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2001 British Formula Three Championship

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The 2001 British Formula Three season was the 51st British Formula Three Championship season. It commenced on 1 April, and ended on 29 September after twenty-six races, with Japanese driver Takuma Sato crowned champion.

Drivers and teams

The following teams and drivers were competitors in the 2001 season. The Scholarship class is for older Formula Three cars. All cars competed on Avon tyres.

Team Chassis Engine No Driver Rounds
Championship Class
United Kingdom Manor Motorsport Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 1 United Kingdom Derek Hayes All
2 United States Jeffrey Jones All
21 United Kingdom Mark Taylor All
United Kingdom Jaguar Junior Team Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 3 Germany André Lotterer All
4 Australia James Courtney All
United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 5 United Kingdom Anthony Davidson All
6 Japan Takuma Sato All
United Kingdom Fortec Motorsport Dallara F301 Renault Sodemo 7 United States Alex Gurney All
8 Italy Gianmaria Bruni All
Italy RC Prost Junior Team Dallara F301 Spiess-Opel 9 Denmark Nicolas Kiesa 1–6
10 United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel 1–5
United Kingdom Promatecme UK Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 11 France Bruce Jouanny All
12 Japan Atsushi Katsumata All
United Kingdom Team Avanti Dallara F301 Spiess-Opel 14 United Kingdom Matthew Davies 1–7, 9–13
15 United Kingdom Martin O'Connell 1
Serbia and Montenegro Miloš Pavlović 2–6
Japan Sakon Yamamoto 12–13
United Kingdom Alan Docking Racing Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 17 United States Paul Edwards 1–9
Japan Hideaki Nakao 10–11, 13
18 United Kingdom Andy Priaulx All
Switzerland Alain Menu Racing Dallara F301 Renault Sodemo 19 United Kingdom Tim Spouge 1–4
United Kingdom Ben Collins 6–7
United Kingdom Tom Sisley 8
20 United Kingdom Rob Austin All
United Kingdom Duma Racing Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 27 United Kingdom Jamie Spence 1–12
United States Philip Giebler 13
28 United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel 7, 9–13
Scholarship Class
United Kingdom Fred Goddard Racing Dallara F398 Renault Sodemo 51 Netherlands Robert Doornbos All
United Kingdom Parker F3 Dallara F398 Renault Sodemo 52 United Kingdom Robbie Kerr All
62 Brazil Rodrigo Gomes All
United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport Dallara F398 Mugen-Honda 53 Japan Kazuki Hoshino All
United Kingdom ME Motorsport Dallara F398 Mugen-Honda 54 India Parthiva Sureshwaren 1–9
United Kingdom Team Meritus Dallara F398 TOM'S Toyota 55 Republic of Ireland Michael Keohane All
56 United Kingdom Peter Nilsson 1–9, 11–12
Sweden Performance Racing Dallara F398 Opel Spiess 57 United Kingdom Iain Brown 1, 12
United Kingdom Adam Blair 2–8
Sweden Bobby Issazadhe 10
58 United Kingdom Matthew Gilmore All
59 United Kingdom Justin Sherwood All
United Kingdom Rowan Racing Dallara F398 TOM'S Toyota 60 United Kingdom Aaron Scott All
United Kingdom Shift Motorsport Dallara F398 Opel Spiess 63 United Kingdom Stuart King 1–4
United Kingdom Gatellie International Dallara F398 Opel Spiess 64 United Kingdom Stuart Turvey 1
United Kingdom Team Park Motorsport Dallara F398 Opel Spiess 65 United Kingdom Rowland Kinch 1, 3, 6, 9, 11–13
United Kingdom Diamond Racing Dallara F398 Mugen-Honda 66 Switzerland Harold Primat All
77 United Kingdom Mark Mayall All
88 Japan Shinsuke Yamazaki 1–3
Japan Tetsuji Masuda 12
United Kingdom Head Motorsport Dallara F398 Mugen-Honda 67 Australia Julian Harburg 10, 12
United Kingdom Aztech Motorsport Dallara F398 Mitsubishi 68 United Kingdom Craig Murray 1

Calendar

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Scholarship Class Winner
1 R1 United Kingdom Silverstone 1 April United Kingdom Jamie Spence Australia James Courtney Australia James Courtney Jaguar Junior Team United Kingdom Matthew Gilmore
R2 United Kingdom Matthew Davies Italy Gianmaria Bruni United Kingdom Matthew Davies Team Avanti United Kingdom Matthew Gilmore
2 R3 United Kingdom Snetterton 15 April United Kingdom Matthew Davies United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel United Kingdom Matthew Davies Team Avanti Netherlands Robert Doornbos
R4 United States Paul Edwards Japan Takuma Sato United Kingdom Andy Priaulx Alan Docking Racing United Kingdom Robbie Kerr
3 R5 United Kingdom Donington Park 29 April Germany André Lotterer Germany André Lotterer Japan Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport Republic of Ireland Michael Keohane
R6 Germany André Lotterer United Kingdom Mark Taylor Germany André Lotterer Jaguar Junior Team United Kingdom Robbie Kerr
4 R7 United Kingdom Oulton Park 7 May Japan Takuma Sato Japan Takuma Sato Japan Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport United Kingdom Robbie Kerr
R8 United Kingdom Anthony Davidson Japan Takuma Sato Japan Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport Republic of Ireland Michael Keohane
5 R9 United Kingdom Croft Circuit 28 May United Kingdom Derek Hayes United Kingdom Anthony Davidson United Kingdom Anthony Davidson Carlin Motorsport United Kingdom Mark Mayall
R10 United Kingdom Derek Hayes Japan Takuma Sato Japan Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport United Kingdom Robbie Kerr
6 R11 United Kingdom Rockinhgam 10 June United Kingdom Derek Hayes Japan Takuma Sato Japan Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport United Kingdom Robbie Kerr
R12 United Kingdom Anthony Davidson Japan Takuma Sato Japan Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport United Kingdom Robbie Kerr
7 R13 United Kingdom Castle Combe Circuit 24 June Japan Takuma Sato Japan Takuma Sato United Kingdom Anthony Davidson Carlin Motorsport United Kingdom Robbie Kerr
R14 United Kingdom Anthony Davidson United Kingdom Anthony Davidson United Kingdom Anthony Davidson Carlin Motorsport United Kingdom Matthew Gilmore
8 R15 United Kingdom Brands Hatch 8 July Japan Takuma Sato Japan Takuma Sato United Kingdom Derek Hayes Manor Motorsport United Kingdom Robbie Kerr
R16 Australia James Courtney Japan Takuma Sato Japan Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport United Kingdom Robbie Kerr
9 R17 United Kingdom Donington Park 22 July Japan Takuma Sato United Kingdom Anthony Davidson Italy Gianmaria Bruni Fortec Motorsport Republic of Ireland Michael Keohane
R18 Japan Takuma Sato Japan Takuma Sato Japan Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport United Kingdom Robbie Kerr
10 R19 United Kingdom Knockhill Racing Circuit 19 August United Kingdom Andy Priaulx Japan Takuma Sato Japan Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport Brazil Rodrigo Gomes
R20 United Kingdom Anthony Davidson Race cancelled due to adverse weather[1]
11 R20 United Kingdom Thruxton Circuit 1 September United Kingdom Anthony Davidson Japan Takuma Sato Japan Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport Netherlands Robert Doornbos
R21 2 September United Kingdom Anthony Davidson United Kingdom Anthony Davidson United Kingdom Anthony Davidson Carlin Motorsport United Kingdom Mark Mayall
R22 United Kingdom Anthony Davidson United Kingdom Anthony Davidson United Kingdom Anthony Davidson Carlin Motorsport Republic of Ireland Michael Keohane
12 R23 United Kingdom Brands Hatch 16 September United Kingdom Anthony Davidson United Kingdom Anthony Davidson United Kingdom Anthony Davidson Carlin Motorsport United Kingdom Matthew Gilmore
R24 Australia James Courtney Japan Takuma Sato Japan Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport United Kingdom Matthew Gilmore
13 R25 United Kingdom Silverstone 29 September Germany André Lotterer Japan Takuma Sato United Kingdom Andy Priaulx Alan Docking Racing Republic of Ireland Michael Keohane
R26 Japan Takuma Sato Japan Takuma Sato Japan Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport United Kingdom Matthew Gilmore

Standings

Championship's point system was 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 with an extra point for the fastest lap.

Pos Driver SIL
United Kingdom
SNE
United Kingdom
DON
United Kingdom
OUL
United Kingdom
CRO
United Kingdom
ROC
United Kingdom
CAS
United Kingdom
BRH
United Kingdom
DON
United Kingdom
KNO[a]
United Kingdom
THR
United Kingdom
BRH
United Kingdom
SIL
United Kingdom
Pts
Championship Class
1 Japan Takuma Sato 12 4 Ret 2 1 Ret 1 1 DSQ 1 1 1 2 2 9 1 12 1 1 C 1 2 8 2 1 18 1 345
2 United Kingdom Anthony Davidson 7 11 8 13 8 Ret 3 3 1 12 4 2 1 1 5 19 Ret 5 2 C 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 272
3 United Kingdom Derek Hayes 3 3 2 4 4 3 8 4 DSQ 3 3 7 4 5 1 6 3 6 5 C 5 6 3 3 5 Ret 6 234
4 Australia James Courtney 1 8 6 6 7 2 7 Ret 3 9 6 4 3 3 2 2 Ret 8 3 C 4 5 2 10 2 4 4 227
5 Italy Gianmaria Bruni 5 2 3 10 3 6 2 9 Ret 5 DNS Ret 8 11 8 10 1 7 6 C Ret 3 11 7 8 5 3 156
6 United Kingdom Andy Priaulx 2 5 11 1 11 4 6 6 2 Ret 2 10 11 14 10 8 8 20 10 C 3 9 6 9 Ret 1 Ret 146
7 Germany André Lotterer Ret 9 7 9 2 1 Ret 16 6 7 5 3 6 6 3 7 2 4 Ret C 8 13 7 DNS 6 20 8 143
8 United Kingdom Matthew Davies 6 1 1 8 12 Ret 4 2 8 8 10 8 9 9 Ret 2 Ret C 10 10 5 5 7 8 5 136
9 United Kingdom Mark Taylor 14 10 10 Ret 13 Ret 9 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS 8 6 3 5 13 4 C 7 4 4 Ret 4 3 Ret 91
10 France Bruce Jouanny Ret 15 Ret 14 DNS 15 5 Ret Ret 6 7 9 5 10 13 5 11 3 7 C 6 Ret DNS 12 Ret 6 11 65
11 United Kingdom Jamie Spence Ret Ret 14 18 9 Ret 11 5 Ret 2 9 Ret 10 4 7 Ret 6 14 Ret C 13 7 13 4 10 63
12 United States Paul Edwards 4 Ret 13 3 5 11 DNS 11 7 10 11 Ret 13 17 4 4 9 12 57
13 United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel Ret 13 4 7 10 5 12 12 10 11 7 7 7 11 9 C 11 8 9 6 13 7 10 55
14 Denmark Nicolas Kiesa 8 7 5 5 16 Ret 13 8 4 4 DNQ Ret 46
15 United States Jeffrey Jones 11 12 12 16 6 7 Ret 14 5 Ret 28 6 12 12 14 9 4 9 11 C 16 11 12 11 14 12 12 38
16 United States Alex Gurney 16 Ret 15 12 17 9 14 13 9 DNS 17 DNS 16 18 12 15 16 10 8 C 9 15 Ret 8 9 13 9 17
17 Serbia and Montenegro Miloš Pavlović 9 11 14 Ret 10 7 11 Ret Ret 5 15
18 United Kingdom Martin O'Connell 9 6 8
19 United Kingdom Rob Austin 13 17 16 19 15 8 15 21 DNS 13 12 23 14 15 Ret 12 17 21 13 C 12 14 Ret 13 11 10 7 8
20 United Kingdom Ben Collins 8 16 DNS DNS 3
21 Japan Atsushi Katsumata 10 14 17 17 18 22 Ret 15 DNS DNS 16 Ret 17 13 Ret 17 10 25 Ret C 26 12 10 Ret 12 14 13 3
22 United States Philip Giebler 9 Ret 2
23 United Kingdom Tim Spouge 20 16 18 DNS DNS 10 17 Ret 1
24 Japan Hideaki Nakao 12 C 23 24 16 Ret 17 0
25 Japan Sakon Yamamoto Ret 15 Ret Ret 0
United Kingdom Tom Sisley Ret DNS 0
Scholarship Class
1 United Kingdom Robbie Kerr 32 22 Ret 15 Ret 12 16 DSQ 18 14 13 11 15 19 11 11 14 15 3 C 19 17 15 15 20 Ret 16 335
2 United Kingdom Matthew Gilmore 15 18 20 21 23 14 20 20 14 23 22 14 18 16 15 16 15 18 2 C 15 19 18 14 16 Ret 14 333
3 Republic of Ireland Michael Keohane 17 Ret 27 24 19 13 24 17 16 15 15 12 Ret Ret 18 13 13 16 Ret C 18 20 14 16 17 11 Ret 280
4 United Kingdom Mark Mayall 18 19 DNQ 23 20 19 21 19 12 18 23 18 20 21 Ret 25 18 22 5 C 17 16 17 21 23 Ret 19 212
5 Netherlands Robert Doornbos 21 21 19 Ret Ret 18 19 22 Ret 17 19 17 19 Ret 17 18 Ret 19 4 C 14 Ret 19 19 18 Ret Ret 182
6 Brazil Rodrigo Gomes 19 30 Ret 25 Ret DNQ DNS 25 17 16 18 15 25 Ret 16 14 20 17 1 C 25 21 20 18 19 Ret 15 164
7 Japan Kazuki Hoshino 22 Ret DNS 22 24 DNQ 18 18 21 Ret 20 DNS 21 22 Ret 21 Ret 24 Ret C 20 18 21 17 21 16 Ret 133
8 United Kingdom Justin Sherwood 25 25 21 26 21 17 Ret 24 15 20 21 20 24 20 Ret 20 Ret 23 Ret C 21 Ret 22 20 22 15 Ret 119
9 United Kingdom Adam Blair 20 24 20 Ret 16 DNS DNS 13 DNQ 14 13 Ret Ret Ret 23 87
10 United Kingdom Aaron Scott 26 Ret DNQ DNQ DNS 23 22 28 20 21 24 21 23 Ret 20 Ret 21 28 6 C 22 Ret Ret 23 24 21 20 51
11 India Parthiva Sureshwaren 28 27 23 Ret Ret 20 23 23 19 19 25 19 22 23 Ret 22 Ret DNS 49
12 Switzerland Harold Primat 33 29 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNS 26 DNQ DNQ 26 22 DNQ DNQ Ret DNS 19 27 7 C 24 22 Ret Ret 26 17 18 41
13 United Kingdom Peter Nilsson 29 26 25 DNQ 22 24 DNQ 27 DNQ 22 27 DNQ DNQ DNQ 19 24 DSQ 26 Ret 23 22 25 33
14 United Kingdom Stuart King 23 24 22 Ret Ret 21 DNQ DNS 20
15 United Kingdom Rowland Kinch 31 Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 23 24 26 28 19 Ret 12
16 United Kingdom Craig Murray 24 23 9
17 Japan Shinsuke Yamazaki 30 28 26 DNQ 25 25 7
18 Australia Julian Harburg 8 C Ret 3
19 United Kingdom Iain Brown 27 24 Ret 0
20 Japan Tetsuji Masuda 25 27 0
United Kingdom Stuart Turvey Ret Ret 0
Sweden Bobby Issazadhe Ret C 0
Pos Driver SIL
United Kingdom
SNE
United Kingdom
DON
United Kingdom
OUL
United Kingdom
CRO
United Kingdom
ROC
United Kingdom
CAS
United Kingdom
BRH
United Kingdom
DON
United Kingdom
KNO[a]
United Kingdom
THR
United Kingdom
BRH
United Kingdom
SIL
United Kingdom
Pts

Notes

  1. ^ a b Stand-alone races were held for the Championship and Scholarship classes due to the grid size.[2]

References

  1. ^ McLaren, Peter (19 August 2001). "Rain stops play at Knockhill". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. ^ Wilkins, Robert (15 August 2001). "British F3 returns to Scotland". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 14 August 2020. New to F3 in 2001 is a double-header, two-race, format at each event and with the tight Knockhill circuit allowing just 28 starters, the two classes will have split races for the first time this season.