The 2019 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship was a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England, with one round in Belgium. The 2019 season was the fourth organised by the British Racing Drivers' Club in the United Kingdom. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, and also featured the 2-litre 230-bhp Tatuus-Cosworth single seat race car in the main series. The season commenced at Oulton Park on 20 April and ended on 15 September at Donington Park, after eight triple header events for a total of twenty-four races.[1]
Teams and drivers
editAll teams are British-registered.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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| Fortec Motorsports | 3 |  Johnathan Hoggard[2]
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| 33 |  Manuel Maldonado[3]
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| 35 |  Kris Wright[4]
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| Chris Dittmann Racing | 7 |  Nazim Azman[5]
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| 12 | Ayrton Simmons[6]
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| Carlin | 8 | Kaylen Frederick[7]
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All |
| 17 |  Clément Novalak[8][a]
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| 22 |  Lucas Petersson[9]
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| Douglas Motorsport | 20 |  Benjamin Pedersen[10]
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1–7 |
| 55 |  Ulysse de Pauw[11]
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| 87 | Kiern Jewiss[12]
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| Lanan Racing | 16 |  Andreas Estner[13]
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3, 5 |
| 21 | Joshua Mason[14]
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| Double R Racing | 24 | Hampus Ericsson[15]
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| 26 | Neil Verhagen[16]
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| 28 |  Pavan Ravishankar[17]
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| Hillspeed | 25 |  Nicolás Varrone[18]
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3, 5, 7 |
| 79 |  Sasakorn Chaimongkol[19]
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All |
Race calendar and results
editThe calendar was revealed on 8 November 2018. The series supports British GT at all events, excluding the 17-18 August round at Silverstone Circuit.[1]
Championship standings
edit- Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top 20 classified finishers in races one and three, with the second race awarding points to only the top 15. Race two, which reversed the order of the race one finishers, providing they set a lap time within 103% of the fastest driver, will be awarded extra points for positions gained from drivers' respective starting positions.
| Races | Position, points per race | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | |
| Races 1 & 3 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Race 2 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
- Notes
- 1 2 3 refers to positions gained and thus extra points earned during race two.
Drivers' championship
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Notes
edit- ^ Clément Novalak is a Franco-Swiss driver who competed under a British licence.
References
edit- ^ a b "2019 BRDC British F3 Championship calendar revealed". BRDC British F3 Championship. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "F4 front-runner Johnathan Hoggard confirms move up to BRDC British F3 with Fortec". 26 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Manuel Maldonado to mount title challenge in third British F3 season with Fortec". 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "American all-rounder Kris Wright joins Fortec for 2019 BRDC British F3 Championship". 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Nazim Azman moves up to BRDC British F3 with Chris Dittmann Racing". 13 March 2019. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ "Ayrton Simmons targets title in full BRDC British F3 campaign with Chris Dittmann Racing". 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Kaylen Frederick steps up to BRDC British F3 with Carlin". 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Clement Novalak completes Carlin's BRDC British F3 squad". 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Carlin signs Lucas Petersson for 2019 BRDC British F3 season". 5 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Benjamin Pedersen joins Douglas Motorsport for 2019 BRDC British F3 assault". 22 February 2019. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Belgian ace De Pauw completes Douglas Motorsport's 2019 British F3 roster". 6 March 2019. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "British F4 champion Kiern Jewiss graduates to BRDC British F3 with Douglas Motorsport". 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Andreas Estner joins Lanan Racing for Silverstone and Spa British F3 rounds". 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Josh Mason confirms BRDC British F3 return with Lanan Racing". 7 December 2018. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Swedish star Ericsson joins Double R Racing for first full BRDC British F3 season". 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Double R complete BRDC British F3 line-up with rapid American star Verhagen". 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Ravishankar remains with reigning champions Double R for 2019 British F3 challenge". 27 February 2019. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ Hansford, Rob (28 May 2019). "FR2.0 champion Nicolas Varrone joins British F3 with Hillspeed". FormulaScout. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Chaimongkol confirms 2019 BRDC British F3 return with Hillspeed". 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.