1999 British Formula Three Championship
The 1999 British Formula Three season was the 49th British Formula Three Championship season. It commenced on 21 March, and ended on 17 October after sixteen races. Marc Hynes was the champion, although the season is best remembered for 19-year-old future F1 champion Jenson Button marking himself out as one to watch. Martin O'Connell took the spoils in Class B.
Drivers and teams
The following teams and drivers were competitors in the 1999 season. Class B is for older Formula Three cars.Driver changes
; Changed Teams- Michael Bentwood: Speedsport → Carlin Motorsport
- Warren Carway: Rowan Racing → SpeedSport F3
- Marc Hynes: Promatecme UK → Manor Motorsport
- Tiago Monteiro: Signature Team → ASM Fina
- Peter Sundberg Venturini Racing → Prema Powerteam
- Julien Beltoise: Championnat de France Formule Renault & Formula Renault Europe → Fortec Motorsport
- John Bender: British Formula Renault Winter Championship → Carlin Motorsport
- Jenson Button: British Formula Ford Championship → Promatecme UK
- Doug Bell: British Formula Renault Championship & Formula Renault Europe → S.S. Sport
- Aluizio Coelho: British Formula Renault Championship → Promatecme UK
- Matthew Davies: Championnat de France Formule Renault & Formula Renault Europe → ASM Fina
- Nick Eliades: Debut → SpeedSport F3
- Patrick Friesacher: Formula Renault Campus France → Opel Team BSR
- Charles Hall: Sabbatical → Rowan Racing
- Gavin Jones: British Formula Renault Championship → Rowan Racing
- Andrew Kirkaldy: Formula Opel Europe → Paul Stewart Racing
- Walter van Lent: Formula Ford Zetec Benelux → JB Motorsport
- Juan Manuel López: Sabbatical → Prema Powerteam
- Yves Olivier: German Formula Three Championship → JB Motorsport
- Giorgio Pantano: Karting → Target Racing
- Toby Scheckter: Formula Opel Europe → SpeedSport F3
- Takuma Sato: All-Japan Formula Three Championship → Diamond Racing
- Stephen Shanly: Debut → Rowan Racing
- Jeremy Smith: Debut → Jeremy Smith Racing
- Tor Sriachavanon: British Formula Renault Championship → Manor Motorsport
- Gabriele Varano: Sabbatical → RC Motorsport
- Enrique Bernoldi: Promatecme UK → International Formula 3000
- Mark Boost: Speedsport → British Formula Renault Championship
- Sébastien Bourdais: La Filière → French Formula Three Championship
- Ben Collins: Intersport Racing → Indy Lights
- David Cook: DC Cook Motorsport → Retirement
- Paula Cook: DC Cook Motorsport → British Touring Car Championship
- Marcel Fässler: La Filière → German Formula Three Championship
- Gabriele Gardel: Team Ghinzani → German Formula Three Championship
- Mario Haberfeld: Paul Stewart Racing → International Formula 3000
- Steve Hayr: Tarry Falcon Racing → Retirement
- Warren Hughes: Portman Arrows Racing → MGF Cup
- Mike Kirkham: Speedsport → Retirement
- Darren Manning: Speedsport → All-Japan Formula Three Championship
- Ricardo Mauricio: Alan Docking Racing → International Formula 3000
- Lei Kit Meng: Carlin Motorsport → Sabbatical
- Andrej Pavicevic: Fortec Motorsport → International Formula 3000
- Mikael Santavirta: Alan Docking Racing → Sabbatical
- Philip Scifleet: Rowan Racing → Sabbatical
- Topi Serjala: Portman Arrows Racing → Formula Palmer Audi
- Jamie Spence: Martin Donnelly Racing → Euro Open MoviStar by Nissan
- Benoît Tréluyer: Signature → French Formula Three Championship
- Stephen White: Tarry Falcon Racing → Sabbatical
- Adam Wilcox: TOM'S → Formula Palmer Audi
Results
- Round 9 was held as part of the British Grand Prix weekend, and was thus held on a Saturday
Standings