The 1991 British Formula 3000 Championship was the third season of the British Formula 3000 Championship. The series was won posthumously by Paul Warwick, driving for Mansell Madgwick Motorsport. He was tragically killed in an accident at Oulton Park when leading. Fredrik Ekblom finished as runner-up for AJS/GP. Julian Westwood finished third overall for CaneCordy Motorsport, a new team formed by ex-Williams personnel Michael Cane and Colin Cordy. Richard Dean was fourth with Superpower (pictured). Future International F3000 team Durango made their British F3000 debut. Kenny Brack, who would become 1996 International F3000 runner-up, 1998 IRL champion and a CART frontrunner, made a one-off appearance with the Alan Langridge team. Future Brabham female F1 driver Giovanna Amati made a couple of appearances for the GJ-Bromley team.

Drivers and teams

The following drivers and teams contested the 1991 British Formula 3000 Championship.

TeamChassisEngineNo.DriverRounds
United Kingdom Mansell Madgwick MotorsportReynardCosworth1United Kingdom Paul Warwick1-5
Mugen2Brazil Marco GrecoAll
Cosworth18Norway Harald Huysman1-2
Mexico Carlos Guerrero3
United Kingdom Chris Goodwin4
United Kingdom Jason Elliot8-11
United Kingdom GJ - Bromley MotorsportReynardCosworth3Italy Giovanna Amati1-2
United Kingdom Chris Goodwin3
United Kingdom Dave Coyne4-11
5Belgium Alain Plasch1-4, 7-11
9United Kingdom Chris Goodwin8-9
United Kingdom Team AJSLolaCosworth4Sweden Fredrik EkblomAll
United Kingdom McNeil EngineeringLolaCosworth6Canada Robbie Stirling1–4, 6
Reynard5
United Kingdom Eugene O'Brien7-11
Lola15Austria Mercedes Stermitz5
United Kingdom CaneCordy MotorsportLolaCosworth7United Kingdom Julian WestwoodAll
United Kingdom OmegalandReynardCosworth10France Jérôme PolicandAll
16United Kingdom Mark Newman2-3
United Kingdom David Button4
United Kingdom Superpower Engineering SystemLolaCosworth11United Kingdom Phil AndrewsAll
12United Kingdom Richard DeanAll
United Kingdom GA MotorsportReynardCosworth14Italy Amato Ferrari1-3
15France Thierry Delubac1
United Kingdom Perry McCarthy3
France OrecaReynardCosworth17France Frederic GospariniAll
United Kingdom GP MotorsportLeyton HouseCosworth19United Kingdom David Button2
Italy Berkeley Team LondonReynardCosworth20Italy Raineri Randaccio2, 4-5, 8, 11
Italy Mirko Savoldi6-7, 10
Italy Terrapol DurangoReynardCosworth21Italy Massimo "Gimax Jnr" Franchi1-3
Lola4-5
Italy Guido Basile6, 8-11
22Italy Luigi Giorgio1-8
Italy Marco Spiga11
United Kingdom CoBRa MotorsportReynardCosworth23United Kingdom Tim Sugden2
Norway Harald Huysman3-4
Argentina José Luis Di Palma5-8, 10-11
25Norway Harald Huysman5
Italy Massimo "Gimax Jnr" Franchi6-10
United Kingdom Steve Bottoms11
Sweden JR MotorsportReynardCosworth24Sweden Johan Raijamäki4–7, 10
United Kingdom Landrige MotorsportsReynardCosworth26United Kingdom Mark Newman4-6, 10
Italy Paolo di Cristoforo9
28Sweden Kenny Bräck5
United Kingdom Gary Ayles6, 9
Italy Luigi Giorgio10
France Laurent Daument11
United Kingdom Phoenix 3000 TeamReynardCosworth27Sweden Peter Olsson6-11

Results

British Formula 3000 Championship

RoundDateCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1March 23United Kingdom Oulton ParkUnited Kingdom Paul WarwickUnited Kingdom Paul WarwickUnited Kingdom Paul WarwickUnited Kingdom Mansell Madgwick Motorsport
2April 28United Kingdom Donington ParkUnited Kingdom Paul WarwickUnited Kingdom Phil AndrewsUnited Kingdom Paul WarwickUnited Kingdom Mansell Madgwick Motorsport
3May 12United Kingdom Brands Hatch (Indy)United Kingdom Paul WarwickUnited Kingdom Paul WarwickUnited Kingdom Paul WarwickUnited Kingdom Mansell Madgwick Motorsport
4June 30United Kingdom Brands Hatch (Indy)United Kingdom Paul WarwickUnited Kingdom Paul WarwickUnited Kingdom Paul WarwickUnited Kingdom Mansell Madgwick Motorsport
5July 21United Kingdom Oulton ParkUnited Kingdom Paul WarwickUnited Kingdom Paul WarwickUnited Kingdom Paul WarwickUnited Kingdom Mansell Madgwick Motorsport
6August 4United Kingdom SnettertonUnited Kingdom Phil AndrewsUnited Kingdom Dave CoyneUnited Kingdom Dave CoyneUnited Kingdom GJ - Bromley Motorsport
7August 11United Kingdom ThruxtonUnited Kingdom Julian WestwoodUnited Kingdom Dave CoyneUnited Kingdom Dave CoyneUnited Kingdom GJ - Bromley Motorsport
8September 1United Kingdom Donington ParkSweden Fredrik EkblomSweden Fredrik EkblomSweden Fredrik EkblomUnited Kingdom Team AJS
9September 8United Kingdom Brands Hatch (GP)United Kingdom Phil AndrewsSweden Fredrik EkblomSweden Fredrik EkblomUnited Kingdom Team AJS
10September 22United Kingdom Silverstone (National)United Kingdom Jason ElliottUnited Kingdom Jason ElliottSweden Fredrik EkblomUnited Kingdom Team AJS
11October 13United Kingdom Donington ParkUnited Kingdom Julian WestwoodUnited Kingdom Julian WestwoodUnited Kingdom Julian WestwoodUnited Kingdom CaneCordy Motorsport

Championship Standings

Pos.DriverOULDONBHIBHIOULSNETHRDONBGPSILDONPoints
1United Kingdom Paul Warwick1111145
2Sweden Fredrik Ekblom74544Ret6111442
3United Kingdom Julian Westwood232Ret7Ret2255141
4United Kingdom Richard DeanRet53322RetRet23Ret32
5United Kingdom Dave Coyne26118RetRet925
6United Kingdom Phil Andrews6213Ret3Ret4Ret47321
7France Jérôme PolicandRet74RetRet334Ret4519
8United Kingdom Jason ElliottRet32216
9Brazil Marco GrecoRet6RetRet5553Ret81011
10Italy Massimo Franchi313Ret6116RetRet6Ret7
11Argentina José Luis Di Palma124910Ret665
12France Frederic GospariniRet88588857RetRet4
13Norway Harald Huysman4DNS7Ret103
14Belgium Alain Plasch5106RetRetRetDNS10Ret3
15United Kingdom Eugene O'Brien768Ret81
16Sweden Peter OlssonRet107Ret970
17Italy Luigi GiorgioRet1111RetDNS7RetRetRet0
18Canada Robbie Stirling8Ret9Ret13Ret0
19Italy Raineri RandaccioRetRet159120
20Italy Giovanna Amati9Ret0
21United Kingdom Tim Sugden90
22Sweden Kenny Bräck90
23Italy Amato FerrariRetRet100
24Sweden Johan RaijamäkiNCRetRet11110
25United Kingdom Steve Bottoms110
26United Kingdom David Button12Ret0
27Mexico Carlos Guerrero120
28Italy Guido BasileRetRet130
29United Kingdom Mark NewmanRet15Ret14DNSRet0
30United Kingdom Chris Goodwin14RetRetRet0
31Italy Marco Spiga140
Italy Mirko SavoldiRetRetRet
United Kingdom Gary AylesRetRet
Austria Mercedes StermitzRet
Italy Paolo di CristoforoRet
France Laurent DaumentRet
United Kingdom Perry McCarthyDNS