The 1982 British Formula Three Championship was the 32nd season of the British Formula Three Championship. The championship was clinched by Irish racing driver Tommy Byrne, driving for Murray Taylor Racing, with 101 points. The runner up was Argentine driver, Enrique Mansilla, driving for West surrey racing, who finished only 2 points behind Byrne despite funding challenges caused by the Falklands War.[1] The season also saw future Formula One stars Ayrton Senna and Martin Brundle win their first Formula Three races, Brundle at Oulton Park, and Senna at the non-championship race in November at Thruxton.[2] The championship was 21 races starting with Silverstone on the 7th of March and ending with Thruxton on 24 October.

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Winning Driver Winning Team
1 Silverstone 7 March Republic of Ireland Tommy Byrne Republic of Ireland Tommy Byrne Murray Taylor Racing
2 Thruxton 14 March Republic of Ireland Tommy Byrne Republic of Ireland Tommy Byrne Murray Taylor Racing
3 Silverstone 21 March United Kingdom Dave Scott United Kingdom Dave Scott Mint Engineering
4 Donington Park 4 April United Kingdom James Weaver United Kingdom James Weaver Eddie Jordan Racing
5 Thruxton 12 April United Kingdom Martin Brundle Republic of Ireland Tommy Byrne Murray Taylor Racing
6 Mallory Park 25 April Republic of Ireland Tommy Byrne Republic of Ireland Tommy Byrne Murray Taylor Racing
7 Snetterton 2 May Republic of Ireland Tommy Byrne Republic of Ireland Tommy Byrne Murray Taylor Racing
8 Silverstone 31 May United Kingdom James Weaver Brazil Roberto Moreno Ivens Lumar Racing
9 Silverstone 13 June United Kingdom James Weaver Italy Emanuele Pirro Euroracing
10 Cadwell Park 20 June Argentina Enrique Mansilla Brazil Roberto Moreno Ivens Lumar Racing
11 Silverstone 27 June United Kingdom James Weaver Brazil Roberto Moreno Ivens Lumar Racing
12 Brands Hatch 11 July Republic of Ireland Tommy Byrne Republic of Ireland Tommy Byrne Murray Taylor Racing
13 Mallory Park 1 August Argentina Enrique Mansilla Argentina Enrique Mansilla West Surrey Racing
14 Oulton Park 7 August United Kingdom Dave Scott Argentina Enrique Mansilla West Surrey Racing
15 Brands Hatch 15 August Argentina Enrique Mansilla United Kingdom Dave Scott Mint Engineering
16 Silverstone 30 August United Kingdom Martin Brundle Argentina Enrique Mansilla West Surrey Racing
17 Snetterton 12 September Argentina Enrique Mansilla Argentina Enrique Mansilla West Surrey Racing
18 Oulton Park 26 September United Kingdom Martin Brundle United Kingdom Martin Brundle Dave Price Racing
19 Silverstone 3 October United Kingdom Martin Brundle Republic of Ireland Tommy Byrne Murray Taylor Racing
20 Brands Hatch 10 October United Kingdom Martin Brundle United Kingdom Dave Scott Mint Engineering
21 Thruxton 24 October United Kingdom Martin Brundle United Kingdom Martin Brundle Dave Price Racing

Championship Standings

Pos. Driver Car Team Pts
1 Republic of Ireland Tommy Byrne Ralt-Toyota RT3 Murray Taylor Racing 101
2 Argentina Enrique Mansilla Ralt-Toyota RT3 West Surrey Racing 99
3 United Kingdom Dave Scott Ralt-Toyota RT3 Ralt-Volkswagen RT3 Mint Engineering 74
4 United Kingdom Martin Brundle Ralt-Volkswagen RT3 Dave Price Racing 60
5 United Kingdom James Weaver Ralt-Toyota RT3 Eddie Jordan Racing 53
6 Brazil Roberto Moreno Ralt-Toyota RT3 Ralt-Alfa Romeo RT3 Ivens Lumar Racing 42
7 United Kingdom David Sears Ralt-Toyota RT3 11
7 United Kingdom Richard Trott Ralt-Toyota RT3 Anson Racing, Richard Trott Racing 11
9 Brazil Luiz Schaffer Ralt-Toyota RT3 Neil Trundle Racing 10
10 Switzerland Mario Hytten Ralt-Toyota RT3 DB Motorsport 8
11 United States Davy Jones Ralt-Toyota RT3 Murray Taylor Racing 6
12 Carlos Abella Ralt-Volkswagen RT3 Nick Cook Racing, Galvani Racing 5
12 Argentina Alfonso Toledano Ralt-Toyota RT3 5
12 United Kingdom David Leslie Ralt-Toyota RT3 Magnum -Toyota 823 Robinson Motorsport, Eddie Jordan Racing 5
12 United Kingdom Mike O'Brien Anson-Toyota SA3 Luton Airport / Horizon 5
17 United Kingdom Mike White Ralt-Toyota RT3 4
17 Argentina Enrique Benamo Ralt-Toyota RT3 4
17 United Kingdom Tim Lee-Davey Ralt-Toyota RT3 4
20 United Kingdom Dave Coyne Ralt-Toyota RT3 3
20 United States Peter Artgetsinger Ralt-Toyota RT3 3
22 United Kingdom Calvin Fish Ralt-Toyota RT3 2

[3][4][5] [6] [7]

References

  1. "Enrique Mansilla,14/2/1957".
  2. "1982 – Thruxton".
  3. "1982 / British Formula 3".
  4. "British Formula 3 1982".
  5. "Marlboro British Formula 3 Championship 1982 standings".
  6. Autosport 1982 F3 Seasonal survey
  7. Auto Hebdo n°350 06/01/1983 Bilan F3
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