The 2013 European F3 Open Championship was the fifth and final season European F3 Open Championship .

Despite missing the opening round of the season, Ed Jones of Team West-Tec was crowned champion by nine points on dropped scores over RP Motorsport driver Sandy Stuvik. The final championship standings were determined after two appeals had been lodged,^[1] and upheld, with the Real Automóvil Club de España.

Teams and drivers

• All cars were powered by Toyota engines. All Class A cars are equipped with the Dallara F312 chassis, while Copa Class cars are equipped with the Dallara F308 chassis.

Team No. Driver Rounds Class A RP Motorsport 1 Sandy Stuvik All 2 Santiago Urrutia All 27 Alexander Toril All 29 Alexandre Cougnaud All EmiliodeVillota Motorsport 3 Yarin Stern All 4 Andrés Saravia All 5 Alexey Chuklin All 6 Hector Hurst 1–7 Tatiana Calderón 8 Campos Racing 7 Denis Nagulin All 8 Valeria Carballo All 9 Artur Janosz All Team West-Tec F3 10 Roberto La Rocca 1–3 Emil Bernstorff 5 Jonathan Legris 6 Huan Zhu 7–8 11 Ed Jones 2–8 12 Nelson Mason All 13 Luca Orlandi 1–5 Falco Wauer 7 Hector Hurst 8 81 Spencer Pigot 1 Top F3 14 Mattia Vita 1–3 BVM Racing 15 Mario Marasca All 16 Vittoria Piria All DAV Racing 17 Brandon Maïsano 6 Corbetta Competizioni 19 Damiano Fioravanti All Copa F308/300 RP Motorsport 21 Saud Al Faisal All 35 Costantino Peroni 8 EmiliodeVillota Motorsport 22 Che One Lim All 23 Igor Urien All DAV Racing 24 Nicolas Pohler All 77 Gerardo Nieto All Corbetta Competizioni 32 William Barbosa 8 53 Lorenzo Paggi 1–5 72 Tommaso Menchini All Team West-Tec F3 33 Sean Walkinshaw All 55 Huan Zhu 1–6 66 Cameron Twynham All 88 Liam Venter 1–7 Christopher Höher 8 Drivex School 34 Richard Gonda All MKTG 35 Trino Rojas 4–7 Race calendar and results An eight-round provisional calendar was revealed on 2 November 2012.[2] This was modified on 7 February 2013,[3] after GT Sport organisers, for practical and technical reasons, moved the Algarve event one week earlier and replaced the Hungaroring event with a race in Jerez, moving it two weeks earlier. All rounds will support the International GT Open series. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Copa Winner 1 R1 Circuit Paul Ricard 27 April Nelson Mason Santiago Urrutia Nelson Mason Team West-Tec F3 Cameron Twynham R2 28 April Nelson Mason Valeria Carballo Sandy Stuvik RP Motorsport Liam Venter 2 R1 Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 11 May Alexander Toril Sandy Stuvik Santiago Urrutia RP Motorsport Richard Gonda R2 12 May Hector Hurst Sandy Stuvik Ed Jones Team West-Tec F3 Richard Gonda 3 R1 Nürburgring 1 June Ed Jones Ed Jones Ed Jones Team West-Tec F3 Tommaso Menchini R2 2 June Hector Hurst Nelson Mason Hector Hurst EmiliodeVillota Motorsport Richard Gonda 4 R1 Circuito de Jerez 15 June Nelson Mason Nelson Mason Nelson Mason Team West-Tec F3 Richard Gonda R2 16 June Ed Jones Ed Jones Nelson Mason Team West-Tec F3 Tommaso Menchini 5 R1 Silverstone Circuit 13 July Sandy Stuvik Sandy Stuvik Ed Jones Team West-Tec F3 Che One Lim R2 14 July Santiago Urrutia Santiago Urrutia Santiago Urrutia RP Motorsport Richard Gonda 6 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 7 September Sandy Stuvik Ed Jones Sandy Stuvik RP Motorsport Cameron Twynham R2 8 September Sandy Stuvik Nelson Mason Ed Jones Team West-Tec F3 Gerardo Nieto 7 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza 5 October Nelson Mason Santiago Urrutia Ed Jones Team West-Tec F3 Igor Urien R2 6 October Alexandre Cougnaud Alexandre Cougnaud Sandy Stuvik RP Motorsport Richard Gonda 8 R1 Circuit de Catalunya 9 November Ed Jones Nelson Mason Ed Jones Team West-Tec F3 Tommaso Menchini R2 10 November Ed Jones Alexander Toril Alexandre Cougnaud RP Motorsport Richard Gonda Championship standings Class A Points were awarded as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PP FL 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 1 Pos Driver LEC ALG NÜR JER SIL SPA MNZ CAT Pts 1 Ed Jones 4 1 1 6 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 18 1 5 256 2 Sandy Stuvik 4 1 2 3 2 3 5 4 5 2 1 2 4 1 5 2 247 3 Nelson Mason 1 Ret Ret 16 4 2 1 1 3 Ret 4 3 2 5 Ret 4 195 4 Santiago Urrutia 24 Ret 1 2 6 5 3 5 2 1 3 Ret 5 Ret 2 3 191 5 Alexander Toril 6 3 3 8 5 4 7 6 4 4 11 6 3 3 4 6 158 6 Alexandre Cougnaud 7 7 8 5 9 9 4 3 Ret 16 8 4 7 2 3 1 139 7 Hector Hurst 2 22 10 4 3 1 6 8 7 Ret 7 Ret Ret 20 101 101 97 8 Yarin Stern 26 2 5 20 Ret 7 10 29 6 5 6 5 10 24 7 13 80 9 Mario Marasca 9 12 7 6 7 Ret 9 7 Ret 9 Ret 11 6 4 9 8 62 10 Vittoria Piria 23 4 11 9 8 12 12 9 8 8 12 10 26† 12 25† 9 33 11 Alexey Chuklin 5 23 6 27 Ret 20 Ret 21 9 6 22 12 13 16 Ret 19 28 12 Valeria Carballo Ret 10 20 7 Ret 13 13 11 26 11 9 Ret 8 Ret 8 29† 20 13 Artur Janosz 21 25 19 17 20 Ret 17 22 11 Ret 13 7 9 6 16 18 16 14 Roberto La Rocca 3 11 Ret 11 12 11 15 15 Andrés Saravia 12 24 16 Ret 10 8 8 10 15 12 Ret 15 NC 8 19 26 14 16 Spencer Pigot 25 5 10 17 Brandon Maïsano 5 NC 10 18 Richard Gonda Ret 13 9 12 13 10 11 Ret 21 10 25 16 17 7 14 14 10 19 Denis Nagulin 28 6 18 Ret Ret 14 Ret 13 20 21 20 13 11 15 12 17 9 20 Emil Bernstorff Ret 7 6 21 Mattia Vita 8 28 13 10 19 18 5 22 Gerardo Nieto 15 17 22 18 21 Ret 24 17 14 14 21 8 27 22 DNS Ret 4 23 Liam Venter 14 8 15 28 17 Ret DNS 20 Ret 22 Ret 17 16 21 4 24 Che One Lim 13 27 25 22 Ret 23 18 18 10 15 15 9 23 11 20 22 3 25 Nicolas Pohler 18 9 28 25 15 25 21 15 13 Ret NC Ret 20 14 17 12 3 26 Tommaso Menchini 16 18 27 13 11 15 Ret 12 16 Ret 17 14 22 10 11 15 3 27 Huan Zhu 21 14 24 Ret 25 Ret 22 26 24 25 23 18 19 9 18 25 2 28 Damiano Fioravanti 19 19 23 19 23 19 19 19 23 24 Ret 19 12 Ret Ret 11 2 29 Luca Orlandi 10 16 21 24 DNS DNS Ret 23 18 23 1 30 Jonathan Legris 10 NC 1 31 Cameron Twynham 11 26 12 21 14 16 14 16 12 13 14 Ret 21 19 15 16 0 32 Igor Urien 17 15 14 15 16 17 16 14 Ret 20 19 Ret 14 Ret 13 20 0 33 Sean Walkinshaw 20 20 Ret 26 18 22 15 25 17 17 16 Ret 24 13 Ret 23 0 34 Lorenzo Paggi 27 Ret 17 14 22 21 20 24 19 19 0 35 Trino Rojas Ret 27 22 18 24 Ret 18 17 0 36 Saud Al Faisal Ret 21 26 23 24 24 23 28 25 Ret 18 Ret 25 23 23 28 0 Guest drivers ineligible to score points Tatiana Calderón 6 7 0 Falco Wauer 15 Ret 0 Christopher Höher 22 21 0 Costantino Peroni 21 27 0 William Barbosa 24 24 0 Pos Driver LEC ALG NÜR JER SIL SPA MNZ CAT Pts Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap 1 – Ineligible for points Copa F308/300 Points were awarded as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 10 8 6 4 3 Pos Driver LEC ALG NÜR JER SIL SPA MNZ CAT Pts 1 Richard Gonda Ret 13 9 12 13 10 11 Ret 21 10 25 16 17 7 14 14 100 2 Cameron Twynham 11 26 12 21 14 16 14 16 12 13 14 Ret 21 19 15 16 81 3 Tommaso Menchini 16 18 27 13 11 15 Ret 12 16 Ret 17 14 22 10 11 15 78 4 Igor Urien 17 15 14 15 16 17 16 14 Ret 20 19 Ret 14 Ret 13 20 54 5 Che One Lim 13 27 25 22 Ret 23 18 18 10 15 15 9 23 11 20 22 53 6 Liam Venter 14 8 15 28 17 Ret DNS 20 Ret 22 Ret 17 16 21 31 7 Gerardo Nieto 15 17 22 18 21 Ret 24 17 14 14 21 8 27 22 DNS Ret 30 8 Nicolas Pohler 18 9 28 25 15 25 21 15 13 Ret NC Ret 24 9 Sean Walkinshaw 20 20 Ret 26 18 22 15 25 17 17 16 Ret 24 13 Ret 23 19 10 Lorenzo Paggi 27 Ret 17 14 22 21 20 24 19 19 9 11 Trino Rojas Ret 27 22 18 24 Ret 18 17 7 12 Huan Zhu 21 14 24 Ret 25 Ret 22 26 24 25 23 18 4 13 Saud Al Faisal Ret 21 26 23 24 24 23 28 25 Ret 18 Ret 25 23 23 28 3 14 Damiano Fioravanti 19 19 23 19 23 19 19 19 23 24 Ret 19 3 15 Christopher Höher 22 21 0 16 Costantino Peroni 21 27 0 17 William Barbosa 24 24 0 Pos Driver LEC ALG NÜR JER SIL SPA MNZ CAT Pts Teams' standings Points were awarded as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 10 8 6 4 3 Pos Driver LEC ALG NÜR JER SIL SPA MNZ CAT Pts 1 RP Motorsport 4 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 128 2 Team West-Tec F3 1 5 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 5 1 4 126 3 EmiliodeVillota Motorsport 2 2 5 4 3 1 6 8 6 5 6 5 10 8 6 7 45 4 BVM Racing 9 4 7 6 7 12 9 7 8 9 12 10 6 4 9 8 8 5 DAV Racing 5 NC 20 14 17 12 3 Pos Driver LEC ALG NÜR JER SIL SPA MNZ CAT Pts References ↑ Evans, Ben (14 November 2013). Bradley, Charles (ed.). "Jones to sweat over title decision". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 214 (7): 47. RP alleged Jones had broken series rules by testing a Formula Renault car at Barcelona last month. West-Tec counter-protested that an RP session away from its designated test venue also broke the rules. Both cases are set to be heard by Spain's ASN, the RACE, in December. ↑ "2013 calendar: 8 stops, Silverstone joins". European F3 Open Championship. GT Sport. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012. ↑ "Definitive 2013 F3 Open calendar announced: Algarve round advanced of one week, Jerez replaces Hungaroring". European F3 Open Championship. F3 Open. 7 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2013. External links European F3 Open Official Website