# 1975 British Formula Three season

The 1975 B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British F3 Championship was the 25th season of the British Formula 3 season. Sweden's Gunnar Nilsson took the title.
After the poor 1974 season, Formula Three was completely revived in 1975, not just in Britain but in Italy, Sweden and Germany. The British series, sponsored by BP and organised by the B.A.R.C., was the most important of these as it was the only one open to drivers of all nationalities and was regarded by some as the effective European championship. There was also a European Cup, but in this first season it was barely noticed. The BP championship dominated by three works operations: March, with drivers Gunnar Nilsson and Alex Ribeiro, Modus, with Danny Sullivan, and Safir, with Patrick Nève. The works GRD operation also mounted a comeback but it was a failure, despite a surprise GRD win at Monaco, and the company collapsed the following year. Nilsson was a worthy champion, winning five British championship events plus three others, including the opening round of the Swedish series in April.

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

Champion: Gunnar Nilsson
Joint Runners-up: Alex Ribeiro & Danny Sullivan
The scoring system was 9-6-4-3-2-1 points to the first 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 |
| 02/03/75 | N/C | Thruxton | Alex Ribeiro | March Engineering Ltd | March 753-Toyota |
| 31/03/75 | Rd.1 | Thruxton | Gunnar Nilsson | March Engineering Ltd | March 753-Toyota |
| 19/04/75 | N/C | Aintree | Gunnar Nilsson | March Engineering Ltd | March 753-Toyota |
| 27/04/75 | Rd.2 | Silverstone (Club) | Danny Sullivan | Team Modus | Modus M1-Ford |
| 10/05/75 | Rd.3 | Monaco | Renzo Zorzi | Scuderia Mirabella Mille Miglia | GRD 374-Lancia |
| 18/05/75 | Rd.4 | Brands Hatch (Club) | Alex Ribeiro | March Engineering Ltd | March 753-Toyota |
| 26/05/75 | Rd.5 | Thruxton | Gunnar Nilsson | March Engineering Ltd | March 753-Toyota |
| 08/06/75 | Rd.6 | Anderstorp | Conny Andersson | Rotel Racing | March 753-Toyota |
| 15/06/75 | Rd.7 | Snetterton | Gunnar Nilsson | March Engineering Ltd | March 753-Toyota |
| 22/06/75 | N/C | Cadwell Park | Chris Barnett | Chris Barnett | March 753-BMW |
| 29/06/75 | Rd.8 | Monza | Larry Perkins | Team Cowangie | Ralt RT1-Ford |
| 13/07/75 | Rd.9 | Cadwell Park | Danny Sullivan | Team Modus | Modus M1-Toyota |
| 19/07/75 | Rd.10 | Silverstone | Gunnar Nilsson | March Engineering Ltd | March 753-Toyota |
| 26/07/75 | Rd.11 | Oulton Park | Danny Sullivan | Team Modus | Modus M1-Toyota |
| 03/08/75 | Rd12 | Knockhill | Patrick Nève | Safir Engineering Ltd | Safir RJ03S-Ford |
| 17/08/75 | Rd.13 | Thruxton | Alex Ribeiro | March Engineering Ltd | March 753-Toyota |
| 25/08/75 | Rd.14 | Silverstone (Club) | Eddie Cheever | Henry Morrogh Racing Driving School | Modus M1-Ford |
| 31/08/75 | Rd.15 | Silverstone | Eddie Cheever | Henry Morrogh Racing Driving School | Modus M1-Toyota |
| 07/09/75 | N/C | Brands Hatch | Larry Perkins | Team Cowangie | Ralt RT1-Toyota |
| 21/09/75 | Rd.16 | Brands Hatch | Larry Perkins | Team Cowangie | Ralt RT1-Toyota |
| 28/09/75 | Rd.17 | Silverstone | Gunnar Nilsson | March Engineering Ltd | March 753-Toyota |
| 04/10/75 | Rd.18 | Oulton Park | Ingo Hoffmann | Ingo Hoffmann | March 753-Toyota |
| 26/10/75 | Rd.19 | Thruxton | Alex Ribeiro | March Engineering Ltd | March 753-Toyota |
| 15/11/75 | N/C | Thruxton | Gunnar Nilsson | March Engineering Ltd | March 753-Toyota |
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### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | Entrant | THR | SIL | MON | BRH | THR | AND | SNE | MOZ | CAP | SIL | OUL | KNO | THR | SIL | SIL | BRH | SIL | OUL | THR | Pts |
| 1 | Gunnar Nilsson | March Engineering | 1 | DNA | DNQ | 2 | 1 | Ret | 1 | DNS | Ret | 1 | DNS | 3 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 74 |
| 2 | Alex Ribeiro | March Engineering | 8 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 6 | Ret | Ret | DSQ | 2 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 59 |
| 3 | Danny Sullivan | Team Modus | Ret | 1 | Ret | DNA | 3 | Ret | 9 | DNQ | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 59 |
| 4 | Patrick Nève | Safir Engineering Ltd | 2 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 2 | DNS | 5 | DNQ | Ret | 2 | | 1 | 5 | 5 | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 4 | 50 |
| 5 | Larry Perkins | Team Cowanige | 5 | Ret | Ret | | 7 | | 19 | 1 | | 9 | | | | | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40 |
| 6 | Ingo Hoffman | Ingo Hoffman | | 5 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 3 | DNA | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 20 | 1 | DNS | 33 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Henry Morrogh Racing Driving School | | 23 | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 1 | 1 | Ret | 9 | 5 | Ret | 21 |
| 8 | Richard Hawkins | F.S. Ratcliffe Springs (Rochdale) Ltd | | Ret | 21 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 16 | | 13 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 16 | 4 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 9 | 19 |
| 9 | Pierre Dieudonné | Bang & Olufsen Team Michel Vaillant | DNS | DSQ | 22 | 8 | 9 | DNS | 2 | DNQ | | 7 | 4 | 6 | DNA | 14 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 10 | Stephen South | Rayrace International | 6 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 25 | 6 | Ret | DNA | 18 | Ret | 21 | | DNS | 6 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 11 | Conny Andersson | Rotel Racing | | | 4 | | | 1 | | Ret | | 25 | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 12 | Renzo Zorzi | Scuderia Mirabella Mille Miglia | | | 1 | | | | | DNQ | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 13 | Hervé Regout | Bang & Olufsen Team Michel Vaillant | 12 | 3 | Ret | 13 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 8 | | 22 | 7 | Ret | DNA | 13 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 8 |
| 14 | Bob Arnott | Swan Song Records | 3 | DNS | 23 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 9 | DNS | 21 | 5 | | | 10 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| 15 | Conny Ljungfeldt | Rotel Racing | | | | | | 2 | | Ret | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 16 | Ian Taylor | GRD Ltd | 4 | Ret | DNA | 4 | Ret | 32 | 7 | DNA | | DNQ | 16 | | | | DNA | | | | | 7 |
| 17 | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Scuderia Nettuno | | | 5 | | | 34 | | 4 | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 18 | Mike Tyrrell | Tony Roles Racing | 7 | 2 | DNQ | 11 | 17 | | DNA | | | Ret | 13 | 14 | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 19 | Fernando Spreafico | Fernando Spreafico | | | | | | | | 2 | | 28 | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 20 | Dick Parsons | Dick Parsons | Ret | Ret | DNQ | | | | Ret | | 3 | 10 | | | 6 | 9 | 8 | DNA | 22 | | DNA | 6 |
| 21 | Ulf Svensson | Ulf Svensson | | | 3 | | | 7 | | 6 | | 26 | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 22 | Peter Clark | Wisharts Garage | 13 | 4 | DNA | 16 | | | DNA | | 5 | 36 | 9 | 9 | DNA | 20 | 13 | DNA | 15 | | DNA | 5 |
| 23 | Terry Perkins | Team Cowangie | | DNS | DNPQ | | DNS | | DNA | | | 4 | | | | | 5 | DNA | 13 | 17 | Ret | 5 |
| 24 | Claes Sigrudsson | Dalsy Konfektion AB | | | DNQ | | | 3 | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 25 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Scuderia Citta Dei Mille | | | 20 | | | 33 | | 3 | | | | | | | 27 | | | | | 4 |
| 26 | Chris Barnett | Chris Barnett | 10 | DSQ | DNQ | DNS | Ret | | 4 | DNA | Ret | Ret | 11 | | Ret | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 4 |
| 27 | Gunnar Nordström | Team Warsteiner Eurorace | | | DNQ | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 28 | Luciano Pavesi | Scuderia Ala d’Oro | | | 8 | | | 5 | | DNQ | | | | | | | 20 | | | | | 2 |
| 29 | Graham Hamilton | MacDonald Shand Ecurie Ecosse | 9 | Ret | DNPQ | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | | 34 | 12 | 5 | 11 | | 9 | 10 | DNS | 10 | Ret | 2 |
| 30 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Scuderia Allegrini | | | Ret | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | 23 | | | | | 2 |
| 31 | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | 11 | Ret | 9 | DNPQ | Ret | | DNA | DNA | Ret | Ret | 6 | 8 | 7 | 15 | DNA | Ret | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1 |
| 32 | Tim Brise | Team Modus | | 22 | | | 26 | | DNS | | DNS | DNA | | | 9 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 17 | DNA | DNA | 1 |
| 33 | Ken Silverstone | Ken Silverstone | Ret | 21 | DNPQ | 15 | 27 | | 20 | DNA | 6 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 22 | Ret | 18 | DNA | 16 | 1 |
| 34 | Peter Dugdale | Eric Dugdale Group Racing | 14 | 6 | | | 19 | | DNA | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 35 | Tony Rouff | Dr Joseph Ehrlich | 18 | Ret | DNQ | 10 | Ret | | 8 | DNQ | | DNQ | 22 | | Ret | 21 | 23 | | DNS | | | 1 |
| 36 | Tony Brise | Team Modus | | | 11 | | | | | | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |

### Table

| Place | Driver | Entrant | Car | Total |
| 1 | Gunnar Nilsson | March Engineering Ltd | March 753-Toyota | 74 |
| 2 | Alex Ribeiro | March Engineering Ltd | March 753-Toyota | 59 |
| 2 | Danny Sullivan | Team Modus | Modus M1-Ford Modus M1-Toyota | 59 |
| 4 | Patrick Nève | Safir Engineering Ltd | Safir RJ03S-Ford | 50 |
| 5 | Larry Perkins | Team Cowangie | Ralt RT1-Ford Ralt RT1-Toyota | 40 |
| 6 | Ingo Hoffmann | Ingo Hoffmann | March 753-Ford March 753-Toyota | 33 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Henry Morrogh Racing Driving School | Modus M1-Ford Modus M1-Toyota | 21 |
| 8 | Richard Hawkins | F.S. Ratcliffe Springs (Rochdale) Ltd | March 743-Toyota | 19 |
| 9 | Pierre Dieudonné | Bang & Olufsen Team Michel Vaillant | March 753-BMW | 18 |
| 10 | Stephen South | Rayrace International | Ray RB3 75-Toyota March 753-Toyota | 13 |
| 11 | Conny Andersson | Rotel Racing | March 753-Toyota | 12 |
| 12 | Renzo Zorzi | Scuderia Mirabella Mille Miglia | GRD 374-Lancia | 9 |
| 13 | Bob Arnott | Swan Song Records | March 743-Ford | 8 |
| 13 | Hervé Regout | Bang & Olufsen Team Michel Vaillant | March 753-BMW | 8 |
| 15 | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Scuderia Nettuno | March 753-Toyota | 7 |
| 15 | Conny Ljungfeldt | Rotel Racing | March 743-Toyota | 7 |
| 15 | Ian Taylor | GRD Ltd | GRD 375-Ford | 7 |
| 18 | Dick Parsons | Dick Parsons | Modus M1-Ford | 6 |
| 18 | Fernando Spreafico | Scuderia Concordia | GRD 373-Ford | 6 |
| 18 | Mike Tyrrell | Tony Roles Racing | March 733-Ford | 6 |
| 21 | Peter Clark | Wisharts Garage | Modus M1-Ford | 5 |
| 21 | Terry Perkins | Team Cowangie | Ralt RT1-Ford | 5 |
| 21 | Ulf Svensson | Ulf Svensson | Brabham BT41-Ford | 5 |
| 24 | Chris Barnett | Chris Barnett | March 753-BMW | 4 |
| 24 | Alessandro Pesenti-Rossi | Scuderia Citta Dei Mille | March 743-Toyota | 4 |
| 24 | Claes Sigurdsson | Dalsy Konfektion AB | Brabham BT41-Ford | 4 |
| 27 | Gunnar Nordström | Team Warsteiner Eurorace | Modus M1-Toyota | 3 |
| 28 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Scuderia Allegrini | CRS 001-Toyota | 2 |
| 28 | Luciano Pavesi | Scuderia Ala d’Oro | Brabham BT41-Toyota | 2 |
| 28 | Graham Hamilton | MacDonald Shand Ecurie Ecosse | March 753-Ford | 2 |
| 31 | Tim Brise | Team Modus | Modus M1-Ford | 1 |
| 31 | Tony Brise | Team Modus | Modus M1-Ford | 1 |
| 31 | Peter Dugdale | Eric Dugdale Group Racing | March 733-Ford | 1 |
| 31 | Luigino Grassi | Luigino Grassi | Brabham BT41-Ford | 1 |
| 31 | Rupert Keegan | British Air Ferries Racing Team | March 743-Toyota | 1 |
| 31 | Tony Rouff | Dr Joseph Ehrlich | Ehrlich ES5-Ford | 1 |
| 31 | Ken Silverstone | Ken Silverstone | March 743-Ford | 1 |
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