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2018 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship

The 2018 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship was a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England, with one round in Belgium. The 2018 season was the third organised by the British Racing Drivers' Club in the United Kingdom. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, and also featured the 2-litre 230-bhp Tatuus-Cosworth single seat race car in the main series. The season commenced at Oulton Park on 31 March and ended on 14 October at Silverstone Circuit, after eight triple header events for a total of twenty-four races.

Teams and drivers edit

All teams were British-registered.

Team No. Driver Rounds
Lanan Racing 2   Kush Maini[1] All
21   Josh Mason[2] 2, 5–8
Hillspeed 3   Ben Hurst[3] All
31   Jusuf Owega[4][5] 2–8
45   Sasakorn Chaimongkol[6] All
Douglas Motorsport 55   Jamie Chadwick[7] All
66   Arvin Esmaeili[8] All
86   Jordan Cane[9][10] 1–4
  Max Defourny[11] 5, 7
Fortec Motorsports 11   Tristan Charpentier[12] 1–5
22   Tom Gamble[13] All
33   Manuel Maldonado[14] All
44   Hampus Ericsson[15] 7–8
Chris Dittmann Racing 12   Ayrton Simmons[16] 5, 7–8
19   Harry Webb[17] 3
  Cian Carey[18] 7
68   Chia Wing Hoong[19] 1–2
Carlin 17   Clément Novalak[20] 1–2, 4, 8
23   Billy Monger[21] All
38   Jamie Caroline[22] 5–7
63   Nicolai Kjærgaard[23] All
88   Sun Yueyang[24] All
Double R Racing 24   Krishnaraaj Mahadik[25] All
26   Linus Lundqvist[26] All
28   Pavan Ravishankar[27] All
  • Alexandra Mohnhaupt was initially entered to drive Douglas Motorsport's #86 but did not appear at any rounds due to injury.[28]

Race calendar and results edit

The calendar was revealed on 21 November 2017. The series supported British GT at all events, excluding the finale at Silverstone Circuit. It had one overseas round at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium.[29]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning Team
1 R1 Oulton Park
(International Circuit, Cheshire) 		31 March   Clément Novalak   Nicolai Kjærgaard   Linus Lundqvist Double R Racing
R2 2 April   Billy Monger   Manuel Maldonado Fortec Motorsports
R3   Nicolai Kjærgaard   Tom Gamble   Nicolai Kjærgaard Carlin
2 R4 Rockingham
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		28 April   Tom Gamble   Tom Gamble   Tom Gamble Fortec Motorsports
R5 29 April   Kush Maini   Kush Maini Lanan Racing
R6   Kush Maini   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist Double R Racing
3 R7 Snetterton Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk) 		26 May   Nicolai Kjærgaard   Linus Lundqvist   Nicolai Kjærgaard Carlin
R8 27 May   Kush Maini   Manuel Maldonado Fortec Motorsports
R9   Linus Lundqvist   Nicolai Kjærgaard   Linus Lundqvist Double R Racing
4 R10 Silverstone Circuit
(Grand Prix, Northamptonshire) 		9 June   Linus Lundqvist   Kush Maini   Linus Lundqvist Double R Racing
R11 10 June   Tom Gamble   Pavan Ravishankar Double R Racing
R12   Kush Maini   Tom Gamble
  Kush Maini 		  Tom Gamble Fortec Motorsports
5 R13 Spa-Francorchamps
(Belgium) 		21 July   Tom Gamble   Tom Gamble   Linus Lundqvist Double R Racing
R14 22 July   Linus Lundqvist   Jamie Caroline Carlin
R15   Tom Gamble   Tom Gamble   Linus Lundqvist Double R Racing
6 R16 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 		4 August   Jamie Caroline   Nicolai Kjærgaard   Jamie Caroline Carlin
R17 5 August   Billy Monger   Jamie Chadwick Douglas Motorsport
R18   Nicolai Kjærgaard   Nicolai Kjærgaard   Nicolai Kjærgaard Carlin
7 R19 Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire) 		22 September   Billy Monger   Jamie Caroline   Nicolai Kjærgaard Carlin
R20 23 September   Billy Monger   Sun Yueyang Carlin
R21   Billy Monger   Nicolai Kjærgaard   Nicolai Kjærgaard Carlin
8 R22 Silverstone Circuit
(Grand Prix, Northamptonshire) 		13 October   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist   Linus Lundqvist Double R Racing
R23 14 October   Tom Gamble   Joshua Mason Lanan Racing
R24 Race cancelled due to adverse weather conditions[30]

Championship standings edit

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top 20 classified finishers in races one and three, with the second race awarding points to only the top 15. Race two, which reversed the order of the race one finishers, providing they set a lap time within 103% of the fastest driver, will be awarded extra points for positions gained from drivers' respective starting positions.

Races Position, points per race
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th
Races 1 & 3 35 29 24 21 19 17 15 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Race 2 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Notes
  • 1 2 3 refers to positions gained and thus extra points earned during race two.

Drivers' championship edit

Pos Driver OUL ROC SNE SIL SPA BRH DON SIL[N 1] Pts
1   Linus Lundqvist 1 88 5 2 37 1 3 411 1 1 611 2 1 810 1 2 113 3 8 Ret 11 1 16 C 531
2   Nicolai Kjærgaard 2 411 1 Ret 211 2 1 Ret 2 6 48 4 5 121 Ret 3 94 1 1 108 1 Ret 17 C 446
3   Kush Maini 9 53 3 7 14 3 2 142 3 2 142 3 7 107 11 6 37 6 5 Ret 15 11 6 C 366
4   Krishnaraaj Mahadik 5 Ret 9 4 44 6 10 26 11 9 17 10 3 69 8 7 27 8 3 511 2 6 11 C 358
5   Tom Gamble 4 67 2 1 56 DSQ 8 Ret 16 10 35 1 2 Ret 2 9 8 4 12 DSQ 16 2 15 C 346
6   Billy Monger 3 95 8 14 75 Ret 7 92 6 8 73 17 6 13 3 4 13 5 4 141 3 3 14 C 301
7   Manuel Maldonado 11 15 10 5 61 4 17 1 14 12 16 7 4 113 4 8 71 7 7 Ret 8 4 13 C 292
8   Jamie Chadwick 8 36 7 9 10 Ret 13 13 7 5 94 13 12 52 12 12 13 11 10 12 4 9 8 C 260
9   Sasakorn Chaimongkol 10 11 11 13 15 8 11 34 9 14 10 14 10 27 10 10 42 10 18 43 10 10 7 C 242
10   Sun Yueyang 6 13 Ret 6 11 7 9 12 12 13 23 11 9 73 9 5 12 13 20 1 9 12 5 C 240
11   Jusuf Owega 8 16 Ret 12 6 10 7 15 8 8 92 5 11 6 9 9 Ret 12 7 10 C 187
12   Tristan Charpentier 16 2 6 DNS 127 DNS 6 102 4 11 52 9 16 3 7 166
13   Jamie Caroline 11 17 6 1 Ret 2 2 89 DSQ 164
14   Jordan Cane 7 Ret WD 3 81 5 4 Ret 8 3 87 5 159
15   Pavan Ravishankar 13 14 12 11 17 Ret 14 7 13 17 1 12 13 17 15 13 10 14 15 21 13 Ret 18 C 153
16   Ben Hurst 15 12 14 12 19 10 16 8 15 16 13 16 17 14 13 16 Ret 12 17 136 17 15 2 C 137
17   Arvin Esmaeili 14 10 13 Ret 131 Ret 15 5 17 15 12 15 15 16 14 14 5 Ret 14 Ret Ret 14 3 C 122
18   Clément Novalak Ret 710 4 Ret 96 DSQ 4 113 6 13 4 C 120
19   Ayrton Simmons 18 4 Ret 6 67 7 5 12 C 88
20   Josh Mason Ret 18 9 14 15 Ret 15 142 15 16 7 14 16 1 C 82
21   Hampus Ericsson 13 32 5 8 9 C 64
22   Harry Webb 5 112 5 45
23   Max Defourny Ret DNS DNS 11 11 6 32
24   Chia Wing Hoong 12 Ret Ret 10 14 DSQ 22
25   Cian Carey 19 911 Ret 20
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ Race 2 at Silverstone was red-flagged after 2 laps and was not resumed due to adverse weather conditions. Due to regulations full points were awarded. The conditions also forced a cancellation of Race 3.[31]

References edit

  1. ^ "Kush Maini to race in BRDC British F3 with Lanan Racing". 12 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. ^ Jackson, Connor (14 November 2017). "JOSHUA MASON BECOMES FIRST 2018 BRDC F3 SIGNING". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Formula Ford racer Ben Hurst joins Hillspeed for British F3 graduation". 8 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  4. ^ "German karting graduate Jusuf Owega joins Hillspeed for 2018 BRDC British F3". 10 January 2018. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Hillspeed youngster Owega: "I'm really looking forward to getting started"". 22 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Hillspeed confirms Sasakorn Chaimongkol for 2018 BRDC British F3". 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Jamie Chadwick announces second season in BRDC British F3". Motorsport Radio. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Arvin Esmaeili Joins Douglas Motorsport F3 Team". Douglas Motorsport. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Jordan Cane returns to Douglas Motorsport for Oulton Park". 29 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Jordan Cane confirms another season in British F3". Motorsport Radio. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  11. ^ Wood, Elliot. "Max Defourny makes British F3 move for Spa after Eurocup exit". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Tristan Charpentier announced at Fortec Motorsport in BRDC British F3". Motorsport Radio. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Fortec Motorsports signs Ginetta Junior Champion Tom Gamble for 2018 BRDC British F3 Championship". 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  14. ^ "Manuel Maldonado confirmed for a second season in British F3". Motorsport Radio. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  15. ^ "Hampus Ericsson moves up to BRDC British F3 with Fortec". BRDC British F3 Championship. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  16. ^ "Ayrton Simmons joins BRDC British F3 with Chris Dittmann Racing". 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Harry Webb moves up to British F3 with Chris Dittmann Racing". 9 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  18. ^ "Cian Carey Switches F3's to make BRDC Debut in Donington". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  19. ^ "Malaysian Chia Wing Hoong joins Chris Dittmann Racing for Oulton Park". 28 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  20. ^ "Clement Novalak to contest both Formula Renault Eurocup and British F3". 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  21. ^ Waring, Bethonie (27 March 2018). "MONGER GIVEN ALL CLEAR FOR RACING RETURN AT F3 OPENER". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  22. ^ Wood, Elliot (21 July 2018). "Tom Gamble takes British F3 pole in Belgium at Spa-Francorchamps". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 21 July 2018. Jamie Caroline had a disappointing return to the Carlin team, having won the British Formula 4 title with them last year, qualifying a lowly 14th.
  23. ^ "Carlin confirm Nicolai Kjaergaard as first driver for 2018 season". 7 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  24. ^ Jackson, Connor (15 January 2018). "SUN YUE YANG MOVES TO BRDC F3 WITH CARLIN". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  25. ^ Jackson, Connor (7 March 2018). "Krishnaraaj Mahadik returns to Double R Racing in British F3". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  26. ^ "Swedish star Lundqvist steps up to BRDC British F3 with Double R Racing". 12 February 2018. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  27. ^ "Double R Racing completes British F3 line-up with Singaporean racer Pavan Ravishankar". britishf3.com. Motorsport Vision. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  28. ^ Radio, Motorsport (28 February 2018). "Alexandra Mohnhaupt joins BRDC British F3 with Douglas Motorsport". Motorsport Radio. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  29. ^ Jackson, Connor (21 November 2017). "TWO SILVERSTONE ROUNDS AND GT SUPPORT FOR BRDC F3 IN 2018". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  30. ^ "Silverstone Race Three Called Off Due to Weather". britishf3.com. British F3 Championship. 14 October 2018.
  31. ^ "Silverstone Race Two Abandoned Due to Adverse Conditions - Mason Declared Winner". britishf3.com. British F3 Championship. 14 October 2018.

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