FIA Formula 3 International Trophy explained

Category:Single seaters
Inaugural:2011
Folded:2011
Country/Region:International
Champion Driver: Roberto Merhi

The FIA Formula 3 International Trophy was a FIA-sanctioned international formula series that ran in 2011 for Formula Three cars.[1] The Trophy was the first international Formula Three series since the demise of the European Formula Three Championship in 1984, and was created to increase the appeal of the category, which had seen the various F3 championships suffer from falling grid sizes.[2]

The trophy comprised three existing events for Formula Three cars, the Pau Grand Prix, Masters of Formula 3 and Macau Grand Prix, and one event from both the British F3 and Formula 3 Euro Series. Drivers registered in any of the national F3 series were eligible to enter the contest, and they competed alongside the drivers entered into the individual events.

After one season, which was won by Spanish driver Roberto Merhi, the Trophy was replaced by the FIA Formula 3 European Championship for 2012.[3]

Season summary

The series began at Hockenheim on 30 April, and finished on 20 November at the Guia Circuit after five meetings. Roberto Merhi was crowned champion after Masters of F3 meeting at Zandvoort. German driver Marco Wittmann finished as runner-up despite driving as guest driver in the first meeting of the season, in Hockenheim. If he had participated as championship driver in these meeting, he would have been crowned champion, because he scored 36 points in these meeting(which did not count for the championship) and he finished 32-point away from Roberto Merhi. Spaniard Daniel Juncadella finished in third place after winning Macau Grand Prix.

Teams and drivers

Four teams registered for the championships; Prema Powerteam, Signature and Motopark Academy from the Formula 3 Euro Series and Carlin from British Formula 3. Guest entries were allowed; all raced in one or two European rounds and/or Macau.

TeamDriverChassisEngineRounds
Registered entries
Carlin Carlos Huertas[4] Dallara F308VolkswagenAll
Jazeman Jaafar[5] Dallara F308VolkswagenAll
Motopark Academy Kimiya Sato[6] Dallara F308Volkswagen1–2, 4–5
Prema Powerteam Daniel JuncadellaDallara F309Mercedes HWAAll
Roberto MerhiDallara F308Mercedes HWAAll
Signature Daniel AbtDallara F308VolkswagenAll
Carlos MuñozDallara F308VolkswagenAll
Laurens VanthoorDallara F309VolkswagenAll
Marco Wittmann[7] Dallara F308Volkswagen2–5
Guest entries, ineligible for Trophy points
Carlin Richard BradleyDallara F308Volkswagen2
Tom DillmannDallara F308Volkswagen1
Jack HarveyDallara F308Volkswagen3
Kevin Magnussen[8] Dallara F308Volkswagen3–5
Felipe NasrDallara F308Volkswagen3, 5
Rupert Svendsen-CookDallara F308Volkswagen3–4
Double R Racing Marko AsmerDallara F308Mercedes HWA2–3, 5
Valtteri BottasDallara F308Mercedes HWA5
Luís Felipe DeraniDallara F308Mercedes HWA2–3
Mitch EvansDallara F308Mercedes HWA5
Scott PyeDallara F308Mercedes HWA3
Fortec Motorsport William BullerDallara F311Mercedes HWA3, 5
Lucas ForestiDallara F311Mercedes HWA3, 5
Fahmi IlyasDallara F311Mercedes HWA3
Harry TincknellDallara F311Mercedes HWA3
Hitech Racing Pietro FantinDallara F308Volkswagen3, 5
António Félix da CostaDallara F310Volkswagen5
Kotaro SakuraiDallara F305Mugen-Honda3
Hannes van AsseldonkDallara F310Volkswagen5
Jo Zeller Racing Sandro Zeller[9] Dallara F306Mercedes HWA1
Motopark Academy Tom DillmannDallara F308Volkswagen2
Jimmy ErikssonDallara F308Volkswagen1, 4–5
Gianmarco RaimondoDallara F308Volkswagen1
Mücke Motorsport Lucas ForestiDallara F308Mercedes HWA4
Nigel MelkerDallara F308Mercedes HWA1, 4
Felix RosenqvistDallara F308Mercedes HWA1, 4–5
Yuhi Sekiguchi[10] Dallara F308Mercedes HWA5
Prema Powerteam Raffaele Marciello[11] Dallara F308Mercedes HWA3
Luís Felipe DeraniDallara F308Mercedes HWA4
Signature Carlos Sainz Jr.[12] Dallara F309Volkswagen5
Marco WittmannDallara F308Volkswagen1
Sino Vision Racing Adderly FongDallara F308Mercedes HWA3, 5
Hywel LloydDallara F308Mercedes HWA3, 5
STAR Racing Team Kuba GiermaziakDallara F308Volkswagen1
ThreeBond Racing Hironobu YasudaDallara F309Nissan5
Toda Racing Hideki YamauchiDallara F308Honda5
TOM'S Richard BradleyDallara F308Toyota5
Alexander SimsDallara F308Toyota5
T-Sport Yann CunhaDallara F311Volkswagen3
Bart HylkemaDallara F311Volkswagen3
Menasheh IdafarDallara F311Volkswagen3
Van Amersfoort Racing Richie StanawayDallara F308Volkswagen5
Hannes van Asseldonk[13] Dallara F308Volkswagen3

Race calendar

The provisional six-round calendar included the Korea Super Prix, but this was cancelled three weeks before the event.[14]

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning TeamEvent
1R1 Hockenheimring30 April Roberto Merhi Roberto Merhi Roberto Merhi Prema PowerteamF3 Euro Series
R21 May Marco Wittmann Roberto Merhi Roberto Merhi Prema Powerteam
2 Pau Circuit22 May Marco Wittmann Marco Wittmann Marco Wittmann SignaturePau Grand Prix
3R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps29 July Roberto Merhi Roberto Merhi Roberto Merhi Prema PowerteamSpa 24 Hours/British F3
R230 July Roberto Merhi Roberto Merhi Roberto Merhi Prema Powerteam
4 Circuit Park Zandvoort14 August Roberto Merhi Felix Rosenqvist Felix Rosenqvist Mücke MotorsportMasters of Formula 3
5R1 Guia Circuit19 November Marco Wittmann Roberto Merhi Marco Wittmann SignatureMacau Grand Prix
R220 November Marco Wittmann Marco Wittmann Daniel Juncadella Prema Powerteam

Results

The F3 International Trophy took on the same scoring system used in Formula One and other FIA Championships, with points awarded to the top ten finishers.[15]

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th 
Points251815121086421
PosDriverHOC
PAU
SPA
ZAN
MAC
Points
1 Roberto Merhi11211DSQ3Ret133
2 Marco Wittmann221112213101
3 Daniel Juncadella6438RetRet6172
4 Daniel Abt464141368Ret44
5 Laurens Vanthoor315Ret17477Ret39
6 Carlos Muñoz8954RetRetRetRet26
7 Jazeman Jaafar1011113121017821
8 Carlos Huertas111291091151315
9 Kimiya SatoRet108129127
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Felix Rosenqvist53121Ret0
Felipe Nasr97220
William Buller231360
Kevin Magnussen78319140
Nigel Melker7540
Yuhi Sekiguchi1240
Valtteri Bottas4Ret0
Rupert Svendsen-Cook61450
Hannes van Asseldonk12Ret1050
Jack Harvey5100
Raffaele MarcielloRet50
Marko Asmer7Ret618190
Luís Felipe Derani618RetRet0
Lucas Foresti131181470
Jimmy Eriksson979RetDNS0
Tom Dillmann128Ret0
Richard Bradley10Ret90
Adderly Fong2122Ret100
Hideki Yamauchi11150
Pietro Fantin19DSQRet110
Sandro Zeller13130
Kuba Giermaziak14Ret0
Gianmarco RaimondoRet140
Hywel Lloyd15Ret16160
Scott Pye16150
Richie Stanaway15Ret0
Harry Tincknell22160
Carlos Sainz Jr.20170
Bart HylkemaRet170
Fahmi Ilyas20180
Alexander SimsDNS180
Menasheh IdafarRet190
Yann Cunha23200
Kotaro Sakurai24210
Mitch Evans22Ret0
António Félix da CostaRetRet0
Hironobu YasudaRetRet0
PosDriverHOC
PAU
SPA
ZAN
MAC
Points
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: F3 International Trophy created. 10 December 2010. GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. 30 January 2011.
  2. Web site: Beer. Matt. International F3 series created for '11. Autosport.com. Haymarket Media. 25 October 2014. 10 December 2010.
  3. Web site: O'Leary. Jamie. European Formula 3 Championship is revived for coming season by FIA. Autosport.com. Haymarket Media. 25 October 2014. 9 March 2012.
  4. News: Carlin fills International Trophy line-up. Jamie. O'Leary. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 27 April 2011. 27 April 2011.
  5. News: Jaafar joins F3 International Trophy. Ben. Anderson. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 26 April 2011. 27 April 2011.
  6. Freeman. Glenn . 28 April 2011. Pit & Paddock: Carlin confirms its Trophy plan. Autosport. 204. 4. 17. Haymarket Publications. Huertas and Jaafar will take on Signature's Daniel Abt, Laurens Vanthoor and Carlos Munoz, Prema's Daniel Juncadella and Roberto Merhi, and Motopark's Kimiya Sato and Markus Pommer, for the Trophy, which will be presented at the FIA's prize-giving gala in India..
  7. Web site: Cars admitted. Grand Prix de Pau. Alkamel Systems. 21 May 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110817104428/http://gppau.alkamelsystems.com/Results/00_2011/01_GP%20Pau/20_FIA%20F3%20International%20Trophy/02_CarsAdmitted_Race.PDF. 17 August 2011.
  8. News: Entry list revealed for Macau Grand Prix. 6 October 2011. GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. 6 October 2011.
  9. Web site: DTM Hockenheim I 29.04. – 01.05.2011; Formula 3 Euro Series Result pre event test combined. Formula 3 Euro Series. ITR e.V.. 29 April 2011. 29 April 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110725061152/http://f3euroseries.com/ergebnisse/2011-04-29-tc.pdf. 25 July 2011.
  10. News: Japanese Formula 3 champion Yuhi Sekiguchi replaces Michael Ho for Macau GP. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Jonathan. Noble. 16 November 2011. 16 November 2011.
  11. News: Marciello al via con Prema a Spa!. Marciello away with Prema at Spa. Rubino. Jacopo. Michele. Benso. 19 July 2011. stopandgotv. Stop&Go. Italian. 21 July 2011. 24 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120324191711/http://stopandgo.tv/news/f3/it/international-trophy-anteprima-marciello-al-via-con-prema-a-spa-.html. dead.
  12. Web site: Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix Provisional Entry List. macau.grandprix.gov.mo. Macau Grand Prix. 6 October 2011. 6 October 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111118232023/http://gp.macau.grandprix.gov.mo/gp/58/subpage.php?id=3228&lang=en. 18 November 2011.
  13. Web site: Hannes van Asseldonk maakt gastoptredens in Oostenrijks F3 kampionschap en FIA F3 International Trophy . Hannes van Asseldonk Makes Guest Appearances in Austria F3 Championship and FIA F3 International Trophy . Dutch . hannes.nl . . 4 July 2011 . 6 July 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120313100244/http://www.hannes.nl/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Oostenrijks-F3-kampioenschap-en-FIA-F3-International-Trophy.pdf . 13 March 2012.
  14. Web site: Anderson. Ben. Korea cancels F3 Superprix. Autosport.com. Haymarket Media. 25 October 2014. 3 November 2010.
  15. News: World Motor Sport Council 10/12/2010 . 10 December 2010 . . 10 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101214022816/http://www.fia.com/en-GB/mediacentre/pressreleases/wmsc/2010/Pages/wmsc-101210.aspx . 14 December 2010.

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