Masters of Formula 3

Masters of Formula 3

Circuit Park Zandvoort
Race information
Laps	25
Circuit length	4.18 km (2.6 mi)
Race length	107.675 km (66.90 mi)
Number of times held	20
First held	1991
Most wins (constructors)	Dallara (18)
Last race (2010):
Pole position	Alexander Sims Dallara-Mercedes/HWA 1:30.956
Podium	1. Valtteri Bottas Dallara-Mercedes/HWA 41:36.417 2. Alexander Sims Dallara-Mercedes/HWA +1.131 3. Marco Wittmann Dallara-Volkswagen +18.248
Fastest lap	Jean-Éric Vergne Dallara-Mercedes/HWA 1:32.788

The Masters of Formula 3 is a Formula Three race held annually, usually at the Circuit Park Zandvoort in the Netherlands. Due to noise restrictions in the Zandvoort area, the 2007 and 2008 races were held in the Belgian circuit of Zolder. However, it returned to Zandvoort for the 2009 race.^[1]

The Masters was first started in 1991, as an international meeting between drivers from various national championships across Europe. As the FIA European Formula Three Cup had been cancelled after the 1990 season, the Masters became the unofficial European F3 championship. Many of Formula One's future stars raced and won in the Masters, including David Coulthard, who was crowned champion in the first event.

In 1999, the FIA nominated the Pau round of French Formula 3 Championship as the new European Cup, but the Masters retained its status as the de facto international meeting between up-and-coming superstars all across Europe, as drivers from the British, French, German and Italian championships continued to flock to the Dutch track. When the French and German series were merged into the Formula Three Euroseries in 2003, the Masters was not included in the calendar at the time, but its position as the premier international F3 meeting in Europe was not threatened.

The event was sponsored by Marlboro from 1991 to 2005. When tobacco advertising was banned in the European Union after July 31, 2005, the Masters lost its sponsorship. The race was sponsored by BP Ultimate took from 2006 to 2007, RTL in 2008, Tango in 2009 and RTL again in 2010.

Results

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Third place		Pole position	Fastest lap
1991	David Coulthard	Jordi Gené	Marcel Albers		Rubens Barrichello	Rubens Barrichello
1992	Pedro Lamy	Diogo Castro Santos	Gil de Ferran		Kelvin Burt	Kelvin Burt
1993	Jos Verstappen	Paolo Coloni	Michael Krumm		Jos Verstappen	Michael Krumm
1994	Gareth Rees	Jörg Müller	Sascha Maassen		Jörg Müller	Sascha Maassen
1995[2]	Norberto Fontana	Ralf Schumacher	Hélio Castroneves		Norberto Fontana	Ralf Schumacher
1996	Kurt Mollekens	Jonny Kane	Nick Heidfeld		Kurt Mollekens	Kurt Mollekens
1997	Tom Coronel	Sébastien Philippe	Mark Webber		Sébastien Philippe	Sébastien Philippe
1998	David Saelens	Enrique Bernoldi	Mario Haberfeld		David Saelens	David Terrien
1999	Marc Hynes	Thomas Mutsch	Etienne van der Linde		Thomas Mutsch	Marc Hynes
2000	Jonathan Cochet	Ben Collins	Tomas Scheckter		Jonathan Cochet	Jonathan Cochet
2001	Takuma Sato	André Lotterer	Anthony Davidson		Takuma Sato	Takuma Sato
2002	Fabio Carbone	Olivier Pla	Tristan Gommendy		Fabio Carbone	Bruce Jouanny
2003	Christian Klien	Nelson Angelo Piquet	Ryan Briscoe		Nelson Angelo Piquet	Ryan Briscoe
2004	Alexandre Prémat	Eric Salignon	Adam Carroll		Alexandre Prémat	Eric Salignon
2005	Lewis Hamilton	Adrian Sutil	Lucas di Grassi		Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton
2006	Paul di Resta	Giedo van der Garde	Sébastien Buemi		Giedo van der Garde	Giedo van der Garde
2007	Nico Hülkenberg	Yann Clairay	Jean Karl Vernay		Romain Grosjean	James Jakes
2008	Jules Bianchi	Nico Hülkenberg	Jon Lancaster		Nico Hülkenberg	Max Chilton
2009	Valtteri Bottas	Mika Mäki	Stefano Coletti		Valtteri Bottas	Valtteri Bottas
2010	Valtteri Bottas	Alexander Sims	Marco Wittmann		Alexander Sims	Jean-Éric Vergne
2011	Felix Rosenqvist	Marco Wittmann	Kevin Magnussen		Roberto Merhi	Felix Rosenqvist

References

1. ^ "Masters to return to Zandvoort". autosport.com. 2009-01-23. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72969. Retrieved 2009-01-23. 
2. ^ "August 1995 Data". Teamdan.com. http://www.teamdan.com/archive/1995/august95.html. Retrieved 2009-06-19. 

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