Finnish Formula Three Championship

The Finnish Formula Three Championship was a single seater motor racing series based in Finland. The championship used small Formula Three cars, designed to give drivers experience before moving to higher levels of motor racing. The Finnish Formula Three Championship ran from 1958 to 1960, 1984 to 1986 and 2000 to 2009, and for its final season in 2010 it became known as the Nordic F3 Masters.

Finnish Formula Three Championship
CategorySingle-seaters
CountryFinland Finland, North Europe
Inaugural season1958
Folded2010
ConstructorsDallara
Last Drivers' championFinland Jani Tammi
Last Teams' championFinland Oakra F3
Official websitenordicf3masters.eu

An independent championship known as the Scandinavian & Nordic Formula Three Championship ran from 1984 to 1985 and 1992 to 2001.

Scoring system

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Nordic F3 Masters scoring system[1]
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
25 20 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1

Champions

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Season Series Name Champion Team
1958 Finnish F3 Championship   Heimo Hietarinta none
1959 Finnish F3 Championship   Curt Lincoln
1960 Finnish F3 Championship   Heimo Hietarinta
1961–
1983
not held
1984 Finnish F3 Championship   Jari Koiranen   Lahti Racing
1985 Finnish F3 Championship   Sami Pensala   Kuomu Sport
1986 Finnish F3 Championship   Jorma Airaksinen   Bisse Racing
1987–
1999
not held
2000 Finnish F3 Championship   Marko Nevalainen   Motor Up Racing
2001 Finnish F3 Championship   Jari Koivisto   Jari Koivisto F3 Racing
2002 Finnish CUP   Jussi Pinomäki   Niinivirta Motorsport
2003 Finnish F3 Championship   Andrea Belicchi   Lukoil Racing
2004 Finnish F3 Championship   Teemu Tanninen   Polameri Team
2005 Finnish F3 Championship   Jari Koivisto   Jari Koivisto F3 Racing
2006 Finnish F3 Championship   Arto Taimi   TCB Racing
2007 Finnish F3 Championship   Tomi Limmonen   Koiranen Bros. Motorsport
2008 Finnish F3 Championship   Mika Vähämäki   ADRF
2009 Finnish F3 Championship   Kimmo Joutvuo   Rolling Rocks
2010 Nordic F3 Masters   Jani Tammi   Oakra F3

2010 season

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  • The calendar consists of five events across Finland and Estonia.[2] The Botniaring round was later cancelled.[3]
Date Event Circuit
May 14–15 Rata-SM Kemora   Kemora Circuit
June 11–12 Rata-SM Alastaro   Alastaro Circuit
July 9–10 Summer Racing 2010   Audru Ring
August 13–14 Rata-SM Botniaring   Botniaring Racing Circuit
September 10–11 Citizen Race Weekend   Ahvenisto Race Circuit
Pos Driver KEM
 
ALA
 
PÄR
 
BOT
 
AHV
 
Pts
1   Jani Tammi 1 1 2 2 2 1 C C 2 2 175
2   Jari Koivisto 3 2 1 6 C C 3 Ret 87
3   Risto Tonteri Ret 3 3 4 3 2 C C DNS DNS 82
4   Kimmo Joutvuo Ret 1 DNS Ret C C 1 1 75
5   Timo Pitkäniemi 4 5 C C 4 3 56
6   Pekka Rinne 2 Ret 5 3 C C 48
7   Raivo Tamm 1 3 C C 41
  Arto Taimi C C WD WD

See also

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References

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  1. ^ http://nordicf3masters.eu/wp/lang/en/standings [dead link]
  2. ^ "Nordic F3 Masters". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
  3. ^ http://nordicf3masters.eu/wp/451 [permanent dead link]
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