Euro Formula 3000

Infobox motorsport championship

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category = Single seaters
country/region = flagicon|ITA Italy
inaugural2 = 1999
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drivers = 16
teams = 8
constructors = Lola
engines = Zytek
champion driver = flagicon|ITA Davide Rigon
champion team = flagicon|ITA Team Minardi by GP Racing|GP Racing
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website = [http://www.euroseries3000.com/new/default.asp?lang=en Euroseries3000.com]

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.

Champions

ources

* [http://uk.geocities.com/unofficialf3000/ F3000 history at Unofficial F3000]

External links

* [http://www.euroseries3000.com/ Official website for Euroseries 3000]