1977 British Formula Three season

The 1977 British Formula Three season was the 27th season of the British Formula Three season. Derek Daly took the B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British Formula 3 Championship, while Stephen South took the B.R.D.C. Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship.

The success of the European Championship, now in its third season, stole some of the limelight from the British championships in 1977 and the continuing divide between the BP-sponsored BARC title and the Vandervell-sponsored BRDC title cannot have helped.

South started the season in dominant form in the March 763-Toyota he had raced in the previous year and led both championships into July. After wrecking the 763 in an accident with Len Cooke he moved over to a March 773-Toyota and the BP series turned into a three-way fight with Daly and Cooke. Daly led into the final round and clinched the title by winning after his rivals dropped out. South's consolation was the Vandervell title. Both drivers moved into F2 for 1978 but only Daly was able to secure a proper budget.[1]

B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British F3 Championship

Champion: Derek Daly

Joint Runner Up: Stephen South and Eje Elgh

[1]

Results

Date Round Circuit Winning driver Winning team Winning car
13/03/1977 Rd.1 Thruxton Stephen South Stephen South/Team BP March 763-Toyota
26/03/1977 Rd.2 Oulton Park (short) Eje Elgh Chevron Racing Team Chevron B38-Toyota
03/04/1977 Rd.3 Silverstone (Club) Ian Taylor Unipart Racing Team March 773-Triumph
11/04/1977 Rd.4 Thruxton Eje Elgh Chevron Racing Team Chevron B38-Toyota
24/04/1977 Rd.5 Zolder Piercarlo Ghinzani AFMP Euroracing with March March 773-Toyota
21/05/1977 Rd.6 Monaco Didier Pironi Écurie Elf Martini Mk21-Toyota
29/05/1977 Rd.7 Brands Hatch (Club) Stephen South Team BP March 763-Toyota
07/06/1977 Rd.8 Donington Park Geoff Brabham Brabham Racing Organisation Ralt RT1-Toyota
19/06/1977 Rd.9 Thruxton Geoff Lees Chevron Racing Team Chevron B38-Toyota
10/07/1977 Rd.10 Cadwell Park James King March Racing Ltd March 773-Toyota
31/07/1977 Rd.11 Donington Park Eje Elgh Chevron Racing Team Chevron B38-Toyota
07/08/1977 Rd.12 Snetterton Stephen South Team BP March 763-Toyota
11/09/1977 Rd.13 Brands Hatch (Club) Derek Daly Derek McMahon Racing Chevron B38-Toyota
25/09/1977 Rd.14 Mallory Park Derek Daly Derek McMahon Racing Chevron B38-Toyota
16/10/1977 Rd.15 Donington Park Derek Daly Derek McMahon Racing Chevron B38-Toyota
30/10/1977 Rd.16 Thruxton Derek Daly Derek McMahon Racing Chevron B38-Toyota
Source:[2][3]

Table

Place Driver Entrant Car Total
1 Derek Daly Derek McMahon Racing Chevron B38-Toyota 69
2 Stephen South Team BP March 763-Toyota
March 773-Toyota 		56
Eje Elgh Chevron Racing Team Chevron B38-Toyota 56
4 Geoff Lees Chevron Racing Team Chevron B38-Toyota 41
5 Derek Warwick Warwick Trailers Chevron B38-Toyota
Ralt RT1-Toyota 		40
6 James King March Racing Ltd March 773-Toyota 22
7 Brett Riley AFMP Euroracing with March March 773-Toyota 16
8 Ian Taylor Unipart Racing Team March 773-Triumph 11
9 Piercarlo Ghinzani AFMP Euroracing with March March 773-Toyota 9
Didier Pironi Écurie Elf Martini Mk21-Toyota 9
Tiff Needell Unipart Racing Team March 773-Triumph 9
12 Elio de Angelis Trivallato Racing Team
Elio de Angelis 		Chevron B38-Toyota
Ralt RT1-Toyota 		8
13 Thorkild Thyrring Chevron Racing Team Chevron B38-Toyota 7
Ian Flux Ockley Team Racing Ralt RT1-Toyota 7
15 Mario Ferraris March Racing Ltd March 773-Toyota 6
Piero Necchi Trivallato Racing Team
Astra Racing Team 		Chevron B38-Toyota
Ralt RT1-Toyota 		6
17 David Kennedy Anglia Cars Ltd Argo JM1-Toyota 4
Anders Olofsson Puss o Kram Jeamns Racing Ralt RT1-Toyota 4
19 Aryon Cornelsen-Filho March Racing Ltd March 773-Toyota 3
Patrick Gaillard Patrick Gaillard Chevron B38-Toyota 3
Stefan Johansson Anglia Cars Ltd Argo JM1-Toyota 3
22 Paul Bernasconi Paul Bernasconi Ralt RT1-Toyota 2
Don Farthing Don Farthing Racing Ralt RT1-Toyota 2
24 Gianfranco Brancatelli Scuderia Everest Ralt RT1-Toyota 1
John Bright Bob Gerard Racing Wheatcroft R18-Toyota 1
Ian Grob Alan Docking Racing Chevron B38-Toyota 1
Mario Pati Automovel Club Paulista
AFMP Euroracing with March 		Ralt RT1-Toyota
March 773-Toyota 		1
Oscar Pedersoli Scuderia Gulf Rondini Ralt RT1-Toyota 1
Source:[1]

B.R.D.C. Vandervell British F3 Championship

Champion: Stephen South

Runner Up: Brett Riley

[1]

Results

Date Round Circuit Winning driver Winning team Winning car
06/03/1977 Rd.1 Silverstone Stephen South Team BP March 763-Toyota
01/05/1977 Rd.2 Brands Hatch Stephen South Team BP March 763-Toyota
06/06/1977 Rd.3 Silverstone (Club) Geoff Brabham Brabham Racing Organisation Ralt RT1-Toyota
16/07/1977 Rd.4 Silverstone Anders Olofsson Puss o Kram Jeans Racing Ralt RT1-Toyota
27/08/1977 Rd.5 Donington Park Brett Riley David Price Racing March 773-Toyota
29/08/1977 Rd.6 Silverstone (Club) Beppe Gabbiani Trivellato Racing Team Chevron B38-Toyota
01/10/1977 Rd.7 Silverstone Brett Riley David Price Racing March 773-Toyota
Source:[2][4]

Table

Place Driver Entrant Car Total
1 Stephen South Team BP March 763-Toyota
March 773-Toyota 		75
2 Brett Riley AFMP Euroracing with March March 773-Toyota 58
3 Derek Warwick Warwick Trailers Ralt RT1-Toyota
Chevron B38-Toyota 		41
4 Geoff Brabham Brabham Racing Organisation Ralt RT1-Toyota 36
5 Eje Elgh Chevron Racing Team Chevron B38-Toyota 34
Derek Daly Derek McMahon Racing Chevron B38-Toyota 34
7 Nelson Piquet Scuderia Mirabella Mille Miglia March 773-Toyota
Ralt RT1-Toyota 		32
8 Beppe Gabbiani Trivellato Racing Team Chevron B38-Toyota 30
9 Ian Taylor Unipart Racing Team March 773-Triumph 26
10 Geoff Lees Chevron Racing Team Chevron B38-Toyota 24
11 Anders Olofsson Puss o Kram Jeans Racing Ralt RT1-Toyota 23
Tiff Needell Unipart Racing Team March 773-Triumph 23
13 Patrick Gaillard Patrick Gaillard Chevron B38-Toyota 21
14 Ian Flux Ockley Team Racing Ralt RT1-Toyota 19
15 Elio de Angelis Elio de Angelis
Trivellato Racing Team 		Ralt RT1-Toyota
Chevron B38-Toyota 		15
16 Ian Grob Alan Docking Racing Chevron B38-Toyota 14
17 Piercarlo Ghinzani AFMP Euroracing with March March 773-Toyota 10
Nigel Mansell Alan McKechnie Racing Puma 377-Toyota
Lola T570-Toyota 		10
Mario Pati Automovel Club Paulista
AFMP Euroracing with March 		Ralt RT1-Toyota
March 773-Toyota 		10
20 Jan Seymour City Speed Racing March 763-Toyota 8
Bertram Schäfer Klaus Zimmermann Racing Team Ralt RT1-Toyota 8
22 Philippe Colonna Alan Docking Racing Chevron B38-Toyota 6
Danny Sullivan Anglia Cars Ltd Argo JM1-Toyota 6
24 James King March Racing Ltd March-Toyota 773 4
25 John Bright Bob Gerard Racing Wheatcroft R18-Toyota 3
Pierre Dieudonné Dr. Joseph Ehrlich Ehrlich ES6-Toyota
Ehrlich RP3-Toyota 		3
Chris Farrell Chris Farrell Chevron B38-Toyota 3
28 John Stokes Bogarts of Birmingham Chevron B38-Toyota 2
Thorkild Thyrring Chevron Racing Team Chevron B38-Toyota 2
30 Jan Lammers Hawke Racing Team
Racing Team Holland 		Hawke DL18-Toyota
Ralt RT1-Toyota 		1
Source:[1]

Non-Championship Races

Results

Date Race Circuit Winning driver Winning team Winning car
08/07/1977 Donington Trophy Donington Park John Bright Bob Gerard Racing Wheatcroft R18-Toyota
04/09/1977 B.R.S.C.C. Trophy Mallory Park Stephen South Team BP March 763-Toyota
13/11/1977 Gone in 60seconds Formula 3 Trophy Thruxton Derek Daly Derek McMahon Racing Chevron B38-Toyota
Source:[2][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Formula 3 1977 - Championship Tables".
  2. ^ a b c "Formula 3 « OldRacingCars.com".
  3. ^ http://formula-net/F377_Index.htm
  4. ^ a b http://formula-net/F377_Index.hrm
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