The 1979 British Formula Three season was the 29th season of the British Formula Three Championship.
Only Project Four Racing and Team Tiga appeared properly prepared for the 1979 season, with respective drivers Chico Serra and Andrea de Cesaris. It would be Serra’s consistency that saw him take the BARC/BRDC Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship after a number of avoidable accidents and mistakes from de Cesaris, dropped him from contention. The Kiwi teenage sensation, Mike Thackwell was also very consistent, [1] winning four of the last eight races for the works March Racing team. [2]
Champion: Chico Serra
Runner Up: Andrea de Cesaris [3]
Date | Race | Circuit | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning car |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
03/06/79 | RAC FOCA Trophy | Donington Park | Michael Roe | David Clark Team Riva Watches | Chevron B47- Toyota |
15/07/79 | Radio Trent Trophy | Donington Park | Kenny Acheson | The RMC Group | March 793- Toyota |
09/09/79 | John Player International F3 Trophy | Donington Park | Kenny Acheson | The RMC Group | March 793- Toyota |
03/11/79 | BARC TV Trophy | Thruxton | Kenny Acheson | The RMC Group | March 793- Toyota |
Source: [4] |
The 1979 British Formula Three season was the 29th season of the British Formula Three Championship.
Only Project Four Racing and Team Tiga appeared properly prepared for the 1979 season, with respective drivers Chico Serra and Andrea de Cesaris. It would be Serra’s consistency that saw him take the BARC/BRDC Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship after a number of avoidable accidents and mistakes from de Cesaris, dropped him from contention. The Kiwi teenage sensation, Mike Thackwell was also very consistent, [1] winning four of the last eight races for the works March Racing team. [2]
Champion: Chico Serra
Runner Up: Andrea de Cesaris [3]
Date | Race | Circuit | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning car |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
03/06/79 | RAC FOCA Trophy | Donington Park | Michael Roe | David Clark Team Riva Watches | Chevron B47- Toyota |
15/07/79 | Radio Trent Trophy | Donington Park | Kenny Acheson | The RMC Group | March 793- Toyota |
09/09/79 | John Player International F3 Trophy | Donington Park | Kenny Acheson | The RMC Group | March 793- Toyota |
03/11/79 | BARC TV Trophy | Thruxton | Kenny Acheson | The RMC Group | March 793- Toyota |
Source: [4] |