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1996 British Formula Three Championship

January 01, 1970

The 1996 British Formula Three season was the 46th British Formula Three Championship. The season started on 31 March at Silverstone and ended there on 13 October following sixteen races. After losing out in the final reckoning to Oliver Gavin in 1995, Ralph Firman was able to clinch the crown on his second attempt from Kurt Mollekens and teammate Jonny Kane. New Zealander Simon Wills took the Class B title.

Drivers and Teams edit

Team No Driver Chassis Engine Rounds
Class A
  Paul Stewart Racing 1   Ralph Firman Dallara F396 Mugen-Honda All
2   Jonny Kane Dallara F396 Mugen-Honda All
  Fortec Motorsport 3   Guy Smith Dallara F396 HKS-Mitsubishi All
4   Juan Pablo Montoya Dallara F396 HKS-Mitsubishi All
  Promatecme 5   James Matthews Dallara F396 Renault All
6   Nicolas Minassian Dallara F396 Renault All
  Alan Docking Racing 7   Brian Cunningham Dallara F396 Mugen-Honda All
8   Gonzalo Rodríguez Dallara F396 Mugen-Honda 1-4
  Akbar Ebrahim 8
  Steven Arnold 9
11   Kurt Mollekens Dallara F396 Mugen-Honda All
12   Risto Virtanen Dallara F396 Mugen-Honda 1-4
  TWR Junior Team 9   Jamie Davies Dallara F396 TWR GM All
10   Mark Shaw Dallara F396 TWR GM All
  Intersport 14   Ángel Burgueño Dallara F396 Opel All
  SpeedSport F3 15   Darren Manning Dallara F396 Mugen-Honda All
  TOM'S GB 16   Christian Horner TOM'S 036 TOM'S-Toyota 1-6
  Naoki Kurose Dallara F396 16
17   Brian Smith TOM'S 036 TOM'S-Toyota All
18   Takashi Yokoyama Dallara F396 TOM'S-Toyota 1-3
TOM'S 036 4-16
19   Kazuto Yanagawa Dallara F396 TOM'S-Toyota All
  DC Cook Motorsport 20   Paula Cook Dallara F396 Mugen-Honda 1-11
  Graff Racing 23   Boris Derichebourg Dallara F396 Opel 11
  Patrice Gay 14-15
  Z-Speed 27   Martin Byford Dallara F396 Opel 1–9, 11-15
Class B
  Z-Speed 31   Simon Wills Dallara F394 Vauxhall All
  Hopkins Motorsport 33   Philip Hopkins Dallara F393 Fiat 1–6, 8–9, 11–13, 16
  James Carney 14-15
  Render Racing 34   Martin O'Connell Dallara F394 Vauxhall 1–3, 7–9, 12-13
  Masami Nakamura 14-16
  SpeedSport F3 35   Michael Bentwood Dallara F394 Vauxhall All
  Team Magic Racing 36   Shingo Tachi Dallara F394 TOM'S-Toyota All
37   Ben Collins Dallara F394 Mugen-Honda 7-16
  Mark Bailey Racing 47   Tavo Hellmund Dallara F394 TOM'S-Toyota 1-7
48   Chris Clark Dallara F394 TOM'S-Toyota 1-4

Race calendar and results edit

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Class B Winner
1   Silverstone 31 March   Guy Smith   Ralph Firman   Guy Smith   Fortec Motorsport   Martin O'Connell
2   Guy Smith   Jamie Davies   Jamie Davies   TWR Junior Team   Martin O'Connell
3   Thruxton 14 April   Ralph Firman   Ralph Firman   Jamie Davies   TWR Junior Team   Simon Wills
4   Donington Park 5 May   Ralph Firman   Juan Pablo Montoya   Juan Pablo Montoya   Fortec Motorsport   Shingo Tachi
5   Brands Hatch 27 May   Ralph Firman   Ralph Firman   Ralph Firman   Paul Stewart Racing   Simon Wills
6   Ralph Firman   Ralph Firman   Ralph Firman   Paul Stewart Racing   Philip Hopkins
7   Oulton Park 8 June   Jonny Kane   Juan Pablo Montoya   Ralph Firman   Paul Stewart Racing   Martin O'Connell
8   Donington Park 23 June   Brian Smith   Juan Pablo Montoya   Kurt Mollekens   Alan Docking Racing   Martin O'Connell
9   Silverstone 13 July   Darren Manning   Jonny Kane   Darren Manning   SpeedSport F3   Martin O'Connell
10   Thruxton 28 July   Darren Manning   Juan Pablo Montoya   Juan Pablo Montoya   Fortec Motorsport   Ben Collins
111   Snetterton 11 August   Jonny Kane   Jonny Kane   Jonny Kane   Paul Stewart Racing   Ben Collins
12   Pembrey 1 September   Jonny Kane   Jonny Kane   Nicolas Minassian   Promatecme   Ben Collins
13   Jonny Kane   Jonny Kane   Jonny Kane   Paul Stewart Racing   Shingo Tachi
14   Zandvoort 29 September   Juan Pablo Montoya   Kurt Mollekens   Kurt Mollekens   Alan Docking Racing   Ben Collins
15   Brian Smith   Ralph Firman   Jonny Kane   Paul Stewart Racing   Ben Collins
16   Silverstone 13 October   Nicolas Minassian   Nicolas Minassian   Nicolas Minassian   Promatecme   Simon Wills

^1 Round 11 was shortened due to heavy rain, and a planned second race at Snetterton was also cancelled.

Championship edit

Class A

Class B

Pos. Driver Team Points
1   Simon Wills Z-Speed 201
2   Shingo Tachi Team Magic Racing 192
3   Ben Collins Team Magic Racing 147
4   Martin O'Connell Rowan Racing 131
5   Michael Bentwood SpeedSport F3 119
6   Tavo Hellmund Mark Bailey Racing 56
7   Philip Hopkins Hopkins Motorsport 52
8   Chris Clark Mark Bailey Racing 45
9   Masami Nakamura Render Racing 20
10   James Carney Hopkins Motorsport 12

References edit

AUTOCOURSE 1996-97
British Motorsport Year 1996-97

External links edit

    January 01, 1970
    1996, british, formula, three, championship, 1996, british, formula, international, series, previous, 1995, next, 1997, 1996, british, formula, three, season, 46th, british, formula, three, championship, season, started, march, silverstone, ended, there, octob. 1996 British Formula 3 International Series Previous 1995 Next 1997 The 1996 British Formula Three season was the 46th British Formula Three Championship The season started on 31 March at Silverstone and ended there on 13 October following sixteen races After losing out in the final reckoning to Oliver Gavin in 1995 Ralph Firman was able to clinch the crown on his second attempt from Kurt Mollekens and teammate Jonny Kane New Zealander Simon Wills took the Class B title Contents 1 Drivers and Teams 2 Race calendar and results 3 Championship 4 References 5 External linksDrivers and Teams editTeam No Driver Chassis Engine Rounds Class A nbsp Paul Stewart Racing 1 nbsp Ralph Firman Dallara F396 Mugen Honda All 2 nbsp Jonny Kane Dallara F396 Mugen Honda All nbsp Fortec Motorsport 3 nbsp Guy Smith Dallara F396 HKS Mitsubishi All 4 nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya Dallara F396 HKS Mitsubishi All nbsp Promatecme 5 nbsp James Matthews Dallara F396 Renault All 6 nbsp Nicolas Minassian Dallara F396 Renault All nbsp Alan Docking Racing 7 nbsp Brian Cunningham Dallara F396 Mugen Honda All 8 nbsp Gonzalo Rodriguez Dallara F396 Mugen Honda 1 4 nbsp Akbar Ebrahim 8 nbsp Steven Arnold 9 11 nbsp Kurt Mollekens Dallara F396 Mugen Honda All 12 nbsp Risto Virtanen Dallara F396 Mugen Honda 1 4 nbsp TWR Junior Team 9 nbsp Jamie Davies Dallara F396 TWR GM All 10 nbsp Mark Shaw Dallara F396 TWR GM All nbsp Intersport 14 nbsp Angel Burgueno Dallara F396 Opel All nbsp SpeedSport F3 15 nbsp Darren Manning Dallara F396 Mugen Honda All nbsp TOM S GB 16 nbsp Christian Horner TOM S 036 TOM S Toyota 1 6 nbsp Naoki Kurose Dallara F396 16 17 nbsp Brian Smith TOM S 036 TOM S Toyota All 18 nbsp Takashi Yokoyama Dallara F396 TOM S Toyota 1 3 TOM S 036 4 16 19 nbsp Kazuto Yanagawa Dallara F396 TOM S Toyota All nbsp DC Cook Motorsport 20 nbsp Paula Cook Dallara F396 Mugen Honda 1 11 nbsp Graff Racing 23 nbsp Boris Derichebourg Dallara F396 Opel 11 nbsp Patrice Gay 14 15 nbsp Z Speed 27 nbsp Martin Byford Dallara F396 Opel 1 9 11 15 Class B nbsp Z Speed 31 nbsp Simon Wills Dallara F394 Vauxhall All nbsp Hopkins Motorsport 33 nbsp Philip Hopkins Dallara F393 Fiat 1 6 8 9 11 13 16 nbsp James Carney 14 15 nbsp Render Racing 34 nbsp Martin O Connell Dallara F394 Vauxhall 1 3 7 9 12 13 nbsp Masami Nakamura 14 16 nbsp SpeedSport F3 35 nbsp Michael Bentwood Dallara F394 Vauxhall All nbsp Team Magic Racing 36 nbsp Shingo Tachi Dallara F394 TOM S Toyota All 37 nbsp Ben Collins Dallara F394 Mugen Honda 7 16 nbsp Mark Bailey Racing 47 nbsp Tavo Hellmund Dallara F394 TOM S Toyota 1 7 48 nbsp Chris Clark Dallara F394 TOM S Toyota 1 4Race calendar and results editRound Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Class B Winner 1 nbsp Silverstone 31 March nbsp Guy Smith nbsp Ralph Firman nbsp Guy Smith nbsp Fortec Motorsport nbsp Martin O Connell 2 nbsp Guy Smith nbsp Jamie Davies nbsp Jamie Davies nbsp TWR Junior Team nbsp Martin O Connell 3 nbsp Thruxton 14 April nbsp Ralph Firman nbsp Ralph Firman nbsp Jamie Davies nbsp TWR Junior Team nbsp Simon Wills 4 nbsp Donington Park 5 May nbsp Ralph Firman nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya nbsp Fortec Motorsport nbsp Shingo Tachi 5 nbsp Brands Hatch 27 May nbsp Ralph Firman nbsp Ralph Firman nbsp Ralph Firman nbsp Paul Stewart Racing nbsp Simon Wills 6 nbsp Ralph Firman nbsp Ralph Firman nbsp Ralph Firman nbsp Paul Stewart Racing nbsp Philip Hopkins 7 nbsp Oulton Park 8 June nbsp Jonny Kane nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya nbsp Ralph Firman nbsp Paul Stewart Racing nbsp Martin O Connell 8 nbsp Donington Park 23 June nbsp Brian Smith nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya nbsp Kurt Mollekens nbsp Alan Docking Racing nbsp Martin O Connell 9 nbsp Silverstone 13 July nbsp Darren Manning nbsp Jonny Kane nbsp Darren Manning nbsp SpeedSport F3 nbsp Martin O Connell 10 nbsp Thruxton 28 July nbsp Darren Manning nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya nbsp Fortec Motorsport nbsp Ben Collins 111 nbsp Snetterton 11 August nbsp Jonny Kane nbsp Jonny Kane nbsp Jonny Kane nbsp Paul Stewart Racing nbsp Ben Collins 12 nbsp Pembrey 1 September nbsp Jonny Kane nbsp Jonny Kane nbsp Nicolas Minassian nbsp Promatecme nbsp Ben Collins 13 nbsp Jonny Kane nbsp Jonny Kane nbsp Jonny Kane nbsp Paul Stewart Racing nbsp Shingo Tachi 14 nbsp Zandvoort 29 September nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya nbsp Kurt Mollekens nbsp Kurt Mollekens nbsp Alan Docking Racing nbsp Ben Collins 15 nbsp Brian Smith nbsp Ralph Firman nbsp Jonny Kane nbsp Paul Stewart Racing nbsp Ben Collins 16 nbsp Silverstone 13 October nbsp Nicolas Minassian nbsp Nicolas Minassian nbsp Nicolas Minassian nbsp Promatecme nbsp Simon Wills 1 Round 11 was shortened due to heavy rain and a planned second race at Snetterton was also cancelled Championship editClass A Pos Driver Team Points 1 nbsp Ralph Firman Paul Stewart Racing 188 2 nbsp Kurt Mollekens Alan Docking Racing 148 3 nbsp Jonny Kane Paul Stewart Racing 146 4 nbsp Nicolas Minassian Promatecme 139 5 nbsp Juan Pablo Montoya Fortec Motorsport 137 6 nbsp Guy Smith Fortec Motorsport 132 7 nbsp Darren Manning SpeedSport F3 105 8 nbsp Jamie Davies TWR Junior Team 98 9 nbsp James Matthews Promatecme 59 10 nbsp Brian Smith TOM S 44 11 nbsp Brian Cunningham Alan Docking Racing 34 12 nbsp Angel Burgueno Intersport 31 13 nbsp Mark Shaw TWR Junior Team 12 14 nbsp Gonzalo Rodriguez Alan Docking Racing 9 15 nbsp Patrice Gay Graff Racing 8 16 nbsp Takashi Yokoyama TOM S 8 17 nbsp Martin Byford Z Speed 7 18 nbsp Risto Virtanen Alan Docking Racing 4 19 nbsp Kazuto Yanagawa TOM S 3 Class B Pos Driver Team Points 1 nbsp Simon Wills Z Speed 201 2 nbsp Shingo Tachi Team Magic Racing 192 3 nbsp Ben Collins Team Magic Racing 147 4 nbsp Martin O Connell Rowan Racing 131 5 nbsp Michael Bentwood SpeedSport F3 119 6 nbsp Tavo Hellmund Mark Bailey Racing 56 7 nbsp Philip Hopkins Hopkins Motorsport 52 8 nbsp Chris Clark Mark Bailey Racing 45 9 nbsp Masami Nakamura Render Racing 20 10 nbsp James Carney Hopkins Motorsport 12References editAUTOCOURSE 1996 97British Motorsport Year 1996 97External links editThe official website of the British Formula 3 Championship Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1996 British Formula Three Championship amp oldid 1223037613, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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