# List of British Formula Three champions

This article contains a list of British Formula Three champions. The championship has been in existence intermittently since 1951 and has some former champions who later made Formula One. The most notable among these are multiple Formula One world champions Ayrton Senna, Jackie Stewart, Nelson Piquet, Jim Clark, Emerson Fittipaldi and Mika Häkkinen. This list does not include champions of the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship.

## By season

| Season | Series Name | Champion | Team | Chassis/engine | National Class Champion |
| 1951 | Autosport F3 | Eric Brandon | | Cooper-Norton | |
| 1952 | Autosport F3 | Don Parker | | Kieft-Norton | |
| 1953 | Autosport F3 | Don Parker | | Kieft-Norton | |
| 1954 | BRSCC National F3 | Les Leston | | Cooper-Norton | |
| 1955 | BRSCC National F3 | Jim Russell | | Cooper-Norton | |
| 1955 | JAP F3 | Henry Taylor | | Cooper-JAP | |
| 1956 | BRSCC National F3 | Jim Russell | | Cooper-Norton | |
| 1957 | BRSCC National F3 | Jim Russell | | Cooper-Norton | |
| 1958 | BRSCC National F3 | Trevor Taylor | | Cooper-Norton | |
| 1959 | BRSCC F3 | Don Parker | | Cooper-Norton | |
| 1960 | John Davy Formula Junior | Jim Clark | | Lotus-Ford | |
| 1960 | BRSCC Formula Junior | Jack Pitcher | | Alexis-BMC | |
| 1960 | Motor Racing Formula Junior | Jim Clark Trevor Taylor | | Lotus-Ford | |
| 1961 | John Davy Formula Junior | Bill Moss | | Gemini-Ford | |
| 1961 | BRSCC Formula Junior | Mike Ledbrook | | Lotus-Ford | |
| 1961 | Motor Racing Formula Junior | Trevor Taylor | | Lotus-Ford | |
| 1962 | John Davy Formula Junior | John Fenning | | Lotus-Ford | |
| 1963 | BARC Express & Star Formula Junior | Peter Arundell | | Lotus-Ford | |
| 1964 | Express & Star F3 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell Racing | Cooper-BMC | |
| 1964 | BRSCC F3 | Rodney Banting | | Lotus-BMC | |
| 1964 | SMRC F3 | Sverrir Thoroddsson | | Lotus-Ford-Cosworth | |
| 1965 | BRSCC F3 | Tony Dean | | Brabham-Ford-Cosworth | |
| 1965 | BARC F3 | Roy Pike | | Brabham-Ford-Cosworth | |
| 1966 | Les Leston F3 | Harry Stiller | | Brabham-Ford-Cosworth | |
| 1967 | Les Leston F3 | Harry Stiller | | Brabham-Ford-Cosworth | |
| 1968 | Lombank F3 | Tim Schenken | | Chevron-Ford-Lucas | |
| 1969 | Lombank F3 | Emerson Fittipaldi | | Lotus-Ford-Holbay | |
| 1970 | Lombank F3 | Dave Walker | | Lotus-Ford-Holbay | |
| 1970 | Shellsport F3 | Tony Trimmer | | Brabham-Ford-Holbay | |
| 1970 | Forward Trust F3 | Carlos Pace | | Lotus-Ford-Holbay | |
| 1971 | Lombard North F3 | Roger Williamson | | March-Ford-Holbay | |
| 1971 | Shellsport National F3 | Dave Walker | | Lotus-Ford-Vegantune | |
| 1971 | Forward Trust BARC F3 | Dave Walker | | Lotus-Ford-Vegantune | |
| 1972 | Forward Trust BARC F3 | Roger Williamson | | GRD-Ford-Holbay | |
| 1972 | Lombard North F3 | Rikky von Opel | | Ensign-Ford-Vegantune | |
| 1972 | Shellsport National F3 | Roger Williamson | | GRD-Ford-Holbay | |
| 1973 | Forward Trust BARC F3 | Ian Taylor | | March-Ford-Holbay | |
| 1973 | Lombard North F3 | Tony Brise | | March-Ford-Holbay | |
| 1973 | John Player European F3 | Tony Brise | | March-Ford-Holbay | |
| 1974 | Forward Trust BARC F3 | Brian Henton | March Engineering | March-Ford-Holbay | |
| 1974 | Lombard North F3 | Brian Henton | March Engineering | March-Ford-Holbay | |
| 1975 | BP Super Visco F3 | Gunnar Nilsson | March Engineering | March-Toyota | |
| 1976 | Shellsport F3 | Bruno Giacomelli | March Engineering | March-Toyota | |
| 1976 | BP Super Visco F3 | Rupert Keegan | driver | March-Toyota | |
| 1977 | Vandervell F3 | Stephen South | Alan Docking Racing | March-Toyota | |
| 1977 | BP F3 | Derek Daly | Derek McMahon Racing | Chevron-Toyota | |
| 1978 | Vandervell F3 | Derek Warwick | driver | Ralt-Toyota | |
| 1978 | BP F3 | Nelson Piquet | driver | Ralt-Toyota | |
| 1979 | Vandervell British F3 | Chico Serra | Project Four Racing | Ralt-Toyota | |
| 1980 | Vandervell British F3 | Stefan Johansson | Project Four Racing | March-Toyota | |
| 1981 | Marlboro British F3 | Jonathan Palmer | West Surrey Racing | Ralt-Toyota | |
| 1982 | Marlboro British F3 | Tommy Byrne | Murray Taylor Racing | Ralt-Toyota | |
| 1983 | Marlboro British F3 | Ayrton Senna | West Surrey Racing | Ralt-Toyota | |
| 1984 | Marlboro British F3 | Johnny Dumfries | David Price Racing | Ralt-Volkswagen | Keith Fine |
| 1985 | Marlboro British F3 | Maurício Gugelmin | West Surrey Racing | Ralt-Volkswagen | Carlton Tingling |
| 1986 | Lucas British F3 | Andy Wallace | Madgwick Motorsport | Reynard-Volkswagen | Steve Kempton |
| 1987 | Lucas British F3 | Johnny Herbert | Eddie Jordan Racing | Reynard-Volkswagen | Gary Dunn |
| 1988 | Lucas British F3 | JJ Lehto | Pacific Racing | Reynard-Toyota | Alistair Lyall |
| 1989 | Lucas British F3 | David Brabham | Bowman Racing | Ralt-Volkswagen | Fernando Plata |
| 1990 | British F3 | Mika Häkkinen | West Surrey Racing | Ralt-Mugen-Honda | Charles Rickett |
| 1991 | British F3 | Rubens Barrichello | West Surrey Racing | Ralt-Mugen-Honda | Pekka Herva |
| 1992 | British F3 | Gil de Ferran | Paul Stewart Racing | Reynard-Mugen-Honda | Paul Evans |
| 1993 | British F3 | Kelvin Burt | Paul Stewart Racing | Reynard-Mugen-Honda | Jamie Spence |
| 1994 | British F3 | Jan Magnussen | Paul Stewart Racing | Dallara-Mugen-Honda | Duncan Vercoe |
| 1995 | British F3 | Oliver Gavin | Edenbridge Racing | Dallara-Vauxhall | Martin Byford |
| 1996 | British F3 | Ralph Firman | Paul Stewart Racing | Dallara-Mugen-Honda | Simon Wills |
| 1997 | Autosport British F3 | Jonny Kane | Paul Stewart Racing | Dallara-Mugen-Honda | Martin O'Connell |
| 1998 | Autosport British F3 | Mario Haberfeld | Paul Stewart Racing | Dallara-Mugen-Honda | Phillip Scifleet |
| 1999 | Autosport British F3 | Marc Hynes | Manor Motorsport | Dallara-Mugen-Honda | Martin O'Connell |
| 2000 | Green Flag British F3 | Antônio Pizzonia | Manor Motorsport | Dallara-Mugen-Honda | Gary Paffett |
| 2001 | Green Flag British F3 | Takuma Sato | Carlin Motorsport | Dallara-Mugen-Honda | Robbie Kerr |
| 2002 | Green Flag British F3 | Robbie Kerr | Alan Docking Racing | Dallara-Mugen-Honda | Adam Carroll |
| 2003 | British F3 International | Alan van der Merwe | Carlin Motorsport | Dallara-Mugen-Honda | Ernesto Viso |
| 2004 | British F3 International | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Piquet Sports | Dallara-Mugen-Honda | Ryan Lewis |
| 2005 | British F3 International | Álvaro Parente | Carlin Motorsport | Dallara-Mugen-Honda | Salvador Durán |
| 2006 | Lloyds TSB Insurance British F3 International | Mike Conway | Räikkönen Robertson Racing | Dallara-AMG-Mercedes | Rodolfo González |
| 2007 | Lloyds TSB Insurance British F3 International | Marko Asmer | Hitech Racing | Dallara-AMG-Mercedes | Sergio Pérez |
| 2008 | British F3 International | Jaime Alguersuari | Carlin Motorsport | Dallara-AMG-Mercedes | Jay Bridger |
| 2009 | Cooper Tires British F3 International Series | Daniel Ricciardo | Carlin Motorsport | Dallara-Volkswagen | Daniel McKenzie |
| 2010 | Cooper Tires British F3 International Series | Jean-Éric Vergne | Carlin Motorsport | Dallara-Volkswagen | Menasheh Idafar |
| 2011 | Cooper Tires British F3 International Series | Felipe Nasr | Carlin | Dallara-Volkswagen | Kotaro Sakurai |
| 2012 | Cooper Tires British F3 International Series | Jack Harvey | Carlin | Dallara-Volkswagen | Spike Goddard |
| 2013 | Cooper Tires British F3 International Series | Jordan King | Carlin | Dallara-Volkswagen | Sun Zheng |
| 2014 | Cooper Tires British F3 International Series | Martin Cao | Fortec Motorsports | Dallara-Mercedes | not awarded |
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## By driver nationality

| Pos | Nation | Championships |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 51 |
| 2 | Brazil | 12 |
| 3 | Australia | 7 |
| 4 | Ireland | 3 |
| 5 | Sweden | 2 |
| 5 | Finland | 2 |
| 7 | Liechtenstein | 1 |
| 7 | Iceland | 1 |
| 7 | Italy | 1 |
| 7 | Denmark | 1 |
| 7 | Japan | 1 |
| 7 | South Africa | 1 |
| 7 | Portugal | 1 |
| 7 | Estonia | 1 |
| 7 | Spain | 1 |
| 7 | France | 1 |
| 7 | China | 1 |
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## Multiple champions

Drivers :
| Driver | Championships |
| Don Parker | 3 - 1952, 1953, 1959 |
| Jim Russell | 3 - 1955 (BRSCC National), 1956, 1957 |
| Trevor Taylor | 3 - 1958, 1960 (Motor Racing Formula Junior), 1961 (Motor Racing Formula Junior) |
| Dave Walker | 3 - 1970 (Lombank), 1971 (Shellsport National), 1971 (Forward Trust BARC) |
| Roger Williamson | 3 - 1971 (Lombard North), 1972 (Forward Trust BARC), 1972 (Shellsport National) |
| Jim Clark | 2 - 1960 (John Davy Formula Junior), 1960 (Motor Racing Formula Junior) |
| Harry Stiller | 2 - 1966, 1967 |
| Tony Brise | 2 - 1973 (Lombard North), 1973 (John Player European) |
| Brian Henton | 2 - 1974 (Forward Trust BARC), 1974 (Lombard North) |
| Teams ||
| Team | Championships |
| Carlin | 9 - 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Paul Stewart Racing | 6 - 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| West Surrey Racing | 5 - 1982, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1991 |
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