2001 Euro Formula 3000 Championship
The 2001 Euro Formula 3000 Championship was contested over 8 rounds. 11 different teams, 30 different drivers competed. All teams raced with Lola T96/50 chassis with Zytek engines.[1] Future Formula One driver Felipe Massa took the title.
The scoring system was 10-6-4-3-2-1 points awarded to the first six finishers.
Entries
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADM Motorsport | 1 | Vítor Meira | All |
| 2 | "Babalus" | 1-3 | |
| Gabriele Varano | 4-6 | ||
| Sergey Zlobin | 8 | ||
| Sighinolfi Autoracing | 5 | Salvatore Tavano | All |
| 6 | Alessandro Piccolo | All | |
| GP Racing | 9 | Thomas Biagi | All |
| 10 | Gabriele Gardel | All | |
| Great Wall Racing Team | 11 | Massimiliano Busnelli | All |
| 12 | Valerio Scassellati | All | |
| Martello Racing | 14 | Etienne van der Linde | 1-6 |
| Tomas Scheckter | 8 | ||
| 15 | Jean de Pourtales | 1-7 | |
| Durango | 16 | Michele Spoldi | 1-7 |
| Gabriele de Bono | 8 | ||
| 17 | Marco Cioci | All | |
| Draco Junior Team | 18 | Luca Vacis | All |
| 19 | Felipe Massa | All | |
| Team Ghinzani | 20 | Alexander Müller | All |
| 21 | Armin Pörnbacher | All | |
| Fortec Motorsport | 24 | Polo Villaamil | 1-5 |
| Tsuyoshi Takahashi | 6 | ||
| 25 | Michael Bentwood | All | |
| Uboldi Corse | 26 | Davide Uboldi | 1-3, 6 |
| Yannick Schroeder | 4-5 | ||
| Michele Spoldi | 8 | ||
| 27 | Leonardo Nienkötter | All | |
| B&C Competition | 28 | Sascha Bert | 1-2 |
| Giuseppe Burlotti | 3 | ||
| Giovanni Montanari | 4-8 | ||
| 29 | Romain Dumas | 1-5 | |
| Yannick Schroeder | 6-7 |
Calendar
| Round | Circuit/Location | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACI Vallelunga Circuit | 22 April | 44 | 3.228=142.032 km | 0'49:05.454 | 173.595 km/h |
| 2 | Autodromo di Pergusa | 6 May | 25 | 4.950=143.55 km | 0'45:25.500 | 189.609 km/h |
| 3 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 24 June | 25 | 5.793=144.825 km | 0'44:18.209 | 196.136 km/h |
| 4 | Donington Park | 12 August | 36 | 4.023=144.828 km | 0'52:49.068 | 164.522 km/h |
| 5 | Circuit Zolder | 19 August | 35 | 4.194=146.79 km | 0'50:33.479 | 174.204 km/h |
| 6 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 26 August | 29 | 4.933=143.057 km | 0'50:04.560 | 171.408 km/h |
| 7 | Nürburgring | 16 September | 31 | 4.556=141.236 km | 0'52:04.674 | 162.721 km/h |
| 8 | Circuit de Valencia | 7 October | 35 | 4.051=141.785 km | 0'51:27.597 | 165.315 km/h |
Calendar
| Round | Circuit/Location | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner | Winning Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACI Vallelunga Circuit | Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa | Draco Junior Team |
| 2 | Autodromo di Pergusa | Felipe Massa | Alessandro Piccolo | Felipe Massa | Draco Junior Team |
| 3 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Thomas Biagi | Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa | Draco Junior Team |
| 4 | Donington Park | Thomas Biagi | Alexander Müller | Thomas Biagi | GP Racing |
| 5 | Circuit Zolder | Felipe Massa | Thomas Biagi | Salvatore Tavano | Sighinolfi Autoracing |
| 6 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa | Draco Junior Team |
| 7 | Nürburgring | Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa | Draco Junior Team |
| 8 | Circuit de Valencia | Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa | Felipe Massa | Draco Junior Team |
Championships standings
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- † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
See also
2001 International Formula 3000 season
References
- ^ 2001 Euro Formula 3000 entry list, calendar and complete results speedsportmag.com
External links
- Official Euroseries 3000 site Archived 2009-12-25 at the Wayback Machine