F3 News

Craig Murray is being touted as the 'Comeback Kid', with his bid for success in 2001 finally in full swing. The 23 year old Scot has his heart set on winning the Scholarship Class in the Green Flag British Formula Three Championship.

This year's Green Flag British F3 Championship is set to reach record entry levels, with over 40 registrations for the 26-round series.

British Formula Three Scholarship class Championship winner Gary Paffett has decided to continue his F3 career in Germany.

Green Flag British F3 Championship frontrunner Takuma Sato was fastest man at Donington Park in testing yesterday [Tuesday], confirming his position as clear title favourite.

Volvo Truck has extended its relationship with Jaguar Racing with the announcement that it has become a sponsor partner for the Jaguar Racing Formula 3 team.

It has been announced that 22-year-old American Paul Edwards will contest this year's British F3 Championship driving for Alan Docking Racing alongside Andy Priaulx. Edwards will join Priaulx in driving the Silverstone-based team's Dallara F301-Mugen Honda's this season.

The Green Flag British F3 Championship, the best training ground for tomorrow's F1 drivers, can now boast another link to the Grand Prix world.

The Green Flag British F3 Championship, the F1 training academy set for its strongest season in a decade, is welcoming back a number of its former pupils.

Entries for this year's Green Flag British Formula Three series are looking bigger and better than ever and, with just six weeks to go before the first race, the championship is looking exceptionally strong.

Prost Grand Prix today confirmed that it would be entering partnerships with teams in Formula Three and Formula Renault for 2001 in order to develop new talent.

Fortec Motorsport have announced their British Formula Three driver line-up for the 2001 season as Gianmaria Bruni and Alex Gurney.

The Europa Cup winner Justin Sherwood will join Performance Racing for his British Formula 3, Scholarship class, campaign. Sherwood, who drove for performance Racing in last years Europa Cup, had his first F3 test with the team in December last year.

Irishman Derek Hayes will spearhead Manor Motorsport's Formula Three title defence this year, following protracted deliberations by the team.

The calendar for the 2001 PowerTour British Motorsport series has been amended following the announcement that a round of the American Le Mans Series will be held at Donington Park over the Easter weekend.

Avon Racing continues its long involvement with British Formula 3 with the announcement of a new deal with the BRDC. The championship will now be called Green Flag British F3 Championship with Avon Tyres, extending an association dating back to 1982.

Dates and locations for next years Championships:

Tomas Scheckter saw his podium hopes slip away when he suffered engine problems in the second leg of the Macau F3 Grand Prix.

German Pierre Kaffer made the most of a drying track to set the quickest time during Sunday morning's warm-up session for the Macau Grand Prix - despite a spin. The session had started with a wet track after a short rain shower in the morning, but the surface quickly dried out.

German Pierre Kaffer drove a storming race to clinch victory in the opening heat of the Macau Grand Prix.

A statement by the Macau Grand Prix Organising Committee: During the warm up for the Guia Race, competitor number 3 (Frans Verschuur) suffered apparent brake failure at Lisboa Bend.

Britain's Carlin Motorsport ruled the roost at the end of qualifying for this weekend's Macau F3 Grand Prix, as improvements from both Narain Karthikeyan and Takuma Sato locked out the front row.

Italy's Paolo Montin proved to be the fastest man around the enclave, as he topped the opening qualifying session for this weekend's Macau Formula Three Grand Prix.

BRDC Junior Single Seater Champion Aaron Scott shined on his debut Formula Three test at Silverstone - comparing favourably with the experienced drivers present.

The Swiss Racing Team has confirmed Malaysia's Alex Yoong as partner to Tomas Scheckter for the Macau and Korean Formula Three double-header next month.