Dallara F308

Four top-three finishes and a class title in six seasons of Formula 3.

Heritage

The programme

The story.

In early 2016 UWR took delivery of an ex-Fortec Dallara F308 with a Honda Mugen engine to race in MSV’s F3 Cup — the only university team in the championship. Over 18-round seasons at Brands Hatch, Silverstone, Donington, Snetterton, Oulton Park and Castle Combe, the students built a remarkable record.

UWR Dallara F3 car on the airfield at RAF Cosford with jets behind

Spec sheet

Chassis: Dallara F308Carbon monocoque
Engine: Honda MugenFormula 3 spec
Origin: Ex-FortecMotorsport
Series: MSV F3 CupPre-2017 F3 cars
Rounds: 18 per seasonSix UK circuits
Driver: Shane Kelly2016–2021
Honours: Class champions2021, Snetterton
Podium years: 2016 · 17 · 18 · 19P2 · P2 · P3 · P2

Straight in at the sharp end

The team finished runner-up in its 2016 debut season, including a hat-trick at Donington, and was second again in 2017 — missing the title by a single point.

2018: two wins, five thirds

Despite an engine failure at Silverstone in June, the 2018 campaign delivered two wins, two seconds, five thirds and a Sunoco fastest-driver award for third overall on 326 points.

Champions

After a runner-up finish in 2019 and no championship in 2020, the team relaunched with a new livery at the Silverstone Interactive Museum in 2021 and clinched the F3 Cup class title at Snetterton after a triple class success at Donington.

Results