2002 French Formula Three Championship
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The 2002 French Formula Three season was the 35th and the final French Formula Three Championship season. It began on 31 March at Nogaro and ended on 20 October at Magny-Cours after fourteen races.
Tristan Gommendy of ASM won races at Lédenon, Albi, Le Mans, Magny-Cours and had another five podiums and ultimately clinched the title. He finished 17 points clear of ARTA/Signature driver Renaud Derlot, who won Nogaro, Lédenon and Magny-Cours races. Third place went to Gommendy's teammate Olivier Pla, who finished on the first position at Croix-en-Ternois and Le Mans. Bruno Besson, Derek Hayes and Yuji Ide were another race winners.
Teams and drivers
- All cars competed on Michelin tyres.
Race calendar and results
- All races were held in France.
Standings
- Points are awarded as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | PP | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | NOG | LÉD | DIJ | CRT | ALB | LMS | MAG | Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos Driver NOG LÉD DIJ CRT ALB LMS MAG Pts 1 France Tristan Gommendy 2 9 1 Ret 3 7 3 5 1 1 2 1 1 2 202 2 France Renaud Derlot 1 1 3 1 5 13 4 6 4 3 3 2 4 1 185 3 France Olivier Pla 6 Ret 10 2 4 3 1 2 13 2 1 3 2 3 159 4 France Simon Abadie 3 2 4 7 7 4 Ret 8 2 5 4 4 6 4 120 5 France Bruno Besson 5 3 2 5 1 2 9 11 5 4 5 Ret 8 11 119 6 United Kingdom Derek Hayes 4 5 6 4 2 1 6 7 3 10 94 7 Japan Yuji Ide 9 4 5 3 8 8 2 1 Ret 8 8 Ret 13 12 84 8 France Julien Pressac 7 8 7 Ret 6 9 10 9 7 7 7 5 5 8 62 9 France Kevin Nadin 13 16 Ret 6 10 15 11 10 6 6 6 Ret 10 14 33 10 France Laurent Delahaye 10 7 8 Ret Ret 5 7 4 32 11 France Geoffrey Dellus 12 10 5 12 9 Ret 9 Ret 14 19 15 12 France Jeremie de Souza 8 6 Ret Ret 11 6 15 13 France Nicolas Lapierre 8 9 9 10 15 14 France Olivier Maximin 11 10 Ret 8 9 11 12 Ret 6 France Philippe Almèras Ret Ret Ret NC 0 guest drivers ineligible for championship points Portugal César Campaniço 3 7 0 Australia Ryan Briscoe 7 5 0 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi 12 6 0 Austria Bernhard Auinger 11 9 0 Class B 1 France Benjamin Poron 12 11 9 9 13 12 15 13 10 11 10 6 15 13 265 2 Italy Luca Iannacone 16 Ret 11 10 14 14 Ret 16 14 14 13 9 Ret 22 122 3 France Didier Sirgue 15 14 12 13 17 17 73 4 France Jacques Hulbert 17 15 14 15 12 8 Ret 21 63 5 France Stephane Mauget Ret DNS 11 7 Ret 16 45 6 France Nicolas Lapierre 8 3 40 7 France Pascal Hernandez 11 12 30 8 France Jimmy Tarres 14 12 30 9 France David Moretti 13 14 27 10 France Olivier Clement 18 18 22 11 France Jean Louis Bianchina 18 13 18 12 France Philippe Papin 14 10 18 13 France Anthony Janiec 15 Ret Ret 20 14 guest drivers ineligible for championship points Italy Diego Romanini 16 15 0 Pos Driver NOG LÉD DIJ CRO ALB LMS MAG 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 | France Tristan Gommendy | 2 | 9 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 202 |
| 2 | France Renaud Derlot | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 185 |
| 3 | France Olivier Pla | 6 | Ret | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 159 |
| 4 | France Simon Abadie | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 120 |
| 5 | France Bruno Besson | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 119 |
| 6 | United Kingdom Derek Hayes | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 94 | ||||
| 7 | Japan Yuji Ide | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 8 | 8 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 84 |
| 8 | France Julien Pressac | 7 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 62 |
| 9 | France Kevin Nadin | 13 | 16 | Ret | 6 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 14 | 33 |
| 10 | France Laurent Delahaye | 10 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 7 | 4 | 32 | ||||||
| 11 | France Geoffrey Dellus | 12 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 14 | 19 | 15 | ||||
| 12 | France Jeremie de Souza | 8 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 6 | 15 | ||||||||
| 13 | France Nicolas Lapierre | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 14 | France Olivier Maximin | 11 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 6 | ||||||
| France Philippe Almèras | Ret | Ret | Ret | NC | 0 | |||||||||||
| guest drivers ineligible for championship points | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal César Campaniço | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Australia Ryan Briscoe | 7 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi | 12 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Austria Bernhard Auinger | 11 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Class B | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | France Benjamin Poron | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 265 |
| 2 | Italy Luca Iannacone | 16 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | Ret | 22 | 122 |
| 3 | France Didier Sirgue | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 73 | ||||||||
| 4 | France Jacques Hulbert | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 8 | Ret | 21 | 63 | ||||||
| 5 | France Stephane Mauget | Ret | DNS | 11 | 7 | Ret | 16 | 45 | ||||||||
| 6 | France Nicolas Lapierre | 8 | 3 | 40 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | France Pascal Hernandez | 11 | 12 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | France Jimmy Tarres | 14 | 12 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | France David Moretti | 13 | 14 | 27 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | France Olivier Clement | 18 | 18 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | France Jean Louis Bianchina | 18 | 13 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | France Philippe Papin | 14 | 10 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | France Anthony Janiec | 15 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 14 | ||||||||||
| guest drivers ineligible for championship points | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy Diego Romanini | 16 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | NOG | LÉD | DIJ | CRO | ALB | LMS | MAG | 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) |