1979 British Formula Three Championship

1979 British Formula Three season 1978 1980 thumb|right|1979 champion, Chico Serra The 1979 British Formula Three season was the 29th season of the British Formula Three Championship. Only Project Four Racing and Team Tiga appeared properly prepared for the 1979 season, with respective drivers Chico Serra and Andrea de Cesaris. It would be Serra’s consistency that saw him take the BARC/BRDC Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship after a number of avoidable accidents and mistakes from de Cesaris, dropped him from contention. The Kiwi teenage sensation, Mike Thackwell was also very consistent,Clark Michael 21 April 2011 Motorsport Flashback – Mike Thackwell: Teenage Sensation – 224 New Zealand Classic Car http://www.classiccar.co.nz/articles/motorsport-flashback/motorsport-flashback-mike-thackwell-teenage-sensation-224#more-32689 25 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120404160017/http://www.classiccar.co.nz/articles/motorsport-flashback/motorsport-flashback-mike-thackwell-teenage-sensation-224#more-32689 2012-04-04 dead winning four of the last eight races for the works March Racing team.http://www.oldracingcars.com/f3/uk/1979/ British Formula 3 1979 season review and full race results The scoring system was 9-6-4-3-2-1 for the drivers placed in the first six positions, with 1 (one) extra point added for the driver who registered the fastest lap time of the race. B.A.R.C./B.R.D.C. Vandervell British F3 Championship Champion: BRA Chico Serra Runner Up: ITA Andrea de Cesaris http://www.formula2.net/F379_Tables.htm F2 Register - Index Results Date Round Circuit Winning driver Winning team Winning car 04/03/79 Rd.1 GBR Silverstone (club) BRA Chico Serra Sadia Racing with Project Four March 793-Toyota 11/03/79 Rd.2 GBR Thruxton ITA Andrea de Cesaris Marlboro Team Tiga March 793-Toyota 25/03/79 Rd.3 GBR Silverstone GBR Nigel Mansell Unipart Team March 783/793-Triumph 01/04/79 Rd.4 GBR Snetterton BRA Chico Serra Sadia Racing with Project Four March 793-Toyota 08/04/79 Rd.5 GBR Donington Park BRA Chico Serra Sadia Racing with Project Four March 793-Toyota 16/04/79 Rd.5 GBR Thruxton ITA Andrea de Cesaris Marlboro Team Tiga March 793-Toyota 07/05/79 Rd.7 GBR Brands Hatch (Indy) ITA Andrea de Cesaris Marlboro Team Tiga March 793-Toyota 20/05/79 Rd.8 GBR Donington Park NZL Brett Riley Unipart Team March 793-Triumph 28/05/79 Rd.9 GBR Silverstone (club) Republic of Ireland Bernard Devaney Derek McMahon Racing with Chevron Cars Chevron B47B-Toyota 10/06/79 Rd.10 GBR Brands Hatch (Indy) NZL Mike Thackwell March Racing Ltd March 793-Toyota 17/06/79 Rd.11 GBR Cadwell Park ITA Andrea de Cesaris Marlboro Team Tiga March 793-Toyota 01/07/79 Rd.12 GBR Silverstone (Club) ITA Andrea de Cesaris Marlboro Team Tiga March 793-Toyota 13/07/79 Rd.13 GBR Silverstone NZL Mike Thackwell March Racing Ltd March 793-Toyota 05/08/79 Rd.14 GBR Snetterton NZL Mike Thackwell March Racing Ltd March 793-Toyota 12/08/79 Rd.15 GBR Mallory Park BRA Chico Serra Sadia Racing with Project Four March 793-Toyota 27/08/79 Rd.16 GBR Silverstone (Club) BRA Chico Serra Sadia Racing with Project Four March 793-Toyota 15/09/79 Rd.17 GBR Oulton Park NZL Mike Thackwell March Racing Ltd March 793-Toyota 30/09/79 Rd.18 GBR Thruxton ITA Andrea de Cesaris Marlboro Team Tiga March 793-Toyota 07/10/79 Rd.19 GBR Silverstone SWE Stefan Johansson Marlboro Racing with Derek McMahon March 793-Toyota 28/10/79 Rd.20 GBR Thruxton NZL Mike Thackwell March Racing Ltd March 793-Toyota Source:http://www.formula2.net/F379_IndexGB.html F2 Register - Index Table Place Driver Car — Engine Total 1 BRA Chico Serra March 793-Toyota 103 2 ITA Andrea de Cesaris March 793-Toyota 90 3 NZL Mike Thackwell March 793-Toyota 71 4 SWE Stefan Johansson Chevron B47-Toyota March 793-Toyota 54 5 NZL Brett Riley March 783/793-Triumph 40 6 GBR Kenny Acheson Ralt RT1-Toyota March 793-Toyota 35 7 Republic of Ireland Bernard Devaney Chevron B47-Toyota 27 8 GBR Nigel Mansell March 783/793-Triumph 24 9 Republic of Ireland Michael Roe Chevron B47-Toyota 15 COL Roberto Guerrero Argo JM3-Toyota 15 11 Republic of Ireland Eddie Jordan Chevron B47-Toyota March 793-Toyota 9 12 FRA Alain Prost Martini Mk27-Renault 4 NZL Rob Wilson March 793-Toyota 4 GBR John Bright March 793-Toyota 4 ESP Jorge Caton Ralt RT1-Toyota 4 BRA Placido Iglesias Ralt RT1-Toyota 4 17 BRA Fernando Jorge Ralt RT1-Toyota 3 GBR Mike Blanchet Lola T670-Chevrolet Lola T670-Toyota 3 19 BEL Thierry Boutsen March-Toyota 793 2 20 GBR Ken Eady March 783/793-Triumph 1 FRA Richard Dallest Martini Mk27-Toyota 1 GBR Alan Smith Chevron B47B-Toyota 1 SWE Bengt Trägårdh Ralt RT1-Toyota 1 SWE Jon Hedström Ralt RT1-Toyota 1 Source: Non-Championship Races Results Date Race Circuit Winning driver Winning team Winning car 03/06/79 RAC FOCA Trophy GBR Donington Park Republic of Ireland Michael Roe David Clark Team Riva Watches Chevron B47-Toyota 15/07/79 Radio Trent Trophy GBR Donington Park GBR Kenny Acheson The RMC Group March 793-Toyota 02/09/79 Leinster Trophy IRE Mondello Park GBR Trevor Templeton A.W. Brown Racing with Malcolm Templeton Ralt RT1-Toyota 09/09/79 John Player International F3 Trophy GBR Donington Park GBR Kenny Acheson The RMC Group March 793-Toyota 03/11/79 BARC TV Trophy GBR Thruxton GBR Kenny Acheson The RMC Group March 793-ToyotaSource: References 30em Formula Three Category:British Formula Three Championship seasons Category:1979 in Formula Three