Finnish Formula Three Championship
Introduction 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'''.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 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 SeasonSeries NameChampionTeam 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. The Botniaring round was later cancelled.DateEventCircuit 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
References
External links * Finnish Formula 3 Championship at forix.com* Nordic F3 Masters official website