The 2001 French Formula Three Championship was the 34th running of the

French Formula Three Championship The French Formula Three Championship was a motor racing series for Formula Three cars held in France between 1964 and 2002. The series was merged with the German Formula Three Championship The German Formula Three Championship was the national ...

. It began on 31 March at

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and ended on 20 October at

Magny-Cours Magny-Cours () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. It is the home of the ''Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours'', a famous motor racing circuit (whose name is often abbreviated to 'Magny-Cours'). It formerly hosted the Formula On ...

after eleven races. Ryo Fukuda of Saulnier Racing won races at Nogaro,

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, and Val de Vienne Magny-Cours, and had another two podiums on his way to the championship title. He had only one rival who can contest with him and shared leftover wins. It was

Tiago Monteiro Tiago Vagaroso da Costa Monteiro (; born 24 July 1976) is a Portuguese professional racing driver currently competing in the World Touring Car Cup, driving a Honda Civic TCR for Engstler Motorsport. He competed in Formula One between 2005 an ...

, who won Nogaro,

Croix-en-Ternois Croix-en-Ternois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming town located west of Arras at the junction of the N39 and D100 roads. Croix-en-Ternois is about south of Calais. Motorc ...

, and

Albi Albi (; oc, Albi ) is a commune in France, commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department, on the river Tarn (river), Tarn, 85 km northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants ar ...

races.

Teams and drivers

* All cars competed on

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tyres.

Race calendar and results

Standings

*Points are awarded as follows:

References

External links

Standings on Driver Database
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Formula Three Formula Three, also called Formula 3, abbreviated as F3, is a third-tier class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One dr ...

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