2001 Open Telefónica by Nissan explained

The 2001 Open Telefónica by Nissan was contested over 8 race weekends/16 rounds. In this one-make formula all drivers had to use Coloni chassis (Coloni CN1) and Nissan engines (Nissan 2L). 12 different teams and 33 different drivers competed.^[1]

Teams and Drivers

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Campos Motorsport	1	Rafael Sarandeses	All
	2	Matteo Bobbi	All
	3	Borja García	All
Vergani Racing	4	Tomas Scheckter	All
	5	Santiago Porteiro	All
	6	Milka Duno	All
Venturini Racing	7	Jonathan Cochet	2-4
		Maurizio Mediani	5
		Abel Fajas	7-8
PSN GD Racing	9	Leandro Iglesias	All
	10	Mariano Acebal	1
		Brian Smith	2-3
		Nicolás Filiberti	4-7
		Andy Priaulx	8
Epsilon by Graff	11	Franck Montagny	All
	12	Grégoire de Galzain	1-4, 6
	12	Jean-Christophe Ravier	7-8
	26	Geoffrey Dellus	All
Sitec Motorsport	14	Andrea Belicchi	All
	15	Filippo Zadotti	1-4
	15	Angelo Ferrazano	5-6
G-Tec	16	Jordi Nogués	1-4, 6
	17	Carlos Martín	3-4
	27	Philippe Benoliel	1-3
Scuderia Famà	18	Manuel Gião	1-7
Scuderia Famà	19	Paulo Alho	1-7
Repsol YPF-Meycom	20	Victor Ordóñez	All
	21	Ricardo Megre	1-3
	21	Fernando Navarrete	7-8
	22	Ángel Burgueño	All
Skualo Competición	23	Sergi Iborra	1, 3-5, 7
	24	Abel Fajas	3-6
	24	Antonio Oriol	7-8
G-Tec Formax	28	Benoit Garnier	1-2
Sources:^[2]

Race calendar

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Report
1	R1		March 31		Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Epsilon by Graff	Report
1	R2		April 1	Franck Montagny			Epsilon by Graff	Report
2	R1	Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal	April 21	Tomas Scheckter	Franck Montagny	Tomas Scheckter	Vergani Racing	Report
2	R2	Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal	April 22	Tomas Scheckter	Jonathan Cochet	Tomas Scheckter	Vergani Racing	Report
3	R1	Circuito de Albacete, Albacete, Spain	May 12	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Andrea Belicchi	Sitec Motorsport	Report
3	R2	Circuito de Albacete, Albacete, Spain	May 13	Tomas Scheckter	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Epsilon by Graff	Report
4	R1	Circuito Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, Spain	June 9	Tomas Scheckter	Ángel Burgueño	Tomas Scheckter	Vergani Racing	Report
4	R2	Circuito Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, Spain	June 10	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Epsilon by Graff	Report
5	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy	July 14	Franck Montagny	Rafael Sarandeses	Andrea Belicchi	Sitec Motorsport	Report
5	R2	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy	July 15	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Epsilon by Graff	Report
6	R1	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Nevers, France	August 31	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Epsilon by Graff	Report
6	R2	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Nevers, France	September 1	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Franck Montagny	Epsilon by Graff	Report
7	R1		September 29	Tomas Scheckter	Tomas Scheckter	Tomas Scheckter	Vergani Racing	Report
7	R2			Tomas Scheckter	Tomas Scheckter	Franck Montagny	Epsilon by Graff	Report
8	R1	Circuito Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, Spain	October 27	Tomas Scheckter	Franck Montagny	Ángel Burgueño		Report
8	R2	Circuito Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, Spain	October 28	Tomas Scheckter	Tomas Scheckter	Matteo Bobbi	Campos Motorsport	Report
Sources:^[3]

Final points standings

For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 15 for runner-up, 12 for third place, 10 for fourth place, 8 for fifth place, 6 for sixth place, 4 for seventh place, winding down to 1 point for 10th place. Lower placed drivers did not award points. Additional points were awarded to the driver setting the fastest race lap (2 points). The best 11 race results count, but all additional points count. Five drivers had a point deduction, which are given in .^[4]

Drivers

Points System:^[4]

Pos	Driver	JAR		EST		ALB		VAL		MZA		MAG		BAR		VAL		Pts
1	Franck Montagny	1	1	5	4		1	Ret	1	Ret	1	1	1		1	2	Ret
2	Tomas Scheckter		3	1	1	2	2	1	2	3	2		2	1	*Ret*	Ret
3	Andrea Belicchi	5		4	2	1	4	2	4	1	4		4		15	Ret	4
4	Rafael Sarandeses	2	2	7	5		11	3		2	3	3	5	3		Ret	2
5	Ángel Burgueño	4		6	6	Ret	Ret	4	3	4	6	2	Ret	2	3	1	Ret
6	Matteo Bobbi	7	4	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	5	6	7	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	1	67
7	Manuel Gião	3	5	2	12	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	5	5	4	10	EX	EX			66
8	Santiago Porteiro	13	10	9	8	Ret	3	12	Ret	8	13	10	Ret	4	4	3	3	66
9	Jonathan Cochet			3	3	5	5	5	10									51
10	Borja García	12	15	Ret	7	Ret	DNS	8	7	Ret	9	11	3	6	Ret	4	6	47
11	Víctor Ordóñez	6	9	14	Ret	3	13	14	12	12	11	7	6	Ret	6	11	8	39
12	Leandro Iglesias	Ret	13	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	13	6	9	8	9	9	9	8	7	7	28
13														10	2	Ret	5	24
14	Geoffrey Dellus	11	12	13	14	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	10	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	8	11	18
15	Paulo Alho	16	7	8	16	Ret	6	11	13	7	DNS	Ret	Ret	11	10			18
16	Nicolás Filiberti							7	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	8	7			18
17	Jordi Nogués	8	18	12	19	4	9	10	Ret			DNS	DNS					16
18	Andy Priaulx															5	Ret	8
19	Grégoire De Galzain	Ret	21	Ret	11	7	12	Ret	DNS			12	8					7
20	Filippo Zadotti	Ret	11	Ret	9	10	Ret	9	11									5
21	Ricardo Megre	9	17	10	Ret	12	10											4
22	Philippe Benoliel	14	14	17	15	11	8											3
23	Fernando Navarrete													12	11	9	Ret	2
24	Brian Smith			11	10	EX	EX											1
25	Maurizio Mediani									11	10							1
26	Abel Fajas					15	16	16	16	Ret	Ret	13	12	13	12	Ret	10	1
27	Milka Duno	Ret	19	16	18	14	15	Ret	17	13	Ret	Ret	13	14	13	10	12	1
28	Angelo Ferrazano									Ret	Ret	14	11					0
29	Antonio Oriol													15	14	Ret	13	0
30	Carlos Martín					13	Ret	17	14									0
31	Sergi Yborra	Ret	16			Ret	14	15	15	14	14			16	DNS			0
32	Benoit Garnier	15	20	15	17													0
33	Mariano Acebal	Ret	DNS															0
Pos	Driver	JAR		EST		ALB		VAL		MZA		MAG		BAR		VAL		Pts
Source:

Teams

Points System:^[4]

Pos	Team	JAR		EST		ALB		VAL		MZA		MAG		BAR		VAL		Pts
1	Epsilon by Graff	1	1	5	4	7	1	6	1	10	1	1	1	5	1	2	5	238
2	Vergani Racing	10	3	1	1	2	2	1	2	3	2	5	2	1	4	3	3	228
3	Campos Motorsport	2	2	7	5	6	11	3	5	2	3	3	3	3	9	4	1	167
4	Sitec Motorsport	5	6	4	2	1	4	2	4	1	4	6	4	7	15	Ret	4	154
5	Repsol YPF-Meycom	4	8	6	6	Ret	Ret	4	3	4	6	2	6	2	3	1	8	149
6	Scuderia Famà	3	5	2	12	Ret	6	11	13	5	5	4	10	11	10			69
7	Venturini Racing			3	3	5	5	5	10	11	10			13	12	Ret	10	53
8	PSN GD Racing	Ret	13	11	10	Ret	Ret	7	6	9	8	9	7	8	7	5	7	41
9	G-Tec	8	14	12	15	4	8	10	14			DNS	DNS					17
10	Skualo Competición	Ret	16			15	14	15	15	14	14			15	14	Ret	13	0
11	G-Tec Formax	15	20	15	17													0
Pos	Team	JAR		EST		ALB		VAL		MZA		MAG		BAR		VAL		Pts
Sources:

Notes and References

Web site: Formula Euro Open Nissan - 2001: Entrylist. Speedsport Magazine. 27 February 2024.
Web site: Formula Euro Open Nissan - Season 2001: Results. Speedsport Magazine. 27 February 2024.
Web site: Formula Euro Open Nissan - 2001: Racing Calendar. Speedsport Magazine. 27 February 2024.
Web site: Formula Euro Open Nissan - 2001: Point standings. Speedsport Magazine. 27 February 2024.