2011 British Formula Three season
The 2011 Cooper Tires British Formula Three International Series is the 61st British Formula Three Championship season. The season began on 16 April at Monza in Italy and will end on 9 October at Silverstone after 30 races to be held at ten meetings. Of those meetings, six are held in the United Kingdom, with overseas rounds at Monza, the Nürburgring in Germany, Paul Ricard in France, and Spa in Belgium.
Brazilian driver Felipe Nasr dominated the series, winning seven races and recording 16 top three finishes over the first eight rounds of the series, putting him 123 points ahead of Nasr's Carlin Motorsport team mate, Danish driver Kevin Magnussen, giving him an unassailable lead in the championship with two rounds still in hand.[1]
Regulation changes
A number of changes were announced for the season, with pit-stops set to be introduced in the third race of each round,[2] but this plan was later abandoned in July 2011.[3] The championship's class system – Championship and National – was also renamed to the International and Rookie Championships. The Rookie winner will receive a fully paid entry to the 2012 International Championship.[2]
Drivers and teams
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| Icon |
Championship |
| Int |
International |
| R |
Rookie |
| Inv |
Invitation |
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Driver changes
- Changed Teams
- Entering/Re-Entering British Formula Three
- After finishing runner-up to Robin Frijns in Formula BMW Europe, Jack Harvey will move to Carlin. Another Formula BMW Europe graduate, Fahmi Ilyas will compete with Fortec Motorsport.
- Kevin Magnussen and Pipo Derani will move from the Motopark Academy team that competes in German F3 to compete in the championship. Magnussen will drive for Carlin, while Derani will race for Double R Racing.
- Formula Three Sudamericana champion Yann Cunha will move into the series full-time and will partner National class champion Menasheh Idafar at T-Sport. Cunha competed at the second Silverstone meeting with CF Racing in 2010.
- After two seasons in Formula Renault UK, Harry Tincknell will compete for Fortec Motorsport.
- Bart Hylkema will move into the series from the Formula Renault Eurocup, to compete in the secondary Rookie Cup for T-Sport. He will be joined in the Rookie Cup by Kotaro Sakurai, who will move from the now-defunct Formula BMW Pacific series to compete for Hitech Racing.
- Pietro Fantin will move into the series from Formula Three Sudamericana. He will compete for Hitech Racing, the team he raced for in three meetings in 2010 when he was competing in the Invitation Class. He will be joined by Formula Renault UK race-winner Riki Christodoulou, who returns to the championship after a season's absence, and Bruno Méndez, who competed in Formula Renault 3.5 in 2010.
- British Formula Ford champion Scott Pye will move into the championship, driving for Double R Racing.
- Leaving British Formula Three
Race calendar and results
- A provisional ten-round calendar was announced on 16 October 2010,[31] before this was altered again on 26 November 2010.[32] The Nürburgring meeting was moved from September to July on 4 February 2011.[33] The first and third races at the Spa-Francorchamps round were also points-scoring for the FIA Formula 3 International Trophy.
Championship standings
| Pos |
Driver |
MNZ
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OUL
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SNE
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BRH
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NÜR
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LEC
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SPA
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ROC
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DON
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SIL
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Pts |
| Championship Class |
| 1 |
Felipe Nasr |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
17 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
16 |
1 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
Ret |
10 |
9 |
3 |
7 |
Ret |
318 |
| 2 |
Kevin Magnussen |
15 |
8 |
6 |
8 |
18 |
Ret |
1 |
8 |
1 |
8 |
11 |
15 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
Ret |
7 |
1 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
1 |
Ret |
16 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
237 |
| 3 |
Carlos Huertas |
3 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
3 |
10 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
Ret |
Ret |
3 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
11 |
9 |
5 |
6 |
11 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
9 |
1 |
222 |
| 4 |
William Buller |
4 |
3 |
7 |
14 |
13 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
Ret |
6 |
15 |
3 |
5 |
Ret |
7 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
3 |
15 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
16 |
6 |
12 |
5 |
197 |
| 5 |
Rupert Svendsen-Cook |
5 |
1 |
8 |
10 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
Ret |
13 |
3 |
7 |
Ret |
8 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
14 |
2 |
10 |
Ret |
1 |
8 |
3 |
Ret |
15 |
3 |
191 |
| 6 |
Jazeman Jaafar |
2 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
16 |
16 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
11 |
8 |
9 |
Ret |
3 |
DSQ |
12 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
10 |
4 |
19 |
9 |
187 |
| 7 |
Lucas Foresti |
9 |
17 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
9 |
11 |
4 |
9 |
7 |
Ret |
13 |
13 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
17 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
170 |
| 8 |
Pietro Fantin |
Ret |
9 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
12 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
Ret |
8 |
15 |
8 |
Ret |
19 |
14 |
DSQ |
1 |
19 |
2 |
12 |
14 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
8 |
119 |
| 9 |
Jack Harvey |
Ret |
10 |
17 |
11 |
10 |
19 |
15 |
Ret |
12 |
13 |
12 |
6 |
7 |
1 |
14 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
10 |
3 |
14 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
Ret |
10 |
6 |
18 |
112 |
| 10 |
Scott Pye |
Ret |
12 |
14 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
Ret |
11 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
12 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
Ret |
Ret |
16 |
16 |
15 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
Ret |
5 |
2 |
20 |
17 |
81 |
| 11 |
Harry Tincknell |
11 |
11 |
16 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
2 |
8 |
10 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
17 |
Ret |
22 |
Ret |
16 |
Ret |
13 |
8 |
7 |
5 |
14 |
12 |
16 |
11 |
78 |
| 12 |
Riki Christodoulou |
6 |
4 |
11 |
7 |
1 |
12 |
5 |
7 |
3 |
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51 |
| 13 |
António Félix da Costa |
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6 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
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51 |
| 14 |
Menasheh Idafar |
8 |
18 |
10 |
Ret |
Ret |
3 |
14 |
17 |
19 |
9 |
2 |
Ret |
19 |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
11 |
12 |
Ret |
Ret |
19 |
9 |
7 |
Ret |
11 |
3 |
11 |
19 |
4 |
13 |
48 |
| 15 |
Pipo Derani |
Ret |
Ret |
9 |
Ret |
14 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
6 |
15 |
13 |
Ret |
14 |
9 |
13 |
13 |
Ret |
10 |
18 |
21 |
Ret |
13 |
8 |
Ret |
10 |
Ret |
2 |
14 |
5 |
12 |
36 |
| 16 |
Hywel Lloyd |
7 |
7 |
15 |
12 |
11 |
14 |
7 |
5 |
14 |
Ret |
Ret |
7 |
16 |
13 |
19 |
12 |
10 |
7 |
15 |
18 |
Ret |
10 |
9 |
Ret |
15 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
Ret |
10 |
34 |
| 17 |
Valtteri Bottas |
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6 |
1 |
13 |
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17 |
| 18 |
Alexander Sims |
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8 |
1 |
7 |
17 |
| 19 |
Pedro Nunes |
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10 |
3 |
10 |
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10 |
| 20 |
Mitch Evans |
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Ret |
11 |
4 |
10 |
| 21 |
Fahmi Ilyas |
12 |
Ret |
12 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
Ret |
13 |
15 |
Ret |
Ret |
DNS |
13 |
Ret |
20 |
11 |
14 |
6 |
20 |
Ret |
18 |
Ret |
15 |
10 |
18 |
17 |
Ret |
20 |
Ret |
19 |
7 |
| 22 |
Adderly Fong |
13 |
16 |
20 |
16 |
16 |
11 |
12 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
Ret |
15 |
12 |
15 |
17 |
12 |
Ret |
21 |
20 |
22 |
14 |
11 |
Ret |
16 |
12 |
7 |
18 |
17 |
16 |
5 |
| 23 |
Bart Hylkema |
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Ret |
Ret |
8 |
Ret |
22 |
17 |
12 |
17 |
9 |
14 |
Ret |
17 |
13 |
Ret |
14 |
5 |
| 24 |
Max Snegirev |
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16 |
Ret |
12 |
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9 |
15 |
Ret |
16 |
13 |
Ret |
2 |
| 25 |
Bruno Méndez |
10 |
14 |
18 |
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1 |
| 26 |
Yann Cunha |
14 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
16 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
14 |
14 |
11 |
18 |
14 |
16 |
16 |
13 |
Ret |
23 |
19 |
20 |
Ret |
16 |
Ret |
13 |
11 |
15 |
15 |
10 |
15 |
−36 |
| Guest drivers ineligible for points |
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Roberto Merhi |
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1 |
15 |
1 |
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0 |
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Marco Wittmann |
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11 |
5 |
2 |
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0 |
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Daniel Juncadella |
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8 |
3 |
Ret |
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0 |
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Carlos Muñoz |
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4 |
6 |
Ret |
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0 |
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Laurens Vanthoor |
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17 |
7 |
4 |
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0 |
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Hannes van Asseldonk |
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12 |
4 |
Ret |
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0 |
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Raffaele Marciello |
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Ret |
17 |
5 |
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0 |
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Marko Asmer |
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Ret |
Ret |
6 |
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0 |
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Daniel Abt |
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14 |
9 |
13 |
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0 |
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Guilherme Silva |
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17 |
14 |
Ret |
0 |
| National Class |
| 1 |
Kotaro Sakurai |
Ret |
DNS |
DNS |
18 |
Ret |
18 |
18 |
15 |
18 |
17 |
16 |
14 |
20 |
16 |
18 |
18 |
15 |
11 |
24 |
23 |
21 |
Ret |
18 |
13 |
19 |
Ret |
Ret |
21 |
18 |
20 |
378 |
| 2 |
Bart Hylkema |
NC |
15 |
19 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
Ret |
16 |
Ret |
17 |
13 |
17 |
15 |
17 |
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214 |
| 3 |
Luca Orlandi |
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16 |
20 |
14 |
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45 |
| Pos |
Driver |
MNZ
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OUL
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SNE
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BRH
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NÜR
|
LEC
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SPA
|
ROC
|
DON
|
SIL
|
Pts |
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| 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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