1981 British Formula Three Championship
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Motor racing series in the UK
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
[edit ]Championship Standings
[edit ]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 | United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer | West Surrey Racing | 122 |
| 2 | Belgium Thierry Tassin | Neil Trundle Racing | 92 |
| 3 | Brazil Raul Boesel | Murray Taylor Racing | 80 |
| 4 | South Africa Mike White | March Engineering | 38 |
| 5 | United Kingdom David Leslie | Eddie Jordan Racing | 29 |
| 6 | United Kingdom Dave Scott | Mint Engineering | 28 |
| 7 | United Kingdom James Weaver | Team Tiga | 21 |
| 8 | United States Cliff Hansen | Team Tiga | 13 |
| 9 | Denmark Kurt Thiim | Gerard Racing | 12 |
| 10 | Netherlands Michael Bleekemolen | Barron Racing | 11 |
| 11 | Brazil Roberto Moreno | Barron Racing | 9 |
| 11 | Netherlands Fred Krab | David Price Racing | 9 |
| 13 | United Kingdom David Sears | Eddie Jordan Racing | 7 |
| 13 | United Kingdom Richard Trott | Richard Trott Racing | 7 |
| 13 | Sweden Bengt Trägårdh | David Price Racing | 7 |
| 16 | Japan Shuroku Sasaki | Shuroko Sasaki | 5 |
| 17 | Japan Toshio Suzuki | March Engineering | 3 |
| 17 | United Kingdom Mike Blanchet | Roy Kennedy Racing | 3 |
| 19 | Argentina Victor Rosso | Argentina Racing | 2 |
| 20 | United Kingdom David Coyne | Rushbrooke Racing | 1 |
References
[edit ]- ^ "1981 Marlboro British F3 Championship". Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "British Formula 3 1981". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Marlboro British F3 Championship 1981 standing". driverDB. Retrieved 30 August 2022.