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
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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 |  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 |
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.