The international Formula 3 season grand finale event, the International F3 Korea Super Prix, has once again attracted a top line-up of talent, with no fewer than five national champions and a grid representing 17 nations making the trip to the Far East.

British F3 Champion Robbie Kerr, Tristan Gommendy winner of the French F3 Championship, Milos Pavlovic this year's Italian Champion, Takashi Kogure winner of the Japanese series, and newly-crowned Spanish champion Marcel Costa, will all do battle on Changwon's testing 3.014km street circuit for the final honours of the 2002 season.

Kerr is joined by several of his regular British Championship rivals, including Australian James Courtney, Fortec Motorsport's Heikki Kovalainen of Finland who is making a second visit to Korea this year, and Brazilian Fabio Carbone, who won the Zandvoort Masters event in August.

Kerr is eagerly anticipating his first visit to Korea and the Super Prix saying recently, "I'm looking forward to racing in Korea at such a big international event, and to visiting a country and culture that I've never seen or experienced before.

Another driver from the British series, Bruce Jouanny, who finished 5th overall in Korea last year, will be looking to improve on that result.

Such is the quality of the entry that seven of the top eight Japanese championship drivers will be making the trip to Korea, along with the top three French F3 series pilots.

Renaud Derlot, who finished second in the French series this year, showed his mettle on a street circuit when he dominated the Pau European Cup earlier this year, and is being tipped as a contender for victory in Korea.

The German series is well represented, with championship runner-up Kousuke Matsuura of Japan, and former world karting champion Vitantonio Luizzi of Italy.

Winner of the Korean Super Prix in 2000, Indian ace Narain Karthikeyan returns with the crack Carlin Motorsport team. Karthikeyan has competed in all three Korean events since the season-closer debut in 1999, and will be looking to repeat his victory of two years ago after a serious shunt during qualifying put pay to his chances last year.

Another driver who is a big fan of the Changwon circuit is Italian Paolo Montin, runner-up in the Japanese F3 Championship this year. Montin's best result so far was 6th last year, and the ebullient Italian will be going all out for a podium finish.

Flying the flag for Korea will be Alan Cho, who last competed at the event in 1999, and is guaranteed the support of the enthusiastic home crowd.

The popularity of international motorsport is increasing rapidly in South Korea, and the Super Prix attracts a long list of prestigious sponsors. In addition to Kumho Tires, official tire of the event, corporate giants Samsung Corporation and Daewoo Engineering and Construction are both supporting the Super Prix.

Samsung, a multinational corporation with diverse interests including electronics, machinery and heavy industry, chemicals and financial services, is committed to participating in international sports events as part of its plan to return corporate profits to the community, and bring people of all nationalities together through sport.

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Company Limited is another corporate heavyweight which has put its support behind Korea's F3 Super Prix. The company has been a leading contractor for decades in both the domestic and international markets.

The International F3 Korea Super Prix will be held from November 22 to 24, and will be run over two legs of 25 laps each on Sunday. The Super Prix is organised by Gyeongsangnam-do Province and the Korea Automobile Racing Association.

Further information on the 2002 International F3 Korea Super Prix can be found at www.f3korea.net

November 7, 2002

Issued on behalf of the 2002 International Formula 3 Korea Super Prix by PR Plus Limited.