| Euro Formula 3000 | |
|---|---|
| Category | Single seaters |
| Country or region |  Italy |
| Inaugural season | 1999 |
| Drivers | 16 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Constructors | Lola |
| Engine suppliers | Zytek |
| Drivers' champion | Davide Rigon |
| Teams' champion | Team Minardi by GP Racing |
| Official website | Euroseries3000.com |
Euro Formula 3000 is a motorsport single-seater series and a type of formula racing. Open-wheel car (Often single-seater car, in UK English describes cars with the wheels outside the car's main body and in most cases one seat Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Lola Racing Cars (also Lola Cars International) is a Racing car Engineering company founded in 1961 by Eric Broadley and based in Huntingdon Zytek Group Ltd is a British Automotive Engineering company founded in 1981 in Fradley, United Kingdom. Formula racing is a term that refers to various forms of open wheeled single seater motorsport.
The series started in 1999 as Italian Formula 3000, organised by Pierluigi Corbari and using old Lola chassis with Zytek engines. Lola Racing Cars (also Lola Cars International) is a Racing car Engineering company founded in 1961 by Eric Broadley and based in Huntingdon Zytek Group Ltd is a British Automotive Engineering company founded in 1981 in Fradley, United Kingdom. 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. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
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. Superfund is a managed futures fund provider considered an alternative investment vehicle and uses unconventional marketing techniques
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 operations, and it became the International Formula Master. International Formula Master, also known as Formula Super 2000, is a European-based junior single seater formula
Champions
| Year | Series name | Champion | Lower class | Champion | |
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| 1999 | Italian Formula 3000 | Giorgio Vinella |
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| 2000 | Italian Formula 3000 |  Ricardo Sperafico |
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| 2001 | Euro Formula 3000 | Felipe Massa |
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| 2002 | Euro Formula 3000 | Jaime Melo, Jr. |
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| 2003 | Euro Formula 3000 | Augusto Farfus |
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| 2004 | Superfund Euro Formula 3000 |  Nicky Pastorelli |
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| 2005 | Italian Formula 3000 | Luca Filippi |
light class | Stefano Gattuso |
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| 2006 | Euroseries 3000 | Giacomo Ricci |
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| 2007 | Euroseries 3000 | Davide Rigon |
| Year | Series name | Champion |
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| 2005 | 3000 Pro Series | Max Busnelli |
 Norbert Siedler |
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| 2006 | F3000 International Masters |  Jan Charouz |
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The 1999 Italian Formula 3000 season was contested over 7 rounds The 2000 Italian Formula 3000 season was contested over 8 rounds Ricardo Sperafico (born July 23, 1979 in Toledo Paraná) is a Brazilian racing driver The 2001 Euro Formula 3000 season was contested over 8 rounds Felipe Massa (born in São Paulo April 25, 1981) is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver currently employed by the Ferrari The 2002 Euro Formula 3000 season was scheduled over 10 rounds and contested over 9 rounds Jaime Melo (also known as Jaime Melo Jr) (born 24 April 1980 in Cascavel) is a Brazilian Auto racing driver The 2003 Euro Formula 3000 season was scheduled over 10 rounds and contested over 9 rounds Augusto Farfus Jr (born 3 September 1983 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian Auto racing driver The 2004 Superfund Euro Formula 3000 season was contested over 10 rounds Nicky Pastorelli is a Dutch race car driver He raced a partial season in Champ Car for Rocketsports in 2006 The 2005 Trofeo Nazionale CSAI Formula 3000 Italia season was contested over 8 rounds Luca Filippi (born August 9, 1985 in Italy) is a racing driver who competes in single seaters in Europe. Giacomo Ricci (born March 30 1985 in Milan) is an Italian racing driver Max Busnelli is a racing car driver from Italy He drove two races for the Italian A1 Team Jan Charouz (born July 17 1987) is a Czech racing driver Mostly known for winning 2006 F3000 International Masters championshipDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic