1995 British Formula Three Championship

1995 British Formula 3 International Series 1994 1996 thumb|right|1995 champion, Oliver Gavin The 1995 British Formula Three season was the 45th British Formula Three Championship, won by Oliver Gavin. The season started on 26 March at Silverstone and ended at Thruxton on 15 October following eighteen races. Having finished runner-up to Kelvin Burt two years previously, Gavin took the risk of dropping back down to Formula Three off the back of an unsuccessful season in Formula 3000 and was able to narrowly clinch the title at the final round from fellow Briton Ralph Firman. Class B was won by Martin Byford. The scoring system was 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 points awarded to the first ten finishers, with 1 (one) extra point added to the driver who set the fastest lap of the race. All results counted towards the driver's final tally. Drivers and Teams Team No Driver Chassis Engine Rounds Class A GBR Paul Stewart Racing 1 GBR Ralph Firman Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda All 2 BRA Hélio Castroneves Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda All GBR West Surrey Racing 3 BRA Cristiano da Matta Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda All 4 USA Brian Cunningham Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda All 19 ESP Marc Gené Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda All GBR Edenbridge Racing 5 GBR Oliver Gavin Dallara F395 Vauxhall All 6 GBR Steven Arnold Dallara F395 Vauxhall All GBR Alan Docking Racing 7 GBR Warren Hughes Dallara F395 Mitsubishi All 8 GBR Christian Horner Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda 1-8GBR Owen McAuley 13-18 17 URY Gonzalo Rodríguez Dallara F395 Mitsubishi All 18 BEL Kurt Mollekens Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda All GBR Fortec Motorsport 9 BRA Gualter Salles Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda All 10 BRA Roberto Xavier Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda 1-4 GBR Jamie Spence 5-6 GBR Jamie Davies 7-18 20 BEL Geoffrey Horion Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda All GBR David Sears Motorsport 11 BRA Luiz Garcia Jr. Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda All 12 GBR James Matthews Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda All GBR Vincini Motorsport 14 GBR Mark Shaw Dallara F395 Fiat 1-6, 10-15GBR Dino Morelli 18 GBR TOM'S GB 16 GBR Jamie Davies Dallara F395 TOM'S-Toyota 1-5 ESP Pedro de la Rosa 6 GBR Jamie Spence 7-9 GBR Christian Horner 10-18 GBR DAW Racing 16 ZAF Garth Waberski Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda 1-9, 11-12 GBR David Cook 16-17 GBR Paul Evans 18 DEU G+M Escom 22 AUT Alexander Wurz Dallara F395 Opel 7 23 DEU Klaus Graf Dallara F395 Opel 7 24 DEU Steffen Widmann Dallara F395 Opel 7 FRA Ligier Junior Team 25 FRA Jérémie Dufour Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda All Class B GBR DAW Racing 31 ZAF Werner Lupberger Dallara F393 Vauxhall 1-13, 16-18 32 USA James Carney Dallara F393 Vauxhall 1-12, 14-18 GBR Jason Rolf 33 GBR Jason Rolf Dallara F393 Mugen-Honda 1-2 GBR Z-Speed 34 GBR Martin Byford Dallara F394 Vauxhall 1-17 35 RUS Alan Berkov Dallara F394 Vauxhall 7-17 GBR TOM'S GB 36 JPN Takashi Yokoyama Dallara F394 TOM'S-Toyota All GBR Mark Bailey Racing 47 USA Zak Brown Dallara F393 Mugen-Honda 6-7 USA Tavo Hellmund 8-17GBR Steve Allen 1-5 48 Dallara F393 Mugen-Honda 16-17 GBR Johnny Mowlem 1-7, 11-12 GBR Prowess Racing 55 GBR Philip Hopkins Dallara F393 Fiat 1-9, 11-18 GBR West Surrey Racing 70AUS Russell Ingall Dallara F394 Mugen-Honda 1-2SAU Daoud Abou Daye 3-5USA Tony Renna 8-13GBR Paula Cook 16-18 Race calendar and results Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Class B winner 1 Silverstone 26 March GBR Ralph Firman GBR Steven Arnold GBR Ralph Firman GBR Paul Stewart Racing GBR Johnny Mowlem 2 GBR Ralph Firman BRA Cristiano da Matta GBR Ralph Firman GBR Paul Stewart Racing GBR Martin Byford 3 Thruxton 17 April GBR Warren Hughes GBR Oliver Gavin GBR Oliver Gavin GBR Edenbridge Racing GBR Martin Byford 4 GBR Warren Hughes GBR Oliver Gavin GBR Oliver Gavin GBR Edenbridge Racing GBR Johnny Mowlem 5 Donington Park 23 April BRA Hélio Castroneves GBR Oliver Gavin BRA Hélio Castroneves GBR Paul Stewart Racing GBR Martin Byford 6 Silverstone 29 May GBR Ralph Firman FRA Jérémie Dufour FRA Jérémie Dufour GBR Ligier Junior Team JPN Takashi Yokoyama 7 Silverstone 15 July GBR Oliver Gavin ESP Marc Gené BRA Gualter Salles GBR Fortec Motorsport GBR Martin Byford 8 Donington Park 30 July GBR Ralph Firman FRA Jérémie Dufour GBR Oliver Gavin GBR Edenbridge Racing GBR Martin Byford 9 GBR Ralph Firman GBR Ralph Firman GBR Ralph Firman GBR Paul Stewart Racing GBR Martin Byford 10 Oulton Park 19 August GBR Ralph Firman GBR Ralph Firman BRA Cristiano da Matta GBR West Surrey Racing GBR Martin Byford 11 Brands Hatch 27 August GBR Ralph Firman GBR Ralph Firman GBR Ralph Firman GBR Paul Stewart Racing GBR Johnny Mowlem 12 28 August GBR Ralph Firman GBR Ralph Firman GBR Ralph Firman GBR Paul Stewart Racing GBR Johnny Mowlem 13 Snetterton 10 September GBR Oliver Gavin GBR Oliver Gavin GBR Oliver Gavin GBR Edenbridge Racing GBR Martin Byford 14 Pembrey 24 September GBR Ralph Firman FRA Jérémie Dufour GBR Ralph Firman GBR Paul Stewart Racing GBR Martin Byford 15 FRA Jérémie Dufour GBR Oliver Gavin GBR Oliver Gavin GBR Edenbridge Racing JPN Takashi Yokoyama 16 Silverstone 8 October GBR Warren Hughes FRA Jérémie Dufour GBR Warren Hughes GBR Alan Docking Racing JPN Takashi Yokoyama 17 GBR Oliver Gavin FRA Jérémie Dufour GBR Oliver Gavin GBR Edenbridge Racing GBR Martin Byford 18 Thruxton 15 October GBR Warren Hughes GBR Warren Hughes GBR Warren Hughes GBR Alan Docking Racing JPN Takashi Yokoyama Championship Standings Pos. Driver SIL SIL THR THR DON SIL SIL DON DON OUL BRH BRH SNE PEM PEM SIL SIL THR Pts Class A 1 GBR Oliver Gavin 9 9 1 1 4 12 8 1 5 13 4 3 1 13 1 Ret 1 3 184 2 GBR Ralph Firman 1 1 Ret 2 Ret 2 3 Ret 1 9 1 1 Ret 1 7 DSQ 12 7 176 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves Ret DNS 2 6 1 4 6 4 4 4 2 4 2 2 6 2 Ret 6 169 4 GBR Warren Hughes 4 3 5 Ret 2 5 13 6 3 3 Ret Ret Ret 3 4 1 3 1 158 5 FRA Jérémie Dufour 6 7 4 4 7 1 2 2 7 11 6 7 3 8 2 23 23 5 141 6 GBR Jamie Davies 5 Ret 10 Ret 15 DNS Ret 7 2 6 5 2 10 20 3 3 4 2 107 7 BRA Gualter Salles 7 6 3 8 14 7 1 5 6 2 Ret 10 6 5 8 Ret DNS 4 106 8 BRA Cristiano da Matta 2 4 Ret Ret Ret DSQ Ret 11 16 1 3 6 20 Ret 5 9 6 Ret 81 9 GBR Steven Arnold 3 2 Ret 5 5 11 4 Ret Ret 7 12 5 7 11 12 Ret 9 19 72 10 GBR James Matthews Ret 5 17 3 9 13 9 12 Ret Ret 10 11 5 10 15 4 2 10 60 11 ESP Marc Gené 11 10 6 7 22 8 23 3 9 5 7 9 11 4 13 6 Ret 20 59 12URY Gonzalo Rodríguez 8 12 Ret 10 3 6 DSQ 10 13 Ret Ret Ret 9 9 11 5 7 9 42 13 GBR Jamie Spence 6 3 5 20 8 29 14 BEL Kurt Mollekens 13 13 13 Ret 12 15 11 9 12 Ret 8 8 8 7 9 Ret 8 Ret 20 15 BRA Luiz Garcia Jr. NC 18 15 Ret 17 10 10 14 10 14 Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 17 11 8 16 16 GBR Christian Horner 15 17 9 12 23 17 17 13 8 13 15 Ret 6 10 13 10 12 14 17 USA Brian Cunningham 10 8 7 Ret 21 Ret 15 Ret 11 Ret 22 12 13 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 12 18 GBR Owen McAuley 12 19 Ret 12 5 13 10 19 GBR Mark Shaw 24 Ret 16 11 8 21 10 9 Ret 15 Ret Ret 7 20 ZAF Garth Waberski 14 Ret 8 Ret Ret 14 Ret 8 Ret Ret DNS 6 21 AUT Alexander Wurz 7 4 22 BEL Geoffroy Horion 16 14 11 Ret 10 9 Ret 15 Ret 12 11 13 Ret 12 14 Ret 18 11 3 23 DEU Klaus Graf 12 0 24 GBR David Cook 14 19 0 25 GBR Paul Evans 15 0 26 BRA Roberto Xavier 23 18 18 Ret 0 27 DEU Steffen Widmann 18 0 ESP Pedro de la Rosa DSQ 0 GBR Dino Morelli DNS 0 Class B 1 GBR Martin Byford 19 11 12 14 11 Ret 14 16 14 15 17 16 14 14 17 10 13 284 2 JPN Takashi Yokoyama 17 19 19 Ret 13 17 Ret Ret Ret Ret 18 19 19 15 16 8 14 14 190 3 ZAF Werner Lupberger 18 20 Ret 13 Ret 19 16 Ret 15 16 15 17 Ret 11 15 Ret 150 4 GBR Johnny Mowlem 12 15 14 9 Ret DNS Ret 14 14 118 5 GBR Phillip Hopkins 22 DSQ 20 Ret 16 21 19 18 Ret Ret 20 18 18 DNS 16 17 16 115 6 USA James Carney 20 Ret 21 Ret 20 20 20 17 Ret Ret 20 Ret 17 18 18 Ret 18 102 7 USA Tavo Hellmund Ret 18 18 19 Ret 17 16 20 21 22 64 8 USA Tony Renna Ret 17 17 16 18 16 63 9 RUS Alan Berkov 22 19 19 19 21 22 21 Ret 19 22 21 61 10 GBR Paula Cook 14 16 17 32 11 SAU Daoud Abou Daye 23 17 18 24 12 GBR Steve Allen Ret DNS 22 Ret 19 20 20 24 13 USA Zak Brown 23 21 16 14 GBR Jason Rolf 21 21 14 AUS Russell Ingall DNS DNS 0 Pos. Driver SIL SIL THR THR DON SIL SIL DON DON OUL BRH BRH SNE PEM PEM SIL SIL THR Pts References AUTOCOURSE 1995-96British Motorsport Year 1995-96 External links The official website of the British Formula 3 Championship Formula Three Category:British Formula Three Championship seasons