2013 European F3 Open Championship

2013 European F3 Open Championship

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The 2013 European F3 Open Championship was the fifth and final season European F3 Open Championship .

Despite missing the opening round of the season, Ed Jones of Team West-Tec was crowned champion by nine points on dropped scores over RP Motorsport driver Sandy Stuvik. The final championship standings were determined after two appeals had been lodged,^[1] and upheld, with the Real Automóvil Club de España.

Teams and drivers

• All cars were powered by Toyota engines. All Class A cars are equipped with the Dallara F312 chassis, while Copa Class cars are equipped with the Dallara F308 chassis.

Team No. Driver Rounds Class A   RP Motorsport 1   Sandy Stuvik All 2   Santiago Urrutia All 27   Alexander Toril All 29   Alexandre Cougnaud All   EmiliodeVillota Motorsport 3   Yarin Stern All 4   Andrés Saravia All 5   Alexey Chuklin All 6   Hector Hurst 1–7   Tatiana Calderón 8   Campos Racing 7   Denis Nagulin All 8   Valeria Carballo All 9   Artur Janosz All   Team West-Tec F3 10   Roberto La Rocca 1–3   Emil Bernstorff 5   Jonathan Legris 6   Huan Zhu 7–8 11   Ed Jones 2–8 12   Nelson Mason All 13   Luca Orlandi 1–5   Falco Wauer 7   Hector Hurst 8 81   Spencer Pigot 1   Top F3 14   Mattia Vita 1–3   BVM Racing 15   Mario Marasca All 16   Vittoria Piria All   DAV Racing 17   Brandon Maïsano 6   Corbetta Competizioni 19   Damiano Fioravanti All Copa F308/300   RP Motorsport 21   Saud Al Faisal All 35   Costantino Peroni 8   EmiliodeVillota Motorsport 22   Che One Lim All 23   Igor Urien All   DAV Racing 24   Nicolas Pohler All 77   Gerardo Nieto All   Corbetta Competizioni 32   William Barbosa 8 53   Lorenzo Paggi 1–5 72   Tommaso Menchini All   Team West-Tec F3 33   Sean Walkinshaw All 55   Huan Zhu 1–6 66   Cameron Twynham All 88   Liam Venter 1–7   Christopher Höher 8   Drivex School 34   Richard Gonda All   MKTG 35   Trino Rojas 4–7 Race calendar and results An eight-round provisional calendar was revealed on 2 November 2012.^[2] This was modified on 7 February 2013,^[3] after GT Sport organisers, for practical and technical reasons, moved the Algarve event one week earlier and replaced the Hungaroring event with a race in Jerez, moving it two weeks earlier. All rounds will support the International GT Open series. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Copa Winner 1 R1   Circuit Paul Ricard 27 April   Nelson Mason   Santiago Urrutia   Nelson Mason   Team West-Tec F3   Cameron Twynham R2 28 April   Nelson Mason   Valeria Carballo   Sandy Stuvik   RP Motorsport   Liam Venter 2 R1   Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 11 May   Alexander Toril   Sandy Stuvik   Santiago Urrutia   RP Motorsport   Richard Gonda R2 12 May   Hector Hurst   Sandy Stuvik   Ed Jones   Team West-Tec F3   Richard Gonda 3 R1   Nürburgring 1 June   Ed Jones   Ed Jones   Ed Jones   Team West-Tec F3   Tommaso Menchini R2 2 June   Hector Hurst   Nelson Mason   Hector Hurst   EmiliodeVillota Motorsport   Richard Gonda 4 R1   Circuito de Jerez 15 June   Nelson Mason   Nelson Mason   Nelson Mason   Team West-Tec F3   Richard Gonda R2 16 June   Ed Jones   Ed Jones   Nelson Mason   Team West-Tec F3   Tommaso Menchini 5 R1   Silverstone Circuit 13 July   Sandy Stuvik   Sandy Stuvik   Ed Jones   Team West-Tec F3   Che One Lim R2 14 July   Santiago Urrutia   Santiago Urrutia   Santiago Urrutia   RP Motorsport   Richard Gonda 6 R1   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 7 September   Sandy Stuvik   Ed Jones   Sandy Stuvik   RP Motorsport   Cameron Twynham R2 8 September   Sandy Stuvik   Nelson Mason   Ed Jones   Team West-Tec F3   Gerardo Nieto 7 R1   Autodromo Nazionale Monza 5 October   Nelson Mason   Santiago Urrutia   Ed Jones   Team West-Tec F3   Igor Urien R2 6 October   Alexandre Cougnaud   Alexandre Cougnaud   Sandy Stuvik   RP Motorsport   Richard Gonda 8 R1   Circuit de Catalunya 9 November   Ed Jones   Nelson Mason   Ed Jones   Team West-Tec F3   Tommaso Menchini R2 10 November   Ed Jones   Alexander Toril   Alexandre Cougnaud   RP Motorsport   Richard Gonda Championship standings Class A Points were awarded as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PP FL 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 1 Pos Driver LEC   ALG   NÜR   JER   SIL   SPA   MNZ   CAT   Pts 1   Ed Jones 4 1 1 6 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 18 1 5 256 2   Sandy Stuvik 4 1 2 3 2 3 5 4 5 2 1 2 4 1 5 2 247 3   Nelson Mason 1 Ret Ret 16 4 2 1 1 3 Ret 4 3 2 5 Ret 4 195 4   Santiago Urrutia 24 Ret 1 2 6 5 3 5 2 1 3 Ret 5 Ret 2 3 191 5   Alexander Toril 6 3 3 8 5 4 7 6 4 4 11 6 3 3 4 6 158 6   Alexandre Cougnaud 7 7 8 5 9 9 4 3 Ret 16 8 4 7 2 3 1 139 7   Hector Hurst 2 22 10 4 3 1 6 8 7 Ret 7 Ret Ret 20 10^1 10^1 97 8   Yarin Stern 26 2 5 20 Ret 7 10 29 6 5 6 5 10 24 7 13 80 9   Mario Marasca 9 12 7 6 7 Ret 9 7 Ret 9 Ret 11 6 4 9 8 62 10   Vittoria Piria 23 4 11 9 8 12 12 9 8 8 12 10 26† 12 25† 9 33 11   Alexey Chuklin 5 23 6 27 Ret 20 Ret 21 9 6 22 12 13 16 Ret 19 28 12   Valeria Carballo Ret 10 20 7 Ret 13 13 11 26 11 9 Ret 8 Ret 8 29† 20 13   Artur Janosz 21 25 19 17 20 Ret 17 22 11 Ret 13 7 9 6 16 18 16 14   Roberto La Rocca 3 11 Ret 11 12 11 15 15   Andrés Saravia 12 24 16 Ret 10 8 8 10 15 12 Ret 15 NC 8 19 26 14 16   Spencer Pigot 25 5 10 17   Brandon Maïsano 5 NC 10 18   Richard Gonda Ret 13 9 12 13 10 11 Ret 21 10 25 16 17 7 14 14 10 19   Denis Nagulin 28 6 18 Ret Ret 14 Ret 13 20 21 20 13 11 15 12 17 9 20   Emil Bernstorff Ret 7 6 21   Mattia Vita 8 28 13 10 19 18 5 22   Gerardo Nieto 15 17 22 18 21 Ret 24 17 14 14 21 8 27 22 DNS Ret 4 23   Liam Venter 14 8 15 28 17 Ret DNS 20 Ret 22 Ret 17 16 21 4 24   Che One Lim 13 27 25 22 Ret 23 18 18 10 15 15 9 23 11 20 22 3 25   Nicolas Pohler 18 9 28 25 15 25 21 15 13 Ret NC Ret 20 14 17 12 3 26   Tommaso Menchini 16 18 27 13 11 15 Ret 12 16 Ret 17 14 22 10 11 15 3 27   Huan Zhu 21 14 24 Ret 25 Ret 22 26 24 25 23 18 19 9 18 25 2 28   Damiano Fioravanti 19 19 23 19 23 19 19 19 23 24 Ret 19 12 Ret Ret 11 2 29   Luca Orlandi 10 16 21 24 DNS DNS Ret 23 18 23 1 30   Jonathan Legris 10 NC 1 31   Cameron Twynham 11 26 12 21 14 16 14 16 12 13 14 Ret 21 19 15 16 0 32   Igor Urien 17 15 14 15 16 17 16 14 Ret 20 19 Ret 14 Ret 13 20 0 33   Sean Walkinshaw 20 20 Ret 26 18 22 15 25 17 17 16 Ret 24 13 Ret 23 0 34   Lorenzo Paggi 27 Ret 17 14 22 21 20 24 19 19 0 35   Trino Rojas Ret 27 22 18 24 Ret 18 17 0 36   Saud Al Faisal Ret 21 26 23 24 24 23 28 25 Ret 18 Ret 25 23 23 28 0 Guest drivers ineligible to score points   Tatiana Calderón 6 7 0   Falco Wauer 15 Ret 0   Christopher Höher 22 21 0   Costantino Peroni 21 27 0   William Barbosa 24 24 0 Pos Driver LEC   ALG   NÜR   JER   SIL   SPA   MNZ   CAT   Pts Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) 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 ^1 – Ineligible for points Copa F308/300 Points were awarded as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 10 8 6 4 3 Pos Driver LEC   ALG   NÜR   JER   SIL   SPA   MNZ   CAT   Pts 1   Richard Gonda Ret 13 9 12 13 10 11 Ret 21 10 25 16 17 7 14 14 100 2   Cameron Twynham 11 26 12 21 14 16 14 16 12 13 14 Ret 21 19 15 16 81 3   Tommaso Menchini 16 18 27 13 11 15 Ret 12 16 Ret 17 14 22 10 11 15 78 4   Igor Urien 17 15 14 15 16 17 16 14 Ret 20 19 Ret 14 Ret 13 20 54 5   Che One Lim 13 27 25 22 Ret 23 18 18 10 15 15 9 23 11 20 22 53 6   Liam Venter 14 8 15 28 17 Ret DNS 20 Ret 22 Ret 17 16 21 31 7   Gerardo Nieto 15 17 22 18 21 Ret 24 17 14 14 21 8 27 22 DNS Ret 30 8   Nicolas Pohler 18 9 28 25 15 25 21 15 13 Ret NC Ret 24 9   Sean Walkinshaw 20 20 Ret 26 18 22 15 25 17 17 16 Ret 24 13 Ret 23 19 10   Lorenzo Paggi 27 Ret 17 14 22 21 20 24 19 19 9 11   Trino Rojas Ret 27 22 18 24 Ret 18 17 7 12   Huan Zhu 21 14 24 Ret 25 Ret 22 26 24 25 23 18 4 13   Saud Al Faisal Ret 21 26 23 24 24 23 28 25 Ret 18 Ret 25 23 23 28 3 14   Damiano Fioravanti 19 19 23 19 23 19 19 19 23 24 Ret 19 3 15   Christopher Höher 22 21 0 16   Costantino Peroni 21 27 0 17   William Barbosa 24 24 0 Pos Driver LEC   ALG   NÜR   JER   SIL   SPA   MNZ   CAT   Pts Teams' standings Points were awarded as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 10 8 6 4 3 Pos Driver LEC   ALG   NÜR   JER   SIL   SPA   MNZ   CAT   Pts 1   RP Motorsport 4 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 128 2   Team West-Tec F3 1 5 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 5 1 4 126 3   EmiliodeVillota Motorsport 2 2 5 4 3 1 6 8 6 5 6 5 10 8 6 7 45 4   BVM Racing 9 4 7 6 7 12 9 7 8 9 12 10 6 4 9 8 8 5   DAV Racing 5 NC 20 14 17 12 3 Pos Driver LEC   ALG   NÜR   JER   SIL   SPA   MNZ   CAT   Pts References Evans, Ben (14 November 2013). Bradley, Charles (ed.). "Jones to sweat over title decision". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 214 (7): 47. RP alleged Jones had broken series rules by testing a Formula Renault car at Barcelona last month. West-Tec counter-protested that an RP session away from its designated test venue also broke the rules. Both cases are set to be heard by Spain's ASN, the RACE, in December. "2013 calendar: 8 stops, Silverstone joins". European F3 Open Championship. GT Sport. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012. . European F3 Open Championship. F3 Open. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2013. External links European F3 Open Official Website