2011 European F3 Open Championship

The 2011 European F3 Open Championship was the third European F3 Open Championship season. The season began on 17 April at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, and finished on 30 October at Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló after 16 races run at eight meetings, three held in Spain, as well as meetings held in Belgium, France, the United Kingdom, Portugal, and Italy.

Teams and drivers

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  • All cars are powered by Toyota engines. Main class powered by Dallara F308, while Copa Class by Dallara F306 chassis.
Team No. Driver Rounds
Class A
  Cedars 2   Johan Jokinen 1–2
33   Noel Jammal All
  Team West-Tec 3   Victor Corrêa All
4   Fahmi Ilyas 4–5
  Tatiana Calderón 6–8
  RP Motorsport 5   Niccolò Schirò All
6   David Fumanelli All
7   Matteo Beretta All
77   Matteo Davenia All
  Drivex 8   Fernando Monje All
  Hache Team 9   Toño Fernández 1–2
  Yann Cunha 3–7
  Corbetta Competizioni 10   Alex Fontana All
11   Matteo Torta All
  De Villota Motorsport 12   Juan Carlos Sistos All
14   Nil Montserrat 1
  Zoël Amberg 6–8
  Top F3 Team 16   William Vermont 2–4
Copa F306/300
  Cedars 21   Manuel Bejarano 7–8
  RP Motorsport 24   Francisco Diaz 2–3, 5–8
  Drivex 25   Pedro Quesada 1
  Luis Villalba 2
  Cristian Serrada 6, 8
  Hache Team 26   Pedro Quesada[1] 2–3
  Team West-Tec 28   Luca Orlandi 1–3, 5–8
  Kotaro Sakurai 4
58   Sam Dejonghe All
88   Fabio Gamberini All
  Top F3 Team 31   Jesus Rios 3, 8
  Saud Al Faisal 4

Race calendar and results

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  • An eight-race provisional calendar was announced on 12 December 2010.[2] On 19 January 2011, it was announced that the Nürburgring round will be cancelled and will be replaced by an event in Portimão.[3]
Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1   Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 17 April   Alex Fontana   Johan Jokinen   Johan Jokinen   Cedars
R2   Toño Fernández   Toño Fernández   Hache Team
2 R1   Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 14 May   Noel Jammal   Toño Fernández   Victor Corrêa   Team West-Tec
R2 15 May   Johan Jokinen   Johan Jokinen   Cedars
3 R1   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 25 June   David Fumanelli   Noel Jammal   Fabio Gamberini   Team West-Tec
R2 26 June   Juan Carlos Sistos   Alex Fontana   Corbetta Competizioni
4 R1   Brands Hatch 23 July   Fahmi Ilyas   Fahmi Ilyas   Fahmi Ilyas   Team West-Tec
R2 24 July   Yann Cunha   Victor Corrêa   Team West-Tec
5 R1   Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão 17 September   Fahmi Ilyas   Alex Fontana   David Fumanelli   RP Motorsport
R2 18 September   David Fumanelli   Yann Cunha   Hache Team
6 R1   Autodromo Nazionale Monza 1 October   David Fumanelli   Fernando Monje   David Fumanelli   RP Motorsport
R2 2 October   Juan Carlos Sistos   Alex Fontana   Corbetta Competizioni
7 R1   Circuito de Jerez 16 October   David Fumanelli   David Fumanelli   David Fumanelli   RP Motorsport
R2   Niccolò Schirò   Noel Jammal   Cedars
8 R1   Circuit de Catalunya 29 October   David Fumanelli   David Fumanelli   Zoël Amberg   De Villota Motorsport
R2 30 October   David Fumanelli   David Fumanelli   RP Motorsport

Championship standings

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Overall

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  • With a driver's best 14 scores counting towards the championship, points were awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 PP FL
Race 1 14 12 10 8 6 5 3 2 1 1 1
Race 2 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1
Pos Driver VAL
 
MAG
 
SPA
 
BRH
 
ALG
 
MON
 
JER
 
CAT
 
Pts
1   Alex Fontana 2 3 3 4 4 1 5 4 11 5 3 1 4 3 4 10 120
2   David Fumanelli 12 12 13 6 6 2 Ret 13 1 2 1 4 1 4 2 1 115
3   Fabio Gamberini 4 6 6 2 1 10 4 5 6 6 Ret 11 5 2 13 Ret 79
4   Juan Carlos Sistos 10 8 7 5 Ret 4 7 7 3 9 4 3 2 5 Ret 3 76
5   Niccolò Schirò 13 7 9 8 9 6 2 2 9 7 5 5 7 7 5 4 66
6   Victor Corrêa 7 5 1 7 3 12 6 1 Ret 12 8 Ret 9 9 7 Ret 59
7   Noel Jammal Ret 11 8 Ret 2 5 Ret 11 5 4 Ret 14 6 1 6 Ret 55
8   Zoël Amberg 2 Ret 3 6 1 2 50
9   Yann Cunha Ret 7 3 3 4 1 12 DNS 8 17 44
10   Johan Jokinen 1 Ret 4 1 36
11   Matteo Beretta 5 4 10 Ret 12 16 11 10 8 8 7 7 17 8 3 Ret 34
12   Fahmi Ilyas 1 9 2 14 30
13   William Vermont 2 3 DSQ 3 13 8 30
14   Sam Dejonghe 11 13 11 9 7 13 9 12 7 3 9 2 12 10 9 Ret 28
15   Fernando Monje 9 9 Ret 10 Ret 8 8 6 Ret 10 6 6 10 11 8 6 27
16   Toño Fernández 6 1 5 Ret 25
17   Nil Montserrat 3 2 20
18   Jesus Rios 5 9 12 9 9
19   Matteo Davenia 8 10 12 11 10 11 12 Ret 10 11 10 8 11 12 10 7 8
20   Matteo Torta Ret DNS Ret 12 8 15 15 14 Ret 13 13 9 13 14 15 11 3
21   Tatiana Calderón 11 10 14 13 17 8 3
22   Kotaro Sakurai 10 Ret 0
23   Luca Orlandi 15 14 Ret 13 11 14 13 Ret 15 12 15 16 14 12 0
24   Francisco Diaz 14 15 Ret Ret 12 15 14 13 16 15 16 13 0
25   Pedro Quesada 14 Ret 15 14 DNS DNS 0
26   Saud Al Faisal 14 15 0
  Luis Villalba Ret Ret 0
  Cristian Serrada DNS DNS DNS DNS 0
Guest driver ineligible for points
  Manuel Bejarano Ret Ret 11 5 0
Pos Driver VAL
 
MAG
 
SPA
 
BRH
 
ALG
 
MON
 
JER
 
CAT
 
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Copa F306/300

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  • With a driver's best 14 scores counting towards the championship, points were awarded for both races as follows:
Pos 1 2 3 4 5
Points 10 8 6 4 3
Pos Driver VAL
 
MAG
 
SPA
 
BRH
 
ALG
 
MON
 
JER
 
CAT
 
Pts
1   Fabio Gamberini 4 6 6 2 1 10 4 5 6 6 Ret 11 5 2 13 Ret 130
2   Sam Dejonghe 11 13 11 9 7 13 9 12 7 3 9 2 12 10 9 Ret 118
3   Luca Orlandi 15 14 Ret 13 11 14 13 Ret 15 12 15 16 14 12 62
4   Francisco Diaz 14 15 Ret Ret 12 15 14 13 16 15 16 13 52
5   Jesus Rios 5 9 12 9 36
6   Pedro Quesada 14 Ret 15 14 DNS DNS 14
7   Saud Al Faisal 14 15 10
8   Kotaro Sakurai 10 Ret 6
  Luis Villalba Ret Ret 0
  Cristian Serrada DNS DNS DNS DNS 0
Guest driver ineligible for points
  Manuel Bejarano Ret Ret 11 5 0
Pos Driver VAL
 
MAG
 
SPA
 
BRH
 
ALG
 
MON
 
JER
 
CAT
 
Pts

Teams

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  • Points for each team's two best scoring cars were awarded for both races as follows:
Pos 1 2 3 4 5
Points 10 8 6 4 3
Pos Team VAL
 
MAG
 
SPA
 
BRH
 
ALG
 
MON
 
JER
 
CAT
 
Pts
1   Team West-Tec 4 5 1 2 1 10 1 1 2 3 8 2 5 2 7 8 101
7 6 6 7 3 12 4 5 6 6 9 10 9 9 9 12
2   RP Motorsport 5 4 9 6 6 2 2 2 1 2 1 4 1 4 2 1 95
8 7 10 8 9 6 11 10 8 7 6 7 7 7 3 4
3   Corbetta Competizioni 2 3 3 4 4 1 5 4 11 5 3 1 4 3 4 10 75
Ret DNS Ret 12 8 15 15 14 Ret 13 13 9 13 14 15 11
4   De Villota Motorsport 3 2 7 5 Ret 4 7 7 3 9 2 3 2 5 1 2 70
10 8 4 Ret 3 6 Ret 3
5   Cedars 1 11 4 1 2 5 Ret 11 5 4 Ret 14 6 1 6 5 52
Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret
6   Hache Team 6 1 5 14 Ret 7 3 3 4 1 12 DNS 8 17 39
15 Ret DNS DNS
7   Top F3 Team 2 3 5 3 13 8 12 9 23
DSQ 9 14 15
8   Drivex 9 9 Ret 10 Ret 8 8 6 Ret 10 6 6 10 11 8 6 0
14 Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS DNS DNS
Pos Team VAL
 
MAG
 
SPA
 
BRH
 
ALG
 
MON
 
JER
 
CAT
 
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

References

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  1. ^ "All set for Magny-Cours". European F3 Open Championship. GT Sport. 10 May 2011. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2011.
  2. ^ "EUROPEAN FORMULA 3 OPEN PROVISIONAL CALENDAR SEASON 2011" (PDF). European F3 Open Championship. GT Sport. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  3. ^ "European F3 Open Confirms 2011 Calendar". European F3 Open Championship. GT Sport. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
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