The 1969 British Formula Three Championship (known as the 1969 Lombank British F3 Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th season of the British Formula 3 season. Future two-time Formula One world champion Emerson Fittipaldi, driving the Lotus 59, won the championship by 8 points from Alan Rollinson. It was also the first season in Formula Three for James Hunt.
Race Calendar and Results Championship Events
RoundCircuitDatePole positionWinning driverWinning team1 Mallory Park 9 March Tim Schenken Alan RollinsonAlan Rollinson2 Oulton Park 15 March Tim Schenken Tim SchenkenSports Motors (Manchester)3 Snetterton 23 March Alan Rollinson Alan RollinsonAlan Rollinson4 Snetterton 4 April Tim Schenken Reine WisellChevron Cars Ltd.5 Mallory Park 7 April Alan Rollinson Alan RollinsonAlan Rollinson6 Oulton Park 3 May Alan Rollinson Alan RollinsonAlan Rollinson7 Mallory Park 4 May N/A Alan RollinsonAlan Rollinson8 Brands Hatch 25 May Richard Scott Keith JuppPM Racing Preparations9 Brands Hatch 15 June Richard Scott Richard ScottRichard Scott10 Mallory Park 13 July Roy Pike Roy PikeTeam Lotus11 Brands Hatch 3 August Tetsu Ikuzawa Bev BondRace Cars International12 Mallory Park 10 August Roy Pike Emerson FittipaldiJim Russell Racing Driver School13 Brands Hatch 17 August Wayne Mitchell Emerson FittipaldiJim Russell Racing Driver School14 Brands Hatch 14 September Bev Bond Emerson FittipaldiJim Russell Racing Driver School15 Mallory Park 28 September Emerson Fittipaldi Emerson FittipaldiJim Russell Racing Driver School16 Mallory Park 12 October Dave Walker Barrie MaskellBarrie Maskell17 Brands Hatch 9 November Tony Trimmer Emerson FittipaldiJim Russell Racing Driver School Source:
Non-Championship Events
EventCircuitDatePole positionWinning driverWinning team1969 Chris Moore Memorial Trophy Thruxton 16 March N/A Alan RollinsonAlan Rollinson1969 Martini International Trophy Silverstone 17 May Alan Rollinson Charles LucasCharles Lucas EngineeringXVII Greater London Trophy Crystal Palace 26 June Ronnie Peterson Tim SchenkenSports Motors (Manchester)1969 Guards 4,000 Guineas Mallory Park 29 June Tetsu Ikuzawa Tetsu IkuzawaMichael Spence LtdI Plessey Trophy Silverstone 19 July Tim Schenken Alan RollinsonAlan Rollinson1969 Daily Express Trophy Crystal Palace 2 August Reine Wisell Reine WisellChevron Cars Ltd.IX Guards International Trophy Brands Hatch 1 September N/A Reine WisellChevron Cars Ltd.1969 Reg Parnell Trophy Crystal Palace 13 September Charles Lucas Emerson FittipaldiJim Russell Racing Driver School1969 Lincolnshire International Trophy Cadwell Park 28 September Howden Ganley Tim SchenkenSports Motors (Manchester)1969 E.R. Hall Trophy Brands Hatch 19 October Tim Schenken Reine WisellChevron Cars Ltd.1969 W.D. and H.O. Wills Trophy Thruxton 15 November Dave Walker Emerson FittipaldiJim Russell Racing Driver School Source:
Championship Standings
Place Driver Entrant Total 1 Emerson Fittipaldi Jim Russell Racing Driver School 57 2 Alan Rollinson Alan Rollinson 49 3 Bev Bond Race Cars International 39 4 Roy Pike Roy Pike 38 5 Richard Scott Richard Scott 36 6 Tim Schenken Sports Motors (Manchester) 33 7 Reine Wisell Chevron Cars Ltd. 27 8 Barrie Maskell Barrie Maskell 26 9 Mo Nunn Team Lotus 23 10 Keith Jupp PM Racing Preparations 18 11 Dave Walker Jim Russell Racing Driver School 14 12 Peter Deal Peter Deal 12 13 David Cole Car Consultants USA 10 14 Mike Watkins Mike Watkins 9 15 James Hunt Motor Racing Enterprises 8 Source:
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