1972 British Formula Three season

The 1972 British Formula Three season was the 22nd season of the British Formula 3 season. It consisted of three championships. Roger Williamson won the Shell Super Oil and Forward Trust F3 Championships, while Rikky von Opel won the Lombard Championship.^[1]

B.A.R.C. Forward Trust British F3 Championship

Champion: Roger Williamson

Runner-up: Rikky von Opel

Results

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	Mallory Park	12 March	Barrie Maskell	Barrie Maskell	Travisco Racing
2	Silverstone	16 April	Roger Williamson	Mike Walker	Team Ensign
3	Silverstone	14 May	Roger Williamson	Roger Williamson	Wheatcroft Racing
4	Silverstone	11 June	Mike Walker	Rikky von Opel	Team Ensign
5	Thruxton	18 June	Rikky von Opel	Rikky von Opel	Team Ensign
6	Cadwell Park	16 July	Mike Walker	Roger Williamson	Wheatcroft Racing
7	Thruxton	30 July	Roger Williamson	Roger Williamson	Wheatcroft Racing
8	Thruxton	27 August	Rikky von Opel	Rikky von Opel	Team Ensign
9	Crystal Palace	9 September	Tony Brise	Mike Walker	Team Ensign
10	Thruxton	24 September	Mike Walker	Roger Williamson	Wheatcroft Racing
11	Thruxton	29 October	Tony Brise	Tony Brise	driver
Source:^[2]

Drivers' Championship

Table

Place	Driver	Entrant	Total
1	Roger Williamson	Wheatcroft Racing	50
2	Rikky von Opel	Team Ensign	48
3	Mike Walker	Team Ensign	46
4	Tony Brise	driver	18
5	Barrie Maskell	Travisco Racing	13
Source:^[3]

B.R.S.C.C. Shell Super Oil British Formula 3 Championship

Champion: Roger Williamson

Runner-up: Colin Vandervell

Results

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	Brands Hatch	19 March	Tom Pryce	Tom Pryce	D.J.Bond Racing
2	Oulton Park	31 March	Tom Pryce	Roger Williamson	Wheatcroft Racing
3	Mallory Park	3 April	Barrie Maskell	Tony Trimmer	Team Lotus
4	Silverstone	23 April	Barrie Maskell	Roger Williamson	Wheatcroft Racing
5	Zandvoort	30 April	Colin Vandervell	Mike Walker	Team Ensign
6	Monaco	13 May	Patrick Depailler	Patrick Depailler	Societé des Automobiles Alpine
7	Mallory Park	29 May	Jacques Coulon	Colin Vandervell	Potterton International Ltd
8	Anderstorp	18 June	Mike Walker	Roger Williamson	Wheatcroft Racing
9	Brands Hatch	15 July	Roger Williamson	Roger Williamson	Wheatcroft Racing
10	Paul Ricard	8 August	Michel Leclere	Michel Leclere	Societé des Automobiles Alpine
11	Oulton Park	16 September	Jacques Coulon	Roger Williamson	Wheatcroft Racing
12	Mallory Park	1 October	Russell Wood	Tony Brise	driver
13	Snetterton	8 October	Mike Walker	Roger Williamson	Wheatcroft Racing
14	Brands Hatch	22 October	Roger Williamson	Jacques Coulon	Ecurie Antar Filipinetti
Source:^[2]

Drivers' Championship

Table

Place	Driver	Entrant	Total
1	Roger Williamson	Wheatcroft Racing	78
2	Colin Vandervell	Potterton International Ltd	44
3	Jacques Coulon	Ecurie Antar Filipinetti	26
4	Mike Walker	Team Ensign	25
5	Rikky von Opel	Team Ensign	23
Source:^[3]

MCD Lombard North Central F3 Championship

Champions: Rikky von Opel

Runner-up: Tony Brise

Results

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	Brands Hatch	5 March	Andy Sutcliffe	Andy Sutcliffe	GRS International
2	Snetterton	26 March	Mike Walker	Andy Sutcliffe	GRS International
3	Rufforth	1 April	Neil Ginn	Andy Sutcliffe	GRS International
4	Oulton Park	29 April	Rikky von Opel	Tony Brise	driver
5	Thruxton	30 April	Andy Sutcliffe	Rikky von Opel	Team Ensign
6	Brands Hatch	28 May	Mike Walker	Bob Evans	Alan McKechnie Racing
7	Brands Hatch	25 June	Tom Pryce	Andy Sutcliffe	GRS International
8	Mallory Park	25 July	Mike Walker	Roger Williamson	Wheatcroft Racing
9	Brands Hatch	13 August	Tony Brise	Tony Brise	driver
10	Oulton Park	26 August	Andy Sutcliffe	Rikky von Opel	Team Ensign
11	Silverstone	28 August	Roger Williamson	Masami Kuwashima	Reystan Racing Ltd
12	Cadwell Park	10 September	Roger Williamson	Roger Williamson	Wheatcroft Racing
13	Brands Hatch	15 October	Rikky von Opel	Rikky von Opel	Team Ensign
Source:^[2]

Drivers' Championship

Table

Place	Driver	Entrant	Total
1	Rikky von Opel	Team Ensign	61
2	Tony Brise	driver	55
3	Andy Sutcliffe	GRS International	53
4	Roger Williamson	Wheatcroft Racing	30
5	Damien Magee	Palliser Racing Design Ltd	24
Source:^[3]

References

^ "British F3 Archives". Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine. 2025-06-19. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Formula 3 1972 Race Index - Great Britain". The Fast Lane. 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2025-06-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c Racing Years. "1972 / British Formula 3". Archived from the original on 2025-04-28. Retrieved 2025-06-21.

[1] "British F3 Archives". Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine. 2025-06-19. Retrieved 2025-06-21.

[FL-2] "Formula 3 1972 Race Index - Great Britain". The Fast Lane. 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2025-06-21.

[TB-3] Racing Years. "1972 / British Formula 3". Archived from the original on 2025-04-28. Retrieved 2025-06-21.

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