# 2002 Masters of Formula 3

The 2002 Marlboro Masters of Formula 3 was the twelfth Masters of Formula 3 race held at Circuit Park Zandvoort on 11 August 2002. It was won by Fabio Carbone, for Fortec Motorsport.

## Drivers and teams

All cars were equipped with a Dallara F302 chassis.
2002 Entry List :
| Team | No | Driver | Engine | Main series |
| Carlin Motorsport | 1 | James Courtney | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Carlin Motorsport | 3 | Shinya Hosokawa | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Carlin Motorsport | 4 | Alan van der Merwe | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Signature Elf | 5 | Mathieu Zangarelli | Renault | All-Japan Formula Three |
| Signature Elf | 6 | Renaud Derlot | Renault | French Formula Three |
| Signature Elf | 7 | Yuji Ide | Renault | French Formula Three |
| Signature Elf | 8 | Jérémie de Souza | Renault | French Formula Three |
| ASM | 9 | Olivier Pla | Renault | French Formula Three |
| ASM | 10 | Tristan Gommendy | Renault | French Formula Three |
| JB Motorsport | 11 | Rob Austin | Opel | British Formula 3 |
| JB Motorsport | 12 | Stefan de Groot | Opel | British Formula 3 |
| Alan Docking Racing | 14 | Robbie Kerr | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Alan Docking Racing | 15 | Mark Mayall | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Alan Docking Racing | 16 | Tor Graves | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Target Racing | 17 | Miloš Pavlović | Opel | Italian Formula Three |
| Target Racing | 18 | Cristiano Citron | Opel | Italian Formula Three |
| Promatecme F3 | 19 | Bruce Jouanny | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Promatecme F3 | 20 | Matthew Gilmore | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Serge Saulnier | 21 | Bruno Besson | Renault | French Formula Three |
| Serge Saulnier | 22 | Simon Abadie | Renault | French Formula Three |
| Opel Team BSR | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Opel Team BSR | 24 | Frank Diefenbacher | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Opel Team BSR | 25 | Bernhard Auinger | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Prema Powerteam | 26 | Kosuke Matsuura | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Prema Powerteam | 27 | Ryan Briscoe | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Prema Powerteam | 28 | César Campaniço | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Fortec Motorsport | 29 | Heikki Kovalainen | Renault | British Formula 3 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 30 | Fabio Carbone | Renault | British Formula 3 |
| Azeta Racing | 33 | Philip Cloostermans | Opel | Italian Formula Three |
| Azeta Racing | 34 | Alessandro Vitacolonna | Opel | Italian Formula Three |
| Team Kolles Racing | 35 | Ross Zwolsman | Mugen-Honda | German Formula Three |
| Team Kolles Racing | 36 | João Paulo de Oliveira | Mugen-Honda | German Formula Three |
| Team Ghinzani SAM Euroc | 37 | Robert Doornbos | Mugen-Honda | Italian Formula Three |
| Team Ghinzani SAM Euroc | 46 | Raffaele Giammaria | Mugen-Honda | Italian Formula Three |
| Van Amersfoort Racing | 38 | Jaap van Lagen | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Team Avanti | 40 | Jeroen Bleekemolen | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Manor Motorsport | 41 | Mark Taylor | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Manor Motorsport | 42 | Ronnie Bremer | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| Manor Motorsport | 43 | Richard Antinucci | Mugen-Honda | British Formula 3 |
| GM Motorsport | 44 | Clemens Stadler | Toyota | German Formula Three |
| Swiss Racing Team | 47 | Katsuyuki Hiranaka | Opel | All-Japan Formula Three |
| Swiss Racing Team | 48 | Tatsuya Kataoka | Opel | All-Japan Formula Three |
| Swiss Racing Team | 51 | Marc Benz | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Griffith's | 49 | Benjamin Poron | Opel | French Formula Three |
| Trella Motorsport | 50 | Rizal Ramli | Opel | German Formula Three |

## Classification
### Qualifying
#### Group A

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Q1 Time | Rank | Q2 Time | Rank | Gap |
| 1 | 9 | Olivier Pla | ASM | 1:33.942 | 1 | 1:35.218 | 15 | |
| 2 | 29 | Heikki Kovalainen | Fortec Motorsport | 1:34.021 | 2 | 1:36.003 | 20 | +0.079 |
| 3 | 37 | Robert Doornbos | Team Ghinzani SAM Euroc | 1:34.027 | 3 | 1:35.127 | 14 | +0.085 |
| 4 | 21 | Bruno Besson | Serge Saulnier | 1:34.031 | 4 | 1:34.197 | 1 | +0.089 |
| 5 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Opel Team BSR | 1:34.072 | 5 | 1:34.214 | 2 | +0.130 |
| 6 | 1 | James Courtney | Carlin Motorsport | 1:34.143 | 6 | 1:35.817 | 19 | +0.201 |
| 7 | 17 | Miloš Pavlović | Target Racing | 1:34.215 | 7 | 1:34.267 | 3 | +0.273 |
| 8 | 11 | Rob Austin | JB Motorsport | 1:34.240 | 8 | 1:34.459 | 6 | +0.298 |
| 9 | 41 | Mark Taylor | Manor Motorsport | 1:34.524 | 11 | 1:34.289 | 4 | +0.347 |
| 10 | 19 | Bruce Jouanny | Promatecme F3 | 1:34.376 | 9 | 1:34.979 | 11 | +0.434 |
| 11 | 27 | Ryan Briscoe | Prema Powerteam | 1:34.412 | 10 | 1:35.070 | 13 | +0.470 |
| 12 | 25 | Bernhard Auinger | Opel Team BSR | 1:34.601 | 12 | 1:34.458 | 5 | +0.516 |
| 13 | 47 | Katsuyuki Hiranaka | Swiss Racing Team | 1:34.627 | 13 | 1:34.489 | 7 | +0.547 |
| 14 | 5 | Mathieu Zangarelli | Signature Elf | 1:34.730 | 14 | 1:35.014 | 12 | +0.788 |
| 15 | 51 | Marc Benz | Swiss Racing Team | 1:34.900 | 15 | 1:34.798 | 8 | +0.856 |
| 16 | 7 | Yuji Ide | Signature Elf | 1:35.244 | 19 | 1:34.814 | 9 | +0.872 |
| 17 | 43 | Richard Antinucci | Manor Motorsport | 1:35.250 | 20 | 1:34.839 | 10 | +0.897 |
| 18 | 35 | Ross Zwolsman | Team Kolles Racing | 1:34.962 | 16 | 1:35.457 | 17 | +1.020 |
| 19 | 3 | Shinya Hosokawa | Carlin Motorsport | 1:35.047 | 17 | 1:35.767 | 18 | +1.105 |
| 20 | 15 | Mark Mayall | Alan Docking Racing | 1:35.071 | 18 | 1:35.294 | 16 | +1.129 |
| 21 | 33 | Philip Cloostermans | Azeta Racing | 4:21.521 | 22 | 1:36.457 | 21 | +2.515 |
| 22 | 49 | Benjamin Poron | Griffith's | 1:38.097 | 21 | 1:37.994 | 22 | +4.052 |

#### Group B

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Q1 Time | Rank | Q2 Time | Rank | Gap |
| 1 | 30 | Fabio Carbone | Fortec Motorsport | 1:34.261 | 4 | 1:33.639 | 1 | |
| 2 | 10 | Tristan Gommendy | ASM | 1:33.807 | 1 | 1:33.823 | 2 | +0.168 |
| 3 | 42 | Ronnie Bremer | Manor Motorsport | 1:35.482 | 14 | 1:33.831 | 3 | +0.192 |
| 4 | 12 | Stefan de Groot | JB Motorsport | 1:34.096 | 2 | 1:33.835 | 4 | +0.196 |
| 5 | 26 | Kosuke Matsuura | Prema Powerteam | 1:34.119 | 3 | 1:33.847 | 5 | +0.208 |
| 6 | 14 | Robbie Kerr | Alan Docking Racing | 1:34.672 | 5 | 1:33.931 | 6 | +0.292 |
| 7 | 4 | Alan van der Merwe | Carlin Motorsport | 1:34.985 | 12 | 1:33.990 | 7 | +0.351 |
| 8 | 22 | Simon Abadie | Serge Saulnier | 1:34.985 | 10 | 1:34.048 | 8 | +0.409 |
| 9 | 24 | Frank Diefenbacher | Opel Team BSR | 1:34.826 | 8 | 1:34.146 | 9 | +0.507 |
| 10 | 28 | César Campaniço | Prema Powerteam | 1:34.857 | 9 | 1:34.189 | 10 | +0.550 |
| 11 | 40 | Jeroen Bleekemolen | Team Avanti | 1:34.686 | 7 | 1:34.208 | 11 | +0.569 |
| 12 | 36 | João Paulo de Oliveira | Team Kolles Racing | 1:34.685 | 6 | 1:34.423 | 12 | +0.784 |
| 13 | 20 | Matthew Gilmore | Promatecme F3 | 1:35.432 | 13 | 1:34.544 | 13 | +0.905 |
| 14 | 6 | Renaud Derlot | Signature Elf | 1:34.889 | 11 | 1:34.926 | 14 | +1.250 |
| 15 | 46 | Raffaele Giammaria | Team Ghinzani SAM Euroc | 1:36.001 | 16 | 1:34.931 | 15 | +1.292 |
| 16 | 8 | Jérémie de Souza | Signature Elf | 1:36.005 | 17 | 1:35.034 | 16 | +1.395 |
| 17 | 48 | Tatsuya Kataoka | Swiss Racing Team | 1:36.194 | 19 | 1:35.386 | 17 | +1.747 |
| 18 | 18 | Cristiano Citron | Target Racing | 1:36.060 | 18 | 1:35.718 | 18 | +2.079 |
| 19 | 38 | Jaap van Lagen | Van Amersfoort Racing | 1:35.932 | 15 | 1:36.366 | 21 | +2.293 |
| 20 | 44 | Clemens Stadler | GM Motorsport | 1:36.202 | 20 | 1:36.119 | 19 | +2.480 |
| 21 | 34 | Alessandro Vitacolonna | Azeta Racing | 1:37.445 | 22 | 1:36.134 | 20 | +2.495 |
| 22 | 16 | Tor Graves | Alan Docking Racing | 1:38.237 | 23 | 1:36.999 | 22 | +3.360 |
| 23 | 50 | Rizal Ramli | Trella Motorsport | 1:37.093 | 21 | 1:38.170 | 23 | +3.454 |

### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
| 1 | 30 | Fabio Carbone | Fortec Motorsport | 25 | 39:47.591 | 1 |
| 2 | 9 | Olivier Pla | ASM | 25 | +1.596 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | Tristan Gommendy | ASM | 25 | +1.951 | 3 |
| 4 | 29 | Heikki Kovalainen | Fortec Motorsport | 25 | +3.898 | 4 |
| 5 | 42 | Ronnie Bremer | Manor Motorsport | 25 | +4.984 | 5 |
| 6 | 21 | Bruno Besson | Serge Saulnier | 25 | +6.264 | 8 |
| 7 | 14 | Robbie Kerr | Alan Docking Racing | 25 | +7.766 | 11 |
| 8 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Opel Team BSR | 25 | +8.650 | 10 |
| 9 | 19 | Bruce Jouanny | Promatecme F3 | 25 | +13.445 | 20 |
| 10 | 1 | James Courtney | Carlin Motorsport | 25 | +21.130 | 12 |
| 11 | 28 | César Campaniço | Prema Powerteam | 25 | +21.879 | 19 |
| 12 | 40 | Jeroen Bleekemolen | Team Avanti | 25 | +24.836 | 21 |
| 13 | 25 | Bernhard Auinger | Opel Team BSR | 25 | +25.613 | 24 |
| 14 | 20 | Matthew Gilmore | Promatecme F3 | 25 | +26.050 | 25 |
| 15 | 47 | Katsuyuki Hiranaka | Swiss Racing Team | 25 | +28.730 | 26 |
| 16 | 36 | João Paulo de Oliveira | Team Kolles Racing | 25 | +30.747 | 23 |
| 17 | 51 | Marc Benz | Swiss Racing Team | 25 | +35.154 | 30 |
| 18 | 46 | Raffaele Giammaria | Team Ghinzani SAM Euroc | 25 | +38.923 | 29 |
| 19 | 17 | Miloš Pavlović | Target Racing | 25 | +39.834 | 14 |
| 20 | 43 | Richard Antinucci | Manor Motorsport | 25 | +41.952 | 34 |
| 21 | 35 | Ross Zwolsman | Team Kolles Racing | 25 | +49.602 | 36 |
| 22 | 22 | Simon Abadie | Serge Saulnier | 25 | +51.646 | 15 |
| 23 | 8 | Jérémie de Souza | Signature Elf | 25 | +58.452 | 31 |
| 24 | 18 | Cristiano Citron | Target Racing | 25 | +1:01.259 | 35 |
| 25 | 7 | Yuji Ide | Signature Elf | 25 | +1:06.461 | 32 |
| 26 | 48 | Tatsuya Kataoka | Swiss Racing Team | 25 | +1:14.934 | 33 |
| 27 | 38 | Jaap van Lagen | Van Amersfoort Racing | 25 | +1:16.933 | 37 |
| 28 | 26 | Kosuke Matsuura | Prema Powerteam | 23 | +2 Laps | 9 |
| 29 | 5 | Mathieu Zangarelli | Signature Elf | 21 | Retired | 28 |
| 30 | 6 | Renaud Derlot | Signature Elf | 19 | Retired | 27 |
| Ret | 12 | Stefan de Groot | JB Motorsport | 16 | Retired | 7 |
| Ret | 27 | Ryan Briscoe | Prema Powerteam | 11 | Retired | 22 |
| Ret | 11 | Rob Austin | JB Motorsport | 9 | Retired | 16 |
| Ret | 24 | Frank Diefenbacher | Opel Team BSR | 6 | Retired | 17 |
| Ret | 3 | Shinya Hosokawa | Carlin Motorsport | 6 | Retired | 38 |
| Ret | 4 | Alan van der Merwe | Carlin Motorsport | 1 | Retired | 13 |
| Ret | 41 | Mark Taylor | Manor Motorsport | 0 | Retired | 18 |
| Ret | 37 | Robert Doornbos | Team Ghinzani SAM Euroc | 0 | Retired | 6 |
| DNQ | 15 | Mark Mayall | Alan Docking Racing | | | |
| DNQ | 33 | Philip Cloostermans | Azeta Racing | | | |
| DNQ | 49 | Benjamin Poron | Griffith's | | | |
| DNQ | 44 | Clemens Stadler | GM Motorsport | | | |
| DNQ | 34 | Alessandro Vitacolonna | Azeta Racing | | | |
| DNQ | 16 | Tor Graves | Alan Docking Racing | | | |
| DNQ | 50 | Rizal Ramli | Trella Motorsport | | | |
| Fastest lap: Bruce Jouanny, 1:34.533, 164.019 km/h (101.917 mph) on lap 6 |||||||