With the start of the 2007 Lloyds TSB Insurance British F3 International Series this weekend at Oulton Park in Cheshire, the number of entries for this year’s championship has grown to 33, a 40% increase on 2006.

The British F3 Series will also live up to its 'International' title, with 20 countries from six regions across the globe represented within the 33 entries. The array of international drivers have come to the UK to further their motor racing careers because they know that if they do well in British F3 doors will open as they progress towards the ultimate goal of a seat in Formula One.

To emphasis the importance of British F3, reigning champion Mike Conway has moved up to compete in the GP2 series this season, which races at all of the European F1 Grand Prix.  He has also just announced that he has signed up with the Honda F1 race team as an official test driver.  2006 championship runner up Oliver Jarvis has just become the first driver to win an A1GP race for Team GB in Mexico and Bruno Senna, nephew of the late Ayrton Senna, will also compete in the 2007 GP2 series.   Since 1964 drivers from British F3 have won 18 Formula One World driver titles and 13 of the current crop of drivers employed by the F1 teams have British F3 on their CV.

The Lloyds TSB Insurance British F3 International Series is divided into two classes.  The leading Championship Class will feature 22 of the latest Formula 3 cars from Dallara, Mygale and Lola and will be powered by a two litre Mercedes or Mugen-Honda engine.  There will be 20 cars in the class for the opening two races at Oulton Park this weekend.