The Red Bull Masters of Formula 3
A strong Line-upJust like in the past two editions, last year’s winner will be
back to defend his title. At last year’s Masters at Zandvoort,
Finn Valtteri Bottas, racing for the French ART outfit, scored
his maiden win in the category. His success at the Masters certainly
helped him being signed as a test driver for the Williams
F1 team. One of Bottas’ team mates, British driver Alexander
Sims, already raced at the Masters last year, too. In this year’s
Euro Series, he has won one race so far.
Based on the situation in the Euro Series, the Signature team
might be considered as the fiercest rivals for the ART team.
Stalwart Edoardo Mortara, who won last year’s F3 race at
Macau, is the points’ leader in the Euro Series after six races and two
wins. His German team-mate Marco Wittmann has already won a
race, too. Belgian Laurens Vanthoor scored his first podium finish at
Valencia after two meetings with a lot of problems.
Spaniard Roberto Merhi, driving for Mücke Motorsport, also has won
a race in this year’s Euro Series. Dutch racefans can cheer for the two
Masters of F3-rookies Nigel Melker and Stef Dusseldorp. Both drivers
have shown their talents in Formula racing last year. Another
Masters of F3-rookie is Danish driver Kevin Magnussen. Not only he
scored his maiden victory at Valencia in the Formula 3 Euro Series, he
is also the first Masters driver of the second generation: his father Jan
Magnussen raced in the 1994 event. The Prema Powerteam also
comes from the ranks of the Euro Series.
French driver Jean-Eric Vergne is the hottest candidate from the
British Formula 3 Championship. He is racing for the British Carlin
team and has already won several rounds this year. The British teams
are facing a busy schedule with two meetings in continental Europe
(Magny Cours and Hockenheim) in the two weekends preceding
the Masters. Next to Carlin, other teams from the British Formula 3
Championship to race at Zandvoort are Hitech Racing (with race winner
Gabriel Dias), Sino Vision Racing and Manor.
Entry list:
An important step to the topNo serious Formula 3 driver can do without taking part at the
Masters. Numerous drivers who were on the starting grid of the
previous 19 editions have made their way to the top in motor
racing.
What started off at Circuit Park Zandvoort back in 1991
as a comparison between the best drivers from the
various national Formula 3 championships has become
Europe’s most significant Formula 3 race and a must for all drivers
and teams. Of course, Formula 1 team principals are also looking at
the Masters results. The winner of the inaugural edition in 1991,
David Coulthard, made it into the top category in motorsport.
Other winners like Pedro Lamy, Jos Verstappen, Norberto Fontana,
Takuma Sato, Christian Klien, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Hülkenberg
also made it into Formula 1 while the winners of the previous two
years, Jules Bianchi and Valtteri Bottas, currently are test drivers
with Ferrari and Williams respectively.
But not only Masters winners graduate to Formula 1. From the current
Grand Prix drivers, Jenson Button, Rubens Barrichello, Heikki
Kovalainen, Mark Webber, Sebastian Vettel, Robert Kubica, Lucas
di Grassi, Nico Rosberg, Kamui Kobayashi, Sébastien Buemi, Adrian
Sutil, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock all raced at the
Masters.
The track:[spoiler]
Time zone : CET (UTC+01)
Length : 4.18 km (2.6 mi)
Turns : 13
Lap record : 1:28.353 ( Adrian Zaugg, A1 Team South Africa, 2007)[/spoiler]
Time scedule:[spoiler]Friday 04 June
09.00 - 09.20 Formido Swift Cup qualifying
09.30 - 09.50 Dutch Supercar Challenge qualifying
10.00 - 10.20 HTC Dutch GT4 qualifying 1
10.30 - 10.50 HTC Dutch GT4 qualifying 2
11.00 - 11.20 Argos SuprmemeToerwagen Diesel Cup qualifying
11.30 - 12.00 NEC FR2.0 qualifying
12.10 - 12.30 Formula Ford qualifying
12.30 - 13.30 lunch-break
13.40 - 14.10 Formido Swift Cup race 1, 12 laps
14.25 - 15.25 Dutch Supercar Challenge race 1, 60m
15.40 - 16.05 HTC Dutch GT4 race 1, 25 minutes
16.20 - 18.00 Argos Supreme Toerwagen Diesel Cup race 1, 100 min
18:30 - 20.00 Walk Track Possibility
Saturday 05 June
09.00 - 09.20 F3 testing
09.30 - 09.50 BOSSGP testing
10.00 - 10.40 F3 testing
10.50 - 11.15 Formula BMW EU testing
11.30 - 11:55 Formula Ford race 1, 12 laps
12.05 - 12.35 F3 qualifying Start / Finish
12.45 - 13.05 BOSSGP qualifying
13.05 - 14.05 lunchbreak
13.15 - 13.30 Photo shoot F3
14.05 - 14.30 HTC Dutch GT4 race 2, 25 minutes
14.45 - 15.10 NEC FR2.0 race 1, 25 minutes
15.20 - 15.50 F3 qualifying
16.05 - 16.40 Dutch Supercar Challenge race 2, 35 min.
16.55 - 17.20 Formula BMW EU qualifying
17.35 - 17:55 BOSSGP race 1, 20 min.
Sunday 06 June
08.00 - 08.50 Argos SuprmemeToerwagen Diesel Cup race 2, 50 min.
09.05 - 09.40 Dutch Supercar Challenge race 3, 35 min
09.55 - 10.20 Formula BMW EU race 1, 13 laps (max. 25 min)
10.35 - 11.35 RedBull Kartfight
11.50 - 12.20 Formido Swift Cup race 2, 12 laps (max. 30 min)
12.35 - 13.25 HTC Dutch GT4 race 3, 50 min.
13.40 - 14.00 Start procedure RTL GP Masters of F3
14.00 - 15.00 RTL GP Masters of F3 race, 25 laps (max. 60 min)
15.00 - 16.00 Demonstrations
16.00 - 16.25 NEC FR2.0 race 2, 25 minutes.
16.40 - 17.00 BOSSGP race 2, 20 min.
17.15 - 17.40 Formula BMW EU race 2, 13 laps (max. 25 min)
17.55 - 18.20 Formula Ford race 2, 12 laps (max. 25 min)[/spoiler]
Formula 3: Technical details[spoiler]
The Formula 3 car is built out of an carbon fiber monocoque, has
adjustable front and rear wings, a 2 litre engine and a sequential
6-speed gearbox. But there is more to tell about a Formula
3 car.
The Formula 3 is an open series, which means
that chassis of
different manufactures are allowed. Engines in Formula 3
are all 2-litre, 4-cylinder naturally-
aspirated spec engines.
These engines must be built from a production model block , and
often must be sealed by race or series organizers. All the air feeding
the engine must pass through a mandatory air restrictor, which will
restrict the power of the engine. Official fuel supplier is Sunoco.
All Formula 3 cars will start on KUMHO ECSTA tyres. Tyres will be
randomly assigned to each team. The Formule 3 engine is about
215 horsepower
strong. Within 3 seconds a Formula 3 car can accelerate
from 0 till 100 km/h. The maximum top speed is at least
270 km/u. Traction control, Anti-Blocking Systems and telemetry
is forbidden. Data logging is allowed so drivers and engineers can
work together to analyse the laps.
With all these technical details together, the Formula 3 is surely
one of the most spectacular and exciting open-wheel racing series
in the world.
Formula 3 SPecifications
• Width : 1850 mm maximum
• Wheelbase : 2000 mm minimum
• Weight: 550 kg minimum
• Manual gearbox, six forward gears (maximum)
• Undrilled ferrous brakes
• 13 inch wheels
• Fuel from a single supplier, but of a comparative level
to pump/street gasoline (petrol)
• Stock derived 2000cc engine with
• 26 mm - diameter restrictor
• 215 Horsepower[/spoiler]
Support series:Formula BMW Europe:[spoiler]
Battle in the dunesFormula BMW Europe, the ideal entry level for young drivers in
single seater racing, is back to Zandvoort for the second time
and the series has started the 2010 season where it left off in
2009, with a very competitive field. The drivers representing
14 different nationalities arrive in the Netherlands after their
opening weekend in Barcelona with local hero, Robin Frijns,
already a race winner.
The 2009 Rookie Champion shared the winning honours
in Spain with Britain’s, Jack Harvey, who was a winner in
Zandvoort last year. However, both of these drivers know
they will have tough competition not only from competitors in their
second year in the series, but also the new Rookies.
So far the Rookie to watch has been Carlos Sainz, the son of the Spanish
double World Rally Champion of the same name. Not only was he the top
Rookie in his home country races, but is also the youngest driver in the
series as he will not turn 16 until September. Sainz, along with his
Eurointernational team-mate, Daniil Kvyat, has already been a 2010
winner. They have both already been guest drivers in Formula BMW
Pacific races and have a win apiece to their names at the Sepang track
in Malaysia.
Entry list:
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HTC Dutch GT4:[spoiler]
About HTC Dutch GT4
ChampionshipThe HTC Dutch GT4 Championship is the upper class of Dutch
Racing. The serie features top drivers such as reigning champion
Christiaan Frankenhout, Phil Bastiaans (both Porsche 997),
Duncan Huisman (BMW M3) and Jeroen Bleekemolen (Corvette
C6). The combination of top drivers and a good mix of several
GT cars (also Ginetta G50 and Mustang FR500C) stands for three
exciting races each weekend.
In the second season, the HTC Dutch GT4 shows that the success
during his debut season in 2009 wasn’t a coincidence. The races
are unpredictable and even pole position is no guarantee for
success. Especially in the Tarzanbocht at the Circuit Park Zandvoort
cars frequently change positions. To balance the grid weight
handicaps are issued to successful drivers.
Entry list:
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Formido Swift Cup:[spoiler]
Formido Suzuki Swift Cup
Entry List:
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Argos Supreme Touringcar Diesel Cup:[spoiler]
Entry list:
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European Formula Ford:[spoiler]
European Formula Ford spectacle during Masters of Formula 3More than thirty top-level Formula Ford drivers will converge
at the circuit of Zandvoort for one of the greatest spectacles of
the RTL Masters of Formula 3 weekend as the best teams and
drivers in Europe battle on the circuit in the dunes.
At stake is the European Formula Ford cup as well as championship
races for both the Dutch and British championships,
ensuring that the battles between Europe’s top Formula
Ford drivers will be frantic and non-stop, promising two enthralling
races at the biggest Dutch race meeting of the year.
To predict who’ll come out on top at the end of the weekend is impossible,
such is the level of the drivers that have entered but Pieter
Schothorst, Scott Pye, Michel Florie, Josh Hill, Rogier Jongejans and
Scott Malvern are all more than capable to end the weekend as the
winner of the European Formula Ford cup.
Entry list:
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Boss GP:[spoiler]
Entry list:
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NEC Formula Renault:[spoiler]
Dutch potential in the international single-seatersThe Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (NEC) is well
underway for 2010. After Hockenheim and Brno, the time has
come for the third round with the 200 hp formula cars during
the RTL Masters of Formula 3 at Zandvoort.
With a Belgian driver (Ludwig Ghidi) leading the current
standings, attention should be paid to the Dutch drivers
in the field this weekend. Jeroen Mul, Liroy Stuart,
Rogier de Wit and Frank Suntjens will do anything in their power to
give their home audience a great show and make an effort for that
first position in the championship.
The international formula series for young driver talent can celebrate its
5-year anniversary in 2010. What once started as a merge between the
Dutch and German Formula Renault 2.0 series in 2005, is now the series
for future Formula 1 drivers in Northern Europe. Living proof is 2008
NEC champion Valtteri Bottas, winning the Masters of Formula 3 last
year on Zandvoort and contracted as Williams F1 test driver in 2010.
Entry list:
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Dutch Supercar Challenge:[spoiler]
Entry list:
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Live streamsAll races will be broadcasted live on this website:
http://www.cpz.nl/action/racecam/
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