BRDC Formula 3 was established by ex-Formula 1 driver Jonathan Palmer as a Formula 4 series in 2013, before reviving the famed British F3 name when it upgraded to a faster car for 2016.
British Formula 4 runner-up Ayrton Simmons will move full-time move to BRDC British Formula 3 this year with Chris Dittmann Racing after making his debut last year