Korea Super Prix
{{F1 race
| Name = Korea Super Prix
| Circuit_image = Changwon-circuit.svg
| Flag = Flag of South Korea.svg
| Circuit = Changwon Street Circuit
| Laps = 27
| Circuit_length_km = 3.014
| Circuit_length_mi = 1.873
| Race_length_km = 81.38
| Race_length_mi = 50.57
| Current_year = 2003
| Winner = {{flagicon|USA}} R. Antinucci
| Winning_team = Hitech RacingDallara-Renault
| Winning_time = 27:25.208
| Second = {{flagicon|NED}} R. Doornbos
| Second_team = Menu MotorsportDallara-Spiess-Opel
| Second_time = + 1.982
| Third = {{flagicon|BRA}} N. Piquet Jr.
| Third_team = Hitech Racing
| Third_time = + 2.473
| Pole_driver = {{flagicon|GBR}} L. Hamilton
| Pole_team = Manor MotorsportDallara-Honda
| Pole_time = 1:09.989
| Fastest_lap_driver = {{flagicon|AUS}} J. Courtney
| Fastest_lap_team = TOM'sDallara-Toyota
| Fastest_lap = 1:10.647
}}
{{Infobox motorsport venue
| Name = Changwon Street Circuit
| Location = Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
| Time = UTC+09:00
| Coordinates = {{coord|35|13|56.83|N|128|39|51.16|E|display=inline,title}}
| Image = Changwon-circuit.svg
| Events = Korea Super Prix (1999–2003)
| Broke_ground =
| Opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1999|11|28}}
| Closed = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2003|11|23}}
| Capacity =
| former_names =
| Layout1 = Super Prix Circuit (1999–2003)
| Length_km = 3.014
| Length_mi = 1.873
| Turns = 14
| Record_time = 1:10.350{{cite web |title=5th International Formula 3 Korea Super Prix |url=http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/2003/changwong_f3.html |access-date=10 January 2023}}
| Record_driver = {{flagicon|BRA}} Nelson Piquet Jr.
| Record_car = Dallara F302
| Record_year = 2003
| Record_class = F3
}}
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.
The Korea Super Prix was due to make a return in 2010, at the new Korea International Circuit,{{cite magazine|editor-last=Freeman|editor-first=Glenn |date=17 December 2009|title=Pit & Paddock: Brazil wants big F3 race|magazine=Autosport|volume=198|issue=12|page=22}}http://www.f3brazilopen.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Autosport-F3-article.jpg{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86420|title=Korean F3 Superprix to use F1 track|work=autosport.com|publisher=Haymarket Publications|date=6 September 2010|access-date=6 September 2010|first=Matt|last=Beer}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/87896|title=Korea cancels F3 Superprix|work=autosport.com|publisher=Haymarket Publications|date=3 November 2010|access-date=3 November 2010|first=Ben|last=Anderson}}
Results
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!Year !Winner !Runner-up !Third place ! !Pole position !Fastest lap |
1999
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Darren Manning | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jenson Button | {{flagicon|FRA}} Benoît Tréluyer | | {{flagicon|GBR}} Darren Manning | {{flagicon|GBR}} Darren Manning |
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2000
| {{flagicon|IND}} Narain Karthikeyan | {{flagicon|POR}} Tiago Monteiro | {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianmaria Bruni | | {{flagicon|IND}} Narain Karthikeyan | {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianmaria Bruni |
2001
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jonathan Cochet | {{flagicon|GBR}} Andy Priaulx | {{flagicon|FRA}} Benoît Tréluyer | | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jonathan Cochet | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jonathan Cochet{{cite news|url=https://www.autosport.com/fia-f3/news/korea-race-cochet-storms-to-victory-5047939/5047939/|title=Korea race: Cochet storms to victory|work=autosport.com|date=25 November 2001|access-date=11 December 2023}} |
2002
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Pla | {{flagicon|JPN}} Takashi Kogure | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kosuke Matsuura | | {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Pla | {{flagicon|FRA}} Bruce Jouanny |
2003
| {{flagicon|USA}} Richard Antinucci | {{flagicon|NED}} Robert Doornbos | {{flagicon|BRA}} Nelson Piquet Jr. | | {{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Hamilton | {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney |
2004–2009
|colspan=6 align=center| event not held |
2010
|colspan=6 align=center| event cancelled |
;Bahrain Superprix
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
!Year !Winner !Runner-up !Third place ! !Pole position !Fastest lap |
2004
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Hamilton | {{flagicon|DEU}} Nico Rosberg | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jamie Green | | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jamie Green | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jamie Green |
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See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20031125132634/http://www.f3korea.net/}} {{in lang|ko}}
- [http://www.formula3.info/saison2002/ergebnisse/korea/eng/99-01.htm Formula3.info]
Category:Defunct motorsport venues
Category:Motorsport in South Korea
Category:Motorsport venues in South Korea
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