The Euroformula Open Championship (formerly the Spanish Formula Three Championship, European F3 Open Championship) is a junior formula racing series based in Spain. It was one of six national and international Formula Three championships in Europe that together used to form an important part of the established "career ladder" below Formula One. The championship's first season was held in 2001. In 2006, it was branded as the Spanish F3 Championship by Toyota, in deference to its sole engine supplier. In 2020, the championship ceased to be a F3-championship and will share its specifications with Japan's Super Formula Lights based on the previous-generation Formula Three standards, primarily with a choice of engines.
Profile The Spanish Formula Three Championship was formed during Spain's recent growth period in motor racing that began with the Euro Open Movistar by Nissan, which eventually became the World Series by Renault when the two companies' motor racing programs were reorganised. The new championship replaced the previously existing Super Formula Toyota, a one-make series with performance similar to F3.
The European F3 Open championship has become successful by actively taking measures to control budget requirements. This provides a more achievable option for drivers who lack the major sponsorship portfolio that is required by leading Euroseries teams, and would otherwise have to look elsewhere for their next step up the career ladder.
With Renault's backing, the World Series has developed into a championship from which drivers can reach Formula One, and three major Spanish teams are established in GP2.Racing Engineering Season Preview F1prospects.com, April 8, 2006. Retrieved on February 2, 2007. This has fostered new opportunities for the graduates of Spanish F3, which has, in turn, made the championship itself a success.Over the Weekend – April 29–30, 2006 F1prospects.com, May 1, 2006. Retrieved on February 2, 2007.
In recent years the Championship has become much less centred in Spain, with races across Europe, and has successfully attracted famous non-Spanish teams to take part. The first was the British outfit Team West-Tec who went on to win two Driver's Championship titles in their first three seasons, and which were followed a year later by Italy's RP Motorsport who have won races each year since joining.
The championship was renamed to Euroformula Open Championship for 2014, after the FIA restricted the use of the Formula Three name to championships that do not follow the current engine regulations.
Sub-divisions Like British Formula Three, the series incorporates a second championship class for chassis specifications from the previous generation. The Copa was created in 2005, and provides an opportunity for drivers without competitive budgets, who would otherwise be left unable to progress from cheaper formulae. The name is derived from the chassis specification that all Copa entrants must use: the Dallara F308.
Equipment The Euroformula Open Championship has used chassis from Italian constructor Dallara. During the first seasons, the Dallara F300 was used. The Dallara F305 debuted in 2005, the Dallara F308 in 2008, and the Dallara F312 in 2012. The secondary class was dropped during the 2014 season due to lack of entries. The current chassis is the Dallara 324, which debuted in Super Formula Lights in 2024, and has been chosen for Euroformula Open for the 2025, putting more emphasis on the affordability of this series.
Originally, the European F3 Open Championship had a single engine supplier. From 2010 to 2018, the series used Toyota's F3 engine upgraded by the Spanish tuner Piedrafita Sport. In 2019, the series also allowed Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen engines, and the Toyota engines were dropped after the first round of the season.
F1 tests The exclusive use of the Toyota engine prompted Toyota to offer a Formula One test to each year's champion. The first driver to benefit from this was 2004 champion Borja García, who later graduated to GP2.Toyota F1 test for Spanish champ Autosport-atlas.com, January 28, 2005. Retrieved on February 2, 2007.
Venues Between 2001 and 2005, the Spanish F3 Championship had seven rounds, each with two races. Exceptions to this included the Valencia round in 2002 and the Jerez round in 2003, each of which had only one race, and Albacete, which held a single-race event in addition to its regular two-race event in 2005.
In every season from its inception until 2007, the championship made a regular visit to Estoril in Portugal. The 2006 season, which was expanded to eight rounds, included the championship's first visit to Magny-Cours in France.2006 Spanish F3 Calendar Formula3.cc, November 26, 2005. Retrieved on February 2, 2007.
Since 2008, many circuits from further afield have been added to the schedule including visits to Magny Cours, Donington Park and Brands Hatch with major European motorsport venues including Spa, Monza, Silverstone and Hungaroring hosting rounds of the 2014 season as the series expands further into Europe.
From 2001, the circuits used in the Euroformula Open Championship are listed as:
Bold denotes a circuit is used in the 2026 season. Italic denotes a future circuit will be used in the 2027 season.
NumberCircuitsRoundsYears1 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya262001–present2 Circuito de Jerez202002–2011, 2013–20183 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps192008–present4 Monza Circuit182009–present5 Circuit Paul Ricard 142012–2013, 2015–present6 Circuit Ricardo Tormo132001–20117 Circuito do Estoril122001–2007, 2015–2018, 2022 Hungaroring122012, 2014, 2017–present9 Circuito del Jarama112001–201010 Circuito de Albacete92001–2008 Algarve International Circuit92011–2014, 2021, 2023–present Red Bull Ring92015–2016, 2019–202513 Silverstone Circuit72013–2019, 202714 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours62006–201115 Hockenheimring42019, 2024–202616 Brands Hatch32010–2012 Nürburgring32012–201418 Valencia Street Circuit22008 Circuit de Pau-Ville22019, 2022 Mugello Circuit22020, 2023 Imola Circuit22021–202222 Donington Park12009 Misano World Circuit12026–2027
Points system
Seasons Race 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 PP FL PG 2001–2003 Race 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 2004 Race 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1colspan=6 1 1 2005–2006 Race 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1colspan=7 1 2007–2008 Race 1 13 11 9 6 5 4 3 2 1colspan=6 1colspan=2 Race 2 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1colspan=9 2009–2011 Race 1 14 12 10 8 6 5 3 2 1colspan=6 1 1 Race 2 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1colspan=7 1 2012–2020 Race 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1colspan=5 1 1 2021–present Race 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1colspan=5 1 1 2*
Champions Spanish Formula Three Drivers SeasonDriverTeamPolesWinsPodiumsFastest lapsPointsClinchedMargin 2001 Ander Vilariño Racing Engineering7687196Race 12 of 1439 2002 Marcel Costa E.V. Racing2293190Race 11 of 1316 2003 Ricardo Maurício Racing Engineering4672190Race 11 of 136 2004 Borja García Racing Engineering89108149Race 14 of 1418 2005 Andy Soucek Llusiá Racing2371112Race 13 of 133 2006 Ricardo Risatti TEC-Auto3578118Race 15 of 1615 2007 Máximo Cortés Escuderia TEC-Auto4679117Race 16 of 164 2008 Germán Sánchez Campos F3 Racing145488Race 17 of 174
Teams SeasonTeamPolesWinsPodiumsFastest lapsPointsClinchedMargin 2001 Racing Engineering87139113Race 14 of 1419 2002 Racing Engineering2492108Race 12 of 1319 2003 Racing Engineering46103119Race 12 of 1326 2004 Racing Engineering9102110179Race 10 of 1418 2005 Racing Engineering2371252Race 9 of 13128 2006 Racing Engineering14141155Race 16 of 169 2007 Escuderia TEC-Auto47179197Race 16 of 1630 2008 Campos F3 Racing34127134Race 15 of 1744
Junior Cup SeasonDriverTeamPolesWins (Junior)Podiums (Junior)Fastest lapsPoints (Junior)ClinchedMargin 2001 Juan Antonio del Pino Meycom001073Race 13 of 1423 2002 Andy Soucek Racing Engineering0000113Race 7 of 1316 2003 Ricardo Risatti EV Racing Elide Racing00 (8)1 (10)070 (96)Race 12 of 1328 2004 Javier Villa EV Racing Elide Racing00 (10)0 (11)029 (108)Race 13 of 1428
Trofeo Ibérico SeasonDriverTeamPolesWins (Trofeo)Podiums(Trofeo)Fastest lapsPoints (Trofeo)ClinchedMargin 2003 Borja García GTA Motor Competición11 (0)7 (4)280 (182)Race 5 of 54 2004 Borja García Racing Engineering79 (5)10 (5)8149 (63)Race 6 of 613 2005 Andy Soucek Llusiá Racing23 (2)7 (3)1112 (77)Race 5 of 619 2006 Roldán Rodríguez Campos Racing24 (3)5 (3)3103 (65)Race 6 of 66
Copa de España de F3 SeasonDriverTeamPolesWins (Copa)Podiums(Copa)Fastest lapsPoints (Copa)ClinchedMargin 2005 Arturo Llobell Campos Racing000016 (86)Race 15 of 154 2006 German Sanchez Escuela Profiltek000119 (108)Race 15 of 1615 2007 Christian Ebbesvik Team West-Tec00 (7)0 (13)07 (118)Race 16 of 160 2008 Natacha Gachnang Team West-Tec10 (5)0 (12)276 (110)Race 16 of 161
European F3 Open Drivers SeasonDriverTeamPolesWinsPodiumsFastest lapsPointsClinchedMargin 2009 Bruno Méndez Campos Racing24118145Race 16 of 162 2010 Marco Barba Cedars Motorsport36108154Race 12 of 1642 2011 Alex Fontana Corbetta Competizioni1271120Race 15 of 165 2012 Niccolò Schirò RP Motorsport34117272Race 16 of 165 2013 Ed Jones Team West-Tec F346103256Race 16 of 169
Teams SeasonTeamPolesWinsPodiumsFastest lapsPointsClinchedMargin 2009 Campos Racing461410117Race 16 of 167 2010 Cedars Motorsport36108116Race 15 of 1624 2011 Team West-Tec2481101Race 16 of 166 2012 RP Motorsport882310138Race 14 of 1641 2013 RP Motorsport66267128Race 16 of 162
Copa F306/300 SeasonDriverTeamPolesWins (Copa)Podiums (Copa)Fastest lapsPoints (Copa)ClinchedMargin 2009 Callum MacLeod Team West-Tec00 (7)1 (12)041 (106)Race 14 of 1627 2010 Noel Jammal Cedars Motorsport00 (5)0 (8)024 (89)Race 16 of 165 2011 Fabio Gamberini Team West-Tec01 (10)3 (14)079 (130)Race 14 of 1612 2012 Kevin Giovesi DAV Racing00 (10)1 (11)093 (110)Race 13 of 1638 2013 Richard Gonda Drivex School00 (7)0 (10)010 (100)Race 15 of 1619
Euroformula Open Drivers SeasonDriverTeamPolesWinsPodiumsFastest lapsPointsClinchedMargin 2014 Sandy Stuvik RP Motorsport1011125332Race 14 of 1689 2015 Vitor Baptista RP Motorsport56127291Race 16 of 165 2016 Leonardo Pulcini Campos Racing37158303Race 12 of 1656 2017 Harrison Scott RP Motorsport1112139340Race 12 of 16118 2018 Felipe Drugovich RP Motorsport10141610405Race 12 of 16159 2019 Marino Sato Team Motopark69115309Race 15 of 18130 2020 Yifei Ye CryptoTower Racing12111612369Race 16 of 181212021 Cameron Das Team Motopark17166382Race 22 of 24672022 Oliver Goethe Team Motopark7111812473Race 24 of 26572023 Noel León Team Motopark571511394Race 20 of 23872024 Brad Benavides Team Motopark491910431Race 21 of 24862025 Tymek Kucharczyk BVM Racing56149362Race 23 of 2417
Teams SeasonTeamPolesWinsPodiumsFastest lapsPointsClinchedMargin 2014 RP Motorsport13132210152Race 14 of 1651 2015 RP Motorsport57138121Race 15 of 1610 2016 Campos Racing37179120Race 14 of 1618 2017 RP Motorsport12131710134Race 12 of 1644 2018 RP Motorsport10141611180Race 11 of 1678 2019 Team Motopark11153311262Race 12 of 18168 2020 CryptoTower Racing17162616244Race 12 of 181292021 Team Motopark5162918277Race 23 of 24692022 CryptoTower Racing312418358Race 23 of 24782023 Team Motopark5153615325Race 15 of 231242024 Team Motopark6194619402Race 12 of 242792025 Team Motopark3164612309Race 21 of 2482
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