2002 Spanish Formula Three Championship Explained

The 2002 Spanish Formula Three Championship was the second Spanish Formula Three season. It began on 7 April at Albacete and ended on 10 November at Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló after thirteen races.^[1] Marcel Costa was crowned series champion.^[2]

Teams and drivers

• All teams were Spanish-registered. All cars were powered by Toyota engines, Dallara F300 chassis and Dunlop tyres.^[3]

Team		Driver	Rounds
Racing Engineering	1	Álvaro Parente	All
	2	Andy Soucek	All
	3	Lucas Lasserre	All
Meycom Sport	4	Álvaro Espinosa	1–3
		Daniel Martín	4–7
	5	María de Villota	All
RDS By Elide Racing	6	Diego Puyo	1–3
		Alejandro Núñez	4–7
	7	Pedro Barral	All
	8	Fernando Rama	1–3
E.V. Racing	9	Marcel Costa	All
	10	Ricardo Ferrando	4–7
Azteca Motorsport	11	Sergio Hernández	All
	12	Philip Giebler	1–6
GTA Motor Competición	14	Jordi Palomares	1–3
Borja García		4–7
15	Ianina Zanazzi	1–3
	Mathias Lauda	4
	Celso Míguez	5–7
Skualo Competición	16	Emilio de Villota Jr.	All
	17	Alejandro Núñez	1–3
ECA Racing	18	Miguel Ramos	1–3
		Fernando Rama	6
	19	Paul Robinson	All
G-Tec	20	Felipe Silva	All
	21	Jeremy Toti	1–2
		Ricardo Teodósio	3
		nowrap	Adam Langley-Khan	4
		Pedro Salvador	5
		Miguel Ramos	6
		Philip Giebler	7

Calendar

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Circuito de Albacete, Albacete	7 April	Andy Soucek	Marcel Costa	Lucas Lasserre	Racing Engineering
	R2			nowrap	Álvaro Parente	Philip Giebler	Álvaro Parente	Racing Engineering
2	R1	Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera	26 May	Marcel Costa	Marcel Costa	Marcel Costa	E.V. Racing
	R2	Marcel Costa		Marcel Costa	Marcel Costa	E.V. Racing
3	R1	Circuito do Estoril, Estoril	30 June	Felipe Silva	Álvaro Parente	Lucas Lasserre	Racing Engineering
	R2			Philip Giebler	nowrap	Lucas Lasserre	nowrap	Lucas Lasserre	Racing Engineering
4		Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia	nowrap	22 September	Borja García	Borja García	Borja García	GTA Motor Competición
5	R1	Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera	7 October	Borja García	Daniel Martín	Borja García	GTA Motor Competición
	R2			Borja García	Daniel Martín	Borja García	GTA Motor Competición
6	R1	Circuito del Jarama, Madrid	13 October	Daniel Martín	Borja García	Borja García	GTA Motor Competición
	R2			Daniel Martín	Daniel Martín	Daniel Martín	Meycom Sport
7	R1	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	10 November	Borja García	Borja García	Borja García	GTA Motor Competición
	R2			Daniel Martín	Daniel Martín	Borja García	nowrap	GTA Motor Competición

Standings

Drivers' standings

• Points were awarded as follows:

Pos Driver ALB JER EST VAL JER JAR CAT Pts 1 Marcel Costa 2 3 1 1 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 DNS DNS 190 2 Lucas Lasserre 1 6 3 3 1 1 7 2 Ret 6 6 3 3 3 Borja García 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 148 4 Daniel Martín 2 5 2 2 1 2 2 133 5 Álvaro Parente 6 1 5 5 5 10 10 Ret 4 8 4 8 4 6 Philip Giebler 3 2 2 Ret 2 14 3 Ret 7 7 16 9 6 126 7 Felipe Silva 4 8 Ret 15 3 2 8 7 DNS 5 5 4 5 125 8 Andy Soucek 9 4 Ret 4 6 5 5 4 5 11 10 6 Ret 117 9 Sergio Hernández 5 7 4 2 7 4 9 6 Ret Ret 15 10 7 109 10 Paul Robinson 12 10 6 10 Ret 8 11 10 11 4 8 14 Ret 74 11 María de Villota 13 12 8 8 9 11 13 8 8 12 7 12 11 12 Fernando Rama 7 5 7 6 8 6 10 14 66 13 Celso Míguez 9 7 9 9 5 Ret 43 14 Diego Puyo 14 9 10 7 11 9 36 15 Alejandro Núñez Ret Ret Ret 13 13 16 14 13 12 13 13 11 10 32 16 Pedro Barral 15 15 Ret 9 Ret DNS 6 Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 8 31 17 Emilio de Villota Jr. 16 11 Ret DNS 12 Ret Ret 11 13 14 Ret 7 Ret 27 18 Miguel Ramos 11 16 9 11 DNS DNS Ret 14 11 24 19 Ricardo Ferrando 12 14 10 Ret DNS 13 9 22 20 Jeremy Toti 8 17 12 14 14 21 Jordi Palomeras 10 14 Ret DNS Ret 12 12 22 Ianina Zanazzi DNS 13 Ret Ret 10 13 12 23 Pedro Salvador 12 9 11 24 Alvaro Espinosa 17 18 11 12 Ret 15 10 25 Ricardo Teodósio Ret 7 9 align=left nowrap Adam Langley-Khan Ret 0 Mathias Lauda Ret 0 Pos Driver ALB JER EST VAL JER JAR CAT Pts

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' standings

• Points were awarded as follows:

Pos	Team	Car No.	ALB		JER		EST		VAL	JER		JAR		CAT		Pts
1	Racing Engineering	1	6	1	5	5	5	10	10	Ret	4	8	4	8	4
	2	9	4	Ret	4	6	5	5	4	5	11	10	6	Ret
	3	1	6	3	3	1	1	7	2	Ret	6	6	3	3
2	E.V. Racing	9	2	3	1	1	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	DNS	DNS	72
	10							12	14	10	Ret	DNS	13	9
3	GTA Motor Competición	14	10	14	Ret	DNS	Ret	12	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	71
	15	DNS	13	Ret	Ret	10	13	Ret	9	7	9	9	5	Ret
4	Azteca Motorsport	11	5	7	4	2	7	4	9	6	Ret	Ret	15	10	7	55
	12	3	2	2	Ret	2	14	3	Ret	7	7	16
5	Meycom Sport	4	17	18	11	12	Ret	15	2	5	2	2	1	2	2	53
	5	13	12	8	8	9	11	13	8	8	12	7	12	11
6	G-Tec	20	4	8	Ret	15	3	2	8	7	DNS	5	5	4	5	31
	21	8	17	12	14	Ret	7	Ret	12	9	14	11	9	6
7	ECA Racing	18	11	16	9	11	DNS	DNS	Ret			10	14			4
	19	12	10	6	10	Ret	8	11	10	11	4	8	14	Ret
8	RDS by Elide Racing	6	14	9	10	7	11	9	14	13	12	13	13	11	10	3
	7	15	15	Ret	9	Ret	DNS	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	8
	8	7	5	7	6	8	6
9	Skualo Competición	16	16	11	Ret	DNS	12	Ret	Ret	11	13	14	Ret	7	Ret	0
	17	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	13	16
Pos	Team	Car No.	ALB		JER		EST		VAL	JER		JAR		CAT		Pts

External links

• Official Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Race Calendar: Spanish Formula 3 Championship – Season 2002. speedsport-magazine.com. Speedsport Magazine. 27 January 2013.
2. Web site: Campeonato de España de Fórmula 3 2002. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 27 January 2013.
3. Web site: Entrylist: Spanish Formula 3 Championship – Season 2002. speedsport-magazine.com. Speedsport Magazine. 27 January 2013.