2001 French Formula Three Championship
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The 2001 French Formula Three Championship was the 34th running of the French Formula Three Championship. It began on 31 March at Nogaro and ended on 20 October at Magny-Cours after eleven races.
Ryo Fukuda of Saulnier Racing won races at Nogaro, Lédenon, Spa, Le Mans, and Val de Vienne Magny-Cours, and had another two podiums on his way to the championship title. He had only one rival who can contest with him and shared leftover wins. It was Tiago Monteiro, who won Nogaro, Croix-en-Ternois, and Albi races.
Teams and drivers
- All cars competed on Michelin tyres.
| Entry List | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | No | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| France Signature | 1 | France Renaud Derlot | Dallara F399 | Renault | All |
| 2 | France Bruno Besson | Dallara F399 | All | ||
| 64 | France Lucas Lasserre | Dallara F399 | All | ||
| France ARTA/Signature | 3 | Japan Keiko Ihara | Dallara F399 | Renault | All |
| 4 | France Mathieu Zangarelli | Dallara F399 | All | ||
| France ASM | 5 | Portugal Tiago Monteiro | Dallara F399 | Renault | All |
| 6 | France Tristan Gommendy | Dallara F399 | All | ||
| France Saulnier Racing | 7 | Japan Ryo Fukuda | Dallara F399 | Renault | All |
| 8 | France Olivier Pla | Dallara F399 | All | ||
| France LD Autosport | 9 | France Kevin Nadin | Dallara F399 | Renault | 1–8, 10–11 |
| 10 | France Jeremie de Souza | Dallara F399 | All | ||
| France Epsilon by Graff | 12 | France Simon Abadie | Martini MK79 | Opel | All |
| 72 | France Jerome Dalla Lana | Martini MK79 | All | ||
| France Griffith's | 17 | Switzerland Gilles Tinguely | Dallara F399 | Opel | 1–9 |
| 18 | France David Moretti | Dallara F399 | 1–2, 5–8 | ||
| 19 | France Robin Longechal | Dallara F399 | 9–11 | ||
| Italy Prema Powerteam | 41 | Australia Ryan Briscoe | Dallara F399 | Opel | 11 |
| 42 | Sweden Thed Björk | Dallara F399 | 11 | ||
| Switzerland Menu Motorsport | 42 | United Kingdom Rob Austin | Dallara F399 | Opel | 11 |
| Class B | |||||
| France Pélikan Sport | 20 | France Philippe Hottinguer | Dallara F397 | Fiat | 1–2, 4–11 |
| France Griffith's | 21 | France Roger Maurice Lemartin | Martini MK73 | Opel | 1–9 |
| 37 | France Olivier Maximin | Martini MK73 | 5–11 | ||
| France Phénix Compéticion | 22 | France Patrick d'Aubreby | Martini MK73 | Opel | 1–2, 4, 6–7 9–11 |
| France PLS Compéticion | 23 | France Philippe Le Sommer | Dallara F395 | Renault | 1–2, 4, 11 |
| 24 | France Sébastien Carcone | Dallara F395 | 1–3, 6–7 | ||
| France Optirace Sport | 25 | France Sylvie Valentin | Dallara F395 | Fiat | 1–3, 5–11 |
| 26 | France Didier Sirgue | Dallara F395 | 6–7, 9 | ||
| France JMP Racing | 27 | France Mohamed Ballahcene | Dallara F399 | Fiat | 1–2 |
| 29 | France Julien Neel | Dallara F395 | 1–2 | ||
| 30 | France Jean Louis Bianchina | Dallara F395 | 1–2, 4–5, 9–11 | ||
| 32 | France Anthony Darvey | Dallara F395 | 4 | ||
| 34 | France Didier Carrere-Gee | Dallara F395 | 4 | ||
| 36 | France George van Elslande | Dallara F395 | 5, 9–10 | ||
| France Roger Péracchia | 31 | France Sylvian Jot | Dallara F397 | Opel | 1–4, 6–7 |
| France JH Racing | 35 | France Jacques Hulbert | Dallara F395 | Opel | 1–2, 4, 6–8, 10–11 |
| France Stardrive Motorsport | 25 | Algeria Nassim Sidi Said | Dallara F395 | Opel | 8–11 |
| 26 | United Kingdom Adam Jones | Dallara F395 | 10–11 |
Race calendar and results
Standings
- Points are awarded as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | NOG France | LÉD France | MAG France | VDV France | SPA Belgium | CRT France | ALB France | LMS France | MAG France | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos Driver NOG France LÉD France MAG France VDV France SPA Belgium CRT France ALB France LMS France MAG France Pts 1 Japan Ryo Fukuda 9 1 1 1 3 1 1 4 3 1 1 191 2 Portugal Tiago Monteiro 1 7 3 2 1 3 4 1 1 6 4 171 3 France Bruno Besson 2 4 2 6 2 4 3 3 5 2 5 148 4 France Renaud Derlot 3 2 Ret 3 5 2 2 2 Ret 8 7 118 5 France Mathieu Zangarelli 5 3 4 5 9 10 7 10 4 9 6 99 6 France Tristan Gommendy 4 Ret 6 Ret 4 5 6 11 2 5 3 94 7 France Lucas Lasserre 8 5 8 4 10 9 8 5 Ret 4 22 76 8 France Olivier Pla 11 9 10 7 6 8 Ret 7 6 3 8 74 9 France Jeremie de Souza 10 18 9 8 7 7 5 8 Ret DNS 10 58 10 France Simon Abadie 7 6 7 9 8 11 23 6 7 Ret 25 55 11 France Jerome Dalla Lana 6 Ret 5 10 11 6 22 18 Ret 7 7 41 12 France Kevin Nadin Ret 8 11 11 19 Ret 9 9 Ret 13 25 13 Japan Keiko Ihara 12 14 Ret Ret 12 Ret 10 12 8 10 14 22 14 Switzerland Gilles Tinguely 13 Ret Ret Ret 13 13 12 15 9 6 15 France David Moretti 14 10 Ret 12 11 13 5 16 France Robin Longechal 10 19 24 5 guest drivers ineligible for championship points Australia Ryan Briscoe 2 0 United Kingdom Rob Austin 9 0 Sweden Thed Björk 12 0 Class B 1 France Philippe Hottinguer 13 16 13 16 16 14 16 14 14 18 145 2 France Olivier Maximin 14 15 13 14 Ret 11 16 115 3 France Patrick d'Aubreby 18 12 14 Ret 15 12 13 19 96 4 France Sylvie Valentin 15 Ret 12 17 18 21 Ret 13 16 Ret 92 5 France Roger Maurice Lemartin Ret 11 Ret Ret 15 14 20 Ret Ret 63 6 France Jacques Hulbert 21 17 Ret 21 18 17 17 23 62 7 France Jean Louis Bianchina 19 DNS 12 Ret 17 15 20 57 8 Algeria Nassim Sidi Said Ret 11 12 15 52 9 France Sébastien Carcone 17 15 Ret 17 16 50 10 France Sylvian Jot 20 Ret Ret 16 20 19 35 11 United Kingdom Adam Jones 18 11 29 12 France Didier Sirgue 19 17 15 18 13 France Philippe Le Sommer Ret Ret 15 21 28 14 France George van Elslande 18 16 20 25 15 France Julien Neel 22 16 17 16 France Anthony Darvey 17 9 France Didier Carrere-Gee Ret 0 France Mohamed Ballahcene DNS DNS 0 Pos Driver NOG France LÉD France MAG France VDV France SPA Belgium CRO France ALB France LMS France MAG France Pts | Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Japan Ryo Fukuda | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 191 |
| 2 | Portugal Tiago Monteiro | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 171 |
| 3 | France Bruno Besson | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 148 |
| 4 | France Renaud Derlot | 3 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 118 |
| 5 | France Mathieu Zangarelli | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 99 |
| 6 | France Tristan Gommendy | 4 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 94 |
| 7 | France Lucas Lasserre | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 22 | 76 |
| 8 | France Olivier Pla | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 74 |
| 9 | France Jeremie de Souza | 10 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | Ret | DNS | 10 | 58 |
| 10 | France Simon Abadie | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 25 | 55 |
| 11 | France Jerome Dalla Lana | 6 | Ret | 5 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 18 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| 12 | France Kevin Nadin | Ret | 8 | 11 | 11 | 19 | Ret | 9 | 9 | Ret | 13 | 25 | |
| 13 | Japan Keiko Ihara | 12 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 22 |
| 14 | Switzerland Gilles Tinguely | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 15 | France David Moretti | 14 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 13 | 5 | |||||
| 16 | France Robin Longechal | 10 | 19 | 24 | 5 | ||||||||
| guest drivers ineligible for championship points | |||||||||||||
| Australia Ryan Briscoe | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| United Kingdom Rob Austin | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Sweden Thed Björk | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Class B | |||||||||||||
| 1 | France Philippe Hottinguer | 13 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 145 | |
| 2 | France Olivier Maximin | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | Ret | 11 | 16 | 115 | ||||
| 3 | France Patrick d'Aubreby | 18 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 96 | |||
| 4 | France Sylvie Valentin | 15 | Ret | 12 | 17 | 18 | 21 | Ret | 13 | 16 | Ret | 92 | |
| 5 | France Roger Maurice Lemartin | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 14 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 63 | ||
| 6 | France Jacques Hulbert | 21 | 17 | Ret | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 62 | |||
| 7 | France Jean Louis Bianchina | 19 | DNS | 12 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 20 | 57 | ||||
| 8 | Algeria Nassim Sidi Said | Ret | 11 | 12 | 15 | 52 | |||||||
| 9 | France Sébastien Carcone | 17 | 15 | Ret | 17 | 16 | 50 | ||||||
| 10 | France Sylvian Jot | 20 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 20 | 19 | 35 | |||||
| 11 | United Kingdom Adam Jones | 18 | 11 | 29 | |||||||||
| 12 | France Didier Sirgue | 19 | 17 | 15 | 18 | ||||||||
| 13 | France Philippe Le Sommer | Ret | Ret | 15 | 21 | 28 | |||||||
| 14 | France George van Elslande | 18 | 16 | 20 | 25 | ||||||||
| 15 | France Julien Neel | 22 | 16 | 17 | |||||||||
| 16 | France Anthony Darvey | 17 | 9 | ||||||||||
| France Didier Carrere-Gee | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
| France Mohamed Ballahcene | DNS | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | NOG France | LÉD France | MAG France | VDV France | SPA Belgium | CRO France | ALB France | LMS France | MAG France | Pts | ||
| Colour | Result | ||||||||||||
| Gold | Winner | ||||||||||||
| Silver | Second place | ||||||||||||
| Bronze | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Green | Points classification | ||||||||||||
| Blue | Non-points classification | ||||||||||||
| Non-classified finish (NC) | |||||||||||||
| Purple | Retired, not classified (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) |