The 1970 British Formula Three Championship was the 20th season of the British Formula 3 season. The season consisted of three championships. The Lombank F3 Championship was won by Dave Walker. The Shellsport F3 Championship was won by Tony Trimmer and the Forward Trust Championship was won by future Formula One winner Carlos Pace.
The Lotus 59, its successor the Lotus 59A and the Brabham BT28 dominated the championships with majority of the wins and a significant amount of the top drivers and teams using them. The Chevron B17 and March 703 were also competitive cars.
The season is maybe best remembered for the 1970 F3 Daily Express Trophy race at Crystal Palace circuit (Round 11 of the Shell Super Oil British F3 Championship) where, whilst battling hard for second position, James Hunt and Dave Morgan crashed out of the race with 1 lap to go. Hunt then went over and pushed Morgan to the ground. This continued Hunts' reputation for crashing and earned Morgan a 12 month suspension.Goddard, Jeff (Producer), Walker, Murray (Commentator). "Daily Express Trophy Final, October 1970." 100 Great Sporting Moments (BBC-BBC Two, Airdate 1993.
M.C.D. Lombank British F3 Championship Race Calendar and Results RoundCircuitDatePole positionWinning driverWinning teamNotes1 Snetterton 15 March Tony Trimmer Tony TrimmerRace Cars International2 Mallory Park 30 March Barrie Maskell Dave WalkerTeam Lotus3 Brands Hatch 3 May Carlos Pace Bert HawthorneBert Hawthorne4 Castle Combe 9 May Carlos Pace David ColeGomm Metal Development5 Thruxton 7 June Dave Walker Carlos PaceJim Russell Racing Driver School6 Oulton Park 4 July Dave Walker Dave WalkerTeam Lotus7 Mallory Park 26 July Dave Walker Bev BondTeam Lotus8 Brands Hatch 16 August Tony Trimmer Tony TrimmerRace Cars International9 Cadwell Park 13 September James Hunt Ulf SvenssonUlf SvenssonRound shared with Lombank British F3 Championship Rd 1310 Oulton Park 19 September Bev Bond Barrie MaskellNorthern England Racing Organisation11 Mallory Park 27 September Dave Walker Dave WalkerTeam Lotus12 Snetterton 11 October Wilson Fittipaldi Tony TrimmerRace Cars International13 Brands Hatch 18 October Tony Trimmer Tony TrimmerRace Cars International Round shared with Shell Super Oil British F3 Championship Rd 1214 Brands Hatch 27 December Race cancelledExcessive snow on track Source:
Championship Standings
Place Driver Entrant Total 1 Dave Walker Team Lotus 48 2 Carlos Pace Jim Russell Racing Driver School 43 Tony Trimmer Race Cars International 43 4 Bev Bond Team Lotus 35 5 Steve Matchett The Tulip Stable 15 Source:
B.R.S.C.C. MotorSport - Shell Super Oil British F3 Championship Race Calendar and Results RoundCircuitDatePole positionWinning driverWinning teamNotes1 Snetterton 27 March Dave Walker Tony TrimmerRace Cars International2 Silverstone 26 AprilN/A Dave WalkerTeam Lotus3 4 Oulton Park 25 May James Hunt Bev BondTeam Lotus5 Silverstone 6 June Mike Beuttler Mike BeuttlerClarke Mordaunt Racing6 Croft 11 July Dave Walker Carlos PaceJim Russell Racing Driver SchoolRound shared with Forward Trust British F3 Championship Rd 57 Brands Hatch 17 July James Hunt Mike BeuttlerClarke Mordaunt Racing8 Thruxton 9 August Richard Scott Bev BondTeam LotusRound shared with Forward Trust British F3 Championship Rd 79 Brands Hatch 31 August Tony Trimmer Gerry BirrellSports Motors (Manchester)10 Cadwell Park 13 September James Hunt Ulf SvenssonUlf Svensson Round shared with Lombank British F3 Championship Rd 911 Crystal Palace 3 October Gerry Birrell Dave WalkerTeam Lotus12 Brands Hatch 18 October Tony Trimmer Tony TrimmerRace Cars InternationalRound shared with Lombank British F3 Championship Rd 13 Source:
Championship Standings
Place Driver Entrant Total 1 Tony Trimmer Race Cars International 44 2 Dave Walker Team Lotus 41 3 Mike Beuttler Clarke Mordaunt Racing 32 4 Bev Bond Team Lotus 30 5 Carlos Pace Jim Russell Racing Driver School 24 James Hunt Molyslip Lotus Racing 24 Source:
B.A.R.C. Forward Trust British F3 Championship
Race Calendar and Results RoundCircuitDatePole positionWinning driverWinning teamNotes1 Thruxton 8 March Richard Scott Mike BeuttlerClarke Mordaunt Racing2 Silverstone 5 April Bev Bond Dave WalkerTeam Lotus3 Thruxton 24 May Dave Walker Richard ScottPaul Watson Racing Organisation4 Silverstone 31 May Carlos Pace Wilson FittipaldiJim Russell Racing Driver School5 Croft 11 July Dave Walker Carlos PaceJim Russell Racing Driver SchoolRound shared with Shell Super Oil British F3 Championship Rd 66 Cadwell Park 19 July James Hunt Dave WalkerTeam Lotus7 Thruxton 9 August Richard Scott Bev BondTeam LotusRound shared with Shell Super Oil British F3 Championship Rd 88 Silverstone 5 September Steve Matchett Cyd WilliamsNathalie Goodwin Racing9 Crystal Palace 12 September Gerry Birrell Carlos PaceJim Russell Racing Driver School10 Thruxton 20 September Gerry Birrell Dave WalkerTeam Lotus11 Thruxton 14 November Dave Morgan Chris SkeapingChris Skeaping Source:
Championship Standings Place Driver Entrant Total 1 Carlos Pace Jim Russell Racing Driver School 41 2 Dave Walker Team Lotus 37 3 Bev Bond Team Lotus 27 4 Wilson Fittipaldi Jim Russell Racing Driver School 22 5 Cyd Williams Nathalie Goodwin Racing 19 Source:
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