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.[1]

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

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Champion:   Derek Daly

Joint Runner Up:   Stephen South and   Eje Elgh

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Results

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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
Source:[2][3]

Table

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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
  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
  Didier Pironi Écurie Elf Martini Mk21-Toyota 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
  Ian Flux Ockley Team Racing Ralt RT1-Toyota 7
15   Mario Ferraris March Racing Ltd March 773-Toyota 6
  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
  Anders Olofsson Puss o Kram Jeamns Racing Ralt RT1-Toyota 4
19   Aryon Cornelsen-Filho March Racing Ltd March 773-Toyota 3
  Patrick Gaillard Patrick Gaillard Chevron B38-Toyota 3
  Stefan Johansson Anglia Cars Ltd Argo JM1-Toyota 3
22   Paul Bernasconi Paul Bernasconi Ralt RT1-Toyota 2
  Don Farthing Don Farthing Racing Ralt RT1-Toyota 2
24   Gianfranco Brancatelli Scuderia Everest Ralt RT1-Toyota 1
  John Bright Bob Gerard Racing Wheatcroft R18-Toyota 1
  Ian Grob Alan Docking Racing Chevron B38-Toyota 1
  Mario Pati Automovel Club Paulista
AFMP Euroracing with March
Ralt RT1-Toyota
March 773-Toyota
1
  Oscar Pedersoli Scuderia Gulf Rondini Ralt RT1-Toyota 1
Source:[1]

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

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Champion:   Stephen South

Runner Up:   Brett Riley

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Results

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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
Source:[2][4]

Table

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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
  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
  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
  Nigel Mansell Alan McKechnie Racing Puma 377-Toyota
Lola T570-Toyota
10
  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
  Bertram Schäfer Klaus Zimmermann Racing Team Ralt RT1-Toyota 8
22   Philippe Colonna Alan Docking Racing Chevron B38-Toyota 6
  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
  Pierre Dieudonné Dr. Joseph Ehrlich Ehrlich ES6-Toyota
Ehrlich RP3-Toyota
3
  Chris Farrell Chris Farrell Chevron B38-Toyota 3
28   John Stokes Bogarts of Birmingham Chevron B38-Toyota 2
  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
Source:[1]

Non-Championship Races

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Results

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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
Source:[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Formula 3 1977 - Championship Tables".
  2. ^ a b c "Formula 3 « OldRacingCars.com".
  3. ^ http://formula-net/F377_Index.htm[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b http://formula-net/F377_Index.hrm[permanent dead link]