2011 German Formula Three Championship Explained
The 2011 ATS Formel 3 Cup was the ninth edition of the German F3 Cup and the last one with FIA specification F3 engines. For the 2012 season, the series will use Volkswagen engines only.[1] The season began on 23 April at Oschersleben and finished on 2 October at Hockenheim after nine race weekends, totalling eighteen races.[2]
New Zealander Richie Stanaway clinched title on the penultimate round, becoming the first Kiwi to win the championship. Danish driver Marco Sørensen, despite missing the round at Assen, finished the season as runner-up. Third place was claimed by Austrian Klaus Bachler. Maxim Travin won the Trophy class after seven wins.
Teams and drivers
Team | Chassis | Engine | | Driver | Status | Rounds |
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Cup Class |
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HS Engineering[3] | Dallara F305/037 | Volkswagen | 1 | Alon Day[4] | | All | Dallara F306/025 | 2 | Patrick Schranner | | 1–4 | Riccardo Brutschin[5] | | 6–9 | Van Amersfoort Racing | Dallara F306/038 | Volkswagen | 5 | Richie Stanaway[6] | | All | Dallara F305/046 | 6 | Jeroen Mul[7] | | All | Dallara F306/023 | 7 | Hannes van Asseldonk[8] | | All | Performance Racing[9] | Dallara F305/051 | Volkswagen | 10 | Riccardo Brutschin[10] | | 1–4 | Dallara F305/041 | 11 | Tom Blomqvist[11] | | 1–7 | Dennis Lind[12] | | 9 | Motopark | Dallara F306/034 | Volkswagen | 12 | Markus Pommer | | 1–3 | | 14 | Tony Halbig | | All | Dallara F305/016 | 15 | Gary Thompson[13] | | 2 | Brandl Racing[14] | Dallara F305/030 | Mercedes | 17 | Marco Sørensen | | 1–7, 9 | Dallara F306/008 | 18 | Bernd Herndlhofer | | 1–2 | Filip Salaquarda[15] | | 5 | Jo Zeller Racing[16] | Dallara F306/014 | Mercedes | 24 | Sandro Zeller | | 1–3 | Markus Pommer[17] | 4–9 | Dallara F305/011 | 25 | René Binder | | 1–2, 4–9 | URD Rennsport[18] | Dallara F306/027 | Mercedes | 26 | Klaus Bachler | | All | Bordoli-Motorsport[19] | Dallara F305/032 | OPC Challenge | 28 | Yannick Mettler | | 1–5, 8–9 | Max Travin Racing[20] | Dallara F306/035 | Volkswagen | 30 | Nikolay Martsenko | | All | Stromos ArtLine[21] | Dallara F305/033 | OPC Challenge | 33 | Antti Rammo | | 1–2, 4–6, 8–9 | APEX Engineering[22] | Dallara F305/034 | OPC Challenge | 35 | Jordi Weckx | | 2, 4, 9 | Franz Wöss Racing | Dallara F306/016 | OPC Challenge | 36 | Dominik Kocher | | 6, 9 | Dallara F305/062 | 37 | Stefan Neuburger | | 6 | Francesco Lopez[23] | | 9 | Trophy Class |
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Stromos ArtLine[24] | ArtTech F24C/010 | OPC Challenge | 50 | Mikhail Aleshin | | 9 | Mercedes | | 1, 6, 8 | Daniel Aho | | 4 | Tom Dillmann | | 5 | ArtTech F24/008 | OPC Challenge | Ivan Samarin | | 2 | Max Travin Racing[25] | Dallara F303/021 | OPC Challenge | 54 | Maxim Travin | | All | Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | Dallara F304/012 | Opel | 55 | Luca Iannaccone | | All | |
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Calendar
The provisional 2011 calendar consisted of nine meetings of which five were due to take place in Germany. A support race to the World Series by Renault meeting at the Nürburgring was later dropped from the calendar in favour of an additional foreign round at Belgium's Spa-Francorchamps. The Rizla Race Day at Assen was also replaced with a Superleague Formula meeting at the circuit.
The final calendar consists of nine meetings of which seven are part of the ADAC Masters Weekend package.[26]
Championship standings
Overall
- Points were awarded as follows:
| Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap | |
- † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
Trophy
- Points were awarded as follows:
- † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
SONAX Rookie-Pokal
See also
Notes and References
- News: More horsepower, reduced costs. formel3.de. German Formula Three Championship. 1 October 2010. 2 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110930174249/http://formel3.de/news.php?id=1066. 30 September 2011. dead.
- News: Formula 3 in Essen. formel3.de. German Formula Three Championship. 2 December 2010. 2 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719024843/http://formel3.de/news.php?id=1097. 19 July 2011. dead.
- Web site: Starterliste 2011 ATS Formel 3 Cup. formel3guide.de. Formel 3 Guide. 3 May 2011.
- News: Experience meets newcomer. formel3.de. German Formula Three Championship. 18 March 2011. 18 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723183912/http://formel3.de/news.php?id=1134. 23 July 2011. dead.
- Web site: ADAC Masters Weekend: Red Bull Ring / AUT, 12. – 14. August 2011. formel3.de. German Formula Three Championship. 12 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111020015233/http://formel3.de/ergebnisse/2011-08-14-s.pdf. 20 October 2011. dead.
- News: 06.02.2011 FIA Institute Academy – Driver Q&As. FIA Institute Academy. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 6 February 2011. 14 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110215091837/http://www.fiainstitute.com/news/Pages/article-90.aspx. 15 February 2011. dead.
- News: Van Amersfoort Racing signs second Dutch driver. formel3.de. German Formula Three Championship. 24 February 2011. 18 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723184011/http://formel3.de/news.php?id=1124. 23 July 2011. dead.
- News: Van Asseldonk to race for Van Amersfoort. formel3.de. German Formula Three Championship. 3 February 2011. 3 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719024854/http://formel3.de/news.php?id=1117. 19 July 2011. dead.
- News: Increased involvement in the 2011 ATS Formula 3 Cup. formel3.de. German Formula Three Championship. 8 December 2010. 2 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719024834/http://formel3.de/news.php?id=1103. 19 July 2011. dead.
- News: Trophy Champion Brutschin to make the next step. formel3.de. German Formula Three Championship. 9 March 2011. 9 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719021430/http://formel3.de/news.php?id=1131. 19 July 2011. dead.
- News: Superstar Blomqvist focused on developing with VW powered Performance. performance-racing.se. Performance Racing. 7 March 2011. 7 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111002120915/http://www.performance-racing.se/news_files/archive-mar-2011.html. 2 October 2011. dead.
- News: Dennis Lind makes Formula 3 Debut with Performance. performance-racing.se. Performance Racing. 26 September 2011. 26 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120326035953/http://www.performance-racing.se/news_files/archive-sep-2011.html. 26 March 2012. dead.
- Web site: ILMC 1000km Spa / Belgien: 05.-07. Mai 2011. formel3.de. German Formula Three Championship. 5 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111020015529/http://formel3.de/ergebnisse/2011-05-07-s.pdf. 20 October 2011. dead.
- News: Marco Soerensen startet für Brandl Racing. 14 December 2010. 2 January 2011. CMV Sportmedia. Brandl Racing. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718220443/http://www.cmv-sportmedia.de/brandl/?p=289. 18 July 2011. dead.
- Web site: formel3.de. ADAC Masters Weekend, Zolder / BEL: 10. – 12. Juni 2011. 8 June 2011. German Formula Three Championship. 11 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111020012908/http://formel3.de/ergebnisse/2011-06-12-s.pdf. 20 October 2011. dead.
- News: Zeller Racing sign their favoured driver. formel3.de. German Formula Three Championship. 28 March 2011. 29 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110929113804/http://www.formel3.de/news.php?id=1139. 29 September 2011. dead.
- Web site: formel3.de. Assen Qualifying 1. 3 June 2011. German Formula Three Championship. 3 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111020014912/http://formel3.de/ergebnisse/2011-06-05-q1.pdf. 20 October 2011. dead.
- News: Second effort for Klaus Bachler. formel3.de. German Formula Three Championship. 18 March 2011. 18 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723183945/http://formel3.de/news.php?id=1135. 23 July 2011. dead.
- News: Bordoli Motorsport to make Cup comeback with Yannick Mettler. formel3.de. German Formula Three Championship. 2 March 2011. 3 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719021421/http://formel3.de/news.php?id=1126. 19 July 2011. dead.
- Web site: Команда Max Travin Racing продолжает предсезонную подготовку. 20 December 2010. 2 January 2011. openracing.ru. Open Racing. Russian.
- Web site: STROMOS ArtLine. formel3.de. German Formula Three Championship. 2 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20100421082942/http://www.formel3.de/teilnehmer-team.php?id=39&PHPSESSID=7152d592799050aaf67998d109a0b3be. 21 April 2010. dead.
- News: Über die Formel 3 in den GT Sport. 28 March 2011. 28 March 2011. formel3.de. German Formula Three Championship. German. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723184039/http://formel3.de/news.php?id=1140. 23 July 2011. dead.
- Web site: formel3.de. ADAC Masters Weekend Hockenheim: 30.09. – 02.10. 2011. 30 September 2011. German Formula Three Championship. 30 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111020014514/http://formel3.de/ergebnisse/2011-10-02-s.pdf. 20 October 2011. dead.
- Web site: STROMOS ArtLine. formel3.de. German Formula Three Championship. 2 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20100421082942/http://www.formel3.de/teilnehmer-team.php?id=39&PHPSESSID=7152d592799050aaf67998d109a0b3be. 21 April 2010. dead.
- Web site: Команда Max Travin Racing продолжает предсезонную подготовку. 20 December 2010. 2 January 2011. openracing.ru. Open Racing. Russian.
- News: The Cup goes rollercoaster. formel3.de. German Formula Three Championship. 9 February 2011. 13 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719021358/http://formel3.de/news.php?id=1119. 19 July 2011. dead.