# 2000 British Formula Three Championship

The 2000 British Formula Three season was the 50th British Formula Three Championship season. It commenced on 26 March at Thruxton, and ended on 8 October at Silverstone after fourteenth races.
Brazilian driver Antônio Pizzonia won the title after winning five races and achieved a total of eleven podiums during the season. These results allowed Pizzonia to finish 39 points ahead of Stewart Racing's Tomas Scheckter, who beat Carlin Motorsport's driver Takuma Sato by 32 points.

## Drivers and teams

The following teams and drivers were competitors in the 2000 season. The Scholarship class was for older Formula Three cars, and all cars competed on Avon tyres.
| Team | No | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| Championship Class ||||||
| Manor Motorsport | 1 | Antônio Pizzonia | Dallara F399 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Manor Motorsport | 2 | Juan Manuel López | Dallara F399 | Mugen-Honda | 1–9 |
| Manor Motorsport | 2 | Westley Barber | Dallara F399 | Mugen-Honda | 11–14 |
| Stewart Racing | 3 | Narain Karthikeyan | Dallara F399 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Stewart Racing | 4 | Tomas Scheckter | Dallara F399 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Promatecme UK | 5 | Matthew Davies | Dallara F399 | Renault Sodemo | All |
| Promatecme UK | 6 | Andy Priaulx | Dallara F399 | Renault Sodemo | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 7 | Michael Bentwood | Dallara F399 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 8 | Gianmaria Bruni | Dallara F399 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Carlin Motorsport | 9 | Takuma Sato | Dallara F300 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Carlin Motorsport | 10 | Ben Collins | Dallara F399 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Carlin Motorsport | 20 | Rob Austin | Dallara F300 | Mugen-Honda | 13 |
| RC Motorsport | 11 | Miloš Pavlović | Dallara F300 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| RC Motorsport | 12 | Nicolas Kiesa | Dallara F300 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| Alan Docking Racing | 15 | Westley Barber | Dallara F300 | Mugen-Honda | 1–9 |
| Alan Docking Racing | 15 | Marcos Ambrose | Dallara F300 | Mugen-Honda | 10–14 |
| Alan Docking Racing | 16 | Tor Sriachavanon | Dallara F399 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Rowan Racing | 17 | Martin O'Connell | Dallara F300 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Rowan Racing | 18 | Warren Carway | Dallara F399 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Team Avanti | 22 | Andrew Kirkaldy | Dallara F300 | Spiess-Opel | 4–14 |
| Invitation Entries ||||||
| JB Motorsport | 31 | Val Hillebrand | Dallara F300 | Spiess-Opel | 13 |
| JB Motorsport | 32 | Nicolas Stelandre | Dallara F300 | Spiess-Opel | 13 |
| ASM Elf | 33 | Tiago Monteiro | Dallara F300 | Renault Sodemo | 13 |
| ASM Elf | 34 | Tristan Gommendy | Dallara F300 | Renault Sodemo | 13 |
| Scholarship Class ||||||
| Rowan Racing | 51 | Christian Colombo | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Hopkins Motorsport | 52 | Philip Hopkins | Dallara F398 | Spiess-Opel | 1–10, 14 |
| Hopkins Motorsport | 52 | Enzo Buscaglia | Dallara F398 | Spiess-Opel | 11–13 |
| Team Parker F3 | 53 | Julian Westwood | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | 13–14 |
| ME Motorsport | 54 | Craig Fleming | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | 1–10 |
| ME Motorsport | 54 | Rob Austin | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | 12 |
| ME Motorsport | 54 | Matthew Gilmore | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | 14 |
| Team Meritus | 55 | Atsushi Katsumata | Dallara F398 | TOM'S Toyota | All |
| Team Meritus | 56 | Marcel Romanio | Dallara F398 | TOM'S Toyota | 2–6 |
| Team Meritus | 56 | Enzo Buscaglia | Dallara F398 | TOM'S Toyota | 10 |
| Fred Goddard Racing | 61 | Gary Paffett | Dallara F398 | Renault Sodemo | All |
| Diamond Racing | 66 | Ryan Walker | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Diamond Racing | 77 | Mark Mayall | Dallara F398 | Mugen-Honda | All |

## Results

| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Schorlaship Class Winner |
| 1 | Thruxton Circuit | 26 March | Tomas Scheckter | Tomas Scheckter | Antônio Pizzonia | Manor Motorsport | Gary Paffett |
| 2 | Croft Circuit | 9 April | Nicolas Kiesa | Tomas Scheckter | Antônio Pizzonia | Manor Motorsport | Gary Paffett |
| 3 | Oulton Park | 30 April | Antônio Pizzonia | Antônio Pizzonia | Tomas Scheckter | Stewart Racing | Gary Paffett |
| 4 | Donington Park | 7 May | Takuma Sato | Antônio Pizzonia | Ben Collins | Carlin Motorsport | Gary Paffett |
| 5 | Donington Park | 7 May | Tomas Scheckter | Antônio Pizzonia | Tomas Scheckter | Stewart Racing | Gary Paffett |
| 6 | Silverstone International | 21 May | Takuma Sato | Antônio Pizzonia | Takuma Sato | Carlin Motorsport | Gary Paffett |
| 7 | Brands Hatch Indy | 4 June | Ben Collins | Antônio Pizzonia | Antônio Pizzonia | Manor Motorsport | Gary Paffett |
| 8 | Donington Park GP | 2 July | Antônio Pizzonia | Gianmaria Bruni | Antônio Pizzonia | Manor Motorsport | Gary Paffett |
| 9 | Donington Park GP | 2 July | Nicolas Kiesa | Nicolas Kiesa | Nicolas Kiesa | RC Motorsport | Gary Paffett |
| 10 | Croft Circuit | 30 July | Takuma Sato | Takuma Sato | Takuma Sato | Carlin Motorsport | Gary Paffett |
| 11 | Silverstone GP | 20 August | Takuma Sato | Takuma Sato | Takuma Sato | Carlin Motorsport | Gary Paffett |
| 12 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit | 3 September | Antônio Pizzonia | Tomas Scheckter | Antônio Pizzonia | Manor Motorsport | Atsushi Katsumata |
| 13 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 24 September | Takuma Sato | Takuma Sato | Tiago Monteiro | ASM Elf | Atsushi Katsumata |
| 14 | Silverstone GP | 8 October | Andy Priaulx | Takuma Sato | Takuma Sato | Carlin Motorsport | Gary Paffett |

## Standings

| Pos | Driver | THR | CRO | OUL | DON | DON | SIL | BRH | DON | DON | CRO | SIL | SNE | SPA | SIL | Pts |
| 1 | Antônio Pizzonia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 200 |
| 2 | Tomas Scheckter | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 161 |
| 3 | Takuma Sato | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 129 |
| 4 | Narain Karthikeyan | 3 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 100 |
| 5 | Gianmaria Bruni | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 95 |
| 6 | Nicolas Kiesa | 8 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 77 |
| 7 | Michael Bentwood | Ret | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 69 |
| 8 | Ben Collins | Ret | 8 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 8 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 67 |
| 9 | Andy Priaulx | 5 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 64 |
| 10 | Matthew Davies | 4 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 4 | DNS | 9 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 47 |
| 11 | Miloš Pavlović | 6 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 11 | DNS | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | 41 |
| 12 | Martin O'Connell | Ret | Ret | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 32 |
| 13 | Andrew Kirkaldy | | | | 8 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 2 | 6 | 13 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 28 |
| 14 | Westley Barber | 10 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 11 | | | | 18 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 15 | Marcos Ambrose | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 13 |
| 16 | Juan Manuel López | 12 | 10 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 7 | Ret | 14 | Ret | | | | | | 6 |
| 17 | Tor Sriachavanon | 11 | 18 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 13 | 16 | 14 | Ret | 15 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 2 |
| 18 | Warren Carway | 13 | Ret | 17 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| | Rob Austin | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| Guest drivers ineligible for points |||||||||||||||||
| | Tiago Monteiro | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 0 |
| | Tristan Gommendy | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | 0 |
| | Val Hillebrand | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| | Nicolas Stelandre | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| Scholarship Class |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gary Paffett | 9 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 268 |
| 2 | Christian Colombo | 14 | Ret | 19 | DNQ | 16 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 15 | 128 |
| 3 | Ryan Walker | Ret | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | Ret | 17 | 19 | 17 | 122 |
| 4 | Atsushi Katsumata | 15 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 23 | 11 | Ret | 21 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 19 | 108 |
| 5 | Mark Mayall | Ret | 17 | 16 | Ret | 22 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 20 | Ret | 16 | 18 | 17 | Ret | 88 |
| 6 | Philip Hopkins | 16 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 17 | DNS | 19 | 18 | 17 | | | | 20 | 76 |
| 7 | Craig Fleming | Ret | 13 | 18 | 16 | 19 | DNS | 15 | 20 | 16 | Ret | | | | | 73 |
| 8 | Marcel Romanio | | 16 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 13 | | | | | | | | | 58 |
| 9 | Peter Nilsson | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 19 | Ret | 16 | 30 |
| 10 | Enzo Buscaglia | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 19 | DNS | 20 | | 22 |
| 11 | Julian Westwood | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 18 | 20 |
| 12 | Matthew Gilmore | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 3 |
| | Rob Austin | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | THR | CRO | OUL | DON | DON | SIL | BRH | DON | DON | CRO | SIL | SNE | SPA | SIL | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |