1981 champion, Jonathan Palmer

The 1981 British Formula Three Championship (known as the 1981 Marlboro British F3 Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st season of the British Formula Three Championship. The title was won by Jonathan Palmer driving for West Surrey Racing in the Ralt RT3 (Toyota). He finished the season with 126 points and 7 wins ahead of Belgian Thierry Tassin with 91 points (5 wins), and Brazilian Raul Boesel with 80 points (3 wins).[1]

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Winning Driver Winning Team
1 Silverstone 1 March United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer West Surrey Racing
2 Thruxton 8 March United Kingdom David Sears United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer West Surrey Racing
3 Silverstone 29 March South Africa Mike White United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer West Surrey Racing
4 Mallory Park 12 April South Africa Mike White United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer West Surrey Racing
5 Thruxton 20 April United Kingdom David Leslie Belgium Thierry Tassin Neil Trundle Racing
6 Thruxton 4 May Brazil Raul Boesel South Africa Mike White Autowindscreens/March Engineering
7 Snetterton 10 May United Kingdom James Weaver United Kingdom James Weaver Eurosports Management/Team Tiga
8 Silverstone 25 May Brazil Raul Boesel Belgium Thierry Tassin Neil Trundle Racing
9 Cadwell Park 14 June United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer West Surrey Racing
10 Silverstone 21 June Brazil Roberto Moreno Italy Mauro Baldi Euroracing
11 Silverstone 5 July United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer Brazil Raul Boesel Murray Taylor Racing
12 Brands Hatch 12 July United Kingdom Dave Scott Belgium Thierry Tassin Neil Trundle Racing
13 Silverstone 18 July Belgium Thierry Tassin Belgium Thierry Tassin Neil Trundle Racing
14 Mallory Park 2 August Brazil Raul Boesel Brazil Roberto Moreno Barron Racing
15 Oulton Park 15 August United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer Brazil Raul Boesel Café do Brasil
16 Silverstone 31 August United Kingdom Dave Scott United Kingdom Dave Scott Swift Caravans/Mint Engineering
17 Oulton Park 27 September Belgium Thierry Tassin United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer West Surrey Racing
18 Silverstone 4 October United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer Brazil Raul Boesel Café do Brasil
19 Snetterton 11 October United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer West Surrey Racing
20 Thruxton 25 October United Kingdom Dave Scott Belgium Thierry Tassin Neil Trundle Racing

Championship Standings

Pos. Driver Team Pts
1 United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer West Surrey Racing 126
2 Belgium Thierry Tassin Neil Trundle Racing 91
3 Brazil Raul Boesel Murray Taylor Racing 80
4 South Africa Mike White March Engineering 38
5 United Kingdom David Leslie Eddie Jordan Racing 27
6 United Kingdom Dave Scott Mint Engineering 26
7 United Kingdom James Weaver Team Tiga 21
8 United States Cliff Hansen Team Tiga 13
9 Denmark Kurt Thiim Gerard Racing 12
10 Netherlands Michael Bleekemolen Barron Racing 11
11 Brazil Roberto Moreno Barron Racing 10
12 Netherlands Fred Krab David Price Racing 9
13 United Kingdom David Sears Eddie Jordan Racing 7
13 United Kingdom Richard Trott Richard Trott Racing 7
13 Sweden Bengt Trägårdh David Price Racing 7
16 Japan Shuroku Sasaki Shuroko Sasaki 5
17 Japan Toshio Suzuki March Engineering 3
18 United Kingdom Mike Blanchet Roy Kennedy Racing 2
19 Argentina Victor Rosso Argentina Racing 2
20 United Kingdom David Coyne Rushbrooke Racing 1

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References

  1. "1981 Marlboro British F3 Championship". Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. "British Formula 3 1981". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. "Marlboro British F3 Championship 1981 standing". driverDB. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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