2001 German Formula Three Championship

The 2001 German Formula Three Championship (German: 2001 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars built by Dallara which conform to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It commenced on 21 April at Hockenheim and ended at the same place on 6 October after ten double-header rounds.

Opel Team BSR driver Toshihiro Kaneishi became the first and only Japanese champion and the first champion from Asia. He clinched the title, winning races at Norisring and A1-Ring. Stefan Mücke finished as runner-up with wins at Nürburgring and Hockenheim, losing just four points to Kaneishi. Frank Diefenbacher and Pierre Kaffer both won four races to end the season third and fourth in the drivers' standings. Markus Winkelhock won Rookie title and three races. The other race winners was Gary Paffett, João Paulo de Oliveira, Kosuke Matsuura and Björn Wirdheim.^[1]

Teams and drivers

All drivers competed in Dallara chassis and used Yokohama tyres; model listed.^[2]

Team	No.	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Status	Rounds
Opel Team KMS	1	Robert Lechner	F301/016	Opel		1–3
		Ronnie Quintarelli			R	5–8
		Wagner Ebrahim				9
	2	Giuseppe Burlotti	F301/010		R	1–3
		Ronnie Quintarelli			R	4
		Jaroslav Janiš			R	5–10
ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg	5	Markus Winkelhock	F301/001	Opel	R	All
ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg	6	Stefan Mücke	F301/006	Opel		All
Opel Team BSR	7	Bernhard Auinger	F399/023	Opel		All
	8	Toshihiro Kaneishi	F300/028			All
	9	Frank Diefenbacher	F301/010			All
Prema Powerteam	10	Kosuke Matsuura	F301/009	Opel	R	All
	11	Björn Wirdheim	F301/024			All
	16	Ryan Briscoe	F399/037			7
GM Motorsport	12	Phil Giebler	F301/007	Toyota		1–3
	12	Nicolas Kiesa	F301/007			5–10
	14	Tony Schmidt	F301/026			All
	15	Hannes Lachinger	F301/031		R	All
MOL — Trella Motorsport	17	Zsolt Baumgartner	F300/012	Opel		1–9
Van Amersfoort Racing	18	Marc Caldonazzi	F300/050	Opel		1–5
		André Fibier				6
		Allan Simonsen			R	7–10
	19	Marco du Pau	F399/058			1–6
JB Motorsport	20	Nicolas Stelandre	F399/003	Opel		1–6
	20	Robert Doornbos	F399/003			8–10
	21	Tom van Bavel	F399/041			All
Team Kolles Racing	22	Kimmo Liimatainen	F300/026	Mugen-Honda	R	All
Team Kolles Racing	23	Pierre Kaffer	F300/013	Mugen-Honda		All
Swiss Racing Team	24	Andrew Kirkaldy	F399/054	Opel		1
		Kari Maenpaa				2–9
		Gilles Tinguely				10
	25	João Paulo de Oliveira	F399/068			All
Team Rosberg	26	Gary Paffett	F301/014	Opel		All
Team Rosberg	27	Laurent Delahaye	F301/015	Renault		All
Josef Kaufmann Racing	28	Thomas Riethmüller	F300/041	Opel	R	1–8, 10
Cram Competition	31	Matteo Grassotto	F301/032	Opel		1–7
	31	Mark Mayall	F301/032			9
	32	Raffaele Giammaria	F301/003			All
Palfinger F3 Racing Team	33	Norbert Siedler	F300/011	Opel		All
Petutschnig Engineering	34	Sven Heidfeld	F399/009	Opel		1–2
Petutschnig Engineering	35	Clemens Stadler	F300/019	Opel		1
CCT Racing	36	Marco Schärf	F300/023	Opel		All
Franz Wöss Racing	37	Clemens Stadler	F399/021	Opel		9
Team Ghinzani	98	Gottfried Grasser	F300/029	Mugen-Honda	R	All
Team Ghinzani	99	Fabrizio del Monte	F300/025	Mugen-Honda	R	All

Icon	Class
R	Rookie

Calendar

With the exception of round at A1-Ring in Austria, all rounds took place on German soil.

Round		Location	Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	R1	Hockenheim, Germany	Hockenheimring	21 April	AvD/MAC-Rennsportfestival
1	R2	Hockenheim, Germany	Hockenheimring	22 April	AvD/MAC-Rennsportfestival
2	R1	Nürburg, Germany	Nürburgring	5 May	63. ADAC Eifelrennen
2	R2	Nürburg, Germany	Nürburgring	6 May	63. ADAC Eifelrennen
3	R1	Oschersleben, Germany	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	19 May	ADAC-Preis der Tourenwagen von "Sachsen-Anhalt"
3	R2	Oschersleben, Germany	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	20 May	ADAC-Preis der Tourenwagen von "Sachsen-Anhalt"
4	R1	Saxony, Germany	Sachsenring	16 June	ADAC-Rundstreckenrennen Sachsenring
4	R2	Saxony, Germany	Sachsenring	17 June	ADAC-Rundstreckenrennen Sachsenring
5	R1	Nuremberg, Germany	Norisring	7 July	59. Norisring Speedweekend
5	R2	Nuremberg, Germany	Norisring	8 July	59. Norisring Speedweekend
6	R1	Hockenheim, Germany	Hockenheimring	28 July	German Grand Prix
6	R2	Hockenheim, Germany	Hockenheimring	29 July	German Grand Prix
7	R1	Klettwitz, Germany	EuroSpeedway Lausitz	11 August	ADAC-Rundstreckenrennen Lausitz 200
7	R2	Klettwitz, Germany	EuroSpeedway Lausitz	12 August	ADAC-Rundstreckenrennen Lausitz 200
8	R1	Nürburg, Germany	Nürburgring	25 August	ADAC Großer Preis der Tourenwagen
8	R2	Nürburg, Germany	Nürburgring	26 August	ADAC Großer Preis der Tourenwagen
9	R1	Spielberg, Austria	A1-Ring	8 September	ADAC Rundstreckenrennen A1-Ring
9	R2	Spielberg, Austria	A1-Ring	9 September	ADAC Rundstreckenrennen A1-Ring
10	R1	Hockenheim, Germany	Hockenheimring	6 October	DMV-Preis Hockenheim
10	R2	Hockenheim, Germany	Hockenheimring	7 October	DMV-Preis Hockenheim

Results

Round		Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	R1	Hockenheimring	Frank Diefenbacher	Frank Diefenbacher	Frank Diefenbacher	Opel Team BSR
1	R2	Hockenheimring	Frank Diefenbacher	Frank Diefenbacher	Frank Diefenbacher	Opel Team BSR
2	R1	Nürburgring	Pierre Kaffer	Pierre Kaffer	Pierre Kaffer	Team Kolles Racing
2	R2	Nürburgring	Frank Diefenbacher	Stefan Mücke	Stefan Mücke	ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg
3	R1	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	Markus Winkelhock	Gary Paffett	Gary Paffett	Team Rosberg
3	R2	Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	Toshihiro Kaneishi	Toshihiro Kaneishi	Pierre Kaffer	Team Kolles Racing
4	R1	Sachsenring	Toshihiro Kaneishi	Kosuke Matsuura	Markus Winkelhock	ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg
4	R2	Sachsenring	João Paulo de Oliveira	Toshihiro Kaneishi	Pierre Kaffer	Team Kolles Racing
5	R1	Norisring	Pierre Kaffer	Gary Paffett	Frank Diefenbacher	Opel Team BSR
5	R2	Norisring	Pierre Kaffer	Pierre Kaffer	Toshihiro Kaneishi	Opel Team BSR
6	R1	Hockenheimring	João Paulo de Oliveira	Tony Schmidt	João Paulo de Oliveira	Swiss Racing Team
6	R2	Hockenheimring	João Paulo de Oliveira	Stefan Mücke	Kosuke Matsuura	Prema Powerteam
7	R1	EuroSpeedway Lausitz	Frank Diefenbacher	Markus Winkelhock	Markus Winkelhock	ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg
7	R2	EuroSpeedway Lausitz	Frank Diefenbacher	Frank Diefenbacher	Frank Diefenbacher	Opel Team BSR
8	R1	Nürburgring	Björn Wirdheim	Björn Wirdheim	Björn Wirdheim	Prema Powerteam
8	R2	Nürburgring	Pierre Kaffer	Markus Winkelhock	Pierre Kaffer	Team Kolles Racing
9	R1	A1-Ring	Markus Winkelhock	João Paulo de Oliveira	Toshihiro Kaneishi	Opel Team BSR
9	R2	A1-Ring	Björn Wirdheim	Toshihiro Kaneishi	Björn Wirdheim	Prema Powerteam
10	R1	Hockenheimring	Gary Paffett	Markus Winkelhock	Markus Winkelhock	ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg
10	R2	Hockenheimring	Stefan Mücke	Nicolas Kiesa	Stefan Mücke	ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg

Championship standings

Championship

Pos	Driver	HOC1		NÜR1		OSC		SAC		NOR		HOC2		LAU		NÜR2		A1R		HOC2		Points
1	Toshihiro Kaneishi	5	3	6	2	2	2	2	11	6	1	Ret	8	4	2	7	21	1	6	7	6	182
2	Stefan Mücke	16	2	2	1	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	5	3	3	3	8	7	2	2	3	1	178
3	Frank Diefenbacher	1	1	13	16	8	3	3	13	1	4	4	10	2	1	22	3	12	3	Ret	DSQ	172
4	Pierre Kaffer	9	4	1	7	4	1	Ret	1	DSQ	2	8	5	6	10	5	1	9	Ret	8	19	156
5	Markus Winkelhock	7	6	3	3	3	13	1	Ret	11	Ret	21	21	1	6	3	2	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	141
6	Gary Paffett	2	Ret	8	10	1	Ret	22	Ret	4	3	Ret	Ret	5	8	12	15	4	4	2	2	123
7	João Paulo de Oliveira	19	5	24†	11	7	23	Ret	14	18	Ret	1	2	8	Ret	2	4	3	5	4	5	116
8	Kosuke Matsuura	Ret	14	4	4	DNS	12	10	12	8	5	2	1	24	9	4	12	Ret	7	Ret	13	83
9	Björn Wirdheim	10	10	Ret	24†	5	7	Ret	Ret	14	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	1	11	7	1	Ret	7	80
10	Tony Schmidt	3	Ret	Ret	5	6	5	21	Ret	2	11	11	12	18	7	13	Ret	10	Ret	9	Ret	56
11	Matteo Grassotto	DNQ	12	20	Ret	13	14	5	3	10	7	3	6	Ret	12							43
12	Raffaele Giammaria	20	13	12	23†	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	7	DNQ	6	9	17	20	18	18	5	9	6	4	41
13	Hannes Lachinger	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	14	19	4	Ret	13	8	14	7	7	17	6	5	21	Ret	18	10	36
14	Kari Maenpaa			11	12	16	Ret	6	2	DNQ	DNQ	15	17	14	18	9	6	14	8			32
15	Tom van Bavel	6	11	5	6	21	11	8	7	16	Ret	9	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	17	22	Ret	12	8	32
16	Kimmo Liimatainen	12	9	7	25†	15	10	18	8	DNQ	DNQ	12	15	13	24	11	8	20	Ret	Ret	3	25
17	Zsolt Baumgartner	11	7	9	8	18	18	9	6	9	13	Ret	13	9	13	Ret	10	8	Ret			25
18	Norbert Siedler	Ret	22†	16	Ret	Ret	15	12	4	20	18	7	4	11	15	20	13	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	24
19	Nicolas Stelandre	4	DNS	18	21	10	26	17	Ret	5	10	Ret	Ret									20
20	Nicolas Kiesa									15	12	10	14	Ret	5	24	Ret	6	Ret	19	9	17
21	Bernhard Auinger	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	9	4	20	Ret	21	15	18	Ret	15	22	21	19	15	Ret	10	14	13
22	Jaroslav Janiš									DNQ	16	17	16	12	Ret	14	9	11	Ret	5	11	10
23	Gottfried Grasser	DNQ	19	Ret	22	20	24	13	5	DNQ	DNQ	20	20	21	25	Ret	20	17	Ret	Ret	17	8
24	Robert Lechner	13	16	Ret	9	17	6															8
25	Ronnie Quintarelli							7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	10	16	15	Ret					5
26	Laurent Delahaye	8	20	Ret	13	11	21	14	Ret	12	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	10	Ret	13	Ret	11	Ret	4
27	Andrew Kirkaldy	17	8																			3
28	Marc Caldonazzi	14	18	22	18	22	Ret	16	9	22	17											2
29	Marco du Pau	Ret	DNQ	17	19	12	16	11	Ret	19	9	13	Ret									2
30	Giuseppe Burlotti	18	15	10	14	19	17															1
31	Marco Schärf	Ret	21	Ret	20	Ret	25	23	10	DNQ	DNQ	19	Ret	23	26	23	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNS	Ret	1
32	Fabrizio del Monte	Ret	23†	15	Ret	Ret	22	19	Ret	DNQ	Ret	16	18	19	23	DNS	Ret	19	10	DNS	16	1
33	Robert Doornbos															17	14	16	11	15	15	0
34	Allan Simonsen													22	19	19	16	Ret	Ret	13	12	0
35	Mark Mayall																	Ret	12			0
36	Clemens Stadler	DNQ	DNQ															18	13			0
37	Ryan Briscoe													Ret	14							0
38	Thomas Riethmüller	DNQ	17	23	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	17	DNQ	Ret	19	20	21	16	Ret			16	Ret	0
39	Phil Giebler	15	Ret	19	17	23	20															0
40	Gilles Tinguely																			17	18	0
41	Sven Heidfeld	Ret	DNQ	21	Ret																	0
42	André Fibier											22	Ret									0
	Wagner Ebrahim																	Ret	Ret			0
Pos	Driver	HOC1		NÜR1		OSC		SAC		NOR		HOC2		LAU		NÜR2		A1R		HOC2		Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Junior-Pokal (Rookie) standings

	Driver	Points
1	Markus Winkelhock	265
2	Kosuke Matsuura	188
3	Hannes Lachinger	145
4	Kimmo Liimatainen	133
5	Jaroslav Janiš	61
6	Ronnie Quintarelli	46
7	Fabrizio del Monte	42
8	Giuseppe Burlotti	37
9	Gottfried Grasser	25
10	Allan Simonsen	18
11	Thomas Riethmüller	18

References

^ "German Formula-3-Cup — Season 2001". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
^ "STARTERLISTE 2001 DEUTSCHE FORMEL-3-MEISTERSCHAFT" (PDF) (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

External links

Official website (in English and German)

[1] "German Formula-3-Cup — Season 2001". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

[2] "STARTERLISTE 2001 DEUTSCHE FORMEL-3-MEISTERSCHAFT" (PDF) (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

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