# 1977 British Formula Three season

The 1977 British Formula Three season was the 27th season of the British Formula Three season. Derek Daly took the B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British Formula 3 Championship, while Stephen South took the B.R.D.C. Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship.
The success of the European Championship, now in its third season, stole some of the limelight from the British championships in 1977 and the continuing divide between the BP-sponsored BARC title and the Vandervell-sponsored BRDC title cannot have helped.
South started the season in dominant form in the March 763-Toyota he had raced in the previous year and led both championships into July. After wrecking the 763 in an accident with Len Cooke he moved over to a March 773-Toyota and the BP series turned into a three-way fight with Daly and Cooke. Daly led into the final round and clinched the title by winning after his rivals dropped out. South's consolation was the Vandervell title. Both drivers moved into F2 for 1978 but only Daly was able to secure a proper budget.

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

Champion: Derek Daly
Joint Runner Up: Stephen South and Eje Elgh

### Results

| Date | Round | Circuit | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning car |
| 13/03/77 | Rd.1 | Thruxton | Stephen South | Stephen South/Team BP | March 763-Toyota |
| 26/03/77 | Rd.2 | Oulton Park (short) | Eje Elgh | Chevron Racing Team | Chevron B38-Toyota |
| 03/04/77 | Rd.3 | Silverstone (Club) | Ian Taylor | Unipart Racing Team | March 773-Triumph |
| 11/04/77 | Rd.4 | Thruxton | Eje Elgh | Chevron Racing Team | Chevron B38-Toyota |
| 24/04/77 | Rd.5 | Zolder | Piercarlo Ghinzani | AFMP Euroracing with March | March 773-Toyota |
| 21/05/77 | Rd.6 | Monaco | Didier Pironi | Écurie Elf | Martini Mk21-Toyota |
| 29/05/77 | Rd.7 | Brands Hatch (Club) | Stephen South | Team BP | March 763-Toyota |
| 07/06/77 | Rd.8 | Donington Park | Geoff Brabham | Brabham Racing Organisation | Ralt RT1-Toyota |
| 19/06/77 | Rd.9 | Thruxton | Geoff Lees | Chevron Racing Team | Chevron B38-Toyota |
| 10/07/77 | Rd.10 | Cadwell Park | James King | March Racing Ltd | March 773-Toyota |
| 31/07/77 | Rd.11 | Donington Park | Eje Elgh | Chevron Racing Team | Chevron B38-Toyota |
| 07/08/77 | Rd.12 | Snetterton | Stephen South | Team BP | March 763-Toyota |
| 11/09/77 | Rd.13 | Brands Hatch (Club) | Derek Daly | Derek McMahon Racing | Chevron B38-Toyota |
| 25/09/77 | Rd.14 | Mallory Park | Derek Daly | Derek McMahon Racing | Chevron B38-Toyota |
| 16/10/77 | Rd.15 | Donington Park | Derek Daly | Derek McMahon Racing | Chevron B38-Toyota |
| 30/10/77 | Rd.16 | Thruxton | Derek Daly | Derek McMahon Racing | Chevron B38-Toyota |
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### Table

| Place | Driver | Entrant | Car | Total |
| 1 | Derek Daly | Derek McMahon Racing | Chevron B38-Toyota | 69 |
| 2 | Stephen South | Team BP | March 763-Toyota March 773-Toyota | 56 |
| 2 | Eje Elgh | Chevron Racing Team | Chevron B38-Toyota | 56 |
| 4 | Geoff Lees | Chevron Racing Team | Chevron B38-Toyota | 41 |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | Warwick Trailers | Chevron B38-Toyota Ralt RT1-Toyota | 40 |
| 6 | James King | March Racing Ltd | March 773-Toyota | 22 |
| 7 | Brett Riley | AFMP Euroracing with March | March 773-Toyota | 16 |
| 8 | Ian Taylor | Unipart Racing Team | March 773-Triumph | 11 |
| 9 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | AFMP Euroracing with March | March 773-Toyota | 9 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Écurie Elf | Martini Mk21-Toyota | 9 |
| 9 | Tiff Needell | Unipart Racing Team | March 773-Triumph | 9 |
| 12 | Elio de Angelis | Trivallato Racing Team Elio de Angelis | Chevron B38-Toyota Ralt RT1-Toyota | 8 |
| 13 | Thorkild Thyrring | Chevron Racing Team | Chevron B38-Toyota | 7 |
| 13 | Ian Flux | Ockley Team Racing | Ralt RT1-Toyota | 7 |
| 15 | Mario Ferraris | March Racing Ltd | March 773-Toyota | 6 |
| 15 | Piero Necchi | Trivallato Racing Team Astra Racing Team | Chevron B38-Toyota Ralt RT1-Toyota | 6 |
| 17 | David Kennedy | Anglia Cars Ltd | Argo JM1-Toyota | 4 |
| 17 | Anders Olofsson | Puss o Kram Jeamns Racing | Ralt RT1-Toyota | 4 |
| 19 | Aryon Cornelsen-Filho | March Racing Ltd | March 773-Toyota | 3 |
| 19 | Patrick Gaillard | Patrick Gaillard | Chevron B38-Toyota | 3 |
| 19 | Stefan Johansson | Anglia Cars Ltd | Argo JM1-Toyota | 3 |
| 22 | Paul Bernasconi | Paul Bernasconi | Ralt RT1-Toyota | 2 |
| 22 | Don Farthing | Don Farthing Racing | Ralt RT1-Toyota | 2 |
| 24 | Gianfranco Brancatelli | Scuderia Everest | Ralt RT1-Toyota | 1 |
| 24 | John Bright | Bob Gerard Racing | Wheatcroft R18-Toyota | 1 |
| 24 | Ian Grob | Alan Docking Racing | Chevron B38-Toyota | 1 |
| 24 | Mario Pati | Automovel Club Paulista AFMP Euroracing with March | Ralt RT1-Toyota March 773-Toyota | 1 |
| 24 | Oscar Pedersoli | Scuderia Gulf Rondini | Ralt RT1-Toyota | 1 |
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## B.R.D.C. Vandervell British F3 Championship

Champion: Stephen South
Runner Up: Brett Riley

### Results

| Date | Round | Circuit | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning car |
| 06/03/77 | Rd.1 | Silverstone | Stephen South | Team BP | March 763-Toyota |
| 01/05/77 | Rd.2 | Brands Hatch | Stephen South | Team BP | March 763-Toyota |
| 06/06/77 | Rd.3 | Silverstone (Club) | Geoff Brabham | Brabham Racing Organisation | Ralt RT1-Toyota |
| 16/07/77 | Rd.4 | Silverstone | Anders Olofsson | Puss o Kram Jeans Racing | Ralt RT1-Toyota |
| 27/08/77 | Rd.5 | Donington Park | Brett Riley | David Price Racing | March 773-Toyota |
| 29/08/77 | Rd.6 | Silverstone (Club) | Beppe Gabbiani | Trivellato Racing Team | Chevron B38-Toyota |
| 01/10/77 | Rd.7 | Silverstone | Brett Riley | David Price Racing | March 773-Toyota |
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### Table

| Place | Driver | Entrant | Car | Total |
| 1 | Stephen South | Team BP | March 763-Toyota March 773-Toyota | 75 |
| 2 | Brett Riley | AFMP Euroracing with March | March 773-Toyota | 58 |
| 3 | Derek Warwick | Warwick Trailers | Ralt RT1-Toyota Chevron B38-Toyota | 41 |
| 4 | Geoff Brabham | Brabham Racing Organisation | Ralt RT1-Toyota | 36 |
| 5 | Eje Elgh | Chevron Racing Team | Chevron B38-Toyota | 34 |
| 5 | Derek Daly | Derek McMahon Racing | Chevron B38-Toyota | 34 |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Scuderia Mirabella Mille Miglia | March 773-Toyota Ralt RT1-Toyota | 32 |
| 8 | Beppe Gabbiani | Trivellato Racing Team | Chevron B38-Toyota | 30 |
| 9 | Ian Taylor | Unipart Racing Team | March 773-Triumph | 26 |
| 10 | Geoff Lees | Chevron Racing Team | Chevron B38-Toyota | 24 |
| 11 | Anders Olofsson | Puss o Kram Jeans Racing | Ralt RT1-Toyota | 23 |
| 11 | Tiff Needell | Unipart Racing Team | March 773-Triumph | 23 |
| 13 | Patrick Gaillard | Patrick Gaillard | Chevron B38-Toyota | 21 |
| 14 | Ian Flux | Ockley Team Racing | Ralt RT1-Toyota | 19 |
| 15 | Elio de Angelis | Elio de Angelis Trivellato Racing Team | Ralt RT1-Toyota Chevron B38-Toyota | 15 |
| 16 | Ian Grob | Alan Docking Racing | Chevron B38-Toyota | 14 |
| 17 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | AFMP Euroracing with March | March 773-Toyota | 10 |
| 17 | Nigel Mansell | Alan McKechnie Racing | Puma 377-Toyota Lola T570-Toyota | 10 |
| 17 | Mario Pati | Automovel Club Paulista AFMP Euroracing with March | Ralt RT1-Toyota March 773-Toyota | 10 |
| 20 | Jan Seymour | City Speed Racing | March 763-Toyota | 8 |
| 20 | Bertram Schäfer | Klaus Zimmermann Racing Team | Ralt RT1-Toyota | 8 |
| 22 | Philippe Colonna | Alan Docking Racing | Chevron B38-Toyota | 6 |
| 22 | Danny Sullivan | Anglia Cars Ltd | Argo JM1-Toyota | 6 |
| 24 | James King | March Racing Ltd | March-Toyota 773 | 4 |
| 25 | John Bright | Bob Gerard Racing | Wheatcroft R18-Toyota | 3 |
| 25 | Pierre Dieudonné | Dr. Joseph Ehrlich | Ehrlich ES6-Toyota Ehrlich RP3-Toyota | 3 |
| 25 | Chris Farrell | Chris Farrell | Chevron B38-Toyota | 3 |
| 28 | John Stokes | Bogarts of Birmingham | Chevron B38-Toyota | 2 |
| 28 | Thorkild Thyrring | Chevron Racing Team | Chevron B38-Toyota | 2 |
| 30 | Jan Lammers | Hawke Racing Team Racing Team Holland | Hawke DL18-Toyota Ralt RT1-Toyota | 1 |
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## Non-Championship Races
### Results

| Date | Race | Circuit | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning car |
| 08/07/77 | Donington Trophy | Donington Park | John Bright | Bob Gerard Racing | Wheatcroft R18-Toyota |
| 04/09/77 | B.R.S.C.C. Trophy | Mallory Park | Stephen South | Team BP | March 763-Toyota |
| 13/11/77 | Gone in 60seconds Formula 3 Trophy | Thruxton | Derek Daly | Derek McMahon Racing | Chevron B38-Toyota |
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