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1980 British Formula Three season

The 1980 British Formula Three season (known as the 1980 Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 30th season of the British Formula Three Championship. Swedish driver Stefan Johansson won the championship racing for Project Four Racing.

1980 champion, Stefan Johansson

The 1980 British Formula Three season (known as the 1980 Vandervell British Formula 3 Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 30th season of the British Formula Three Championship. Swedish driver Stefan Johansson won the championship racing for Project Four Racing.

Johansson took the title by two points from title rivals Kenneth Acheson and Roberto Guerrero. At the start of the season, most of the front-runners used the March 803. However, by Round 7 in Snetterton, Acheson had changed to the March 793 and became the man to beat along with Guerrero. In the latter half of the season, Johansson changed from the 803 to the Ralt RT3, winning the last four races. It was also the last Britifh Formula 3 season for Nigel Mansell as he moved into Formula One to drive for Lotus.

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Winning driver
Silverstone	2 March	Stefan Johansson	Stefan Johansson	Project Four Racing
Thruxton	9 March	Stefan Johansson	Roberto Guerrero	Anglia Cars
Brands Hatch	30 March	Stefan Johansson	Brett Riley	David Price Racing
Thruxton	7 April	Stefan Johansson	Kenneth Acheson	RMC Group
Silverstone	20 April	Kenneth Acheson	Kenneth Acheson	RMC Group
Thruxton	6 May	Roberto Guerrero	Roberto Guerrero	Anglia Cars
Snetterton	11 May	Kenneth Acheson	Kenneth Acheson	RMC Group
Silverstone	26 May	Stefan Johansson	Stefan Johansson	Project Four Racing
Cadwell Park	1 June	Roberto Guerrero	Roberto Guerrero	Anglia Cars
Silverstone	8 June	Kenneth Acheson	Kenneth Acheson	RMC Group
Brands Hatch	29 June	Roberto Guerrero	Roberto Guerrero	Anglia Cars
Silverstone	6 July	Stefan Johansson	Thierry Tassin	Anglia Cars
Brands Hatch	13 July	Brett Riley	Kenneth Acheson	RMC Group
Oulton Park	19 July	Roberto Guerrero	Roberto Guerrero	Anglia Cars
Silverstone	25 August	Kenneth Acheson	Thierry Tassin	Anglia Cars
Silverstone	7 September	Mike White	Mike White	Autowindscreens with Gerard Racing
Mallory Park	28 September	Stefan Johansson	Stefan Johansson	Project Four Racing
Silverstone	5 October	Stefan Johansson	Stefan Johansson	Project Four Racing
Oulton Park	18 October	Stefan Johansson	Stefan Johansson	Project Four Racing
Thruxton	26 October	Stefan Johansson	Stefan Johansson	Project Four Racing
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Name	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Winning driver
Silverstone	27 April	Kenneth Acheson	Kenneth Acheson	RMC Group
Mondello Park	14 September	Bernard Devaney	Trevor Templeton	A. W. Brown
Thruxton	8 November	Stefan Johansson	Rob Wilson	SW Racing

Place	Driver	Entrant
Stefan Johansson	Project Four Racing	97
Kenneth Acheson	RMC Group	95
Roberto Guerrero	Anglia Cars	95
Thierry Tassin	Anglia Cars	59
Rob Wilson	SW Racing	40
Mike White	Autowindscreens with Gerard Racing	37
Brett Riley	David Price Racing	20
David Sears	Rushen Green Racing	19
Nigel Mansell	March Racing Ltd	15
Eddie Jordan	Marlboro Team Ireland	15
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