# 2018 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship

The 2018 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship was a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England, with one round in Belgium. The 2018 season was the third organised by the British Racing Drivers' Club in the United Kingdom. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, and also featured the 2-litre 230-bhp Tatuus-Cosworth single seat race car in the main series. The season commenced at Oulton Park on 31 March and ended on 14 October at Silverstone Circuit, after eight triple header events for a total of twenty-four races.

## Teams and drivers

All teams were British-registered.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Lanan Racing | 2 | Kush Maini | All |
| Lanan Racing | 21 | Josh Mason | 2, 5–8 |
| Hillspeed | 3 | Ben Hurst | All |
| Hillspeed | 31 | Jusuf Owega | 2–8 |
| Hillspeed | 45 | Sasakorn Chaimongkol | All |
| Douglas Motorsport | 55 | Jamie Chadwick | All |
| Douglas Motorsport | 66 | Arvin Esmaeili | All |
| Douglas Motorsport | 86 | Jordan Cane | 1–4 |
| Douglas Motorsport | 86 | Max Defourny | 5, 7 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 11 | Tristan Charpentier | 1–5 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 22 | Tom Gamble | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 33 | Manuel Maldonado | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 44 | Hampus Ericsson | 7–8 |
| Chris Dittmann Racing | 12 | Ayrton Simmons | 5, 7–8 |
| Chris Dittmann Racing | 19 | Harry Webb | 3 |
| Chris Dittmann Racing | 19 | Cian Carey | 7 |
| Chris Dittmann Racing | 68 | Chia Wing Hoong | 1–2 |
| Carlin | 17 | Clément Novalak | 1–2, 4, 8 |
| Carlin | 23 | Billy Monger | All |
| Carlin | 38 | Jamie Caroline | 5–7 |
| Carlin | 63 | Nicolai Kjærgaard | All |
| Carlin | 88 | Sun Yueyang | All |
| Double R Racing | 24 | Krishnaraaj Mahadik | All |
| Double R Racing | 26 | Linus Lundqvist | All |
| Double R Racing | 28 | Pavan Ravishankar | All |
* Alexandra Mohnhaupt was initially entered to drive Douglas Motorsport's #86 but did not appear at any rounds due to injury.

## Race calendar and results

The calendar was revealed on 21 November 2017. The series supported British GT at all events, excluding the finale at Silverstone Circuit. It had one overseas round at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | R1 | Oulton Park (International Circuit, Cheshire) | 31 March | Clément Novalak | Nicolai Kjærgaard | Linus Lundqvist | Double R Racing |
| 1 | R2 | Oulton Park (International Circuit, Cheshire) | 2 April | | Billy Monger | Manuel Maldonado | Fortec Motorsports |
| 1 | R3 | Oulton Park (International Circuit, Cheshire) | 2 April | Nicolai Kjærgaard | Tom Gamble | Nicolai Kjærgaard | Carlin |
| 2 | R4 | Rockingham (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 28 April | Tom Gamble | Tom Gamble | Tom Gamble | Fortec Motorsports |
| 2 | R5 | Rockingham (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 29 April | | Kush Maini | Kush Maini | Lanan Racing |
| 2 | R6 | Rockingham (National Circuit, Northamptonshire) | 29 April | Kush Maini | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Double R Racing |
| 3 | R7 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 26 May | Nicolai Kjærgaard | Linus Lundqvist | Nicolai Kjærgaard | Carlin |
| 3 | R8 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 27 May | | Kush Maini | Manuel Maldonado | Fortec Motorsports |
| 3 | R9 | Snetterton Circuit (300 Circuit, Norfolk) | 27 May | Linus Lundqvist | Nicolai Kjærgaard | Linus Lundqvist | Double R Racing |
| 4 | R10 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix, Northamptonshire) | 9 June | Linus Lundqvist | Kush Maini | Linus Lundqvist | Double R Racing |
| 4 | R11 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix, Northamptonshire) | 10 June | | Tom Gamble | Pavan Ravishankar | Double R Racing |
| 4 | R12 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix, Northamptonshire) | 10 June | Kush Maini | Tom Gamble Kush Maini | Tom Gamble | Fortec Motorsports |
| 5 | R13 | Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) | 21 July | Tom Gamble | Tom Gamble | Linus Lundqvist | Double R Racing |
| 5 | R14 | Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) | 22 July | | Linus Lundqvist | Jamie Caroline | Carlin |
| 5 | R15 | Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium) | 22 July | Tom Gamble | Tom Gamble | Linus Lundqvist | Double R Racing |
| 6 | R16 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 4 August | Jamie Caroline | Nicolai Kjærgaard | Jamie Caroline | Carlin |
| 6 | R17 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 5 August | | Billy Monger | Jamie Chadwick | Douglas Motorsport |
| 6 | R18 | Brands Hatch (Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) | 5 August | Nicolai Kjærgaard | Nicolai Kjærgaard | Nicolai Kjærgaard | Carlin |
| 7 | R19 | Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) | 22 September | Billy Monger | Jamie Caroline | Nicolai Kjærgaard | Carlin |
| 7 | R20 | Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) | 23 September | | Billy Monger | Sun Yueyang | Carlin |
| 7 | R21 | Donington Park (Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) | 23 September | Billy Monger | Nicolai Kjærgaard | Nicolai Kjærgaard | Carlin |
| 8 | R22 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix, Northamptonshire) | 13 October | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Linus Lundqvist | Double R Racing |
| 8 | R23 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix, Northamptonshire) | 14 October | | Tom Gamble | Joshua Mason | Lanan Racing |
| 8 | R24 | Silverstone Circuit (Grand Prix, Northamptonshire) | 14 October | Race cancelled due to adverse weather conditions | Race cancelled due to adverse weather conditions | Race cancelled due to adverse weather conditions | Race cancelled due to adverse weather conditions |

## Championship standings
### Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top 20 classified finishers in races one and three, with the second race awarding points to only the top 15. Race two, which reversed the order of the race one finishers, providing they set a lap time within 103% of the fastest driver, will be awarded extra points for positions gained from drivers' respective starting positions.
| Races | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race | Position, points per race |
| Races | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
| Races 1 & 3 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Race 2 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

### Notes

* $^1$ $^2$ $^3$ refers to positions gained and thus extra points earned during race two.

### Drivers' championship

| Pos | Driver | OUL | OUL | OUL | ROC | ROC | ROC | SNE | SNE | SNE | SIL | SIL | SIL | SPA | SPA | SPA | BRH | BRH | BRH | DON | DON | DON | SIL | SIL | SIL | Pts |
| 1 | Linus Lundqvist | 1 | 8$^8$ | 5 | 2 | 3$^7$ | 1 | 3 | 4$^{11}$ | 1 | 1 | 6$^{11}$ | 2 | 1 | 8$^{10}$ | 1 | 2 | 11$^3$ | 3 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 1 | 16 | C | 531 |
| 2 | Nicolai Kjærgaard | 2 | 4$^{11}$ | 1 | Ret | 2$^{11}$ | 2 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 4$^8$ | 4 | 5 | 12$^1$ | Ret | 3 | 9$^4$ | 1 | 1 | 10$^8$ | 1 | Ret | 17 | C | 446 |
| 3 | Kush Maini | 9 | 5$^3$ | 3 | 7 | 1$^4$ | 3 | 2 | 14$^2$ | 3 | 2 | 14$^2$ | 3 | 7 | 10$^7$ | 11 | 6 | 3$^7$ | 6 | 5 | Ret | 15 | 11 | 6 | C | 366 |
| 4 | Krishnaraaj Mahadik | 5 | Ret | 9 | 4 | 4$^4$ | 6 | 10 | 2$^6$ | 11 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 6$^9$ | 8 | 7 | 2$^7$ | 8 | 3 | 5$^{11}$ | 2 | 6 | 11 | C | 358 |
| 5 | Tom Gamble | 4 | 6$^7$ | 2 | 1 | 5$^6$ | DSQ | 8 | Ret | 16 | 10 | 3$^5$ | 1 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 12 | DSQ | 16 | 2 | 15 | C | 346 |
| 6 | Billy Monger | 3 | 9$^5$ | 8 | 14 | 7$^5$ | Ret | 7 | 9$^2$ | 6 | 8 | 7$^3$ | 17 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 14$^1$ | 3 | 3 | 14 | C | 301 |
| 7 | Manuel Maldonado | 11 | 1$^5$ | 10 | 5 | 6$^1$ | 4 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 11$^3$ | 4 | 8 | 7$^1$ | 7 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 13 | C | 292 |
| 8 | Jamie Chadwick | 8 | 3$^6$ | 7 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 9$^4$ | 13 | 12 | 5$^2$ | 12 | 12 | 1$^3$ | 11 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 8 | C | 260 |
| 9 | Sasakorn Chaimongkol | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 3$^4$ | 9 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 2$^7$ | 10 | 10 | 4$^2$ | 10 | 18 | 4$^3$ | 10 | 10 | 7 | C | 242 |
| 10 | Sun Yueyang | 6 | 13 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 2$^3$ | 11 | 9 | 7$^3$ | 9 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 5 | C | 240 |
| 11 | Jusuf Owega | | | | 8 | 16 | Ret | 12 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 9$^2$ | 5 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 10 | C | 187 |
| 12 | Tristan Charpentier | 16 | 2 | 6 | DNS | 12$^7$ | DNS | 6 | 10$^2$ | 4 | 11 | 5$^2$ | 9 | 16 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 166 |
| 13 | Jamie Caroline | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 1$^7$ | 6 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 8$^9$ | DSQ | | | | 164 |
| 14 | Jordan Cane | 7 | Ret | WD | 3 | 8$^1$ | 5 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 3 | 8$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 159 |
| 15 | Pavan Ravishankar | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 17 | Ret | 14 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 2$^1$ | 13 | Ret | 18 | C | 153 |
| 16 | Ben Hurst | 15 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 16 | Ret | 12 | 17 | 13$^6$ | 17 | 15 | 2 | C | 137 |
| 17 | Arvin Esmaeili | 14 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 13$^1$ | Ret | 15 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 5 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 3 | C | 122 |
| 18 | Clément Novalak | Ret | 7$^{10}$ | 4 | Ret | 9$^6$ | DSQ | | | | 4 | 11$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 4 | C | 120 |
| 19 | Ayrton Simmons | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 4 | Ret | | | | 6 | 6$^7$ | 7 | 5 | 12 | C | 88 |
| 20 | Josh Mason | | | | Ret | 18 | 9 | | | | | | | 14 | 15 | Ret | 15 | 14$^2$ | 15 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 1 | C | 82 |
| 21 | Hampus Ericsson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 3$^2$ | 5 | 8 | 9 | C | 64 |
| 22 | Harry Webb | | | | | | | 5 | 11$^2$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 45 |
| 23 | Max Defourny | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | 11 | 11 | 6 | | | | 32 |
| 24 | Chia Wing Hoong | 12 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 14 | DSQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 |
| 25 | Cian Carey | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 9$^{11}$ | Ret | | | | 20 |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Race 2 at Silverstone was red-flagged after 2 laps and was not resumed due to adverse weather conditions. Due to regulations full points were awarded. The conditions also forced a cancellation of Race 3.