The 2021 GB3 Championship, known as the 2021 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship until August 2021, was a motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England. The 2021 season was the sixth 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 ran over eight triple- and quadruple-header rounds, it started on 22 May at Brands Hatch and ended on 17 October at Donington Park. The series was rebranded mid-season from BRDC British Formula 3 Championship.
Zak O'Sullivan took the drivers' championship at the final round at Donington Park, as Carlin took the inaugural teams' championship.
Teams and drivers All teams were British-registered. TeamDriverRoundsElite Motorsport3 Javier SagreraAll34 Tom LebbonAll67 James Hedley899 José Garfias1–6Arden International4 Roman Biliński3–827 Alex Connor1–378 Frederick Lubin1–2, 5–8Hillspeed5 Jonathan Browne6–833 Flynn Jackes8Fortec Motorsports7 Roberto FariaAll8 Hunter Yeany4 Luke Browning716 Eduardo Coseteng843 Mikkel GrundtvigAll87 Oliver Bearman1, 5–6Douglas Motorsport10 Reema JuffaliAll55 Dexter Patterson1–4 Tommy Smith5–6, 8Hitech Grand Prix12 Sebastián ÁlvarezAll13 Reece UshijimaAll50 Bart HorstenAllChris Dittmann Racing18 Ayrton SimmonsAll68 Branden Lee Oxley5–881 Max Marzorati1–490 Alex Fores1, 8Carlin21 Christian MansellAll 23 Bryce AronAll51 Zak O'SullivanAllSources: JHR Developments was named as one of the participating teams but did not appear at any round.
Race calendar and results The provisional calendar was revealed on 15 October 2020. After being cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the round at Spa-Francorchamps returned to the series. The series supported the British GT Championship at seven of its eight meetings. The calendar was slightly changed later on to ensure eight rounds could be run.
RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team1R1Brands Hatch(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)22 May Ayrton Simmons Ayrton Simmons Ayrton SimmonsChris Dittmann RacingR223 May Ayrton Simmons Zak O'Sullivan Zak O'SullivanCarlinR3 Reece Ushijima Christian MansellCarlin2R4Silverstone Circuit(Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire)26 June Reece Ushijima Bart Horsten Reece UshijimaHitech Grand PrixR527 June Reece Ushijima Frederick Lubin Reece UshijimaHitech Grand PrixR6 Roberto Faria Ayrton SimmonsChris Dittmann Racing3R7Donington Park(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)10 July Zak O'Sullivan Zak O'Sullivan Zak O'SullivanCarlinR811 July Zak O'Sullivan Bart Horsten Zak O'SullivanCarlinR9 Javier Sagrera Mikkel GrundtvigFortec Motorsports4R10Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps(Spa, Belgium)24 July Bart Horsten Christian Mansell Christian MansellCarlinR11 Bart Horsten Zak O'Sullivan Roman BilińskiArden InternationalR1225 July Reece Ushijima Roberto FariaFortec Motorsports5R13Snetterton Circuit(300 Circuit, Norfolk)7 August Oliver Bearman Roberto Faria Oliver BearmanFortec MotorsportsR148 August Sebastián Álvarez Zak O'Sullivan Sebastián ÁlvarezHitech Grand PrixR15 Bart Horsten Roman BilińskiArden International6R16Silverstone Circuit(Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire)14 August Oliver Bearman Roberto Faria Ayrton SimmonsChris Dittmann RacingR1715 August Ayrton Simmons Oliver Bearman Ayrton SimmonsChris Dittmann RacingR18 Zak O'Sullivan Zak O'SullivanCarlin7R19Oulton Park(International Circuit, Cheshire)11 September Zak O'Sullivan Zak O'Sullivan Zak O'SullivanCarlinR2012 September Zak O'Sullivan Zak O'Sullivan Luke BrowningFortec MotorsportsR21 Roman Biliński Roman BilińskiArden International8R22Donington Park(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)16 October Zak O'Sullivan Bart Horsten Zak O'SullivanCarlinR2317 October Reece Ushijima Zak O'Sullivan Zak O'SullivanCarlinR24 Reece Ushijima Mikkel GrundtvigFortec Motorsports
Championship standings
Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top 20 classified finishers in races one and two, with the third race awarding points to only the top 15. Race three, which had its grid formed by reversing the qualifying order, awarded extra points for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions. RacesPosition, points per race1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20thRaces 1 & 23529242119171513121110987654321Race 3201715131110987654321
Notes
1 2 3 refers to positions gained and thus extra points earned during race three.
Drivers' championship PosDriverBRHSIL1DON1SPASNESIL2OULDON2PtsR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R31 Zak O'Sullivan31710229611Ret227817223154151Ret610118135352 Ayrton Simmons1Ret13610101315889108676101111224771151043813 Christian Mansell8101687115664135871110549825311133163714 Reece Ushijima5368111062RetRet11865Ret1311213869651522203665 Roberto FariaRet612453371431312913283523Ret3Ret10312104113606 Bart Horsten4Ret8736Ret8DSQ71054971012162752742141841193337 Roman Biliński4557314833128RetRet11131339983138 Sebastián Álvarez118Ret6128110997615414616163591451Ret87112909 Tom Lebbon97101Ret8626103748121645414145210785205828810 Javier Sagrera12122245Ret941116711151018971247Ret46711Ret26511 Frederick Lubin64112154778571051093136348133426312 Bryce Aron10944911 DSQ131142101114116131011714813661423713 Mikkel Grundtvig161551214Ret17131214132114169111310161121414121414 Oliver Bearman22991Ret14Ret241016315 Alex Connor7514792532Ret13816 Branden Lee Oxley5141266DSQ81212471912617 José GarfiasRet141511155111121013Ret1039986WDWDWD11718 Reema Juffali1516Ret1316416RetRet1512Ret131717WDWDWD1510RetRet18159019 Jonathan Browne31213129915Ret638320 Max Marzorati1413Ret1413Ret121421614137821 Dexter Patterson131133 DSQ DSQEX7712WDWDWD7022 Tommy Smith1215151215143Ret16184123 Alex ForesRetDNSRet915223724 Hunter Yeany815313625 Luke Browning DSQ1Ret3526 James Hedley1012132327 Eduardo Coseteng1617121328 Flynn Jackes1719176PosDriverR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3PtsBRHSIL1DON1SPASNESIL2OULDON2Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
Teams' championship 2021 saw the introduction of a teams' championship, with each team counting its two best results of every race. PosDriverBRHSIL1DON1SPASNESIL2OULDON2PtsR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R31Carlin31162296117412677223441513610118139668971087115751237812610510982581163142Hitech Grand Prix436811106258954384146752742512271184258873681810107510610121121383565141841193Fortec Motorsports22995337143128913183522410312121041174716651314Ret1714131213212169113101611103141414Arden International6411284253266315733125109311613363471975141697746Ret857108RetRet131334813985Elite Motorsport972245516437468294549752774651158614121210112862911116711311986141412410Ret8712136Chris Dittmann Racing1131361110131292910957610111122477452260414RetRet1513Ret151591614136141266DSQ81212981047Douglas Motorsport131133616478441512Ret13151512151431510RetRet16152011516Ret1417EX16Ret14†WDWDWD141717WDWDWDRet18188Hillspeed3121312991519638917Ret17PosDriverR1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3R1R2R3PtsBRHSIL1DON1SPASNESIL2OULDON2
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