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1970 British Formula Three season
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.
Dave Walker and Carlos Pace won their respective championships in the Lotus 59.
Tony Trimmer won the Shellsport Championship in the Brabham BT28.
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.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Winning driver | Winning team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snetterton | 15 March | Tony Trimmer | Tony Trimmer | Race Cars International | ||
| Mallory Park | 30 March | Barrie Maskell | Dave Walker | Team Lotus | ||
| Brands Hatch | 3 May | Carlos Pace | Bert Hawthorne | Bert Hawthorne | ||
| Castle Combe | 9 May | Carlos Pace | David Cole | Gomm Metal Development | ||
| Thruxton | 7 June | Dave Walker | Carlos Pace | Jim Russell Racing Driver School | ||
| Oulton Park | 4 July | Dave Walker | Dave Walker | Team Lotus | ||
| Mallory Park | 26 July | Dave Walker | Bev Bond | Team Lotus | ||
| Brands Hatch | 16 August | Tony Trimmer | Tony Trimmer | Race Cars International | ||
| Cadwell Park | 13 September | James Hunt | Ulf Svensson | Ulf Svensson | Round shared with Lombank | |
| British F3 Championship Rd 13 | ||||||
| Oulton Park | 19 September | Bev Bond | Barrie Maskell | Northern England Racing Organisation | ||
| Mallory Park | 27 September | Dave Walker | Dave Walker | Team Lotus | ||
| Snetterton | 11 October | Wilson Fittipaldi | Tony Trimmer | Race Cars International | ||
| Brands Hatch | 18 October | Tony Trimmer | Tony Trimmer | Race Cars International | Round shared with Shell Super Oil | |
| British F3 Championship Rd 12 | ||||||
| Brands Hatch | 27 December | Race cancelled | Excessive snow on track | |||
| Source: |
| Place | Driver | Entrant | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Walker | Team Lotus | 48 | |
| Carlos Pace | Jim Russell Racing Driver School | 43 | |
| Tony Trimmer | Race Cars International | 43 | |
| Bev Bond | Team Lotus | 35 | |
| Steve Matchett | The Tulip Stable | 15 | |
| Source: |
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Winning driver | Winning team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snetterton | 27 March | Dave Walker | Tony Trimmer | Race Cars International | ||
| Silverstone | 26 April | N/A | Dave Walker | Team Lotus | ||
| Oulton Park | 25 May | James Hunt | Bev Bond | Team Lotus | ||
| Silverstone | 6 June | Mike Beuttler | Mike Beuttler | Clarke Mordaunt Racing | ||
| Croft | 11 July | Dave Walker | Carlos Pace | Jim Russell Racing Driver School | Round shared with Forward Trust | |
| British F3 Championship Rd 5 | ||||||
| Brands Hatch | 17 July | James Hunt | Mike Beuttler | Clarke Mordaunt Racing | ||
| Thruxton | 9 August | Richard Scott | Bev Bond | Team Lotus | Round shared with Forward Trust | |
| British F3 Championship Rd 7 | ||||||
| Brands Hatch | 31 August | Tony Trimmer | Gerry Birrell | Sports Motors (Manchester) | ||
| Cadwell Park | 13 September | James Hunt | Ulf Svensson | Ulf Svensson | Round shared with Lombank | |
| British F3 Championship Rd 9 | ||||||
| Crystal Palace | 3 October | Gerry Birrell | Dave Walker | Team Lotus | ||
| Brands Hatch | 18 October | Tony Trimmer | Tony Trimmer | Race Cars International | Round shared with Lombank | |
| British F3 Championship Rd 13 | ||||||
| Source: |
| Place | Driver | Entrant | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Trimmer | Race Cars International | 44 | |
| Dave Walker | Team Lotus | 41 | |
| Mike Beuttler | Clarke Mordaunt Racing | 32 | |
| Bev Bond | Team Lotus | 30 | |
| Carlos Pace | Jim Russell Racing Driver School | 24 | |
| James Hunt | Molyslip Lotus Racing | 24 | |
| Source: |
Forward Trust champion, Carlos Pace
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Winning driver | Winning team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thruxton | 8 March | Richard Scott | Mike Beuttler | Clarke Mordaunt Racing | ||
| Silverstone | 5 April | Bev Bond | Dave Walker | Team Lotus | ||
| Thruxton | 24 May | Dave Walker | Richard Scott | Paul Watson Racing Organisation | ||
| Silverstone | 31 May | Carlos Pace | Wilson Fittipaldi | Jim Russell Racing Driver School | ||
| Croft | 11 July | Dave Walker | Carlos Pace | Jim Russell Racing Driver School | Round shared with Shell Super Oil | |
| British F3 Championship Rd 6 | ||||||
| Cadwell Park | 19 July | James Hunt | Dave Walker | Team Lotus | ||
| Thruxton | 9 August | Richard Scott | Bev Bond | Team Lotus | Round shared with Shell Super Oil | |
| British F3 Championship Rd 8 | ||||||
| Silverstone | 5 September | Steve Matchett | Cyd Williams | Nathalie Goodwin Racing | ||
| Crystal Palace | 12 September | Gerry Birrell | Carlos Pace | Jim Russell Racing Driver School | ||
| Thruxton | 20 September | Gerry Birrell | Dave Walker | Team Lotus | ||
| Thruxton | 14 November | Dave Morgan | Chris Skeaping | Chris Skeaping | ||
| Source: |
| Place | Driver | Entrant | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Pace | Jim Russell Racing Driver School | 41 | |
| Dave Walker | Team Lotus | 37 | |
| Bev Bond | Team Lotus | 27 | |
| Wilson Fittipaldi | Jim Russell Racing Driver School | 22 | |
| Cyd Williams | Nathalie Goodwin Racing | 19 | |
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