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21-421: British Formula Three Championship may refer to: British Formula 3 International Series , a class of auto racing for Formula 3 open wheeled single seater racing cars, which took place from 1951 to 2014 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship , a one-make class of auto racing for Formula 3 open wheeled single seater racing cars established in 2016 Topics referred to by

42-640: A 10-round championship split equally between a Sprint Cup and Endurance Cup. This format remained in place for the change to GT World Challenge Europe in 2019. The championship's marquee event is the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa , which has run as part of SRO championships since 2011. GT World Challenge Asia was created in 2017 as Blancpain GT Series Asia. GT World Challenge America was for many years known as Pirelli World Challenge before being acquired by SRO in 2018. GT World Challenge Australia will become

63-652: A global championship. Mercedes has won three titles to date, finishing ahead of Ferrari in 2019, Audi in 2020, and Lamborghini in 2021. Australia will join the programme in 2021 after SRO agreed to take control of the Australian GT Championship . The regional series consist of: Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe began life in 2011 as the Blancpain Endurance Series before developing into the Blancpain GT Series,

84-561: A national-level series and was organised by the British Racing and Sports Car Club (BRSCC). This was the 500cc period of Formula Three, which was active in the UK and other countries until 1959, at which point Formula Three was adapted into Formula Junior. In this period, there were often two or three series running concurrently and a single national series had yet to be firmly established. The FIA reintroduced Formula Three in 1964 using

105-509: A one-litre engine formula, and there were two F3 championships held in the UK that year. This was not the last occasion of two or more F3 championships running concurrently in the post-1964 era: from 1970 to 1973, there were three regional series (the Lombard North , John Player , and Forward Trust championships) and there were normally two series between then and 1978, with many drivers running in both. From 1979 onwards, there would be

126-738: A planned merger with the German Formula Three Championship fell through. Like most Formula Three championships, competitors in British F3 were permitted to use any eligible chassis, but in practice few competitors deviated from the Dallara after the Italian marque's arrival in 1993. Since then, TOM'S , Mygale and Lola have been among those to take on the might of the Italian marque, largely without success. Prior to Dallara's domination, Ralt and Reynard were

147-724: A single championship as the BARC and BRDC combined their series into the Vandervell British F3 Championship , which was later renamed for sponsorship reasons to the Marlboro British F3 Championship and then the Lucas British F3 Championship . In 1974, the engine capacity was raised to two litres, which remained the engine formula all the way until the championship's demise some 40 years later. In 1984,

168-486: Is aimed at manufacturers, though rather than field their own cars they are encouraged to appoint and support local teams in selected events. Four manufacturers took part in the inaugural season, while nine entered the most recent in 2020 . The initial seasons consisted of three events before an expansion to four in 2018 and then five in 2019 . The same number was planned for 2020 before the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in

189-519: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages British Formula 3 International Series The British Formula Three Championship was an international motor racing series that took place primarily in the United Kingdom with a small number of events in mainland Europe . It was a junior-level feeder formula that used small single seater Formula Three chassis. Its final official title

210-642: The British Touring Car Championship , which attracted larger crowds than the British F3/GT meetings run by SRO. However, rising costs in the late 2000s as a result of the arrival of big-spending engine manufacturers such as Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen and hosting rounds abroad, combined with the revival of an FIA-backed European Formula 3 Championship in 2012, starved the British series of grid numbers, which were down to

231-698: The age of 50 and 59. The Iron categorisation is within the Bronze category, for drivers over the age of 60. Originally the GT Sports Club are contested with GT3-spec , RACB G3, GTE-spec and Trophy cars but during the COVID-19 induced hiatus it was re-organised for the new GT2 regulations and changed the name to GT2 European Series. It supports the GT World Challenge Europe in various circuits along its calendar. Originally created by

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252-561: The cancellation of the Suzuka 10 Hours . There will be five races in 2023: the Total 24 Hours of Spa, Bathurst 12 Hour, Gulf 12 Hours, Indianapolis 8 Hour, and Kyalami 9 Hours . Fanatec GT World Challenge was launched in 2019 by uniting SRO's established continental series in Europe, Asia and America. Each remains a standalone category while also allowing manufacturers to score points towards

273-679: The fourth series to join the global championship in 2021. Launched in 2006, the GT4 class sits below GT3 in terms of performance and is aimed at amateur drivers and aspiring professionals. The concept is owned by SRO, with each series either directly promoted by the company or organised through franchise agreements. A wide variety of cars are homologated for GT4 competition, many of which are considerably closer to their road-legal counterparts than those found in GT3. The GT4 European Series , FFSA GT Championship , GT4 America Series and GT4 Australia are some of

294-564: The leading categories reserved solely for GT4 machinery, while others, such as the British GT Championship and the Japan Cup (Motorsport) run mixed grids of GT3 and GT4 cars. Formerly known as the GT Sports Club, the series with an emphasis on gentleman drivers , GT2 European Series is a championship for Bronze, Titanium and Iron drivers only. The Titanium categorisation is within the Bronze category, for drivers between

315-499: The mid-teens by 2012. Facing a shortfall of entries in 2013, the calendar was cut from 10 to just four meetings in a bid to save the series. The following year saw the calendar back up to seven meetings, but grids remained small, with some races attracting as few as five cars. In October 2014, it was announced that the 2014 season would be the final season of the British Formula Three Championship after

336-518: The multi-disciplinary FIA Motorsport Games , as well as e-sports events and touring car categories. As of 2020 it keeps offices in London, Paris, Liège and Hong Kong, while Ratel continues to act as CEO. Intercontinental GT Challenge was launched in 2016 to bring together major events, such as the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa and the Bathurst 12 Hour , in a unified global championship. The series

357-535: The pacesetting chassis, with March being the chassis of choice for much of the 1970s. Two engine manufacturers – AMG-Mercedes (tuned by H.W.A) and Volkswagen – were represented on a full-time basis at the time of the series' demise. The Mugen-Honda engine (tuned by Neil Brown Engineering) was the dominant powerplant of the 1990s and the early-to-mid 2000s, prior to the arrival of Mercedes in 2006, although other manufacturers, including Toyota , Vauxhall / Opel , Renault and Mitsubishi also enjoyed success in

378-484: The past. All entrants in the series had to use control tyres from a single supplier. Since 1982, these were manufactured by Avon Tyres, which from the 2009 season onwards were re-branded as Cooper Tires, as Cooper became the championship's official title sponsor. St%C3%A9phane Ratel Organisation The company was founded in 1995 by Stéphane Ratel and is now considered the global leader in GT racing. SRO also organises

399-464: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title British Formula Three Championship . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=British_Formula_Three_Championship&oldid=973628610 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

420-522: The series adopted a B class for competitors with older chassis, which helped grid sizes to grow rapidly in the 1980s, renamed in 2000 as the Scholarship class and later the National class. In 2004, the organisation of the series was taken over by SRO , which began to run the series alongside the British GT Championship . Five years later, the series declined an invitation to join the support bill of

441-633: Was the Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series . Notable former champions included Jackie Stewart , Emerson Fittipaldi , Nelson Piquet , Ayrton Senna , Mika Häkkinen , Rubens Barrichello , Takuma Sato , Daniel Ricciardo and Hélio Castroneves . The first Formula Three championship to take place in the UK was the Autosport F3 championship held in 1951, which was won by Eric Brandon . By 1954, it had evolved into

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