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2011 Formula 3 Euro Series


Roberto Merhi
Teams' Champion: Prema Powerteam
Nations Cup Champion: ESP Spain Rookie Cup Champion: Nigel Melker

The 2011 Formula 3 Euro Series season was the ninth championship year of the Formula 3 Euro Series. It began on 2 April at Circuit Paul Ricard and finished on 23 October at Hockenheim after 21 races at nine meetings.

Roberto Merhi, who participated his third season in series clinched title after home win at Valencia with a round to spare, bringing first Drivers' Championship for Prema Powerteam since 2003 and first title in the Teams' Standings. Second place for the second year in row went to Signature's Marco Wittmann, who took five wins. Merhi's compatriot and teammate Daniel Juncadella scored four races victories and managed third in drivers' standing. Also Juncadella and Merhi won Nations Cup.

Best rookie of the season Nigel Melker took fourth place with four victories despite missing round Silverstone due to commitments in GP3 Series. His teammate Felix Rosenqvist finished fifth, winning penultimate race of the season at Hockenheim. Places six through eight went to Signature's drivers Laurens Vanthoor, Daniel Abt and Carlos Muñoz. Motopark's drivers Jimmy Eriksson and Kimiya Sato finished on ninth and tenth positions respectively.

Drivers and teams

Competition numbers 30 and higher are single-race entrants and are ineligible to score championship points.

TeamNo.DriverClassChassisEngineRounds
FRA Signature1DEU Marco WittmannFIAF308/011VolkswagenAll
2BEL Laurens VanthoorFIAF309/023All
9COL Carlos MuñozFIAF308/005All
10DEU Daniel AbtFIAF308/057All
38ESP Carlos Sainz Jr.F309/0019
DEU Mücke Motorsport3NLD Nigel MelkerF308/005Mercedes1–6, 8–9
4SWE Felix RosenqvistF308/042All
35DNK Marco SørensenF308/0057
37ARG Facu RegaliaF308/0509
DEU Motopark5SWE Jimmy ErikssonF308/099VolkswagenAll
6JPN Kimiya SatoFIAF308/098All
11nowrapCAN Gianmarco RaimondoF308/0061–3
31FRA Tom Dillmann4
36RUS Artem MarkelovF308/0969
ITA Prema Powerteam7ESP Daniel JuncadellaFIAF309/014MercedesAll
8ESP Roberto MerhiFIAF308/047All
11CAN Gianmarco RaimondoF308/0314–9
nowrapDEU STAR Racing Team12POL Kuba GiermaziakF308/096Volkswagen1–6
GBR Carlin30MYS Jazeman JaafarFIAF308/018Volkswagen2
31FRA Tom DillmannF308/0562
32COL Carlos HuertasFIAF308/0552
AUT HS Engineering33ISR Alon DayF308/071Volkswagen5, 7
CHE Jo Zeller Racing34CHE Sandro ZellerF308/044Mercedes2, 5, 9
IconLegend
Rookie Cup
FIAFIA Formula 3 International Trophy

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Driver changes

; Changed Teams

  • Roberto Merhi and Carlos Muñoz both switched from Mücke Motorsport to Prema Powerteam and Signature respectively.

; Entering/Re-Entering Formula 3 Euro Series

  • After finishing runner-up to Tom Dillmann in German Formula Three, Daniel Abt moved to Signature. Dillmann competed as a guest driver at Hockenheim for Carlin along with British series regulars Carlos Huertas and Jazeman Jaafar, and then moved to Motopark for the Red Bull Ring round.
  • Alon Day made his series début as a guest driver for his German Formula Three team HS Engineering, at the Norisring.
  • Jimmy Eriksson moved up from German Formula Three full-time, competing for Motopark. He was joined by Gianmarco Raimondo who moves from Italian Formula Three and Kimiya Sato, who moves from Japanese Formula Three. Raimondo later moved to a third car at Prema Powerteam
  • Kuba Giermaziak débuted in the series with the STAR Racing Team, dovetailing with commitments in the Porsche Supercup.
  • Nigel Melker competed for Mücke Motorsport, alongside his GP3 commitments with the team. Felix Rosenqvist joined him, stepping up from German Formula Three.

; Leaving Formula 3 Euro Series

  • With his ART Grand Prix team leaving the championship after the 2010 season, Valtteri Bottas moved into one of the team's GP3 Series seats, while his 2010 teammate Alexander Sims join edStatus Grand Prix.
  • 2010 champion Edoardo Mortara moved into the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters with Audi.

Team changes

  • ART Grand Prix, who won six drivers' titles and seven teams' titles, exited the championship to concentrate on other series.
  • STAR Racing Team débuted in the series, with Kuba Giermaziak driving the team's sole entry.

Race calendar and results

  • A provisional nine-round calendar was announced on 16 October 2010. Seven of the nine rounds will support Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters events, with additional rounds at Le Castellet and Silverstone in support of the Le Mans Series. The series will adopt a format introduced in the 2010 British Formula 3 Championship, with three races a weekend, two of which held on the Saturday and the final race on the Sunday. The first and third races at the first Hockenheim round were also points-scoring for the FIA Formula 3 International Trophy.
RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team1R1R2R32R1R2R33R1R2R34R1R2R35R1R2R36R1R2R37R1R2R38R1R2R39R1R2R3
FRA Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet2 AprilESP Roberto MerhiDEU Marco WittmannNLD Nigel MelkerDEU Mücke Motorsport
ESP Daniel JuncadellaESP Roberto MerhiITA Prema Powerteam
3 AprilESP Roberto MerhiDEU Daniel AbtESP Daniel JuncadellaITA Prema Powerteam
DEU Hockenheimring30 AprilESP Roberto MerhiESP Roberto MerhiESP Roberto MerhiITA Prema Powerteam
ESP Roberto MerhiESP Daniel JuncadellaITA Prema Powerteam
1 MayDEU Marco WittmannESP Roberto MerhiESP Roberto MerhiITA Prema Powerteam
NLD Circuit Park Zandvoort14 MayNLD Nigel MelkerDEU Marco WittmannNLD Nigel MelkerDEU Mücke Motorsport
SWE Felix RosenqvistJPN Kimiya SatoDEU Motopark
15 MayDEU Marco WittmannDEU Marco WittmannDEU Marco WittmannFRA Signature
AUT Red Bull Ring, Spielberg4 JuneESP Daniel JuncadellaSWE Felix RosenqvistESP Roberto MerhiITA Prema Powerteam
ESP Roberto MerhiESP Roberto MerhiITA Prema Powerteam
5 JuneESP Daniel JuncadellaNLD Nigel MelkerESP Daniel JuncadellaITA Prema Powerteam
DEU Norisring, Nuremberg2 JulyDEU Marco WittmannDEU Marco WittmannNLD Nigel MelkerDEU Mücke Motorsport
ESP Roberto MerhiDEU Marco WittmannFRA Signature
3 JulyDEU Marco WittmannESP Roberto MerhiDEU Marco WittmannFRA Signature
DEU Nürburgring6 AugustESP Daniel JuncadellaESP Roberto MerhiESP Roberto MerhiITA Prema Powerteam
ESP Daniel JuncadellaESP Roberto MerhiITA Prema Powerteam
7 AugustnowrapESP Daniel JuncadellanowrapESP Daniel JuncadellanowrapESP Daniel JuncadellaITA Prema Powerteam
GBR Silverstone Circuit10 SeptemberESP Roberto MerhiESP Roberto MerhiESP Roberto MerhiITA Prema Powerteam
DNK Marco SørensenDNK Marco SørensenDEU Mücke Motorsport
11 SeptemberESP Roberto MerhiESP Roberto MerhiDEU Marco WittmannFRA Signature
ESP Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia1 OctoberNLD Nigel MelkerNLD Nigel MelkerNLD Nigel MelkerDEU Mücke Motorsport
DEU Marco WittmannDEU Marco WittmannFRA Signature
2 OctoberESP Roberto MerhiESP Roberto MerhiESP Roberto MerhiITA Prema Powerteam
DEU Hockenheimring22 OctoberESP Roberto MerhiSWE Felix RosenqvistESP Roberto MerhiITA Prema Powerteam
SWE Felix RosenqvistSWE Felix RosenqvistDEU Mücke Motorsport
23 OctoberESP Roberto MerhiSWE Felix RosenqvistESP Roberto MerhiITA Prema Powerteam

Standings

  • Points are awarded as follows:
12345678910Race 1 & 3Race 2
251815121086421
1086543210

Drivers' Championship

PosDriverLEC
FRAHOC
DEUZAN
NLDRBR
AUTNOR
DEUNÜR
DEUSIL
GBRVAL
ESPHOC
DEUPts14062285328042515219618971508105993108611661229000000000PosDriverLEC
FRAHOC
DEUZAN
NLDRBR
AUTNOR
DEUNÜR
DEUSIL
GBRVAL
ESPHOC
DEUPts
ESP Roberto Merhi412*1*4134411Ret422112*1*3*2*35*1*121
DEU Marco Wittmann523232106*1*311Ret*3*1161162101615444
ESP Daniel Juncadella3316145712†261Ret31124*1*328432763
NLD Nigel Melker1124711511135Ret211110463*1*83652
SWE Felix Rosenqvist24Ret553232Ret10RetDSQ5532447Ret26421Ret
BEL Laurens Vanthoor87536154567272845356641111†63912
DEU Daniel AbtRet119476Ret8563410†103127755510107536
COL Carlos Muñoz657829612810959Ret13988101135710814†Ret
SWE Jimmy Eriksson109698799795654710Ret109969911987
JPN Kimiya SatoRet68Ret12107110114106Ret8851284DSQ829Ret79
CAN Gianmarco Raimondo91010Ret13148211878Ret6Ret79912†8Ret74813†138
POL Kuba Giermaziak78Ret1414RetRet10912897Ret6111011
Guest drivers ineligible for points
DNK Marco Sørensen71Ret
FRA Tom Dillmann12108412†3
ESP Carlos Sainz Jr.RetRet5
ISR Alon Day871211Ret7
CHE Sandro Zeller131513Ret99111210
MYS Jazeman Jaafar10911
ARG Facu Regalia1010Ret
RUS Artem Markelov121111
COL Carlos Huertas11Ret12

Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap |} † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams' Championship

PosTeamLEC
FRAHOC
DEUZAN
NLDRBR
AUTNOR
DEUNÜR
DEUSIL
GBRVAL
ESPHOC
DEUPts1693257034704205000PosTeamLEC
FRAHOC
DEUZAN
NLDRBR
AUTNOR
DEUNÜR
DEUSIL
GBRVAL
ESPHOC
DEUPts
ITA Prema Powerteam311111344111422111122331121
4326445712268Ret311242338442763
FRA Signature523222451324211535251515334
655336665635383676663676446
DEU Mücke Motorsport144553132510215532341Ret163212
212Ret71152113RetRetRetDSQ111046477Ret28465Ret
DEU Motopark
DEU STAR Racing Team7669877179465468510846829977
98814121082911596Ret710101199DSQ9911Ret89
Guest teams ineligible for points
AUT HS Engineering871211Ret7
GBR Carlin1098
111011
CHE Jo Zeller Racing131513Ret99111210

Nations Cup

PosNationLEC
FRAHOC
DEUZAN
NLDRBR
AUTNOR
DEUNÜR
DEUSIL
GBRVAL
ESPHOC
DEUPts1686243533124251518961057868669290000000PosNationLEC
FRAHOC
DEUZAN
NLDRBR
AUTNOR
DEUNÜR
DEUSIL
GBRVAL
ESPHOC
DEUPts
311111344111422111122331121
432644571226RetRet311242338452763
5232321061334311676251615434
Ret119476Ret85611Ret1010312117510510107546
246553232956545324476264217
109Ret957997Ret10RetDSQ5710Ret1099Ret991198Ret
1124711511135Ret211110463183652
8753615456727284535664111163912
657829612810959Ret13988101135710814Ret
11Ret12
Ret68Ret12107110114106Ret8851284DSQ829Ret79
91010Ret13148211878Ret6Ret799128Ret74813138
78Ret1414RetRet10912897Ret6111011
Guest nations ineligible for points
71Ret
121084123
871211Ret7
131513Ret99111210
10911
1010Ret
121111

Notes

References

References

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  4. (24 January 2011). "Carlos Muñoz secures a drive with Signature". ITR e.V..
  5. (28 October 2010). "Daniel Abt switches to the Formula 3 Euro Series". ITR e.V..
  6. O'Leary, Jamie. (6 October 2011). "Carlos Sainz Jr to make F3 Euro Series debut with Signature at Hockenheim". [[Haymarket Group.
  7. (5 February 2011). "Melker startet 2011 für Mücke". Motorsport-Total.com GmbH.
  8. (27 January 2011). "Felix Rosenqvist steps up to Formula 3 Euro Series". [[Felix Rosenqvist]].
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  12. (21 February 2011). "Raimondo Joins Series with Team Motopark Academy". Holbi.
  13. (2 June 2011). "Austria comeback for the Formula 3 Euro Series". ITR e.V..
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