2001 British Formula Three Championship

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

2001 British Formula 3 International Series
Previous: 2000 Next: 2002

Drivers and teams

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

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

Calendar
Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Scholarship Class Winner
1 R1 Silverstone 1 April Jamie Spence James Courtney James Courtney Jaguar Junior Team Matthew Gilmore
R2 Matthew Davies Gianmaria Bruni Matthew Davies Team Avanti Matthew Gilmore
2 R3 Snetterton 15 April Matthew Davies Ryan Dalziel Matthew Davies Team Avanti Robert Doornbos
R4 Paul Edwards Takuma Sato Andy Priaulx Alan Docking Racing Robbie Kerr
3 R5 Donington Park 29 April 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 7 May 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 28 May Derek Hayes Anthony Davidson Anthony Davidson Carlin Motorsport Mark Mayall
R10 Derek Hayes Takuma Sato Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport Robbie Kerr
6 R11 Rockinhgam 10 June 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 24 June 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 8 July 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 22 July 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 19 August Andy Priaulx Takuma Sato Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport Ernani Judice
R20 Anthony Davidson Race cancelled due to adverse weather[1]
11 R20 Thruxton Circuit 1 September Anthony Davidson Takuma Sato Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport Robert Doornbos
R21 2 September 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 16 September Anthony Davidson Anthony Davidson Anthony Davidson Carlin Motorsport Matthew Gilmore
R24 James Courtney Takuma Sato Takuma Sato Carlin Motorsport Matthew Gilmore
13 R25 Silverstone 29 September 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.

Pos Driver SIL
 SNE
 DON
 OUL
 CRO
 ROC
 CAS
 BRH
 DON
 KNO[lower-alpha 1]
 THR
 BRH
 SIL
 Pts
Championship Class
1 Takuma Sato 12 4 Ret 2 1 Ret 1 1 DSQ 1 1 1 2 2 9 1 12 1 1 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 23 24 16 Ret 17 0
25 Sakon Yamamoto Ret 15 Ret Ret 0
Tom Sisley Ret DNS 0
Scholarship Class
1 Robbie Kerr 32 22 Ret 15 Ret 12 16 DSQ 18 14 13 11 15 19 11 11 14 15 3 C 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 2 C 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 C 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 5 C 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 4 C 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 1 C 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 C 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 C 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 6 C 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 7 C 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 8 C Ret 3
19 Iain Brown 27 24 Ret 0
20 Tetsuji Masuda 25 27 0
Stuart Turvey Ret Ret 0
Bobby Issazadhe Ret C 0
Pos Driver SIL
 SNE
 DON
 OUL
 CRO
 ROC
 CAS
 BRH
 DON
 KNO[lower-alpha 1]
 THR
 BRH
 SIL
 Pts

Notes
  1. Stand-alone races were held for the Championship and Scholarship classes due to the grid size.[2]

References
  1. McLaren, Peter (19 August 2001). "Rain stops play at Knockhill". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. Wilkins, Robert (15 August 2001). "British F3 returns to Scotland". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 14 August 2020. New to F3 in 2001 is a double-header, two-race, format at each event and with the tight Knockhill circuit allowing just 28 starters, the two classes will have split races for the first time this season.
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