2001 Australian Formula 3 Championship

The 2001 Australian Formula 3 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula 3 racing cars.[1] It was the first Australian Formula 3 Championship,[2] with that title replacing the previous "Formula 3 National Series".[3] The inaugural championship was won by Peter Hackett driving a Dallara F398 Alfa Romeo.

Team and drivers
Team Chassis Engine No. Driver Rounds
Piccola Scuderia Corsa Dallara F398 Alfa Romeo 2 Peter Hackett All
BRM Motorsport Dallara F398 Opel Spiess 4 Darren Palmer All
Dallara F398 20 Daynom Templeman 1-6
Glenn Coombs Dallara F396 Mugen Honda 6 Glenn Coombs All
Paul Stephenson Dallara F395/6 TOM'S Toyota 7 Damien Digby 1-6
David Choon Dallara F396 Mugen Honda 11 David Choon All
John Boothman Dallara F390 Alfa Romeo 12 John Boothman All
Douglas Racing Dallara F396 Fiat 13 Fred Douglas All
M Speed Racing Dallara F398 TOM'S Toyota 14 Mike Beeley All
Graeme Holmes Reynard 913 Volkswagen 21 Graeme Holmes All
Chris Coombs Dallara F395/6 TOM'S Toyota 22 Chris Coombs All
Chas Jacobsen Dallara F396 TOM'S Toyota 87 Chas Jacobsen All
Dallara F396 88 James Manderson 1, 7
Level 2
Mike Beeley Reynard 903 Alfa Romeo 15 Craig Smith 1, 5
Frank Cascone Dallara F391 Alfa Romeo 27 Frank Cascone All
Bill Maddocks Richards 201B Volkswagen 35 Bill Maddocks All
Level 2 26mm
Motor Improvements Reynard 923 Honda 5 Peter Rees All
Rod Anderson Reynard 893 Volkswagen 37 Rod Anderson 3, 5-7

Calendar

The championship was contested over a seven round series with two races per round.[4]

Round Circuit State Date Round winner
1 Oran Park[5] New South Wales 17–18 March[5] James Manderson[5]
2 Wakefield Park[6] New South Wales 6 May[6] Peter Hackett[6]
3 Phillip Island[7] Victoria 26–27 May[8]
4 Queensland Raceway[9] Queensland 22 July[9] Peter Hackett[9]
5 Eastern Creek[10] New South Wales 19 August[10]
6 Sandown[11] Victoria 15 September[11]
7 Oran Park[12] New South Wales 25 November[12] Darren Palmer[12]

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2- basis to the first ten finishers in the Championship class at each race. One bonus point was awarded to the driver setting pole position for each race and a point was also awarded to the driver setting the fastest race lap in each race.[4]

Class points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2- basis to the first ten class finishers at each race.[4]

Results
Pos.[13] Driver[4] ORA WAK PHI QUE SYD SAN ORA Pts.[4]
1 Peter Hackett 21 10 21 17 22 21 22 22 21 12 - 12 20 17 238
2 Darren Palmer 12 13 - 12 15 16 1 15 13 15 20 16 17 20 185
3 Daynom Templeman 11 16 1 20 12 12 15 12 - 22 17 21 - - 159
4 Mike Beeley 6 6 15 - 10 10 12 10 15 10 12 6 - 10 122
5 Chris Coombs - 3 12 10 6 6 10 6 8 8 3 - 10 1 83
6 Damien Digby 4 8 10 - 8 8 6 3 10 4 10 2 - - 73
7 James Manderson 15 20 - - - - - - - - - - 12 6 53
8 Glenn Coombs - - 8 6 4 - 2 4 - - 6 8 4 3 45
9 Graeme Holmes 3 4 - 8 3 4 - - - - 4 - 6 6 38
10 David Choon - 2 - - 2 4 - - 1 2 8 3 8 8 38
11 Chas Jacobsen 8 - - - - - - - 6 3 2 4 - 4 27
12 John Boothman 2 - - 4 - 2 4 2 4 1 - - 3 2 24
13 Fred Douglas 1 - 6 - 1 3 3 - - - 1 1 1 - 17
Level 2
1 Frank Cascone - - 20 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 - - 190
2 Bill Maddocks - 15 - - 20 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 170
3 Craig Smith 20 20 - - - - - - 3 6 - - - - 49
Level 2 26mm
1 Peter Rees - 20 20 - 20 20 - 20 20 - 20 20 20 20 200
2 Rod Anderson - - - - 15 15 - - 15 - - 15 15 15 90

References
  1. Championship Agreement Reached, formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 29 July 2010
  2. Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-5
  3. "Australian Formula 3 Championship", www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  4. 2001 Championship standings, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 29 July 2010
  5. Manderson and Hackett come out firing at Oran Park, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  6. Templeman throws down challenge to Hackett, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  7. Team Race Reports from Round 3 at Phillip Island, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  8. F3 heads to the Island next weekend, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  9. Hackett hot in Queenland, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  10. Flying at the Creek, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  11. Furious action in Formula 3, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  12. Palmer wins last round, www.formula3.com.au Retrieved via web.archive.org on 25 March 2014
  13. Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au Retrieved on 25 March 2014
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