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

Entry List
TeamNoDriverChassisEngineRounds
France Saulnier Racing1France Bruno BessonDallara F302RenaultAll
2France Simon AbadieDallara F302All
France ASM3France Tristan GommendyDallara F302RenaultAll
4France Olivier PlaDallara F302All
France Signature5France Julien PressacDallara F302RenaultAll
6France Laurent DelahayeDallara F3021–4
15France Nicolas LapierreDallara F3025, 7
France ARTA/Signature7Japan Yuji IdeDallara F302RenaultAll
8France Renaud DerlotDallara F302All
France LD Autosport9France Kevin NadinDallara F302Mugen HondaAll
10France Jeremie de SouzaDallara F3021–3
11United Kingdom Derek HayesDallara F3021–5
16France Philippe AlmèrasDallara F3026–7
France Griffith's12France Olivier MaximinDallara F302Opel1–4
14France Geoffrey DellusDallara F302Ford3–7
Italy Prema Powerteam40Portugal César CampaniçoDallara F302Opel7
41Australia Ryan BriscoeDallara F3027
Germany Bertram Schäfer Racing42Italy Vitantonio LiuzziDallara F302Opel7
43Austria Bernhard AuingerDallara F3027
Class B
Germany Jenichen Motorsport20Italy Luca IannaconeDallara F399OpelAll
45Italy Diego RomaniniDallara F3997
France JMP Racing21France Jean Louis BianchinaDallara F399Renault1
24France Stephane MaugetDallara F3993, 6–7
30France Anthony JaniecDallara F3996–7
France Griffith's23France Benjamin PoronDallara F399OpelAll
25France David MorettiDallara F399Opel4
France Optirace Sport26France Jimmy TarresDallara F399Renault1
27France Nicolas LapierreDallara F3994
28France Pascal HernandezDallara F3995
29France Philippe PapinDallara F3996
31France Olivier ClementDallara F3997
81France Didier SirgueDallara F3991, 5, 7
France JH Racing35France Jacques HulbertMartini MK79Opel1, 4, 6–7

Race calendar and results

  • All races were held in France.
RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamClass B winner
1R1Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro31 MarchFrance Tristan GommendyFrance Renaud DerlotFrance Renaud DerlotFrance ARTA/SignatureFrance Benjamin Poron
R21 AprilFrance Renaud DerlotFrance Renaud DerlotFrance Renaud DerlotFrance ARTA/SignatureFrance Benjamin Poron
2R1Circuit de Lédenon28 AprilFrance Tristan GommendyFrance Tristan GommendyFrance Tristan GommendyFrance ASMFrance Benjamin Poron
R2France Tristan GommendyFrance Renaud DerlotFrance Renaud DerlotFrance ARTA/SignatureFrance Benjamin Poron
3R1Dijon-Prenois30 JuneFrance Tristan GommendyFrance Tristan GommendyFrance Bruno BessonFrance Saulnier RacingFrance Benjamin Poron
R2France Tristan GommendyFrance Tristan GommendyUnited Kingdom Derek HayesFrance LD AutosportFrance Benjamin Poron
4R1Circuit de Croix-en-Ternois27 JulyFrance Olivier PlaFrance Olivier PlaFrance Olivier PlaFrance ASMFrance Nicolas Lapierre
R228 JulyFrance Tristan GommendyFrance Bruno BessonJapan Yuji IdeFrance ARTA/SignatureFrance Nicolas Lapierre
5R1Circuit d'Albi, Le Sequestre8 SeptemberFrance Tristan GommendyFrance Tristan GommendyFrance Tristan GommendyFrance ASMFrance Benjamin Poron
R2France Tristan GommendyFrance Tristan GommendyFrance Tristan GommendyFrance ASMFrance Benjamin Poron
6R1Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans6 OctoberFrance Olivier PlaFrance Renaud DerlotFrance Olivier PlaFrance ASMFrance Benjamin Poron
R2France Tristan GommendyFrance Tristan GommendyFrance Tristan GommendyFrance ASMFrance Benjamin Poron
7R1Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours20 OctoberFrance Tristan GommendyFrance Tristan GommendyFrance Tristan GommendyFrance ASMFrance Benjamin Poron
R2France Olivier PlaFrance Renaud DerlotFrance Renaud DerlotFrance ARTA/SignatureFrance Benjamin Poron

Standings

  • Points are awarded as follows:
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PosDriverNOGLÉDDIJCRTALBLMSMAGPts
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 PtsColour 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
1France Tristan Gommendy291Ret3735112112202
2France Renaud Derlot113151346433241185
3France Olivier Pla6Ret10243121321323159
4France Simon Abadie324774Ret8254464120
5France Bruno Besson532512911545Ret811119
6United Kingdom Derek Hayes4564216731094
7Japan Yuji Ide94538821Ret88Ret131284
8France Julien Pressac787Ret6910977755862
9France Kevin Nadin1316Ret610151110666Ret101433
10France Laurent Delahaye1078RetRet57432
11France Geoffrey Dellus12105129Ret9Ret141915
12France Jeremie de Souza86RetRet11615
13France Nicolas Lapierre8991015
14France Olivier Maximin1110Ret891112Ret6
France Philippe AlmèrasRetRetRetNC0
guest drivers ineligible for championship points
Portugal César Campaniço370
Australia Ryan Briscoe750
Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi1260
Austria Bernhard Auinger1190
Class B
1France Benjamin Poron1211991312151310111061513265
2Italy Luca Iannacone16Ret11101414Ret161414139Ret22122
3France Didier Sirgue15141213171773
4France Jacques Hulbert17151415128Ret2163
5France Stephane MaugetRetDNS117Ret1645
6France Nicolas Lapierre8340
7France Pascal Hernandez111230
8France Jimmy Tarres141230
9France David Moretti131427
10France Olivier Clement181822
11France Jean Louis Bianchina181318
12France Philippe Papin141018
13France Anthony Janiec15RetRet2014
guest drivers ineligible for championship points
Italy Diego Romanini16150
PosDriverNOGLÉDDIJCROALBLMSMAGPts
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)

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