# 2011 British Formula 3 International Series

The 2011 Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series (an international motor racing series), was the 61st British Formula 3 International Series season. The season began on 16 April at Monza in Italy and ended on 9 October at Silverstone after 30 races held at ten meetings. Of those meetings, six were held in the United Kingdom, with overseas rounds at Monza, the Nürburgring in Germany, Paul Ricard in France, and Spa in Belgium.
Brazilian driver Felipe Nasr dominated the series, winning seven races and recording 16 top three finishes over the first eight rounds of the series, putting him 123 points ahead of Nasr's Carlin Motorsport teammate, Danish driver Kevin Magnussen, giving him an unassailable lead in the championship with two rounds still in hand.

## Regulation changes

A number of changes were announced for the season, with pit-stops set to be introduced in the third race of each round, but this plan was later abandoned in July 2011. The championship's class system – Championship and National – was also renamed to the International and Rookie Championships. The Rookie winner will receive a fully paid entry to the 2012 International Championship.

## Drivers and teams

| Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| International Class ||||||
| Carlin | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | 1 | Carlos Huertas | All |
| Carlin | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | 2 | Kevin Magnussen | All |
| Carlin | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | 21 | Rupert Svendsen-Cook | All |
| Carlin | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | 22 | Jazeman Jaafar | All |
| Carlin | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | 31 | Felipe Nasr | All |
| Carlin | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | 32 | Jack Harvey | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F311 | Mercedes HWA | 3 | William Buller | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F311 | Mercedes HWA | 4 | Lucas Foresti | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F311 | Mercedes HWA | 23 | Harry Tincknell | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F311 | Mercedes HWA | 24 | Fahmi Ilyas | All |
| Double R Racing | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 5 | Pipo Derani | All |
| Double R Racing | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 6 | Scott Pye | All |
| Double R Racing | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 26 | Valtteri Bottas | 9 |
| Double R Racing | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 26 | Mitch Evans | 10 |
| Hitech Racing | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | 7 | Pietro Fantin | All |
| Hitech Racing | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | 27 | Bruno Méndez | 1 |
| Hitech Racing | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | 27 | Pedro Nunes | 5 |
| Hitech Racing | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | 8 | Max Snegirev | 9–10 |
| Hitech Racing | Dallara F310 | Volkswagen | 8 | Max Snegirev | 4 |
| Hitech Racing | Dallara F310 | Volkswagen | 8 | Riki Christodoulou | 1–3 |
| Hitech Racing | Dallara F310 | Volkswagen | 8 | António Félix da Costa | 5–6 |
| Sino Vision Racing | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 11 | Hywel Lloyd | All |
| Sino Vision Racing | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 12 | Adderly Fong | All |
| T-Sport | Dallara F311 | Volkswagen | 15 | Yann Cunha | All |
| T-Sport | Dallara F311 | Volkswagen | 16 | Menasheh Idafar | All |
| T-Sport | Dallara F311 | Volkswagen | 17 | Bart Hylkema | 6–10 |
| Motopark | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | 18 | Alexander Sims | 10 |
| Rookie Class ||||||
| T-Sport | Dallara F307 | Mugen-Honda | 41 | Bart Hylkema | 1–5 |
| Hitech Racing | Dallara F307 | Mugen-Honda | 42 | Kotaro Sakurai | 1 |
| Hitech Racing | Dallara F305 | Mugen-Honda | 42 | Kotaro Sakurai | 2–10 |
| Team West-Tec | Dallara F307 | Mugen-Honda | 44 | Luca Orlandi | 8 |
| Invitation Entries ||||||
| Double R Racing | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 77 | Marko Asmer | 7 |
| Hitech Racing | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | 77 | Guilherme Silva | 10 |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | 92 | Hannes van Asseldonk | 7 |
| Signature | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | 93 | Daniel Abt | 7 |
| Signature | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | 94 | Carlos Muñoz | 7 |
| Signature | Dallara F308 | Volkswagen | 96 | Marco Wittmann | 7 |
| Signature | Dallara F309 | Volkswagen | 95 | Laurens Vanthoor | 7 |
| Prema Powerteam | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 97 | Raffaele Marciello | 7 |
| Prema Powerteam | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 98 | Roberto Merhi | 7 |
| Prema Powerteam | Dallara F309 | Mercedes HWA | 99 | Daniel Juncadella | 7 |

### Driver changes
#### Changed Teams

* William Buller will change teams for his second season in British F3 moving from Hitech Racing to Fortec Motorsport. Lucas Foresti will also join Fortec Motorsport, having completed his rookie season with Carlin.
* After driving for Räikkönen Robertson Racing in 2010, Carlos Huertas and Felipe Nasr will join Carlin.
* After three seasons with his family-run CF Racing outfit, Hywel Lloyd will move to Sino Vision Racing to partner Adderly Fong.

#### Entering/Re-Entering British Formula 3 International Series

* After finishing runner-up to Robin Frijns in Formula BMW Europe, Jack Harvey moved to Carlin. Another Formula BMW Europe graduate, Fahmi Ilyas competed with Fortec Motorsport.
* Kevin Magnussen and Pipo Derani moved from the Motopark Academy team that competed in German F3 to compete in the championship. Magnussen drove for Carlin, while Derani raced for Double R Racing.
* Formula Three Sudamericana champion Yann Cunha moved into the series full-time and partnered National class champion Menasheh Idafar at T-Sport. Cunha competed at the second Silverstone meeting with CF Racing in 2010.
* After two seasons in Formula Renault UK, Harry Tincknell competed for Fortec Motorsport.
* Bart Hylkema moved into the series from the Formula Renault Eurocup, to compete in the secondary Rookie Cup for T-Sport. He was joined in the Rookie Cup by Kotaro Sakurai, who moved from the now-defunct Formula BMW Pacific series to compete for Hitech Racing.
* Pietro Fantin moved into the series from Formula Three Sudamericana. He will compete for Hitech Racing, the team he raced for in three meetings in 2010 when he was competing in the Invitation Class. He was joined by Formula Renault UK race-winner Riki Christodoulou, who returned to the championship after a season's absence, and Bruno Méndez, who competed in Formula Renault 3.5 in 2010.
* British Formula Ford champion Scott Pye moved into the championship, driving for Double R Racing.

#### Leaving British Formula Three

* After contesting a part season in Formula Renault 3.5 for Tech 1 Racing outside of commitments in British F3, 2010 champion Jean-Éric Vergne moved into the series full-time with Carlin. Third-placed Oliver Webb and ninth-placed Daniel McKenzie also moved into the series for Pons Racing and Comtec Racing respectively.
* Runner-up in 2010 James Calado moved into the GP3 Series with ART Grand Prix.
* Daisuke Nakajima returned to his native Japan to compete in Formula Nippon, having finished in eleventh place for Räikkönen Robertson Racing.
* Alex Brundle returned to FIA Formula Two Championship, having competed in the series' inaugural season in 2009. He was joined by Max Snegirev and National Class runner-up James Cole.

## Race calendar and results

* A provisional ten-round calendar was announced on 16 October 2010, before this was altered again on 26 November 2010. The Nürburgring meeting was moved from September to July on 4 February 2011. The first and third races at the Spa-Francorchamps round were also points-scoring for the FIA Formula 3 International Trophy.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Rookie Class Winner | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 16 April | William Buller | Felipe Nasr | Felipe Nasr | Carlin | No Winner | Blancpain Endurance Series |
| 1 | R2 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 17 April | | William Buller | Rupert Svendsen-Cook | Carlin | Bart Hylkema | Blancpain Endurance Series |
| 1 | R3 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 17 April | William Buller | Felipe Nasr | Felipe Nasr | Carlin | Bart Hylkema | Blancpain Endurance Series |
| 2 | R1 | Oulton Park | 23 April | Lucas Foresti | Lucas Foresti | Lucas Foresti | Fortec Motorsport | Bart Hylkema | British GT |
| 2 | R2 | Oulton Park | 25 April | | Pietro Fantin | Riki Christodoulou | Hitech Racing | Bart Hylkema | British GT |
| 2 | R3 | Oulton Park | 25 April | Felipe Nasr | Lucas Foresti | Felipe Nasr | Carlin | Bart Hylkema | British GT |
| 3 | R1 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit | 14 May | Felipe Nasr | Felipe Nasr | Kevin Magnussen | Carlin | Bart Hylkema | British GT |
| 3 | R2 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit | 15 May | | Kevin Magnussen | Lucas Foresti | Fortec Motorsport | Kotaro Sakurai | British GT |
| 3 | R3 | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit | 15 May | Felipe Nasr | Felipe Nasr | Kevin Magnussen | Carlin | Bart Hylkema | British GT |
| 4 | R1 | Brands Hatch | 18 June | Rupert Svendsen-Cook | William Buller | Lucas Foresti | Fortec Motorsport | Kotaro Sakurai | British GT |
| 4 | R2 | Brands Hatch | 19 June | | William Buller | Harry Tincknell | Fortec Motorsport | Kotaro Sakurai | British GT |
| 4 | R3 | Brands Hatch | 19 June | Rupert Svendsen-Cook | Kevin Magnussen | Felipe Nasr | Carlin | Bart Hylkema | British GT |
| 5 | R1 | Nürburgring | 2 July | Kevin Magnussen | Kevin Magnussen | Kevin Magnussen | Carlin | Bart Hylkema | FIA Formula Two AvD 100 Meilen |
| 5 | R2 | Nürburgring | 3 July | | Jack Harvey | Jack Harvey | Carlin | Bart Hylkema | FIA Formula Two AvD 100 Meilen |
| 5 | R3 | Nürburgring | 3 July | Kevin Magnussen | Kevin Magnussen | Felipe Nasr | Carlin | Bart Hylkema | FIA Formula Two AvD 100 Meilen |
| 6 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 16 July | Kevin Magnussen | Felipe Nasr | Felipe Nasr | Carlin | Kotaro Sakurai | FIA GT1 World Championship |
| 6 | R2 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 17 July | | William Buller | William Buller | Fortec Motorsport | Kotaro Sakurai | FIA GT1 World Championship |
| 6 | R3 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 17 July | Kevin Magnussen | António Félix da Costa | Felipe Nasr | Carlin | Kotaro Sakurai | FIA GT1 World Championship |
| 7 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 29 July | Roberto Merhi | Kevin Magnussen$^1$ | Roberto Merhi | Prema Powerteam | Kotaro Sakurai | 24 Hours of Spa |
| 7 | R2 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 29 July | | Rupert Svendsen-Cook$^2$ | Kevin Magnussen | Carlin | Kotaro Sakurai | 24 Hours of Spa |
| 7 | R3 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 30 July | Roberto Merhi | Felipe Nasr$^1$ | Roberto Merhi | Prema Powerteam | Kotaro Sakurai | 24 Hours of Spa |
| 8 | R1 | Rockingham Motor Speedway | 3 September | Pietro Fantin | Felipe Nasr | Pietro Fantin | Hitech Racing | Luca Orlandi | British GT |
| 8 | R2 | Rockingham Motor Speedway | 4 September | | Felipe Nasr | Scott Pye | Double R Racing | Kotaro Sakurai | British GT |
| 8 | R3 | Rockingham Motor Speedway | 4 September | Pietro Fantin | Pietro Fantin | Kevin Magnussen | Carlin | Kotaro Sakurai | British GT |
| 9 | R1 | Donington Park | 24 September | Rupert Svendsen-Cook | Kevin Magnussen | Rupert Svendsen-Cook | Carlin | Kotaro Sakurai | British GT |
| 9 | R2 | Donington Park | 25 September | | Felipe Nasr | Valtteri Bottas | Double R Racing | No Winner | British GT |
| 9 | R3 | Donington Park | 25 September | Felipe Nasr | Valtteri Bottas | Kevin Magnussen | Carlin | No Winner | British GT |
| 10 | R1 | Silverstone Circuit | 8 October | Kevin Magnussen | Kevin Magnussen | Kevin Magnussen | Carlin | Kotaro Sakurai | British GT |
| 10 | R2 | Silverstone Circuit | 9 October | | Kevin Magnussen | Alexander Sims | Motopark | Kotaro Sakurai | British GT |
| 10 | R3 | Silverstone Circuit | 9 October | Kevin Magnussen | Kevin Magnussen | Carlos Huertas | Carlin | Kotaro Sakurai | British GT |
* $^1$ Fastest lap recorded by Roberto Merhi, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point.
* $^2$ Fastest lap recorded by Hannes van Asseldonk, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point.

## Championship standings

| Pos | Driver | MNZ | MNZ | MNZ | OUL | OUL | OUL | SNE | SNE | SNE | BRH | BRH | BRH | NÜR | NÜR | NÜR | LEC | LEC | LEC | SPA | SPA | SPA | ROC | ROC | ROC | DON | DON | DON | SIL | SIL | SIL | Pts |
| Championship Class |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Felipe Nasr | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 3 | 7 | Ret | 318 |
| 2 | Kevin Magnussen | 15 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 18 | Ret | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 16 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 237 |
| 3 | Carlos Huertas | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 222 |
| 4 | William Buller | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 15 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 197 |
| 5 | Rupert Svendsen-Cook | 5 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 13 | 3 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 10 | Ret | 1 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 15 | 3 | 191 |
| 6 | Jazeman Jaafar | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 3 | DSQ | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 187 |
| 7 | Lucas Foresti | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 170 |
| 8 | Pietro Fantin | Ret | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 15 | 8 | Ret | 19 | 14 | DSQ | 1 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 119 |
| 9 | Jack Harvey | Ret | 10 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 15 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 18 | 112 |
| 10 | Scott Pye | Ret | 12 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 81 |
| 11 | Harry Tincknell | 11 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 17 | Ret | 22 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 78 |
| 12 | Riki Christodoulou | 6 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 51 |
| 13 | António Félix da Costa | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 51 |
| 14 | Menasheh Idafar | 8 | 18 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 2 | Ret | 19 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 48 |
| 15 | Pipo Derani | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 9 | 13 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 18 | 21 | Ret | 13 | 8 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 2 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 36 |
| 16 | Hywel Lloyd | 7 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 18 | Ret | 10 | 9 | Ret | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 34 |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 1 | 13 | | | | 17 |
| 18 | Alexander Sims | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 19 | Pedro Nunes | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 20 | Mitch Evans | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 11 | 4 | 10 |
| 21 | Fahmi Ilyas | 12 | Ret | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | Ret | 13 | 15 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 13 | Ret | 20 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 20 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 15 | 10 | 18 | 17 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 19 | 7 |
| 22 | Adderly Fong | 13 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 21 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 16 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 5 |
| 23 | Bart Hylkema | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 22 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 14 | Ret | 17 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 5 |
| 24 | Max Snegirev | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Ret | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 15 | Ret | 16 | 13 | Ret | 2 |
| 25 | Bruno Méndez | 10 | 14 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 26 | Yann Cunha | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | Ret | 23 | 19 | 20 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | −36 |
| Guest drivers ineligible for points |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | Roberto Merhi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 15 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Marco Wittmann | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Daniel Juncadella | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 3 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Carlos Muñoz | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 6 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Laurens Vanthoor | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Hannes van Asseldonk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 4 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Raffaele Marciello | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 17 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Marko Asmer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Daniel Abt | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 9 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Guilherme Silva | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 14 | Ret | 0 |
| Rookie Class |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kotaro Sakurai | Ret | DNS | DNS | 18 | Ret | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 21 | Ret | 18 | 13 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 21 | 18 | 20 | 378 |
| 2 | Bart Hylkema | NC | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 17 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 214 |
| 3 | Luca Orlandi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 20 | 14 | | | | | | | 45 |
| Pos | Driver | MNZ | MNZ | MNZ | OUL | OUL | OUL | SNE | SNE | SNE | BRH | BRH | BRH | NÜR | NÜR | NÜR | LEC | LEC | LEC | SPA | SPA | SPA | ROC | ROC | ROC | DON | DON | DON | SIL | SIL | SIL | Pts |