The 2002 French Formula Three season was the 35th and the final French Formula Three Championship season. It began on 31 March at Nogaro and ended on 20 October at Magny-Cours after fourteen races. [1]
Tristan Gommendy of ASM won races at Lédenon, Albi, Le Mans, Magny-Cours and had another five podiums and ultimately clinched the title. He finished 17 points clear of ARTA/Signature driver Renaud Derlot, who won Nogaro, Lédenon and Magny-Cours races. Third place went to Gommendy's teammate Olivier Pla, who finished on the first position at Croix-en-Ternois and Le Mans. Bruno Besson, Derek Hayes and Yuji Ide were another race winners.
Entry List [2] | |||||
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Team | No | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
Saulnier Racing | 1 | Bruno Besson | Dallara F302 | Renault | All |
2 | Simon Abadie | Dallara F302 | All | ||
ASM | 3 | Tristan Gommendy | Dallara F302 | Renault | All |
4 | Olivier Pla | Dallara F302 | All | ||
Signature | 5 | Julien Pressac | Dallara F302 | Renault | All |
6 | Laurent Delahaye | Dallara F302 | 1–4 | ||
15 | Nicolas Lapierre | Dallara F302 | 5, 7 | ||
ARTA/Signature | 7 | Yuji Ide | Dallara F302 | Renault | All |
8 | Renaud Derlot | Dallara F302 | All | ||
LD Autosport | 9 | Kevin Nadin | Dallara F302 | Mugen Honda | All |
10 | Jeremie de Souza | Dallara F302 | 1–3 | ||
11 | Derek Hayes | Dallara F302 | 1–5 | ||
16 | Philippe Almèras | Dallara F302 | 6–7 | ||
Griffith's | 12 | Olivier Maximin | Dallara F302 | Opel | 1–4 |
14 | Geoffrey Dellus | Dallara F302 | Ford | 3–7 | |
Prema Powerteam | 40 | César Campaniço | Dallara F302 | Opel | 7 |
41 | Ryan Briscoe | Dallara F302 | 7 | ||
Bertram Schäfer Racing | 42 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Dallara F302 | Opel | 7 |
43 | Bernhard Auinger | Dallara F302 | 7 | ||
Class B | |||||
Jenichen Motorsport | 20 | Luca Iannacone | Dallara F399 | Opel | All |
45 | Diego Romanini | Dallara F399 | 7 | ||
JMP Racing | 21 | Jean Louis Bianchina | Dallara F399 | Renault | 1 |
24 | Stephane Mauget | Dallara F399 | 3, 6–7 | ||
30 | Anthony Janiec | Dallara F399 | 6–7 | ||
Griffith's | 23 | Benjamin Poron | Dallara F399 | Opel | All |
25 | David Moretti | Dallara F399 | Opel | 4 | |
Optirace Sport | 26 | Jimmy Tarres | Dallara F399 | Renault | 1 |
27 | Nicolas Lapierre | Dallara F399 | 4 | ||
28 | Pascal Hernandez | Dallara F399 | 5 | ||
29 | Philippe Papin | Dallara F399 | 6 | ||
31 | Olivier Clement | Dallara F399 | 7 | ||
81 | Didier Sirgue | Dallara F399 | 1, 5, 7 | ||
JH Racing | 35 | Jacques Hulbert | Martini MK79 | Opel | 1, 4, 6–7 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | PP | FL |
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20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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