Finnish Formula Three Championship

The Finnish Formula Three Championship was a single seater motor racing series based in Finland. The championship used small Formula Three cars, designed to give drivers experience before moving to higher levels of motor racing. The Finnish Formula Three Championship ran from 1958 to 1960, 1984 to 1986 and 2000 to 2009, and for its final season in 2010 it became known as the Nordic F3 Masters.

Finnish Formula Three Championship

Category	Single-seaters
Country	Finland, North Europe
Inaugural season	1958
Folded	2010
Constructors	Dallara
Last Drivers' champion	Jani Tammi
Last Teams' champion	Oakra F3
Official website	nordicf3masters.eu

An independent championship known as the Scandinavian & Nordic Formula Three Championship ran from 1984 to 1985 and 1992 to 2001.

Scoring system

Nordic F3 Masters scoring system[1]
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th
25	20	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1

Champions

Season	Series Name	Champion	Team
1958	Finnish F3 Championship	Heimo Hietarinta	none
1959	Finnish F3 Championship	Curt Lincoln
1960	Finnish F3 Championship	Heimo Hietarinta
1961– 1983	not held
1984	Finnish F3 Championship	Jari Koiranen	Lahti Racing
1985	Finnish F3 Championship	Sami Pensala	Kuomu Sport
1986	Finnish F3 Championship	Jorma Airaksinen	Bisse Racing
1987– 1999	not held
2000	Finnish F3 Championship	Marko Nevalainen	Motor Up Racing
2001	Finnish F3 Championship	Jari Koivisto	Jari Koivisto F3 Racing
2002	Finnish CUP	Jussi Pinomäki	Niinivirta Motorsport
2003	Finnish F3 Championship	Andrea Belicchi	Lukoil Racing
2004	Finnish F3 Championship	Teemu Tanninen	Polameri Team
2005	Finnish F3 Championship	Jari Koivisto	Jari Koivisto F3 Racing
2006	Finnish F3 Championship	Arto Taimi	TCB Racing
2007	Finnish F3 Championship	Tomi Limmonen	Koiranen Bros. Motorsport
2008	Finnish F3 Championship	Mika Vähämäki	ADRF
2009	Finnish F3 Championship	Kimmo Joutvuo	Rolling Rocks
2010	Nordic F3 Masters	Jani Tammi	Oakra F3

2010 season

• The calendar consists of five events across Finland and Estonia.^[2] The Botniaring round was later cancelled.^[3]

Date	Event	Circuit
May 14–15	Rata-SM Kemora	Kemora Circuit
June 11–12	Rata-SM Alastaro	Alastaro Circuit
July 9–10	Summer Racing 2010	Audru Ring
August 13–14	Rata-SM Botniaring	Botniaring Racing Circuit
September 10–11	Citizen Race Weekend	Ahvenisto Race Circuit

Pos	Driver	KEM		ALA		PÄR		BOT		AHV		Pts
1	Jani Tammi	1	1	2	2	2	1	C	C	2	2	175
2	Jari Koivisto	3	2	1	6			C	C	3	Ret	87
3	Risto Tonteri	Ret	3	3	4	3	2	C	C	DNS	DNS	82
4	Kimmo Joutvuo			Ret	1	DNS	Ret	C	C	1	1	75
5	Timo Pitkäniemi			4	5			C	C	4	3	56
6	Pekka Rinne	2	Ret	5	3			C	C			48
7	Raivo Tamm					1	3	C	C			41
	Arto Taimi							C	C	WD	WD

See also

• Formula Three