European F3 Open 2012

[JohnMiller]

2012 schedule is out. The series continues to headline its own package with GT Open, with quality supports and guests.

Nurburgring, Hungaroring and Paul Ricard (new home of the French GP?) added in place of Jerez, Magny Cours and Valencia.

Portimao, Algarve
Nurburgring GP
Spa
Brands Hatch GP
Paul Ricard
Hungaroring
Monza
Barcelona

The new Dallara F312 arrives, with the F308 becoming the Copa Class mainstay.

The F312 will feature a rear-wing DRS, as per the new Dallara FR3.5 car.

Dunlop tyres have renewed their commercial support and the live TV package is to be enhanced with all races expected to be covered live across Europe, as opposed to the 12 that were covered this year, with additional territories also likely to take the satellite feed to add to the extensive coverage already received worldwide in 2011.

Race meetings also feature a slight shake-up with reverse grid races being dropped and an additonal qualifying session expected to be added.

Series organiser expect to limit the grid to 24 cars in order to continue to ensure teams have pit garages at all times possible (perhaps everywhere except Brands Hatch where they were used only for the GT Open in 2011). Expect grids to be equally split between the newest chassis and the Copa F308.

[bella]

if ricard is the new home of the french gp i think everyone will have fallen asleep after a few laps. it's not a racing circuit, that's for sure

that's a cracking calendar. the timing seems pretty impeccable too with the euroseries falling over with its feet in the air. looking forward to seeing who ends up being on the grid!

[JohnMiller]

Suggested to me that Ricard and Spa will alternate from next year, with Spa first.

Could be true, who knows?

Possibly the place would have a facelift for that anyway to make it more suitable.

[Lam Pak]

very good championship. maybe more dificult than euro series f3. maybe one race in asia or china make championship much beter.

[ptclaus98]

Originally Posted by Lam Pak

very good championship. maybe more dificult than euro series f3. maybe one race in asia or china make championship much beter.

Why?

[Juntos]

Lam Pak, oh darling! Oh you look lovely in your mug shot but China is too far for a low cost series like EUROPEAN F3 Open.

[gomick]

Euro Series gone is it?

European F3 Open dropping 2 Spanish rounds is interesting - good on them for headlining there own meetings

[cappra250]

Campos Racing returns next season to European F3 Open

Good news for the championship. They will run 2 F312 so the grid will be better in number and in quality of cars.

[jondownunder]

Some recent driver announcements:

-Tatiana Calderón to Emilio de Villota Motorsport
-Valeria Carballo to Emilio de Villota Motorsport
-Facu Regalia to Campos Racing

[cappra250]

Originally Posted by jondownunder

Some recent driver announcements:

-Tatiana Calderón to Emilio de Villota Motorsport
-Valeria Carballo to Emilio de Villota Motorsport
-Facu Regalia to Campos Racing

-Alexandre Cougnaud to Top F3

[E46]

No doubts European F3 Open is increasing its strenght, despite most of front runners didn´t aonnounce their driver line-ups yet.

[flatbroke]

West-tec have 2 drivers signed and they are a front running team / champions

[Valker]

A two event winter series announced:

17 February - Algerve
3 March - Paul Ricard

These will be the first ever races of Dallara F312.

http://gtsport.es/index.asp?pagina=n...ina=5311&c=557

[Deemun]

Originally Posted by flatbroke

West-tec have 2 drivers signed and they are a front running team / champions

Saw Gavin & John from West Tec at the Autosport Show last week sitting down talking to Formula Ford Champion Scott Malvern. That would be a good partnership if they got together and surely a title contender in this championship?

[E46]

Jordan Oon confirmed with West Tec, drving one of its F308 in Cup Class, and Juan Carlos Sistos will be back with Emilio de Villota Motorsport and a new F312.

[ivanalesi]

Will the Winter Series be shown on Motors TV? I wanna see F312 + DRS

[peebee2]

Speaking to people I know the current status looks like in order from last years teams ranking

West-Tec:
Jordan Oon
Luca Orlandi
(suggested more signed but not revealed yet and team ran 5 cars last year)

RP Motorsport:
Gianmarco Raimondo
Niccolo Schiro
Matteo Davenia
(probably 2 more as also ran 5 cars last year)

Corbetta Compezione:
Matteo Torta
(probably one more as press release says will run 2 cars)

Cedars:
Noel Jammal
(1 or 2 more likely to join the son of the team owner, praps using 08s)

Hache:
Tonio Fernandez
(and one more?)

Drivex:
Cristian Serrada
(perhaps one more)

Top F3:
Alexandre Cougnaud
Pierre Sancecina

Devillota:
Juan Sistos
Tatiana Calderon
Valeria Carballo
(maybe one more)

New teams:

Campos:
Facu Regalia
(one more)

Organisers said to be confident of capacity grid
which is limited by pit garages available alongside GT Open

[E46]

Originally Posted by peebee2

Hache:
Tonio Fernandez
(and one more?)

I´m pretty confident Hache Team will be on the starting grid one more time, but for sure Toño Fernández won´t drive for them. Toño quit racing last year due to health reasons.

[cappra250]

Cedars have ordered 2 new F312. They will run 2 F312 and 2 F308 this year.

The grid could be really big for this season.

[E46]

Trino Rojas is last addition for 2012 season. With previous experience in karting, Venezuela´s young driver is going to drive a RP Motorsport´s Dallara F308 in Cup class.

http://gtsport.es/index.asp?pagina=n...ina=5332&c=557

[brands hatch]

Team west-tec were testing at Brands hatch yesterday...couldn't quite get the name of the driver though!

[08u05]

Originally Posted by brands hatch

Team west-tec were testing at Brands hatch yesterday...couldn't quite get the name of the driver though!

Was ex FBMW Pacific/JK Asia Series driver Duvashen Padayachee

[peebee2]

West-Tec have confirmed Alex Lynn and Luca Orlandi for the winter series races.

[kerrmanningjarv]

Originally Posted by peebee2

West-Tec have confirmed Alex Lynn and Luca Orlandi for the winter series races.

Am I right in thinking Orlandi is the rather old chap (by racing driver standards I mean) who drove in FPA a few years ago? Fashion designer or something?

[Alex K]

Yeah him.