# 1991 British Formula Three Championship

The 1991 British Formula Three season was the 41st British Formula Three Championship, won by Brazilian Rubens Barrichello. The season started on 17 March at Silverstone and ended on 13 October at Thruxton following sixteen races. The 1991 season is often considered a 'vintage' year for the series, producing two future Formula One Grand Prix winners in the form of Barrichello and David Coulthard as well as a future champions in CART (de Ferran), BTCC (Rydell) and WEC (Kristensen). It was also the last title win for Ralt chassis and the West Surrey Racing team. Class B was won by Finnish driver Pekka Herva.

## 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 | Ralt RT35 | Mugen-Honda | 1 | Jordi Gené | All |
| West Surrey Racing | Ralt RT35 | Mugen-Honda | 2 | Pedro Diniz | 1-14 |
| West Surrey Racing | Ralt RT35 | Mugen-Honda | 9 | Rubens Barrichello | All |
| Steve Robertson Racing | Bowman BC1 | Volkswagen-Spiess | 3 | Steve Robertson | 14-16 |
| Bowman Racing | Bowman BC1 | Volkswagen-Spiess | 3 | Steve Robertson | 1-13 |
| Bowman Racing | Bowman BC1 | Volkswagen-Spiess | 4 | Oswaldo Negri | All |
| Bowman Racing | Bowman BC1 | Volkswagen-Spiess | 10 | Olivier Beretta | 9-12, 14-16 |
| Paul Stewart Racing | Ralt RT35 | Mugen-Honda | 5 | David Coulthard | All |
| Paul Stewart Racing | Ralt RT35 | Mugen-Honda | 6 | Eduar Merhy Neto | 2-6 |
| Paul Stewart Racing | Ralt RT35 | Mugen-Honda | 6 | André Ribeiro | 11-16 |
| Alan Docking Racing | Ralt RT35 | Mugen-Honda | 7 | Marcel Albers | All |
| Alan Docking Racing | Ralt RT35 | Mugen-Honda | 8 | Hideki Noda | All |
| Edenbridge Racing | Ralt RT34 | Mugen-Honda | 11 | Mikke Van Hool | 1-2 |
| Edenbridge Racing | Reynard 913 | Mugen-Honda | 11 | Mikke Van Hool | 3-16 |
| Edenbridge Racing | Reynard 913 | Mugen-Honda | 12 | Gil de Ferran | 3-16 |
| Racefax Motorsport | Reynard 913 | Mugen-Honda | 14 | Bernard Dolan | 1-5, 7-8, 10-12 |
| Volkswagen Motorsport | Ralt RT35 | Volkswagen-Spiess | 15 | Klaus Panchyrz | 10 |
| Volkswagen Motorsport | Ralt RT35 | Volkswagen-Spiess | 16 | Tom Kristensen | 10 |
| ZW Motorsports | Reynard 913 | Mugen-Honda | 17 | Derek Higgins | 4-5 |
| TOM'S GB | TOM'S 031F | TOM'S-Toyota | 18 | Kelvin Burt | 15 |
| TOM'S GB | TOM'S 031F | TOM'S-Toyota | 19 | Rickard Rydell | All |
| APEX | Ralt RT35 | Alfa Romeo-Novamotor | 20 | Urmas Pold | 5-8 |
| APEX | Ralt RT35 | Alfa Romeo-Novamotor | 22 | Viktor Kosankov | 5-8 |
| Reynard R&D | Reynard 913 | Mugen-Honda | 21 | Gil de Ferran | 1-2 |
| Bongers Motorsport | Reynard 913 | Volkswagen-Spiess | 23 | Jörg Müller | 10 |
| GB Motorsport | Reynard 913 | Volkswagen-Spiess | 25 | Elton Julian | 12-13 |
| GB Motorsport | Reynard 913 | Volkswagen-Spiess | 25 | Bobby Carville | 15 |
| Class B ||||||
| Cram Motorsport | Ralt RT34 | Mugen-Honda | 26 | Rob Mears | All |
| Cram Motorsport | Ralt RT34 | Mugen-Honda | 27 | Alan Carruthers | 1-10 |
| Paul Tickner | Ralt RT30 | Volkswagen | 29 | Paul Tickner | 5 |
| Tollbar Racing | Ralt RT32 | Volkswagen-Spiess | 30 | "Martin" | 3 |
| Tollbar Racing | Ralt RT32 | Volkswagen-Spiess | 31 | Guido Basile | 10 |
| ZW Motorsports | Ralt RT34 | Mugen-Honda | 32 | Sandy Brody | 1-6 |
| Longridge Racing | Reynard 903 | TOM'S-Toyota | 32 | Dominic Chappell | 16 |
| Longridge Racing | Reynard 903 | TOM'S-Toyota | 53 | Dominic Chappell | 15 |
| John Lee Motorsport | Ralt RT32 | TOM'S-Toyota | 33 | John Lee | All |
| Peter Lea Racing | Reynard 883 | Alfa Romeo-Novamotor | 34 | Alan Tulloch | 1-10 |
| Peter Lea Racing | Reynard 883 | Alfa Romeo-Novamotor | 35 | Eddie Kimbell | 10 |
| Tech-Speed Motorsport | Reynard 903 | Volkswagen-Spiess | 45 | Juan Serda | 8-10 |
| Tech-Speed Motorsport | Reynard 903 | Volkswagen-Spiess | 54 | Juan Serda | 16 |
| Tech-Speed Motorsport | Reynard 903 | Volkswagen-Spiess | 36 | Steven Arnold | 5-11 |
| Tech-Speed Motorsport | Ralt RT34 | Mugen-Honda | 36 | Steven Arnold | 12-16 |
| John Wilcock | Reynard 893 | TOM'S-Toyota | 37 | John Wilcock | 1-10, 12-16 |
| Formel Rennsport | Reynard 903 | Volkswagen-Spiess | 38 | René Wartmann | 10 |
| Barrie Pusey | Reynard 873 | Volkswagen-Judd | 40 | Barrie Pusey | 3, 10 |
| EIS Racing | Dallara F387 | Volkswagen-Spiess | 41 | Ian Jacobs | 8-10 |
| Fred Goddard Racing | Reynard 893 | Volkswagen-Spiess | 42 | Pekka Herva | 3-16 |
| Fred Goddard Racing | Ralt RT34 | Volkswagen-Spiess | 44 | Sherif El Sakkaf | 2, 12-15 |
| Prowess Racing | Ralt RT34 | Mugen-Honda | 43 | Hugo Spowers | 8-12 |
| Prowess Racing | Ralt RT34 | Mugen-Honda | 43 | Oliver Tan | 16 |
| Prowess Racing | Ralt RT34 | Mugen-Honda | 51 | Oliver Tan | 15 |
| Brian Phillips | Reynard 883 | Volkswagen | 46 | Brian Phillips | 12-13 |
| Alan Docking Racing | Ralt RT34 | Mugen-Honda | 47 | Sandy Brody | 8-16 |
| Team West-Tec | Reynard 893 | Volkswagen-Spiess | 48 | Thornton Mustard | 15 |
| Team West-Tec | Reynard 893 | Volkswagen-Spiess | 55 | Thornton Mustard | 14 |
| Team West-Tec | Reynard 893 | Volkswagen-Spiess | 82 | Thornton Mustard | 11, 16 |
| Steve Bottoms | Reynard 863 | Volkswagen | 49 | Steve Bottoms | 8 |
| Mark Bailey Racing | Ralt RT34 | Mugen-Honda | 50 | Nigel Smith | 8-13, 15-16 |
| Tony Trevor | Ralt RT32 | Volkswagen | 52 | Tony Trevor | 11 |
| Peter Morgan | Reynard 903 | Volkswagen | 55 | Peter Morgan | 12-13 |