The 2002 German Formula Three Championship (german: 2002 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) was a multi-event

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championship for single-seat

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formula racing cars that was held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars built by

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which conformed to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It commenced on 20 April at

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and ended at the same place on 6 October after ten double-header rounds.

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driver

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became the first and only British champion. He won the title, securing six race wins.

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finished as runner-up with wins at Hockenheim and

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won the Rookie title and three races with a one-point gap to Matsuura in the main championship. The other race winners were

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and Kimmo Liimatainen.

Teams and drivers

All drivers competed in

chassis; model listed.

Calendar

Results

Championship standings

Championship

*Points were awarded as follows: *† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Junior-Pokal (Rookie) standings

References

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