2010 British Formula 3 International Series

2010 British Formula 3 International Series 2009 2011 thumb|right|2010 Championship Class champion, Jean-Éric Vergne The 2010 British Formula 3 International Series was the 60th British Formula 3 International Series season. It began on 3 April at Oulton Park and finished on 26 September at Brands Hatch after 30 races at ten meetings, held in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Belgium. For the third season in succession, a Red Bull Junior Team-supported Carlin Motorsport driver won the championship title. Following on from the successes of Jaime Alguersuari in 2008 and Daniel Ricciardo in 2009, Frenchman Jean-Éric Vergne won the title with two meetings to spare after taking twelve victories in the first 24 races. Vergne eventually finished with thirteen victories and 29 points-scoring finishes – his only failure was a mistake in the wet, final race at Brands Hatch when he slid off the road – as he finished 99 points clear of his team-mate James Calado. Both drivers received a Formula Renault 3.5 Series test for their performances.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86992 Prize FR3.5 test for British F3 drivers Anderson Ben 2010-09-26 autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2010-09-26 Calado's five wins helped him to fend off Fortec Motorsport's Oliver Webb, a three-time winner, in the battle for second place in the standings. Webb's early season form of seven top-two placings in the first nine races had given him the championship lead over Vergne and a 48-point advantage over Calado, but the Carlin driver overhauled his rival following an unbroken of points finishes to the end of the season, while Webb suffered four races where he did not score any points, to end up 43 points behind at season's end. A late season surge by a third Carlin driver, Adriano Buzaid put him within reach of Webb's third place at the final round, but Webb eventually held on by twelve points. Buzaid had taken seven successive podiums, including his only two victories of the season coming at Silverstone and Snetterton. Three other race-winners battled for fifth place in the championship, with Felipe Nasr overhauling both Gabriel Dias and Rupert Svendsen-Cook at the final race of the season. The only other drivers to win a race were reigning National Class champion Daniel McKenzie, who took two wins to an eventual tenth place championship finish, and Alexander Sims, who won at Silverstone while competing in one of two guest appearances with his Formula 3 Euro Series team ART Grand Prix. The National Class for older-specification machinery was an in-house battle between two T-Sport drivers as Menasheh Idafar and James Cole were the only drivers to compete in all of the meetings; only four drivers competed in the class at all in 2010, with Luiz Razia – who competed at the May Silverstone meeting, to learn the circuit ahead of the GP2 Series meeting later in the season – and Juan Carlos Sistos – who contested the August Silverstone and Snetterton meetings – the only others to compete alongside the T-Sport pair. Idafar eventually won the National Class title by 17 points, taking 17 wins to Cole's twelve, including an overall third-place finish at the final race at Brands Hatch. Sistos took the other victory, finishing ahead of Cole and Idafar on his début in the championship. Drivers and teams Team Chassis Engine No Driver Rounds Championship Class GBR Carlin Dallara F308 Volkswagen 1 BRA Adriano Buzaid All 2 GBR James Calado All 21 GBR Rupert Svendsen-Cook All 22 MYS Jazeman Jaafar All 31 FRA Jean-Éric Vergne All 32 BRA Lucas Foresti All GBR Hitech Racing Dallara F310 Volkswagen 3 GBR William Buller All 4 BRA Gabriel Dias All GBR Fortec Motorsport Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA 5 GBR Daniel McKenzie All 6 GBR Oliver Webb All 9 RUS Max Snegirev All GBR T-Sport Dallara F310 Volkswagen 7 GBR Alex Brundle All GBR Räikkönen Robertson Racing Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA 8 JPN Daisuke Nakajima All 26 COL Carlos Huertas All 27 BRA Felipe Nasr All GBR Litespeed F3 Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA 14 GBR Jay Bridger All GBR Sino Vision Racing Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA 17 TWN Kevin Chen 2 GBR Wayne Boyd 4 18 CHN Adderly Fong All GBR CF Racing with Manor Motorsport Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA 25 GBR Hywel Lloyd All 28 IDN Rio Haryanto 2–3 BRA Yann Cunha 8 National Class GBR T-Sport Dallara F307 Mugen-Honda http://www.fota.co.uk/news.php?action=showArticle&params%5Bid%5D=1095 Idafar signs with T-Sport for National F3 title bid British Formula 3 Championship Stéphane Ratel Organisation 2010-01-28 2010-01-28September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 43 BHR Menasheh Idafar All 44 GBR James Cole All GBR Motul Team West-Tec Dallara F307 Mugen-Honda 46 BRA Luiz Razia 2 MEX Juan Carlos Sistos 8–9 Invitation Entries DEU Mücke Motorsport Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA 71 COL Carlos Muñoz 6, 8 GBR Hitech Racing Dallara F309 Volkswagen 77 BRA Pietro Fantin 5, 8, 10 FRA ART Grand Prix Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA 90 MEX Esteban Gutiérrez 2 FRA Nathanaël Berthon 6 91 GBR Alexander Sims 2, 6 92 FRA Jim Pla 2, 6 ITA Prema Powerteam Dallara F309 Mercedes HWA 93 ESP Daniel Juncadella 6 94 FRA Nicolas Marroc 6 Calendar The calendar was announced on 7 January 2010.2010 British F3 calendar revealed http://www.crash.net/f3/news/155788/1/2010_british_f3_calendar_revealed.html crash.net Crash Media Group 2010-01-07 2010-01-07 It consisted of ten rounds, with three races at each round. A race weekend consisted of a half-hour first race, a 20-minute "half points" sprint featuring a "semi-reverse" grid, and finally a 40-minute feature race designed to place the emphasis on driver stamina, racecraft and mechanical reliability.http://www.fota.co.uk/news.php?action=showArticle&params%5Bid%5D=1100 Race and qualifying format change adds spice to F3 British Formula 3 Championship Stéphane Ratel Organisation 2010-02-12 2010-02-12September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes From Rockingham onwards, pit stops were implemented during the 20-minute race, in which drivers had to pit inside a 15-minute pit stop window.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84699 British F3 to add pitstops autosport.com Haymarket Publications Ben Anderson 2010-06-24 2010-07-14http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/motorsport/2010/07/f3-pit-stop-era-starts-at-rock.html Pit stop era starts at Rockingham Daily Mirror Trinity Mirror Nick Carter 2010-07-13 2010-07-14 2010-07-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100717111719/http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/motorsport/2010/07/f3-pit-stop-era-starts-at-rock.html dead Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team National Class Winner Supporting 1 R1 GBR Oulton Park 3 April FRA Jean-Éric Vergne FRA Jean-Éric Vergne FRA Jean-Éric Vergne GBR Carlin BHR Menasheh Idafar British GT R2 5 April FRA Jean-Éric Vergne GBR Rupert Svendsen-Cook GBR Carlin BHR Menasheh Idafar R3 FRA Jean-Éric Vergne FRA Jean-Éric Vergne FRA Jean-Éric Vergne GBR Carlin GBR James Cole 2 R4 GBR Silverstone (Arena) 1 May GBR James Calado GBR James Calado GBR James Calado GBR Carlin GBR James Cole FIA GT1 World Championship R5 2 May BRA Adriano Buzaid1 GBR Alexander Sims FRA ART Grand Prix BHR Menasheh Idafar R6 GBR James Calado GBR Oliver Webb GBR James Calado GBR Carlin GBR James Cole 3 R7 FRA Magny-Cours 22 May FRA Jean-Éric Vergne GBR Oliver Webb GBR Oliver Webb GBR Fortec Motorsport BHR Menasheh Idafar Superleague Formula R8 23 May FRA Jean-Éric Vergne FRA Jean-Éric Vergne GBR Carlin GBR James Cole R9 FRA Jean-Éric Vergne GBR Oliver Webb GBR Oliver Webb GBR Fortec Motorsport GBR James Cole 4 R10 DEU Hockenheim 29 May FRA Jean-Éric Vergne FRA Jean-Éric Vergne FRA Jean-Éric Vergne GBR Carlin GBR James Cole ADAC GT Masters R11 30 May BRA Gabriel Dias BRA Gabriel Dias GBR Hitech Racing GBR James Cole R12 FRA Jean-Éric Vergne FRA Jean-Éric Vergne FRA Jean-Éric Vergne GBR Carlin BHR Menasheh Idafar 5 R13 GBR Rockingham 17 July GBR Oliver Webb FRA Jean-Éric Vergne FRA Jean-Éric Vergne GBR Carlin BHR Menasheh Idafar British GT R14 18 July GBR Daniel McKenzie GBR Daniel McKenzie GBR Fortec Motorsport BHR Menasheh Idafar R15 GBR Oliver Webb BRA Felipe Nasr BRA Felipe Nasr GBR Räikkönen Robertson Racing GBR James Cole 6 R16 BEL Spa-Francorchamps 30 July FRA Jean-Éric Vergne FRA Jean-Éric Vergne FRA Jean-Éric Vergne GBR Carlin BHR Menasheh Idafar FIA GT1 World Championship24 Hours of Spa R17 BRA Felipe Nasr FRA Jean-Éric Vergne GBR Carlin BHR Menasheh Idafar R18 31 July GBR Oliver Webb FRA Jean-Éric Vergne FRA Jean-Éric Vergne GBR Carlin GBR James Cole 7 R19 GBR Thruxton 7 August FRA Jean-Éric Vergne GBR James Calado GBR James Calado GBR Carlin GBR James Cole British Truck Grand Prix R20 8 August FRA Jean-Éric Vergne FRA Jean-Éric Vergne GBR Carlin GBR James Cole R21 FRA Jean-Éric Vergne FRA Jean-Éric Vergne FRA Jean-Éric Vergne GBR Carlin BHR Menasheh Idafar 8 R22 GBR Silverstone (Bridge) 14 August FRA Jean-Éric Vergne FRA Jean-Éric Vergne GBR James Calado GBR Carlin MEX Juan Carlos Sistos British GT R23 15 August COL Carlos Huertas BRA Adriano Buzaid GBR Carlin GBR James Cole R24 FRA Jean-Éric Vergne FRA Jean-Éric Vergne FRA Jean-Éric Vergne GBR Carlin BHR Menasheh Idafar 9 R25 GBR Snetterton 29 August BRA Adriano Buzaid GBR William Buller FRA Jean-Éric Vergne GBR Carlin BHR Menasheh Idafar British GT R26 30 August GBR James Calado BRA Gabriel Dias GBR Hitech Racing BHR Menasheh Idafar R27 BRA Adriano Buzaid BRA Adriano Buzaid BRA Adriano Buzaid GBR Carlin BHR Menasheh Idafar 10 R28 GBR Brands Hatch 25 September GBR Oliver Webb GBR Oliver Webb GBR Oliver Webb GBR Fortec Motorsport BHR Menasheh Idafar British GT R29 26 September BRA Felipe Nasr GBR Daniel McKenzie GBR Fortec Motorsport BHR Menasheh Idafar R30 GBR Daniel McKenzie GBR James Calado GBR James Calado GBR Carlin BHR Menasheh Idafar 1 Fastest lap recorded by Alexander Sims, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point. Standings With an extra round at each meeting, the championship's point system was altered slightly for the 2010 season. The first and third races offered points using the system that had been used in 2009 (20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1), with an extra point for the fastest lap. The second race again saw the top ten being awarded points, but the points system rewarded less points; using the points scale 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, with two points for fastest lap. Pos Driver OULGBR SILGBR MAGFRA HOCDEU ROCGBR SPABEL THRGBR SILGBR SNEGBR BRHGBR Pts Championship Class 1 FRA Jean-Éric Vergne 1 5 1 4 5 6 4 1 2 1 5 1 1 9 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 1 8 2 8 4 Ret 392 2 GBR James Calado Ret 11 6 1 9 1 6 DNS 4 4 6 6 4 6 3 2 4 2 1 2 3 1 5 4 8 7 3 2 5 1 293 3 GBR Oliver Webb 2 8 2 2 22 2 1 2 1 8 2 11 3 8 6 4 5 23 5 3 2 9 7 3 4 15 Ret 1 7 10 250 4 BRA Adriano Buzaid 3 4 5 9 6 5 8 11 11 5 3 4 9 3 4 5 Ret 9 4 6 4 4 1 2 2 2 1 3 3 9 238 5 BRA Felipe Nasr Ret 14 Ret DNS 10 3 Ret 6 7 Ret 13 Ret 7 15 1 7 2 5 7 Ret 6 5 4 12 3 5 5 10 9 7 136 6 BRA Gabriel Dias 7 Ret 4 8 2 8 2 17 3 7 1 5 6 4 Ret Ret 11 4 11 9 Ret 11 14 7 6 1 8 NC 14 Ret 135 7 GBR Rupert Svendsen-Cook 5 1 3 10 Ret 11 18 10 6 12 9 8 11 13 Ret 3 7 7 3 4 5 6 6 6 Ret 14 10 4 6 Ret 131 8 GBR William Buller 10 9 11 12 21 10 3 3 13 10 7 2 5 5 5 Ret 15 15 9 Ret 12 Ret 13 9 7 3 9 6 17 2 111 9 GBR Daniel McKenzie 9 7 10 15 13 15 13 8 5 3 11 16 8 1 12 6 3 10 8 5 9 8 10 10 9 6 12 7 1 6 109 10 COL Carlos Huertas 4 3 12 5 8 Ret 5 DNS 16 11 10 14 2 7 Ret Ret Ret 22 10 8 13 7 2 17 11 19 7 5 2 8 104 11 JPN Daisuke Nakajima 6 2 7 3 3 21 9 4 Ret 16 Ret 7 10 2 Ret 20 9 Ret Ret Ret 14 10 19 11 5 4 4 9 8 Ret 97 12 MYS Jazeman Jaafar 8 6 13 7 7 7 7 DSQ 10 2 8 3 Ret 11 14 15 Ret 8 13 7 Ret 12 8 13 10 9 6 16 12 11 85 13 BRA Lucas Foresti 17 15 15 14 14 12 Ret 7 9 13 12 9 12 10 11 8 Ret Ret 6 17 7 3 12 5 14 12 13 15 13 Ret 45 14 GBR Jay Bridger 18 12 8 18 15 Ret 10 9 Ret 6 4 12 Ret 17 10 16 16 13 12 10 8 18 20 16 17 13 16 12 11 5 37 15 GBR Hywel Lloyd 14 18 DNS 22 20 14 14 5 8 20 18 15 Ret 14 9 9 8 12 Ret 12 Ret 14 9 15 Ret 17 11 18 16 Ret 23 16 CHN Adderly Fong 16 17 16 23 Ret 19 16 16 Ret 14 Ret Ret 18 20 13 23 18 Ret 15 15 Ret Ret 24 18 12 16 20 Ret Ret 4 12 17 GBR Alex Brundle 15 10 9 13 11 20 Ret 12 Ret 15 14 10 16 12 15 18 17 21 Ret 11 10 16 18 8 13 11 19 13 10 Ret 11 18 RUS Max Snegirev 13 16 14 19 Ret 16 15 15 14 19 Ret 18 15 18 Ret 22 19 18 Ret 16 Ret 13 15 Ret 16 10 15 19 20 Ret 1 19 GBR Wayne Boyd 17 17 13 0 20 IDN Rio Haryanto 21 19 Ret 17 14 Ret 0 21 BRA Yann Cunha 20 22 22 0 22 TWN Kevin Chen 24 DNS DNS 0 guest drivers ineligible for points GBR Alexander Sims 11 1 4 13 10 3 0 MEX Esteban Gutiérrez 6 4 9 0 ESP Daniel Juncadella 10 Ret 6 0 COL Carlos Muñoz 11 6 17 15 11 17 0 FRA Jim Pla 16 12 13 17 Ret 11 0 FRA Nathanaël Berthon 19 13 16 0 FRA Nicolas Marroc 14 Ret 14 0 BRA Pietro Fantin 17 16 Ret Ret 21 23 14 18 Ret 0 National Class 1 GBR Menasheh Idafar 11 13 Ret DNS 16 18 11 18 15 18 16 17 13 18 8 12 12 20 Ret 13 11 21 17 14 15 18 14 11 15 3 435 2 GBR James Cole 12 Ret 17 17 17 17 12 13 12 9 15 Ret 14 20 7 21 14 19 14 14 15 19 16 20 18 20 17 17 19 12 418 3 MEX Juan Carlos Sistos 17 23 21 19 21 18 72 4 BRA Luiz Razia 20 18 Ret 23 Pos Driver OULGBR SILGBR MAGFRA HOCDEU ROCGBR SPABEL THRGBR SILGBR SNEGBR BRHGBR Pts See also 2010 Formula 3 Euro Series season 2010 GP3 Series 2010 Masters of Formula 3 2010 Macau Grand Prix References 2 External links The official website of the British Formula 3 Championship Category:British Formula Three Championship seasons Formula Three season British British Formula 3 Championship