The 1972 British Formula Three season was the 22nd season of the British Formula 3 season. It consisted of three championships. Roger Williamson won the Shell Super Oil and Forward Trust F3 Championships, while Rikky von Opel won the Lombard Championship.
B.A.R.C. Forward Trust British F3 Championship Champion: Roger Williamson
Runner-up: Rikky von Opel
Results
RoundCircuitDatePole positionWinning driverWinning team1 Mallory Park 12 March Barrie Maskell Barrie MaskellTravisco Racing2 Silverstone 16 April Roger Williamson Mike WalkerTeam Ensign3 Silverstone 14 May Roger Williamson Roger WilliamsonWheatcroft Racing4 Silverstone 11 June Mike Walker Rikky von OpelTeam Ensign5 Thruxton 18 June Rikky von Opel Rikky von OpelTeam Ensign6 Cadwell Park 16 July Mike Walker Roger WilliamsonWheatcroft Racing7 Thruxton 30 July Roger Williamson Roger WilliamsonWheatcroft Racing8 Thruxton 27 August Rikky von Opel Rikky von OpelTeam Ensign9 Crystal Palace 9 September Tony Brise Mike WalkerTeam Ensign10 Thruxton 24 September Mike Walker Roger WilliamsonWheatcroft Racing11 Thruxton 29 October Tony Brise Tony Brisedriver Source:
Drivers' Championship
Table
Place Driver Entrant Total 1 Roger Williamson Wheatcroft Racing 50 2 Rikky von Opel Team Ensign 48 3 Mike Walker Team Ensign 46 4 Tony Brise driver 18 5 Barrie Maskell Travisco Racing 13 Source:
B.R.S.C.C. Shell Super Oil British Formula 3 Championship Champion: Roger Williamson
Runner-up: Colin Vandervell
Results
RoundCircuitDatePole positionWinning driverWinning team1 Brands Hatch 19 March Tom Pryce Tom PryceD.J.Bond Racing2 Oulton Park 31 March Tom Pryce Roger WilliamsonWheatcroft Racing3 Mallory Park 3 April Barrie Maskell Tony TrimmerTeam Lotus4 Silverstone 23 April Barrie Maskell Roger WilliamsonWheatcroft Racing5 Zandvoort 30 April Colin Vandervell Mike WalkerTeam Ensign6 Monaco 13 May Patrick Depailler Patrick Depailler Societé des Automobiles Alpine7 Mallory Park 29 May Jacques Coulon Colin VandervellPotterton International Ltd8 Anderstorp 18 June Mike Walker Roger WilliamsonWheatcroft Racing9 Brands Hatch 15 July Roger Williamson Roger WilliamsonWheatcroft Racing10 Paul Ricard 8 August Michel Leclere Michel LeclereSocieté des Automobiles Alpine11 Oulton Park 16 September Jacques Coulon Roger WilliamsonWheatcroft Racing12 Mallory Park 1 October Russell Wood Tony Brisedriver13 Snetterton 8 October Mike Walker Roger WilliamsonWheatcroft Racing14 Brands Hatch 22 October Roger Williamson Jacques CoulonEcurie Antar Filipinetti Source:
Drivers' Championship
Table
Place Driver Entrant Total 1 Roger Williamson Wheatcroft Racing 78 2 Colin Vandervell Potterton International Ltd 44 3 Jacques Coulon Ecurie Antar Filipinetti 26 4 Mike Walker Team Ensign 25 5 Rikky von Opel Team Ensign 23 Source:
MCD Lombard North Central F3 Championship Champions: Rikky von Opel
Runner-up: Tony Brise
Results
RoundCircuitDatePole positionWinning driverWinning team1 Brands Hatch 5 March Andy Sutcliffe Andy SutcliffeGRS International2 Snetterton 26 March Mike Walker Andy SutcliffeGRS International3 Rufforth 1 April Neil Ginn Andy SutcliffeGRS International4 Oulton Park 29 April Rikky von Opel Tony Brisedriver5 Thruxton 30 April Andy Sutcliffe Rikky von OpelTeam Ensign6 Brands Hatch 28 May Mike Walker Bob EvansAlan McKechnie Racing7 Brands Hatch 25 June Tom Pryce Andy SutcliffeGRS International8 Mallory Park 25 July Mike Walker Roger WilliamsonWheatcroft Racing9 Brands Hatch 13 August Tony Brise Tony Brisedriver10 Oulton Park 26 August Andy Sutcliffe Rikky von OpelTeam Ensign11 Silverstone 28 August Roger Williamson Masami KuwashimaReystan Racing Ltd12 Cadwell Park10 September Roger Williamson Roger WilliamsonWheatcroft Racing13 Brands Hatch15 October Rikky von Opel Rikky von OpelTeam Ensign Source:
Drivers' Championship
Table
Place Driver Entrant Total1 Rikky von Opel Team Ensign 61 2 Tony Brise driver 55 3 Andy Sutcliffe GRS International 53 4 Roger Williamson Wheatcroft Racing 305 Damien Magee Palliser Racing Design Ltd 24 Source:
References