Men These pages are a living archive the people who built and raced 500cc Formula 3 cars. Click on any name to see more.
Adolf Lang	Regular German competitor in his Cooper.
Alan Brown	Ecurie Richmond driver who scored Cooper's first World Championship points.
Alex McGlashan	Scottish Marwyn and Cooper driver.
Alf Bottoms	Speedway rider and JBS driver.
Alvin "Spike" Rhiando	Winner of the Grand Prix race at Silverstone, inventor of the Trimax and colourful character.
Andre Loens	Successful racer from France and builder of the Loweno.
Austen May	The successful trials driver who turned to 500 racing and was also a successful author.
Austin Nurse	Cooper pilot from 1950 to '53, HWM Alta Lotus driver .
Bernie Ecclestone	Bernie began his racing career in 500s and went on to run Brabham and then Formula 1.
Bill Aston	Early Cooper driver and all rounder.
Bill Whitehouse	The prominent early racer who died at Reims in 1957.
Bob Gerard	The versatile all round racer.
Børge Nielsen	Alfa Dana and Effyh driver.
Charles Headland	Car dealer and one of the fastest Kieft drivers.
Cliff Allison	Cliff began his career in a Cooper before being spotted by Colin Chapman.
Clive Lones	Pioneer of 500cc motorsport.
Colin Strang	An early pioneer and highly successful hillclimb competitor.
"Curly" Dryden	Ron "Curly" Dryden raced a Cooper and a J.B.S. as well as for MG at Le Mans.
Curt Lincoln	Swedish born driver, father of Nina (Rindt).
Cyril Kieft	Steel magnate and constructor.
David Boshier-Jones	Circuit racer and multiple hillclimb champion
David Brake	A 500 regular who sadly lost his life at Boreham in 1951.
David Strathcarron	Lord, "works" driver for Marwyn, journalist and keen motorcyclist.
Dean Delamont	Designer of the Staride and Kieft, journalist and RAC competition manager.
Dennis Taylor	Regular Competitor in his Arnott and Martin.
Derek Annable	Buckinghamshire Farmer and Cooper driver.
Dick Caesar	Pioneer of low cost motor racing and driving force behind the 500 Club.
Dick Hett	Emeryson pilot.
Don Parker	Don was the most successful F3 driver with 3 championships and over 100 wins.
Don Truman	Competitor and the man behind the Bardon-Turner.
Ecurie Richmond	Jimmy Richmond's team, Eric Brandon and Alan Brown.
Eiler Svensson	Swedish Effyh and Cooper driver.
Elie Bayol	DB pilot who went on to OSCA and Gordini.
Eric Brandon	John Cooper's boyhood chum and a very fast driver.
Eric Winterbottom	Landlord of the Albert Hotel a favourite watering hole.
Francis Curzon	Earl Howe, Le Mans winner, founder of the BRDC and Patron of the 500 Club.
Francis Beart	Norton engine tuner.
Frank Aikens	"Winco" Aikens, a leading light and one of the first to complete a car.
Sir Francis Samuelson	Marwyn and Cooper pilot who never lost his enthusiasm for competition.
Geoff Gartside	Still racing his Cooper from 1959.
George Hartwell	Monaco and Cooper driver best know as a garage owners and Rootes Group tuning company.
George Wicken	Perennial Formula 3 Cooper driver.
George Saunders	Friend of the Coopers and one on their first customers.
Gordon Jones	Regular Cooper and Kieft driver.
Graham Hill	Double Formula 1 Champion, Indianapolis 500 and Le Mans winner, started in a Cooper Mk V.
Gunnar Henriksen	Danish Champion in 1957.
Guy Griffiths	Motor racing photographer and regular contributor to Iota.
Harold Daniell	Emeryson driver, better know for bike racing and christening the Norton "Featherbed" frame.
Harry Morrow	President and founding father of the 500cc Club of America
Harry Schell	The Franco American racer.
Henri Julien	Founder of the AGS team that ran in Formula 1 during the late '80s.
Henry Koring	E.V. Henry Koring who sadly passed away in early 2007.
Henry Taylor	Henry began in speedway before moving to Formula 3 and Formula 1.
Harry Howlett	Regular Cooper pilot in '56 and '57.
Heima Hietarinta	Finnish Champion in 1958 and '60.
Ian Burgess	Winner at Avus.
Ian Raby	Successful English driver who progressed into Formula 2 and 1.
Ivor Bueb	Ivor "the Driver", who went on from Formula 3 to win Le Mans.
Jack Brabham	Multiple Formula 1 World Champion for Cooper and in his own cars.
Jack Lewis	A successful first year in 1958 led to Formula 2 and Formula 1.
Jack Neill	Kieft agent and Montlhéry record driver.
Jack Westcott	Regular racer from 1949 though to the mid 50s
James Burgoyne	Regular Cooper in the early 50s and inspiration for the Turner Kieft.
Jeremy Fry	Socialite, inventor and creator of the Parsenn.
Joe Fry	Freikaiserwagen driver, cousin of Jeremy.
Jim Russell	One of the finest exponents of 500cc racing.
John Brise	500, stock car kart racer and father of Tony Brise.
John Coombs	Cooper, Staride and later, Jaguar driver and preparation expert.
John Cooper	The man behind Cooper Cars and a highly accomplished driver.
John A. Cooper	Motorsport editor for the Autocar and collaborator in the Kieft CK51 design.
John Gale	Half Litre Car Club Secretary.
John Habin	Successful competitor best known as the instigator of the Staride.
Ken Carter	500 Champion in 1950.
Ken Gregory	Moss' Manager and Formula 3 driver.
Ken Tyrrell	Ken began racing in a Cooper 500 before progressing to team management and Formula 1.
Ken Wharton	The versatile racing driver and hillclimb champion.
Kurt Ahrens Sr.	German speedway champion turned Scampolo and Cooper driver
Kurt Ahrens Jr.	Successful son and Cooper driver.
Kurt Kuhnke	Prolific German Cooper pilot.
Laurence Pomeroy	Vauxhall Chief Engineer, Vice President of the 500 Club and President of the V.S.C.C.
Les Leston	Formula 3 Champion in 1954.
Lex Beels	Regular competitor and car builder from Holland.
Mervyn Kearon	Regular Cooper driver.
Michael Devlin	"Ginger" Devlin, Cooper and Ecurie Richmond mechanic.
Michael Rogers	D.M. Rogers, National 500cc Champion in 1962.
Olga Kevelos	Trials rider and Kieft driver.
Oscar Frank	German Cooper and Kieft driver.
Owen Maddock	Cooper designer and jazz musician.
Ninian Sanderson	Scottish Cooper driver who went on to win Le Mans.
Paul Emery	Creator of the Emeryson car and regular driver.
Poul Rasmussen	Multiple Danish Champion.
Peter Braid	Major Braid was responsible for one of the strangest accidents of all time at Blandford.
Peter Collins	500 hopeful who went on to race for Ferrari alongside Mike Hawthorn.
Peter Jopp	Emeryson driver, Le Mans winner and rally driver.
Peter Page	One of Cooper's first customers and a 500 regular.
Peter Procter	Regular and successful Cooper driver from 1956 to '58.
"Pop" Lewis-Evans	Father of Stuart, motoring enthusiast and competitive driver.
Raymond Sommer	Grand Prix driver and Le Mans winner.
Reg Barrett	Cooper driver.
Reg Phillips	Hill climber and builder of the Fairley 500.
Robert Nelleman	Multiple Danish Champion.
Robin Montgomerie -Charrington	Raced his Cooper through 1950 and later the Aston-Butterworth Grand Prix car.
Rod Nuckey	International Cooper pilot.
Ron Flockhart	J.P. Driver from Edinburgh who won Le Mans.
Roy Mayne	Autosport Trophy winner in 1958.
S.C.H. Davis	S.C.H. "Sammy" Davis, Bentley Boy, editor of the "Autocar" and President of the 500 Club.
Stan Coldham	One of Cooper's first customers and 500 regular from '48 to '50.
Steve Lancefield	One of the best tuners of Manx Nortons.
Stirling Moss	One of the best all rounder drivers of all time who raced in Coopers and Kieft.
Stuart Lewis-Evans	Stuart began in a Cooper before progressing to Formula 1 with Connaught and Vanwall.
Sven Andersson	Swedish Champion.
Syd Herbert	Better known as "Silverstone Syd".
Syd Van der Vyver	South African Champion in 1960 and '61 who cut his teeth in 500s.
Tommy Bridger	Champion in 1957.
Tony Fergusson	Ace from Africa.
Tony Marsh	The multiple hill climb champion.
Trevor Taylor	F3 Champion in 1958 who moved to Formula Junior and F1, with Lotus, opposite Jim Clark.
Walter Komossa	Multiple German Formula 3 Champion.
W.J. Sykes	An interesting excursion.

Missing in Action! If you have any information on any of the above or any new drivers or active participants in Formula 3, please let us know. We are especially interested in: Adrian Butler, Ake Jonsson, Alan Cowley, Alan Rippon, Alan Rogers, Axel Johansson, Basil Tye, Camille Hardy, Charlie Smith, Claude Tipper, Charles Mark Lund, Elisabeth Store, Ferdi Lehder, Fernand Chaussat, Frank Bacon, F. Liagre, George Saunders, George Symonds, Henri Otterbein, Heinz Melkus, Hutchy Hutchinson, Jack Moor, Jack Wescott, Jack Pitcher, Jackie Reece, Jeremy Fry, Jimmy Ebdon, John Higham, Karl Weber, Manfred Herbster, Mike Ledbrook, Nils Gerremo, Pat Prosser, Philip Robinson, Raymond Cutler, Rob Anderson, Roger Gaillard, Willy Lehmann, Willy Rentrop

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