The International Formula 3 Korea Super Prix was a Formula Three race held annually on the streets of Changwon, South Korea between 1999 and 2003. The event enjoyed brief success as a sister 'flyaway' event to complement the season-ending Macau Grand Prix, before being replaced in 2004 with an ultimately one-off Bahrain Superprix at the Bahrain International Circuit.
| Changwon Street Circuit | |
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| Race information | |
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| Circuit length | 3.014 km (1.873 miles) |
| Race length | 81.38 km (50.57 miles) |
| Laps | 27 |
| Last race (2003) | |
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| Podium | |
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| Fastest lap | |
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| Location | Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea |
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| Time zone | UTC+09:00 |
| Coordinates | 35°13′56.83″N 128°39′51.16″E / 35.2324528°N 128.6642111°E |
| Opened | 28 November 1999 |
| Closed | 23 November 2003 |
| Major events | Korea Super Prix (1999–2003) |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20031125132634/http://www.f3korea.net |
| Super Prix Circuit (1999–2003) | |
| Length | 3.014 km (1.873 miles) |
| Turns | 14 |
| Race lap record | 1:10.350[5] ( Nelson Piquet Jr., Dallara F302, 2003, F3) |
The Korea Super Prix was due to make a return in 2010, at the new Korea International Circuit,[6][7][8] but this was cancelled due to "a legal technicality with the circuit" which surfaced just a few weeks before the race was due to run.[9]
Results
edit| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Pole position | Fastest lap | |
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| 1999 |  Darren Manning
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Jenson Button
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 Benoît Tréluyer
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Darren Manning
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Darren Manning
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| 2000 |  Narain Karthikeyan
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 Tiago Monteiro
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 Gianmaria Bruni
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Narain Karthikeyan
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Gianmaria Bruni
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| 2001 | Jonathan Cochet
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Andy Priaulx
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Benoît Tréluyer
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Jonathan Cochet
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Jonathan Cochet[10]
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| 2002 | Olivier Pla
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 Takashi Kogure
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Kosuke Matsuura
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Olivier Pla
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Bruce Jouanny
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| 2003 |  Richard Antinucci
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 Robert Doornbos
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Nelson Piquet Jr.
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Lewis Hamilton
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 James Courtney
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| 2004–2009 | event not held | |||||
| 2010 | event cancelled | |||||
- Bahrain Superprix
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Pole position | Fastest lap | |
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| 2004 | Lewis Hamilton
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 Nico Rosberg
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Jamie Green
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Jamie Green
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Jamie Green
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Dallara-Honda
- ^ a b Dallara-Renault
- ^ Dallara-Spiess-Opel
- ^ Dallara-Toyota
- ^ "5th International Formula 3 Korea Super Prix". Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Freeman, Glenn, ed. (17 December 2009). "Pit & Paddock: Brazil wants big F3 race". Autosport. Vol. 198, no. 12. p. 22.
- ^ http://www.f3brazilopen.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Autosport-F3-article.jpg[permanent dead link]
- ^ Beer, Matt (6 September 2010). "Korean F3 Superprix to use F1 track". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
- ^ Anderson, Ben (3 November 2010). "Korea cancels F3 Superprix". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ^ "Korea race: Cochet storms to victory". autosport.com. 25 November 2001. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- Formula3.info
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