2000 Italian Formula 3000 Championship

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2000 International Formula 3000 Championship
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The 2000 Italian Formula 3000 Championship was contested over 8 rounds. 13 different teams, 40 different drivers competed. In this one-make formula all teams had to utilize Lola T96/50 chassis with Zytek engines.

The scoring system for this season was 10-6-4-3-2-1 points awarded to the first six classified finishers.

## Entries

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Team  | No. | Driver  | Rounds

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Da Vinci Team  | 1  |  Giandomenico Brusatin  | 1-3
Tomas Scheckter | 4
Giorgio Vinella | 5
Mark Shaw  | 6
2  |  Derek Hill | 1-6
Massimo Comelli  | 8
Monaco Motorsport  | 5  |  Manuel Gião | All
6  |  Gianluca Calcagni  | All
GP Racing | 7  |  Thomas Biagi | All
8  |  Gabriele Gardel | All
Sighinolfi Autoracing  | 9  |  Gabriele Lancieri | All
10  |  Michele Spoldi  | 1-4
Sascha Bert | 5-8
Durango Benetton Junior Team | 11  |  Andrej Pavicevic | 1-7
Soheil Ayari | 8
12  |  Giovanni Montanari | 1-3
Dino Morelli | 4
Michele Spoldi  | 5-8
Team Ghinzani | 14  |  Peter Sundberg | 1-2
Marco de Iturbe  | 3
Ángel Burgueño | 4
Gabriele Varano  | 5-8
15  |  Luca Vacis  | All
ADM Competizione | 16  |  Ricardo Sperafico | All
17  |  Paolo Ruberti  | 1-3
Salvatore Tavano | 4-7
Tomas Scheckter | 8
Traini Corse  | 18  |  "Babalus" | All
19  |  Nikolaus Stremmenos  | 1-4
Angelo Lancelotti  | 5-6
Marco Cioci | 8
Arden Team Russia | 20  |  Viktor Maslov | 1-6
Darren Manning | 7-8
21  |  Warren Hughes | All
Draco Junior Team | 22  |  Rodrigo Sperafico | All
23  |  Leonardo Nienkötter  | All
Orbit Motorsport  | 24  |  Sascha Bert | 1-3
25  |  Danilo Rossi  | 1-3
B&C Competition  | 28  |  Salvatore Tavano | 1-3
29  |  Stefano Comandini  | 1-2
Marcelo Battistuzzi | 3
Thomas Bleiner  | 4
Monaco Motorsport Junior Team  | 30  |  Yann Goudy | All
31  |  Marcelo Battistuzzi | 1-2
Paolo Montin | 3
Danilo Rossi  | 4-8

## Calendar

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Round | Circuit/Location | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed

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1  |  ACI Vallelunga Circuit | 2 April | 32 | 3.228=103.296 km | 0'38:37.486 | 160.462 km/h
2  |  Mugello Circuit | 16 April | 20 | 5.245=104.9 km | 0'38:34.389 | 163.170 km/h
3  |  Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 14 May | 21 | 4.933=103.593 km | 0'35:43.155 | 174.012 km/h
4  |  Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 25 June | 18 | 5.793=104.274 km | 0'30:12.705 | 207.086 km/h
5  |  ACI Vallelunga Circuit | 23 July | 32 | 3.228=103.296 km | 0'35:19.101 | 175.483 km/h
6  |  Donington Park | 6 August | ? | ? km | 0'37:16.669 | ? km/h
NC |  Assen | 20 August  | did not count for the championship
7  |  Autodromo di Pergusa | 9 September | 21 | 4.950=103.95 km | 0'33:18.404 | 187.259 km/h
8  |  Misano Circuit | 22 October | ? | ? km | 0'33:48.550 | ? km/h

## Results

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Round | Circuit/Location | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner | Winning Team

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1  |  ACI Vallelunga Circuit |  Andrej Pavicevic |  Gabriele Lancieri |  Gabriele Lancieri |  Sighinolfi Autosport
2  |  Mugello Circuit |  Ricardo Sperafico |  Ricardo Sperafico |  Ricardo Sperafico |  ADM Competizione
3  |  Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola |  Warren Hughes |  Warren Hughes |  Warren Hughes |  Arden Team Russia
4  |  Autodromo Nazionale Monza |  Rodrigo Sperafico |  Warren Hughes |  Warren Hughes |  Arden Team Russia
5  |  ACI Vallelunga Circuit |  Ricardo Sperafico |  Thomas Biagi |  Ricardo Sperafico |  ADM Competizione
6  |  Donington Park |  Ricardo Sperafico |  Thomas Biagi |  Ricardo Sperafico |  ADM Competizione
NC |  Assen | did not count for the championship
7  |  Autodromo di Pergusa |  Darren Manning |  Darren Manning |  Darren Manning |  Arden Team Russia
8  |  Misano Circuit |  Ricardo Sperafico |  Warren Hughes |  Ricardo Sperafico |  ADM Competizione

Note

Race 5 Pole Position originally won by  Thomas Biagi, but all his times were cancelled and he started from last grid position.

## Championships standings

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| Pos  | Driver  | VLL
| MUG
| IMO
| MNZ
| VLL
| DON
| PER
| MIS
| Pts

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1  |  Ricardo Sperafico | 19  | 1 | 4  | Ret | 1 | 1 | 4  | 1 | 46
2  |  Warren Hughes | 3  | 8  | 1 | 1 | Ret  | 2  | 6  | 2 | 37
3  |  Gabriele Lancieri | 1 | 4  | 2  | 5  | 2  | 6  | 12  | 15  | 28
4  |  Rodrigo Sperafico | 2  | 6  | 3  | 3  | 6  | 4  | 8  | 4  | 22
5  |  Thomas Biagi | 4  | 2  | 11  | 11  | 16 | 5 | 3  | 10  | 15
6  |  Darren Manning |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 3  | 14
7  |  Gianluca Calcagni  | 15  | 10  | 6  | 4  | 5  | Ret  | 2  | 7  | 12
8  |  Manuel Gião | 6  | Ret  | 5  | 6  | Ret  | 3  | 5  | 18  | 10
9  |  "Babalus" | Ret  | 3  | 18  | Ret  | 3  | Ret  | Ret  | 8  | 8
10  |  Tomas Scheckter |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | Ret  | 6
11  |  Gabriele Varano  |  |  |  |  | 4  | Ret  | Ret  | 12  | 3
12  |  Marcelo Battistuzzi | 5  | 9  | 12  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
13  |  Giovanni Montanari | 11  | 5  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
14  |  Soheil Ayari |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5  | 2
15  |  Michele Spoldi  | Ret  | 11  | Ret  | 8  | 10  | 10  | Ret  | 6  | 1
\-  |  Sascha Bert | 9  | 7  | 14  |  | 9  | 7  | 10  | 16  | 0
\-  |  Leonardo Nienkötter  | 18  | Ret  | 9  | 7  | 7  | 13  | Ret  | 9  | 0
\-  |  Danilo Rossi  | Ret  | 16  | 7  | 9  | 12  | 12  | 13  | 17  | 0
\-  |  Salvatore Tavano | 13  | 20  | Ret  | 14  | 13  | 15  | 7  |  | 0
\-  |  Viktor Maslov | 7  | 18  | Ret  | 15  | Ret  | 16  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Derek Hill | Ret  | 13  | 8  | Ret  | 11  | 8  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Yann Goudy | 8  | 15  | Ret  | 12  | 18  | 14  | Ret  | Ret  | 0
\-  |  Andrej Pavicevic | 20 | Ret  | 17  | Ret  | 8  | Ret  | Ret  |  | 0
\-  |  Gabriele Gardel | 10  | 17  | Ret  | 17  | Ret  | 11  | 9  | 11  | 0
\-  |  Mark Shaw  |  |  |  |  |  | 9  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Paolo Ruberti | 14  | 12  | 10  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Ángel Burgueño |  |  |  | 10  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Luca Vacis  | 16  | Ret  | 16  | Ret  | 14  | Ret  | 11  | 14  | 0
\-  |  Giandomenico Brusatin  | 12  | 19  | 13  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Nikolaus Stremmenos  | 17  | Ret  | 15  | 13  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Marco Cioci |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13  | 0
\-  |  Stefano Comandini  | Ret  | 14  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Angelo Lancelotti  |  |  |  |  | 15  | Ret  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Thomas Blainer  |  |  |  | 16  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Giorgio Vinella |  |  |  |  | 17  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Dino Morelli |  |  |  | Ret  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Massimo Comelli  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 0
\-  |  Peter Sundberg | Ret  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Paolo Montin |  |  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Marco de Iturbe  |  |  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Pos  | Driver  | VLL
| MUG
| IMO
| MNZ
| VLL
| DON
| PER
| MIS
| Pts
| Colour | Result

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Gold | Winner
Silver | Second place
Bronze | Third place
Green | Points classification
Blue | Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red | Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black | Disqualified (DSQ)
White | Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank  | Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

## References

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## External links

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* Official Euroseries 3000 site Archived 2009-12-25 at the Wayback Machine

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