European Formula 3 1982
Paolo Pavanello's Euroracing F3 team had raced a pair of March 813s in 1981, but with March's withdrawal from F3, were forced to extensively rebuild the two cars for 1982. The monocoque was narrowed, the suspension modified, and the bodywork radically changed, and the resulting 'Euroracing 101' was an instant success. Oscar Larrauri and Emanuele Pirro won eight of the first ten rounds between them, and the Argentine took an easy championship victory, the third in succession for the Marlboro-backed Alfa Romeo-powered Euroracing team.
The new ground-effect Martini MK37 was a failure, its straight line speed being especially poor, and the only other major race winner was James Weaver in his Eddie Jordan Ralt RT3/82. With March gone, and Martini on the ropes, the future looked very good for Ralt. The other cars that showed promise during 1982 were Gary Anderson's Anson SA3C from England, and the Dallara 382 from Italy. Pavanello was said to be building his own chassis for 1983, but would instead exploit his links to Marlboro and Alfa Romeo, and accept an invitation for Euroracing to take over the running of Alfa Romeo's F1 team.
The races
14 Mar 1982 > EuroMugello Formula 3
28 Mar 1982 > Goodyear-ADAC-300-km-Rennen at Nürburgring
04 Apr 1982 > Donington Park
18 Apr 1982 > GP F3 Zolder
02 May 1982 > Trophée Jean Bernigaud at Magny Cours
16 May 1982 > Preis des Aichfeldes at Österreichring
31 May 1982 > Pinksterraces Zandvoort
13 Jun 1982 > Marlboro European F3 Trophy at Silverstone
27 Jun 1982 > Gran Premio della Lotteria at Monza
04 Jul 1982 > Gran Premio di Pergusa at Enna-Pergusa
18 Jul 1982 > Grand Prix de La Châtre
08 Aug 1982 > Kvällspostens Newsrace at Knutstorp
05 Sep 1982 > Grand Prix de Nogaro
12 Sep 1982 > Trofeo Villa de Madrid at Jarama
03 Oct 1982 > ADAC-Hessen-Preis at Kassel-Calden
1982 European Formula 3 Championship table
| 1 | Oscar Larrauri | Euroracing 101 - Alfa Romeo | 91 pts | |
| 2 | Emanuele Pirro | Euroracing 101 - Alfa Romeo | 62 pts | |
| 3 | Alain Ferté | Martini MK37 - Alfa Romeo | 42 pts | |
| 4 | James Weaver | Ralt RT3 - Toyota | 33 pts | |
| 5 | Didier Theys | Martini MK37 - Alfa Romeo | 30 pts | |
| 6 | Philippe Alliot | Martini MK37 - Alfa Romeo | 25 pts | |
| 7 | Paolo Giangrossi | Ralt RT3 - Alfa Romeo | 19 pts | |
| 8 | John Nielsen | Ralt RT3 - Volkswagen | 11 pts | |
| 9 | Claudio Langes | Anson SA3C - Toyota | 10 pts | |
| 10 | Roberto Ravaglia | Dallara 382 - Alfa Romeo | 8 pts | |
| 11 | Jo Zeller | Ralt RT3 - Toyota | 6 pts | |
| 12 | Denis Morin | Ralt RT3 - Toyota | 5 pts | |
| 13= | Enrique Mansilla | Ralt RT3 - Toyota | 4 pts | |
| 13= | Kurt Thiim | March 813 - Toyota | 4 pts | |
| 13= | Enrique Benamo | Ralt RT3 - Toyota | 4 pts | |
| 16= | Roberto Moreno | Ralt RT3 - Toyota | 3 pts | |
| 16= | Franco Forini | Martini MK37 - Alfa Romeo | 3 pts | |
| 16= | Bernard Santal | Ralt RT3 - Toyota | 3 pts | |
| 16= | Gero Zamagna | Anson SA3C - Toyota | 3 pts | |
| 16= | Carlos Abella | Ralt RT3 - Volkswagen | 3 pts | |
| 21 | Luigi Giannini | Dallara 382 - Toyota | 2 pts | |
| 22= | Guido Cappellotto | Ralt RT3 - Alfa Romeo | 1 pt | |
| 22= | Tommy Byrne | Ralt RT3 - Toyota | 1 pt | |
| 22= | Alfredo Sebastiani | Dallara 382 - Toyota | 1 pt | |
| 22= | Bengt Trägårdh | Ralt RT3 - Volkswagen | 1 pt |
This series ran over 15 rounds and used a 9-6-4-3-2-1 points system. Points tables from Autosport 18 Nov 1982 p29.