Euroformula Open Championship
| Euroformula Open logo | |
| Category | Single seaters |
|---|---|
| Country | Europe |
| Inaugural season | 2001 |
| Drivers | 10 (2024) |
| Teams | 4 (2024) |
| Constructors | Dallara |
| Engine suppliers | Mercedes Volkswagen |
| Tyre suppliers | Pirelli [1] |
| Drivers' champion | United States Brad Benavides |
| Teams' champion | Germany Team Motopark |
| Official website | http://www.euroformulaopen.net/ |
| Current season | |
The Euroformula Open Championship (formerly the Spanish Formula Three Championship, European F3 Open Championship) is a junior formula racing series based in Spain. It was one of six national and international Formula Three championships in Europe that together used to form an important part of the established "career ladder" below Formula One. The championship's first season was held in 2001. In 2006, it was branded as the Spanish F3 Championship by Toyota, in deference to its sole engine supplier. In 2020, the championship ceased to be a F3-championship and will share its specifications with Japan's Super Formula Lights based on the previous-generation Formula Three standards, primarily with a choice of engines.
Profile
[edit ]The Spanish Formula Three Championship was formed during Spain's recent growth period in motor racing that began with the Euro Open Movistar by Nissan, which eventually became the World Series by Renault when the two companies' motor racing programs were reorganised. The new championship replaced the previously existing Super Formula Toyota, a one-make series with performance similar to F3.
The European F3 Open championship has become successful by actively taking measures to control budget requirements. This provides a more achievable option for drivers who lack the major sponsorship portfolio that is required by leading Euroseries teams, and would otherwise have to look elsewhere for their next step up the career ladder.
With Renault's backing, the World Series has developed into a championship from which drivers can reach Formula One, and three major Spanish teams are established in GP2.[2] This has fostered new opportunities for the graduates of Spanish F3, which has, in turn, made the championship itself a success.[3]
In recent years the Championship has become much less centred in Spain, with races across Europe, and has successfully attracted famous non-Spanish teams to take part. The first was the British outfit Team West-Tec who went on to win two Driver's Championship titles in their first three seasons, and which were followed a year later by Italy's RP Motorsport who have won races each year since joining.
The championship was renamed to Euroformula Open Championship for 2014, after the FIA restricted the use of the Formula Three name to championships that do not follow the current engine regulations.[4]
Sub-divisions
[edit ]Like British Formula Three, the series incorporates a second championship class for chassis specifications from the previous generation. The Copa was created in 2005, and provides an opportunity for drivers without competitive budgets, who would otherwise be left unable to progress from cheaper formulae. The name is derived from the chassis specification that all Copa entrants must use: the Dallara F308.
Equipment
[edit ]The Euroformula Open Championship has used chassis from Italian constructor Dallara. During the first seasons, the Dallara F300 was used. The Dallara F305 debuted in 2005, the Dallara F308 in 2008, and the Dallara F312 in 2012. The secondary class was dropped during the 2014 season due to lack of entries. The current chassis is the Dallara 320, which debuted in 2020.
Originally, the European F3 Open Championship had a single engine supplier. From 2010 to 2018, the series used Toyota's F3 engine upgraded by the Spanish tuner Piedrafita Sport. In 2019, the series also allowed Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen engines, and the Toyota engines were dropped after the first round of the season.
F1 tests
[edit ]The exclusive use of the Toyota engine prompted Toyota to offer a Formula One test to each year's champion. The first driver to benefit from this was 2004 champion Borja García, who later graduated to GP2.[5]
Venues
[edit ]Between 2001 and 2005, the Spanish F3 Championship had seven rounds, each with two races. Exceptions to this included the Valencia round in 2002 and the Jerez round in 2003, each of which had only one race, and Albacete, which held a single-race event in addition to its regular two-race event in 2005.
In every season from its inception until 2007, the championship made a regular visit to Estoril in Portugal. The 2006 season, which was expanded to eight rounds, included the championship's first visit to Magny-Cours in France.[6]
Since 2008 many circuits from further afield have been added to the schedule including visits to Magny Cours, Donington Park and Brands Hatch with major European motorsport venues including Spa, Monza, Silverstone and Hungaroring hosting rounds of the 2014 season as the series expands further into Europe.
From 2001, the circuits used in the Euroformula Open Championship are listed as:
- Bold denotes a circuit will be used in the 2025 season.
Points system
[edit ]| Seasons | Race | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | PP | FL | PG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–2003 | Race | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2004 | Race | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |||||
| 2005–2006 | Race | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | ||||||
| 2007–2008 | Race 1 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | ||||||
| Race 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | |||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Race 1 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |||||
| Race 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |||||||
| 2012–2020 | Race | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | ||||
| 2021–present | Race | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2* | ||||
Champions
[edit ]Spanish Formula Three
[edit ]Drivers
[edit ]| Season | Driver | Team | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Fastest laps | Points | Clinched | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Spain Ander Vilariño | Spain Racing Engineering | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 196 | Race 12 of 14 | 39 |
| 2002 | Spain Marcel Costa | Spain E.V. Racing | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 190 | Race 11 of 13 | 16 |
| 2003 | Brazil Ricardo Maurício | Spain Racing Engineering | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 190 | Race 11 of 13 | 6 |
| 2004 | Spain Borja García | Spain Racing Engineering | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 149 | Race 14 of 14 | 18 |
| 2005 | Spain Andy Soucek | Spain Llusiá Racing | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 112 | Race 13 of 13 | 3 |
| 2006 | Argentina Ricardo Risatti | Spain TEC-Auto | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 118 | Race 15 of 16 | 15 |
| 2007 | Spain Máximo Cortés | Spain Escuderia TEC-Auto | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 117 | Race 16 of 16 | 4 |
| 2008 | Spain Germán Sánchez | Spain Campos F3 Racing | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 88 | Race 17 of 17 | 4 |
Teams
[edit ]| Season | Team | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Fastest laps | Points | Clinched | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Spain Racing Engineering | 8 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 113 | Race 14 of 14 | 19 |
| 2002 | Spain Racing Engineering | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 108 | Race 12 of 13 | 19 |
| 2003 | Spain Racing Engineering | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 119 | Race 12 of 13 | 26 |
| 2004 | Spain Racing Engineering | 9 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 179 | Race 10 of 14 | 18 |
| 2005 | Spain Racing Engineering | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 252 | Race 9 of 13 | 128 |
| 2006 | Spain Racing Engineering | 1 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 155 | Race 16 of 16 | 9 |
| 2007 | Spain Escuderia TEC-Auto | 4 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 197 | Race 16 of 16 | 30 |
| 2008 | Spain Campos F3 Racing | 3 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 134 | Race 15 of 17 | 44 |
Junior Cup
[edit ]| Season | Driver | Team | Poles | Wins (Junior) | Podiums (Junior) | Fastest laps | Points (Junior) | Clinched | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Spain Juan Antonio del Pino | Spain Meycom | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | Race 13 of 14 | 23 |
| 2002 | Spain Andy Soucek | Spain Racing Engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | Race 7 of 13 | 16 |
| 2003 | Argentina Ricardo Risatti | Spain EV Racing Spain Elide Racing |
0 | 0 (8) | 1 (10) | 0 | 70 (96) | Race 12 of 13 | 28 |
| 2004 | Spain Javier Villa | Spain EV Racing Spain Elide Racing |
0 | 0 (10) | 0 (11) | 0 | 29 (108) | Race 13 of 14 | 28 |
Trofeo Ibérico
[edit ]| Season | Driver | Team | Poles | Wins (Trofeo) | Podiums(Trofeo) | Fastest laps | Points (Trofeo) | Clinched | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Spain Borja García | Spain GTA Motor Competición | 1 | 1 (0) | 7 (4) | 2 | 80 (182) | Race 5 of 5 | 4 |
| 2004 | Spain Borja García | Spain Racing Engineering | 7 | 9 (5) | 10 (5) | 8 | 149 (63) | Race 6 of 6 | 13 |
| 2005 | Spain Andy Soucek | Spain Llusiá Racing | 2 | 3 (2) | 7 (3) | 1 | 112 (77) | Race 5 of 6 | 19 |
| 2006 | Spain Roldán Rodríguez | Spain Campos Racing | 2 | 4 (3) | 5 (3) | 3 | 103 (65) | Race 6 of 6 | 6 |
Copa de España de F3
[edit ]| Season | Driver | Team | Poles | Wins (Copa) | Podiums(Copa) | Fastest laps | Points (Copa) | Clinched | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Spain Arturo Llobell | Spain Campos Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 (86) | Race 15 of 15 | 4 |
| 2006 | Spain German Sanchez | Spain Escuela Profiltek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 (108) | Race 15 of 16 | 15 |
| 2007 | Norway Christian Ebbesvik | United Kingdom Team West-Tec | 0 | 0 (7) | 0 (13) | 0 | 7 (118) | Race 16 of 16 | 0 |
| 2008 | Switzerland Natacha Gachnang | United Kingdom Team West-Tec | 1 | 0 (5) | 0 (12) | 2 | 76 (110) | Race 16 of 16 | 1 |
European F3 Open
[edit ]Drivers
[edit ]| Season | Driver | Team | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Fastest laps | Points | Clinched | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Spain Bruno Méndez | Spain Campos Racing | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 145 | Race 16 of 16 | 2 |
| 2010 | Spain Marco Barba | Lebanon Cedars Motorsport | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 154 | Race 12 of 16 | 42 |
| 2011 | Switzerland Alex Fontana | Italy Corbetta Competizioni | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 120 | Race 15 of 16 | 5 |
| 2012 | Italy Niccolò Schirò | Italy RP Motorsport | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 272 | Race 16 of 16 | 5 |
| 2013 | United Arab Emirates Ed Jones | United Kingdom Team West-Tec F3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 256 | Race 16 of 16 | 9 |
Teams
[edit ]| Season | Team | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Fastest laps | Points | Clinched | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Spain Campos Racing | 4 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 117 | Race 16 of 16 | 7 |
| 2010 | Lebanon Cedars Motorsport | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 116 | Race 15 of 16 | 24 |
| 2011 | United Kingdom Team West-Tec | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 101 | Race 16 of 16 | 6 |
| 2012 | Italy RP Motorsport | 8 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 138 | Race 14 of 16 | 41 |
| 2013 | Italy RP Motorsport | 6 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 128 | Race 16 of 16 | 2 |
Copa F306/300
[edit ]| Season | Driver | Team | Poles | Wins (Copa) | Podiums (Copa) | Fastest laps | Points (Copa) | Clinched | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | United Kingdom Callum MacLeod | United Kingdom Team West-Tec | 0 | 0 (7) | 1 (12) | 0 | 41 (106) | Race 14 of 16 | 27 |
| 2010 | Lebanon Noel Jammal | Lebanon Cedars Motorsport | 0 | 0 (5) | 0 (8) | 0 | 24 (89) | Race 16 of 16 | 5 |
| 2011 | Brazil Fabio Gamberini | United Kingdom Team West-Tec | 0 | 1 (10) | 3 (14) | 0 | 79 (130) | Race 14 of 16 | 12 |
| 2012 | Italy Kevin Giovesi | Italy DAV Racing | 0 | 0 (10) | 1 (11) | 0 | 93 (110) | Race 13 of 16 | 38 |
| 2013 | Slovakia Richard Gonda | United Kingdom Drivex School | 0 | 0 (7) | 0 (10) | 0 | 10 (100) | Race 15 of 16 | 19 |
Euroformula Open
[edit ]Drivers
[edit ]| Season | Driver | Team | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Fastest laps | Points | Clinched | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Thailand Sandy Stuvik | Italy RP Motorsport | 10 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 332 | Race 14 of 16 | 89 |
| 2015 | Brazil Vitor Baptista | Italy RP Motorsport | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 291 | Race 16 of 16 | 5 |
| 2016 | Italy Leonardo Pulcini | Spain Campos Racing | 3 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 303 | Race 12 of 16 | 56 |
| 2017 | United Kingdom Harrison Scott | Italy RP Motorsport | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 340 | Race 12 of 16 | 118 |
| 2018 | Brazil Felipe Drugovich | Italy RP Motorsport | 10 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 405 | Race 12 of 16 | 159 |
| 2019 | Japan Marino Sato | Germany Team Motopark | 6 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 309 | Race 15 of 18 | 130 |
| 2020 | China Yifei Ye | Japan CryptoTower Racing | 12 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 369 | Race 16 of 18 | 121 |
| 2021 | United States Cameron Das | Germany Team Motopark | 1 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 382 | Race 22 of 24 | 67 |
| 2022 | Denmark Oliver Goethe | Germany Team Motopark | 7 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 473 | Race 24 of 26 | 57 |
| 2023 | Mexico Noel León | Germany Team Motopark | 5 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 394 | Race 20 of 23 | 87 |
| 2024 | United States Brad Benavides | Germany Team Motopark | 4 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 431 | Race 21 of 24 | 86 |
Teams
[edit ]| Season | Team | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Fastest laps | Points | Clinched | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Italy RP Motorsport | 13 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 152 | Race 14 of 16 | 51 |
| 2015 | Italy RP Motorsport | 5 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 121 | Race 15 of 16 | 10 |
| 2016 | Spain Campos Racing | 3 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 120 | Race 14 of 16 | 18 |
| 2017 | Italy RP Motorsport | 12 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 134 | Race 12 of 16 | 44 |
| 2018 | Italy RP Motorsport | 10 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 180 | Race 11 of 16 | 78 |
| 2019 | Germany Team Motopark | 11 | 15 | 33 | 11 | 262 | Race 12 of 18 | 168 |
| 2020 | Japan CryptoTower Racing | 17 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 244 | Race 12 of 18 | 129 |
| 2021 | Germany Team Motopark | 5 | 16 | 29 | 18 | 277 | Race 23 of 24 | 69 |
| 2022 | Japan CryptoTower Racing | 3 | 12 | 41 | 8 | 358 | Race 23 of 24 | 78 |
| 2023 | Germany Team Motopark | 5 | 15 | 36 | 15 | 325 | Race 15 of 23 | 124 |
| 2024 | Germany Team Motopark | 6 | 19 | 46 | 19 | 402 | Race 12 of 24 | 279 |
Rookies
[edit ]| Season | Driver | Team | Poles | Wins (rookie) | Podiums (rookie) | Fastest laps | Points (rookie) | Clinched | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Austria Ferdinand Habsburg | Spain Drivex School | 4 | 2 (10) | 12 (15) | 1 | 247 (140) | Race 12 of 16 | 42 |
| 2017 | Russia Nikita Troitskiy | Spain Drivex School | 2 | 0 (7) | 9 (14) | 4 | 222 (124) | Race 14 of 16 | 29 |
| 2018 | Netherlands Bent Viscaal | Spain Teo Martín Motorsport | 4 | 1 (14) | 12 (15) | 2 | 246 (138) | Race 12 of 16 | 48 |
| 2019 | New Zealand Liam Lawson | Germany Team Motopark | 2 | 4 (6) | 7 (9) | 1 | 179 (92) | Race 18 of 18 | 9 |
| 2020 | Germany Niklas Krütten | Germany Team Motopark | 0 | 0 (9) | 5 (13) | 0 | 153 (140) | Race 16 of 18 | 28 |
| 2021 | United Kingdom Casper Stevenson | Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing | 0 | 2 (6) | 4 (20) | 0 | 217 (178) | Race 19 of 24 | 35 |
| 2022 | Russia Vladislav Lomko | Japan CryptoTower Racing | 2 | 6 (21) | 19 (25) | 5 | 416 (226) | Race 22 of 26 | 64 |
| 2023 | Germany Jakob Bergmeister | Germany Team Motopark | 0 | 0 (10) | 3 (16) | 0 | 150 (148) | Race 12 of 23 | 40 |
| 2024 | Brazil Fernando Barrichello | Germany Team Motopark | 0 | 1 (20) | 5 (24) | 1 | 264 (210) | Race 13 of 24 | 176 |
Spanish F3 Drivers
[edit ]| Season | Driver | Team | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Fastest laps | Points | Clinched | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Thailand Sandy Stuvik | Italy RP Motorsport | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 118 | Race 5 of 6 | 13 |
| 2015 | Russia Konstantin Tereshchenko | Spain Campos Racing | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 134 | Race 5 of 6 | 37 |
| 2016 | Italy Leonardo Pulcini | Spain Campos Racing | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 105 | Race 6 of 6 | 11 |
| 2017 | Canada Devlin DeFrancesco | United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 119 | Race 5 of 6 | 22 |
| 2018 | Brazil Felipe Drugovich | Italy RP Motorsport | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 157 | Race 5 of 6 | 53 |
Spanish F3 Teams
[edit ]| Season | Team | Poles | Wins | Podiums | Fastest laps | Points | Clinched | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Italy RP Motorsport | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 56 | Race 5 of 6 | 14 |
| 2015 | Spain Campos Racing | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 48 | Race 6 of 6 | 9 |
| 2016 | Spain Campos Racing | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 42 | Race 6 of 6 | 5 |
| 2017 | Italy RP Motorsport | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 50 | Race 5 of 6 | 7 |
| 2018 | Italy RP Motorsport | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 72 | Race 4 of 6 | 28 |
Notes
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "GT Sport announces tyre supply partnership with Pirelli for the Euroformula Open, starting with immediate effect". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 2024年05月28日.
- ^ Racing Engineering Season Preview F1prospects.com, April 8, 2006. Retrieved on February 2, 2007.
- ^ Over the Weekend – April 29–30, 2006 Archived 2007年03月01日 at the Wayback Machine F1prospects.com, May 1, 2006. Retrieved on February 2, 2007.
- ^ "The Euroformula Open is born!". Euroformula Open Championship. GT Sport. 14 February 2014. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ Toyota F1 test for Spanish champ Autosport-atlas.com, January 28, 2005. Retrieved on February 2, 2007.
- ^ 2006 Spanish F3 Calendar Archived 2007年03月24日 at the Wayback Machine Formula3.cc, November 26, 2005. Retrieved on February 2, 2007.