2009 European F3 Open Championship Explained

The 2009 European F3 Open Championship was the first season with the new championship denomination after eight seasons of the Spanish Formula Three Championship.^[1] ^[2] It began on 2 May 2009 in Valencia and will end on 1 November in Montmeló after 16 rounds in five different countries. The main Class A title was claimed by Bruno Méndez, holding off Celso Míguez by just two points. Callum MacLeod won the secondary Copa F306/300, as well as finishing ninth in the overall championship. Méndez's team Campos Racing also claimed the teams title, beating main rivals Drivex by seven points.^[3]

Teams and drivers

All cars are powered by Fiat engines. Main class powered by Dallara F308, while Copa Class by Dallara F306 chassis.

Team	No	Driver	Rounds
Class A
Campos Racing	1	Adrián Campos Jr.	All
Campos Racing	2	Bruno Méndez	All
nowrap	GTA Motor Competición	3	Augusto Scalbi	1–4
emiliodevillota.com	4	Samuele Buttarelli	1–6
	4	Jonathan Legris	7
	5	nowrap	Sergio Canamasas	All
	12	Jonathan Legris	2–4
	12	Doru Sechelariu	5–8
RP Motorsport	6	David Fumanelli	All
	7	Kevin Ceccon	All
	8	Stefano Bizzarri	1–2, 4–8
	8	Jesse Krohn	3
Drivex	9	Celso Míguez	All
Meycom	11	Nil Montserrat	2, 8
Porteiro Motorsport	14	Carlos Muñoz	3, 6–7
Team West-Tec	88	Christian Ebbesvik	All
Copa F306/300
GTA Motor Competición	10	Carmen Jordá	1–4
Campos Racing	10	Carmen Jordá	5–8
	20	Bruno Palli	All
	21	Jorge Clara	1
Team West-Tec	22	Kristján Einar	1, 3–6, 8
	22	Tom Tweedie	7
	55	Callum MacLeod	All
Q8 Oils Hache Team	24	Edgar Fernández	All
	25	Toño Fernández	All
	27	Michele Faccin	1–2, 4–6
	27	Nil Montserrat	3
RP Motorsport	28	Jesse Krohn	1
RP Motorsport	28	Biagio Bulnes	2–8
Llusiá Racing	29	Borja Signes	1–2
Drivex	31	Luis Villalba	1
	31	José Luis Abadín	2–7
	33	Ryuichi Nara	8
Novo Team ECA	35	Emmanuel Piget	8
emiliodevillota.com	36	Jonathan Legris	1
emiliodevillota.com	36	Noel Jammal	2–8

Calendar

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Circuit de Valencia	2 May	nowrap	Adrián Campos Jr.	nowrap	Adrián Campos Jr.	nowrap	Adrián Campos Jr.	Campos Racing
1	R2	Circuit de Valencia	3 May		Bruno Méndez	Celso Míguez	Drivex
2	R1	Circuito Permanente del Jarama	6 June	Bruno Méndez	Celso Míguez	Celso Míguez	Drivex
2	R2	7 June		Bruno Méndez	Bruno Méndez	Campos Racing
3	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	27 June	Celso Míguez	Adrián Campos Jr.	Bruno Méndez	Campos Racing
3	R2	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	28 June		Jonathan Legris	Jonathan Legris	nowrap	emiliodevillota.com
4	R1	Donington Park	4 July	nowrap	Christian Ebbesvik	Bruno Méndez	nowrap	Christian Ebbesvik	Team West-Tec
4	R2	Donington Park	5 July		Jonathan Legris	Stefano Bizzarri	RP Motorsport
5	R1	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	19 September	Bruno Méndez	Bruno Méndez	Bruno Méndez	Campos Racing
5	R2	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	nowrap	20 September		Bruno Méndez	Celso Míguez	Drivex
6	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	3 October	Celso Míguez	Bruno Méndez	Celso Míguez	Drivex
6	R2	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	4 October		Celso Míguez	Celso Míguez	Drivex
7	R1	Circuito de Jerez	17 October	Celso Míguez	Bruno Méndez	Bruno Méndez	Campos Racing
7	R2	Circuito de Jerez	18 October		Christian Ebbesvik	David Fumanelli	RP Motorsport
8	R1	Circuit de Catalunya	31 October	Adrián Campos Jr.	nowrap	Sergio Canamasas	Adrián Campos Jr.	Campos Racing
8	R2	Circuit de Catalunya	1 November		Bruno Méndez	David Fumanelli	RP Motorsport

Standings

Class A

Points are awarded as follows:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	PP	FL
Race 1	14	12	10	8	6	5	3	2	1	1	1
Race 2	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	0	1

Pos	Driver	VAL		JAR		SPA		DON		MAG		MNZ		JER		CAT		Pts
1	Bruno Méndez	4	2	3	1	1	3	3	20	1	14	2	2	1	Ret	7	2	145
2	Celso Míguez	6	1	1	3	6	2	2	3	5	1	1	1	2	DSQ	2	4	143
3	Stefano Bizzarri	2	7	12	Ret			6	1	4	2	6	3	4	3	6	3	92
4	Adrián Campos Jr.	1	Ret	5	4	15	6	11	5	3	4	Ret	15	7	Ret	1	6	76
5	Christian Ebbesvik	9	10	7	5	16	8	1	6	8	3	3	5	16	7	10	7	63
6	align=left nowrap	Sergio Canamasas	12	11	2	16	5	7	9	12	12	6	Ret	14	5	2	3	9	54
7	Jonathan Legris	5	3	13	Ret	7	1	5	2					Ret	Ret			47
8	David Fumanelli	13	13	15	11	13	12	Ret	14	7	10	8	Ret	6	1	4	1	42
9	Callum MacLeod	7	6	6	Ret	3	4	7	18	Ret	Ret	9	8	8	5	11	11	41
10	Augusto Scalbi	10	5	4	2	4	Ret	Ret	4									37
11	Carlos Muñoz					2	5					Ret	18	3	4			33
12	Kevin Ceccon	15	12	11	17	9	10	4	7	9	5	5	4	9	Ret	8	18	33
13	Toño Fernández	17	8	18	8	11	16	12	13	2	Ret	12	9	12	8	12	8	21
14	Nil Montserrat			8	6	10	9									5	5	18
15	José Luis Abadín			16	9	8	11	14	8	6	7	10	7	18	10			16
16	Doru Sechelariu									13	8	4	Ret	11	6	14	10	14
17	Jesse Krohn	3	Ret			12	Ret											10
18	Michele Faccin	8	4	10	Ret			10	9	14	Ret	Ret	16					9
19	Samuele Buttarelli	Ret	18	Ret	10	Ret	15	8	16	Ret	Ret	7	6					9
20	Edgar Fernández	16	9	9	7	17	19	19	17	10	12	15	17	17	14	15	13	5
21	Carmen Jordá	11	Ret	Ret	12	20	14	18	15	15	9	13	11	19	13	16	12	1
22	Bruno Palli	18	14	Ret	15	18	DSQ	13	11	DSQ	11	Ret	13	10	9	18	15	1
23	Emmanuel Piget															9	17	1
24	Kristján Einar	20	16			14	13	16	10	11	15	Ret	12			17	14	0
25	Noel Jammal			17	14	19	17	15	Ret	DNS	Ret	14	19	14	11	Ret	19	0
26	Biagio Bulnes			Ret	13	21	18	17	19	Ret	13	11	10	13	Ret	13	20	0
27	Luis Villalba	14	15															0
28	Tom Tweedie													15	12			0
29	Borja Signes	19	Ret	14	Ret													0
30	Ryuichi Nara															Ret	16	0
31	Jorge Clara	Ret	17															0
Pos	Driver	VAL		JAR		SPA		DON		MAG		MNZ		JER		CAT		Pts

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Copa F306/300

Points are awarded for both races as follows:

Pos	Driver	VAL		JAR		SPA		DON		MAG		MNZ		JER		CAT		Pts
1	Callum MacLeod	3	3	1	Ret	1	1	1	8	Ret	Ret	1	2	1	1	2	2	106
2	Toño Fernández	8	4	7	2	4	7	3	5	1	Ret	4	3	3	2	3	1	79
3	José Luis Abadín			5	3	2	3	5	1	2	1	2	1	8	4			73
4	align=left nowrap	Edgar Fernández	7	5	2	1	6	10	10	7	3	4	7	9	7	8	4	5	38
5	Michele Faccin	4	2	3	Ret			2	2	5	Ret	Ret	8					37
6	Carmen Jordá	5	Ret	Ret	4	9	5	9	6	6	2	5	5	9	7	6	3	30
7	Bruno Palli	9	6	Ret	7	7	DSQ	4	4	DSQ	3	Ret	7	2	3	8	6	28
8	Biagio Bulnes			Ret	5	10	9	8	9	Ret	5	3	4	4	Ret	4	10	24
9	Kristján Einar	11	8			5	4	7	3	4	6	Ret	6			5	7	20
10	Jonathan Legris	2	1															18
11	Nil Montserrat					3	2											14
12	Jesse Krohn	1	Ret															10
13	Emmanuel Piget															1	7	10
14	Noel Jammal			6	6	8	8	6	Ret	DNS	Ret	6	10	5	5	Ret	9	6
15	Borja Signes	10	Ret	5	Ret													3
16	Tom Tweedie													6	6			0
17	Luis Villalba	6	7															0
18	Ryuichi Nara															Ret	7	0
19	Jorge Clara	Ret	9															0
Pos	Driver	VAL		JAR		SPA		DON		MAG		MNZ		JER		CAT		Pts

Team Standings

Points for each team's best scoring chassis are awarded for both races as follows:

All teams use Dallara chassis; the car designation is listed in the Chassis column.

Pos	Team	Chassis	VAL		JAR		SPA		DON		MAG		MNZ		JER		CAT		Pts
1	Campos Racing	F308	1	2	3	1	1	3	3	5	1	4	2	2	1	Ret	1	2	117
1	F306	18	14	Ret	15	18	DSQ	13	11	15	9	13	11	10	9	16	12		117
2	Drivex	F308	6	1	1	3	6	2	2	3	5	1	1	1	2	DSQ	2	4	110
2	F306	14	15	16	9	8	11	14	8	6	7	10	7	18	10	Ret	16		110
3	RP Motorsport	F308	2	7	11	11	9	10	4	1	4	2	5	3	4	1	4	1	79
3	F306	3	Ret	Ret	13	21	18	17	19	Ret	13	11	10	13	Ret	13	20		79
4	emiliodevillota.com	F308	12	11	2	10	5	1	5	2	12	6	4	6	5	2	3	9	69
4	F306	5	3	17	14	19	17	15	Ret	DNS	Ret	14	19	14	11	Ret	19		69
5	Team West-Tec	F308	9	10	7	5	16	8	1	6	8	3	3	5	16	7	10	7	53
5	F306	7	6	6	Ret	3	4	7	10	11	15	9	8	8	5	11	11		53
6	Porteiro Motorsport	F308					2	5					Ret	18	3	4			23
7	GTA Motor Competición	F308	10	5	4	2	4	Ret	Ret	4									23
7	F306	11	Ret	Ret	12	20	14	18	15
8	Q8 Oils Hache Team	F306	8	4	9	7	10	9	10	9	2	12	12	9	12	8	12	8	12
9	Meycom	F308			8	6											5	5	9
10	Novo Team ECA	F306															9	17	0
11	Llusiá Racing	F306	19	Ret	14	Ret													0
Pos	Team	Chassis	VAL		JAR		SPA		DON		MAG		MNZ		JER		CAT		Pts

External links

Official website of the European F3 Open Championship

Notes and References

News: FIA World Council gives status of FIA International Series to Spanish F3, now re-branded "European F3 Open". gtsport.es. GT SPORT. 2009-03-19. 2009-10-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716070625/http://www.gtsport.es/index.asp?pagina=f3&subpagina=1627&c=50&anyo=2009&mes=3&p=n. 2011-07-16. dead.
News: Tom . Hornsby . Spanish F3 re-christened European F3 Open . motorstv . . 2009-03-19 . 2009-10-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714121743/http://www.motorstv.com/car/single-seater/f3/19032009/f3-open-spanish-f3-re-christened-international-f3-open . 2011-07-14 .
News: The Euroformula Open is born!. 14 February 2014. Euroformula Open Championship. GT Sport. 15 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223011517/http://f3open.net/article.php?cont=515. 23 February 2014. dead.