1996 British Formula Three season

1996 British Formula Three season
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The 1996 British Formula Three season was the 46th British Formula Three Championship, won by Ralph Firman. The season started on March 31 at Silverstone and ended there on October 13 following sixteen races. After losing out in the final reckoning to Oliver Gavin in 1995, Firman was able to clinch the crown on his second attempt from Kurt Mollekens and teammate Jonny Kane.

Contents

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team National Class Winner
1 Silverstone March 31 Guy Smith Ralph Firman Guy Smith Fortec Motorsport Martin O'Connell
2 Guy Smith Jamie Davies Jamie Davies TWR Junior Team Martin O'Connell
3 Thruxton April 14 Ralph Firman Ralph Firman Jamie Davies TWR Junior Team Simon Wills
4 Donington Park May 5 Ralph Firman Juan Pablo Montoya Juan Pablo Montoya Fortec Motorsport Shingo Tachi
5 Brands Hatch May 27 Ralph Firman Ralph Firman Ralph Firman Paul Stewart Racing Simon Wills
6 Ralph Firman Ralph Firman Ralph Firman Paul Stewart Racing Philip Hopkins
7 Oulton Park June 8 Jonny Kane Juan Pablo Montoya Ralph Firman Paul Stewart Racing Martin O'Connell
8 Donington Park June 23 Brian Smith Juan Pablo Montoya Juan Pablo Montoya Fortec Motorsport Martin O'Connell
9 Silverstone July 13 Darren Manning Jonny Kane Darren Manning SpeedSport F3 Martin O'Connell
10 Thruxton July 28 Darren Manning Juan Pablo Montoya Juan Pablo Montoya Fortec Motorsport Ben Collins
11* Snetterton August 11 Jonny Kane Jonny Kane Jonny Kane Paul Stewart Racing Ben Collins
12 Pembrey September 1 Jonny Kane Jonny Kane Nicolas Minassian Promatecme Ben Collins
13 Jonny Kane Jonny Kane Jonny Kane Paul Stewart Racing Shingo Tachi
14 Zandvoort September 29 Juan Pablo Montoya Kurt Mollekens Kurt Mollekens Alan Docking Racing Ben Collins
15 Brian Smith Ralph Firman Jonny Kane Paul Stewart Racing Ben Collins
16 Silverstone October 13 Nicolas Minassian Nicolas Minassian Nicolas Minassian Promatecme Simon Wills

Championship

Championship Class

Pos. Driver Team Points
1 Ralph Firman Paul Stewart Racing 188
2 Kurt Mollekens Alan Docking Racing 148
3 Jonny Kane Paul Stewart Racing 146
4 Nicolas Minassian Promatecme 139
5 Juan Pablo Montoya Fortec Motorsport 137
6 Guy Smith Fortec Motorsport 132
7 Darren Manning SpeedSport F3 105
8 Jamie Davies TWR Junior Team 98
9 James Matthews Promatecme 59
10 Brian Smith TOM'S 44
11 Brian Cunningham Alan Docking Racing 34
12 Angel Burgueno Intersport 31
13 Mark Shaw TWR Junior Team 12
14 Gonzalo Rodriguez Alan Docking Racing 9
=15 Patrice Gay Graff Racing 8
=15 Takashi Yokoyama TOM'S 8
17 Martin Byford Z-Speed 7
18 Risto Virtanen Alan Docking Racing 4
19 Kazuto Yanagawa TOM'S 3

National Class

Pos. Driver Team Points
1 Simon Wills Z-Speed 201
2 Shingo Tachi Team Magic Racing 192
3 Ben Collins Team Magic Racing 147
4 Martin O'Connell Rowan Racing 131
5 Michael Bentwood SpeedSport F3 119
6 Tavo Hellmund Mark Bailey Racing 56
7 Philip Hopkins Hopkins Motorsport 52
8 Chris Clark Mark Bailey Racing 45
9 Masami Nakamura  ? 20
10 James Carney  ? 12

References

AUTOCOURSE 1996-97
British Motorsport Year 1996-97

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