2001 Australian Formula 3 Championship

The 2001 Australian Formula 3 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula 3 racing cars. ^[1] It was the first Australian Formula 3 Championship, ^[2] with that title replacing the previous "Formula 3 National Series". ^[3] The inaugural championship was won by Peter Hackett driving a Dallara F398 Alfa Romeo.

Team and drivers

Team	Chassis	Engine	No.	Driver	Rounds
Piccola Scuderia Corsa	Dallara F398	Alfa Romeo	2	Peter Hackett	All
BRM Motorsport	Dallara F398	Opel Spiess	4	Darren Palmer	All
	Dallara F398		20	Daynom Templeman	1-6
Glenn Coombs	Dallara F396	Mugen Honda	6	Glenn Coombs	All
Paul Stephenson	Dallara F395/6	TOM'S Toyota	7	Damien Digby	1-6
David Choon	Dallara F396	Mugen Honda	11	David Choon	All
John Boothman	Dallara F390	Alfa Romeo	12	John Boothman	All
Douglas Racing	Dallara F396	Fiat	13	Fred Douglas	All
M Speed Racing	Dallara F398	TOM'S Toyota	14	Mike Beeley	All
Graeme Holmes	Reynard 913	Volkswagen	21	Graeme Holmes	All
Chris Coombs	Dallara F395/6	TOM'S Toyota	22	Chris Coombs	All
Chas Jacobsen	Dallara F396	TOM'S Toyota	87	Chas Jacobsen	All
	Dallara F396		88	James Manderson	1, 7
Level 2
Mike Beeley	Reynard 903	Alfa Romeo	15	Craig Smith	1, 5
Frank Cascone	Dallara F391	Alfa Romeo	27	Frank Cascone	All
Bill Maddocks	Richards 201B	Volkswagen	35	Bill Maddocks	All
Level 2 26mm
Motor Improvements	Reynard 923	Honda	5	Peter Rees	All
Rod Anderson	Reynard 893	Volkswagen	37	Rod Anderson	3, 5-7

Calendar

The championship was contested over a seven-round series with two races per round. ^[4]

Round	Circuit	State	Date	Round winner
1	Oran Park [5]	New South Wales	17–18 March [5]	James Manderson [5]
2	Wakefield Park [6]	New South Wales	6 May [6]	Peter Hackett [6]
3	Phillip Island [7]	Victoria	26–27 May [8]
4	Queensland Raceway [9]	Queensland	22 July [9]	Peter Hackett [9]
5	Eastern Creek [10]	New South Wales	19 August [10]
6	Sandown [11]	Victoria	15 September [11]
7	Oran Park [12]	New South Wales	25 November [12]	Darren Palmer [12]

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2- basis to the first ten finishers in the Championship class at each race. One bonus point was awarded to the driver setting pole position for each race and a point was also awarded to the driver setting the fastest race lap in each race. ^[4]

Class points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2- basis to the first ten class finishers at each race. ^[4]

Results

Pos. [13]	Driver [4]	ORA		WAK		PHI		QUE		SYD		SAN		ORA		Pts. [4]
1	Peter Hackett	21	10	21	17	22	21	22	22	21	12	-	12	20	17	238
2	Darren Palmer	12	13	-	12	15	16	1	15	13	15	20	16	17	20	185
3	Daynom Templeman	11	16	1	20	12	12	15	12	-	22	17	21	-	-	159
4	Mike Beeley	6	6	15	-	10	10	12	10	15	10	12	6	-	10	122
5	Chris Coombs	-	3	12	10	6	6	10	6	8	8	3	-	10	1	83
6	Damien Digby	4	8	10	-	8	8	6	3	10	4	10	2	-	-	73
7	James Manderson	15	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	6	53
8	Glenn Coombs	-	-	8	6	4	-	2	4	-	-	6	8	4	3	45
9	Graeme Holmes	3	4	-	8	3	4	-	-	-	-	4	-	6	6	38
10	David Choon	-	2	-	-	2	4	-	-	1	2	8	3	8	8	38
11	Chas Jacobsen	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	3	2	4	-	4	27
12	John Boothman	2	-	-	4	-	2	4	2	4	1	-	-	3	2	24
13	Fred Douglas	1	-	6	-	1	3	3	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	17
Level 2
1	Frank Cascone	-	-	20	15	15	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	-	-	190
2	Bill Maddocks	-	15	-	-	20	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	170
3	Craig Smith	20	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	6	-	-	-	-	49
Level 2 26mm
1	Peter Rees	-	20	20	-	20	20	-	20	20	-	20	20	20	20	200
2	Rod Anderson	-	-	-	-	15	15	-	-	15	-	-	15	15	15	90

References

1. Championship Agreement Reached, formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 29 July 2010
2. Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
3. "Australian Formula 3 Championship", www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
4. 2001 Championship standings, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 29 July 2010
5. Manderson and Hackett come out firing at Oran Park, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
6. Templeman throws down challenge to Hackett, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
7. Team Race Reports from Round 3 at Phillip Island, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
8. F3 heads to the Island next weekend, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
9. Hackett hot in Queenland, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
10. Flying at the Creek, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
11. Furious action in Formula 3, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
12. Palmer wins last round, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
13. Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au Retrieved on 25 March 2014

External links

• Australian Formula 3 - Season 2001, www.speedsport-magazine.com