2002 French Formula Three Championship

The 2002 French Formula Three season was the 35th and the final French Formula Three Championship season. It began on 31 March at Nogaro and ended on 20 October at Magny-Cours after fourteen races.[1]

2002 French Formula Three season
Previous: 2001 Next: none

Tristan Gommendy of ASM won races at Lédenon, Albi, Le Mans, Magny-Cours and had another five podiums and ultimately clinched the title. He finished 17 points clear of ARTA/Signature driver Renaud Derlot, who won Nogaro, Lédenon and Magny-Cours races. Third place went to Gommendy's teammate Olivier Pla, who finished on the first position at Croix-en-Ternois and Le Mans. Bruno Besson, Derek Hayes and Yuji Ide were another race winners.

Teams and drivers
Entry List[2]
Team No Driver Chassis Engine Rounds
Saulnier Racing 1 Bruno Besson Dallara F302 Renault All
2 Simon Abadie Dallara F302 All
ASM 3 Tristan Gommendy Dallara F302 Renault All
4 Olivier Pla Dallara F302 All
Signature 5 Julien Pressac Dallara F302 Renault All
6 Laurent Delahaye Dallara F302 1–4
15 Nicolas Lapierre Dallara F302 5, 7
ARTA/Signature 7 Yuji Ide Dallara F302 Renault All
8 Renaud Derlot Dallara F302 All
LD Autosport 9 Kevin Nadin Dallara F302 Mugen Honda All
10 Jeremie de Souza Dallara F302 1–3
11 Derek Hayes Dallara F302 1–5
16 Philippe Almèras Dallara F302 6–7
Griffith's 12 Olivier Maximin Dallara F302 Opel 1–4
14 Geoffrey Dellus Dallara F302 Ford 3–7
Prema Powerteam 40 César Campaniço Dallara F302 Opel 7
41 Ryan Briscoe Dallara F302 7
Bertram Schäfer Racing 42 Vitantonio Liuzzi Dallara F302 Opel 7
43 Bernhard Auinger Dallara F302 7
Class B
Jenichen Motorsport 20 Luca Iannacone Dallara F399 Opel All
45 Diego Romanini Dallara F399 7
JMP Racing 21 Jean Louis Bianchina Dallara F399 Renault 1
24 Stephane Mauget Dallara F399 3, 6–7
30 Anthony Janiec Dallara F399 6–7
Griffith's 23 Benjamin Poron Dallara F399 Opel All
25 David Moretti Dallara F399 Opel 4
Optirace Sport 26 Jimmy Tarres Dallara F399 Renault 1
27 Nicolas Lapierre Dallara F399 4
28 Pascal Hernandez Dallara F399 5
29 Philippe Papin Dallara F399 6
31 Olivier Clement Dallara F399 7
81 Didier Sirgue Dallara F399 1, 5, 7
JH Racing 35 Jacques Hulbert Martini MK79 Opel 1, 4, 6–7

Race calendar and results
  • All races were held in France.
Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Class B Winner
1 R1 Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro 31 March Tristan Gommendy Renaud Derlot Renaud Derlot ARTA/Signature Benjamin Poron
R2 1 April Renaud Derlot Renaud Derlot Renaud Derlot ARTA/Signature Benjamin Poron
2 R1 Circuit de Lédenon 28 April Tristan Gommendy Tristan Gommendy Tristan Gommendy ASM Benjamin Poron
R2 Tristan Gommendy Renaud Derlot Renaud Derlot ARTA/Signature Benjamin Poron
3 R1 Dijon-Prenois 30 June Tristan Gommendy Tristan Gommendy Bruno Besson Saulnier Racing Benjamin Poron
R2 Tristan Gommendy Tristan Gommendy Derek Hayes LD Autosport Benjamin Poron
4 R1 Circuit de Croix-en-Ternois 27 July Olivier Pla Olivier Pla Olivier Pla ASM Nicolas Lapierre
R2 28 July Tristan Gommendy Bruno Besson Yuji Ide ARTA/Signature Nicolas Lapierre
5 R1 Circuit d'Albi, Le Sequestre 8 September Tristan Gommendy Tristan Gommendy Tristan Gommendy ASM Benjamin Poron
R2 Tristan Gommendy Tristan Gommendy Tristan Gommendy ASM Benjamin Poron
6 R1 Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans 6 October Olivier Pla Renaud Derlot Olivier Pla ASM Benjamin Poron
R2 Tristan Gommendy Tristan Gommendy Tristan Gommendy ASM Benjamin Poron
7 R1 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 20 October Tristan Gommendy Tristan Gommendy Tristan Gommendy ASM Benjamin Poron
R2 Olivier Pla Renaud Derlot Renaud Derlot ARTA/Signature Benjamin Poron

Standings
  • Points are awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PP FL
20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 1 1
Pos Driver NOG LÉD DIJ CRO ALB LMS MAG Pts
1 Tristan Gommendy 2 9 1 Ret 3 7 3 5 1 1 2 1 1 2 202
2 Renaud Derlot 1 1 3 1 5 13 4 6 4 3 3 2 4 1 185
3 Olivier Pla 6 Ret 10 2 4 3 1 2 13 2 1 3 2 3 159
4 Simon Abadie 3 2 4 7 7 4 Ret 8 2 5 4 4 6 4 120
5 Bruno Besson 5 3 2 5 1 2 9 11 5 4 5 Ret 8 11 119
6 Derek Hayes 4 5 6 4 2 1 6 7 3 10 94
7 Yuji Ide 9 4 5 3 8 8 2 1 Ret 8 8 Ret 13 12 84
8 Julien Pressac 7 8 7 Ret 6 9 10 9 7 7 7 5 5 8 62
9 Kevin Nadin 13 16 Ret 6 10 15 11 10 6 6 6 Ret 10 14 33
10 Laurent Delahaye 10 7 8 Ret Ret 5 7 4 32
11 Geoffrey Dellus 12 10 5 12 9 Ret 9 Ret 14 19 15
12 Jeremie de Souza 8 6 Ret Ret 11 6 15
13 Nicolas Lapierre 8 9 9 10 15
14 Olivier Maximin 11 10 Ret 8 9 11 12 Ret 6
Philippe Almèras Ret Ret Ret NC 0
guest drivers ineligible for championship points
César Campaniço 3 7 0
Ryan Briscoe 7 5 0
Vitantonio Liuzzi 12 6 0
Bernhard Auinger 11 9 0
Class B
1 Benjamin Poron 12 11 9 9 13 12 15 13 10 11 10 6 15 13 265
2 Luca Iannacone 16 Ret 11 10 14 14 Ret 16 14 14 13 9 Ret 22 122
3 Didier Sirgue 15 14 12 13 17 17 73
4 Jacques Hulbert 17 15 14 15 12 8 Ret 21 63
5 Stephane Mauget Ret DNS 11 7 Ret 16 45
6 Nicolas Lapierre 8 3 40
7 Pascal Hernandez 11 12 30
8 Jimmy Tarres 14 12 30
9 David Moretti 13 14 27
10 Olivier Clement 18 18 22
11 Jean Louis Bianchina 18 13 18
12 Philippe Papin 14 10 18
13 Anthony Janiec 15 Ret Ret 20 14
guest drivers ineligible for championship points
Diego Romanini 16 15 0
Pos Driver NOG LÉD DIJ CRO ALB LMS MAG Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References
  1. "Race Calendar: French Formula 3 Championship – Season 2002". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 18 January 2013. Race at Pau was non-championship
  2. "Entrylist: French Formula 3 Championship – Season 2002". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

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