# 1976 British Formula Three season

The 1976 British Formula Three season was the 26th season of the British Formula Three season. Rupert Keegan took the B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British Formula 3 Championship, while Bruno Giacomelli took the B.R.D.C. Shellsport British Formula Three Championship.
Thanks to Giacomelli's March 763-Toyota and to Keegan's old 743, March dominated the two championships with 12 race wins, the other five falling to the Chevron B34s of Geoff Lees and mid-season convert Keegan.

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

Champion: Rupert Keegan
Joint Runner Up: Bruno Giacomelli
The scoring system was 9-6-4-3-2-1 points for the top six classified finishers, with 1 (one) extra point added to the driver who set the fastest lap of the race. All results counted.

### Results

| Date | Round | Circuit | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning car |
| 07/03/76 | Rd.1 | Thruxton | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | March 743-Toyota |
| 19/04/76 | Rd.2 | Thruxton | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | March 743-Toyota |
| 25/04/76 | Rd.3 | Zolder | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | March 743-Toyota |
| 09/05/76 | Rd.4 | Thruxton | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | March 743-Toyota |
| 23/05/76 | Rd.5 | Brands Hatch (Club) | Bruno Giacomelli | March Racing Ltd | March 763-Toyota |
| 06/06/76 | Rd.6 | Silverstone (Club) | Bruno Giacomelli | March Racing Ltd | March 763-Toyota |
| 10/07/76 | Rd.7 | Oulton Park | Bruno Giacomelli | March Racing Ltd | March 763-Toyota |
| 17/07/76 | Rd.8 | Brands Hatch | Bruno Giacomelli | March Racing Ltd | March 763-Toyota |
| 15/08/76 | Rd.9 | Mallory Park | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | Chevron B43-Toyota |
| 12/09/76 | Rd.10 | Thruxton | Bruno Giacomelli | March Racing Ltd | March 763-Toyota |
| 19/09/76 | Rd.11 | Snetterton | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | Chevron B43-Toyota |
| 31/10/76 | Rd.12 | Thruxton | Geoff Lees | Rob Roy Racing with D.J. Bond | Chevron B43-Toyota |
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### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | Entrant | THR | THR | ZOL | THR | BRH | SIL | OUL | BRH | MAL | THR | SNE | THR | Pts |
| 1 | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 74 |
| 2 | Bruno Giacomelli | March Engineering | 3 | 3 | 9 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 71 |
| 3 | Geoff Lees | Rob Roy Racing with D.J. Bond | | | | | | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 31 |
| 4 | Stephen South | Dortmunder Union Bier/Bogarts of Birmingham | 2 | 2 | 7 | DNA | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 4 | Ret | 26 |
| 5 | Mike Young | Anglian Gilt Producers | Ret | 4 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | | 21 |
| 6 | Brett Riley | David Price Racing | | Ret | | 3 | DSQ | Ret | 3 | 5 | | 12 | 13 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Tiff Needell | Safir Engineering | | DNS | | | | | 4 | 6 | | 6 | Ret | 2 | 13 |

### Table

| Place | Driver | Entrant | Car | Total |
| 1 | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | March 743-Toyota Chevron B43-Toyota | 74 |
| 2 | Bruno Giacomelli | March Racing | March 763-Toyota | 71 |
| 3 | Geoff Lees | Rob Roy Racing | Chevron B43-Toyota | 31 |
| 4 | Stephen South | Bogarts of Birmingham | March 763-Toyota | 26 |
| 5 | Mike Young | Anglian Gilt Producers | Modus M1-Toyota | 21 |
| 6 | Brett Riley | Brett Riley/David Price Racing | Modus M1-Ford | 13 |
| 7 | Tiff Needell | Safir Engineering Ltd | Safir RJ03-Toyota | 27 |
| 8 | Tony Dron | Unipart Racing Team | March 763-Triumph | 9 |
| 8 | Boy Hayje | F & S Properties | Ralt RT1-Toyota | 9 |
| 10 | Conny Andersson | March Engineering | March 763-Toyota | 7 |
| 11 | Geoff Brabham | Brabham Racing Organisation | Ralt RT1-Toyota | 6 |
| 11 | Aryon Cornelsen-Filho | March Racing | March 763-Toyota | 6 |
| 11 | Ian Flux | Ockley Racing Team | Ralt RT1-Toyota | 6 |
| 14 | Dick Parsons | Dick Parsons | Anson SA1-Triumph | 5 |
| 15 | Richard Hawkins | Dr. Joseph Ehrlich | Ehrlich ES5/6-Toyota March 743-Toyota | 4 |
| 16 | Chris Barnett | Chris Barnett | March 753-Toyota | 3 |
| 16 | Jac Nellemann | Texaco Racing | Van Diemen VG376-Toyota | 3 |
| 18 | Bob Arnott | Bob Arnott | March 743-Toyota | 2 |
| 18 | Pierre Dieudonné | Dr. Joseph Ehrlich | March 743-Toyota | 2 |
| 18 | Barrie Maskell | Jeff Sharpe | Dastle Mk 10C-Ford | 2 |
| 21 | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Scuderia Everest | March 763-Toyota | 1 |
| 21 | Ken Silverstone | Ken Silverstone | March 753-Toyota | 1 |
| 21 | Mike Tyrrell | Dr. Joseph Ehrlich | Ehrlich ES5/6-Toyota | 1 |
| 21 | Pascal Witmeur | | March 753-Toyota | 1 |
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## B.R.D.C. Shellsport British F3 Championship

Champion: Bruno Giacomelli
Joint Runner Up: Rupert Keegan
The scoring system was 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 points for the top ten classified finishers. All results counted.

### Results

| Date | Round | Circuit | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning car |
| 14/03/76 | Rd.1 | Silverstone (Club) | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | March 743-Toyota |
| 11/04/76 | Rd.2 | Silverstone | Bruno Giacomelli | March Racing Ltd | March 763-Toyota |
| 20/06/76 | Rd.3 | Silverstone (Club) | Bruno Giacomelli | March Racing Ltd | March 763-Toyota |
| 30/08/76 | Rd.4 | Silverstone (Club) | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | Chevron B43-Toyota |
| 18/09/76 | Rd.5 | Silverstone | Geoff Lees | Rob Roy Racing with D.J. Bond | Chevron B43-Toyota |
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### Table

| Place | Driver | Entrant | Car | Total |
| 1 | Bruno Giacomelli | March Racing | March 763-Toyota | 79 |
| 2 | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | March 743-Toyota Chevron B43-Toyota | 62 |
| 3 | Geoff Lees | Rob Roy Racing with D.J. Bond | Chevron B43-Toyota | 42 |
| 4 | Mike Young | Anglian Gilt Producers | Modus M1-Toyota | 36 |
| 5 | Ian Flux | Ockley Racing Team | Ralt RT1-Toyota | 29 |
| 6 | Stephen South | Dortmunder Union Bier/Bogarts of Birmingham | March 763-Toyota | 21 |
| 7 | Willi Siller | Team Modus | Modus M1-Toyota | 18 |
| 8 | Geoff Brabham | Brabham Racing Organisation | Ralt RT1-Toyota | 16 |
| 9 | Paulo Gomes | Team Modus | Modus M1-Toyota | 15 |
| 10 | Jan Seymour | City Speed Racing | March 743-Ford March 743-Toyota | 11 |
| 11 | Ulf Svensson | Ulf Svensson | Ralt RT1-Toyota | 10 |
| 11 | Paul Bernasconi | Paul Bernasconi | Ralt RT1-Toyota | 10 |
| 13 | Richard Hawkins | Dr. Joseph Ehrlich | Ehrlich ES5/6-Toyota March 743-Toyota | 8 |
| 14 | John Lain | Imado Watch Co Ltd | Modus M1-Toyota | 7 |
| 15 | Bob Arnott | Bob Arnott | March 743-Ford March 743-Toyota | 6 |
| 15 | Aryon Cornelsen-Filho | March Racing | March 743-Toyota | 6 |
| 15 | Claude Cuicci | Ian Williams | Supernova SF376-Ford Supernova SF376-Toyota | 6 |
| 18 | Barrie Maskell | Jeff Sharpe | Dastle Mk 10C-Ford | 4 |
| 18 | Dick Parsons | Dick Parsons | Anson SA1-Triumph | 4 |
| 18 | John Stokes | Dortmunder Union Bier/Bogarts of Birmingham | March 753-Toyota | 4 |
| 21 | Doug Bassett | | GRD 373/376-Ford | 2 |
| 21 | Pierre Dieudonné | Dr. Joseph Ehrlich | March 743-Toyota | 2 |
| 21 | Brett Riley | David Price Racing | Modus M1-Ford | 2 |
| 21 | Phil Silverstone | Phil Silverstone | March 763-Toyota | 2 |
| 25 | Tony Dron | Unipart Racing Team | March 763-Triumph | 1 |
| 25 | Ken Silverstone | Ken Silverstone | March 753-Toyota | 1 |
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## Non-Championship Races
### Results

| Date | Race | Circuit | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning car |
| 27/03/76 | Race of the North | Oulton Park | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | March 743-Toyota |
| 02/05/76 | Hollies Trophy | Mallory Park | Richard Hawkins | Dr. Joseph Ehrlich | Ehrlich ES5/6-Toyota |
| 31/05/76 | Volkswagen Silver Cup | Silverstone | Brett Riley | Brett Riley/David Price Racing | Modus M1-Ford |
| 26/09/76 | Griffin Golden Helmet Trophy | Mallory Park | Stephen South | Dortmunder Union Bier/Bogarts of Birmingham | March 763-Toyota |
| 24/10/76 | Paul Nicholas Trophy | Brands Hatch | Conny Andersson | March Racing Ltd | March 763-Toyota |
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