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 1958–1960, 1984–1986 and 2000–2009, and for its final season in 2010 it became known as the Nordic F3 Masters.

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

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

Scoring system
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
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
  • 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

References
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-07-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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