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, the Drivers' Championship winner.

Zak O'Sullivan took the drivers' championship at the final round at Donington Park, as Carlin took the inaugural teams' championship.

Teams and drivers

All teams were British-registered.

Team No. Driver Rounds
Elite Motorsport[3] 3 Spain Javier Sagrera All
34 United Kingdom Tom Lebbon All
67 United Kingdom James Hedley[4] 8
99 Mexico José Garfias 1–6
Arden International[5] 4 Poland Roman Bilinski 3–8
27 United Kingdom Alex Connor 1–3
78 United Kingdom Frederick Lubin 1–2, 5–8
Hillspeed 5 Republic of Ireland Jonathan Browne 6–8
33 Australia Flynn Jackes[6] 8
Fortec Motorsports[7] 7 Brazil Roberto Faria All
8 United States Hunter Yeany 4
United Kingdom Luke Browning[8] 7
16 Philippines Eduardo Coseteng[9] 8
43 Denmark Mikkel Grundtvig All
87 United Kingdom Oliver Bearman 1, 5–6
Douglas Motorsport 10 Saudi Arabia Reema Juffali All
55 United Kingdom Dexter Patterson 1–4
Australia Tommy Smith[10] 5–6, 8
Hitech Grand Prix 12 Mexico Sebastián Álvarez All
13 Japan Reece Ushijima All
50 Australia Bart Horsten All
Chris Dittmann Racing 18 United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons All
68 United Kingdom Branden Lee Oxley[11] 5–8
81 United Kingdom Max Marzorati 1–4
90 United Kingdom Alex Fores 1, 8
Carlin 21 Australia Christian Mansell All
23 United States Bryce Aron All
51 United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan All
Sources: [12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Race calendar and results

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]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)		 22 May United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons Chris Dittmann Racing
R2 23 May United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Carlin
R3 Japan Reece Ushijima Australia Christian Mansell Carlin
2 R4 Silverstone Circuit
(Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire)		 26 June Japan Reece Ushijima Australia Bart Horsten Japan Reece Ushijima Hitech Grand Prix
R5 27 June Japan Reece Ushijima United Kingdom Frederick Lubin Japan Reece Ushijima Hitech Grand Prix
R6 Brazil Roberto Faria United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons Chris Dittmann Racing
3 R7 Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)		 10 July United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Carlin
R8 11 July United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Australia Bart Horsten United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Carlin
R9 Spain Javier Sagrera Denmark Mikkel Grundtvig Fortec Motorsports
4 R10 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
(Spa, Belgium)		 24 July Australia Bart Horsten Australia Christian Mansell Australia Christian Mansell Carlin
R11 Australia Bart Horsten United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Poland Roman Bilinski Arden International
R12 25 July Japan Reece Ushijima Brazil Roberto Faria Fortec Motorsports
5 R13 Snetterton Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)		 7 August United Kingdom Oliver Bearman Brazil Roberto Faria United Kingdom Oliver Bearman Fortec Motorsports
R14 8 August Mexico Sebastián Álvarez United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Mexico Sebastián Álvarez Hitech Grand Prix
R15 Australia Bart Horsten Poland Roman Bilinski Arden International
6 R16 Silverstone Circuit
(Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire)		 14 August United Kingdom Oliver Bearman Brazil Roberto Faria United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons Chris Dittmann Racing
R17 15 August United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons United Kingdom Oliver Bearman United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons Chris Dittmann Racing
R18 United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Carlin
7 R19 Oulton Park
(International Circuit, Cheshire)		 11 September United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Carlin
R20 12 September United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan United Kingdom Luke Browning Fortec Motorsports
R21 Poland Roman Bilinski Poland Roman Bilinski Arden International
8 R22 Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)		 16 October United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Australia Bart Horsten United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Carlin
R23 17 October Japan Reece Ushijima United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan Carlin
R24 Japan Reece Ushijima Denmark Mikkel Grundtvig Fortec Motorsports

Championship standings
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
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
Pos Driver BRH SIL1 DON1 SPA SNE SIL2 OUL DON2 Pts
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 United Kingdom Zak O'Sullivan 3 1 710 2 2 96 1 1 Ret 2 2 78 17 2 23 15 4 15 1 Ret 610 1 1 813 535
2 United Kingdom Ayrton Simmons 1 Ret 136 10 10 13 15 8 8 9 10 8 6 7 610 1 1 112 2 4 77 11 5 104 381
3 Australia Christian Mansell 8 10 16 8 7 11 5 6 64 1 3 58 7 11 105 4 9 82 5 3 11 13 3 16 371
4 Japan Reece Ushijima 5 3 68 1 1 106 2 Ret Ret 11 8 65 Ret 13 112 13 8 69 6 5 15 2 2 20 366
5 Brazil Roberto Faria Ret 6 124 5 3 37 14 3 13 12 9 13 2 8 35 2 3 Ret 3 Ret 103 12 10 411 360
6 Australia Bart Horsten 4 Ret 87 3 6 Ret 8 DSQ 710 5 4 97 10 12 162 7 5 27 4 2 14 18 4 119 333
7 Poland Roman Bilinski 4 5 57 3 1 48 3 3 12 8 Ret Ret 11 13 13 3 9 98 313
8 Mexico Sebastián Álvarez 11 8 Ret 6 12 81 10 9 9 7 6 15 4 1 46 16 16 35 9 14 51 Ret 8 711 290
9 United Kingdom Tom Lebbon 9 7 101 Ret 8 62 6 10 37 4 8 12 16 4 54 14 14 52 10 7 8 5 20 58 288
10 Spain Javier Sagrera 12 12 22 4 5 Ret 9 4 111 6 7 11 15 10 18 9 7 124 7 Ret 46 7 11 Ret 265
11 United Kingdom Frederick Lubin 6 4 112 15 4 77 8 5 710 5 10 93 13 6 34 8 13 34 263
12 United States Bryce Aron 10 9 44 9 11 DSQ 13 11 42 10 11 14 11 6 13 10 11 7 14 8 13 6 6 14 237
13 Denmark Mikkel Grundtvig 16 15 5 12 14 Ret 17 13 12 14 13 21 14 16 9 11 13 10 16 11 2 14 14 1 214
14 United Kingdom Oliver Bearman 2 2 99 1 Ret 14 Ret 2 410 163
15 United Kingdom Alex Connor 7 5 14 7 9 25 3 2 Ret 138
16 United Kingdom Branden Lee Oxley 5 14 12 6 6 DSQ 8 12 12 4 7 19 126
17 Mexico José Garfias Ret 14 15 11 15 51 11 12 10 13 Ret 103 9 9 86 WD WD WD 117
18 Saudi Arabia Reema Juffali 15 16 Ret 13 16 4 16 Ret Ret 15 12 Ret 13 17 17 WD WD WD 15 10 Ret Ret 18 15 90
19 Republic of Ireland Jonathan Browne 3 12 13 12 9 9 15 Ret 63 83
20 United Kingdom Max Marzorati 14 13 Ret 14 13 Ret 12 14 2 16 14 13 78
21 United Kingdom Dexter Patterson 13 11 33 DSQ DSQ EX[lower-alpha 1] 7 7 12 WD WD WD 70
22 Australia Tommy Smith 12 15 15 12 15 143 Ret 16 18 41
23 United Kingdom Alex Fores Ret DNS Ret 9 15 22 37
24 United States Hunter Yeany 8 15 31 36
25 United Kingdom Luke Browning DSQ 1 Ret 35
26 United Kingdom James Hedley 10 12 13 23
27 Philippines Eduardo Coseteng 16 17 12 13
28 Australia Flynn Jackes 17 19 17 6
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
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' championship

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
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
  1. Dexter Patterson was excluded from the results at the first Silverstone round after an altercation with Bryce Aron in the paddock after race two.

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