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.

Korea Super Prix
Changwon Street Circuit
Race information
Circuit length3.014 km (1.873 miles)
Race length81.38 km (50.57 miles)
Laps27
Last race (2003)
Pole position
Podium
Fastest lap
Changwon Street Circuit
LocationChangwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
Time zoneUTC+09:00
Coordinates35°13′56.83″N 128°39′51.16″E / 35.2324528°N 128.6642111°E / 35.2324528; 128.6642111
Opened28 November 1999; 24 years ago (1999-11-28)
Closed23 November 2003; 20 years ago (2003-11-23)
Major eventsKorea Super Prix (1999–2003)
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20031125132634/http://www.f3korea.net
Super Prix Circuit (1999–2003)
Length3.014 km (1.873 miles)
Turns14
Race lap record1:10.350[5] (Brazil 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

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Year Winner Runner-up Third place Pole position Fastest lap
1999   Darren Manning   Jenson Button   Benoît Tréluyer   Darren Manning   Darren Manning
2000   Narain Karthikeyan   Tiago Monteiro   Gianmaria Bruni   Narain Karthikeyan   Gianmaria Bruni
2001   Jonathan Cochet   Andy Priaulx   Benoît Tréluyer   Jonathan Cochet   Jonathan Cochet[10]
2002   Olivier Pla   Takashi Kogure   Kosuke Matsuura   Olivier Pla   Bruce Jouanny
2003   Richard Antinucci   Robert Doornbos   Nelson Piquet Jr.   Lewis Hamilton   James Courtney
2004–2009 event not held
2010 event cancelled
Bahrain Superprix
Year Winner Runner-up Third place Pole position Fastest lap
2004   Lewis Hamilton   Nico Rosberg   Jamie Green   Jamie Green   Jamie Green

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dallara-Honda
  2. ^ a b Dallara-Renault
  3. ^ Dallara-Spiess-Opel
  4. ^ Dallara-Toyota
  5. ^ "5th International Formula 3 Korea Super Prix". Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  6. ^ Freeman, Glenn, ed. (17 December 2009). "Pit & Paddock: Brazil wants big F3 race". Autosport. Vol. 198, no. 12. p. 22.
  7. ^ http://www.f3brazilopen.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Autosport-F3-article.jpg[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Beer, Matt (6 September 2010). "Korean F3 Superprix to use F1 track". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  9. ^ Anderson, Ben (3 November 2010). "Korea cancels F3 Superprix". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  10. ^ "Korea race: Cochet storms to victory". autosport.com. 25 November 2001. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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