Racing Reynard 873-Volkswagen 91
3 David Brabham Jack Brabham Racing Ralt RT31-Volkswagen 58
4 John Penfold Jack Brabham Racing Ralt RT31-Volkswagen 50
5 Scott Stringfellow Jim Lee Racing Reynard 873-Volkswagen 39
6 Gary Ward RGS Racing Reynard 873-Volkswagen 20
7 Craig Simmis CS Engineering Reynard 873-Volkswagen 15
8 Ringo Hine NSG Trenchwood Reynard 873-Volkswagen 12
9 Steve Pettit Jupiter Racing Reynard 873-Volkswagen 11
10 Don Hardman Don Hardman Reynard 873-Volkswagen 9
Steve Bottoms Vixen Racing Reynard 873-Volkswagen/Spiess 9
12 Tomas Mezera Peter Lea Racing Reynard 873-Volkswagen 8
13 David Germain Industrial Process Reynard 873-Volkswagen 7
Richard Reynolds Eddie Jordan Racing Reynard 873-Volkswagen 7
Robert Amrén Alan Docking Racing Reynard 873-Volkswagen 7
16 Gil de Ferran Techspeed Racing Reynard 873-Volkswagen 6
17 Sean Walker Techspeed Racing Reynard 873-Volkswagen 4
Paul Smith Techspeed Racing Reynard 873-Volkswagen 4
19 Robert Murphy Jim Lee Racing Reynard 873-Volkswagen 3
20 Eddie Kimbell Peter Lea Racing Reynard 873-Volkswagen 2
Gary Thomas Richard Dutton Racing Reynard 873-Volkswagen 2
Duncan Grey CS Engineering Reynard 873-Volkswagen 2
Geoff Janes Autospeed Tyres Reynard 873-Volkswagen 2
24 John Robinson Jack Brabham Racing Ralt RT31-Volkswagen 1
Ronnie Grant Ronnie Grant Ralt RT30-Volkswagen 1
Guido Basile Terropol Promotions Ralt RT30-Volkswagen 1
Source:[5]

References

  1. ^ "F2 Register - Index".
  2. ^ http://formula2.net/F388_Index GB.html
  3. ^ http://formula2.net/F388_Index GB.html
  4. ^ "F2 Register - Index".
  5. ^ "F2 Register - Index".