1999 British Formula Three Rd. 1

Round One of the British F3 1999 was held at Donington Park on 21 March 1999.

The race winner was Marc Hynes.

Report
In qualifying, future Formula 1 champion Jenson Button took an excellent pole position on his debut, and finished the race in second behind Marc Hynes.

After the first lap came the first two casualties of the race and of the season, after a collision between Matt Davies and Tor Sriachavanon saw them both stuck in the gravel, and unable to continue.

When Hynes won the race, he was immediately a hot favourite for the championship. Rookie Button made a name for himself by finishing second and would also preform brilliantly throughout the season. Another star destined for Formula One shone in Luciano Burti from Brazil who completed the podium.

And Class B Winner Jeremy Smith had little competition in the later stages of the race, and ended up a surprise winner, albeit the sole finisher, in his class when his only rival Martin O'Connell dropped out two laps from the end after his engine failed. O'Connell though had some comfort in scoring an additional point for fastest lap.

Results
Italicised drivers scored an additional point for fastest lap.