# 1995 British Formula Three Championship

The 1995 British Formula Three season was the 45th British Formula Three Championship, won by Oliver Gavin. The season started on 26 March at Silverstone and ended at Thruxton on 15 October following eighteen races. Having finished runner-up to Kelvin Burt two years previously, Gavin took the risk of dropping back down to Formula Three off the back of an unsuccessful season in Formula 3000 and was able to narrowly clinch the title at the final round from fellow Briton Ralph Firman. Class B was won by Martin Byford.

## Drivers and Teams

| Team | No | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| Class A ||||||
| Paul Stewart Racing | 1 | Ralph Firman | Dallara F395 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Paul Stewart Racing | 2 | Hélio Castroneves | Dallara F395 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| West Surrey Racing | 3 | Cristiano da Matta | Dallara F395 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| West Surrey Racing | 4 | Brian Cunningham | Dallara F395 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| West Surrey Racing | 19 | Marc Gené | Dallara F395 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Edenbridge Racing | 5 | Oliver Gavin | Dallara F395 | Vauxhall | All |
| Edenbridge Racing | 6 | Steven Arnold | Dallara F395 | Vauxhall | All |
| Alan Docking Racing | 7 | Warren Hughes | Dallara F395 | Mitsubishi | All |
| Alan Docking Racing | 8 | Christian Horner | Dallara F395 | Mugen-Honda | 1-8 |
| Alan Docking Racing | 8 | Owen McAuley | Dallara F395 | Mugen-Honda | 13-18 |
| Alan Docking Racing | 17 | Gonzalo Rodríguez | Dallara F395 | Mitsubishi | All |
| Alan Docking Racing | 18 | Kurt Mollekens | Dallara F395 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 9 | Gualter Salles | Dallara F395 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 10 | Roberto Xavier | Dallara F395 | Mugen-Honda | 1-4 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 10 | Jamie Spence | Dallara F395 | Mugen-Honda | 5-6 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 10 | Jamie Davies | Dallara F395 | Mugen-Honda | 7-18 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 20 | Geoffrey Horion | Dallara F395 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| David Sears Motorsport | 11 | Luiz Garcia Jr. | Dallara F395 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| David Sears Motorsport | 12 | James Matthews | Dallara F395 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Vincini Motorsport | 14 | Mark Shaw | Dallara F395 | Fiat | 1-6, 10-15 |
| Vincini Motorsport | 14 | Dino Morelli | Dallara F395 | Fiat | 18 |
| TOM'S GB | 16 | Jamie Davies | Dallara F395 | TOM'S-Toyota | 1-5 |
| TOM'S GB | 16 | Pedro de la Rosa | Dallara F395 | TOM'S-Toyota | 6 |
| TOM'S GB | 16 | Jamie Spence | Dallara F395 | TOM'S-Toyota | 7-9 |
| TOM'S GB | 16 | Christian Horner | Dallara F395 | TOM'S-Toyota | 10-18 |
| DAW Racing | 16 | Garth Waberski | Dallara F395 | Mugen-Honda | 1-9, 11-12 |
| DAW Racing | 16 | David Cook | Dallara F395 | Mugen-Honda | 16-17 |
| DAW Racing | 16 | Paul Evans | Dallara F395 | Mugen-Honda | 18 |
| G+M Escom | 22 | Alexander Wurz | Dallara F395 | Opel | 7 |
| G+M Escom | 23 | Klaus Graf | Dallara F395 | Opel | 7 |
| G+M Escom | 24 | Steffen Widmann | Dallara F395 | Opel | 7 |
| Ligier Junior Team | 25 | Jérémie Dufour | Dallara F395 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Class B ||||||
| DAW Racing | 31 | Werner Lupberger | Dallara F393 | Vauxhall | 1-13, 16-18 |
| DAW Racing | 32 | James Carney | Dallara F393 | Vauxhall | 1-12, 14-18 |
| Jason Rolf | 33 | Jason Rolf | Dallara F393 | Mugen-Honda | 1-2 |
| Z-Speed | 34 | Martin Byford | Dallara F394 | Vauxhall | 1-17 |
| Z-Speed | 35 | Alan Berkov | Dallara F394 | Vauxhall | 7-17 |
| TOM'S GB | 36 | Takashi Yokoyama | Dallara F394 | TOM'S-Toyota | All |
| Mark Bailey Racing | 47 | Zak Brown | Dallara F393 | Mugen-Honda | 6-7 |
| Mark Bailey Racing | 47 | Tavo Hellmund | Dallara F393 | Mugen-Honda | 8-17 |
| Mark Bailey Racing | 47 | Steve Allen | Dallara F393 | Mugen-Honda | 1-5 |
| Mark Bailey Racing | 48 | Steve Allen | Dallara F393 | Mugen-Honda | 16-17 |
| Mark Bailey Racing | 48 | Johnny Mowlem | Dallara F393 | Mugen-Honda | 1-7, 11-12 |
| Prowess Racing | 55 | Philip Hopkins | Dallara F393 | Fiat | 1-9, 11-18 |
| West Surrey Racing | 70 | Russell Ingall | Dallara F394 | Mugen-Honda | 1-2 |
| West Surrey Racing | 70 | Daoud Abou Daye | Dallara F394 | Mugen-Honda | 3-5 |
| West Surrey Racing | 70 | Tony Renna | Dallara F394 | Mugen-Honda | 8-13 |
| West Surrey Racing | 70 | Paula Cook | Dallara F394 | Mugen-Honda | 16-18 |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Class B Winner |
| 1 | Silverstone | 26 March | Ralph Firman | Steven Arnold | Ralph Firman | Paul Stewart Racing | Johnny Mowlem |
| 2 | Silverstone | 26 March | Ralph Firman | Cristiano da Matta | Ralph Firman | Paul Stewart Racing | Martin Byford |
| 3 | Thruxton | 17 April | Warren Hughes | Oliver Gavin | Oliver Gavin | Edenbridge Racing | Martin Byford |
| 4 | Thruxton | 17 April | Warren Hughes | Oliver Gavin | Oliver Gavin | Edenbridge Racing | Johnny Mowlem |
| 5 | Donington Park | 23 April | Hélio Castroneves | Oliver Gavin | Hélio Castroneves | Paul Stewart Racing | Martin Byford |
| 6 | Silverstone | 29 May | Ralph Firman | Jérémie Dufour | Jérémie Dufour | Ligier Junior Team | Takashi Yokoyama |
| 7 | Silverstone | 15 July | Oliver Gavin | Marc Gené | Gualter Salles | Fortec Motorsport | Martin Byford |
| 8 | Donington Park | 30 July | Ralph Firman | Jérémie Dufour | Oliver Gavin | Edenbridge Racing | Martin Byford |
| 9 | Donington Park | 30 July | Ralph Firman | Ralph Firman | Ralph Firman | Paul Stewart Racing | Martin Byford |
| 10 | Oulton Park | 19 August | Ralph Firman | Ralph Firman | Cristiano da Matta | West Surrey Racing | Martin Byford |
| 11 | Brands Hatch | 27 August | Ralph Firman | Ralph Firman | Ralph Firman | Paul Stewart Racing | Johnny Mowlem |
| 12 | Brands Hatch | 28 August | Ralph Firman | Ralph Firman | Ralph Firman | Paul Stewart Racing | Johnny Mowlem |
| 13 | Snetterton | 10 September | Oliver Gavin | Oliver Gavin | Oliver Gavin | Edenbridge Racing | Martin Byford |
| 14 | Pembrey | 24 September | Ralph Firman | Jérémie Dufour | Ralph Firman | Paul Stewart Racing | Martin Byford |
| 15 | Pembrey | 24 September | Jérémie Dufour | Oliver Gavin | Oliver Gavin | Edenbridge Racing | Takashi Yokoyama |
| 16 | Silverstone | 8 October | Warren Hughes | Jérémie Dufour | Warren Hughes | Alan Docking Racing | Takashi Yokoyama |
| 17 | Silverstone | 8 October | Oliver Gavin | Jérémie Dufour | Oliver Gavin | Edenbridge Racing | Martin Byford |
| 18 | Thruxton | 15 October | Warren Hughes | Warren Hughes | Warren Hughes | Alan Docking Racing | Takashi Yokoyama |

## Championship Standings

| Pos. | Driver | SIL | SIL | THR | THR | DON | SIL | SIL | DON | DON | OUL | BRH | BRH | SNE | PEM | PEM | SIL | SIL | THR | Pts |
| Class A |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oliver Gavin | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 184 |
| 2 | Ralph Firman | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 2 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 7 | DSQ | 12 | 7 | 176 |
| 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Ret | DNS | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 169 |
| 4 | Warren Hughes | 4 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 158 |
| 5 | Jérémie Dufour | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 141 |
| 6 | Jamie Davies | 5 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 15 | DNS | Ret | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 107 |
| 7 | Gualter Salles | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | Ret | DNS | 4 | 106 |
| 8 | Cristiano da Matta | 2 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DSQ | Ret | 11 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 | Ret | 5 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 81 |
| 9 | Steven Arnold | 3 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 19 | 72 |
| 10 | James Matthews | Ret | 5 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 60 |
| 11 | Marc Gené | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 6 | Ret | 20 | 59 |
| 12 | Gonzalo Rodríguez | 8 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 6 | DSQ | 10 | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 42 |
| 13 | Jamie Spence | | | | | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 29 |
| 14 | Kurt Mollekens | 13 | 13 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 20 |
| 15 | Luiz Garcia Jr. | NC | 18 | 15 | Ret | 17 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 11 | 8 | 16 |
| 16 | Christian Horner | 15 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 13 | | 8 | 13 | 15 | Ret | 6 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
| 17 | Brian Cunningham | 10 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 21 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 22 | 12 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 12 |
| 18 | Owen McAuley | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 19 | Ret | 12 | 5 | 13 | 10 |
| 19 | Mark Shaw | 24 | Ret | 16 | 11 | 8 | 21 | | | | 10 | 9 | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | | | | 7 |
| 20 | Garth Waberski | 14 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | 8 | Ret | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | 6 |
| 21 | Alexander Wurz | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 22 | Geoffroy Horion | 16 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 9 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 14 | Ret | 18 | 11 | 3 |
| 23 | Klaus Graf | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 24 | David Cook | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 19 | | 0 |
| 25 | Paul Evans | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 0 |
| 26 | Roberto Xavier | 23 | 18 | 18 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 27 | Steffen Widmann | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Pedro de la Rosa | | | | | | DSQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Dino Morelli | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 0 |
| Class B |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Martin Byford | 19 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 13 | | 284 |
| 2 | Takashi Yokoyama | 17 | 19 | 19 | Ret | 13 | 17 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 190 |
| 3 | Werner Lupberger | 18 | 20 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 19 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | Ret | | | 11 | 15 | Ret | 150 |
| 4 | Johnny Mowlem | 12 | 15 | 14 | 9 | Ret | DNS | Ret | | | | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | 118 |
| 5 | Phillip Hopkins | 22 | DSQ | 20 | Ret | 16 | 21 | 19 | 18 | Ret | | Ret | 20 | 18 | 18 | DNS | 16 | 17 | 16 | 115 |
| 6 | James Carney | 20 | Ret | 21 | Ret | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 20 | Ret | | 17 | 18 | 18 | Ret | 18 | 102 |
| 7 | Tavo Hellmund | | | | | | | | Ret | 18 | 18 | 19 | Ret | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | | 64 |
| 8 | Tony Renna | | | | | | | | Ret | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | | | | | | 63 |
| 9 | Alan Berkov | | | | | | | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | Ret | 19 | 22 | 21 | | 61 |
| 10 | Paula Cook | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 16 | 17 | 32 |
| 11 | Daoud Abou Daye | | | 23 | 17 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| 12 | Steve Allen | Ret | DNS | 22 | Ret | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 20 | | 24 |
| 13 | Zak Brown | | | | | | 23 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 14 | Jason Rolf | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| | Russell Ingall | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | SIL | SIL | THR | THR | DON | SIL | SIL | DON | DON | OUL | BRH | BRH | SNE | PEM | PEM | SIL | SIL | THR | Pts |