Finnish Formula Three Championship Explained

Category:Single-seaters
Inaugural:1958
Folded:2010
Constructors:Dallara
Country/Region: Finland, North Europe
Champion Driver: Jani Tammi
Champion Team: Oakra F3

The Finnish Formula Three Championship was a single seater motor racing series based in Finland. The championship used small Formula Three cars, designed to give drivers experience before moving to higher levels of motor racing. The Finnish Formula Three Championship ran from 1958 to 1960, 1984 to 1986 and 2000 to 2009, and for its final season in 2010 it became known as the Nordic F3 Masters.

An independent championship known as the Scandinavian & Nordic Formula Three Championship ran from 1984 to 1985 and 1992 to 2001.

Champions

SeasonSeries NameChampionTeam
1958Finnish F3 Championship Heimo Hietarintanone
1959Finnish F3 Championship Curt Lincoln
1960Finnish F3 Championship Heimo Hietarinta
1961–
1983
not held
1984Finnish F3 Championship Jari Koiranen Lahti Racing
1985Finnish F3 Championship Sami Pensala Kuomu Sport
1986Finnish F3 Championship Jorma Airaksinen Bisse Racing
1987–
1999
not held
2000Finnish F3 Championship Marko Nevalainen Motor Up Racing
2001Finnish F3 Championship Jari Koivisto Jari Koivisto F3 Racing
2002Finnish CUP Jussi Pinomäki Niinivirta Motorsport
2003Finnish F3 Championship Andrea Belicchi Lukoil Racing
2004Finnish F3 Championship Teemu Tanninen Polameri Team
2005Finnish F3 Championship Jari Koivisto Jari Koivisto F3 Racing
2006Finnish F3 Championship Arto Taimi TCB Racing
2007Finnish F3 Championship Tomi Limmonen Koiranen Bros. Motorsport
2008Finnish F3 Championship Mika Vähämäki ADRF
2009Finnish F3 Championship Kimmo Joutvuo Rolling Rocks
2010Nordic F3 Masters Jani Tammi Oakra F3

2010 season

DateEventCircuit
May 14–15Rata-SM Kemora Kemora Circuit
June 11–12Rata-SM Alastaro Alastaro Circuit
July 9–10Summer Racing 2010 Audru Ring
August 13–14Rata-SM Botniaring Botniaring Racing Circuit
September 10–11Citizen Race Weekend Ahvenisto Race Circuit
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valign=middlePosvalign=middleDriverKEM
ALA
PÄR
BOT
AHV
Pts
1 Jani Tammi112221CC22175
2 Jari Koivisto3216CC3Ret87
3 Risto TonteriRet33432CCDNSDNS82
4 Kimmo JoutvuoRet1DNSRetCC1175
5 Timo Pitkäniemi45CC4356
6 Pekka Rinne2Ret53CC48
7 Raivo Tamm13CC41
Arto TaimiCCWDWD

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://nordicf3masters.eu/wp/lang/en/standings
  2. Web site: Nordic F3 Masters . 2011-07-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716070405/http://nordicf3masters.eu/ . 2011-07-16 .
  3. http://nordicf3masters.eu/wp/451