FIA Formula 3 International Trophy

The FIA Formula 3 International Trophy was a FIA-sanctioned international formula series that ran in 2011 for Formula Three cars.[1] The Trophy was the first international Formula Three series since the demise of the European Formula Three Championship in 1984, and was created to increase the appeal of the category, which had seen the various F3 championships suffer from falling grid sizes.[2]

FIA Formula 3 International Trophy
CategorySingle seaters
CountryInternational
Inaugural season2011
Folded2011
Last Drivers' champion Roberto Merhi

The trophy comprised three existing events for Formula Three cars, the Pau Grand Prix, Masters of Formula 3 and Macau Grand Prix, and one event from both the British F3 and Formula 3 Euro Series. Drivers registered in any of the national F3 series were eligible to enter the contest, and they competed alongside the drivers entered into the individual events.[2]

After one season, which was won by Spanish driver Roberto Merhi, the Trophy was replaced by the FIA Formula 3 European Championship for 2012.[3]

Season summary

The series began at Hockenheim on 30 April, and finished on 20 November at the Guia Circuit after five meetings. Roberto Merhi was crowned champion after Masters of F3 meeting at Zandvoort. German driver Marco Wittmann finished as runner-up despite driving as guest driver in the first meeting of the season, in Hockenheim. If he had participated as championship driver in these meeting, he would have been crowned champion, because he scored 36 points in these meeting(which did not count for the championship) and he finished 32-point away from Roberto Merhi. Spaniard Daniel Juncadella finished in third place after winning Macau Grand Prix.

Teams and drivers

Four teams registered for the championships; Prema Powerteam, Signature and Motopark Academy from the Formula 3 Euro Series and Carlin from British Formula 3. Guest entries were allowed; all raced in one or two European rounds and/or Macau.

Team Driver Chassis Engine Rounds
Registered entries
Carlin Carlos Huertas[4] Dallara F308 Volkswagen All
Jazeman Jaafar[5] Dallara F308 Volkswagen All
Motopark Academy Kimiya Sato[6] Dallara F308 Volkswagen 1–2, 4–5
Prema Powerteam Daniel Juncadella[6] Dallara F309 Mercedes HWA All
Roberto Merhi[6] Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA All
Signature Daniel Abt[6] Dallara F308 Volkswagen All
Carlos Muñoz[6] Dallara F308 Volkswagen All
Laurens Vanthoor[6] Dallara F309 Volkswagen All
Marco Wittmann[7] Dallara F308 Volkswagen 2–5
Guest entries, ineligible for Trophy points
Carlin Richard Bradley[7] Dallara F308 Volkswagen 2
Tom Dillmann[4] Dallara F308 Volkswagen 1
Jack Harvey Dallara F308 Volkswagen 3
Kevin Magnussen[8] Dallara F308 Volkswagen 3–5
Felipe Nasr[8] Dallara F308 Volkswagen 3, 5
Rupert Svendsen-Cook Dallara F308 Volkswagen 3–4
Double R Racing Marko Asmer[7] Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA 2–3, 5
Valtteri Bottas[8] Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA 5
Luís Felipe Derani[7] Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA 2–3
Mitch Evans[7] Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA 5
Scott Pye Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA 3
Fortec Motorsport William Buller[8] Dallara F311 Mercedes HWA 3, 5
Lucas Foresti[8] Dallara F311 Mercedes HWA 3, 5
Fahmi Ilyas Dallara F311 Mercedes HWA 3
Harry Tincknell Dallara F311 Mercedes HWA 3
Hitech Racing Pietro Fantin[8] Dallara F308 Volkswagen 3, 5
António Félix da Costa[8] Dallara F310 Volkswagen 5
Kotaro Sakurai Dallara F305 Mugen-Honda 3
Hannes van Asseldonk[8] Dallara F310 Volkswagen 5
Jo Zeller Racing Sandro Zeller[9] Dallara F306 Mercedes HWA 1
Motopark Academy Tom Dillmann[7] Dallara F308 Volkswagen 2
Jimmy Eriksson[9] Dallara F308 Volkswagen 1, 4–5
Gianmarco Raimondo[9] Dallara F308 Volkswagen 1
Mücke Motorsport Lucas Foresti Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA 4
Nigel Melker[9] Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA 1, 4
Felix Rosenqvist[9] Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA 1, 4–5
Yuhi Sekiguchi[10] Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA 5
Prema Powerteam Raffaele Marciello[11] Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA 3
Luís Felipe Derani Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA 4
Signature Carlos Sainz Jr.[12] Dallara F309 Volkswagen 5
Marco Wittmann[9] Dallara F308 Volkswagen 1
Sino Vision Racing Adderly Fong[8] Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA 3, 5
Hywel Lloyd[8] Dallara F308 Mercedes HWA 3, 5
STAR Racing Team Kuba Giermaziak[9] Dallara F308 Volkswagen 1
ThreeBond Racing[12] Hironobu Yasuda[12] Dallara F309 Nissan 5
Toda Racing[12] Hideki Yamauchi[12] Dallara F308 Honda 5
TOM'S[12] Richard Bradley[12] Dallara F308 Toyota 5
Alexander Sims[12] Dallara F308 Toyota 5
T-Sport Yann Cunha Dallara F311 Volkswagen 3
Bart Hylkema Dallara F311 Volkswagen 3
Menasheh Idafar Dallara F311 Volkswagen 3
Van Amersfoort Racing Richie Stanaway[12] Dallara F308 Volkswagen 5
Hannes van Asseldonk[13] Dallara F308 Volkswagen 3

Race calendar

The provisional six-round calendar included the Korea Super Prix, but this was cancelled three weeks before the event.[1][14]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Event
1 R1 Hockenheimring 30 April Roberto Merhi Roberto Merhi Roberto Merhi Prema Powerteam F3 Euro Series
R2 1 May Marco Wittmann Roberto Merhi Roberto Merhi Prema Powerteam
2 Pau Circuit 22 May Marco Wittmann Marco Wittmann Marco Wittmann Signature Pau Grand Prix
3 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 29 July Roberto Merhi Roberto Merhi Roberto Merhi Prema Powerteam Spa 24 Hours/British F3
R2 30 July Roberto Merhi Roberto Merhi Roberto Merhi Prema Powerteam
4 Circuit Park Zandvoort 14 August Roberto Merhi Felix Rosenqvist Felix Rosenqvist Mücke Motorsport Masters of Formula 3
5 R1 Guia Circuit 19 November Marco Wittmann Roberto Merhi Marco Wittmann Signature Macau Grand Prix
R2 20 November Marco Wittmann Marco Wittmann Daniel Juncadella Prema Powerteam

Results

The F3 International Trophy took on the same scoring system used in Formula One and other FIA Championships, with points awarded to the top ten finishers.[15]

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Pos Driver HOC
 PAU
 SPA
 ZAN
 MAC
 Points
1 Roberto Merhi 1 1 2 1 1 DSQ 3 Ret 133
2 Marco Wittmann 2 2 1 11 2 2 1 3 101
3 Daniel Juncadella 6 4 3 8 Ret Ret 6 1 72
4 Daniel Abt 4 6 4 14 13 6 8 Ret 44
5 Laurens Vanthoor 3 15 Ret 17 4 7 7 Ret 39
6 Carlos Muñoz 8 9 5 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 26
7 Jazeman Jaafar 10 11 11 3 12 10 17 8 21
8 Carlos Huertas 11 12 9 10 9 11 5 13 15
9 Kimiya Sato Ret 10 8 12 9 12 7
Guest drivers ineligible for points
Felix Rosenqvist 5 3 1 21 Ret 0
Felipe Nasr 9 7 2 2 0
William Buller 2 3 13 6 0
Kevin Magnussen 7 8 3 19 14 0
Nigel Melker 7 5 4 0
Yuhi Sekiguchi 12 4 0
Valtteri Bottas 4 Ret 0
Rupert Svendsen-Cook 6 14 5 0
Hannes van Asseldonk 12 Ret 10 5 0
Jack Harvey 5 10 0
Raffaele Marciello Ret 5 0
Marko Asmer 7 Ret 6 18 19 0
Luís Felipe Derani 6 18 Ret Ret 0
Lucas Foresti 13 11 8 14 7 0
Jimmy Eriksson 9 7 9 Ret DNS 0
Tom Dillmann 12 8 Ret 0
Richard Bradley 10 Ret 9 0
Adderly Fong 21 22 Ret 10 0
Hideki Yamauchi 11 15 0
Pietro Fantin 19 DSQ Ret 11 0
Sandro Zeller 13 13 0
Kuba Giermaziak 14 Ret 0
Gianmarco Raimondo Ret 14 0
Hywel Lloyd 15 Ret 16 16 0
Scott Pye 16 15 0
Richie Stanaway 15 Ret 0
Harry Tincknell 22 16 0
Carlos Sainz Jr. 20 17 0
Bart Hylkema Ret 17 0
Fahmi Ilyas 20 18 0
Alexander Sims DNS 18 0
Menasheh Idafar Ret 19 0
Yann Cunha 23 20 0
Kotaro Sakurai 24 21 0
Mitch Evans 22 Ret 0
António Félix da Costa Ret Ret 0
Hironobu Yasuda Ret Ret 0
Pos Driver HOC
 PAU
 SPA
 ZAN
 MAC
 Points
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

See also

References
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