The 2001 Spanish Formula Three Championship was the first Spanish Formula Three season. It began on 27 May at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia and ended on 11 November at Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló after fourteen races. Ander Vilariño was crowned series champion.
Teams and drivers All teams were Spanish-registered. All cars were powered by Toyota engines, Dallara F300 chassis and Dunlop tyres. Team Driver Rounds Racing Engineering 1 Ander Vilariño All 4 Benjamin Poron 1–3 Daniel Martín 4–7 E.V. Racing 2 1–3 Álvaro Parente 4–7 5 Miguel Ramos All 6 Paul Robinson All Azteca Motorsport 3 Frederic Haglund 1–2 Hannu Viinikainen 4–6 Jordi Palomeras 7 Paco Ortí Racing 7 Peter Sundberg 1–4 César Campaniço 5–6 Diego Puyo 7 Escuela Lois Circuit 8 José Manuel Pérez-Aicart All 9 Félix Porteiro All G-Tec 10 Philippe Bénoliel 1 Jordi Palomeras 2 Álvaro Parente 3 Ricardo Ferrando 6 Pedro Salvador 7 11 Henri Niskanen 7 Romero Racing Ángel Romero Redono 1, 4 Abel Fajas 3 ABV Ricardo Ferrando Vicente 5 Meycom 12 Carlos Martín 1 Juan Antonio del Pino 2–7 16 Nassim Sidi Said 1–2 Ricardo Megre 3 Jordi Nogues 4–7 GTA Motor Competición 14 Lucas Guerrero All 17 Marcel Costa All Skualo Competición 15 María de Villota 1–2 Emilio de Villota Jr. 3–6 Sergei Yborra 7 18 1–4 María de Villota 5–7
Calendar Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 27 May Ander Vilariño Daniel Martín Ander Vilariño Racing Engineering R2 Félix Porteiro Ander Vilariño José Manuel Pérez-Aicart Escuela Lois Circuit 2 R1 Circuito del Jarama, Madrid 24 June Marcel Costa Peter Sundberg Peter Sundberg Paco Ortí Racing R2 Peter Sundberg Ander Vilariño Ander Vilariño Racing Engineering 3 R1 Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril 8 July Ander Vilariño Ander Vilariño Ander Vilariño Racing Engineering R2 Peter Sundberg Ander Vilariño Félix Porteiro Escuela Lois Circuit 4 R1 Circuito de Albacete, Albacete 16 September Ander Vilariño Ander Vilariño Ander Vilariño Racing Engineering R2 Félix Porteiro Ander Vilariño Ander Vilariño Racing Engineering 5 R1 Circuito del Jarama, Madrid 7 October Ander Vilariño Ander Vilariño Marcel Costa GTA Motor Competición R2 The race was cancelled due to heavy rain 6 R1 Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 14 October Ander Vilariño Daniel Martín José Manuel Pérez-Aicart Escuela Lois Circuit R2 Ander Vilariño José Manuel Pérez-Aicart Ander Vilariño Racing Engineering 7 R1 Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona 11 November Ander Vilariño Jordi Palomeras Jordi Palomeras Azteca Motorsport R2 Daniel Martín Daniel Martín Daniel Martín Racing Engineering
Standings
Drivers' standings Points were awarded as follows: Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 PP FL Pts 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 Pos Driver VAL JAR EST ALB JAR VAL CAT Pts 1 Ander Vilariño 1 3 DSQ 1 1 7 1 1 2 C Ret 1 5 Ret 196 2 Daniel Martín 7 4 7 Ret 7 4 3 3 7 C 2 3 Ret 1 157 3 José Manuel Pérez-Aicart Ret 1 5 6 4 2 2 10 6 C 1 4 DNS 5 156 4 Félix Porteiro 2 DNS 10 3 2 1 5 2 4 C Ret 15 Ret 10 131 5 Paul Robinson 5 6 3 4 13 3 Ret 11 5 C 7 6 9 7 123 6 Peter Sundberg 3 2 1 2 3 Ret 4 4 120 7 Marcel Costa 6 8 2 10 Ret 13 8 8 1 C 5 7 6 Ret 113 8 Lucas Guerrero Ret 7 4 7 5 6 9 Ret 9 C 8 8 Ret 9 91 9 Jordi Nogues 7 5 Ret C 3 2 3 2 89 10 Miguel Ramos 10 9 9 8 8 8 10 9 10 C 10 12 10 Ret 79 11 Juan Antonio del Pino Ret 13 Ret Ret 11 7 11 C 4 9 4 3 73 12 Álvaro Parente 9 9 12 Ret 12 C 9 13 8 6 50 13 Hannu Viinikainen 6 6 3 C Ret 5 48 14 Frederic Haglund 4 5 8 5 46 15 Jordi Palomeras 6 9 1 13 42 16 Sergei Yborra 11 13 11 Ret 10 10 Ret 13 Ret 8 36 17 Pedro Salvador 2 4 32 18 Benjamin Poron 8 10 Ret 12 11 11 28 19 Ricardo Megre 6 5 22 20 María de Villota 12 12 Ret 11 DNS C 12 14 Ret Ret 19 21 César Campaniço 8 C 6 Ret 18 22 Emilio de Villota Jr. DSQ Ret 13 14 14 C 11 10 18 23 Henri Niskanen 7 12 13 24 Nassim Sidi Said 9 11 DSQ Ret 12 25 Diego Puyo 11 11 10 26 Abel Fajas 12 12 8 27 Ricardo Ferrando 13 C Ret 11 8 28 Ángel Romero Redono 15 14 Ret 12 7 29 Philippe Bénoliel 13 Ret 3 30 Carlos Martín 14 15 3 Pos Driver VAL JAR EST ALB JAR VAL CAT PtsBold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap
Teams' standings Points were awarded as follows: Pos 1 2 3 4 5 Points 10 8 6 4 3
Pos Team CarNo. VAL JAR EST ALB JAR VAL CAT Pts 1 Racing Engineering1 1 3 DSQ 1 1 7 1 1 2 C Ret 1 5 Ret 1134 8 10 Ret 12 11 11 3 3 7 C 2 3 Ret 1 2 Escuela Lois Circuit8 Ret 1 5 6 4 2 2 10 6 C 1 4 DNS 5 9 2 DNS 10 3 2 1 5 2 4 C Ret 15 Ret 10 3 Meycom Sport12 14 15 Ret 13 Ret Ret 11 7 11 C 4 9 4 3 4816 9 11 DSQ Ret 6 5 7 5 Ret C 3 2 3 2 4 Paco Ortí Racing - Elide7 3 2 1 2 3 Ret 4 4 8 C 6 Ret 11 11 46 5 E.V. Racing2 7 4 7 Ret 7 4 12 Ret 12 C 9 13 8 6 305 10 9 9 8 8 8 10 9 10 C 10 12 10 Ret6 5 6 3 4 13 3 Ret 11 5 C 7 6 9 7 6 Azteca Motorsport3 4 5 8 5 6 6 3 C Ret 5 1 13 29 7 GTA Motor Competición14 Ret 7 4 7 5 6 9 Ret 9 C 8 8 Ret 9 2817 6 8 2 10 Ret 13 8 8 1 C 5 7 6 Ret 8 G-Tec10 13 Ret 6 9 9 9 Ret 11 2 4 1211 15 14 12 12 Ret 12 13 C 7 12 9 Skualo Competición15 12 12 Ret 11 DSQ Ret 13 14 14 C 11 10 Ret 8 018 11 13 11 Ret 10 10 Ret 13 DNS C 12 14 Ret Ret Pos Team CarNo. VAL JAR EST ALB JAR VAL CAT Pts
References
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