F3 News

British Formula Three Championship leader Alan van der Merwe scored his first race win since Croft, beating Carlin colleague Richard Antinucci in round ten of the 2003 series at Silverstone.

Danny Watts was the star of Silverstone today [Friday] when he set the testing pace ahead of rounds nine and ten of the 2003 British F3 Championship gripped by Avon Tyres. In the Scholarship class, Steven Kane set the leading time.

Nelson Piquet will turn the clock back 25 years at Silverstone on Monday [26 May] when he is re-united with the Ralt RT1 F3 car that took him to the 1978 BP Formula 3 Championship in Britain.

Nelson Angelo Piquet's claim to fames as being the youngest winner in the British Formula Three Championship is under threat from a driver all but the real enthusiasts appear to have forgotten - Elton Julian.

In celebration of his historic win at Knockhill last Sunday in the 2003 British F3 Championship gripped by Avon Tyres, Nelson Piquet Jnr.

Clivio Piccione and Nelson Piquet Jr converted their pole positions to maiden victories at Knockhill today [Sunday] in rounds seven and eight of the 2003 British F3 Championship gripped by Avon Tyres.

Alan van der Merwe's form continued in the two 20 minute morning practice sessions at Knockhill today with his fastest lap of 47.37secs close to Courtney's lap record of 47.22s.

The time of testing and tactics has come to an end - now, the cards will be on the table. With 30 drivers from 16 nations, the new Formula 3 Euro Series will be celebrating its eagerly awaited premiere at the Hockenheimring this weekend [April 26/27].

Carlin Motorsport's Alan van der Merwe dominated proceedings in rounds three and four of the 2003 British F3 Championship at Snetterton, controlling both of the incident-packed races from the front of the field.

The second round of the British Formula 3 Championship is being held this weekend at the Snetterton circuit in Norfolk and in ideal conditions this morning with brilliant sunshine, Carlin's Alan van der Merwe once again set the fastest time in the three hour test session in preparation for tomorr

Jamie Green scored a remarkable double victory today at Donington Park today in rounds 1 and 2 of the 2003 British F3 Championship. The young British ace was unstoppable in both races as his Carlin Motorsport team-mate Alan van der Merwe led the chase.

Sussex-based Quantum Racing Services is aiming to continue its record of success with its distinctive purple suspension dampers in the 2003 British Formula Three Championship, which starts on Sunday at Donington Park.

The new Lola-Dome F106 Formula 3 car was officially launched in the UK today in front of over 200 guests during the BRDC British F3/GT Series Media Day at Silverstone Circuit.

Alan van der Merwe heads in to his second season of British Formula Three with the speed, talent, car and team to take the championship title - all he has to do now is put them together at the right time.

Alan van der Merwe underlined the strength of his bid for the championship title by heading the testing times at Donington Park yesterday [Thursday] for the 2003 British F3 Championship with Avon Tyres.

As the morning F3 test session closed for lunch at Rockingham, Carlin's Jamie Green pitted in a hurry with an electrical fire on the car. There was little damage but the team had not had a chance to inspect the cause although the extinguisher had been deployed.

The British Formula Three Championship press office has confirmed that former champions Carlin and Manor Motorsport headed the unofficial timesheets at the first major test ahead of the 2003 season.

Australian Formula Three international Will Davison recently completed four days of rigorous pre-season testing in Spain, as well as two days at Donington Park, in preparation for his assault on the 2003 British F3 Championship with defending champions Alan Docking Racing.

Coloni Motorsport, the most successful Italian team in Formula Three, has confirmed that it will return to the category this season, participating in the Italian Championship with two of the most promising talents to emerge from the national scene in recent years.

The all new Lola-Dome F106 set the pace in the first head-to-head test with Italian rival Dallara at Motegi late last week, with Team Tigre driver Shinya Hosokawa beating 2002 British F3 Championship runner-up and former Jaguar test driver James Courtney into second place.

Having now confirmed their British Formula Three Championship line up, Sweeney Racing are confident the combination of their rapid young hot-shoes and the new Lola-Dome chassis will be a recipe for success in 2003.

The initial release of this year's provisional British F3 Championship entry list shows a total of 20 championship class drivers representing twelve nations, three engine brands and three chassis makes - with further entries expected over the coming weeks.

Australian ace Will Power will join compatriot Will Davison in this year's British Formula 3 Championship, having agreed a deal to pilot a rare Ralt chassis for Diamond Racing.

Ralt Engineering has sold a Formula Three 3 car to Piquet Racing following two successful tests in Brazil at the end of last year. Nelsinho Piquet, son of former World Champion Nelson Piquet, covered nearly 2,000 kilometres in the car without encountering any significant problems.