2001 Masters of Formula 3
# 2001 Masters of Formula 3

The 2001 Marlboro Masters of Formula 3 was the eleventh Masters of Formula 3 race held at the Circuit Park Zandvoort in Zandvoort, Netherlands on 5 August 2001. The 25-lap race was won by Takuma Sato, for Carlin Motorsport who started from the pole position and led every lap. André Lotterer of Jaguar Racing finished in second, 9.2 seconds behind Sato, whose teammate Anthony Davidson placed third.

## Drivers and teams

2001 Entry List :

| Team | No | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Main series |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Signature Competition | 1 | Benoît Tréluyer | F399 | Renault | All-Japan Formula Three |
| Signature Competition | 2 | Mathieu Zangarelli | F399 | Renault | French Formula Three |
| Signature Competition | 3 | Bruno Besson | F399 | Renault | French Formula Three |
| Carlin Motorsport | 4 | Takuma Sato | F301 | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Carlin Motorsport | 5 | Anthony Davidson | F301 | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Serge Saulnier | 6 | Marchy Lee | F301 | Mugen-Honda | |
| Serge Saulnier | 7 | Ryo Fukuda | F301 | Mugen-Honda | French Formula Three |
| Opel Team BSR | 8 | Toshihiro Kaneishi | F300 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Opel Team BSR | 9 | Frank Diefenbacher | F301 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Opel Team BSR | 11 | Bernhard Auinger | F399 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Manor Motorsport | 12 | Derek Hayes | F300 | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Manor Motorsport | 14 | Jeffrey Jones | F300 | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Manor Motorsport | 15 | Mark Taylor | F300 | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| RC Motorsport | 16 | Paolo Montin | F300 | Opel | All-Japan Formula Three |
| RC Motorsport | 17 | Cristiano Citron | F300 | Opel | Italian Formula Three |
| ASM Elf | 18 | Tristan Gommendy | F300 | Renault | French Formula Three |
| ASM Elf | 19 | Tiago Monteiro | F300 | Renault | French Formula Three |
| ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 20 | Stefan Mücke | F301 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 21 | Markus Winkelhock | F300 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Jaguar Racing | 22 | André Lotterer | F300 | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Jaguar Racing | 23 | James Courtney | F300 | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| GM Motorsport | 24 | Nicolas Kiesa | F301 | Toyota | German Formula Three |
| GM Motorsport | 25 | Tony Schmidt | F301 | Toyota | German Formula Three |
| GM Motorsport | 26 | Hannes Lachinger | F301 | Toyota | German Formula Three |
| Alan Docking Racing | 28 | Andy Priaulx | F301 | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Prema Powerteam | 29 | Björn Wirdheim | F301 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Prema Powerteam | 30 | Kosuke Matsuura | F301 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Prema Powerteam | 32 | Ryan Briscoe | F300 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Team Avanti | 33 | Matthew Davies | F301 | Opel | British Formula 3 |
| Cram Competition | 34 | Matteo Grassotto | F301 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Cram Competition | 35 | Raffaele Giammaria | F301 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Fortec Motorsport | 36 | Alex Gurney | F301 | Renault | British Formula 3 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 37 | Gianmaria Bruni | F301 | Renault | British Formula 3 |
| Target Racing | 38 | Sakon Yamamoto | F301 | Opel | All-Japan Formula Three |
| MOL-Trella Motorsport | 39 | Zsolt Baumgartner | F300 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Swiss Racing Team | 40 | Kari Mäenpää | F399 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Swiss Racing Team | 41 | João Paulo de Oliveira | F399 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Duma Racing | 42 | Ryan Dalziel | F301 | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Duma Racing | 43 | Jamie Spence | F301 | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Promatecme UK | 44 | Bruce Jouanny | F301 | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Promatecme UK | 45 | Atsushi Katsumata | F301 | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 46 | Allan Simonsen | F300 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 47 | Marco du Pau | F399 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| JB Motorsport | 48 | Tom van Bavel | F399 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| JB Motorsport | 49 | Nicolas Stelandre | F399 | Opel | German Formula Three |

### Notes

* ↑ All drivers competed in Dallara chassis; model listed.

## Classification

### Qualifying

**Group A**

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Q1 Time | Rank | Q2 Time | Rank | Gap |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Benoît Tréluyer | Signature Competition | 1:33.785 | 1 | 1:34.899 | 6 | |
| 2 | 19 | Tiago Monteiro | ASM Elf | 1:34.034 | 2 | 1:35.402 | 15 | +0.249 |
| 3 | 7 | Ryo Fukuda | Serge Saulnier | 1:34.461 | 7 | 1:34.211 | 1 | +0.426 |
| 4 | 37 | Gianmaria Bruni | Fortec Motorsport | 1:34.505 | 9 | 1:34.248 | 2 | +0.463 |
| 5 | 5 | Anthony Davidson | Carlin Motorsport | 1:34.282 | 3 | 1:34.336 | 3 | +0.497 |
| 6 | 25 | Tony Schmidt | GM Motorsport | 1:34.290 | 4 | 1:34.672 | 4 | +0.505 |
| 7 | 15 | Mark Taylor | Manor Motorsport | 1:34.394 | 5 | 1:35.161 | 11 | +0.609 |
| 8 | 41 | João Paulo de Oliveira | Swiss Racing Team | 1:34.428 | 6 | 1:35.341 | 13 | +0.643 |
| 9 | 33 | Matthew Davies | Team Avanti | 1:34.504 | 8 | 1:35.124 | 10 | +0.719 |
| 10 | 49 | Nicolas Stelandre | JB Motorsport | 1:35.028 | 16 | 1:34.689 | 5 | +0.904 |
| 11 | 23 | James Courtney | Jaguar Racing | 1:34.802 | 10 | 1:35.239 | 12 | +1.017 |
| 12 | 3 | Bruno Besson | Signature Competition | 1:34.834 | 11 | 1:35.657 | 19 | +1.049 |
| 13 | 45 | Atsushi Katsumata | Promatecme UK | 1:34.860 | 12 | 1:35.379 | 14 | +1.075 |
| 14 | 47 | Marco du Pau | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:36.787 | 21 | 1:34.926 | 7 | +1.141 |
| 15 | 39 | Zsolt Baumgartner | MOL-Trella Motorsport | 1:34.942 | 13 | 1:34.980 | 9 | +1.157 |
| 16 | 21 | Markus Winkelhock | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 1:35.194 | 19 | 1:34.971 | 8 | +1.186 |
| 17 | 11 | Bernhard Auinger | Opel Team BSR | 1:34.996 | 14 | 1:35.763 | 20 | +1.211 |
| 18 | 9 | Frank Diefenbacher | Opel Team BSR | 1:35.015 | 15 | 1:35.437 | 16 | +1.230 |
| 19 | 35 | Raffaele Giammaria | Cram Competition | 1:35.081 | 17 | 1:35.784 | 21 | +1.296 |
| 20 | 43 | Jamie Spence | Duma Racing | 1:35.184 | 18 | 1:35.467 | 18 | +1.399 |
| 21 | 29 | Björn Wirdheim | Prema Powerteam | 1:35.606 | 20 | 1:35.443 | 17 | +1.658 |
| 22 | 17 | Cristiano Citron | RC Motorsport | 1:38.492 | 22 | 1:37.242 | 22 | +3.457 |

**Group B**

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Q1 Time | Rank | Q2 Time | Rank | Gap |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Takuma Sato | Carlin Motorsport | 1:33.677 | 1 | 1:33.978 | 1 | |
| 2 | 44 | Bruce Jouanny | Promatecme UK | 1:38.015 | 23 | 1:34.216 | 2 | +0.539 |
| 3 | 22 | André Lotterer | Jaguar Racing | 1:34.265 | 2 | 1:34.535 | 3 | +0.588 |
| 4 | 8 | Toshihiro Kaneishi | Opel Team BSR | 1:34.321 | 3 | 1:34.833 | 4 | +0.644 |
| 5 | 48 | Tom van Bavel | JB Motorsport | 1:34.391 | 4 | 1:35.217 | 9 | +0.714 |
| 6 | 24 | Nicolas Kiesa | GM Motorsport | 1:34.404 | 5 | 1:35.150 | 7 | +0.727 |
| 7 | 12 | Derek Hayes | Manor Motorsport | 1:34.516 | 6 | 1:35.167 | 8 | +0.839 |
| 8 | 18 | Tristan Gommendy | ASM Elf | 1:34.562 | 7 | 1:36.590 | 22 | +0.885 |
| 9 | 28 | Andy Priaulx | Alan Docking Racing | 1:34.620 | 8 | 1:35.364 | 12 | +0.943 |
| 10 | 2 | Mathieu Zangarelli | Signature Competition | 1:34.731 | 9 | 1:35.417 | 13 | +1.054 |
| 11 | 14 | Jeffrey Jones | Manor Motorsport | 1:34.744 | 10 | 1:35.241 | 10 | +1.067 |
| 12 | 16 | Paolo Montin | RC Motorsport | 1:34.772 | 11 | 1:35.550 | 15 | +1.095 |
| 13 | 30 | Kosuke Matsuura | Prema Powerteam | 1:34.828 | 12 | 1:35.109 | 6 | +1.151 |
| 14 | 42 | Ryan Dalziel | Duma Racing | 1:34.920 | 13 | 1:36.281 | 20 | +1.243 |
| 15 | 20 | Stefan Mücke | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 1:34.943 | 14 | 1:35.566 | 16 | +1.266 |
| 16 | 32 | Ryan Briscoe | Prema Powerteam | 1:34.974 | 15 | 1:35.283 | 11 | +1.297 |
| 17 | 26 | Hannes Lachinger | GM Motorsport | 1:35.160 | 16 | 1:35.022 | 5 | +1.345 |
| 18 | 40 | Kari Mäenpää | Swiss Racing Team | 1:35.204 | 17 | 1:35.646 | 17 | +1.527 |
| 19 | 36 | Alex Gurney | Fortec Motorsport | 1:35.345 | 18 | 1:35.527 | 14 | +1.668 |
| 20 | 34 | Matteo Grassotto | Cram Competition | 1:35.578 | 19 | 1:36.362 | 21 | +1.901 |
| 21 | 6 | Marchy Lee | Serge Saulnier | 1:36.318 | 21 | 1:35.795 | 18 | +2.118 |
| 22 | 38 | Sakon Yamamoto | Target Racing | 1:35.956 | 20 | 1:37.097 | 23 | +2.279 |
| 23 | 46 | Allan Simonsen | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:36.638 | 22 | 1:35.992 | 19 | +2.315 |

### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Takuma Sato | Carlin Motorsport | 25 | 39:58.870 | 1 |
| 2 | 22 | André Lotterer | Jaguar Racing | 25 | +9.228 | 5 |
| 3 | 5 | Anthony Davidson | Carlin Motorsport | 25 | +9.687 | 10 |
| 4 | 37 | Gianmaria Bruni | Fortec Motorsport | 25 | +17.281 | 8 |
| 5 | 19 | Tiago Monteiro | ASM Elf | 25 | +18.038 | 4 |
| 6 | 15 | Mark Taylor | Manor Motorsport | 25 | +20.617 | 14 |
| 7 | 8 | Toshihiro Kaneishi | Opel Team BSR | 25 | +21.978 | 7 |
| 8 | 25 | Tony Schmidt | GM Motorsport | 25 | +22.307 | 12 |
| 9 | 7 | Ryo Fukuda | Serge Saulnier | 25 | +22.990 | 6 |
| 10 | 12 | Derek Hayes | Manor Motorsport | 25 | +26.285 | 13 |
| 11 | 33 | Matthew Davies | Team Avanti | 25 | +31.944 | 18 |
| 12 | 23 | James Courtney | Jaguar Racing | 25 | +32.326 | 22 |
| 13 | 41 | João Paulo de Oliveira | Swiss Racing Team | 25 | +36.817 | 16 |
| 14 | 47 | Marco du Pau | Van Amersfoort Racing | 25 | +37.766 | 28 |
| 15 | 14 | Jeffrey Jones | Manor Motorsport | 25 | +38.236 | 21 |
| 16 | 18 | Tristan Gommendy | ASM Elf | 25 | +42.998 | 15 |
| 17 | 42 | Ryan Dalziel | Duma Racing | 25 | +45.335 | 27 |
| 18 | 20 | Stefan Mücke | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 25 | +46.071 | 29 |
| 19 | 9 | Frank Diefenbacher | Opel Team BSR | 25 | +47.780 | 36 |
| 20 | 35 | Raffaele Giammaria | Cram Competition | 25 | +48.296 | 37 |
| 21 | 3 | Bruno Besson | Signature Competition | 25 | +48.709 | 24 |
| 22 | 28 | Andy Priaulx | Alan Docking Racing | 25 | +50.623 | 17 |
| 23 | 30 | Kosuke Matsuura | Prema Powerteam | 25 | +57.423 | 25 |
| 24 | 1 | Benoît Tréluyer | Signature Competition | 25 | +1:09.482 | 2 |
| 25 | 40 | Kari Mäenpää | Swiss Racing Team | 25 | +1:09.608 | 35 |
| 26 | 48 | Tom van Bavel | JB Motorsport | 25 | +1:10.077 | 9 |
| 27 | 11 | Bernhard Auinger | Opel Team BSR | 25 | +1:11.151 | 34 |
| 28 | 39 | Zsolt Baumgartner | MOL-Trella Motorsport | 25 | +1:22.824 | 30 |
| 29 | 44 | Bruce Jouanny | Promatecme UK | 25 | +1:26.274 | 3 |
| 30 | 49 | Nicolas Stelandre | JB Motorsport | 24 | Retired | 20 |
| Ret | 32 | Ryan Briscoe | Prema Powerteam | 21 | Retired | 31 |
| Ret | 26 | Hannes Lachinger | GM Motorsport | 17 | Retired | 33 |
| Ret | 24 | Nicolas Kiesa | GM Motorsport | 11 | Retired | 11 |
| Ret | 45 | Atsushi Katsumata | Promatecme UK | 4 | Retired | 26 |
| Ret | 2 | Mathieu Zangarelli | Signature Competition | 4 | Retired | 19 |
| Ret | 21 | Markus Winkelhock | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 1 | Retired | 32 |
| Ret | 16 | Paolo Montin | RC Motorsport | 0 | Retired | 23 |
| DNQ | 43 | Jamie Spence | Duma Racing | | | |
| DNQ | 29 | Björn Wirdheim | Prema Powerteam | | | |
| DNQ | 17 | Cristiano Citron | RC Motorsport | | | |
| DNQ | 36 | Alex Gurney | Fortec Motorsport | | | |
| DNQ | 34 | Matteo Grassotto | Cram Competition | | | |
| DNQ | 6 | Marchy Lee | Serge Saulnier | | | |
| DNQ | 38 | Sakon Yamamoto | Target Racing | | | |
| DNQ | 46 | Allan Simonsen | Van Amersfoort Racing | | | |
| Fastest lap: Takuma Sato, 1:35.240, 162.537 km/h (100.996 mph) on lap 16 |||||||
