Ultimate Masters of Formula 3

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The BP Ultimate Masters of Formula 3 is a Formula 3 race held annually, usually at the Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands. In 2007, because of noise restrictions at Zandvoort, the race was held at Zolder.

The event formerly was known as the Marlboro Masters of Formula 3 from 1991 to 2005.

The Marlboro Masters was first started in 1991, as an international meeting between drivers from various national championships across Europe. As the FIA European Formula Three Cup had been cancelled after the 1990 season, the Masters became the unofficial "European F3 Championship". Many of Formula 1's future stars raced and won in the Marlboro Masters, including David Coulthard, who was crowned champion in the first event.

In 1999, the FIA nominated the Pau round of French Formula 3 Championship as the new European Cup, but the Masters retained its status as the de facto international meeting between up-and-coming superstars all across Europe, as drivers from the British, French, German and Italian championships continued to flock to the Dutch track. When the French and German series were merged into the Formula Three Euroseries in 2003, the Marlboro Masters was not included in the calendar at the time, but its position as the premier international F3 meeting in Europe was not threatened.

When tobacco advertising was banned in the European Union after July 31 2005, the Masters changed name for the 2006 event to BP Ultimate Masters of Formula 3.

[edit] Results

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Third place	Pole position	Fastest lap
1991	David Coulthard	Jordi Gené	Marcel Albers	Rubens Barrichello	Rubens Barrichello
1992	Pedro Lamy	Diogo Castro Santos	Gil de Ferran	Kelvin Burt	Kelvin Burt
1993	Jos Verstappen	Paolo Coloni	Michael Krumm	Jos Verstappen	Michael Krumm
1994	Gareth Rees	Jörg Müller	Sascha Maassen	Jörg Müller	Sascha Maassen
1995	Norberto Fontana	Ralf Schumacher	Helio Castroneves	Norberto Fontana	Ralf Schumacher
1996	Kurt Mollekens	Jonny Kane	Nick Heidfeld	Kurt Mollekens	Kurt Mollekens
1997	Tom Coronel	Sebastien Philippe	Mark Webber	Sebastien Philippe	Sebastien Philippe
1998	David Saelens	Enrique Bernoldi	Mario Haberfeld	David Saelens	David Terrien
1999	Marc Hynes	Thomas Mutsch	Etienne van der Linde	Thomas Mutsch	Marc Hynes
2000	Jonathan Cochet	Ben Collins	Tomas Scheckter	Jonathan Cochet	Jonathan Cochet
2001	Takuma Sato	André Lotterer	Anthony Davidson	Takuma Sato	Takuma Sato
2002	Fabio Carbone	Olivier Pla	Tristan Gommendy	Fabio Carbone	Bruce Jouanny
2003	Christian Klien	Nelson Angelo Piquet	Ryan Briscoe	Nelson Angelo Piquet	Ryan Briscoe
2004	Alexandre Prémat	Eric Salignon	Adam Carroll	Alexandre Prémat	Eric Salignon
2005	Lewis Hamilton	Adrian Sutil	Lucas Di Grassi	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton
2006	Paul di Resta	Giedo van der Garde	Sébastien Buemi	Giedo van der Garde	Giedo van der Garde
2007	Nico Hülkenberg	Yann Clairay	Jean Karl Vernay	Romain Grosjean	James Jakes