2011 European F3 Open Championship

2011 European F3 Open Championship
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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

• All cars are powered by Toyota engines. Main class powered by Dallara F308, while Copa Class by Dallara F306 chassis.

Team No. Driver Class Rounds Cedars 2 Johan Jokinen[1] A 1–2 21 Manuel Bejarano C 7–8 33 Noel Jammal[2] A All Team West-Tec 3 Victor Corrêa[3] A All 4 Fahmi Ilyas[4] A 4–5 Tatiana Calderón[5] A 6–8 28 Luca Orlandi[6] C 1–3, 5–8 Kotaro Sakurai[4] 4 58 Sam Dejonghe[7] C All 88 Fabio Gamberini[8] C All RP Motorsport 5 Niccolò Schirò[9] A All 6 David Fumanelli[9] A All 7 Matteo Beretta[9] A All 24 Francisco Diaz[9] C 2–3, 5–8 77 Matteo Davenia[9] A All Drivex 8 Fernando Monje[10] A All 25 Pedro Quesada[11] C 1 Luis Villalba[12] 2 Cristian Serrada[13] 6, 8 Hache Team[14] 9 Toño Fernández[1] A 1–2 Yann Cunha[15] 3–7 26 Pedro Quesada[12] C 2–3 Corbetta Competizioni 10 Alex Fontana[16] A All 11 Matteo Torta[16] A All De Villota Motorsport 12 Juan Carlos Sistos[17] A All 14 Nil Montserrat[1] A 1 Zoël Amberg[5] A 6–8 Top F3 Team 16 William Vermont[18] A 2–4 31 Jesus Rios[19] C 3, 8 Saud Al Faisal[4] 4

Icon Class A Class A C Copa F306/300

Race calendar and results

• An eight-race provisional calendar was announced on 12 December 2010.^[20] On 19 January 2011, it was announced that the Nürburgring round will be cancelled and will be replaced by an event in Portimão.^[21]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia	17 April	Alex Fontana	Johan Jokinen	Johan Jokinen	Cedars
	R2				Toño Fernández	Toño Fernández	Hache Team
2	R1	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	14 May	Noel Jammal	Toño Fernández	Victor Corrêa	Team West-Tec
	R2		15 May		Johan Jokinen	Johan Jokinen	Cedars
3	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	25 June	David Fumanelli	Noel Jammal	Fabio Gamberini	Team West-Tec
	R2		26 June		Juan Carlos Sistos	Alex Fontana	Corbetta Competizioni
4	R1	Brands Hatch	23 July	Fahmi Ilyas	Fahmi Ilyas	Fahmi Ilyas	Team West-Tec
	R2		24 July		Yann Cunha	Victor Corrêa	Team West-Tec
5	R1	Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão	17 September	Fahmi Ilyas	Alex Fontana	David Fumanelli	RP Motorsport
	R2		18 September		David Fumanelli	Yann Cunha	Hache Team
6	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	1 October	David Fumanelli	Fernando Monje	David Fumanelli	RP Motorsport
	R2		2 October		Juan Carlos Sistos	Alex Fontana	Corbetta Competizioni
7	R1	Circuito de Jerez	16 October	David Fumanelli	David Fumanelli	David Fumanelli	RP Motorsport
	R2				Niccolò Schirò	Noel Jammal	Cedars
8	R1	Circuit de Catalunya	29 October	David Fumanelli	David Fumanelli	Zoël Amberg	De Villota Motorsport
	R2		30 October		David Fumanelli	David Fumanelli	RP Motorsport

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 MAG SPA BRH ALG MON JER CAT Pts 1 Alex Fontana 2 3 3 4 4 1 5 4 11 5 3 1 4 3 4 10 120 2 David Fumanelli 12 12 13 6 6 2 Ret 13 1 2 1 4 1 4 2 1 115 3 Fabio Gamberini 4 6 6 2 1 10 4 5 6 6 Ret 11 5 2 13 Ret 79 4 Juan Carlos Sistos 10 8 7 5 Ret 4 7 7 3 9 4 3 2 5 Ret 3 76 5 Niccolò Schirò 13 7 9 8 9 6 2 2 9 7 5 5 7 7 5 4 66 6 Victor Corrêa 7 5 1 7 3 12 6 1 Ret 12 8 Ret 9 9 7 Ret 59 7 Noel Jammal Ret 11 8 Ret 2 5 Ret 11 5 4 Ret 14 6 1 6 Ret 55 8 Zoël Amberg 2 Ret 3 6 1 2 50 9 Yann Cunha Ret 7 3 3 4 1 12 DNS 8 17 44 10 Johan Jokinen 1 Ret 4 1 36 11 Matteo Beretta 5 4 10 Ret 12 16 11 10 8 8 7 7 17 8 3 Ret 34 12 Fahmi Ilyas 1 9 2 14 30 13 William Vermont 2 3 DSQ 3 13 8 30 14 Sam Dejonghe 11 13 11 9 7 13 9 12 7 3 9 2 12 10 9 Ret 28 15 Fernando Monje 9 9 Ret 10 Ret 8 8 6 Ret 10 6 6 10 11 8 6 27 16 Toño Fernández 6 1 5 Ret 25 17 Nil Montserrat 3 2 20 18 Jesus Rios 5 9 12 9 9 19 Matteo Davenia 8 10 12 11 10 11 12 Ret 10 11 10 8 11 12 10 7 8 20 Matteo Torta Ret DNS Ret 12 8 15 15 14 Ret 13 13 9 13 14 15 11 3 21 Tatiana Calderón 11 10 14 13 17 8 3 22 Kotaro Sakurai 10 Ret 0 23 Luca Orlandi 15 14 Ret 13 11 14 13 Ret 15 12 15 16 14 12 0 24 Francisco Diaz 14 15 Ret Ret 12 15 14 13 16 15 16 13 0 25 Pedro Quesada 14 Ret 15 14 DNS DNS 0 26 Saud Al Faisal 14 15 0 Luis Villalba Ret Ret 0 Cristian Serrada DNS DNS DNS DNS 0 Guest driver ineligible for points Manuel Bejarano Ret Ret 11 5 0 Pos Driver VAL MAG SPA BRH ALG MON 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

Copa F306/300

• With a driver's best 14 scores counting towards the championship, points were awarded for both races as follows:

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

Pos	Driver	VAL		MAG		SPA		BRH		ALG		MON		JER		CAT		Pts
1	Fabio Gamberini	4	6	6	2	1	10	4	5	6	6	Ret	11	5	2	13	Ret	130
2	Sam Dejonghe	11	13	11	9	7	13	9	12	7	3	9	2	12	10	9	Ret	118
3	Luca Orlandi	15	14	Ret	13	11	14			13	Ret	15	12	15	16	14	12	62
4	Francisco Diaz			14	15	Ret	Ret			12	15	14	13	16	15	16	13	52
5	Jesus Rios					5	9									12	9	36
6	Pedro Quesada	14	Ret	15	14	DNS	DNS											14
7	Saud Al Faisal							14	15									10
8	Kotaro Sakurai							10	Ret									6
	Luis Villalba			Ret	Ret													0
	Cristian Serrada											DNS	DNS			DNS	DNS	0
Guest driver ineligible for points
	Manuel Bejarano													Ret	Ret	11	5	0
Pos	Driver	VAL		MAG		SPA		BRH		ALG		MON		JER		CAT		Pts

Teams

• Points for each team's two best scoring cars were awarded for both races as follows:

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

Pos Team VAL MAG SPA BRH ALG MON JER CAT Pts 1 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 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 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 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 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 Hache Team 6 1 5 14 Ret 7 3 3 4 1 12 DNS 8 17 39 15 Ret DNS DNS 7 Top F3 Team 2 3 5 3 13 8 12 9 23 DSQ 9 14 15 8 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 MAG SPA BRH ALG MON 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)

References

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External links

• European F3 Open Official Website