The 2001 Australian Formula 3 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula 3 racing cars.[1] It was the first Australian Formula 3 Championship,[2] with that title replacing the previous "Formula 3 National Series".[3] The inaugural championship was won by Peter Hackett driving a Dallara F398 Alfa Romeo.

Team and drivers

Team Chassis Engine No. Driver Rounds
Piccola Scuderia Corsa Dallara F398 Alfa Romeo 2 Peter Hackett All
BRM Motorsport Dallara F398 Opel Spiess 4 Darren Palmer All
Dallara F398 20 Daynom Templeman 1-6
Glenn Coombs Dallara F396 Mugen Honda 6 Glenn Coombs All
Paul Stephenson Dallara F395/6 TOM'S Toyota 7 Damien Digby 1-6
David Choon Dallara F396 Mugen Honda 11 David Choon All
John Boothman Dallara F390 Alfa Romeo 12 John Boothman All
Douglas Racing Dallara F396 Fiat 13 Fred Douglas All
M Speed Racing Dallara F398 TOM'S Toyota 14 Mike Beeley All
Graeme Holmes Reynard 913 Volkswagen 21 Graeme Holmes All
Chris Coombs Dallara F395/6 TOM'S Toyota 22 Chris Coombs All
Chas Jacobsen Dallara F396 TOM'S Toyota 87 Chas Jacobsen All
Dallara F396 88 James Manderson 1, 7
Level 2
Mike Beeley Reynard 903 Alfa Romeo 15 Craig Smith 1, 5
Frank Cascone Dallara F391 Alfa Romeo 27 Frank Cascone All
Bill Maddocks Richards 201B Volkswagen 35 Bill Maddocks All
Level 2 26mm
Motor Improvements Reynard 923 Honda 5 Peter Rees All
Rod Anderson Reynard 893 Volkswagen 37 Rod Anderson 3, 5-7

Calendar

The championship was contested over a seven-round series with two races per round.[4]

Round Circuit State Date Round winner
1 Oran Park[5] New South Wales 17–18 March[5] James Manderson[5]
2 Wakefield Park[6] New South Wales 6 May[6] Peter Hackett[6]
3 Phillip Island[7] Victoria 26–27 May[8]
4 Queensland Raceway[9] Queensland 22 July[9] Peter Hackett[9]
5 Eastern Creek[10] New South Wales 19 August[10]
6 Sandown[11] Victoria 15 September[11]
7 Oran Park[12] New South Wales 25 November[12] Darren Palmer[12]

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2- basis to the first ten finishers in the Championship class at each race. One bonus point was awarded to the driver setting pole position for each race and a point was also awarded to the driver setting the fastest race lap in each race.[4]

Class points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2- basis to the first ten class finishers at each race.[4]

Results

Pos.[13] Driver[4] ORA WAK PHI QUE SYD SAN ORA Pts.[4]
1 Peter Hackett 21 10 21 17 22 21 22 22 21 12 - 12 20 17 238
2 Darren Palmer 12 13 - 12 15 16 1 15 13 15 20 16 17 20 185
3 Daynom Templeman 11 16 1 20 12 12 15 12 - 22 17 21 - - 159
4 Mike Beeley 6 6 15 - 10 10 12 10 15 10 12 6 - 10 122
5 Chris Coombs - 3 12 10 6 6 10 6 8 8 3 - 10 1 83
6 Damien Digby 4 8 10 - 8 8 6 3 10 4 10 2 - - 73
7 James Manderson 15 20 - - - - - - - - - - 12 6 53
8 Glenn Coombs - - 8 6 4 - 2 4 - - 6 8 4 3 45
9 Graeme Holmes 3 4 - 8 3 4 - - - - 4 - 6 6 38
10 David Choon - 2 - - 2 4 - - 1 2 8 3 8 8 38
11 Chas Jacobsen 8 - - - - - - - 6 3 2 4 - 4 27
12 John Boothman 2 - - 4 - 2 4 2 4 1 - - 3 2 24
13 Fred Douglas 1 - 6 - 1 3 3 - - - 1 1 1 - 17
Level 2
1 Frank Cascone - - 20 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - - 190
2 Bill Maddocks - 15 - - 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 170
3 Craig Smith 20 20 - - - - - - 3 6 - - - - 49
Level 2 26mm
1 Peter Rees - 20 20 - 20 20 - 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 200
2 Rod Anderson - - - - 15 15 - - 15 - - 15 15 15 90

References

  1. ↑ Championship Agreement Reached, formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 29 July 2010
  2. ↑ Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
  3. ↑ "Australian Formula 3 Championship", www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 2001 Championship standings, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 29 July 2010
  5. 1 2 3 Manderson and Hackett come out firing at Oran Park, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  6. 1 2 3 Templeman throws down challenge to Hackett, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  7. ↑ Team Race Reports from Round 3 at Phillip Island, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  8. ↑ F3 heads to the Island next weekend, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  9. 1 2 3 Hackett hot in Queenland, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  10. 1 2 Flying at the Creek, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  11. 1 2 Furious action in Formula 3, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  12. 1 2 3 Palmer wins last round, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  13. ↑ Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au Retrieved on 25 March 2014
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.