The 2001 British Formula Three season was the 51st British Formula Three Championship season. It commenced on 1 April, and ended on 29 September after twenty-six races, with Japanese driver Takuma Sato crowned champion.
The following teams and drivers were competitors in the 2001 season. The Scholarship class is for older Formula Three cars. All cars competed on Avon tyres.
Team | Chassis | Engine | No | Driver | Rounds |
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Championship Class | |||||
![]() | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 1 | ![]() | All |
2 | ![]() | All | |||
21 | ![]() | All | |||
![]() | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 3 | ![]() | All |
4 | ![]() | All | |||
![]() | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 5 | ![]() | All |
6 | ![]() | All | |||
![]() | Dallara F301 | Renault Sodemo | 7 | ![]() | All |
8 | ![]() | All | |||
![]() | Dallara F301 | Spiess-Opel | 9 | ![]() | 1–6 |
10 | ![]() | 1–5 | |||
![]() | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 11 | ![]() | All |
12 | ![]() | All | |||
![]() | Dallara F301 | Spiess-Opel | 14 | ![]() | 1–7, 9–13 |
15 | ![]() | 1 | |||
![]() | 2–6 | ||||
![]() | 12–13 | ||||
![]() | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 17 | ![]() | 1–9 |
![]() | 10–11, 13 | ||||
18 | ![]() | All | |||
![]() | Dallara F301 | Renault Sodemo | 19 | ![]() | 1–4 |
![]() | 6–7 | ||||
![]() | 8 | ||||
20 | ![]() | All | |||
![]() | Dallara F301 | Mugen-Honda | 27 | ![]() | 1–12 |
![]() | 13 | ||||
28 | ![]() | 7, 9–13 | |||
Scholarship Class | |||||
![]() | Dallara F398 | Renault Sodemo | 51 | ![]() | All |
![]() | Dallara F398 | Renault Sodemo | 52 | ![]() | All |
62 | ![]() | All | |||
![]() | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | 53 | ![]() | All |
![]() | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | 54 | ![]() | 1–9 |
![]() | Dallara F398 | TOM'S Toyota | 55 | ![]() | All |
56 | ![]() | 1–9, 11–12 | |||
![]() | Dallara F398 | Opel Spiess | 57 | ![]() | 1, 12 |
![]() | 2–8 | ||||
![]() | 10 | ||||
58 | ![]() | All | |||
59 | ![]() | All | |||
![]() | Dallara F398 | TOM'S Toyota | 60 | ![]() | All |
![]() | Dallara F398 | Opel Spiess | 63 | ![]() | 1–4 |
![]() | Dallara F398 | Opel Spiess | 64 | ![]() | 1 |
![]() | Dallara F398 | Opel Spiess | 65 | ![]() | 1, 3, 6, 9, 11–13 |
![]() | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | 66 | ![]() | All |
77 | ![]() | All | |||
88 | ![]() | 1–3 | |||
![]() | 12 | ||||
![]() | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | 67 | ![]() | 10, 12 |
![]() | Dallara F398 | Mitsubishi | 68 | ![]() | 1 |
Championship's point system was 20–15–12–10–8–6–4–3–2–1 with an extra point for the fastest lap.
Pos | Driver | SIL ![]() | SNE ![]() | DON ![]() | OUL ![]() | CRO ![]() | ROC ![]() | CAS ![]() | BRH ![]() | DON ![]() | KNO [lower-alpha 1] ![]() | THR ![]() | BRH ![]() | SIL ![]() | Pts | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Championship Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 12 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | DSQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | C | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 345 |
2 | ![]() | 7 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 | Ret | 5 | 2 | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 272 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | DSQ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | C | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 234 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 3 | C | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 227 |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | Ret | 5 | DNS | Ret | 8 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 6 | C | Ret | 3 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 156 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 10 | C | 3 | 9 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 146 |
7 | ![]() | Ret | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 16 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | Ret | C | 8 | 13 | 7 | DNS | 6 | 20 | 8 | 143 |
8 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 2 | Ret | C | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 136 | ||
9 | ![]() | 14 | 10 | 10 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 9 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 4 | C | 7 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 3 | Ret | 91 |
10 | ![]() | Ret | 15 | Ret | 14 | DNS | 15 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 7 | C | 6 | Ret | DNS | 12 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 65 |
11 | ![]() | Ret | Ret | 14 | 18 | 9 | Ret | 11 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 14 | Ret | C | 13 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 63 | ||
12 | ![]() | 4 | Ret | 13 | 3 | 5 | 11 | DNS | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 57 | |||||||||
13 | ![]() | Ret | 13 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | C | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 55 | ||||
14 | ![]() | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 16 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | DNQ | Ret | 46 | |||||||||||||||
15 | ![]() | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 14 | 5 | Ret | 28 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 11 | C | 16 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 38 |
16 | ![]() | 16 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 9 | DNS | 17 | DNS | 16 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 8 | C | 9 | 15 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 17 |
17 | ![]() | 9 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
18 | ![]() | 9 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | ![]() | 13 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 21 | DNS | 13 | 12 | 23 | 14 | 15 | Ret | 12 | 17 | 21 | 13 | C | 12 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
20 | ![]() | 8 | 16 | DNS | DNS | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | ![]() | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | Ret | 15 | DNS | DNS | 16 | Ret | 17 | 13 | Ret | 17 | 10 | 25 | Ret | C | 26 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 13 | 3 |
22 | ![]() | 9 | Ret | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | ![]() | 20 | 16 | 18 | DNS | DNS | 10 | 17 | Ret | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | ![]() | 12 | C | 23 | 24 | 16 | Ret | 17 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 | ![]() | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Ret | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scholarship Class | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 32 | 22 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 12 | 16 | DSQ | 18 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 3 | C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 20 | Ret | 16 | 335 |
2 | ![]() | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 2 | C | 15 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 16 | Ret | 14 | 333 |
3 | ![]() | 17 | Ret | 27 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 13 | 13 | 16 | Ret | C | 18 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 11 | Ret | 280 |
4 | ![]() | 18 | 19 | DNQ | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 21 | Ret | 25 | 18 | 22 | 5 | C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 | Ret | 19 | 212 |
5 | ![]() | 21 | 21 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 19 | 22 | Ret | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | Ret | 17 | 18 | Ret | 19 | 4 | C | 14 | Ret | 19 | 19 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 182 |
6 | ![]() | 19 | 30 | Ret | 25 | Ret | DNQ | DNS | 25 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 25 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 1 | C | 25 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | Ret | 15 | 164 |
7 | ![]() | 22 | Ret | DNS | 22 | 24 | DNQ | 18 | 18 | 21 | Ret | 20 | DNS | 21 | 22 | Ret | 21 | Ret | 24 | Ret | C | 20 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 16 | Ret | 133 |
8 | ![]() | 25 | 25 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 17 | Ret | 24 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 20 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 23 | Ret | C | 21 | Ret | 22 | 20 | 22 | 15 | Ret | 119 |
9 | ![]() | 20 | 24 | 20 | Ret | 16 | DNS | DNS | 13 | DNQ | 14 | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 23 | 87 | ||||||||||||
10 | ![]() | 26 | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNS | 23 | 22 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 23 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 21 | 28 | 6 | C | 22 | Ret | Ret | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 51 |
11 | ![]() | 28 | 27 | 23 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 23 | Ret | 22 | Ret | DNS | 49 | |||||||||
12 | ![]() | 33 | 29 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNS | 26 | DNQ | DNQ | 26 | 22 | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNS | 19 | 27 | 7 | C | 24 | 22 | Ret | Ret | 26 | 17 | 18 | 41 |
13 | ![]() | 29 | 26 | 25 | DNQ | 22 | 24 | DNQ | 27 | DNQ | 22 | 27 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 19 | 24 | DSQ | 26 | Ret | 23 | 22 | 25 | 33 | |||||
14 | ![]() | 23 | 24 | 22 | Ret | Ret | 21 | DNQ | DNS | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | ![]() | 31 | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 19 | Ret | 12 | |||||||||||||
16 | ![]() | 24 | 23 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | ![]() | 30 | 28 | 26 | DNQ | 25 | 25 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | ![]() | 8 | C | Ret | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | ![]() | 27 | 24 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | ![]() | 25 | 27 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Ret | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Ret | C | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | SIL ![]() | SNE ![]() | DON ![]() | OUL ![]() | CRO ![]() | ROC ![]() | CAS ![]() | BRH ![]() | DON ![]() | KNO [lower-alpha 1] ![]() | THR ![]() | BRH ![]() | SIL ![]() | Pts | ||||||||||||||
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