1979 British Formula Three Championship

The 1979 British Formula Three season was the 29th season of the British Formula Three Championship.

Only Project Four Racing and Team Tiga appeared properly prepared for the 1979 season, with respective drivers Chico Serra and Andrea de Cesaris. It would be Serra’s consistency that saw him take the BARC/BRDC Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship after a number of avoidable accidents and mistakes from de Cesaris, dropped him from contention. The Kiwi teenage sensation, Mike Thackwell was also very consistent,^[1] winning four of the last eight races for the works March Racing team.^[2]

B.A.R.C./B.R.D.C. Vandervell British F3 Championship

Champion: Chico Serra

Runner Up: Andrea de Cesaris ^[3]

Results

Date	Round	Circuit	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning car
04/03/79	Rd.1	Silverstone (club)	Chico Serra	Sadia Racing with Project Four	March 793-Toyota
11/03/79	Rd.2	Thruxton	Andrea de Cesaris	Marlboro Team Tiga	March 793-Toyota
25/03/79	Rd.3	Silverstone	Nigel Mansell	Unipart Team	March 783/793-Triumph
01/04/79	Rd.4	Snetterton	Chico Serra	Sadia Racing with Project Four	March 793-Toyota
08/04/79	Rd.5	Donington Park	Chico Serra	Sadia Racing with Project Four	March 793-Toyota
16/04/79	Rd.5	Thruxton	Andrea de Cesaris	Marlboro Team Tiga	March 793-Toyota
07/05/79	Rd.7	Brands Hatch (Indy)	Andrea de Cesaris	Marlboro Team Tiga	March 793-Toyota
20/05/79	Rd.8	Donington Park	Brett Riley	Unipart Team	March 793-Triumph
28/05/79	Rd.9	Silverstone (club)	Bernard Devaney	Derek McMahon Racing with Chevron Cars	Chevron B47B-Toyota
10/06/79	Rd.10	Brands Hatch (Indy)	Mike Thackwell	March Racing Ltd	March 793-Toyota
17/06/79	Rd.11	Cadwell Park	Andrea de Cesaris	Marlboro Team Tiga	March 793-Toyota
01/07/79	Rd.12	Silverstone (Club)	Andrea de Cesaris	Marlboro Team Tiga	March 793-Toyota
13/07/79	Rd.13	Silverstone	Mike Thackwell	March Racing Ltd	March 793-Toyota
05/08/79	Rd.14	Snetterton	Mike Thackwell	March Racing Ltd	March 793-Toyota
12/08/79	Rd.15	Mallory Park	Chico Serra	Sadia Racing with Project Four	March 793-Toyota
27/08/79	Rd.16	Silverstone (Club)	Chico Serra	Sadia Racing with Project Four	March 793-Toyota
15/09/79	Rd.17	Oulton Park	Mike Thackwell	March Racing Ltd	March 793-Toyota
30/09/79	Rd.18	Thruxton	Andrea de Cesaris	Marlboro Team Tiga	March 793-Toyota
07/10/79	Rd.19	Silverstone	Stefan Johansson	Marlboro Racing with Derek McMahon	March 793-Toyota
28/10/79	Rd.20	Thruxton	Mike Thackwell	March Racing Ltd	March 793-Toyota
Source:^[4]

Table

Place	Driver	Car — Engine	Total
1	Chico Serra	March 793-Toyota	103
2	Andrea de Cesaris	March 793-Toyota	90
3	Mike Thackwell	March 793-Toyota	71
4	Stefan Johansson	Chevron B47-Toyota March 793-Toyota	54
5	Brett Riley	March 783/793-Triumph	40
6	Kenny Acheson	Ralt RT1-Toyota March 793-Toyota	35
7	Bernard Devaney	Chevron B47-Toyota	27
8	Nigel Mansell	March 783/793-Triumph	24
9	Michael Roe	Chevron B47-Toyota	15
9	Roberto Guerrero	Argo JM3-Toyota	15
11	Eddie Jordan	Chevron B47-Toyota March 793-Toyota	9
12	Alain Prost	Martini Mk27-Renault	4
	Rob Wilson	March 793-Toyota	4
	John Bright	March 793-Toyota	4
	Jorge Caton	Ralt RT1-Toyota	4
	Placido Iglesias	Ralt RT1-Toyota	4
17	Fernando Jorge	Ralt RT1-Toyota	3
17	Mike Blanchet	Lola T670-Chevrolet Lola T670-Toyota	3
19	Thierry Boutsen	March-Toyota 793	2
20	Ken Eady	March 783/793-Triumph	1
	Richard Dallest	Martini Mk27-Toyota	1
	Alan Smith	Chevron B47B-Toyota	1
	Bengt Trägårdh	Ralt RT1-Toyota	1
	Jon Hedström	Ralt RT1-Toyota	1
Source:^[3]

Non-Championship Races

Results

Date	Race	Circuit	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning car
03/06/79	RAC FOCA Trophy	Donington Park	Michael Roe	David Clark Team Riva Watches	Chevron B47-Toyota
15/07/79	Radio Trent Trophy	Donington Park	Kenny Acheson	The RMC Group	March 793-Toyota
09/09/79	John Player International F3 Trophy	Donington Park	Kenny Acheson	The RMC Group	March 793-Toyota
03/11/79	BARC TV Trophy	Thruxton	Kenny Acheson	The RMC Group	March 793-Toyota
Source:^[4]

References

^ Clark, Michael (21 April 2011). "Motorsport Flashback – Mike Thackwell: Teenage Sensation – 224". New Zealand Classic Car. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
^ "British Formula 3 1979 season review and full race results".
^ ^a ^b "F2 Register - Index".
^ ^a ^b "F2 Register - Index".

[nzcc-1] Clark, Michael (21 April 2011). "Motorsport Flashback – Mike Thackwell: Teenage Sensation – 224". New Zealand Classic Car. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 25 March 2012.

[2] "British Formula 3 1979 season review and full race results".

[formula2.net-3] "F2 Register - Index".

[ReferenceA-4] "F2 Register - Index".

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