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.
Lando Norris triumphed in a battle with Carlin team-mate Ricky Collard to win the first BRDC British Formula 3 race of the weekend at Rockingham.