British formula 3 has released details of the biggest changes to its race format since organizers introduced two races per weekend in the early nineties.

The series will feature three races per meeting for the first time this year, meaning drivers will contest 30 races across the spread of the season. Each round will also include reversed grid events and varying race lengths.

The second event of each weekend will be a 20-minute sprint race, which will count for half points and feature a semi-reversed grid. This race will take place before a new 40-minute feature event, scheduled for the second day of each meeting.

The F3 Euro Series introduced reversed grid races back in 2006, which meant on-track clashes became more frequent. This has

raised concerns that British F3 teams may be faced with a race against time to repair cars before the main event at 2010 meetings, but leading team boss Trevor Carlin moved to allay those fears.

“There’s always that possibility, but most of the teams are professional and should be able to deal with it,” he told AUTOSPORT.

“It’s not perfect. Normally you have your demolition derby at the end of the weekend, but it’s the same for everyone.

“If anything, it might make drivers more cautious, because it’s a half-points race and they’ll want to look after their cars for the main event. But the good drivers don’t crash anyway.”