The 2001 German Formula Three Championship (German: 2001 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars built by Dallara which conform to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It commenced on 21 April at Hockenheim and ended at the same place on 6 October after ten double-header rounds.

Opel Team BSR driver Toshihiro Kaneishi became the first and only Japanese champion and the first champion from Asia. He clinched the title, winning races at Norisring and A1-Ring. Stefan Mücke finished as runner-up with wins at Nürburgring and Hockenheim, losing just four points to Kaneishi. Frank Diefenbacher and Pierre Kaffer both won four races to end the season third and fourth in the drivers' standings. Markus Winkelhock won Rookie title and three races. The other race winners was Gary Paffett, João Paulo de Oliveira, Kosuke Matsuura and Björn Wirdheim.

Teams and drivers

All drivers competed in Dallara chassis and used Yokohama tyres; model listed.

TeamNo.DriverChassisEngineStatusRounds
Team No. Driver Chassis Engine Status Rounds Switzerland Opel Team KMS 1 Austria Robert Lechner F301/016 Opel 1–3 Italy Ronnie Quintarelli R 5–8 Brazil Wagner Ebrahim 9 2 Italy Giuseppe Burlotti F301/010 R 1–3 Italy Ronnie Quintarelli R 4 Czech Republic Jaroslav Janiš R 5–10 Germany ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg 5 Germany Markus Winkelhock F301/001 Opel R All 6 Germany Stefan Mücke F301/006 All Germany Opel Team BSR 7 Austria Bernhard Auinger F399/023 Opel All 8 Japan Toshihiro Kaneishi F300/028 All 9 Germany Frank Diefenbacher F301/010 All Italy Prema Powerteam 10 Japan Kosuke Matsuura F301/009 Opel R All 11 Sweden Björn Wirdheim F301/024 All 16 Australia Ryan Briscoe F399/037 7 Germany GM Motorsport 12 United States Phil Giebler F301/007 Toyota 1–3 Denmark Nicolas Kiesa 5–10 14 Germany Tony Schmidt F301/026 All 15 Austria Hannes Lachinger F301/031 R All Germany MOL — Trella Motorsport 17 Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner F300/012 Opel 1–9 Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing 18 Italy Marc Caldonazzi F300/050 Opel 1–5 Germany André Fibier 6 Denmark Allan Simonsen R 7–10 19 Netherlands Marco du Pau F399/058 1–6 Belgium JB Motorsport 20 Belgium Nicolas Stelandre F399/003 Opel 1–6 Netherlands Robert Doornbos 8–10 21 Belgium Tom van Bavel F399/041 All Germany Team Kolles Racing 22 Finland Kimmo Liimatainen F300/026 Mugen-Honda R All 23 Germany Pierre Kaffer F300/013 All Switzerland Swiss Racing Team 24 United Kingdom Andrew Kirkaldy F399/054 Opel 1 Finland Kari Maenpaa 2–9 Switzerland Gilles Tinguely 10 25 Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira F399/068 All Germany Team Rosberg 26 United Kingdom Gary Paffett F301/014 Opel All 27 France Laurent Delahaye F301/015 Renault All Germany Josef Kaufmann Racing 28 Germany Thomas Riethmüller F300/041 Opel R 1–8, 10 Italy Cram Competition 31 Italy Matteo Grassotto F301/032 Opel 1–7 United Kingdom Mark Mayall 9 32 Italy Raffaele Giammaria F301/003 All Austria Palfinger F3 Racing Team 33 Austria Norbert Siedler F300/011 Opel All Austria Petutschnig Engineering 34 Germany Sven Heidfeld F399/009 Opel 1–2 35 Austria Clemens Stadler F300/019 1 Austria CCT Racing 36 Austria Marco Schärf F300/023 Opel All Austria Franz Wöss Racing 37 Austria Clemens Stadler F399/021 Opel 9 Italy Team Ghinzani 98 Austria Gottfried Grasser F300/029 Mugen-Honda R All 99 Italy Fabrizio del Monte F300/025 R AllIcon Class R Rookie
Switzerland Opel Team KMS1Austria Robert LechnerF301/016Opel1–3
Italy Ronnie QuintarelliR5–8
Brazil Wagner Ebrahim9
2Italy Giuseppe BurlottiF301/010R1–3
Italy Ronnie QuintarelliR4
Czech Republic Jaroslav JanišR5–10
Germany ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg5Germany Markus WinkelhockF301/001OpelRAll
6Germany Stefan MückeF301/006All
Germany Opel Team BSR7Austria Bernhard AuingerF399/023OpelAll
8Japan Toshihiro KaneishiF300/028All
9Germany Frank DiefenbacherF301/010All
Italy Prema Powerteam10Japan Kosuke MatsuuraF301/009OpelRAll
11Sweden Björn WirdheimF301/024All
16Australia Ryan BriscoeF399/0377
Germany GM Motorsport12United States Phil GieblerF301/007Toyota1–3
Denmark Nicolas Kiesa5–10
14Germany Tony SchmidtF301/026All
15Austria Hannes LachingerF301/031RAll
Germany MOL — Trella Motorsport17Hungary Zsolt BaumgartnerF300/012Opel1–9
Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing18Italy Marc CaldonazziF300/050Opel1–5
Germany André Fibier6
Denmark Allan SimonsenR7–10
19Netherlands Marco du PauF399/0581–6
Belgium JB Motorsport20Belgium Nicolas StelandreF399/003Opel1–6
Netherlands Robert Doornbos8–10
21Belgium Tom van BavelF399/041All
Germany Team Kolles Racing22Finland Kimmo LiimatainenF300/026Mugen-HondaRAll
23Germany Pierre KafferF300/013All
Switzerland Swiss Racing Team24United Kingdom Andrew KirkaldyF399/054Opel1
Finland Kari Maenpaa2–9
Switzerland Gilles Tinguely10
25Brazil João Paulo de OliveiraF399/068All
Germany Team Rosberg26United Kingdom Gary PaffettF301/014OpelAll
27France Laurent DelahayeF301/015RenaultAll
Germany Josef Kaufmann Racing28Germany Thomas RiethmüllerF300/041OpelR1–8, 10
Italy Cram Competition31Italy Matteo GrassottoF301/032Opel1–7
United Kingdom Mark Mayall9
32Italy Raffaele GiammariaF301/003All
Austria Palfinger F3 Racing Team33Austria Norbert SiedlerF300/011OpelAll
Austria Petutschnig Engineering34Germany Sven HeidfeldF399/009Opel1–2
35Austria Clemens StadlerF300/0191
Austria CCT Racing36Austria Marco SchärfF300/023OpelAll
Austria Franz Wöss Racing37Austria Clemens StadlerF399/021Opel9
Italy Team Ghinzani98Austria Gottfried GrasserF300/029Mugen-HondaRAll
99Italy Fabrizio del MonteF300/025RAll
IconClass
RRookie

Calendar

With the exception of round at A1-Ring in Austria, all rounds took place on German soil.

RoundLocationCircuitDateSupporting
1R1Hockenheim, GermanyHockenheimring21 AprilAvD/MAC-Rennsportfestival
R222 April
2R1Nürburg, GermanyNürburgring5 May63. ADAC Eifelrennen
R26 May
3R1Oschersleben, GermanyMotorsport Arena Oschersleben19 MayADAC-Preis der Tourenwagen von "Sachsen-Anhalt"
R220 May
4R1Saxony, GermanySachsenring16 JuneADAC-Rundstreckenrennen Sachsenring
R217 June
5R1Nuremberg, GermanyNorisring7 July59. Norisring Speedweekend
R28 July
6R1Hockenheim, GermanyHockenheimring28 JulyGerman Grand Prix
R229 July
7R1Klettwitz, GermanyEuroSpeedway Lausitz11 AugustADAC-Rundstreckenrennen Lausitz 200
R212 August
8R1Nürburg, GermanyNürburgring25 AugustADAC Großer Preis der Tourenwagen
R226 August
9R1Spielberg, AustriaA1-Ring8 SeptemberADAC Rundstreckenrennen A1-Ring
R29 September
10R1Hockenheim, GermanyHockenheimring6 OctoberDMV-Preis Hockenheim
R27 October

Results

RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1R1HockenheimringGermany Frank DiefenbacherGermany Frank DiefenbacherGermany Frank DiefenbacherGermany Opel Team BSR
R2Germany Frank DiefenbacherGermany Frank DiefenbacherGermany Frank DiefenbacherGermany Opel Team BSR
2R1NürburgringGermany Pierre KafferGermany Pierre KafferGermany Pierre KafferGermany Team Kolles Racing
R2Germany Frank DiefenbacherGermany Stefan MückeGermany Stefan MückeGermany ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg
3R1Motorsport Arena OscherslebenGermany Markus WinkelhockUnited Kingdom Gary PaffettUnited Kingdom Gary PaffettGermany Team Rosberg
R2Japan Toshihiro KaneishiJapan Toshihiro KaneishiGermany Pierre KafferGermany Team Kolles Racing
4R1SachsenringJapan Toshihiro KaneishiJapan Kosuke MatsuuraGermany Markus WinkelhockGermany ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg
R2Brazil João Paulo de OliveiraJapan Toshihiro KaneishiGermany Pierre KafferGermany Team Kolles Racing
5R1NorisringGermany Pierre KafferUnited Kingdom Gary PaffettGermany Frank DiefenbacherGermany Opel Team BSR
R2Germany Pierre KafferGermany Pierre KafferJapan Toshihiro KaneishiGermany Opel Team BSR
6R1HockenheimringBrazil João Paulo de OliveiraGermany Tony SchmidtBrazil João Paulo de OliveiraSwitzerland Swiss Racing Team
R2Brazil João Paulo de OliveiraGermany Stefan MückeJapan Kosuke MatsuuraItaly Prema Powerteam
7R1EuroSpeedway LausitzGermany Frank DiefenbacherGermany Markus WinkelhockGermany Markus WinkelhockGermany ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg
R2Germany Frank DiefenbacherGermany Frank DiefenbacherGermany Frank DiefenbacherGermany Opel Team BSR
8R1NürburgringSweden Björn WirdheimSweden Björn WirdheimSweden Björn WirdheimItaly Prema Powerteam
R2Germany Pierre KafferGermany Markus WinkelhockGermany Pierre KafferGermany Team Kolles Racing
9R1A1-RingGermany Markus WinkelhockBrazil João Paulo de OliveiraJapan Toshihiro KaneishiGermany Opel Team BSR
R2Sweden Björn WirdheimJapan Toshihiro KaneishiSweden Björn WirdheimItaly Prema Powerteam
10R1HockenheimringUnited Kingdom Gary PaffettGermany Markus WinkelhockGermany Markus WinkelhockGermany ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg
R2Germany Stefan MückeDenmark Nicolas KiesaGermany Stefan MückeGermany ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg

Championship standings

Championship

PosDriverHOC1NÜR1OSCSACNORHOC2LAUNÜR2A1RHOC3Points
Pos Driver HOC1 NÜR1 OSC SAC NOR HOC2 LAU NÜR2 A1R HOC3 Points 1 Japan Toshihiro Kaneishi 5 3 6 2 2 2 2 11 6 1 Ret 8 4 2 7 21 1 6 7 6 182 2 Germany Stefan Mücke 16 2 2 1 Ret 9 Ret Ret 3 Ret 5 3 3 3 8 7 2 2 3 1 178 3 Germany Frank Diefenbacher 1 1 13 16 8 3 3 13 1 4 4 10 2 1 22 3 12 3 Ret DSQ 172 4 Germany Pierre Kaffer 9 4 1 7 4 1 Ret 1 DSQ 2 8 5 6 10 5 1 9 Ret 8 19 156 5 Germany Markus Winkelhock 7 6 3 3 3 13 1 Ret 11 Ret 21 21 1 6 3 2 Ret Ret 1 Ret 141 6 United Kingdom Gary Paffett 2 Ret 8 10 1 Ret 22 Ret 4 3 Ret Ret 5 8 12 15 4 4 2 2 123 7 Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira 19 5 24† 11 7 23 Ret 14 18 Ret 1 2 8 Ret 2 4 3 5 4 5 116 8 Japan Kosuke Matsuura Ret 14 4 4 DNS 12 10 12 8 5 2 1 24 9 4 12 Ret 7 Ret 13 83 9 Sweden Björn Wirdheim 10 10 Ret 24† 5 7 Ret Ret 14 6 Ret Ret Ret 4 1 11 7 1 Ret 7 80 10 Germany Tony Schmidt 3 Ret Ret 5 6 5 21 Ret 2 11 11 12 18 7 13 Ret 10 Ret 9 Ret 56 11 Italy Matteo Grassotto DNQ 12 20 Ret 13 14 5 3 10 7 3 6 Ret 12 43 12 Italy Raffaele Giammaria 20 13 12 23† Ret 8 Ret Ret 7 DNQ 6 9 17 20 18 18 5 9 6 4 41 13 Austria Hannes Lachinger Ret Ret 14 Ret 14 19 4 Ret 13 8 14 7 7 17 6 5 21 Ret 18 10 36 14 Finland Kari Maenpaa 11 12 16 Ret 6 2 DNQ DNQ 15 17 14 18 9 6 14 8 32 15 Belgium Tom van Bavel 6 11 5 6 21 11 8 7 16 Ret 9 Ret 16 Ret Ret 17 22 Ret 12 8 32 16 Finland Kimmo Liimatainen 12 9 7 25† 15 10 18 8 DNQ DNQ 12 15 13 24 11 8 20 Ret Ret 3 25 17 Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner 11 7 9 8 18 18 9 6 9 13 Ret 13 9 13 Ret 10 8 Ret 25 18 Austria Norbert Siedler Ret 22† 16 Ret Ret 15 12 4 20 18 7 4 11 15 20 13 Ret Ret 14 Ret 24 19 Belgium Nicolas Stelandre 4 DNS 18 21 10 26 17 Ret 5 10 Ret Ret 20 20 Denmark Nicolas Kiesa 15 12 10 14 Ret 5 24 Ret 6 Ret 19 9 17 21 Austria Bernhard Auinger Ret Ret Ret 15 9 4 20 Ret 21 15 18 Ret 15 22 21 19 15 Ret 10 14 13 22 Czech Republic Jaroslav Janiš DNQ 16 17 16 12 Ret 14 9 11 Ret 5 11 10 23 Austria Gottfried Grasser DNQ 19 Ret 22 20 24 13 5 DNQ DNQ 20 20 21 25 Ret 20 17 Ret Ret 17 8 24 Austria Robert Lechner 13 16 Ret 9 17 6 8 25 Italy Ronnie Quintarelli 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 10 16 15 Ret 5 26 France Laurent Delahaye 8 20 Ret 13 11 21 14 Ret 12 14 Ret Ret Ret 11 10 Ret 13 Ret 11 Ret 4 27 United Kingdom Andrew Kirkaldy 17 8 3 28 Italy Marc Caldonazzi 14 18 22 18 22 Ret 16 9 22 17 2 29 Netherlands Marco du Pau Ret DNQ 17 19 12 16 11 Ret 19 9 13 Ret 2 30 Italy Giuseppe Burlotti 18 15 10 14 19 17 1 31 Austria Marco Schärf Ret 21 Ret 20 Ret 25 23 10 DNQ DNQ 19 Ret 23 26 23 Ret DNQ Ret DNS Ret 1 32 Italy Fabrizio del Monte Ret 23† 15 Ret Ret 22 19 Ret DNQ Ret 16 18 19 23 DNS Ret 19 10 DNS 16 1 33 Netherlands Robert Doornbos 17 14 16 11 15 15 0 34 Denmark Allan Simonsen 22 19 19 16 Ret Ret 13 12 0 35 United Kingdom Mark Mayall Ret 12 0 36 Austria Clemens Stadler DNQ DNQ 18 13 0 37 Australia Ryan Briscoe Ret 14 0 38 Germany Thomas Riethmüller DNQ 17 23 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret 17 DNQ Ret 19 20 21 16 Ret 16 Ret 0 39 United States Phil Giebler 15 Ret 19 17 23 20 0 40 Switzerland Gilles Tinguely 17 18 0 41 Germany Sven Heidfeld Ret DNQ 21 Ret 0 42 Germany André Fibier 22 Ret 0 Brazil Wagner Ebrahim Ret Ret 0 Pos Driver HOC1 NÜR1 OSC SAC NOR HOC2 LAU NÜR2 A1R HOC2 PointsColour 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
1Japan Toshihiro Kaneishi53622221161Ret8427211676182
2Germany Stefan Mücke16221Ret9RetRet3Ret5333872231178
3Germany Frank Diefenbacher111316833131441021223123RetDSQ172
4Germany Pierre Kaffer941741Ret1DSQ285610519Ret819156
5Germany Markus Winkelhock76333131Ret11Ret21211632RetRet1Ret141
6United Kingdom Gary Paffett2Ret8101Ret22Ret43RetRet5812154422123
7Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira19524†11723Ret1418Ret128Ret243545116
8Japan Kosuke MatsuuraRet1444DNS1210128521249412Ret7Ret1383
9Sweden Björn Wirdheim1010Ret24†57RetRet146RetRetRet411171Ret780
10Germany Tony Schmidt3RetRet56521Ret211111218713Ret10Ret9Ret56
11Italy Matteo GrassottoDNQ1220Ret13145310736Ret1243
12Italy Raffaele Giammaria20131223†Ret8RetRet7DNQ6917201818596441
13Austria Hannes LachingerRetRet14Ret14194Ret1381477176521Ret181036
14Finland Kari Maenpaa111216Ret62DNQDNQ151714189614832
15Belgium Tom van Bavel6115621118716Ret9Ret16RetRet1722Ret12832
16Finland Kimmo Liimatainen129725†1510188DNQDNQ1215132411820RetRet325
17Hungary Zsolt Baumgartner11798181896913Ret13913Ret108Ret25
18Austria Norbert SiedlerRet22†16RetRet1512420187411152013RetRet14Ret24
19Belgium Nicolas Stelandre4DNS1821102617Ret510RetRet20
20Denmark Nicolas Kiesa15121014Ret524Ret6Ret19917
21Austria Bernhard AuingerRetRetRet159420Ret211518Ret1522211915Ret101413
22Czech Republic Jaroslav JanišDNQ16171612Ret14911Ret51110
23Austria Gottfried GrasserDNQ19Ret222024135DNQDNQ20202125Ret2017RetRet178
24Austria Robert Lechner1316Ret91768
25Italy Ronnie Quintarelli7RetRetRetRet11101615Ret5
26France Laurent Delahaye820Ret13112114Ret1214RetRetRet1110Ret13Ret11Ret4
27United Kingdom Andrew Kirkaldy1783
28Italy Marc Caldonazzi1418221822Ret16922172
29Netherlands Marco du PauRetDNQ1719121611Ret19913Ret2
30Italy Giuseppe Burlotti1815101419171
31Austria Marco SchärfRet21Ret20Ret252310DNQDNQ19Ret232623RetDNQRetDNSRet1
32Italy Fabrizio del MonteRet23†15RetRet2219RetDNQRet16181923DNSRet1910DNS161
33Netherlands Robert Doornbos1714161115150
34Denmark Allan Simonsen22191916RetRet13120
35United Kingdom Mark MayallRet120
36Austria Clemens StadlerDNQDNQ18130
37Australia Ryan BriscoeRet140
38Germany Thomas RiethmüllerDNQ1723RetRetRet15Ret17DNQRet19202116Ret16Ret0
39United States Phil Giebler15Ret191723200
40Switzerland Gilles Tinguely17180
41Germany Sven HeidfeldRetDNQ21Ret0
42Germany André Fibier22Ret0
Brazil Wagner EbrahimRetRet0
PosDriverHOC1NÜR1OSCSACNORHOC2LAUNÜR2A1RHOC2Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
  • † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Junior-Pokal (Rookie) standings

DriverPoints
1Germany Markus Winkelhock265
2Japan Kosuke Matsuura188
3Austria Hannes Lachinger145
4Finland Kimmo Liimatainen133
5Czech Republic Jaroslav Janiš61
6Italy Ronnie Quintarelli46
7Italy Fabrizio del Monte42
8Italy Giuseppe Burlotti37
9Austria Gottfried Grasser25
10Denmark Allan Simonsen18
11Germany Thomas Riethmüller18

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