immage: http://www.euroseries3000.com
About Euroseries 3000:
[spoiler]Euro Formula 3000 is a motorsport single-seater series and a type of formula racing.
The series started in 1999 as Italian Formula 3000, organised by Pierluigi Corbari and using old Lola chassis with Zytek engines. The teams used the Lola T96/50 in the first two years. At the beginning nearly all races were held in Italy, but very quickly the series was enlarged and had venues in different European countries.
It became European Formula 3000 in 2001, when the FIA-run Formula 3000 series became "International". The next three years (2001-2003) saw the Lola T99/50 in use. For 2004 Superfund became the series' title sponsor, planning to use a new car with a new set of regulations, named Formula Superfund, but the funding was pulled before the 2005 season got under way.
That year, the series reverted to an Italian national-level championship, now organised by Coloni Motorsport. In 2006 Coloni reestablished a new European championship named Euroseries 3000.
2005 also saw the establishment of a rival series, named 3000 Pro Series. Also based in Italy, it was organised by Peroni Promotion and used Lola B99/50 chassis alongside 2002 cars. MTC Organisation took over for 2006 and renamed it F3000 International Masters, running a support series to the WTCC. In 2007 this series changed regulations, with N. Technology now running technical operations for MTC Organisation, and it became the International Formula Master.
In 2007, the Italian Formula 3000 championship returned, named as the Campionato Italiano F.3000 which runs alongside Euroseries 3000.[/spoiler]
Champions:
[spoiler]1999:
Italian F3000: Giorgio Vinella (Brasil)
2000:
Italian F3000: Ricardo Sperafico (Brasil)
2001:
Euro F3000: Felipe Massa (Brasil)
2002:
Euro F3000: Jaime Melo jr (Brasil)
2003:
Euro F3000: Augusto Farfus (Brasil)
2004:
Superfund Euro F3000: Nicky Pastorelli (Netherlands)
2005:
Italian F3000: Luca Filippi (Italian)
F3000 Light Class: Stefano Guttuso (Italian)
2006:
Euroseries 3000: Giacomo Ricci (Italian)
2007:
Euroseries 3000: Davide Rigon (Italian)
Italian F3000: Davide Rigon (Italian)
2008:
Euroseries 3000: Nicolas Prost (France)
Italian F3000: Omar Leal (Colombia)[/spoiler]
Calendar 2009:
[spoiler]14-15 April Imola (ITA) - Testing
19th April IMOLA (ITA)
17 May PORTIMAO (POR)
28 June MAGNY-COURS (FRA)
02 August DONINGTON (GBR)
09 August ZOLDER (BEL)
20 September VALLELUNGA (ITA)
18 October MONZA (ITA)[/spoiler]
What's new:
- Complete GP2 Season for the champion
- New aeropackage (to be revealed shortly)
I noticed the British Superkart championship is also at the meeting.
