1983 British Formula Three Championship

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1983 champion, Ayrton Senna

The 1983 British Formula Three Championship was the 33rd season of the British Formula Three Championship, starting at Silverstone on 6 March and concluding at Thruxton on 23 October after 20 races.

The season saw a head-to-head title battle between future Formula One stars Ayrton Senna and Martin Brundle - both driving Toyota-powered Ralt chassis, prepared by West Surrey Racing and Eddie Jordan Racing respectively. Senna built up a commanding advantage by winning the first nine races in succession, but a series of retirements for the Brazilian later in the year allowed Brundle to close the gap. The Brit took the points lead heading into the series finale, but Senna dominated the race to secure the title.

Senna won 12 of the 20 races in the season (60% of that year's races), a record until Jan Magnussen won 14 of the 18 races in the 1994 season (78% of that year's races). Both Senna and Brundle stepped up to F1 in 1984, joining Toleman and Tyrrell respectively.

Other notable drivers from the year included future Le Mans winner Davy Jones, BTCC star David Leslie and Senna's future Lotus teammate Johnny Dumfries. 1983 was also the final season before 'Class B' was established, offering a separate prize for those competing in older cars.

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 Template:Flagicon Silverstone 6 March Template:Flagicon David Leslie Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon West Surrey Racing
2 Template:Flagicon Thruxton 13 March Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Martin Brundle Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon West Surrey Racing
3 Template:Flagicon Silverstone 20 March Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon West Surrey Racing
4 Template:Flagicon Donington Park 27 March Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna
Template:Flagicon Davy Jones 		Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon West Surrey Racing
5 Template:Flagicon Thruxton 4 April Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Martin Brundle Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon West Surrey Racing
6 Template:Flagicon Silverstone 24 April Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon West Surrey Racing
7 Template:Flagicon Thruxton 2 May Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon West Surrey Racing
8 Template:Flagicon Brands Hatch 8 May Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon West Surrey Racing
9 Template:Flagicon Silverstone 30 May Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon West Surrey Racing
10 Template:Flagicon Silverstone 12 June Template:Flagicon Martin Brundle Template:Flagicon Davy Jones Template:Flagicon Martin Brundle1 Template:Flagicon Eddie Jordan Racing
11 Template:Flagicon Cadwell Park 19 June Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Martin Brundle Template:Flagicon Martin Brundle Template:Flagicon Eddie Jordan Racing
12 Template:Flagicon Snetterton 3 July Template:Flagicon Martin Brundle Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Martin Brundle Template:Flagicon Eddie Jordan Racing
13 Template:Flagicon Silverstone 16 July Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon West Surrey Racing
14 Template:Flagicon Donington Park 24 July Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Martin Brundle Template:Flagicon Eddie Jordan Racing
15 Template:Flagicon Oulton Park 6 August Template:Flagicon Martin Brundle Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Calvin Fish Template:Flagicon David Price Racing
16 Template:Flagicon Silverstone 29 August Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Davy Jones Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon West Surrey Racing
17 Template:Flagicon Oulton Park 11 September Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Davy Jones Template:Flagicon Martin Brundle Template:Flagicon Eddie Jordan Racing
18 Template:Flagicon Thruxton 18 September Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Martin Brundle Template:Flagicon Martin Brundle Template:Flagicon Eddie Jordan Racing
19 Template:Flagicon Silverstone 2 October Template:Flagicon Davy Jones Template:Flagicon Martin Brundle Template:Flagicon Martin Brundle Template:Flagicon Eddie Jordan Racing
20 Template:Flagicon Thruxton 23 October Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna Template:Flagicon West Surrey Racing

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Championship Standings

Points in brackets include dropped scores – only the best 17 of 20 scores count towards the championship

Pos. Driver Team SIL THR SIL DON THR SIL THR BRH SIL SIL2 CAD SNE SIL DON OUL SIL OUL THR SIL THR Pts
1 Template:Flagicon Ayrton Senna West Surrey Racing 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ret DNS Ret 1 2 Ret 1 Ret Ret 2 1 132
2 Template:Flagicon Martin Brundle Eddie Jordan Racing 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 Ret 2 1 1 1 (3) Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst
3 Template:Flagicon Davy Jones Murray Taylor Racing 3 Ret 4 3 Ret 2 3 3 5 14 3 2 7 3 2 3 Ret 2 3 2 77
4 Template:Flagicon Calvin Fish David Price Racing 4 Ret 3 Ret 3 4 Ret 4 4 16 2 3 3 4 1 5 2 3 4 5 67
5 Template:Flagicon Allen Berg Neil Trundle Racing 10 8 7 Ret 5 7 6 5 3 10 Ret Ret 4 Ret 3 4 5 Ret 5 DNS 32
6 Template:Flagicon Mario Hytten Axxess Racing Team 5 3 Ret 4 4 8 4 Ret 7 Ret 5 5 6 9 7 4 23
7 Template:Flagicon David Leslie Robinson Motorsport 7 4 5 6 Ret 6 5 6 Ret Ret Ret 8 6 4 Ret 3 4 6 22
8 Template:Flagicon Eric Lang Murray Taylor Racing 12 Ret Ret Ret 10 13 9 11 8 17 4 6 9 7 Ret 11 6 6 15 6 10
9 Template:Flagicon Tony Trevor Driver 8 6 Ret 8 9 8 8 9 19 6 4 Ret 8 5 7 7 12 9
10 Template:Flagicon Richard Trott Richard Trott Racing Ret 5 DNS Ret DNS 6 12 5 4 Ret 8
11 Template:Flagicon Johnny Dumfries Associated Racing 6 5 Ret 8 7 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS 5 Ret 6 16 8
12 Template:Flagicon David Hunt Eddie Jordan Racing 9 9 5 Ret 7 2
13 Template:Flagicon Tim Lee-Davey David Luff Racing 9 6 12 Ret 6 10 7 7 22 10 8 11 2
14 Template:Flagicon Mike Blanchet Tarry Racing 10 17 10 9 21 DNS 12 Ret 10 8 1
15 Template:Flagicon Carlton Tingling Tingling Racing 14 DNS 11 Ret 12 14 DNS 10 10 23 Ret 13 10 6 Ret 8 7 13 9 1

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References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."British Formula 3 Championship (1951-2014)". motorsportwinners.com. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."British Formula 3 1983". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.

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