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
The main class used Dallara F308 chassis, while Copa Class used Dallara F306. All cars were powered by Toyota engines.
Race calendar and results
- An eight-race provisional calendar was announced on 12 December 2010. On 19 January 2011, it was announced that the Nürburgring round will be cancelled and will be replaced by an event in Portimão.
Championship standings
Overall
- 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 Spain | MAG France | SPA Belgium | BRH United Kingdom | ALG Portugal | MON Italy | JER Spain | CAT Spain | Pts |
|---|
| Pos Driver VAL Spain MAG France SPA Belgium BRH United Kingdom ALG Portugal MON Italy JER Spain CAT Spain Pts 1 Switzerland Alex Fontana 2 3 3 4 4 1 5 4 11 5 3 1 4 3 4 10 120 2 Italy David Fumanelli 12 12 13 6 6 2 Ret 13 1 2 1 4 1 4 2 1 115 3 Brazil Fabio Gamberini 4 6 6 2 1 10 4 5 6 6 Ret 11 5 2 13 Ret 79 4 Mexico Juan Carlos Sistos 10 8 7 5 Ret 4 7 7 3 9 4 3 2 5 Ret 3 76 5 Italy Niccolò Schirò 13 7 9 8 9 6 2 2 9 7 5 5 7 7 5 4 66 6 Brazil Victor Corrêa 7 5 1 7 3 12 6 1 Ret 12 8 Ret 9 9 7 Ret 59 7 Lebanon Noel Jammal Ret 11 8 Ret 2 5 Ret 11 5 4 Ret 14 6 1 6 Ret 55 8 Switzerland Zoël Amberg 2 Ret 3 6 1 2 50 9 Brazil Yann Cunha Ret 7 3 3 4 1 12 DNS 8 17 44 10 Denmark Johan Jokinen 1 Ret 4 1 36 11 Italy Matteo Beretta 5 4 10 Ret 12 16 11 10 8 8 7 7 17 8 3 Ret 34 12 Malaysia Fahmi Ilyas 1 9 2 14 30 13 France William Vermont 2 3 DSQ 3 13 8 30 14 Belgium Sam Dejonghe 11 13 11 9 7 13 9 12 7 3 9 2 12 10 9 Ret 28 15 Spain Fernando Monje 9 9 Ret 10 Ret 8 8 6 Ret 10 6 6 10 11 8 6 27 16 Spain Toño Fernández 6 1 5 Ret 25 17 Spain Nil Montserrat 3 2 20 18 United States Jesus Rios 5 9 12 9 9 19 Italy Matteo Davenia 8 10 12 11 10 11 12 Ret 10 11 10 8 11 12 10 7 8 20 Italy Matteo Torta Ret DNS Ret 12 8 15 15 14 Ret 13 13 9 13 14 15 11 3 21 Colombia Tatiana Calderón 11 10 14 13 17 8 3 22 Japan Kotaro Sakurai 10 Ret 0 23 Italy Luca Orlandi 15 14 Ret 13 11 14 13 Ret 15 12 15 16 14 12 0 24 Colombia Francisco Diaz 14 15 Ret Ret 12 15 14 13 16 15 16 13 0 25 Spain Pedro Quesada 14 Ret 15 14 DNS DNS 0 26 Saudi Arabia Saud Al Faisal 14 15 0 Spain Luis Villalba Ret Ret 0 Spain Cristian Serrada DNS DNS DNS DNS 0 Guest driver ineligible for points Spain Manuel Bejarano Ret Ret 11 5 0 Pos Driver VAL Spain MAG France SPA Belgium BRH United Kingdom ALG Portugal MON Italy JER Spain CAT Spain 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 | Switzerland Alex Fontana | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 120 |
| 2 | Italy David Fumanelli | 12 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 115 |
| 3 | Brazil Fabio Gamberini | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 11 | 5 | 2 | 13 | Ret | 79 |
| 4 | Mexico Juan Carlos Sistos | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 76 |
| 5 | Italy Niccolò Schirò | 13 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 66 |
| 6 | Brazil Victor Corrêa | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | Ret | 12 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 59 |
| 7 | Lebanon Noel Jammal | Ret | 11 | 8 | Ret | 2 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 14 | 6 | 1 | 6 | Ret | 55 |
| 8 | Switzerland Zoël Amberg | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 50 |
| 9 | Brazil Yann Cunha | | | | | Ret | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | DNS | 8 | 17 | | | 44 |
| 10 | Denmark Johan Jokinen | 1 | Ret | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36 |
| 11 | Italy Matteo Beretta | 5 | 4 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 34 |
| 12 | Malaysia Fahmi Ilyas | | | | | | | 1 | 9 | 2 | 14 | | | | | | | 30 |
| 13 | France William Vermont | | | 2 | 3 | DSQ | 3 | 13 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| 14 | Belgium Sam Dejonghe | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 28 |
| 15 | Spain Fernando Monje | 9 | 9 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| 16 | Spain Toño Fernández | 6 | 1 | 5 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 17 | Spain Nil Montserrat | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 18 | United States Jesus Rios | | | | | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 12 | 9 | 9 |
| 19 | Italy Matteo Davenia | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
| 20 | Italy Matteo Torta | Ret | DNS | Ret | 12 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
| 21 | Colombia Tatiana Calderón | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 3 |
| 22 | Japan Kotaro Sakurai | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 23 | Italy Luca Orlandi | 15 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 14 | | | 13 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 0 |
| 24 | Colombia Francisco Diaz | | | 14 | 15 | Ret | Ret | | | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 0 |
| 25 | Spain Pedro Quesada | 14 | Ret | 15 | 14 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia Saud Al Faisal | | | | | | | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Spain Luis Villalba | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Spain Cristian Serrada | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| Guest driver ineligible for points |
| Spain Manuel Bejarano | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | VAL Spain | MAG France | SPA Belgium | BRH United Kingdom | ALG Portugal | MON Italy | JER Spain | CAT Spain | 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) |
Copa F306/300
- With a driver's best 14 scores counting towards the championship, points were awarded for both races as follows:
| Pos | Driver | VAL Spain | MAG France | SPA Belgium | BRH United Kingdom | ALG Portugal | MON Italy | JER Spain | CAT Spain | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | Brazil Fabio Gamberini | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 11 | 5 | 2 | 13 | Ret | 130 |
| 2 | Belgium Sam Dejonghe | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 118 |
| 3 | Italy Luca Orlandi | 15 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 14 | | | 13 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 62 |
| 4 | Colombia Francisco Diaz | | | 14 | 15 | Ret | Ret | | | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 52 |
| 5 | United States Jesus Rios | | | | | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 12 | 9 | 36 |
| 6 | Spain Pedro Quesada | 14 | Ret | 15 | 14 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia Saud Al Faisal | | | | | | | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 8 | Japan Kotaro Sakurai | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| Spain Luis Villalba | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Spain Cristian Serrada | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| Guest driver ineligible for points |
| Spain Manuel Bejarano | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | VAL Spain | MAG France | SPA Belgium | BRH United Kingdom | ALG Portugal | MON Italy | JER Spain | CAT Spain | Pts |
Teams
- Points for each team's two best scoring cars were awarded for both races as follows:
| Pos | Team | VAL Spain | MAG France | SPA Belgium | BRH United Kingdom | ALG Portugal | MON Italy | JER Spain | CAT Spain | Pts |
|---|
| Pos Team VAL Spain MAG France SPA Belgium BRH United Kingdom ALG Portugal MON Italy JER Spain CAT Spain Pts 1 United Kingdom 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 Italy 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 Italy 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 Spain 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 Spain 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 Spain Hache Team 6 1 5 14 Ret 7 3 3 4 1 12 DNS 8 17 39 15 Ret DNS DNS 7 France Top F3 Team 2 3 5 3 13 8 12 9 23 DSQ 9 14 15 8 Spain 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 Spain MAG France SPA Belgium BRH United Kingdom ALG Portugal MON Italy JER Spain CAT Spain 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) |
| 1 | United Kingdom 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 | Italy 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 | Italy 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 | Spain 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 | Spain 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 | Spain Hache Team | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | DNS | 8 | 17 | | | 39 |
| | 15 | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | France Top F3 Team | | | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 | | | | | | | 12 | 9 | 23 |
| | | | DSQ | 9 | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Spain 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 Spain | MAG France | SPA Belgium | BRH United Kingdom | ALG Portugal | MON Italy | JER Spain | CAT Spain | 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) |
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