2001 British Formula Three season

2001 British Formula Three season
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The 2001 British Formula Three season was the 51st British Formula Three Championship season. It commenced on April 1, and ended on September 29 after twenty-six races, with Japanese driver Takuma Sato crowned champion.

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Drivers and teams

The following teams and drivers were competitors in the 2001 season. The Scholarship class is for older Formula Three cars.

Team No Driver Class Chassis Engine Rounds
Manor Motorsport 1 Derek Hayes C Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda All
2 Jeffrey Jones C Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda All
21 Mark Taylor C Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda All
Jaguar Junior Team 3 André Lotterer C Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda All
4 James Courtney C Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda All
Carlin Motorsport 5 Anthony Davidson C Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda All
6 Takuma Sato C Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda All
53 Kazuki Hoshino S Dallara F398 Mugen-Honda All
Fortec Motorsport 7 Alex Gurney C Dallara F301 Renault Sodemo All
8 Gianmaria Bruni C Dallara F301 Renault Sodemo All
RC Prost Junior Team 9 Nicolas Kiesa C Dallara F301 Spiess-Opel 1–6
10 Ryan Dalziel C Dallara F301 Spiess-Opel 1–5
Promatecme UK 11 Bruce Jouanny C Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda All
12 Atsushi Katsumata C Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda All
Team Avanti 14 Matthew Davies C Dallara F301 Spiess-Opel 1–7, 9–13
15 Martin O'Connell C Dallara F301 Spiess-Opel 1
Miloš Pavlović C Dallara F301 Spiess-Opel 2–6
Sakon Yamamoto C Dallara F301 Spiess-Opel 12–13
Alan Docking Racing 17 Paul Edwards C Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 1–9
Hideaki Nakao C Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 10–11, 13
18 Andy Priaulx C Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda All
Alain Menu Racing 19 Tim Spouge C Dallara F301 Renault Sodemo 1–4
Ben Collins C Dallara F301 Renault Sodemo 6–7
Tom Sisley C Dallara F301 Renault Sodemo 8
20 Rob Austin C Dallara F301 Renault Sodemo All
Duma Racing 27 Jamie Spence C Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 1–12
Philip Giebler C Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 13
28 Ryan Dalziel C Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda 7, 9–13
Fred Goddard Racing 51 Robert Doornbos S Dallara F398 Renault Sodemo All
Parker F3 52 Robbie Kerr S Dallara F398 Renault Sodemo All
62 Ernani Judice S Dallara F398 Mugen-Honda All
ME Motorsport 54 Parthiva Sureshwaren S Dallara F398 Mugen-Honda 1–9
Team Meritus 55 Michael Keohane S Dallara F398 TOM'S Toyota All
56 Peter Nilsson S Dallara F398 TOM'S Toyota 1–9, 11–12
Performance Racing 57 Iain Brown S Dallara F398 Opel Spiess 1, 12
Adam Blair S Dallara F398 Opel Spiess 2–8
Bobby Issazadhe S Dallara F398 Opel Spiess 10
58 Matthew Gilmore S Dallara F398 Opel Spiess All
59 Justin Sherwood S Dallara F398 Opel Spiess All
Rowan Racing 60 Aaron Scott S Dallara F398 TOM'S Toyota All
Shift Motorsport 63 Stuart King S Dallara F398 Opel Spiess 1–4
Gatellie International 64 Stuart Turvey S Dallara F398 Opel Spiess 1
Team Park Motorsport 65 Rowland Kinch S Dallara F398 Opel Spiess 1, 3, 6, 9, 11–13
Performance Racing 66 Harold Primat S Dallara F398 Mugen-Honda All
77 Mark Mayall S Dallara F398 Mugen-Honda All
88 Shinsuke Yamazaki S Dallara F398 Mugen-Honda 1–3
Tetsuji Masuda S Dallara F398 Mugen-Honda 12
Head Motorsport 67 Julian Harburg S Dallara F398 Mugen-Honda 10, 12
Aztech Motorsport 68 Craig Murray S Dallara F398 Mitsubishi 1
Icon Class
C Championship
S Scholarship

Calendar

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Scholarship Class Winner
1 R1 Silverstone April 1 Jamie Spence James Courtney James Courtney Jaguar Junior Team Matthew Gilmore
R2 Matthew Davies Gianmaria Bruni Matthew Davies Team Avanti Matthew Gilmore
2 R3 Donington Park April 15 Matthew Davies Ryan Dalziel Matthew Davies Team Avanti Robert Doornbos
R4 Paul Edwards Takuma Sato Andy Priaulx Alan Docking Racing Robbie Kerr
3 R5 Snetterton April 29 André Lotterer André Lotterer Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport Michael Keohane
R6 André Lotterer Mark Taylor André Lotterer Jaguar Junior Team Robbie Kerr
4 R7 Oulton Park May 7 Takuma Sato Takuma Sato Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport Robbie Kerr
R8 Anthony Davidson Takuma Sato Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport Michael Keohane
5 R9 Croft Circuit May 28 Derek Hayes Anthony Davidson Anthony Davidson Carlin Motorsport Mark Mayall
R10 Derek Hayes Takuma Sato Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport Robbie Kerr
6 R11 Rockinhgam June 10 Derek Hayes Takuma Sato Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport Robbie Kerr
R12 Anthony Davidson Takuma Sato Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport Robbie Kerr
7 R13 Castle Combe Circuit June 24 Takuma Sato Takuma Sato Anthony Davidson Carlin Motorsport Robbie Kerr
R14 Anthony Davidson Anthony Davidson Anthony Davidson Carlin Motorsport Matthew Gilmore
8 R15 Brands Hatch July 8 Takuma Sato Takuma Sato Derek Hayes Manor Motorsport Robbie Kerr
R16 James Courtney Takuma Sato Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport Robbie Kerr
9 R17 Donington Park July 22 Takuma Sato Anthony Davidson Gianmaria Bruni Fortec Motorsport Michael Keohane
R18 Takuma Sato Takuma Sato Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport Robbie Kerr
10 R19 Knockhill Racing Circuit August 19 Andy Priaulx Takuma Sato Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport Ernani Judice
R20 Anthony Davidson Takuma Sato Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport Robert Doornbos
11 R21 Thruxton Circuit September 2 Anthony Davidson Anthony Davidson Anthony Davidson Carlin Motorsport Mark Mayall
R22 Anthony Davidson Anthony Davidson Anthony Davidson Carlin Motorsport Michael Keohane
12 R23 Brands Hatch September 16 Anthony Davidson Anthony Davidson Anthony Davidson Carlin Motorsport Matthew Gilmore
R24 James Courtney Takuma Sato Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport Matthew Gilmore
13 R25 Silverstone September 29 André Lotterer Takuma Sato Andy Priaulx Alan Docking Racing Michael Keohane
R26 Takuma Sato Takuma Sato Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport Matthew Gilmore

Standings

Championship's point system was 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 with an extra point for the fastest lap.

Championship Class

Pos Driver SIL
 DON
 SNE
 OUL
 CRO
 ROC
 CAS
 BRH
 DON
 KNO
 THR
 BRH
 SIL
 Pts
1 Takuma Sato 12 4 Ret 2 1 Ret 1 1 DSQ 1 1 1 2 2 9 1 12 1 1 1 2 8 2 1 18 1 345
2 Anthony Davidson 7 11 8 13 8 Ret 3 3 1 12 4 2 1 1 5 19 Ret 5 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 2 272
3 Derek Hayes 3 3 2 4 4 3 8 4 DSQ 3 3 7 4 5 1 6 3 6 5 5 6 3 3 5 Ret 6 234
4 James Courtney 1 8 6 6 7 2 7 Ret 3 9 6 4 3 3 2 2 Ret 8 3 4 5 2 10 2 4 4 227
5 Gianmaria Bruni 5 2 3 10 3 6 2 9 Ret 5 DNS Ret 8 11 8 10 1 7 6 Ret 3 11 7 8 5 3 156
6 Andy Priaulx 2 5 11 1 11 4 6 6 2 Ret 2 10 11 14 10 8 8 20 10 3 9 6 9 Ret 1 Ret 146
7 André Lotterer Ret 9 7 9 2 1 Ret 16 6 7 5 3 6 6 3 7 2 4 Ret 8 13 7 DNS 6 20 8 143
8 Matthew Davies 6 1 1 8 12 Ret 4 2 8 8 10 8 9 9 Ret 2 Ret 10 10 5 5 7 8 5 136
9 Mark Taylor 14 10 10 Ret 13 Ret 9 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS 8 6 3 5 13 4 7 4 4 Ret 4 3 Ret 91
10 Bruce Jouanny Ret 15 Ret 14 DNS 15 5 Ret Ret 6 7 9 5 10 13 5 11 3 7 6 Ret DNS 12 Ret 6 11 65
11 Jamie Spence Ret Ret 14 18 9 Ret 11 5 Ret 2 9 Ret 10 4 7 Ret 6 14 Ret 13 7 13 4 10 63
12 Paul Edwards 4 Ret 13 3 5 11 DNS 11 7 10 11 Ret 13 17 4 4 9 12 57
13 Ryan Dalziel Ret 13 4 7 10 5 12 12 10 11 7 7 7 11 9 11 8 9 6 13 7 10 55
14 Nicolas Kiesa 8 7 5 5 16 Ret 13 8 4 4 DNQ Ret 46
15 Jeffrey Jones 11 12 12 16 6 7 Ret 14 5 Ret 28 6 12 12 14 9 4 9 11 16 11 12 11 14 12 12 38
16 Alex Gurney 16 Ret 15 12 17 9 14 13 9 DNS 17 DNS 16 18 12 15 16 10 8 9 15 Ret 8 9 13 9 17
17 Miloš Pavlović 9 11 14 Ret 10 7 11 Ret Ret 5 15
18 Martin O'Connell 9 6 8
19 Rob Austin 13 17 16 19 15 8 15 21 DNS 13 12 23 14 15 Ret 12 17 21 13 12 14 Ret 13 11 10 7 8
20 Ben Collins 8 16 DNS DNS 3
21 Atsushi Katsumata 10 14 17 17 18 22 Ret 15 DNS DNS 16 Ret 17 13 Ret 17 10 25 Ret 26 12 10 Ret 12 14 13 3
22 Philip Giebler 9 Ret 2
23 Tim Spouge 20 16 18 DNS DNS 10 17 Ret 1
24 Hideaki Nakao 12 23 24 16 Ret 17 0
25 Sakon Yamamoto Ret 15 Ret Ret 0
Tom Sisley Ret DNS 0
Pos Driver SIL
 DON
 SNE
 OUL
 CRO
 ROC
 CAS
 BRH
 DON
 KNO
 THR
 BRH
 SIL
 Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished, in points
Blue Finished, no points
Not classified (NC)
Purple Did not finish (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
Excluded (EX)

Scholarship Class

Pos Driver SIL
 DON
 SNE
 OUL
 CRO
 ROC
 CAS
 BRH
 DON
 KNO
 THR
 BRH
 SIL
 Pts
1 Robbie Kerr 32 22 Ret 15 Ret 12 16 DSQ 18 14 13 11 15 19 11 11 14 15 16 19 17 15 15 20 Ret 16 335
2 Matthew Gilmore 15 18 20 21 23 14 20 20 14 23 22 14 18 16 15 16 15 18 15 15 19 18 14 16 Ret 14 333
3 Michael Keohane 17 Ret 27 24 19 13 24 17 16 15 15 12 Ret Ret 18 13 13 16 Ret 18 20 14 16 17 11 Ret 280
4 Mark Mayall 18 19 DNQ 23 20 19 21 19 12 18 23 18 20 21 Ret 25 18 22 18 17 16 17 21 23 Ret 19 212
5 Robert Doornbos 21 21 19 Ret Ret 18 19 22 Ret 17 19 17 19 Ret 17 18 Ret 19 17 14 Ret 19 19 18 Ret Ret 182
6 Ernani Judice 19 30 Ret 25 Ret DNQ DNS 25 17 16 18 15 25 Ret 16 14 20 17 14 25 21 20 18 19 Ret 15 164
7 Kazuki Hoshino 22 Ret DNS 22 24 DNQ 18 18 21 Ret 20 DNS 21 22 Ret 21 Ret 24 Ret 20 18 21 17 21 16 Ret 133
8 Justin Sherwood 25 25 21 26 21 17 Ret 24 15 20 21 20 24 20 Ret 20 Ret 23 Ret 21 Ret 22 20 22 15 Ret 119
9 Adam Blair 20 24 20 Ret 16 DNS DNS 13 DNQ 14 13 Ret Ret Ret 23 87
10 Aaron Scott 26 Ret DNQ DNQ DNS 23 22 28 20 21 24 21 23 Ret 20 Ret 21 28 19 22 Ret Ret 23 24 21 20 51
11 Parthiva Sureshwaren 28 27 23 Ret Ret 20 23 23 19 19 25 19 22 23 Ret 22 Ret DNS 49
12 Harold Primat 33 29 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNS 26 DNQ DNQ 26 22 DNQ DNQ Ret DNS 19 27 20 24 22 Ret Ret 26 17 18 41
13 Peter Nilsson 29 26 25 DNQ 22 24 DNQ 27 DNQ 22 27 DNQ DNQ DNQ 19 24 DSQ 26 Ret 23 22 25 33
14 Stuart King 23 24 22 Ret Ret 21 DNQ DNS 20
15 Rowland Kinch 31 Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 23 24 26 28 19 Ret 12
16 Craig Murray 24 23 9
17 Shinsuke Yamazaki 30 28 26 DNQ 25 25 7
18 Julian Harburg 21 DNS Ret 3
19 Iain Brown 27 24 Ret 0
20 Tetsuji Masuda 25 27 0
Stuart Turvey Ret Ret 0
Bobby Issazadhe Ret DNS 0
Pos Driver SIL
 DON
 SNE
 OUL
 CRO
 ROC
 CAS
 BRH
 DON
 KNO
 THR
 BRH
 SIL
 Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished, in points
Blue Finished, no points
Not classified (NC)
Purple Did not finish (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
Excluded (EX)

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