1973 British Formula Three season

1973 British Formula Three season 1972 1974 thumb|right|200px|1973 John Player and Lombard champion, Tony Brise The 1973 British Formula Three season was the 23rd season of the British Formula 3 season. It consisted of three championships. Tony Brise won the John Player and Lombard F3 (shared with Richard Robarts) Championships, whilst Ian Taylor won the Forward trust Championship. B.A.R.C. Forward Trust British F3 Championship Champion: GBR Ian Taylor Runner-up: GBR Tony Brise Ran over 14 rounds, the scoring system was 9-6-4-3-2-1 points to the first six classified finishers. Results RoundCircuitDatePole positionWinning driverWinning team1GBR Thruxton 25 MarchGBR Tony BriseGBR Ian TaylorChris Andrews2GBR Snetterton 1 AprilGBR Mike WildsAUS Alan JonesDART Racing with GRD3GBR Mallory Park 6 MayGBR Tony BriseGBR Ian taylorChris Andrews4GBR Brands Hatch 20 MayGBR Brian HentonGBR Richard RobartsMyson Racing with GRD5GBR Silverstone 10 JuneUSA Matt SpitzleyGBR Tony BriseTeam Kent Messenger Racing6GBR Thruxton 17 JuneGBR Ian TaylorGBR Ian TaylorChris Andrews7GBR Cadwell Park 15 JulyAUS Alan Jones Race cancelled8GBR Thruxton 5 AugustGBR Mike WildsFRA Michel LeclèreAlpine Renault9GBR Croft 12 AugustGBR Mo HarnessGBR Mike WildsDempster International Racing Team10GBR Brands Hatch 19 AugustGBR Mo HarnessGBR Ian TaylorChris Andrews11GBR Castle Combe 27 August N/AGBR Ian TaylorChris Andrews12GBR Silverstone 9 SeptemberGBR Mike WildsGBR Brian Hentondriver13GBR Thruxton 16 SeptemberGBR Ian TaylorGBR Tony BriseTeam Kent Messenger Racing14GBR Thruxton 28 OctoberBRA Luis Antonio Siqueira Veiga Luis Antonio Siqueira Veiga https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/luis-antonio-siqueira-veiga driverdb. 2025-06-10GBR Richard RobartsMyson Racing Source:British Formula 3 1973 Chirs Townsend https://www.oldracingcars.com/f3/uk/1973/ https://web.archive.org/web/20250120132438/https://www.oldracingcars.com/f3/uk/1973/ 2025-01-20 live 2025-06-10 2005-12-16 Formula 3 1973 Race Index - Great Britain https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F373_IndexGB.htm The Fast Lane 2025-06-10 Drivers' Championship Table Place Driver Entrant Total 1 GBR Ian Taylor Chris Andrews 64 2 GBR Tony Brise Team Kent Messenger Racing 42 3 GBR Richard Robarts Myson Racing 32 4 GBR Mo Harness driver 24 5 BRA Leonel Friedrich driver 23 Source: MCD John Player F3 Championship Champion: GBR Tony Brise Runner-up: AUS Alan Jones Ran over 14 rounds, the championship used a 20-15-12 points system with double points at the final race. Results RoundCircuitDatePole positionWinning driverWinning team1GBR Silverstone 8 AprilGBR Russell WoodGBR Russell WoodChequered Flag-Peter Bloore Racing2GBR Oulton Park 20 AprilGBR Tony BriseGBR Russell WoodChequered Flag-Peter Bloore Racing3GBR Mallory Park 23 April N/AAUS Alan JonesDART Racing/GRD Ltd4NED Zandvoort 20 MayJAP Masami KuwashimaAUS Alan JonesDART Racing/GRD Ltd5GBR Oulton Park 28 MayBRA Leonel FriedrichSWE Conny AnderssonGeKås Kläder6MON Monaco 2 June N/AFRA Jacques LaffiteBP France7FRA Paul Ricard 1 JulyFRA Alain SerpaggiFRA Jacques LaffiteBP France8GBR Silverstone 14 JulyAUS Alan JonesUSA Tony RouffAB3 Racing Developments9GBR Brands Hatch 29 JulyGBR Tony BriseGBR Tony BriseTeam Kent Messenger Racing10FRA Paul Ricard 2 September N/AFRA Michel LeclèreSocieté des Automobiles Alpine11GBR Brands Hatch 30 September N/AGBR Brian HentonTeam Ensign12GBR Oulton Park 7 OctoberAUS Larry PerkinsAUS Alan JonesDART Racing with GRD13GBR Mallory Park 14 OctoberGBR Richard RobartsGBR Mike WildsDempster International Racing Team14GBR Brands Hatch 21 OctoberGBR Ian TaylorGBR Tony BriseTeam Kent Messenger Racing Source: Drivers' Championship Table Place Driver Entrant Total 1 GBR Tony Brise Team Kent Messenger Racing 123 2 AUS Alan Jones DART Racing with GRD 121 3 GBR Russell Wood Chequered Flag-Peter Bloore Racing 119 4 FRA Jacques Laffite BP France 112 5 GBR Ian Taylor Colin Andrews 78 Source: MCD Lombard North Central F3 Championship Champions: GBR Tony Brise, GBR Richard Robarts Runner-up: GBR Mike Wilds Ran over 11 rounds, the scoring system was 9-6-4-3-2-1 points to the first six classified finishers. Double points were awarded at the last race and the fastest lap was worth 1 or 2 points. Results RoundCircuitDatePole positionWinning driverWinning team1GBR Brands Hatch 4 MarchGBR Tony BriseGBR Russell WoodChequered Flag-Peter Bloore Racing2GBR Silverstone 18 MarchAUS Alan JonesAUS Alan JonesDART Racing with GRD3GBR Snetterton 13 MayJAP Masami KuwashimaGBR Tony BriseTeam Kent Messenger4GBR Brands Hatch 24 JuneGBR Richard RobartsGBR Tony BriseTeam Kent Messenger5GBR Silverstone 1 JulyGBR Derek LawrenceGBR Richard RobartsMyson Racing6GBR Snetterton 8 JulyAUS Alan JonesGBR Ian TaylorChris Andrews7GBR Mallory Park 22 JulyGBR Mike WildsGBR Brian Hentondriver8GBR Oulton Park 11 AugustGBR Richard RobartsGBR Mo HarnessTeam Modus Racing with Shellsport9GBR Silverstone 27 AugustGBR Tony BriseAUS Alan JonesDART Racing with GRD10GBR Oulton Park 8 SeptemberAUS Alan JonesGBR Tony BriseTeam Kent Messenger11GBR Brands Hatch 4 November GBR Tony BriseGBR Richard RobartsMyson Racing Source: Drivers' Championship Table Place Driver Entrant Total1 GBR Tony Brise Team Kent Messenger Racing 52 GBR Richard Robarts Myson Racing 52 3 GBR Mike Wilds Dempster International Racing Team 33 4 GBR Russell Wood Chequered Flag-Peter Bloore Racing 29 5 AUS Alan Jones DART Racing with GRD 25 GBR Ian Taylor Chris Andrews 25 Source:1973 / British Formula 3 Racing Years https://www.racingyears.com/results/1973/British_Formula_3 https://web.archive.org/web/20250421235903/https://www.racingyears.com/results/1973/British_Formula_3 2025-04-21 live 2025-06-10 References Category:British Formula Three Championship seasons Formula Three