# 1992 British Formula Three Championship

The 1992 British Formula Three season was the 42nd British Formula Three Championship, won by Brazilian Gil de Ferran. The season started on 22 March at Donington Park and ended on 4 October at Silverstone following sixteen races. Dutch driver Marcel Albers died following a large crash during the third round at Thruxton. 1992 was the final season of British F3 in which the champion did not drive a Dallara chassis, and the first of six titles in seven years for Paul Stewart Racing. Class B was won by British driver Paul Evans.

## Drivers and Teams

The following teams and drivers were competitors in the 1991 season. Class B is for older Formula Three cars.
| Team | Chassis | Engine | No | Driver | Rounds |
| Class A ||||||
| West Surrey Racing | Reynard 923 | Mugen-Honda | 1 | Marc Goossens | All |
| West Surrey Racing | Reynard 923 | Mugen-Honda | 2 | Oswaldo Negri | All |
| Bowman Racing | Reynard 923 | Mugen-Honda | 3 | Philippe Adams | 1-5 |
| Paul Stewart Racing | Reynard 923 | Mugen-Honda | 5 | Gil de Ferran | All |
| Paul Stewart Racing | Reynard 923 | Mugen-Honda | 6 | André Ribeiro | All |
| Alan Docking Racing | Ralt RT36 | Mugen-Honda | 7 | Marcel Albers | 1-3 |
| Alan Docking Racing | Ralt RT36 | Mugen-Honda | 7 | Scott Lakin | 13-16 |
| Alan Docking Racing | Ralt RT36 | Mugen-Honda | 7 | Elton Julian | 6-11 |
| Alan Docking Racing | Ralt RT36 | Mugen-Honda | 8 | Elton Julian | 1-5 |
| Alan Docking Racing | Ralt RT36 | Mugen-Honda | 8 | Philippe Adams | 6-16 |
| Edenbridge Racing | Reynard 923 | Mugen-Honda | 9 | Pedro Diniz | 1-8 |
| Edenbridge Racing | Ralt RT36 | Mugen-Honda | 9 | Pedro Diniz | 9-16 |
| Edenbridge Racing | Reynard 923 | Swindon-Vauxhall | 10 | Warren Hughes | 1-7 |
| Edenbridge Racing | Reynard 923 | Mugen-Honda | 10 | Warren Hughes | 8 |
| Edenbridge Racing | Ralt RT36 | Mugen-Honda | 10 | Warren Hughes | 9-11 |
| Edenbridge Racing | Ralt RT36 | Spiess-Vauxhall | 10 | Warren Hughes | 12-16 |
| P1 Racing | Van Diemen RF92 | Mugen-Honda | 11 | Jason Plato | 1-8 |
| P1 Racing | Van Diemen RF92 | Mugen-Honda | 11 | Julian Westwood | 9-16 |
| P1 Racing | Reynard 923 | Mugen-Honda | 12 | Mikke van Hool | All |
| Nomag Racing | Van Diemen RF92 | Mugen-Honda | 14 | Franc ten Wolde | 9-11 |
| Fortec Motorsport | Reynard 923 | Mugen-Honda | 14 | Elton Julian | 14-16 |
| Fortec Motorsport | Reynard 923 | Mugen-Honda | 17 | Kelvin Burt | All |
| Class B ||||||
| Richard Arnold Developments | Ralt RT35 | Mugen-Honda | 31 | Steven Arnold | 5-16 |
| John Lee Motorsport | Ralt RT32 | Toyota | 33 | John Lee | 1-11, 13-16 |
| Tech-Speed Motorsport | Ralt RT34 | Mugen-Honda | 36 | Steven Arnold | 1-4 |
| Tech-Speed Motorsport | Reynard 903 | Volkswagen | 36 | Juan Serda | 8, 10-14, 16 |
| John Wilcock | Reynard 893 | Toyota | 37 | John Wilcock | All |
| Fred Goddard Racing | Ralt RT34 | Mugen-Honda | 38 | Stephen Watson | 11-16 |
| Fred Goddard Racing | Ralt RT34 | Volkswagen | 40 | Amanda Runnacles | 1-3 |
| Fred Goddard Racing | Ralt RT34 | Volkswagen | 40 | Marco Vignali | 13-16 |
| Fred Goddard Racing | Ralt RT34 | Mugen-Honda | 42 | Hilton Cowie | 1-2 |
| Fred Goddard Racing | Reynard 913 | Mugen-Honda | 42 | Hilton Cowie | 3-16 |
| Fred Goddard Racing | Reynard 903 | Volkswagen | 47 | Costa Lazakaris | 7-8, 10-14 |
| West Surrey Racing | Ralt RT35 | Mugen-Honda | 39 | James Taylor | 2-4, 8-11, 13-16 |
| West Surrey Racing | Ralt RT35 | Mugen-Honda | 41 | Nigel Smith | 12-16 |
| Motorsport Team Schemes | Ralt RT35 | Mugen-Honda | 41 | Nigel Smith | 1-11 |
| Mark Bailey Racing | Ralt RT35 | Mugen-Honda | 43 | William Hewland | 1-11 |
| Mark Bailey Racing | Reynard 913 | Mugen-Honda | 43 | William Hewland | 12-15 |
| Mark Bailey Racing | Reynard 913 | Mugen-Honda | 43 | Mark Bailey | 16 |
| Mark Bailey Racing | Ralt RT35 | Mugen-Honda | 44 | Adrian Cottrell | 15 |
| Mark Bailey Racing | Ralt RT35 | Mugen-Honda | 48 | Paul Evans | 2-16 |
| Thornton Mustard | Reynard 893 | Volkswagen | 44 | Thornton Mustard | 2 |
| GB Motorsport | Reynard 913 | Volkswagen | 45 | Gavin Wills | 2 |
| Woodcock Bros. | Ralt RT31 | Volkswagen | 46 | Gary Woodcock | 8, 11 |
| GH Racing | Ralt RT35 | Mugen-Honda | 50 | Gray Hedley | All |
| Bowman Racing | Ralt RT35 | Volkswagen | 52 | Abel Gonzáles | 14, 16 |
| Prowess Racing | Argo JM18 | Toyota | 63 | Hugo Spowers | 15-16 |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Class B Winner |
| 1 | Donington Park | 22 March | Marcel Albers | Gil de Ferran | Marcel Albers | Alan Docking Racing | Hilton Cowie |
| 2 | Silverstone Circuit | 5 April | Gil de Ferran | Marcel Albers | Gil de Ferran | Paul Stewart Racing | Paul Evans |
| 3 | Thruxton Circuit | 20 April | Gil de Ferran | Gil de Ferran | Gil de Ferran | Paul Stewart Racing | Steven Arnold |
| 4 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 26 April | Gil de Ferran | Gil de Ferran | Kelvin Burt | Fortec Motorsport | Paul Evans |
| 5 | Thruxton | 4 May | Elton Julian | Gil de Ferran | Elton Julian | Alan Docking Racing | Hilton Cowie |
| 6 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 17 May | Gil de Ferran | Philippe Adams | Philippe Adams | Alan Docking Racing | Hilton Cowie |
| 7 | Silverstone Circuit | 25 May | Oswaldo Negri | Oswaldo Negri | Gil de Ferran | Paul Stewart Racing | Paul Evans |
| 8 | Silverstone Circuit | 7 June | Philippe Adams | Kelvin Burt | Philippe Adams | Alan Docking Racing | Hilton Cowie |
| 9 | Donington Park | 21 June | Oswaldo Negri | Oswaldo Negri Julian Westwood | Gil de Ferran | Paul Stewart Racing | Paul Evans |
| 10 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit | 28 June | Oswaldo Negri | Marc Goossens | Oswaldo Negri | West Surrey Racing | Paul Evans |
| 11 | Silverstone Circuit | 11 July | Oswaldo Negri | Warren Hughes | Warren Hughes | Edenbridge Racing | Hilton Cowie |
| 12 | Pembrey Circuit | 9 August | Kelvin Burt | Kelvin Burt | Gil de Ferran | Paul Stewart Racing | Paul Evans |
| 13 | Silverstone Circuit | 31 August | Philippe Adams | Philippe Adams | Philippe Adams | Alan Docking Racing | Paul Evans |
| 14 | Donington Park | 20 September | Gil de Ferran | Gil de Ferran | Kelvin Burt | Fortec Motorsport | Hilton Cowie |
| 15 | Thruxton Circuit | 27 September | Gil de Ferran | Kelvin Burt | Gil de Ferran | Paul Stewart Racing | Hilton Cowie |
| 16 | Silverstone Circuit | 4 October | André Ribeiro | Gil de Ferran | Gil de Ferran | Paul Stewart Racing | Paul Evans |
^1 Round 3 was shortened due to the fatal crash of Albers. ^2 Negri and Westwood set identical fastest lap times and were subsequently both awarded an additional point.

## Championship Standings

Points in brackets include dropped scores - only the best 13 of 16 scores count towards the championship
| Pos. | Driver | DON | SIL | THR | BRH | THR | BRH | SIL | SIL | DON | SNE | SIL | PEM | SIL | DON | THR | SIL | Pts |
| Class A |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gil de Ferran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | (5) | Ret | 1 | 2 | (3) | 1 | 1 | 102 |
| 2 | Philippe Adams | 4 | 11 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 56 |
| 3 | Kelvin Burt | 2 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 55 |
| 4 | Oswaldo Negri | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 11 | 21 | 43 |
| 5 | Mikke van Hool | 8 | 2 | 2 | NS | 4 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | Marc Goossens | 17 | 5 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 4 | Ret | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 28 |
| 7 | Warren Hughes | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | Elton Julian | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | Ret | | | 14 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 9 | Julian Westwood | | | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 7 | 13 |
| 10 | André Ribeiro | Ret | NS | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 13 |
| 11 | Marcel Albers† | 1 | Ret | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 12 | Pedro Diniz | Ret | 14 | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | NS | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
| 13 | Jason Plato | 7 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 14 | Scott Lakin | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 |
| 15 | Franc ten Wolde | | | | | | | | | 13 | 11 | 10 | | | | | | 0 |
| Class B |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Paul Evans | | 8 | NS | 8 | 5 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 101 |
| 2 | Hilton Cowie | 10 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 3 | 6 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 10 | 5 | Ret | DSQ | 9 | 6 | 9 | 83 |
| 3 | Nigel Smith | Ret | 9 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | (15) | 8 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 67 |
| 4 | Steven Arnold | 11 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | (16) | 15 | 57 |
| 5 | William Hewland | 12 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 15 | | 42 |
| 6 | Gray Hedley | 13 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 16 | Ret | 17 | 19 |
| 7 | Stephen Watson | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| 8 | John Wilcock | 14 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | Ret | 18 | 20 | Ret | 18 | 10 |
| 9 | Adrian Cottrell | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 4 |
| 10 | Amanda Runnacles | 15 | 16 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 11 | Juan Serda | | | | | | | | 16 | | 16 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 19 | | 19 | 3 |
| 12 | James Taylor | | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | | 15 | 18 | | 16 | 3 |
| 13 | Marco Vignali | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Ret | NS | Ret | 2 |
| 14 | Gavin Wills | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 15 | John Lee | 16 | Ret | 20 | 14 | 16 | 15 | Ret | | 17 | 18 | 17 | | 20 | 21 | 17 | NS | 1 |
| 16 | Costa Lazarakis | | | | | | | 16 | Ret | | | 18 | 14 | 19 | | | | 0 |
| 17 | Gary Woodcock | | | | | | | | 18 | | | 16 | | | | | | 0 |
| 18 | Abel Gonzáles | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | Ret | 0 |
| 19 | Hugo Spowers | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 20 | 0 |
| | Thornton Mustard | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Mark Bailey | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |