1988 British Formula Three Championship

The 1988 British Formula Three season was the 38th season of the British Formula Three Championship. JJ Lehto took the BARC/BRDC Lucas British Formula 3 Championship.

BARC/BRDC Lucas British F3 Championship

Champion: JJ Lehto

Runner Up: Gary Brabham

Class B Champion: Alastair Lyall ^[1]

Results

Lucas British Formula 3 Championship

Date	Round	Circuit	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning car
13/03/88	Rd.1	Thruxton	JJ Lehto	Pacific Racing/Marlboro	Reynard 883-Toyota
27/03/88	Rd.2	Silverstone (short)	JJ Lehto	Pacific Racing Team	Reynard 883-Toyota
04/04/88	Rd.3	Thruxton	Martin Donnelly	Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Team	Ralt RT31-Toyota
17/04/88	Rd.4	Brands Hatch	John Alcorn	Middlebridge Racing	Reynard 883-Toyota
24/04/88	Rd.5	Donington Park	Martin Donnelly	Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Team	Ralt RT31-Volkswagen
02/05/88	Rd.6	Silverstone (short)	JJ Lehto	Pacific Racing Team	Reynard 883-Toyota
22/05/88	Rd.7	Brands Hatch (Indy)	JJ Lehto	Pacific Racing Team	Reynard 883-Toyota
30/05/88	Rd.8	Thruxton	Damon Hill	Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Team	Ralt RT32-Toyota
05/06/88	Rd.9	Silverstone	JJ Lehto	Pacific Racing Team	Reynard 883-Toyota
03/07/88	Rd.10	Donington Park	JJ Lehto	Pacific Racing Team	Reynard 883-Toyota
09/07/88	Rd.11	Silverstone	Damon Hill	Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Team	Ralt RT32-Toyota
31/07/88	Rd.12	Snetterton	Martin Donnelly	Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Team	Ralt RT32-Toyota
21/08/88	Rd.13	Oulton Park	Gary Brabham	Bowman Racing	Ralt RT32-Volkswagen
29/08/88	Rd.14	Silverstone (short)	JJ Lehto	Pacific Racing Team	Reynard 883-Toyota
04/09/88	Rd.15	Brands Hatch	Gary Brabham	Bowman Racing	Ralt RT32-Volkswagen
17/08/88	Rd.16	Spa-Francorchamps	JJ Lehto	Pacific Racing Team	Reynard 883-Toyota
25/09/88	Rd.17	Thruxton	Gary Brabham	Bowman Racing	Ralt RT32-Volkswagen
02/10/88	Rd.18	Silverstone	Gary Brabham	Bowman Racing	Ralt RT32-Volkswagen
Source:[2]

Non-Championship Races

Date	Race	Circuit	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning car
07/08/88	Scottish Superprix	Knockhill	Gary Brabham	Jack Brabham Racing	Ralt RT32-Volkswagen
09/10/88	Cellnet Superprix	Brands Hatch	Gary Brabham	Bowman Racing	Ralt RT32-Volkswagen
Source:[3]

Championship Tables

Class A

Place	Driver	Entrant	Car	Total
1	JJ Lehto	Pacific Racing Team	Reynard 883-Toyota	113
2	Gary Brabham	Bowman Racing	Ralt RT32-Volkswagen	81
3	Damon Hill	Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Team	Ralt RT32-Toyota	57
4	Martin Donnelly	Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Team	Ralt RT31-Toyota Ralt RT32-Toyota	54
5	Eddie Irvine	West Surrey Racing	Ralt RT32-Alfa Romeo	53
6	Ross Hockenhull	Bowman Racing	Ralt RT32-Volkswagen	22
7	John Alcorn	Middlebridge Racing	Reynard 883-Toyota	18
8	Paul Warwick	Eddie Jordan Racing	Reynard 883-Volkswagen	18
9	Philippe Favre	Alan Docking Racing	Reynard 883-Alfa Romeo	17
10	Jonathan Bancroft	Madgwick Motorsport	Reynard 883-Alfa Romeo	13
11	Jason Elliott	Eddie Jordan Racing	Reynard 883-Volkswagen	7
12	Alain Menu	Anglia Cars Racefax	Ralt RT32-Volkswagen	4
	Roland Ratzenberger	Madgwick Motorsport	Reynard 883-Alfa Romeo	4
14	António Simões	West Surrey Racing	Ralt RT32-Alfa Romeo	3
	Peter Kox	Intersport Racing	Ralt RT32-Toyota	3
16	Rickard Rydell	Picko Troberg Racing	Reynard 883-Toyota Ralt RT32-Volkswagen	1
Source:[4]

Class B

Place	Driver	Entrant	Car	Total
1	Alastair Lyall	Swallow Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	93
2	Rowan Dewhurst	Eddie Jordan Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	91
3	David Brabham	Jack Brabham Racing	Ralt RT31-Volkswagen	58
4	John Penfold	Jack Brabham Racing	Ralt RT31-Volkswagen	50
5	Scott Stringfellow	Jim Lee Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	39
6	Gary Ward	RGS Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	20
7	Craig Simmis	CS Engineering	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	15
8	Ringo Hine	NSG Trenchwood	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	12
9	Steve Pettit	Jupiter Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	11
10	Don Hardman	Don Hardman	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	9
	Steve Bottoms	Vixen Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen/Spiess	9
12	Tomas Mezera	Peter Lea Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	8
13	David Germain	Industrial Process	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	7
	Richard Reynolds	Eddie Jordan Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	7
	Robert Amrén	Alan Docking Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	7
16	Gil de Ferran	Techspeed Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	6
17	Sean Walker	Techspeed Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	4
	Paul Smith	Techspeed Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	4
19	Robert Murphy	Jim Lee Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	3
20	Eddie Kimbell	Peter Lea Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	2
	Gary Thomas	Richard Dutton Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	2
	Duncan Grey	CS Engineering	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	2
	Geoff Janes	Autospeed Tyres	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	2
24	John Robinson	Jack Brabham Racing	Ralt RT31-Volkswagen	1
	Ronnie Grant	Ronnie Grant	Ralt RT30-Volkswagen	1
	Guido Basile	Terropol Promotions	Ralt RT30-Volkswagen	1
Source:[5]

References