1996 British Formula Three Championship
The 1996 British Formula Three season was the 46th British Formula Three Championship. The season started on 31 March at Silverstone and ended there on 13 October following sixteen races. After losing out in the final reckoning to Oliver Gavin in 1995, Ralph Firman was able to clinch the crown on his second attempt from Kurt Mollekens and teammate Jonny Kane. New Zealander Simon Wills took the Class B title.Drivers and Teams
Race calendar and results
Round 11 was shortened due to heavy rain, and a planned second race at Snetterton was also cancelled.Championship
Class A
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
| 1 |  Ralph Firman | Paul Stewart Racing | 188 |
| 2 |  Kurt Mollekens | Alan Docking Racing | 148 |
| 3 | Jonny Kane | Paul Stewart Racing | 146 |
| 4 |  Nicolas Minassian | Promatecme | 139 |
| 5 |  Juan Pablo Montoya | Fortec Motorsport | 137 |
| 6 | Guy Smith | Fortec Motorsport | 132 |
| 7 | Darren Manning | SpeedSport F3 | 105 |
| 8 | Jamie Davies | TWR Junior Team | 98 |
| 9 | James Matthews | Promatecme | 59 |
| 10 |  Brian Smith | TOM'S | 44 |
| 11 |  Brian Cunningham | Alan Docking Racing | 34 |
| 12 |  Angel Burgueno | Intersport | 31 |
| 13 | Mark Shaw | TWR Junior Team | 12 |
| 14 |  Gonzalo Rodríguez | Alan Docking Racing | 9 |
| =15 | Patrice Gay | Graff Racing | 8 |
| =15 |  Takashi Yokoyama | TOM'S | 8 |
| 17 | Martin Byford | Z-Speed | 7 |
| 18 |  Risto Virtanen | Alan Docking Racing | 4 |
| 19 | Kazuto Yanagawa | TOM'S | 3 |
Class B
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
| 1 |  Simon Wills | Z-Speed | 201 |
| 2 | Shingo Tachi | Team Magic Racing | 192 |
| 3 | Ben Collins | Team Magic Racing | 147 |
| 4 | Martin O'Connell | Rowan Racing | 131 |
| 5 | Michael Bentwood | SpeedSport F3 | 119 |
| 6 | Tavo Hellmund | Mark Bailey Racing | 56 |
| 7 | Philip Hopkins | Hopkins Motorsport | 52 |
| 8 | Chris Clark | Mark Bailey Racing | 45 |
| 9 | Masami Nakamura | Render Racing | 20 |
| 10 | James Carney | Hopkins Motorsport | 12 |
