1975 British Formula Three season


The 1975 B.A.R.C. BP Super Visco British F3 Championship was the 25th season of the British Formula 3 season. Sweden’s Gunnar Nilsson took the title.
After the poor 1974 season, Formula Three was completely revived in 1975, not just in Britain but in Italy, Sweden and Germany. The British series, sponsored by BP and organised by the B.A.R.C., was the most important of these as it was the only one open to drivers of all nationalities and was regarded by some as the effective European championship. There was also a European Cup, but in this first season it was barely noticed. The BP championship dominated by three works operations: March, with drivers Gunnar Nilsson and Alex Ribeiro, Modus, with Danny Sullivan, and Safir, with Patrick Nève. The works GRD operation also mounted a comeback but it was a failure, despite a surprise GRD win at Monaco, and the company collapsed the following year. Nilsson was a worthy champion, winning five British championship events plus three others, including the opening round of the Swedish series in April.

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

Champion: Gunnar Nilsson
Joint Runners-up: Alex Ribeiro & Danny Sullivan

Results

Drivers' Championship

PosDriverEntrantTHR
SIL
MON
BRH
THR
AND
SNE
MOZ
CAP
SIL
OUL
KNO
THR
SIL
SIL
BRH
SIL
OUL
THR
Pts
1 Gunnar NilssonMarch Engineering1DNADNQ21Ret1DNSRet1DNS343Ret314774
2 Alex RibeiroMarch Engineering8RetRet16RetRetDSQ2Ret8712Ret252159
3 Danny SullivanTeam ModusRet1RetDNA3Ret9DNQ1Ret1224Ret4RetRet259
4 Patrick NèveSafir Engineering Ltd2Ret232DNS5DNQRet2155RetDNSRetRet450
5 Larry PerkinsTeam Cowanige5RetRet719192123540
6 Ingo HoffmanIngo Hoffman567Ret93DNA463438Ret6201DNS33
7 Eddie CheeverHarry Morrogh Racing Driving School23RetRetRetRet11Ret95Ret21
8 Richard HawkinsF.S. Ratcliffe Springs LtdRet216535161332Ret8164Ret4Ret919
9 Pierre DieudonnéBang & Olufsen Team Michel VaillantDNSDSQ2289DNS2DNQ746DNA143Ret381018
10 Stephen SouthRayrace International6RetRet5256RetDNA18Ret21DNS6Ret866313
11 Conny AnderssonRotel Racing41Ret2512
12 Renzo ZorziScuderia Mirabella Mille Miglia1DNQDNQ9
13 Hervé RegoutBang & Olufsen Team Michel Vaillant123Ret1341568227RetDNA13Ret7RetRet158
14 Bob ArnottSwan Song Records3DNS239811159DNS2151012510988
15 Conny LjungfeldtRotel Racing2Ret87
16 Ian TaylorGRD Ltd4RetDNA4Ret327DNADNQ16DNA7
17 Gianfranco BrancatelliScuderia Nettuno534457
18 Mike TyrrellTony Roles Racing72DNQ1117DNARet13146
19 Fernando SpreaficoFernando Spreafico2286
20 Dick ParsonsDick ParsonsRetRetDNQRet310698DNA22DNA6
21 Ulf SvenssonUlf Svensson376265
22 Peter ClarkWisharts Garage134DNA16DNA53699DNA2013DNA15DNA5
23 Terry PerkinsTeam CowangieDNSDNPQDNSDNA45DNA1317Ret5
24 Claes SigrudssonDalsy Konfektion ABDNQ3154
25 Alessandro Pesenti-RossiScuderia Citta Dei Mille20333274
26 Chris BarnettChris Barnett10DSQDNQDNSRet4DNARetRet11Ret1110981564
27 Gunnar NordströmTeam Warsteiner EuroraceDNQ43
28 Luciano PavesiScuderia Ala d’Oro85DNQ202
29 Graham HamiltonMacDonald Shand Ecurie Ecosse9RetDNPQ17161614133412511910DNS10Ret2
30 Piercarlo GhinzaniScuderia AllegriniRet5232
31 Rupert KeeganBritish Air Ferries Racing Team11Ret9DNPQRetDNADNARetRet68715DNARet77141
32 Tim BriseTeam Modus2226DNSDNSDNA976Ret17DNADNA1
33 Ken SilverstoneKen SilverstoneRet21DNPQ152720DNA6322310122222Ret18DNA161
34 Peter DugdaleEric Dugdale Group Racing14619DNA1
35 Tony RouffDr Joseph Ehrlich18RetDNQ10Ret8DNQDNQ22Ret2123DNS1
36 Tony BriseTeam Modus11DNS1

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