2001 Australian Formula 3 Championship

The 2001 Australian Formula 3 Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula 3 racing cars.^[1] It was the first Australian Formula 3 Championship,^[2] with that title replacing the previous "Formula 3 National Series".^[3] The inaugural championship was won by Peter Hackett driving a Dallara F398 Alfa Romeo.

Team and drivers

Team	Chassis	Engine	No.	Driver	Rounds
Piccola Scuderia Corsa	Dallara F398	Alfa Romeo	2	Peter Hackett	All
BRM Motorsport	Dallara F398	Opel Spiess	4	Darren Palmer	All
	Dallara F398		20	Daynom Templeman	1-6
Glenn Coombs	Dallara F396	Mugen Honda	6	Glenn Coombs	All
Paul Stephenson	Dallara F395/6	TOM'S Toyota	7	Damien Digby	1-6
David Choon	Dallara F396	Mugen Honda	11	David Choon	All
John Boothman	Dallara F390	Alfa Romeo	12	John Boothman	All
Douglas Racing	Dallara F396	Fiat	13	Fred Douglas	All
M Speed Racing	Dallara F398	TOM'S Toyota	14	Mike Beeley	All
Graeme Holmes	Reynard 913	Volkswagen	21	Graeme Holmes	All
Chris Coombs	Dallara F395/6	TOM'S Toyota	22	Chris Coombs	All
Chas Jacobsen	Dallara F396	TOM'S Toyota	87	Chas Jacobsen	All
	Dallara F396		88	James Manderson	1, 7
Level 2
Mike Beeley	Reynard 903	Alfa Romeo	15	Craig Smith	1, 5
Frank Cascone	Dallara F391	Alfa Romeo	27	Frank Cascone	All
Bill Maddocks	Richards 201B	Volkswagen	35	Bill Maddocks	All
Level 2 26mm
Motor Improvements	Reynard 923	Honda	5	Peter Rees	All
Rod Anderson	Reynard 893	Volkswagen	37	Rod Anderson	3, 5-7

Calendar

The championship was contested over a seven-round series with two races per round.^[4]

Round	Circuit	State	Date	Round winner
1	Oran Park[5]	New South Wales	17–18 March[5]	James Manderson[5]
2	Wakefield Park[6]	New South Wales	6 May[6]	Peter Hackett[6]
3	Phillip Island[7]	Victoria	26–27 May[8]
4	Queensland Raceway[9]	Queensland	22 July[9]	Peter Hackett[9]
5	Eastern Creek[10]	New South Wales	19 August[10]
6	Sandown[11]	Victoria	15 September[11]
7	Oran Park[12]	New South Wales	25 November[12]	Darren Palmer[12]

Points system

Championship points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2- basis to the first ten finishers in the Championship class at each race. One bonus point was awarded to the driver setting pole position for each race and a point was also awarded to the driver setting the fastest race lap in each race.^[4]

Class points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2- basis to the first ten class finishers at each race.^[4]

Results

Pos.[13]	Driver[4]	ORA		WAK		PHI		QUE		SYD		SAN		ORA		Pts.[4]
1	Peter Hackett	21	10	21	17	22	21	22	22	21	12	-	12	20	17	238
2	Darren Palmer	12	13	-	12	15	16	1	15	13	15	20	16	17	20	185
3	Daynom Templeman	11	16	1	20	12	12	15	12	-	22	17	21	-	-	159
4	Mike Beeley	6	6	15	-	10	10	12	10	15	10	12	6	-	10	122
5	Chris Coombs	-	3	12	10	6	6	10	6	8	8	3	-	10	1	83
6	Damien Digby	4	8	10	-	8	8	6	3	10	4	10	2	-	-	73
7	James Manderson	15	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	6	53
8	Glenn Coombs	-	-	8	6	4	-	2	4	-	-	6	8	4	3	45
9	Graeme Holmes	3	4	-	8	3	4	-	-	-	-	4	-	6	6	38
10	David Choon	-	2	-	-	2	4	-	-	1	2	8	3	8	8	38
11	Chas Jacobsen	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	3	2	4	-	4	27
12	John Boothman	2	-	-	4	-	2	4	2	4	1	-	-	3	2	24
13	Fred Douglas	1	-	6	-	1	3	3	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	17
Level 2
1	Frank Cascone	-	-	20	15	15	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	-	-	190
2	Bill Maddocks	-	15	-	-	20	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	170
3	Craig Smith	20	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	6	-	-	-	-	49
Level 2 26mm
1	Peter Rees	-	20	20	-	20	20	-	20	20	-	20	20	20	20	200
2	Rod Anderson	-	-	-	-	15	15	-	-	15	-	-	15	15	15	90