2001 French Formula Three Championship

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The 2001 French Formula Three Championship was the 34th running of the French Formula Three Championship. It began on 31 March at Nogaro and ended on 20 October at Magny-Cours after eleven races.[1]

Ryo Fukuda of Saulnier Racing won races at Nogaro, Lédenon, Spa, Le Mans, and Val de Vienne Magny-Cours, and had another two podiums on his way to the championship title. He had only one rival who can contest with him and shared leftover wins. It was Tiago Monteiro, who won Nogaro, Croix-en-Ternois, and Albi races.

## Teams and drivers

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* All cars competed on Michelin tyres.

Entry List[2]

Team  | No  | Driver  | Chassis  | Engine  | Rounds
Signature | 1  |  Renaud Derlot  | Dallara F399  | Renault | All
2  |  Bruno Besson | Dallara F399  | All
64  |  Lucas Lasserre | Dallara F399  | All
ARTA/Signature | 3  |  Keiko Ihara | Dallara F399  | Renault | All
4  |  Mathieu Zangarelli  | Dallara F399  | All
ASM | 5  |  Tiago Monteiro | Dallara F399  | Renault | All
6  |  Tristan Gommendy | Dallara F399  | All
Saulnier Racing | 7  |  Ryo Fukuda | Dallara F399  | Renault | All
8  |  Olivier Pla | Dallara F399  | All
LD Autosport  | 9  |  Kevin Nadin  | Dallara F399  | Renault | 1–8, 10–11
10  |  Jeremie de Souza  | Dallara F399  | All
Epsilon by Graff | 12  |  Simon Abadie | Martini MK79  | Opel | All
72  |  Jerome Dalla Lana  | Martini MK79  | All
Griffith's  | 17  |  Gilles Tinguely  | Dallara F399  | Opel | 1–9
18  |  David Moretti  | Dallara F399  | 1–2, 5–8
19  |  Robin Longechal  | Dallara F399  | 9–11
Prema Powerteam | 41  |  Ryan Briscoe | Dallara F399  | Opel | 11
42  |  Thed Björk | Dallara F399  | 11
Menu Motorsport | 42  |  Rob Austin | Dallara F399  | Opel | 11
Class B
Pélikan Sport  | 20  |  Philippe Hottinguer  | Dallara F397  | Fiat | 1–2, 4–11
Griffith's  | 21  |  Roger Maurice Lemartin  | Martini MK73  | Opel | 1–9
37  |  Olivier Maximin  | Martini MK73  | 5–11
Phénix Compéticion  | 22  |  Patrick d'Aubreby  | Martini MK73  | Opel | 1–2, 4, 6–7 9–11
PLS Compéticion  | 23  |  Philippe Le Sommer  | Dallara F395  | Renault | 1–2, 4, 11
24  |  Sébastien Carcone  | Dallara F395  | 1–3, 6–7
Optirace Sport  | 25  |  Sylvie Valentin  | Dallara F395  | Fiat | 1–3, 5–11
26  |  Didier Sirgue  | Dallara F395  | 6–7, 9
JMP Racing  | 27  |  Mohamed Ballahcene  | Dallara F399  | Fiat | 1–2
29  |  Julien Neel  | Dallara F395  | 1–2
30  |  Jean Louis Bianchina  | Dallara F395  | 1–2, 4–5, 9–11
32  |  Anthony Darvey  | Dallara F395  | 4
34  |  Didier Carrere-Gee  | Dallara F395  | 4
36  |  George van Elslande  | Dallara F395  | 5, 9–10
Roger Péracchia  | 31  |  Sylvian Jot  | Dallara F397  | Opel | 1–4, 6–7
JH Racing  | 35  |  Jacques Hulbert  | Dallara F395  | Opel | 1–2, 4, 6–8, 10–11
Stardrive Motorsport  | 25  |  Nassim Sidi Said  | Dallara F395  | Opel | 8–11
26  |  Adam Jones | Dallara F395  | 10–11

## Race calendar and results

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Round  | Circuit  | Date  | Pole Position  | Fastest Lap  | Winning Driver  | Winning Team  | Class B Winner

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1  |  Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro | 15 April  |  Tiago Monteiro |  Tiago Monteiro |  Tiago Monteiro |  ASM |  Sylvie Valentin
2  | 16 April  |  Tristan Gommendy |  Ryo Fukuda |  Ryo Fukuda |  Saulnier Racing |  Roger Maurice Lemartin
3  |  Circuit de Lédenon | 6 May  |  Ryo Fukuda |  Bruno Besson |  Ryo Fukuda |  Saulnier Racing |  Sylvie Valentin
4  |  Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 20 May  |  Ryo Fukuda |  Ryo Fukuda |  Ryo Fukuda |  Saulnier Racing |  Jean Louis Bianchina
5  |  Circuit du Val de Vienne | 24 June  |  Tiago Monteiro |  Tiago Monteiro |  Tiago Monteiro |  ASM |  Olivier Maximin
6  |  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 8 July  |  Mathieu Zangarelli  |  Mathieu Zangarelli  |  Ryo Fukuda |  Saulnier Racing |  Roger Maurice Lemartin
7  |  Ryo Fukuda |  Ryo Fukuda |  Ryo Fukuda |  Saulnier Racing |  Olivier Maximin
8  |  Circuit de Croix-en-Ternois | 22 July  |  Tiago Monteiro |  Tiago Monteiro |  Tiago Monteiro |  ASM |  Olivier Maximin
9  |  Circuit d'Albi, Le Sequestre | 2 September  |  Tiago Monteiro |  Tiago Monteiro |  Tiago Monteiro |  ASM |  Nassim Sidi Said
10  |  Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | 30 September  |  Ryo Fukuda |  Ryo Fukuda |  Ryo Fukuda |  Saulnier Racing |  Olivier Maximin
11  |  Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 14 October  |  Tiago Monteiro |  Ryo Fukuda |  Ryo Fukuda |  Saulnier Racing |  Adam Jones

## Standings

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* Points are awarded as follows:

1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | FL

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20  | 16  | 14  | 12  | 10  | 9  | 8  | 7  | 6  | 5  | 1
| Pos  | Driver  | NOG
| LÉD
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| VDV
| SPA
| CRO
| ALB
| LMS
| MAG
| Pts

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1  |  Ryo Fukuda | 9  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3  | 1  | 1 | 4  | 3  | 1 | 1 | 191
2  |  Tiago Monteiro | 1 | 7  | 3  | 2  | 1 | 3  | 4  | 1 | 1 | 6  | 4 | 171
3  |  Bruno Besson | 2  | 4  | 2 | 6  | 2  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 5  | 2  | 5  | 148
4  |  Renaud Derlot  | 3  | 2  | Ret  | 3  | 5  | 2  | 2  | 2  | Ret  | 8  | 7  | 118
5  |  Mathieu Zangarelli  | 5  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 9  | 10 | 7  | 10  | 4  | 9  | 6  | 99
6  |  Tristan Gommendy | 4  | Ret | 6  | Ret  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 11  | 2  | 5  | 3  | 94
7  |  Lucas Lasserre | 8  | 5  | 8  | 4  | 10  | 9  | 8  | 5  | Ret  | 4  | 22  | 76
8  |  Olivier Pla | 11  | 9  | 10  | 7  | 6  | 8  | Ret  | 7  | 6  | 3  | 8  | 74
9  |  Jeremie de Souza  | 10  | 18  | 9  | 8  | 7  | 7  | 5  | 8  | Ret  | DNS  | 10  | 58
10  |  Simon Abadie | 7  | 6  | 7  | 9  | 8  | 11  | 23  | 6  | 7  | Ret  | 25  | 55
11  |  Jerome Dalla Lana  | 6  | Ret  | 5  | 10  | 11  | 6  | 22  | 18  | Ret  | 7  | 7  | 41
12  |  Kevin Nadin  | Ret  | 8  | 11  | 11  | 19  | Ret  | 9  | 9  |  | Ret  | 13  | 25
13  |  Keiko Ihara | 12  | 14  | Ret  | Ret  | 12  | Ret  | 10  | 12  | 8  | 10  | 14  | 22
14  |  Gilles Tinguely  | 13  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 13  | 13  | 12  | 15  | 9  |  |  | 6
15  |  David Moretti  | 14  | 10  |  |  | Ret  | 12  | 11  | 13  |  |  |  | 5
16  |  Robin Longechal  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10  | 19  | 24  | 5
guest drivers ineligible for championship points
|  Ryan Briscoe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 0
|  Rob Austin |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9  | 0
|  Thed Björk |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  | 0
Class B
1  |  Philippe Hottinguer  | 13 | 16 |  | 13 | 16  | 16  | 14  | 16  | 14  | 14  | 18  | 145
2  |  Olivier Maximin  |  |  |  |  | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | Ret | 11  | 16  | 115
3  |  Patrick d'Aubreby  | 18  | 12  |  | 14  |  | Ret  | 15  |  | 12  | 13  | 19  | 96
4  |  Sylvie Valentin  | 15  | Ret  | 12 |  | 17  | 18  | 21  | Ret  | 13  | 16  | Ret  | 92
5  |  Roger Maurice Lemartin  | Ret  | 11  | Ret  | Ret  | 15  | 14  | 20  | Ret  | Ret  |  |  | 63
6  |  Jacques Hulbert  | 21  | 17  |  | Ret  |  | 21  | 18  | 17  |  | 17  | 23  | 62
7  |  Jean Louis Bianchina  | 19  | DNS  |  | 12  | Ret  |  |  |  | 17  | 15  | 20  | 57
8  |  Nassim Sidi Said  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 11  | 12  | 15  | 52
9  |  Sébastien Carcone  | 17  | 15  | Ret  |  |  | 17  | 16  |  |  |  |  | 50
10  |  Sylvian Jot  | 20  | Ret  | Ret  | 16  |  | 20  | 19  |  |  |  |  | 35
11  |  Adam Jones |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 | 11 | 29
12  |  Didier Sirgue  |  |  |  |  |  | 19  | 17  |  | 15  |  |  | 18
13  |  Philippe Le Sommer  | Ret  | Ret  |  | 15  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21  | 28
14  |  George van Elslande  |  |  |  |  | 18  |  |  |  | 16  | 20  |  | 25
15  |  Julien Neel  | 22  | 16  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17
16  |  Anthony Darvey  |  |  |  | 17  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9
|  Didier Carrere-Gee  |  |  |  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
|  Mohamed Ballahcene  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Pos  | Driver  | NOG
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| VDV
| SPA
| CRO
| ALB
| LMS
| MAG
| Pts
| Colour | Result

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Gold | Winner
Silver | Second place
Bronze | Third 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 practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

## References

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1. ^ "Race Calendar: French Formula 3 Championship – Season 2002". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
2. ^ "Entrylist: French Formula 3 Championship – Season 2001". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

## External links

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* Standings on Driver Database

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