Euro Formula 3000

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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.

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 operations, and it became the International Formula Master.

[edit] Champions

Year	Series name	Champion	Lower class	Champion
1999	Italian Formula 3000	Giorgio Vinella
2000	Italian Formula 3000	Ricardo Sperafico
2001	Euro Formula 3000	Felipe Massa
2002	Euro Formula 3000	Jaime Melo, Jr.
2003	Euro Formula 3000	Augusto Farfus
2004	Superfund Euro Formula 3000	Nicky Pastorelli
2005	Italian Formula 3000	Luca Filippi	light class	Stefano Gattuso
2006	Euroseries 3000	Giacomo Ricci
2007	Euroseries 3000	Davide Rigon