2010 European F3 Open Championship

The 2010 European F3 Open Championship was the second European F3 Open Championship season. The season began on 17 April at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, and finished on 31 October at Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló after 16 races run at eight meetings, four held in Spain, as well as meetings held in Belgium, France, the United Kingdom and Italy.

Marco Barba, the 2007 series runner-up, finished the season as champion for the Lebanese team Cedars Motorsport, having clinched the title with a meeting to spare at Jerez.[1] Barba, who stepped down from the Formula Renault 3.5 Series to contest the series, won six races and collected eleven podiums as he finished more than 40 points clear of the field. Second place was claimed by Team West-Tec's Callum MacLeod via countback, having finished tied on points with RP Motorsport's David Fumanelli. Both drivers could not be separated on victories, as they each won three races, but MacLeod's four second places enabled to finish ahead of Fumanelli, who claimed just one runner-up placing. Kevin Ceccon and Toño Fernández completed the top five in the championship standings, each taking one victory during the season, coming at Catalunya and Brands Hatch respectively. The two other race victors came from the secondary Copa de España class, with Drivex driver Aaron Filgueira winning at Spa-Francorchamps, and MacLeod's team-mate Victor Corrêa won at Monza, having moved up from Formula Renault UK midway through the season.

Cedars Motorsport also triumphed in the Copa de España for older-specification machinery. Noel Jammal finished the season with five victories, and finished at the head of the standings by five points. Title rival Filgueira had led the standings by three points heading into the final race weekend in Catalunya, but a double retirement coupled with Jammal's second place in the opening race allowed the Lebanese driver to top the points at season's end; he claimed four wins and ten podiums, and managed to just fend off Luis Villalba of the Hache Team by four points, a winner of three races. Nil Montserrat, Corrêa (2) and Vincent Beltoise took the season's other victories. Cedars Motorsport completed a clean sweep, winning the teams' championship by 24 points ahead of Team West-Tec and 25 clear of RP Motorsport.

Teams and drivers

All cars were powered by Toyota engines. Main class powered by Dallara F308, while Copa Class by Dallara F306 chassis.

Team	No	Driver	Rounds
Class A
Drivex	3	José Luis Abadín	1–3, 5–6
Drivex	3	Pedro Quesada	7–8
RP Motorsport	4	Biagio Bulnes	All
	5	Kevin Ceccon	All
	6	David Fumanelli	All
	18	Matteo Beretta	6–8
De Villota Motorsport	7	Juan Carlos Sistos	All
	8	Fernando Monje	All
	9	Carlos Sainz Jr.	7–8
MP Racing	10	Emmanuel Piget	1–2, 4
Porteiro Motorsport	11	Carlos Muñoz	3
Cedars Motorsport	14	Marco Barba	All
Top F3 Team	15	Romain Vozniak	1
Q8 Oils Hache Team	17	Toño Fernández	All
Motul Team West-Tec	55	Callum MacLeod	1–7
Copa F306/300
Drivex	22	Aaron Filgueira	All
RP Motorsport	23	Pedro Quesada	1–4
RP Motorsport	23	Matteo Beretta	5
Q8 Oils Hache Team	28	Jose Manuel Fernandez	1
		Pierre Combot	2
		Nil Montserrat[2]	3–8
	29	Luis Villalba[3]	All
Cedars Motorsport	33	Noel Jammal	All
Top F3 Team	34	Nil Montserrat	1–2
Top F3 Team	34	Vincent Beltoise	4
Motul Team West-Tec	66	Ramón Piñeiro	2
	66	Kristján Einar	3
	81	Michael Ho	5–8
	88	Victor Corrêa[4]	3–8

Race calendar and results

The calendar was announced by the FIA on December 18, 2009.[5] The calendar was later amended on February 8, 2010.[6]

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia	17 April	Fernando Monje	Juan Carlos Sistos	Marco Barba	Cedars Motorsport
1	R2	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia	18 April		Marco Barba	Callum MacLeod	Motul Team West-Tec
2	R1	Circuito del Jarama	5 June	Marco Barba	Marco Barba	Marco Barba	Cedars Motorsport
2	R2	Circuito del Jarama	6 June		Aaron Filgueira	Callum MacLeod	Motul Team West-Tec
3	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	26 June	David Fumanelli	Toño Fernández	Marco Barba	Cedars Motorsport
3	R2	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	27 June		Callum MacLeod	Aaron Filgueira	Drivex
4	R1	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	10 July	Marco Barba	Toño Fernández	David Fumanelli	RP Motorsport
4	R2	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	11 July		Marco Barba	Marco Barba	Cedars Motorsport
5	R1	Brands Hatch	18 September	Callum MacLeod	Marco Barba	Marco Barba	Cedars Motorsport
5	R2	Brands Hatch	19 September		Fernando Monje	Toño Fernández	Q8 Oils Hache Team
6	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	2 October	Marco Barba	Marco Barba	Marco Barba	Cedars Motorsport
6	R2	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	3 October		Marco Barba	Victor Corrêa	Motul Team West-Tec
7	R1	Circuito de Jerez	16 October	David Fumanelli	David Fumanelli	David Fumanelli	RP Motorsport
7	R2	Circuito de Jerez	17 October		Marco Barba	Callum MacLeod	Motul Team West-Tec
8	R1	Circuit de Catalunya	30 October	David Fumanelli	David Fumanelli	Kevin Ceccon	RP Motorsport
8	R2	Circuit de Catalunya	31 October		Marco Barba	David Fumanelli	RP Motorsport

Championship standings

Class A

Points were awarded as follows:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	PP	FL
Race 1	14	12	10	8	6	5	3	2	1	1	1
Race 2	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	0	1

Pos	Driver	VAL		JAR		SPA		MAG		BRH		MON		JER		CAT		Pts
1	Marco Barba	1	2	1	3	1	4	DSQ	1	1	4	1	2	3	2	Ret	9	154
2	Callum MacLeod	2	1	6	1	2	2	5	Ret	2	3	7	Ret	6	1			112
3	David Fumanelli	4	6	7	5	7	Ret	1	8	3	6	2	Ret	1	4	4	1	112
4	Kevin Ceccon	3	8	2	4	12	7	6	Ret	7	5	3	13	2	14	1	2	92
5	Toño Fernández	5	5	Ret	Ret	6	3	2	7	6	1	4	DSQ	7	Ret	2	DSQ	83
6	Fernando Monje	Ret	9	8	12	Ret	8	7	3	4	2	9	9	12	10	6	8	46
7	José Luis Abadín	8	4	3	2	5	5			8	Ret	Ret	8					43
8	Aaron Filgueira	12	Ret	9	6	3	1	Ret	10	10	8	8	12	4	DNS	Ret	Ret	40
9	Juan Carlos Sistos	6	7	Ret	8	9	Ret	13	4	5	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	11	7	3	37
10	Emmanuel Piget	7	3	5	Ret			3	5									32
11	Biagio Bulnes	DSQ	11	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	4	2	Ret	Ret	6	10	9	Ret	14	4	31
12	Victor Corrêa					8	6	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	1	10	7	11	11	28
13	Noel Jammal	9	Ret	4	11	14	Ret	8	11	9	7	10	6	14	6	10	Ret	24
14	Luis Villalba	Ret	12	10	7	11	Ret	9	12	12	Ret	14	7	8	5	12	6	19
15	Pedro Quesada	13	14	12	14	15	9	Ret	9					11	3	8	5	18
16	Nil Montserrat	11	13	Ret	9	13	11	10	Ret	Ret	11	12	3	13	8	9	7	16
17	Matteo Beretta									11	9	11	4	15	9	5	12	16
18	Carlos Muñoz					4	Ret											8
19	Michael Ho									13	10	13	5	16	13	13	10	5
20	Vincent Beltoise							12	6									4
21	Romain Vozniak	10	10															0
22	Ramón Piñeiro			11	10													0
23	Kristján Einar					16	10											0
24	Pierre Combot			Ret	13													0
25	Jose Manuel Fernandez	Ret	15															0
guest driver ineligible for points
	Carlos Sainz Jr.													5	12	3	13	0
Pos	Driver	VAL		JAR		SPA		MAG		BRH		MON		JER		CAT		Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Copa F306/300

Points were awarded for both races as follows:

Pos	1	2	3	4	5
Points	10	8	6	4	3

Pos	Driver	VAL		JAR		SPA		MAG		BRH		MON		JER		CAT		Pts
1	Noel Jammal	1	Ret	1	5	5	Ret	1	4	1	1	3	4	5	2	2	Ret	89
2	Aaron Filgueira	3	Ret	2	1	1	1	Ret	3	2	2	2	6	1	DNS	Ret	Ret	84
3	Luis Villalba	Ret	1	3	2	3	Ret	2	5	4	Ret	6	5	2	1	4	1	80
4	Nil Montserrat	2	2	Ret	3	4	5	3	Ret	Ret	5	4	2	4	4	1	2	76
5	Victor Corrêa					2	2	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	1	3	3	3	4	62
6	Michael Ho									5	4	5	3	6	5	5	3	28
7	Pedro Quesada	4	3	5	Ret	6	3	Ret	2									27
8	Vincent Beltoise							5	1									13
9	Matteo Beretta									3	3							12
10	Ramón Piñeiro			4	4													8
11	Kristján Einar					7	4											4
12	Jose Manuel Fernandez	Ret	4															4
13	Pierre Combot			Ret	6													0
Pos	Driver	VAL		JAR		SPA		MAG		BRH		MON		JER		CAT		Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Team Standings

Points for each team's best scoring chassis were awarded for both races as follows:

Pos	1	2	3	4	5
Points	10	8	6	4	3

Pos	Team	Car No.	VAL		JAR		SPA		MAG		BRH		MON		JER		CAT		Pts
1	Cedars Motorsport	14	1	2	1	3	1	4	DSQ	1	1	4	1	2	3	2	Ret	9	116
1	Cedars Motorsport	33	9	Ret	4	11	14	Ret	8	11	9	7	10	6	14	6	10	Ret	116
2	Motul Team West-Tec	55	2	1	6	1	2	2	5	Ret	2	3	7	Ret	6	1			92
		66			11	10	16	10
		81									13	10	13	5	16	13	13	10
		88					8	6	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	1	10	7	11	11
3	RP Motorsport	4	DSQ	11	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	4	2	Ret	Ret	6	10	9	Ret	14	4	91
		5	3	8	2	4	12	7	6	Ret	7	5	3	13	2	14	1	2
		6	4	6	7	5	7	Ret	1	8	3	6	2	Ret	1	4	4	1
		18											11	4	15	9	5	12
		23	13	14	12	14	15	9	Ret	9	11	9
4	Drivex	3	8	4	3	2	5	5			8	Ret	Ret	8	11	3	8	5	65
4	Drivex	22	12	Ret	9	6	3	1	Ret	10	10	8	8	12	4	DNS	Ret	Ret	65
5	Q8 Oils Hache Team	17	5	5	Ret	Ret	6	3	2	7	6	1	4	DSQ	7	Ret	2	DSQ	64
		28	Ret	15	Ret	13	13	11	10	Ret	Ret	11	12	3	13	8	9	7
		29	Ret	12	10	7	11	Ret	9	12	12	Ret	14	7	8	5	12	6
6	De Villota Motorsport	7	6	7	Ret	8	9	Ret	13	4	5	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	11	7	3	42
		8	Ret	9	8	12	Ret	8	7	3	4	2	9	11	12	10	6	8
		9													5	12	3	13
7	MP Racing	10	7	3	5	Ret			3	5									19
8	Porteiro Motorsport	11					4	Ret											4
9	Top F3 Team	15	10	10															3
9	Top F3 Team	34	11	13	Ret	9			12	6									3
Pos	Team	Car No.	VAL		JAR		SPA		MAG		BRH		MON		JER		CAT		Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

References

"Marco Barba, Champion". European F3 Open Championship. GT Sport. 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
"Anteprima 2010 – La lista iscritti". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 2010-04-14. Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
"Best European F3 Championship". European F3 Open Championship. GT Sport. 2010-04-14. Archived from the original on 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
"Spa, qualifica: Fumanelli batte Barba". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 2010-06-26. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
"2010 International Series: European Formula 3 Open" (PDF). fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
"The European F3 starts in Valencia". European F3 Open Championship. GT Sport. 2010-02-08. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-03-01.

External links

European F3 Open Official Website

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[1] "Marco Barba, Champion". European F3 Open Championship. GT Sport. 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.

[Entry2-2] "Anteprima 2010 – La lista iscritti". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 2010-04-14. Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-04-15.

[Entry_list-3] "Best European F3 Championship". European F3 Open Championship. GT Sport. 2010-04-14. Archived from the original on 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2010-04-15.

[Spa-4] "Spa, qualifica: Fumanelli batte Barba". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 2010-06-26. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2010-07-09.

[5] "2010 International Series: European Formula 3 Open" (PDF). fia.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2009-12-21.

[6] "The European F3 starts in Valencia". European F3 Open Championship. GT Sport. 2010-02-08. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-03-01.