2001 Spanish Formula Three Championship
# 2001 Spanish Formula Three Championship

The 2001 Spanish Formula Three Championship was the first Spanish Formula Three season. It began on 27 May at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia and ended on 11 November at Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló after fourteen races. Ander Vilariño was crowned series champion.

## Teams and drivers

* All teams were Spanish-registered. All cars were powered by Toyota engines, Dallara F300 chassis and Dunlop tyres.

| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - |
| Racing Engineering | 1 | Ander Vilariño | All |
| Racing Engineering | 4 | Benjamin Poron | 1–3 |
| Racing Engineering | 4 | Daniel Martín | 4–7 |
| E.V. Racing | 2 | Daniel Martín | 1–3 |
| E.V. Racing | 2 | Álvaro Parente | 4–7 |
| E.V. Racing | 5 | Miguel Ramos | All |
| E.V. Racing | 6 | Paul Robinson | All |
| Azteca Motorsport | 3 | Frederic Haglund | 1–2 |
| Azteca Motorsport | 3 | Hannu Viinikainen | 4–6 |
| Azteca Motorsport | 3 | Jordi Palomeras | 7 |
| Paco Ortí Racing | 7 | Peter Sundberg | 1–4 |
| Paco Ortí Racing | 7 | César Campaniço | 5–6 |
| Paco Ortí Racing | 7 | Diego Puyo | 7 |
| Escuela Lois Circuit | 8 | José Manuel Pérez-Aicart | All |
| Escuela Lois Circuit | 9 | Félix Porteiro | All |
| G-Tec | 10 | Philippe Bénoliel | 1 |
| G-Tec | 10 | Jordi Palomeras | 2 |
| G-Tec | 10 | Álvaro Parente | 3 |
| G-Tec | 10 | Ricardo Ferrando Vicente | 6 |
| G-Tec | 10 | Pedro Salvador | 7 |
| G-Tec | 11 | Henri Niskanen | 7 |
| Romero Racing | 11 | Ángel Romero Redono | 1, 4 |
| Romero Racing | 11 | Abel Fajas | 3 |
| ABV | 11 | Ricardo Ferrando Vicente | 5 |
| Meycom | 12 | Carlos Martin | 1 |
| Meycom | 12 | Juan Antonio del Pino | 2–7 |
| Meycom | 16 | Nassim Sidi Said | 1–2 |
| Meycom | 16 | Ricardo Megre | 3 |
| Meycom | 16 | Jordi Nogues | 4–7 |
| GTA Motor Competición | 14 | Lucas Guerrero | All |
| GTA Motor Competición | 17 | Marcel Costa | All |
| Skualo Competición | 15 | María de Villota | 1–2 |
| Skualo Competición | 15 | Emilio de Villota Jr. | 3–6 |
| Skualo Competición | 15 | Sergei Yborra | 7 |
| Skualo Competición | 18 | Sergei Yborra | 1–4 |
| Skualo Competición | 18 | María de Villota | 5–7 |

## Calendar

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | R1 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia | 27 May | Ander Vilariño | Daniel Martín | Ander Vilariño | Racing Engineering |
| 1 | R2 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia | 27 May | Félix Porteiro | Ander Vilariño | José Manuel Pérez-Aicart | Escuela Lois Circuit |
| 2 | R1 | Circuito del Jarama, Madrid | 24 June | Marcel Costa | Peter Sundberg | Peter Sundberg | Paco Ortí Racing |
| 2 | R2 | Circuito del Jarama, Madrid | 24 June | Peter Sundberg | Ander Vilariño | Ander Vilariño | Racing Engineering |
| 3 | R1 | Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril | 8 July | Ander Vilariño | Ander Vilariño | Ander Vilariño | Racing Engineering |
| 3 | R2 | Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril | 8 July | Peter Sundberg | Ander Vilariño | Félix Porteiro | Escuela Lois Circuit |
| 4 | R1 | Circuito de Albacete, Albacete | 16 September | Ander Vilariño | Ander Vilariño | Ander Vilariño | Racing Engineering |
| 4 | R2 | Circuito de Albacete, Albacete | 16 September | Félix Porteiro | Ander Vilariño | Ander Vilariño | Racing Engineering |
| 5 | R1 | Circuito del Jarama, Madrid | 7 October | Ander Vilariño | Ander Vilariño | Marcel Costa | GTA Motor Competición |
| 5 | R2 | Circuito del Jarama, Madrid | 7 October | The race was cancelled due to heavy rain | The race was cancelled due to heavy rain | The race was cancelled due to heavy rain | The race was cancelled due to heavy rain |
| 6 | R1 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia | 14 October | Ander Vilariño | Daniel Martín | José Manuel Pérez-Aicart | Escuela Lois Circuit |
| 6 | R2 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia | 14 October | Ander Vilariño | José Manuel Pérez-Aicart | Ander Vilariño | Racing Engineering |
| 7 | R1 | Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona | 11 November | Ander Vilariño | Jordi Palomeras | Jordi Palomeras | Azteca Motorsport |
| 7 | R2 | Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona | 11 November | Daniel Martín | Daniel Martín | Daniel Martín | Racing Engineering |

## Standings

### Drivers' standings

* Points were awarded as follows:

| Pos | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | PP | FL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pts | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pos | Driver | VAL | VAL | JAR | JAR | EST | EST | ALB | ALB | JAR | JAR | VAL | VAL | CAT | CAT | Pts |
| 1 | Ander Vilariño | 1 | 3 | DSQ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | C | Ret | 1 | 5 | Ret | 196 |
| 2 | Daniel Martín | 7 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | C | 2 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 157 |
| 3 | José Manuel Pérez-Aicart | Ret | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | C | 1 | 4 | DNS | 5 | 156 |
| 4 | Félix Porteiro | 2 | DNS | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | C | Ret | 15 | Ret | 10 | 131 |
| 5 | Paul Robinson | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3 | Ret | 11 | 5 | C | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 123 |
| 6 | Peter Sundberg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 120 |
| 7 | Marcel Costa | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | C | 5 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 113 |
| 8 | Lucas Guerrero | Ret | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 9 | C | 8 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 91 |
| 9 | Jordi Nogues | | | | | | | 7 | 5 | Ret | C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 89 |
| 10 | Miguel Ramos | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | C | 10 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 79 |
| 11 | Juan Antonio del Pino | | | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 7 | 11 | C | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 73 |
| 12 | Álvaro Parente | | | | | 9 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 12 | C | 9 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 50 |
| 13 | Hannu Viinikainen | | | | | | | 6 | 6 | 3 | C | Ret | 5 | | | 48 |
| 14 | Frederic Haglund | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 46 |
| 15 | Jordi Palomeras | | | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 1 | 13 | 42 |
| 16 | Sergei Yborra | 11 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 10 | Ret | 13 | | | | | Ret | 8 | 36 |
| 17 | Pedro Salvador | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 4 | 32 |
| 18 | Benjamin Poron | 8 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 28 |
| 19 | Ricardo Megre | | | | | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 22 |
| 20 | María de Villota | 12 | 12 | Ret | 11 | | | | | DNS | C | 12 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 19 |
| 21 | César Campaniço | | | | | | | | | 8 | C | 6 | Ret | | | 18 |
| 22 | Emilio de Villota Jr. | | | | | DSQ | Ret | 13 | 14 | 14 | C | 11 | 10 | | | 18 |
| 23 | Henri Niskanen | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 12 | 13 |
| 24 | Nassim Sidi Said | 9 | 11 | DSQ | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 25 | Diego Puyo | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| 26 | Abel Fajas | | | | | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 27 | Ricardo Ferrando Vicente | | | | | | | | | 13 | C | Ret | 11 | | | 8 |
| 28 | Ángel Romero Redono | 15 | 14 | | | | | Ret | 12 | | | | | | | 7 |
| 29 | Philippe Bénoliel | 13 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 30 | Carlos Martin | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Pos | Driver | VAL | VAL | JAR | JAR | EST | EST | ALB | ALB | JAR | JAR | VAL | VAL | CAT | CAT | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Teams' standings

* Points were awarded as follows:

| Pos | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Pos | Team | Car No. | VAL | VAL | JAR | JAR | EST | EST | ALB | ALB | JAR | JAR | VAL | VAL | CAT | CAT | Pts |
| 1 | Racing Engineering | 1 | 1 | 3 | DSQ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | C | Ret | 1 | 5 | Ret | 113 |
| 1 | Racing Engineering | 4 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 7 | C | 2 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 113 |
| 2 | Escuela Lois Circuit | 8 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | C | 1 | 4 | DNS | 5 | 94 |
| 2 | Escuela Lois Circuit | 9 | 2 | DNS | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | C | Ret | 15 | Ret | 10 | 94 |
| 3 | Meycom Sport | 12 | 14 | 15 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 7 | 11 | C | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 48 |
| 3 | Meycom Sport | 16 | 9 | 11 | DSQ | Ret | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | Ret | C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 48 |
| 4 | Paco Ortí Racing - Elide | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 8 | C | 6 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 46 |
| 5 | E.V. Racing | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 12 | Ret | 12 | C | 9 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| 5 | E.V. Racing | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | C | 10 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 30 |
| 5 | E.V. Racing | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3 | Ret | 11 | 5 | C | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| 6 | Azteca Motorsport | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | | | 6 | 6 | 3 | C | Ret | 5 | 1 | 13 | 29 |
| 7 | GTA Motor Competición | 14 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 9 | C | 8 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 28 |
| 7 | GTA Motor Competición | 17 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | C | 5 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 28 |
| 8 | G-Tec | 10 | 13 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | Ret | 11 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | G-Tec | 11 | 15 | 14 | | | 12 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 13 | C | | | 7 | 12 | 12 |
| 9 | Skualo Competición | 15 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 11 | DSQ | Ret | 13 | 14 | 14 | C | 11 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Skualo Competición | 18 | 11 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 10 | Ret | 13 | DNS | C | 12 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Car No. | VAL | VAL | JAR | JAR | EST | EST | ALB | ALB | JAR | JAR | VAL | VAL | CAT | CAT | Pts |
