The season saw a head-to-head title battle between future Formula One stars Ayrton Senna and Martin Brundle - both driving Toyota-powered Ralt chassis, prepared by West Surrey Racing and Eddie Jordan Racing respectively. Senna built up a commanding advantage by winning the first nine races in succession, but a series of retirements for the Brazilian later in the year allowed Brundle to close the gap. The Brit took the points lead heading into the series finale, but Senna dominated the race to secure the title.
Senna won 12 of the 20 races in the season (60% of that year's races), a record until Jan Magnussen won 14 of the 18 races in the 1994 season (78% of that year's races). Both Senna and Brundle stepped up to F1 in 1984, joining Toleman and Tyrrell respectively.
Other notable drivers from the year included future Le Mans winner Davy Jones, BTCC star David Leslie and Senna's future Lotus teammate Johnny Dumfries. 1983 was also the final season before 'Class B' was established, offering a separate prize for those competing in older cars.
^2 European Championship race where the British runners had to use regulation Avon rubber to be eligible for British championship points.[2]
References
^"British Formula 3 Championship (1951-2014)". motorsportwinners.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
^"British Formula 3 1983". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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1983, british, formula, three, championship, 1983, british, formula, international, series, previous, 1982, next, 1984, 33rd, season, british, formula, three, championship, starting, silverstone, march, concluding, thruxton, october, after, races, season, head. 1983 British Formula 3 International Series Previous 1982 Next 1984 The 1983 British Formula Three Championship was the 33rd season of the British Formula Three Championship starting at Silverstone on 6 March and concluding at Thruxton on 23 October after 20 races The season saw a head to head title battle between future Formula One stars Ayrton Senna and Martin Brundle both driving Toyota powered Ralt chassis prepared by West Surrey Racing and Eddie Jordan Racing respectively Senna built up a commanding advantage by winning the first nine races in succession but a series of retirements for the Brazilian later in the year allowed Brundle to close the gap The Brit took the points lead heading into the series finale but Senna dominated the race to secure the title Senna won 12 of the 20 races in the season 60 of that year s races a record until Jan Magnussen won 14 of the 18 races in the 1994 season 78 of that year s races Both Senna and Brundle stepped up to F1 in 1984 joining Toleman and Tyrrell respectively Other notable drivers from the year included future Le Mans winner Davy Jones BTCC star David Leslie and Senna s future Lotus teammate Johnny Dumfries 1983 was also the final season before Class B was established offering a separate prize for those competing in older cars Race calendar and results EditRound Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team1 Silverstone 6 March David Leslie Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna West Surrey Racing2 Thruxton 13 March Ayrton Senna Martin Brundle Ayrton Senna West Surrey Racing3 Silverstone 20 March Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna West Surrey Racing4 Donington Park 27 March Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna Davy Jones Ayrton Senna West Surrey Racing5 Thruxton 4 April Ayrton Senna Martin Brundle Ayrton Senna West Surrey Racing6 Silverstone 24 April Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna West Surrey Racing7 Thruxton 2 May Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna West Surrey Racing8 Brands Hatch 8 May Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna West Surrey Racing9 Silverstone 30 May Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna West Surrey Racing10 Silverstone 12 June Martin Brundle Davy Jones Martin Brundle1 Eddie Jordan Racing11 Cadwell Park 19 June Ayrton Senna Martin Brundle Martin Brundle Eddie Jordan Racing12 Snetterton 3 July Martin Brundle Ayrton Senna Martin Brundle Eddie Jordan Racing13 Silverstone 16 July Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna West Surrey Racing14 Donington Park 24 July Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna Martin Brundle Eddie Jordan Racing15 Oulton Park 6 August Martin Brundle Ayrton Senna Calvin Fish David Price Racing16 Silverstone 29 August Ayrton Senna Davy Jones Ayrton Senna West Surrey Racing17 Oulton Park 11 September Ayrton Senna Davy Jones Martin Brundle Eddie Jordan Racing18 Thruxton 18 September Ayrton Senna Martin Brundle Martin Brundle Eddie Jordan Racing19 Silverstone 2 October Davy Jones Martin Brundle Martin Brundle Eddie Jordan Racing20 Thruxton 23 October Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna West Surrey Racing 1 Brundle was ineligible to score points as he was using European specification tyres Allen Berg therefore secured maximum points at this round 1 Championship Standings EditPoints in brackets include dropped scores only the best 17 of 20 scores count towards the championship Pos Driver Team SIL THR SIL DON THR SIL THR BRH SIL SIL2 CAD SNE SIL DON OUL SIL OUL THR SIL THR Pts1 Ayrton Senna West Surrey Racing 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ret DNS Ret 1 2 Ret 1 Ret Ret 2 1 1322 Martin Brundle Eddie Jordan Racing 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 Ret 2 1 1 1 3 1233 Davy Jones Murray Taylor Racing 3 Ret 4 3 Ret 2 3 3 5 14 3 2 7 3 2 3 Ret 2 3 2 774 Calvin Fish David Price Racing 4 Ret 3 Ret 3 4 Ret 4 4 16 2 3 3 4 1 5 2 3 4 5 675 Allen Berg Neil Trundle Racing 10 8 7 Ret 5 7 6 5 3 10 Ret Ret 4 Ret 3 4 5 Ret 5 DNS 326 Mario Hytten Axxess Racing Team 5 3 Ret 4 4 8 4 Ret 7 Ret 5 5 6 9 7 4 237 David Leslie Robinson Motorsport 7 4 5 6 Ret 6 5 6 Ret Ret Ret 8 6 4 Ret 3 4 6 228 Eric Lang Murray Taylor Racing 12 Ret Ret Ret 10 13 9 11 8 17 4 6 9 7 Ret 11 6 6 15 6 109 Tony Trevor Driver 8 6 Ret 8 9 8 8 9 19 6 4 Ret 8 5 7 7 12 910 Richard Trott Richard Trott Racing Ret 5 DNS Ret DNS 6 12 5 4 Ret 811 Johnny Dumfries Associated Racing 6 5 Ret 8 7 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS 5 Ret 6 16 812 David Hunt Eddie Jordan Racing 9 9 5 Ret 7 213 Tim Lee Davey David Luff Racing 9 6 12 Ret 6 10 7 7 22 10 8 11 214 Mike Blanchet Tarry Racing 10 17 10 9 21 DNS 12 Ret 10 8 115 Carlton Tingling Tingling Racing 14 DNS 11 Ret 12 14 DNS 10 10 23 Ret 13 10 6 Ret 8 7 13 9 1 2 European Championship race where the British runners had to use regulation Avon rubber to be eligible for British championship points 2 References Edit British Formula 3 Championship 1951 2014 motorsportwinners com Retrieved 12 March 2015 British Formula 3 1983 oldracingcars com Retrieved 26 August 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1983 British Formula Three Championship amp oldid 1099669777, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
