British Formula 3 Championship
BRSCC Lombard North Central Formula 3 Championship
BRSCC Formula 3 Championships
BARC Forward Trust & BP Visco Championships
BRDC Shellsport & Vandervell Championships
Other British F3 Races
Many British race meetings featured non-championship F3 races. These (and
others) are listed here.
Dunholme Lodge - 9th October 1948
British Motor Cycle R.C.
1 Stirling Moss Cooper 11-JAP 22m36.4s, 78.56mph
2 Curly Dryden Cooper 11-Norton 22m37.6
3 Stan Coldham Cooper 11-JAP 23m55.4
4 Peter Page Cooper 11 JAP 23m56.2
5 R.L.North White-Lloyd JAP 24m14.6
6 Frank Aikens Aikens-Triumph 25m05.0
7 Forbes Clark ASA-Rudge 25m22.0
R Charlie Smith CFS-JAP
R Reg Phillips Fairley-Norton
R Lord Strathcarron Marwyn-JAP engine
R Spike Rhiando Cooper 11-JAP mechanical
R Ken Wharton Wharton-BSA misfiring
NS George Saunders Cooper 11-JAP piston
Blandford Camp - 27th August 1949
Final
1 R.M.Dryden Cooper 73.65mph
2 K.E.Carter Cooper
3 Alan Brown Cooper
Fastest Lap: Carter, 2m27.6 (76.6mph)
Castle Combe - 7th October 1950
Heat 1
1 Ronald Dryden Cooper-Norton 67.81mph
2 Clive Lones Iota "Tiger Kitten" JAP 67.50
3 Ian Burgess Cooper-JAP 67.47
Heat 2
1 Stirling Moss Cooper-Norton 72.04 mph
2 Peter Collins Cooper-Norton 71.97
3 Alan Rogers Cooper-Norton 71.46
Final
1 Peter Collins Cooper-Norton 73.55 mph
2 Ronald Dryden Cooper-Norton 73.46
3 Ian Burgess Cooper-JAP 72.54
Castle Combe - 31st March 1951
Heat 1
1 D.Parker JBS 11m23.4, 67 mph
2 Ken Wharton Cooper 11m24.2
3 B.Whitehouse Cooper-Norton 11m25.4
4 Austen May Cooper-Norton
5 Jack Moor Wasp-Norton
Heat 2
1 K.Carter Cooper 11m24.8, 67.6 mph
2 P.J.Collins Cooper-Norton 11m27.6
3 H.Clive Lones Iota-JAP 11m39.2
4 H.Williams Cooper-JAP
Final
1 Ken Wharton Cooper 15m49s, 69.7 mph
2 B.Whitehouse Cooper-Norton 15m50.8
3 K.Carter Cooper-Norton 15m58.8
4 Jack Moor Wasp-Norton
5 Clive Lones Iota-JAP
6 H.Williams Cooper-JAP
Castle Combe - 6th October 1951
Heat 1
1 Don Parker JBS-JAP 10m18.8, 74.93mph
2 Ken Wharton Cooper Norton 10m19
3 Charles Headlan Kieft-Norton
4 John Habin JBS-Norton
Heat 2
1 Les Leston JBS-Norton 10m29.6, 73.65mph
2 Andre Loens JBS-Norton 10m33.2
3 J.Combs JBS-JAP
4 Ken Carter Cooper-Norton
R Ronald Dryden JBS overturned, fatal head injuries
Final
1 Charles Headland Kieft-Norton 14m45.8, 74.78mph
2 Bob Gerard Cooper-Norton 14m46.2
3 Don Parker JBS-JAP
4 J.Combs JBS-JAP
R John Habin JBS rolled & broke jaw/lost teeth
Castle Combe - 12th April 1952
Heat 1
1 Michael Barclay Cooper-JAP 9m20, 70.98mph
2 Arthur Gill Mackson-Norton 9m23.6
3 John Coombs Cooper-Norton
4 A J Nurse Cooper-JAP
5 B Haywood Cooper-JAP
? Michael Barclay Cooper-JAP
Heat 2
1 Don Truman Cooper-Norton 9m12, 72mph
2 Jack Wescott Kieft-Norton 9m14.4
3 Gordon Shillito Mackson-Norton
4 Dennis Taylor Arnott-Norton
5 O Issard-Davies Cooper-Triumph
Heat 3
1 Stirling Moss Kieft-Norton 8m53.6, 74.48mph
2 Andre Loens Kieft-Norton 8m59.4
3 Don Gray Cooper-JAP
4 John Brise Arnott-Norton
5 Alan Moore JBS-Triumph
Final - 10 laps
1 Stirling Moss Kieft-Norton 14m56s, 74.39mph
2 Andre Loens Kieft-Norton 15m00.6
3 Jack Westcott Kieft-Norton 15m05.2
4 Don Gray Cooper-JAP 15m07.8
5 Arthur Gill Mackson-Norton
6 Don Truman Cooper-Norton
Fastest Lap: Moss, 1m25 (grid by ballot)
Castle Combe - 3rd May 1952
1 Les Leston Leston-Norton 16m57.2, 65.2 mph
2 Clive Lones Iota Tiger Kitten JAP 17m01.8
3 D F Annable Kieft-JAP 17m39
Castle Combe - 4th October 1952
Heat 1 (7 laps)
1 Stirling Moss Cooper 9m53.2, 78.18mph
2 Andre Loens Kieft 9m58.6
3 Don Parker Kieft
4 Stuart Lewis-Evans Cooper-Norton
5 Les Leston Leston-Norton
6 John Brise Cooper-JAP
7 Paul Emery Emeryson-Norton
8 John Habin Staride-Norton
9 Jack Westcott Kieft-Norton
10 Jack Moor Wasp-Iota-Norton
Heat 2 (7 laps)
1 R G Bicknell Revie-JAP 10m11, 75.90mph
2 J Brown Leston Special 10m11.2
3 C D Headland 10m11.6
4 Bob Gerard Cooper-Norton
5 William Webb Kieft-Norton
6 Noel Barrow-Johnson Cooper-Norton
7 Dennis Taylor JBS-Norton
8 Ken Tyrell Cooper-Norton
9 Maurice Lambert Cooper-Triumph
10 Gerald Smith Arnott-Norton
Final (10 laps)
1 Stirling Moss Cooper 13m51.2, 79.70 mph
2 Don Parker Kieft 14m
3 Les Leston Leston-Norton 14m16.6
4 Stuart Lewis-Evans Cooper
5 Paul Emery Emeryson-Norton
6 W Webb Kieft
Fastest Lap: Moss, 1m22.2
Castle Combe - 4th April 1953
Heat 1 (6 laps)
1 Don Parker Kieft 8m50.2, 74.96 mph
2 J Brown Martin Special
3 D Truman Cooper
Heat 2 (6 laps)
1 Dennis Taylor Martin Special 8m50.4
2 C Headland Kieft
3 J J Smith Kent-Smith
? Ivor Bueb Arnott-Bueb
Final (10 laps)
1 Dennis Taylor Martin Special 14m25, 76.58 mph
2 Don Parker Kieft
3 A J Nurse Cooper
Castle Combe - 25th April 1953
1 Andre Loens Kieft 14m11, 77.90 mph
2 Les Leston Leston Special 14m12
3 D Taylor Martin Special 14m22
Davidstow - 25th May 1953
1 Paulson Kieft 71.53mph, 20 laps
2 Westcott Kieft
3 Nurse Cooper
4 Piers Cooper
? Ivor Bueb Arnott
Fastest Lap: Westcott, Paulson & Bueb, 73.9mph
Davidstow - 1st August 1953
Heat 1
1 Don Parker Kieft 10 laps, 74.28mph
2 Stuart Lewis-Evans Cooper
3 Les Leston Leston Special
4 Ken Tyrrell Cooper
Fastest Lap: Parker, 76.62mph
Heat 2
1 Eric Brandon Cooper 10 laps, 76.31mph
2 Don Truman Cooper
3 N.Berrow Johnson Martin Special
4 A.A.Butler Cooper
Fastest Lap: Brandon, 77.88mph
Final
1 Eric Brandon Cooper 20 laps, 75.99mph
2 Don Parker Kieft
3 Stuart Lewis-Evans Cooper
4 Les Leston Leston Special
Fastest Lap: Brandon, 77.88mph
Castle Combe - 3rd October 1953
Heat 1 (7 laps)
1 Don Parker Kieft 9m51.4, 78.41 mph
2 Andre Loens Kieft 10m04
3 E Fenning Staride 10m17
Heat 2 (7 laps)
1 Stirling Moss Cooper 9m46, 78.91 mph
2 Les Leston Leston Special 9m57.6
3 F Robert Gerrard Cooper 9m58
Final (10 laps)
1 Don Parker Kieft 14m, 78.87 mph
2 Les Leston Leston Special 14m00.2
3 Andre Loens Kieft 14m07
4 K W Smith Smith
5 F Robert Gerrard Cooper
Castle Combe - 3rd April 1954
Heat 1
1 Reg Bicknell Revis 9m52, 78.30 mph
2 Don Parker Kieft
3 E Fenning Staride
4 J Brown Staride
Heat 2
1 Ivor Bueb Cooper 10m12.6, 75.62 mph
2 Les Leston Cooper
3 Dennis Taylor Staride
4 Stuart Lewis-Evans Cooper
Final (10 laps)
1 Reg Bicknell Revis 14m11.6, 77.75 mph
2 Ivor Bueb Cooper 14m29
3 Stuart Lewis-Evans Cooper 14m31
4 Les Leston Cooper
R Don Parker Kieft locked steering
Ibsley - 8th May 1954
1 Les Leston Cooper
2 Don Parker Kieft
Davidstow - 7th June 1954
1 A.Loens Erskine Staride 20 laps, 66.66mph
2 D.Watts Cooper
3 F.Westcott Kieft
4 A.Denley Cooper
Davidstow - 2nd August 1954
1 Rodney Nuckey Cooper-Norton 20 laps, 70.39mph
2 Ken Tyrrell Cooper-Norton
3 Eric Brandon Cooper-Norton
Fastest Lap: Nuckey, 73.41mph
Castle Combe - 28 August 1954
Heat 1 (10 laps)
1 Don Parker Kieft 13m54.6, 79.32 mph
2 E Fenning Staride 14m06.6
3 Les Leston Cooper 14m
Juniors Heat (7 laps)
1 D.Boshier-Jones Kieft 10m16.2, 75.27 mph
2 T.Bridger Kieft 10m29.2
3 A.Eccles Staride 10m37.2
Final (7 laps)
1 Don Parker Kieft 9m41.4, 79.74 mph
2 J Russell Cooper 9m42.3
3 Les Leston Cooper 9m50.4
Davidstow - 30th May 1955
1 Ken Tyrrell Cooper 20 laps, 78.19mph
2 Eric Brandon Cooper
3 W.Higham Cooper
? Middlehurst Kieft
Fastest Lap: Tyrrell, 79.75mph
Snetterton - 30th May 1955
1 Jim Russell Cooper 10 laps, 80.81 mph
2 Hall Cooper
3 C.Allison Cooper
4 Don Parker Kieft
Anderson Staride
Fastest Lap: Allison, 82.94 mph
F3 race for JAP engined cars:
1 Tony Marsh Cooper 75.45 mph
2 Iszatt Cooper
3 C.A.N.May Cooper
Oliver's Mount - July 1955
1 Cliff Allison Cooper-Norton
2 Tom Dickson Staride-Norton
3 W.Howard Cooper-JAP
Fastest Lap: Allison, 2m18.6 (62.69mph)
Aintree - September 1955
1 Jim Russell Cooper-Norton 78.46 mph
2 D.Boshier-Jones Cooper-Norton +11s
3 C.Allison Cooper-Norton
5 Don Parker Kieft
R Colin Davis Cooper-Norton lost wheel
Fastest Lap: Russell, 80.36 mph
Oulton Park - 24th September 1955
1 D.Boshier-Jones Cooper 37m32.2, 79.44 mph, 50 miles
2 C.C.H.Davis Cooper 37m34.0
3 C.Allison Cooper 38m00.0
Fastest Lap: Boshier-Jones & Davis, 80.68 mph
Castle Combe - 1st October 1955
Snetterton - 25th March 1956
1 T.Bridger Cooper Mk IX 15 laps
2 Stuart Lewis-Evans Cooper Mk X +9.4s
3 E.Hall Cooper Mk VI
R Kieft engine
R Harrison Harrison-Cooper splayed out front wheels
R Jim Russell Cooper Mk IX 8 laps/broken suspension
Fastest Lap: J.Russell (Cooper), 87.57 mph
Goodwood - 2nd April 1956
1 Ivor Bueb Cooper-Norton 83.24 mph
2 Colin C.H.Davis Beart-Cooper +3.8s
3 C.Allison Cooper-Norton
Bicknel Revis
Cowley Petty-Norton
Ken Tyrrell
Messervy Jason-Triumph
Fastest Lap: Bueb, 84.37 mph
Aintree - 21st April 1956
1 Colin C.H.Davis Beart-Norton 22m49.0, 79.41 mph, 10 laps
2 Stuart Lewis-Evans Cooper-Norton 22m56.4
3 Ivor Bueb Cooper-Norton 23m17.4
4 Parker
5 Allison
R Jim Russell Cooper-Norton 9 laps/accident
+8 other retirees
Fastest Lap: Russell, 80.60 mph
Oliver's Mount - July 1956
1 Tom Dickson Cooper-Norton
2 Robinson Cooper-Norton
3 W.G.Harris Flather Special
4 Harry Stillborn Cooper-JAP
Fastest Lap: Dickson, 2m19.2 (62.42mph)
Silverstone - 14th July 1956
Wet race
1 Jim Russell Cooper
2 George Wicksen Cooper
3 Bridge Cooper
Stuart Lewis-Evans Cooper
Mallory Park - 6th August 1956
1st 7 lap race
1 D.J.Strange Cooper-Norton 78.82 mph
2 D.Truman Cooper-Norton
R C.G.Summers Cooper-Norton con-rod
2nd 7 lap race
1 J.R.S.Parker Cooper-JAP 66.50 mph
2 J.L.Rowbotham JLR-JAP
15 lap Consolation Final
1 R.H.R.Hett Cooper-Norton 74.42 mph
2 H.S.Howlett Cooper-Norton
R Bennett Cooper
R Barak Cooper
R Robson
R Plummer
Fastest Lap: Hett, 77.63 mph
15 lap Final
1 D.J.Strange Cooper-Norton 69.48 mph
2 W.A.Towse Cooper-Norton
Goodwood - 28th September 1957
1 Stuart Lewis-Evans Beart-Cooper 16m48.2, 85.7 mph, 10 laps
2 Jim Russell Cooper-Norton 17m04.4
3 Don Parker Cooper-Norton 17m26.8
D.Boshier-Jones Cooper-Norton
Fastest Lap: Lewis-Evans, 86.92 mph
Goodwood - April 1958 (Easter Monday) - The Earl of March Trophy
1 Stuart Lewis-Evans Beart-Cooper 83.62 mph, 10 laps
2 T.P.Taylor Beart-Cooper
3 J.K.Pitcher Cooper-Norton
R Cooper-Norton 9 laps
R Lovell Grenfell-Norton
R Jim Russell Cooper-Norton 3 laps/clutch
Fastest Lap: Lewis-Evans, 85.04 mph
(13 entries)
Silverstone - 4th May 1958
1 Jim Russell Cooper 29m22, 89.70 mph, 15 laps
2 Don Parker Cooper 29m58
3 D.Truman Cooper 31m07
R Stuart Lewis-Evans Beart-Cooper 11 laps/Engine
Whitchurch - 1st August 1959
1 P.Robinson Stuart-Cooper 68.98mph
2 J.Pitcher Beart-Cooper
3 Don Parker Cooper
Fastest Lap: J.Pitcher, 53.0s (72.17mph)
Snetterton - 14th March 1964
1 J.Stewart Cooper-BMC 21m20.0, 122.664 kph (heavy rain)
2 J.Fenning Lotus-Ford 22m04.2
3 R.J.Bloor Brabham-Ford 22m32.6
4 J.Greene Cooper-BMC 23m03.0
Fastest Lap: Stewart, 2m03.4, 126.235 kph
10 laps, 43.5 km
Chichester Cup, Goodwood - 30th March 1964
1 J.Y.Stewart Ken Tyrrell Racing Cooper-BMC 15m34.4, 148.816 kph, 10 laps
2 J.Fenning Janspeed Engineering Lotus-BMC 15m47.8
3 W.Banks Ken Tyrrell Racing Cooper-BMC 15m48.8
4 M.Long Lotus-Ford 16m05.6
5 R.Mac Brabham-Ford 16m21.6
6 C.Baker Brabham-BMC 16m27.4
Fastest Lap: Stewart, 1m32.2, 150.812 kph
The Express and Star Trophy, Brands Hatch - 3rd August 1964
1 W.Banks Cooper-BMC 17m59.2, 88.40 mph, 10 laps
2 C.Irwin Merlyn-Ford 18m03.2
3 J.Fenning Lotus-BMC 18m19.6
Fastest Lap: B.Hart (Lotus-Ford), 1m45.6, 90.34 mph
BARC F3 Race, Silverstone - 20th March 1965
1 41 W.Banks Cooper-BMC 21m47.0, 129.746 kph (wet race)
2 P.Gethin Lotus-Ford 22m22.0
3 C.Baker Cooper-BMC 22m23.0
4 C.Crichton-Stuart Brabham-Ford 22m25.8
5 K.Ahrens Brabham-Ford 22m36.8
6 C.Lucas Brabham-Ford 22m56.6
Fastest Lap: Banks, 2m06.2, 134.381 kph
BARC F3 Race - Chichester Cup, Goodwood - 19th April 1965
1 R.Pike Chequered Flag Ltd Brabham-Ford 16m17.2, 142.299 kph, 10 laps
2 P.R.Courage C.Lucas Engineering Ltd Brabham-Ford 16m17.8, 38.6 km
3 J.Williams C.Lucas Engineering Ltd Brabham-Ford 16m26.4
Fastest Lap: Courage, 1m33.0, 149.508 kph
BRDC F3 Race - Silverstone - 15th May 1965
1 P.R.Courage C.Lucas Engineering Ltd Brabham-Ford 42m49.8, 164.97 kph, 25 laps
2 R.Pike Chequered Flag Ltd Brabham-Ford 43m02.8, 105 km
3 J.Fenning Stockbridge Racing Merlyn-Ford 43m19.6
4 Blokdyk Alexis-Ford
5 Hitchcock Brabham-Ford
R J.Williams C.Lucas Engineering Ltd Brabham-Ford fuel pump
Fastest Lap: Courage, 1m41.6, 166.91 kph
BRDC F3 Race - Silverstone - 10th July 1965
1 R.Pike Brabham-Ford 34m25.8, 164.181 kph, 20 laps, 94.2 km
2 Peter Gethin Brabham-Ford 34m30.0
3 A.Dean Brabham-Ford 34m38.8
Fastest Lap: Pike, 1m41.4, 167.239 kph
British Eagle Trophy - Brands Hatch, 30th August 1965
1 Roy Pike Brabham-Ford 35m07.2, 145.726 kph, 20 laps, 85.3 km
2 Peter Gethin Brabham-Ford 19 laps
3 John Cardwell Lotus-Ford 19 laps
Fastest Lap: Pike, 1m43.6, 148.189 kph
Gold Cup Meeting - Oulton Park - 18th September 1965
1 Roy Pike Brabham-Cosworth 34m00.8, 148.91 kph, 19 laps (Pole)
2 John Fenning Cooper-Cosworth 34m06.2
3 Peter Revson Lotus-Ford 34m21.4
Chris Irwin Brabham-Cosworth 17 laps/engine
Piers Courage Brabham-Ford
Peter Gethin Brabham-Ford
John Cardwell Lotus-Ford
Natalie Goodwin Brabham-Ford 109E
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9th Oct 1948 Dunholme - F3 Register, by Paul Sheldon. 5th place correction from Autocar, October 1948.
29th Aug 1949 Blandford - Motor Racing Circuits in England, by Peter Swinger
25th May 1953 Davidstow - Motor Racing Circuits in England, by Peter Swinger
1st Aug 1953 Davidstow - Motor Racing Circuits in England, by Peter Swinger
7th Jun 1954 Davidstow - Motor Racing Circuits in England, by Peter Swinger
2nd Aug 1954 Davidstow - Motor Racing Circuits in England, by Peter Swinger
30th May 1955 Davidstow - Motor Racing Circuits in England, by Peter Swinger
30th May 1955 Snetterton - Motor Sport, July 1955, pg 387
8th May 1954 Ibsley - Motor Racing Circuits in England, by Peter Swinger
Jul 1955 Oliver's Mount - Motor Racing Circuits in England, by Peter Swinger
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24th Sep 1955 Oulton Park - Motor Sport, October 1955
1st Oct 1955 Castle Combe - Motor Sport, November 1955, pgs 682-683
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28th Sep 1957 Goodwood - Motor Sport, November 1957, pg 670
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Bristol Evening Post/News of the West, 4th August 1959
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Autosport
14th Mar 1964 Snetterton - Motor Sport, April 1964, pg 237
30th Mar 1964 Goodwood - Motor Sport, May 1964, pgs 348 & 350
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10th Jul 1965 Silverstone - Motor Sport, August 1965, pg 664
30th Aug 1965 Brands Hatch - Motor Sport, October 1965, pg 864
18th Sep 1965 Oulton Park - Motor Sport, October 1965, pg 852