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2011 British Formula 3 International Series

The 2011 Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series (an international motor racing series), was the 61st British Formula 3 International Series season. The season began on 16 April at Monza in Italy and ended on 9 October at Silverstone after 30 races held at ten meetings. Of those meetings, six were held in the United Kingdom, with overseas rounds at Monza, the Nürburgring in Germany, Paul Ricard in France, and Spa in Belgium.

Brazilian driver Felipe Nasr dominated the series, winning seven races and recording 16 top three finishes over the first eight rounds of the series, putting him 123 points ahead of Nasr's Carlin Motorsport teammate, Danish driver Kevin Magnussen, giving him an unassailable lead in the championship with two rounds still in hand.

Regulation changes

A number of changes were announced for the season, with pit-stops set to be introduced in the third race of each round, but this plan was later abandoned in July 2011. The championship's class system – Championship and National – was also renamed to the International and Rookie Championships. The Rookie winner will receive a fully paid entry to the 2012 International Championship.

Drivers and teams

Team	Chassis	Engine	No.	Driver	Rounds	International Class
GBR Carlin	Dallara F308	Volkswagen	1	COL Carlos Huertas	All
2	DNK Kevin Magnussen	All
21	nowrap	GBR Rupert Svendsen-Cook	All
22	MYS Jazeman Jaafar	All
31	BRA Felipe Nasr	All
32	GBR Jack Harvey	All
GBR Fortec Motorsport	Dallara F311	Mercedes HWA	3	GBR William Buller	All
4	BRA Lucas Foresti	All
23	GBR Harry Tincknell	All
24	MYS Fahmi Ilyas	All
GBR Double R Racing	Dallara F308	Mercedes HWA	5	BRA Pipo Derani	All
6	AUS Scott Pye	All
26	FIN Valtteri Bottas	9
NZL Mitch Evans	10
GBR Hitech Racing	Dallara F308	Volkswagen	7	BRA Pietro Fantin	All
27	ESP Bruno Méndez	1
BRA Pedro Nunes	5
8	RUS Max Snegirev	9–10
Dallara F310	4
GBR Riki Christodoulou	1–3
PRT António Félix da Costa	5–6
GBR Sino Vision Racing	Dallara F308	Mercedes HWA	11	GBR Hywel Lloyd	All
12	CHN Adderly Fong	All
GBR T-Sport	Dallara F311	Volkswagen	15	BRA Yann Cunha	All
16	BHR Menasheh Idafar	All
17	NLD Bart Hylkema	6–10
DEU Motopark	Dallara F308	Volkswagen	18	GBR Alexander Sims	10
GBR T-Sport	Dallara F307	Mugen-Honda	41	NLD Bart Hylkema	1–5
GBR Hitech Racing	Dallara F307	Mugen-Honda	42	JPN Kotaro Sakurai	1
Dallara F305	2–10
GBR Team West-Tec	Dallara F307	Mugen-Honda	44	ITA Luca Orlandi	8
GBR Double R Racing	Dallara F308	Mercedes HWA	77	EST Marko Asmer	7
GBR Hitech Racing	Dallara F308	Volkswagen	77	BRA Guilherme Silva	10
nowrap	NLD Van Amersfoort Racing	Dallara F308	Volkswagen	92	NLD Hannes van Asseldonk	7
FRA Signature	Dallara F308	Volkswagen	93	DEU Daniel Abt	7
94	COL Carlos Muñoz	7
96	DEU Marco Wittmann	7
Dallara F309	95	BEL Laurens Vanthoor	7
ITA Prema Powerteam	Dallara F308	Mercedes HWA	97	ITA Raffaele Marciello	7
98	ESP Roberto Merhi	7
Dallara F309	99	ESP Daniel Juncadella	7

Driver changes

; Changed Teams

William Buller will change teams for his second season in British F3 moving from Hitech Racing to Fortec Motorsport. Lucas Foresti will also join Fortec Motorsport, having completed his rookie season with Carlin.
After driving for Räikkönen Robertson Racing in 2010, Carlos Huertas and Felipe Nasr will join Carlin.
After three seasons with his family-run CF Racing outfit, Hywel Lloyd will move to Sino Vision Racing to partner Adderly Fong.

; Entering/Re-Entering British Formula 3 International Series

After finishing runner-up to Robin Frijns in Formula BMW Europe, Jack Harvey moved to Carlin. Another Formula BMW Europe graduate, Fahmi Ilyas competed with Fortec Motorsport.
Kevin Magnussen and Pipo Derani moved from the Motopark Academy team that competed in German F3 to compete in the championship. Magnussen drove for Carlin, while Derani raced for Double R Racing.
Formula Three Sudamericana champion Yann Cunha moved into the series full-time and partnered National class champion Menasheh Idafar at T-Sport. Cunha competed at the second Silverstone meeting with CF Racing in 2010.
After two seasons in Formula Renault UK, Harry Tincknell competed for Fortec Motorsport.
Bart Hylkema moved into the series from the Formula Renault Eurocup, to compete in the secondary Rookie Cup for T-Sport. He was joined in the Rookie Cup by Kotaro Sakurai, who moved from the now-defunct Formula BMW Pacific series to compete for Hitech Racing.
Pietro Fantin moved into the series from Formula Three Sudamericana. He will compete for Hitech Racing, the team he raced for in three meetings in 2010 when he was competing in the Invitation Class. He was joined by Formula Renault UK race-winner Riki Christodoulou, who returned to the championship after a season's absence, and Bruno Méndez, who competed in Formula Renault 3.5 in 2010.
British Formula Ford champion Scott Pye moved into the championship, driving for Double R Racing.

; Leaving British Formula Three

After contesting a part season in Formula Renault 3.5 for Tech 1 Racing outside of commitments in British F3, 2010 champion Jean-Éric Vergne moved into the series full-time with Carlin. Third-placed Oliver Webb and ninth-placed Daniel McKenzie also moved into the series for Pons Racing and Comtec Racing respectively.
Runner-up in 2010 James Calado moved into the GP3 Series with ART Grand Prix.
Daisuke Nakajima returned to his native Japan to compete in Formula Nippon, having finished in eleventh place for Räikkönen Robertson Racing.
Alex Brundle returned to FIA Formula Two Championship, having competed in the series' inaugural season in 2009. He was joined by Max Snegirev and National Class runner-up James Cole.

Race calendar and results

A provisional ten-round calendar was announced on 16 October 2010, before this was altered again on 26 November 2010. The Nürburgring meeting was moved from September to July on 4 February 2011. The first and third races at the Spa-Francorchamps round were also points-scoring for the FIA Formula 3 International Trophy.

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Rookie Class winner
ITA Autodromo Nazionale Monza	16 April	GBR William Buller	BRA Felipe Nasr	BRA Felipe Nasr	GBR Carlin	No Winner	Blancpain Endurance Series
17 April		GBR William Buller	GBR Rupert Svendsen-Cook	GBR Carlin	NED Bart Hylkema
GBR William Buller	BRA Felipe Nasr	BRA Felipe Nasr	GBR Carlin	NED Bart Hylkema
GBR Oulton Park	23 April	BRA Lucas Foresti	BRA Lucas Foresti	BRA Lucas Foresti	GBR Fortec Motorsport	NED Bart Hylkema	British GT
25 April		BRA Pietro Fantin	GBR Riki Christodoulou	GBR Hitech Racing	NED Bart Hylkema
BRA Felipe Nasr	BRA Lucas Foresti	BRA Felipe Nasr	GBR Carlin	NED Bart Hylkema
GBR Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit	14 May	BRA Felipe Nasr	BRA Felipe Nasr	DNK Kevin Magnussen	GBR Carlin	NED Bart Hylkema	British GT
15 May		DNK Kevin Magnussen	BRA Lucas Foresti	GBR Fortec Motorsport	JPN Kotaro Sakurai
BRA Felipe Nasr	BRA Felipe Nasr	DNK Kevin Magnussen	GBR Carlin	NED Bart Hylkema
GBR Brands Hatch	18 June	GBR Rupert Svendsen-Cook	GBR William Buller	BRA Lucas Foresti	GBR Fortec Motorsport	JPN Kotaro Sakurai	British GT
19 June		GBR William Buller	GBR Harry Tincknell	GBR Fortec Motorsport	JPN Kotaro Sakurai
GBR Rupert Svendsen-Cook	DNK Kevin Magnussen	BRA Felipe Nasr	GBR Carlin	NED Bart Hylkema
DEU Nürburgring	2 July	DNK Kevin Magnussen	DNK Kevin Magnussen	DNK Kevin Magnussen	GBR Carlin	NED Bart Hylkema	*FIA Formula Two
AvD 100 Meilen*
3 July		GBR Jack Harvey	GBR Jack Harvey	GBR Carlin	NED Bart Hylkema
DNK Kevin Magnussen	DNK Kevin Magnussen	BRA Felipe Nasr	GBR Carlin	NED Bart Hylkema
FRA Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	16 July	DNK Kevin Magnussen	BRA Felipe Nasr	BRA Felipe Nasr	GBR Carlin	JPN Kotaro Sakurai	FIA GT1 World Championship
17 July		GBR William Buller	GBR William Buller	GBR Fortec Motorsport	JPN Kotaro Sakurai
DNK Kevin Magnussen	PRT António Félix da Costa	BRA Felipe Nasr	GBR Carlin	JPN Kotaro Sakurai
BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	29 July	ESP Roberto Merhi	DNK Kevin Magnussen1	ESP Roberto Merhi	ITA Prema Powerteam	JPN Kotaro Sakurai	[24 Hours of Spa](24-hours-of-spa)
	GBR Rupert Svendsen-Cook2	DNK Kevin Magnussen	GBR Carlin	JPN Kotaro Sakurai
30 July	ESP Roberto Merhi	BRA Felipe Nasr1	ESP Roberto Merhi	ITA Prema Powerteam	JPN Kotaro Sakurai
GBR Rockingham Motor Speedway	3 September	BRA Pietro Fantin	BRA Felipe Nasr	BRA Pietro Fantin	GBR Hitech Racing	ITA Luca Orlandi	British GT
4 September		BRA Felipe Nasr	AUS Scott Pye	GBR Double R Racing	JPN Kotaro Sakurai
BRA Pietro Fantin	BRA Pietro Fantin	DNK Kevin Magnussen	GBR Carlin	JPN Kotaro Sakurai
GBR Donington Park	24 September	GBR Rupert Svendsen-Cook	DNK Kevin Magnussen	GBR Rupert Svendsen-Cook	GBR Carlin	JPN Kotaro Sakurai	British GT
25 September		BRA Felipe Nasr	FIN Valtteri Bottas	GBR Double R Racing	No Winner
BRA Felipe Nasr	FIN Valtteri Bottas	DNK Kevin Magnussen	GBR Carlin	No Winner
GBR Silverstone Circuit	8 October	DNK Kevin Magnussen	DNK Kevin Magnussen	DNK Kevin Magnussen	GBR Carlin	JPN Kotaro Sakurai	British GT
9 October		DNK Kevin Magnussen	GBR Alexander Sims	DEU Motopark	JPN Kotaro Sakurai
DNK Kevin Magnussen	DNK Kevin Magnussen	COL Carlos Huertas	GBR Carlin	JPN Kotaro Sakurai

1 Fastest lap recorded by Roberto Merhi, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point.
2 Fastest lap recorded by Hannes van Asseldonk, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point.

Championship standings

Pos	Driver	MNZ
ITA	OUL
GBR	SNE
GBR	BRH
GBR	NÜR
DEU	LEC
FRA	SPA
BEL	ROC
GBR	DON
GBR	SIL
GBR	Pts	Championship Class	1	318	2	237	3	222	4	197	5	191	6	187	7	170	8	119	9	112	10	81	11	78	12	51	13	51	14	48	15	36	16	34	17	17	18	17	19	10	20	10	21	7	22	5	23	5	24	2	25	1	26	−36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Rookie Class	1	378	2	214	3	45	Pos	Driver	MNZ
ITA	OUL
GBR	SNE
GBR	BRH
GBR	NÜR
DEU	LEC
FRA	SPA
BEL	ROC
GBR	DON
GBR	SIL
GBR	Pts
BRA Felipe Nasr	1	2	1	2	5	1	*2*	6	*17*	2	6	1	2	4	1	1	16	1	9	8	7	6	2	3	Ret	10	9	3	7	Ret
DNK Kevin Magnussen	15	8	6	8	18	Ret	1	8	1	8	11	15	*1*	6	*5*	4	4	Ret	7	1	8	7	5	1	Ret	16	1	*1*	8	*2*
COL Carlos Huertas	3	6	4	4	6	10	3	10	2	5	3	5	Ret	Ret	3	3	5	5	10	11	9	5	6	11	2	6	4	7	9	1
GBR William Buller	4	3	7	14	13	5	9	3	Ret	6	15	3	5	Ret	7	7	1	2	2	10	3	15	3	4	8	2	16	6	12	5
GBR Rupert Svendsen-Cook	5	1	8	10	8	4	4	Ret	13	3	7	Ret	8	2	6	6	2	4	6	2	14	2	10	Ret	1	8	3	Ret	15	3
MYS Jazeman Jaafar	2	5	3	3	4	6	16	16	4	4	5	4	4	5	11	8	9	Ret	3	DSQ	12	4	4	5	5	4	10	4	19	9
BRA Lucas Foresti	9	17	2	*1*	7	2	10	1	9	1	8	2	9	11	4	9	7	Ret	13	13	11	11	12	12	17	7	8	5	2	6
BRA Pietro Fantin	Ret	9	5	5	2	9	6	4	5	12	9	10	11	Ret	8	15	8	Ret	19	14	DSQ	1	19	*2*	12	14	6	9	3	8
GBR Jack Harvey	Ret	10	17	11	10	19	15	Ret	12	13	12	6	7	1	14	5	6	3	5	12	10	3	14	6	3	9	Ret	10	6	18
AUS Scott Pye	Ret	12	14	9	9	8	Ret	11	7	7	4	8	12	10	12	14	Ret	Ret	16	16	15	8	1	7	4	Ret	5	2	20	17
GBR Harry Tincknell	11	11	16	6	3	7	8	2	8	10	1	9	3	8	9	10	17	Ret	22	Ret	16	Ret	13	8	7	5	14	12	16	11
GBR Riki Christodoulou	6	4	11	7	1	12	5	7	3
PRT António Félix da Costa													6	7	2	2	3	9
BHR Menasheh Idafar	8	18	10	Ret	Ret	3	14	17	19	9	2	Ret	19	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	12	Ret	Ret	19	9	7	Ret	11	3	11	19	4	13
BRA Pipo Derani	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	14	13	13	12	6	15	13	Ret	14	9	13	13	Ret	10	18	21	Ret	13	8	Ret	10	Ret	2	14	5	12
GBR Hywel Lloyd	7	7	15	12	11	14	7	5	14	Ret	Ret	7	16	13	19	12	10	7	15	18	Ret	10	9	Ret	15	13	12	11	Ret	10
FIN Valtteri Bottas																									6	1	13
GBR Alexander Sims																												8	1	7
BRA Pedro Nunes													10	3	10
NZL Mitch Evans																												Ret	11	4
MYS Fahmi Ilyas	12	Ret	12	15	15	15	Ret	13	15	Ret	Ret	DNS	13	Ret	20	11	14	6	20	Ret	18	Ret	15	10	18	17	Ret	20	Ret	19
CHN Adderly Fong	13	16	20	16	16	11	12	14	11	11	10	Ret	15	12	15	17	12	Ret	21	20	22	14	11	Ret	16	12	7	18	17	16
NLD Bart Hylkema																Ret	Ret	8	Ret	22	17	12	17	9	14	Ret	17	13	Ret	14
RUS Max Snegirev										16	Ret	12													9	15	Ret	16	13	Ret
ESP Bruno Méndez	10	14	18
BRA Yann Cunha	14	13	13	13	12	16	11	9	10	14	14	11	18	14	16	16	13	Ret	23	19	20	Ret	16	Ret	13	11	15	15	10	15
Guest drivers ineligible for points
ESP Roberto Merhi																			*1*	15	*1*
DEU Marco Wittmann																			11	5	2
ESP Daniel Juncadella																			8	3	Ret
COL Carlos Muñoz																			4	6	Ret
BEL Laurens Vanthoor																			17	7	4
NLD Hannes van Asseldonk																			12	4	Ret
ITA Raffaele Marciello																			Ret	17	5
EST Marko Asmer																			Ret	Ret	6
DEU Daniel Abt																			14	9	13
BRA Guilherme Silva																												17	14	Ret
JPN Kotaro Sakurai	Ret	DNS	DNS	18	Ret	18	18	15	18	17	16	14	20	16	18	*18*	*15*	*11*	*24*	*23*	*21*	Ret	18	*13*	*19*	*Ret*	*Ret*	*21*	*18*	*20*
NLD Bart Hylkema	*NC*	*15*	*19*	*17*	*17*	*17*	*17*	Ret	*16*	Ret	17	13	*17*	*15*	17
ITA Luca Orlandi																						16	20	14

References

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