The 2013 European F3 Open Championship was the fifth and final season European F3 Open Championship .

Despite missing the opening round of the season, Ed Jones of Team West-Tec was crowned champion by nine points on dropped scores over RP Motorsport driver Sandy Stuvik. The final championship standings were determined after two appeals had been lodged, and upheld, with the Real Automóvil Club de España.

Teams and drivers

  • All cars were powered by Toyota engines. All Class A cars are equipped with the Dallara F312 chassis, while Copa Class cars are equipped with the Dallara F308 chassis.
TeamNo.DriverRounds
Class A
Italy RP Motorsport1Thailand Sandy StuvikNC1, NC2, All
2Uruguay Santiago UrrutiaNC1, NC2, All
27Spain Alexander TorilAll
29France Alexandre CougnaudNC1, All
Italy Vittoria PiriaNC2
Spain EmiliodeVillota Motorsport3Israel Yarin SternNC2, All
4Guatemala Andrés SaraviaNC1, NC2, All
5Russia Alexey ChuklinNC1, NC2, All
6United Kingdom Hector HurstNC1, NC2, 1–7
Colombia Tatiana Calderón8
Spain Campos Racing7Russia Denis NagulinNC1, NC2, All
8Venezuela Valeria CarballoNC1, NC2, All
9Poland Artur JanoszNC1, NC2, All
United Kingdom Team West-Tec F310Venezuela Roberto La Rocca1–3
United Kingdom Emil Bernstorff5
United Kingdom Jonathan Legris6
China Huan Zhu7–8
11United Arab Emirates Ed JonesNC1, NC2, 2–8
12Canada Nelson MasonNC1, NC2, All
13Italy Luca OrlandiNC1, NC2, 1–5
Norway Falco Wauer7
United Kingdom Hector Hurst8
81United States Spencer Pigot1
France Top F314Italy Mattia Vita1–3
Italy BVM Racing15Italy Mario MarascaAll
16Italy Vittoria PiriaAll
Italy DAV Racing17France Jordan PerroyNC1
France Brandon Maïsano6
Germany Nicolas Pohler7–8
Italy Corbetta Competizioni19Italy Damiano Fioravanti7–8
Copa F308/300
Italy RP Motorsport21Spain Alexander TorilNC1, NC2
Saudi Arabia Saud Al FaisalAll
35Italy Costantino Peroni8
Spain EmiliodeVillota Motorsport22South Korea Che One LimNC2, All
30NC1
23Spain Igor UrienNC2, All
31NC1
Italy DAV Racing24Germany Nicolas Pohler1–6
26NC1, NC2
77Italy Matteo DaveniaNC1
Mexico Gerardo NietoNC2, All
France Top F328Italy Mattia VitaNC1
Italy Corbetta Competizioni32Italy Damiano FioravantiNC2, 1–6
Colombia William Barbosa8
53Italy Lorenzo PaggiNC1, NC2, 1–5
72Italy Tommaso MenchiniAll
United Kingdom Team West-Tec F333United Kingdom Sean WalkinshawNC1, NC2, All
55China Huan Zhu1–6
66United Kingdom Cameron TwynhamNC1, All
88South Africa Liam VenterNC1, NC2, 1–7
Austria Christopher Höher8
Spain Drivex School34Slovakia Richard GondaNC1, NC2, All
Italy MKTG35Venezuela Trino Rojas4–7

Race calendar and results

  • An eight-round provisional calendar was revealed on 2 November 2012. This was modified on 7 February 2013, after GT Sport organisers, for practical and technical reasons, moved the Algarve event one week earlier and replaced the Hungaroring event with a race in Jerez, moving it two weeks earlier. All rounds will support the International GT Open series.
RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamCopa Winner
NCR1France Circuit Paul Ricard16 FebruaryCanada Nelson MasonCanada Nelson MasonCanada Nelson MasonUnited Kingdom Team West-Tec F3Italy Matteo Davenia
R2Spain Circuito de Jerez2 MarchUnited Arab Emirates Ed JonesUnited Arab Emirates Ed JonesUnited Arab Emirates Ed JonesUnited Kingdom Team West-Tec F3Spain Igor Urien
1R1France Circuit Paul Ricard27 AprilCanada Nelson MasonUruguay Santiago UrrutiaCanada Nelson MasonUnited Kingdom Team West-Tec F3United Kingdom Cameron Twynham
R228 AprilCanada Nelson MasonVenezuela Valeria CarballoThailand Sandy StuvikItaly RP MotorsportSouth Africa Liam Venter
2R1Portugal Autódromo Internacional do Algarve11 MaySpain Alexander TorilThailand Sandy StuvikUruguay Santiago UrrutiaItaly RP MotorsportSlovakia Richard Gonda
R212 MayUnited Kingdom Hector HurstThailand Sandy StuvikUnited Arab Emirates Ed JonesUnited Kingdom Team West-Tec F3Slovakia Richard Gonda
3R1Germany Nürburgring1 JuneUnited Arab Emirates Ed JonesUnited Arab Emirates Ed JonesUnited Arab Emirates Ed JonesUnited Kingdom Team West-Tec F3Italy Tommaso Menchini
R22 JuneUnited Kingdom Hector HurstCanada Nelson MasonUnited Kingdom Hector HurstSpain EmiliodeVillota MotorsportSlovakia Richard Gonda
4R1Spain Circuito de Jerez15 JuneCanada Nelson MasonCanada Nelson MasonCanada Nelson MasonUnited Kingdom Team West-Tec F3Slovakia Richard Gonda
R216 JuneUnited Arab Emirates Ed JonesUnited Arab Emirates Ed JonesCanada Nelson MasonUnited Kingdom Team West-Tec F3Italy Tommaso Menchini
5R1United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit13 JulyThailand Sandy StuvikThailand Sandy StuvikUnited Arab Emirates Ed JonesUnited Kingdom Team West-Tec F3South Korea Che One Lim
R214 JulyUruguay Santiago UrrutiaUruguay Santiago UrrutiaUruguay Santiago UrrutiaItaly RP MotorsportSlovakia Richard Gonda
6R1Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps7 SeptemberThailand Sandy StuvikUnited Arab Emirates Ed JonesThailand Sandy StuvikItaly RP MotorsportUnited Kingdom Cameron Twynham
R28 SeptemberThailand Sandy StuvikCanada Nelson MasonUnited Arab Emirates Ed JonesUnited Kingdom Team West-Tec F3Mexico Gerardo Nieto
7R1Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza5 OctoberCanada Nelson MasonUruguay Santiago UrrutiaUnited Arab Emirates Ed JonesUnited Kingdom Team West-Tec F3Spain Igor Urien
R26 OctoberFrance Alexandre CougnaudFrance Alexandre CougnaudThailand Sandy StuvikItaly RP MotorsportSlovakia Richard Gonda
8R1Spain Circuit de Catalunya9 NovemberUnited Arab Emirates Ed JonesCanada Nelson MasonUnited Arab Emirates Ed JonesUnited Kingdom Team West-Tec F3Italy Tommaso Menchini
R210 NovemberUnited Arab Emirates Ed JonesSpain Alexander TorilFrance Alexandre CougnaudItaly RP MotorsportSlovakia Richard Gonda

Championship standings

Class A

  • Points were awarded as follows:
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25181512108642111
PosDriverLEC1 FranceJER1 SpainLEC2 FranceALG PortugalNÜR GermanyJER2 SpainSIL United KingdomSPA BelgiumMNZ ItalyCAT SpainPts
Pos Driver LEC1 France JER1 Spain LEC2 France ALG Portugal NÜR Germany JER2 Spain SIL United Kingdom SPA Belgium MNZ Italy CAT Spain Pts 1 United Arab Emirates Ed Jones 3 1 4 1 1 6 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 18 1 5 256 2 Thailand Sandy Stuvik 4 5 4 1 2 3 2 3 5 4 5 2 1 2 4 1 5 2 247 3 Canada Nelson Mason 1 2 1 Ret Ret 16 4 2 1 1 3 Ret 4 3 2 5 Ret 4 195 4 Uruguay Santiago Urrutia 18 Ret 24 Ret 1 2 6 5 3 5 2 1 3 Ret 5 Ret 2 3 191 5 Spain Alexander Toril 7 9 6 3 3 8 5 4 7 6 4 4 11 6 3 3 4 6 158 6 France Alexandre Cougnaud Ret 7 7 8 5 9 9 4 3 Ret 16 8 4 7 2 3 1 139 7 United Kingdom Hector Hurst 2 Ret 2 22 10 4 3 1 6 8 7 Ret 7 Ret Ret 20 101 101 97 8 Israel Yarin Stern 16 26 2 5 20 Ret 7 10 29 6 5 6 5 10 24 7 13 80 9 Italy Mario Marasca 9 12 7 6 7 Ret 9 7 Ret 9 Ret 11 6 4 9 8 62 10 Italy Vittoria Piria 4 23 4 11 9 8 12 12 9 8 8 12 10 26† 12 25† 9 33 11 Russia Alexey Chuklin Ret 3 5 23 6 27 Ret 20 Ret 21 9 6 22 12 13 16 Ret 19 28 12 Venezuela Valeria Carballo 9 Ret Ret 10 20 7 Ret 13 13 11 26 11 9 Ret 8 Ret 8 29† 20 13 Poland Artur Janosz 10 8 21 25 19 17 20 Ret 17 22 11 Ret 13 7 9 6 16 18 16 14 Venezuela Roberto La Rocca 3 11 Ret 11 12 11 15 15 Guatemala Andrés Saravia 6 6 12 24 16 Ret 10 8 8 10 15 12 Ret 15 NC 8 19 26 14 16 United States Spencer Pigot 25 5 10 17 France Brandon Maïsano 5 NC 10 18 Slovakia Richard Gonda Ret 10 Ret 13 9 12 13 10 11 Ret 21 10 25 16 17 7 14 14 10 19 Russia Denis Nagulin 8 Ret 28 6 18 Ret Ret 14 Ret 13 20 21 20 13 11 15 12 17 9 20 United Kingdom Emil Bernstorff Ret 7 6 21 Italy Mattia Vita Ret 8 28 13 10 19 18 5 22 Mexico Gerardo Nieto 13 15 17 22 18 21 Ret 24 17 14 14 21 8 27 22 DNS Ret 4 23 South Africa Liam Venter WD 17 14 8 15 28 17 Ret DNS 20 Ret 22 Ret 17 16 21 4 24 South Korea Che One Lim 12 11 13 27 25 22 Ret 23 18 18 10 15 15 9 23 11 20 22 3 25 Germany Nicolas Pohler 16 Ret 18 9 28 25 15 25 21 15 13 Ret NC Ret 20 14 17 12 3 26 Italy Tommaso Menchini 16 18 27 13 11 15 Ret 12 16 Ret 17 14 22 10 11 15 3 27 China Huan Zhu 21 14 24 Ret 25 Ret 22 26 24 25 23 18 19 9 18 25 2 28 Italy Damiano Fioravanti 15 19 19 23 19 23 19 19 19 23 24 Ret 19 12 Ret Ret 11 2 29 Italy Luca Orlandi 19 12 10 16 21 24 DNS DNS Ret 23 18 23 1 30 United Kingdom Jonathan Legris 10 NC 1 31 United Kingdom Cameron Twynham 11 11 26 12 21 14 16 14 16 12 13 14 Ret 21 19 15 16 0 32 Spain Igor Urien 13 7 17 15 14 15 16 17 16 14 Ret 20 19 Ret 14 Ret 13 20 0 33 United Kingdom Sean Walkinshaw 15 14 20 20 Ret 26 18 22 15 25 17 17 16 Ret 24 13 Ret 23 0 34 Italy Lorenzo Paggi 17 Ret 27 Ret 17 14 22 21 20 24 19 19 0 35 Venezuela Trino Rojas Ret 27 22 18 24 Ret 18 17 0 36 Saudi Arabia Saud Al Faisal Ret 21 26 23 24 24 23 28 25 Ret 18 Ret 25 23 23 28 0 Guest drivers ineligible to score points Colombia Tatiana Calderón 6 7 0 Norway Falco Wauer 15 Ret 0 Austria Christopher Höher 22 21 0 Italy Costantino Peroni 21 27 0 Colombia William Barbosa 24 24 0 Non-championship round-only drivers Italy Matteo Davenia 5 0 France Jordan Perroy 14 0 Pos Driver LEC1 France JER2 Spain LEC2 France ALG Portugal NÜR Germany JER2 Spain SIL United Kingdom SPA Belgium MNZ Italy CAT Spain 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 1 – Ineligible for points
1United Arab Emirates Ed Jones31411622132111815256
2Thailand Sandy Stuvik454123235452124152247
3Canada Nelson Mason121RetRet1642113Ret4325Ret4195
4Uruguay Santiago Urrutia18Ret24Ret126535213Ret5Ret23191
5Spain Alexander Toril7963385476441163346158
6France Alexandre CougnaudRet77859943Ret16847231139
7United Kingdom Hector Hurst2Ret22210431687Ret7RetRet2010110197
8Israel Yarin Stern16262520Ret710296565102471380
9Italy Mario Marasca912767Ret97Ret9Ret11649862
10Italy Vittoria Piria423411981212988121026†1225†933
11Russia Alexey ChuklinRet3523627Ret20Ret219622121316Ret1928
12Venezuela Valeria Carballo9RetRet10207Ret13131126119Ret8Ret829†20
13Poland Artur Janosz1082125191720Ret172211Ret13796161816
14Venezuela Roberto La Rocca311Ret11121115
15Guatemala Andrés Saravia66122416Ret1088101512Ret15NC8192614
16United States Spencer Pigot25510
17France Brandon Maïsano5NC10
18Slovakia Richard GondaRet10Ret13912131011Ret21102516177141410
19Russia Denis Nagulin8Ret28618RetRet14Ret1320212013111512179
20United Kingdom Emil BernstorffRet76
21Italy Mattia VitaRet828131019185
22Mexico Gerardo Nieto131517221821Ret241714142182722DNSRet4
23South Africa Liam VenterWD17148152817RetDNS20Ret22Ret1716214
24South Korea Che One Lim121113272522Ret2318181015159231120223
25Germany Nicolas Pohler16Ret18928251525211513RetNCRet201417123
26Italy Tommaso Menchini161827131115Ret1216Ret1714221011153
27China Huan Zhu211424Ret25Ret22262425231819918252
28Italy Damiano Fioravanti1519192319231919192324Ret1912RetRet112
29Italy Luca Orlandi191210162124DNSDNSRet2318231
30United Kingdom Jonathan Legris10NC1
31United Kingdom Cameron Twynham111126122114161416121314Ret211915160
32Spain Igor Urien1371715141516171614Ret2019Ret14Ret13200
33United Kingdom Sean Walkinshaw15142020Ret2618221525171716Ret2413Ret230
34Italy Lorenzo Paggi17Ret27Ret17142221202419190
35Venezuela Trino RojasRet27221824Ret18170
36Saudi Arabia Saud Al FaisalRet2126232424232825Ret18Ret252323280
Guest drivers ineligible to score points
Colombia Tatiana Calderón670
Norway Falco Wauer15Ret0
Austria Christopher Höher22210
Italy Costantino Peroni21270
Colombia William Barbosa24240
Non-championship round-only drivers
Italy Matteo Davenia50
France Jordan Perroy140
PosDriverLEC1 FranceJER2 SpainLEC2 FranceALG PortugalNÜR GermanyJER2 SpainSIL United KingdomSPA BelgiumMNZ ItalyCAT SpainPts
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)

Copa F308/300

  • Points were awarded as follows:
12345
108643
PosDriverLEC1 FranceJER1 SpainLEC2 FranceALG PortugalNÜR GermanyJER2 SpainSIL United KingdomSPA BelgiumMNZ ItalyCAT SpainPts
1Slovakia Richard GondaRet10Ret13912131011Ret211025161771414100
2United Kingdom Cameron Twynham111126122114161416121314Ret2119151681
3Italy Tommaso Menchini161827131115Ret1216Ret17142210111578
4Spain Igor Urien1371715141516171614Ret2019Ret14Ret132054
5South Korea Che One Lim121113272522Ret23181810151592311202253
6South Africa Liam VenterWD17148152817RetDNS20Ret22Ret17162131
7Mexico Gerardo Nieto131517221821Ret241714142182722DNSRet30
8Germany Nicolas Pohler16Ret18928251525211513RetNCRet24
9United Kingdom Sean Walkinshaw15142020Ret2618221525171716Ret2413Ret2319
10Italy Lorenzo Paggi17Ret27Ret17142221202419199
11Venezuela Trino RojasRet27221824Ret18177
12China Huan Zhu211424Ret25Ret2226242523184
13Saudi Arabia Saud Al FaisalRet2126232424232825Ret18Ret252323283
14Italy Damiano Fioravanti1519192319231919192324Ret193
15Austria Christopher Höher22210
16Italy Costantino Peroni21270
17Colombia William Barbosa24240
Non-championship round-only drivers
Italy Matteo Davenia50
Spain Alexander Toril790
Italy Mattia VitaRet0
PosDriverLEC1 FranceJER1 SpainLEC2 FranceALG PortugalNÜR GermanyJER2 SpainSIL United KingdomSPA BelgiumMNZ ItalyCAT SpainPts

Teams' standings

  • Points were awarded as follows:
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108643
PosDriverLEC1 FranceJER1 SpainLEC2 FranceALG PortugalNÜR GermanyJER2 SpainSIL United KingdomSPA BelgiumMNZ ItalyCAT SpainPts
1Italy RP Motorsport444112233321123121128
2United Kingdom Team West-Tec F3111541121113211514126
3Spain EmiliodeVillota Motorsport232254316865651086745
4Italy BVM Racing94767129789121064988
5Italy DAV Racing5NC201417123
PosDriverLEC FranceJER SpainLEC FranceALG PortugalNÜR GermanyJER SpainSIL United KingdomSPA BelgiumMNZ ItalyCAT SpainPts

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