2001 Spanish Formula Three Championship

2001 Spanish Formula Three Championship
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The 2001 Spanish Formula Three Championship was the first Spanish Formula Three season. It began on 27 May at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia and ended on 11 November at Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló after fourteen races.^[1] Ander Vilariño was crowned series champion.^[2]

Teams and drivers

• All teams were Spanish-registered. All cars were powered by Toyota engines, Dallara F399 chassis and Dunlop tyres.^[3]

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Racing Engineering	1	Ander Vilariño	All
	4	Benjamin Poron	1–3
		Daniel Martín	4–7
E.V. Racing	2		1–3
		Álvaro Parente	4–7
	5	Miguel Ramos	All
	6	Paul Robinson	All
Azteca Motorsport	3	Frederic Haglund	1–2
		Hannu Viinikainen	4–6
		Jordi Palomeras	7
Paco Ortí Racing	7	Peter Sundberg	1–4
		César Campaniço	5–6
		Diego Puyo	7
Escuela Lois Circuit	8	José Manuel Pérez-Aicart	All
	9	Félix Porteiro	All
G-Tec	10	Philippe Bénoliel	1
		Jordi Palomeras	2
		Álvaro Parente	3
		Ricardo Ferrando Vicente	6
		Pedro Salvador	7
	11	Henri Niskanen	7
Romero Racing		Ángel Romero Redono	1, 4
		Abel Fajas	3
ABV		Ricardo Ferrando Vicente	5
Meycom	12	Carlos Martin	1
		Juan Antonio del Pino	2–7
	16	Nassim Sidi Said	1–2
		Ricardo Megre	3
		Jordi Nogues	4–7
GTA Motor Competición	14	Lucas Guerrero	All
	17	Marcel Costa	All
Skualo Competición	15	María de Villota	1–2
		Emilio de Villota Jr.	3–6
		Sergei Yborra	7
	18		1–4
		María de Villota	5–7

Calendar

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia	27 May	Ander Vilariño	Daniel Martín	Ander Vilariño	Racing Engineering
	R2			Félix Porteiro	Ander Vilariño	José Manuel Pérez-Aicart	Escuela Lois Circuit
2	R1	Circuito del Jarama, Madrid	24 June	Marcel Costa	Peter Sundberg	Peter Sundberg	Paco Ortí Racing
	R2			Peter Sundberg	Ander Vilariño	Ander Vilariño	Racing Engineering
3	R1	Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril	8 July	Ander Vilariño	Ander Vilariño	Ander Vilariño	Racing Engineering
	R2			Peter Sundberg	Ander Vilariño	Félix Porteiro	Escuela Lois Circuit
4	R1	Circuito de Albacete, Albacete	16 September	Ander Vilariño	Ander Vilariño	Ander Vilariño	Racing Engineering
	R2			Félix Porteiro	Ander Vilariño	Ander Vilariño	Racing Engineering
5	R1	Circuito del Jarama, Madrid	7 October	Ander Vilariño	Ander Vilariño	Marcel Costa	GTA Motor Competición
	R2			Cancelled
6	R1	Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera	14 October	Ander Vilariño	Daniel Martín	José Manuel Pérez-Aicart	Escuela Lois Circuit
	R2			Ander Vilariño	José Manuel Pérez-Aicart	Ander Vilariño	Racing Engineering
7	R1	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	11 November	Ander Vilariño	Jordi Palomeras	Jordi Palomeras	Azteca Motorsport
	R2			Daniel Martín	Daniel Martín	Daniel Martín	Racing Engineering

Standings

Drivers' standings

• Points were awarded as follows:

Pos	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	PP	FL
Pts	20	18	16	14	12	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	1	2

Pos Driver VAL JAR EST ALB JAR JER CAT Pts 1 Ander Vilariño 1 3 DSQ 1 1 7 1 1 2 C Ret 1 5 Ret 196 2 Daniel Martín 7 4 7 Ret 7 4 3 3 7 C 2 3 Ret 1 157 3 José Manuel Pérez-Aicart Ret 1 5 6 4 2 2 10 6 C 1 4 DNS 5 156 4 Félix Porteiro 2 DNS 10 3 2 1 5 2 4 C Ret 15 Ret 10 131 5 Paul Robinson 5 6 3 4 13 3 Ret 11 5 C 7 6 9 7 123 6 Peter Sundberg 3 2 1 2 3 Ret 4 4 120 7 Marcel Costa 6 8 2 10 Ret 13 8 8 1 C 5 7 6 Ret 113 8 Lucas Guerrero Ret 7 4 7 5 6 9 Ret 9 C 8 8 Ret 9 91 9 Jordi Nogues 7 5 Ret C 3 2 3 2 89 10 Miguel Ramos 10 9 9 8 8 8 10 9 10 C 10 12 10 Ret 79 11 Juan Antonio del Pino Ret 13 Ret Ret 11 7 11 C 4 9 4 3 73 12 Álvaro Parente 9 9 12 Ret 12 C 9 13 8 6 50 13 Hannu Viinikainen 6 6 3 C Ret 5 48 14 Frederic Haglund 4 5 8 5 46 15 Jordi Palomeras 6 9 1 13 42 16 Sergei Yborra 11 13 11 Ret 10 10 Ret 13 Ret 8 36 17 Pedro Salvador 2 4 32 18 Benjamin Poron 8 10 Ret 12 11 11 28 19 Ricardo Megre 6 5 22 20 María de Villota 12 12 Ret 11 DNS C 12 14 Ret Ret 19 21 César Campaniço 8 C 6 Ret 18 22 Emilio de Villota Jr. DSQ Ret 13 14 14 C 11 10 18 23 Henri Niskanen 7 12 13 24 Nassim Sidi Said 9 11 DSQ Ret 12 25 Diego Puyo 11 11 10 26 Abel Fajas 12 12 8 27 Ricardo Ferrando Vicente 13 C Ret 11 8 28 Ángel Romero Redono 15 14 Ret 12 7 29 Philippe Bénoliel 13 Ret 3 30 Carlos Martin 14 15 3 Pos Driver VAL JAR EST ALB JAR JER CAT Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (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 participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' standings

• Points were awarded as follows:

Pos	1	2	3	4	5
Points	10	8	6	4	3

Pos	Team	Car No.	VAL		JAR		EST		ALB		JAR		JER		CAT		Pts
1	Racing Engineering	1	1	3	DSQ	1	1	7	1	1	2	C	Ret	1	5	Ret	113
		4	8	10	Ret	12	11	11	3	3	7	C	2	3	Ret	1
2	Escuela Lois Circuit	8	Ret	1	5	6	4	2	2	10	6	C	1	4	DNS	5	94
		9	2	DNS	10	3	2	1	5	2	4	C	Ret	15	Ret	10
3	Meycom Sport	12	14	15	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	11	7	11	C	4	9	4	3	48
		16	9	11	DSQ	Ret	6	5	7	5	Ret	C	3	2	3	2
4	Paco Ortí Racing - Elide	7	3	2	1	2	3	Ret	4	4	8	C	6	Ret	11	11	46
5	E.V. Racing	2	7	4	7	Ret	7	4	12	Ret	12	C	9	13	8	6	30
		5	10	9	9	8	8	8	10	9	10	C	10	12	10	Ret
		6	5	6	3	4	13	3	Ret	11	5	C	7	6	9	7
6	Azteca Motorsport	3	4	5	8	5			6	6	3	C	Ret	5	1	13	29
7	GTA Motor Competición	14	Ret	7	4	7	5	6	9	Ret	9	C	8	8	Ret	9	28
		17	6	8	2	10	Ret	13	8	8	1	C	5	7	6	Ret
8	G-Tec	10	13	Ret	6	9	9	9					Ret	11	2	4	12
		11	15	14			12	12	Ret	12	13	C			7	12
9	Skualo Competición	15	12	12	Ret	11	DSQ	Ret	13	14	14	C	11	10	Ret	8	0
		18	11	13	11	Ret	10	10	Ret	13	DNS	C	12	14	Ret	Ret
Pos	Team	Car No.	VAL		JAR		EST		ALB		JAR		JER		CAT		Pts

References

1. "Race Calendar: Spanish Formula 3 Championship – Season 2001". speedsport-magazine.com. Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
2. "Campeonato de España de Fórmula 3 2001". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
3. "Entrylist: Spanish Formula 3 Championship – Season 2001". speedsport-magazine.com. Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 27 January 2013.

External links

• Official Site