1968 British Formula Three season

1968 British Formula Three season 1967 1969 thumb|right|1968 champion, Tim Schenken The 1968 British Formula Three Championship (known as the 1968 Lombank British F3 Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th season of the British Formula 3 season. Australian driver Tim Schenken, driving for Sports Motors (Manchester), won the championship by 11 points from Tony Lanfranchi. The Brabham BT21-Ford (and BT21B) dominated the grid with seven of the top ten drivers using the chassis, and winning eleven races. Tim Schenken, however, won the championship as one of the only participants driving the Chevron B9-Ford. The Lotus 41-Ford won one race and the Titan Mk.3-Ford won three races.1968 / Lombank British Formula 3 Racing Years https://www.racingyears.com/results/1968/British_Formula_3 https://web.archive.org/web/20250527182802/https://www.racingyears.com/results/1968/British_Formula_3 2025-05-27 live 2025-06-04 Race Calendar and Results RoundCircuitDatePole positionWinning driverWinning team1GBR Mallory Park 10 MarchGBR Morris NunnGBR Mike KeensPM Racing Preparations2GBR Oulton Park 16 MarchGBR Morris NunnGBR Morris NunnAstrali Accessories3GBR Snetterton 24 MarchGBR Charles LucasGBR Charles LucasCharles Lucas Engineering4GBR Snetterton 12 AprilUSA Roy PikeGBR Mike WalkerThe Chequered Flag5GBR Brands Hatch 15 AprilUSA Roy PikeUSA Roy PikeCharles Lucas Engineering6GBR Oulton Park 11 MayGBR John MilesGBR Cyd WIlliamsGoodwin Racing7GBR Mallory Park 12 MayGBR John MilesGBR Cyd WIlliamsGoodwin Racing8GBR Brands Hatch 19 May N/AUSA Roy PikeCharles Lucas Engineering9GBR Brands Hatch 2 JuneGBR Harry StillerAUS Tim SchenkenSports Motors (Manchester)10GBR Oulton Park 15 JuneAUS Tim SchenkenAUS Tim SchenkenSports Motors (Manchester)11GBR Brands Hatch 7 JulyGBR Richard BurtonJAP Tetsu IkuzawaFrank Williams Racing Cars12GBR Oulton Park 13 JulyGBR Cyd WilliamsAUS Tim SchenkenSports Motors (Manchester)13GBR Mallory Park 28 JulyAUS Tim SchenkenJAP Tetsu IkuzawaFrank Williams Racing Cars14GBR Mallory Park 11 AugustGBR Cyd WilliamsGBR Cyd WilliamsGoodwin Racing15GBR Brands Hatch 18 August N/AGBR Tony LanfranchiAlan Fraser Racing16GBR Oulton Park 14 SeptemberAUS Tim SchenkenAUS Tim SchenkenSports Motors (Manchester)17GBR Oulton Park 28 SeptemberAUS Tim SchenkenAUS Tim SchenkenSports Motors (Manchester)18GBR Brands Hatch 29 SeptemberAUS Tim SchenkenAUS Tim SchenkenSports Motors (Manchester)19GBR Mallory Park 13 OctoberJAP Tetsu IkuzawaJAP Tetsu IkuzawaFrank Williams Racing Cars20GBR Oulton Park 26 OctoberGBR Bev BondAUS Tim SchenkenSports Motors (Manchester)21GBR Oulton Park 9 NovemberJAP Tetsu IkuzawaJAP Tetsu IkuzawaFrank Williams Racing Cars22GBR Brands Hatch 24 November N/AGBR Tony LanfranchiAlan Fraser Racing23GBR Brands Hatch 27 DecemberGBR Tony LanfranchiGBR Tony LanfranchiAlan Fraser Racing Source:Formula 3 1968 The Fast Lane https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F368_IndexGB.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20221024105920/https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F368_IndexGB.htm 2022-10-24 live 2025-06-04 1968 / Lombank British Formula 3 Racing Years https://www.racingyears.com/results/1968/British_Formula_3 https://web.archive.org/web/20250527182802/https://www.racingyears.com/results/1968/British_Formula_3 2025-05-27 live 2025-06-04 Championship Standings thumb|right|Tim Schenken won the championship in the Chevron B9 Place Driver Entrant Total 1 AUS Tim Schenken Sports Motors (Manchester) 80 2 GBR Tony Lanfranchi Alan Fraser Racing 69 3 GBR Cyd Williams Goodwin Racing 53 4 JAP Tetsu Ikuzawa Frank Williams Racing Cars 51 5 GBR Bev Bond Jean Allen Racing 39 6 GBR Dave Berry Frank Lythgoe Racing 25 7 GBR John Miles John Miles 21 8 USA Roy Pike Charles Lucas Engineering 19 9 GBR Mike Beuttler Mike Beuttler 18 10 GBR Mike Keens Mike Keens 17 Source:Les Leston F3 Championship F3 History https://www.f3history.co.uk/championship-tables/1968-championships/ https://web.archive.org/web/20250214092918/https://www.f3history.co.uk/championship-tables/1968-championships/ 2025-02-14 live 2025-06-04 References Category:British Formula Three Championship seasons Formula Three