2003 German Formula Three Championship

The 2003 ATS Formel 3 Cup was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars built by Dallara which conform to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It was the inaugural edition of the ATS F3 Cup. It commenced on 3 May at Oschersleben and ended at the same place on 12 October after eight double-header rounds.

2003 German Formula Three Championship
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JB Motorsport driver João Paulo de Oliveira became the first and only Brazilian champion. He dominated the season, winning all but three races. Sven Barth won Rookie title and one of the races to finish the season as runner-up with 138-point gap to de Oliveira. The third place went to Hannes Neuhauser, who won both races of the opening round.[1]

Teams and drivers

All drivers competed in Dallara chassis; model listed.[2]

Team No. Driver Chassis Status Rounds
JB Motorsport 1 Adrian Wolf F302/010 R 7–8
2 João Paulo de Oliveira F302/072 All
Trella Motorsport 3 Catharina Felser F302/007 All
4 Thomas Holzer F302/087 R 4–8
EMS Motorsport 5 Markus Mann F300/041 R All
Franz Wöss Racing 8 Olivier Muytjens F302/087 1–2
Franz Wöss 3
9 Sven Barth F399/072 R All
10 André Fibier F399/011 2
Marcel Lasée 3
Ina Fabry 4–6
David Hemkemeyer 7–8
Christian Zeller 11 Christian Zeller F300/050 3, 7
Remy Striebig 12 Remy Striebig F399/009 3
KFR Team F3 14 Tomáš Kostka F302/044 All
Petutschnig Engineering 16 Denis G. Watt F302/074 1
Franz Wöss 2
Tomáš Tóth R 6–8
JMS Jenichen Motorsport 17 Michael Herich F399/068 R 2
18 Luca Iannaccone F301/010 All
19 Diego Romanini F399/007 1–6, 8
Achleitner Motorsport 20 Hannes Neuhauser F302/068 All
Rennsport Rössler 21 Adrian Wolf F399/068 4
Dennis Melcher 5
Florian Stoll 7
Marin Čolak 8
22 Thomas Rössler F301/031 All
Brendecke Motorsport 23 Frank Brendecke F300/023 All
FS Motorsport 24 Franz Schmöller F302/050 R All
Bordoli Motorsport 25 Tobias Blättler F301/026 3
Michel Frey F300/011 4, 6, 8
Jakob Bordoli 7
Jo Zeller Racing 26 Jo Zeller F301/006 3
Tobias Blättler F301/026 7
31 Urs Rüttimann F396/023 7
Performance Racing 27 Justin Sherwood F300/019 4–5
28 Jesse Mason F399/042 4
Ross Zwolsman 5
Adam Langley-Khan 7
HS Technik Motorsport 29 Roman Hoffmann F301/016 6–7
Tomas Muskát 32 Tomas Muskát F397/051 7
Jacek Sadkiewicz 34 Jacek Sadkiewicz F397/046 7
Icon Class
R Rookie

Race calendar and results

With the exception of two rounds at A1-Ring in Austria, all rounds took place on German soil.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 3 May Hannes Neuhauser João Paulo de Oliveira Hannes Neuhauser Achleitner Motorsport
R2 4 May Hannes Neuhauser Hannes Neuhauser Hannes Neuhauser Achleitner Motorsport
2 R1 EuroSpeedway Lausitz 10 May João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira JB Motorsport
R2 11 May João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira JB Motorsport
3 R1 Hockenheimring 14 June Jo Zeller João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira JB Motorsport
R2 15 June João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira JB Motorsport
4 R1 Nürburgring 12 July João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira JB Motorsport
R2 13 July João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira JB Motorsport
5 R1 EuroSpeedway Lausitz 19 July João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira JB Motorsport
R2 20 July João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira JB Motorsport
6 R1 A1-Ring 23 August João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira JB Motorsport
R2 24 August João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira JB Motorsport
7 R1 A1-Ring 20 September Hannes Neuhauser João Paulo de Oliveira Sven Barth Franz Wöss Racing
R2 21 September João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira JB Motorsport
8 R1 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 11 October João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira JB Motorsport
R2 12 October João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira João Paulo de Oliveira JB Motorsport

Championship standings

Cup

  • Points were awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PP
20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 3
Pos Driver OSC1 LAU1 HOC NÜR LAU2 A1R1 A1R2 OSC2 Pts
1 João Paulo de Oliveira 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 1 1 1 329
2. Sven Barth 7 5 2 3 2 2 2 2 4 3 6 3 1 3 4 4 191
3 Hannes Neuhauser 1 1 3 2 6 Ret 7 3 2 7 5 2 Ret 2 2 2 185
4 Markus Mann 5 6 4 4 3 4 DNS DNS 5 13 Ret 7 3 6 3 3 110
5 Franz Schmöller 4 9 5 8 4 7 6 6 Ret 4 2 5 7 Ret 6 Ret 92
6 Catharina Felser 3 4 7 5 14 6 Ret 10 10 10 3 6 5 4 9 10 82
7 Thomas Holzer 4 5 6 6 7 8 2 5 5 7 72
8 Tomáš Kostka 9 3 9 6 8 Ret 9 8 8 5 4 Ret Ret 7 8 6 64
9 Adrian Wolf 3 7 4 8 7 5 41
10 Diego Romanini 6 7 6 7 5 Ret 14† 15 9 8 9 9 10 8 41
11 Ross Zwolsman 3 2 27
12 Michel Frey 5 4 14 11 Ret 9 20
13 Jo Zeller 7 3 19
14 Roman Hoffmann 8 4 6 12 19
15 Justin Sherwood 8 DSQ 7 9 9
16 Marcel Lasée Ret 5 8
17 Olivier Muytjens 8 8 15 Ret 6
18 Andre Fibier 8 9 5
19 Tobias Blättler 9 8 14 15 5
20 Frank Brendecke 10 13 11 11 10 9 13 13 12 14 13 12 19 13 13 13 4
21 Tomáš Tóth Ret 10 10 9 11 Ret 4
22 Ina Fabry 10 9 11 11 12 15 3
23 Adam Langley-Khan 9 19 2
24 Michael Herich 10 10 2
25 Denis Watt Ret 10 1
26 Franz Wöss 12 12 12 10 1
27 Nassim Sidi Said 10 13 1
28 Florian Stoll 12 10 1
29 Thomas Rössler 11 11 14 14 11 12 12 12 14 15 11 14 Ret 14 DNS DNS 0
30 Jesse Mason 11 11 0
31 Jacob Bordoli 11 11 0
32 Christian Zeller 13 11 17 16 0
33 David Hemkemeyer 13 17 12 12 0
34 Luca Iannaccone 12 13 13 13 Ret 13 Ret 14 15 16 15 16 16 20 DNS DNS 0
35 Dennis Melcher 13 12 0
36 Remy Striebig Ret 14 0
37 Urs Rüttimann 15 18 0
38 Jacek Sadkiewicz Ret 22 0
Marin Čolak DNQ DNQ 0
Pos Driver OSC1 LAU1 HOC NÜR LAU2 A1R1 A1R2 OSC2 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

  •  — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Junior-Pokal (Rookie) standings

Driver Points
1 Sven Barth 258
2 Markus Mann 154
3 Franz Schmöller 104
4 Thomas Holzer 80
5 Adrian Wolf 26
6 Tomáš Tóth 10
7 Olivier Muytjens 4
8 Michael Herich 4

References

  1. "German Formula-3-Cup — Season 2003". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  2. "STARTERLISTE 2003 RECARO FORMEL 3 CUP" (PDF) (in German). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 19 April 2015.

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