2021 GB3 Championship
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.[1] The series was rebranded mid-season from BRDC British Formula 3 Championship.[2]
Zak O'Sullivan took the drivers' championship at the final round at Donington Park, as Carlin took the inaugural teams' championship.
Teams and drivers
[edit]All teams were British-registered.
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|
Elite Motorsport[3] | 3 | All | |
34 | All | ||
67 | 8 | ||
99 | 1–6 | ||
Arden International[5] | 4 | 3–8 | |
27 | 1–3 | ||
78 | 1–2, 5–8 | ||
Hillspeed | 5 | 6–8 | |
33 | 8 | ||
Fortec Motorsports[7] | 7 | All | |
8 | 4 | ||
7 | |||
16 | 8 | ||
43 | All | ||
87 | 1, 5–6 | ||
Douglas Motorsport | 10 | All | |
55 | 1–4 | ||
5–6, 8 | |||
Hitech Grand Prix | 12 | All | |
13 | All | ||
50 | All | ||
Chris Dittmann Racing | 18 | All | |
68 | 5–8 | ||
81 | 1–4 | ||
90 | 1, 8 | ||
Carlin | 21 | All | |
23 | All | ||
51 | All | ||
Sources: [12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |
Race calendar and results
[edit]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.[19] The calendar was slightly changed later on to ensure eight rounds could be run.[20]
Championship standings
[edit]- 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.
Races | Position, points per race | |||||||||||||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | |
Races 1 & 2 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Race 3 | 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 three.
Drivers' championship
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Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap |
Teams' championship
[edit]2021 saw the introduction of a teams' championship, with each team counting its two best results of every race.
Pos | Driver | BRH | SIL1 | DON1 | SPA | SNE | SIL2 | OUL | DON2 | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
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R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
1 | Carlin | 3 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 96 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 610 | 1 | 1 | 813 | 966 |
8 | 9 | 710 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 78 | 12 | 6 | 105 | 10 | 9 | 82 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 14 | |||
2 | Hitech Grand Prix | 4 | 3 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 2 | 5 | 89 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 711 | 842 |
5 | 8 | 87 | 3 | 6 | 81 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 106 | 10 | 12 | 112 | 13 | 8 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 119 | |||
3 | Fortec Motorsports | 2 | 2 | 99 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 410 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 411 | 747 |
16 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 14 | Ret | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 103 | 14 | 14 | 1 | |||
4 | Arden International | 6 | 4 | 112 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 93 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 719 |
7 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 77 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 710 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 13 | 34 | 8 | 13 | 98 | ||||||
5 | Elite Motorsport | 9 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 6 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 82 | 9 | 4 | 54 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 5 | 11 | 58 | 614 |
12 | 12 | 101 | 12 | 8 | 62 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 113 | 11 | 9 | 86 | 14 | 14 | 124 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | |||
6 | Chris Dittmann Racing | 1 | 13 | 136 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 610 | 1 | 1 | 112 | 2 | 4 | 77 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 604 |
14 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 6 | DSQ | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 104 | |||
7 | Douglas Motorsport | 13 | 11 | 33 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 143 | 15 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 15 | 201 |
15 | 16 | Ret | 14 | 17 | EX | 16 | Ret | 14† | WD | WD | WD | 14 | 17 | 17 | WD | WD | WD | Ret | 18 | 18 | ||||||
8 | Hillspeed | 3 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 63 | 89 | |||||||||||||||
17 | Ret | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | R1 | R2 | R3 | Pts |
BRH | SIL1 | DON1 | SPA | SNE | SIL2 | OUL | DON2 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Dexter Patterson was excluded from the results at the first Silverstone round after an altercation with Bryce Aron in the paddock after race two.
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wood, Elliot (2020-10-16). "BRDC British F3 reveals provisional 2021 calendar". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
- ^ "British F3 rebranded as GB3 Championship". GB3 Championship. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021.
- ^ Allen, Peter (2020-11-09). "Elite Motorsport to replace Lanan Racing on BRDC British F3 grid". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ "GB3 - BRDC Rising Star Hedley to make GB3 debut with Elite Motorsport". GB3 Championship. 2021-10-12. Archived from the original on 2021-10-12. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "Arden team to enter BRDC British F3 in 2021". Formula Scout. 2020-12-11. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2021-10-08). "Hillspeed adds second car in GB3 finale for debutant Flynn Jackes". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (2020-11-30). "Roberto Faria to make full-time BRDC British F3 return with Fortec in 2021". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
- ^ "GB3 - Luke Browning to make GB3 Championship debut with Fortec Motorsport". GB3 Championship. 2021-09-09. Archived from the original on 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
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- ^ "British F3 - BRDC British F3 season set to hit midway point at sumptuous Spa-Francorchamps". BRDC British F3 Championship. 2021-07-20. Archived from the original on 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
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