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]
Referencesedit
^"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 Team 1 Silverstone 6 March nbsp David Leslie nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp West Surrey Racing 2 Thruxton 13 March nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Martin Brundle nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp West Surrey Racing 3 Silverstone 20 March nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp West Surrey Racing 4 Donington Park 27 March nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Davy Jones nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp West Surrey Racing 5 Thruxton 4 April nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Martin Brundle nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp West Surrey Racing 6 Silverstone 24 April nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp West Surrey Racing 7 Thruxton 2 May nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp West Surrey Racing 8 Brands Hatch 8 May nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp West Surrey Racing 9 Silverstone 30 May nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp West Surrey Racing 10 Silverstone 12 June nbsp Martin Brundle nbsp Davy Jones nbsp Martin Brundle1 nbsp Eddie Jordan Racing 11 Cadwell Park 19 June nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Martin Brundle nbsp Martin Brundle nbsp Eddie Jordan Racing 12 Snetterton 3 July nbsp Martin Brundle nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Martin Brundle nbsp Eddie Jordan Racing 13 Silverstone 16 July nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp West Surrey Racing 14 Donington Park 24 July nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Martin Brundle nbsp Eddie Jordan Racing 15 Oulton Park 6 August nbsp Martin Brundle nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Calvin Fish nbsp David Price Racing 16 Silverstone 29 August nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Davy Jones nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp West Surrey Racing 17 Oulton Park 11 September nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Davy Jones nbsp Martin Brundle nbsp Eddie Jordan Racing 18 Thruxton 18 September nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Martin Brundle nbsp Martin Brundle nbsp Eddie Jordan Racing 19 Silverstone 2 October nbsp Davy Jones nbsp Martin Brundle nbsp Martin Brundle nbsp Eddie Jordan Racing 20 Thruxton 23 October nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp Ayrton Senna nbsp 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 Pts 1 nbsp Ayrton Senna West Surrey Racing 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ret DNS Ret 1 2 Ret 1 Ret Ret 2 1 132 2 nbsp Martin Brundle Eddie Jordan Racing 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 Ret 2 1 1 1 3 123 3 nbsp 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 77 4 nbsp 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 67 5 nbsp 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 32 6 nbsp Mario Hytten Axxess Racing Team 5 3 Ret 4 4 8 4 Ret 7 Ret 5 5 6 9 7 4 23 7 nbsp David Leslie Robinson Motorsport 7 4 5 6 Ret 6 5 6 Ret Ret Ret 8 6 4 Ret 3 4 6 22 8 nbsp 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 10 9 nbsp Tony Trevor Driver 8 6 Ret 8 9 8 8 9 19 6 4 Ret 8 5 7 7 12 9 10 nbsp Richard Trott Richard Trott Racing Ret 5 DNS Ret DNS 6 12 5 4 Ret 8 11 nbsp Johnny Dumfries Associated Racing 6 5 Ret 8 7 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS 5 Ret 6 16 8 12 nbsp David Hunt Eddie Jordan Racing 9 9 5 Ret 7 2 13 nbsp Tim Lee Davey David Luff Racing 9 6 12 Ret 6 10 7 7 22 10 8 11 2 14 nbsp Mike Blanchet Tarry Racing 10 17 10 9 21 DNS 12 Ret 10 8 1 15 nbsp 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 1212814584, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
