European Formula 3 Championship

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European Formula 3 Championship
FIA Formula 3 European Championship logo.png
Vehicle type Formula 3
Country or region Europe
First season 1975
Last season 2018

The European Formula 3 Championship was a racing series organized by the FIA . It was originally held from 1975 to 1984 and was considered the most important Formula 3 championship at the time . In 2012 the FIA ​​reintroduced the championship. In the 2018 season , the competition was held in this form for the last time due to the impending introduction of the FIA Formula 3 Championship .

Starting in 2019, the Formula European Masters was to be held instead of the European Formula 3 Championship , but the racing series did not materialize due to a lack of drivers. All races should have been held as part of the DTM .

history

The series was founded in 1966 as an annual racing event for European national teams under the name "Formula 3 Nations European Cup". In 1975 the series was expanded to a championship with 2-liter engines.

The series was discontinued in 1984, the successor is the European Formula 3 Cup , which started as an annual individual race from 1985 to 2002, and the Formula 3 Euro Series founded in 2003 . In 2012, however, the European Formula 3 Championship was reintroduced. After the end of the 2018 season , the racing series was merged with the GP3 series to form the FIA Formula 3 championship .

master

Formula 3 Nations European Cup

season master team
1966 United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom Chris Irwin , Piers Courage , Peter Gethin
1967 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Clay Regazzoni , Silvio Moser
1968 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Clay Regazzoni , Jürg Dubler , Roland Salomon
1969 SwedenSweden Sweden Ronnie Peterson , Freddy Kottulinsky , Torsten Palm
1970 SwedenSweden Sweden Torsten Palm , Ulf Svensson , Gustav Dieden
1971 FranceFrance France Pierre-François Rousselot , Jacques Coulon , Jean-Louis Lafosse
1972 FranceFrance France Michel Leclère , Alain Serpaggi , Lucien Guitteny

European Formula 3 Championship

season master team dare
1975 AustraliaAustralia Larry Perkins AustraliaAustralia Team Cowangie Ralt - Ford
1976 ItalyItaly Riccardo Patrese ItalyItaly Trivellato Racing Chevron - Toyota
1977 ItalyItaly Piercarlo Ghinzani ItalyItaly AFMP Euroracing March - Toyota
1978 NetherlandsNetherlands Jan Lammers NetherlandsNetherlands Racing Team Holland Ralt - Toyota
1979 FranceFrance Alain Prost FranceFrance Oreca Renault
1980 ItalyItaly Michele Alboreto ItalyItaly Euroracing Alfa Romeo
1981 ItalyItaly Mauro Baldi ItalyItaly Euroracing Alfa Romeo
1982 ArgentinaArgentina Oscar Larrauri ItalyItaly Euroracing Alfa Romeo
1983 ItalyItaly Pierluigi Martini ItalyItaly Pavesi Racing Alfa Romeo
1984 ItalyItaly Ivan Capelli ItalyItaly Enzo Coloni Racing Alfa Romeo
2012 SpainSpain Daniel Juncadella ItalyItaly Prema Powerteam
2013 ItalyItaly Raffaele Marciello ItalyItaly Prema Powerteam
2014 FranceFrance Esteban Ocon ItalyItaly Prema Powerteam
2015 SwedenSweden Felix Rosenqvist ItalyItaly Prema Powerteam
2016 CanadaCanada Lance Stroll ItalyItaly Prema Powerteam
2017 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lando Norris United KingdomUnited Kingdom Carlin
2018 GermanyGermany Mick Schumacher ItalyItaly Prema Powerteam

Web links

Commons : European Formula 3 Championship  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "New Formula 3 European Championship casts shadows ahead" (Motorsport-Total.com on March 22, 2012)
  2. ↑ Formula European Masters canceled: Not enough drivers. Motorsport-Magazin .com, March 22, 2019, accessed on March 26, 2019 (German).