1988 British Formula Three Championship

The 1988 British Formula Three season was the 38th season of the British Formula Three Championship. JJ Lehto took the BARC/BRDC Lucas British Formula 3 Championship.

1988 British Formula 3 International Series

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1988 champion, JJ Lehto

The scoring system was 9-6-4-3-2-1 points awarded to the first six classified finishers, with one extra point added to the driver who set the fastest lap of the race. All results counted to the final tally.

BARC/BRDC Lucas British F3 Championship

Champion: JJ Lehto

Runner Up: Gary Brabham

Class B Champion: Alastair Lyall ^[1]

Results

Lucas British Formula 3 Championship

Date	Round	Circuit	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning car
13/03/1988	Rd.1	Thruxton	JJ Lehto	Pacific Racing/Marlboro	Reynard 883-Toyota
27/03/1988	Rd.2	Silverstone (short)	JJ Lehto	Pacific Racing Team	Reynard 883-Toyota
04/04/1988	Rd.3	Thruxton	Martin Donnelly	Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Team	Ralt RT31-Toyota
17/04/1988	Rd.4	Brands Hatch	John Alcorn	Middlebridge Racing	Reynard 883-Toyota
24/04/1988	Rd.5	Donington Park	Martin Donnelly	Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Team	Ralt RT31-Volkswagen
02/05/1988	Rd.6	Silverstone (short)	JJ Lehto	Pacific Racing Team	Reynard 883-Toyota
22/05/1988	Rd.7	Brands Hatch (Indy)	JJ Lehto	Pacific Racing Team	Reynard 883-Toyota
30/05/1988	Rd.8	Thruxton	Damon Hill	Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Team	Ralt RT32-Toyota
05/06/1988	Rd.9	Silverstone	JJ Lehto	Pacific Racing Team	Reynard 883-Toyota
03/07/1988	Rd.10	Donington Park	JJ Lehto	Pacific Racing Team	Reynard 883-Toyota
09/07/1988	Rd.11	Silverstone	Damon Hill	Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Team	Ralt RT32-Toyota
31/07/1988	Rd.12	Snetterton	Martin Donnelly	Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Team	Ralt RT32-Toyota
21/08/1988	Rd.13	Oulton Park	Gary Brabham	Bowman Racing	Ralt RT32-Volkswagen
29/08/1988	Rd.14	Silverstone (short)	JJ Lehto	Pacific Racing Team	Reynard 883-Toyota
04/09/1988	Rd.15	Brands Hatch	Gary Brabham	Bowman Racing	Ralt RT32-Volkswagen
17/08/1988	Rd.16	Spa-Francorchamps	JJ Lehto	Pacific Racing Team	Reynard 883-Toyota
25/09/1988	Rd.17	Thruxton	Gary Brabham	Bowman Racing	Ralt RT32-Volkswagen
02/10/1988	Rd.18	Silverstone	Gary Brabham	Bowman Racing	Ralt RT32-Volkswagen
Source:[2]

Non-Championship Races

Date	Race	Circuit	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning car
07/08/88	Scottish Superprix	Knockhill	Gary Brabham	Jack Brabham Racing	Ralt RT32-Volkswagen
09/10/88	Cellnet Superprix	Brands Hatch	Gary Brabham	Bowman Racing	Ralt RT32-Volkswagen
Source:[3]

Championship Tables

Class A

Place	Driver	Entrant	Car	Total
1	JJ Lehto	Pacific Racing Team	Reynard 883-Toyota	113
2	Gary Brabham	Bowman Racing	Ralt RT32-Volkswagen	81
3	Damon Hill	Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Team	Ralt RT32-Toyota	57
4	Martin Donnelly	Cellnet Ricoh Racing/Intersport Team	Ralt RT31-Toyota Ralt RT32-Toyota	54
5	Eddie Irvine	West Surrey Racing	Ralt RT32-Alfa Romeo	53
6	Ross Hockenhull	Bowman Racing	Ralt RT32-Volkswagen	22
7	John Alcorn	Middlebridge Racing	Reynard 883-Toyota	21
8	Paul Warwick	Eddie Jordan Racing	Reynard 883-Volkswagen	18
9	Philippe Favre	Alan Docking Racing	Reynard 883-Alfa Romeo	17
10	Jonathan Bancroft	Madgwick Motorsport	Reynard 883-Alfa Romeo	13
11	Jason Elliott	Eddie Jordan Racing	Reynard 883-Volkswagen	7
12	Alain Menu	Anglia Cars Racefax	Ralt RT32-Volkswagen	4
	Roland Ratzenberger	Madgwick Motorsport	Reynard 883-Alfa Romeo	4
14	António Simões	West Surrey Racing	Ralt RT32-Alfa Romeo	2
	Peter Kox	Intersport Racing	Ralt RT32-Toyota	2
16	Rickard Rydell	Picko Troberg Racing	Reynard 883-Toyota Ralt RT32-Volkswagen	1
Source:[4]

Class B

Place	Driver	Entrant	Car	Total
1	Alastair Lyall	Swallow Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	93
2	Rowan Dewhurst	Eddie Jordan Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	91
3	David Brabham	Jack Brabham Racing	Ralt RT31-Volkswagen	58
4	John Penfold	Jack Brabham Racing	Ralt RT31-Volkswagen	50
5	Scott Stringfellow	Jim Lee Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	39
6	Gary Ward	RGS Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	20
7	Craig Simmis	CS Engineering	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	15
8	Ringo Hine	NSG Trenchwood	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	12
9	Steve Pettit	Jupiter Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	11
10	Don Hardman	Don Hardman	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	9
	Steve Bottoms	Vixen Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen/Spiess	9
12	Tomas Mezera	Peter Lea Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	8
13	David Germain	Industrial Process	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	7
	Richard Reynolds	Eddie Jordan Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	7
	Robert Amrén	Alan Docking Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	7
16	Gil de Ferran	Techspeed Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	6
17	Sean Walker	Techspeed Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	4
	Paul Smith	Techspeed Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	4
19	Robert Murphy	Jim Lee Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	3
20	Eddie Kimbell	Peter Lea Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	2
	Gary Thomas	Richard Dutton Racing	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	2
	Duncan Grey	CS Engineering	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	2
	Geoff Janes	Autospeed Tyres	Reynard 873-Volkswagen	2
24	John Robinson	Jack Brabham Racing	Ralt RT31-Volkswagen	1
	Ronnie Grant	Ronnie Grant	Ralt RT30-Volkswagen	1
	Guido Basile	Terropol Promotions	Ralt RT30-Volkswagen	1
Source:[5]