Formula 3000 season 2000

The Formula 3000 season 2000 was the 16th season of the Formula 3000 . It began on April 8, 2000 in Imola and ended on August 26, 2000 in Spa-Francorchamps . A total of ten races were run. Bruno Junqueira won the drivers' championship title ; the championship of the teams won the D2 Playlife Super Nova .

Course of the season

Nicolas Minassian won the season opener in Imola ahead of Bruno Junqueira and Mark Webber . Mark Webber won race two at rainy Silverstone , while Junqueira finished fifth, Minassian finished eleventh without points. Webber took the lead in the championship after the race at Silverstone. Junqueira won in Barcelona , at the Nürburgring and in Monaco , took the lead in the championship and gained a point lead. Minassian finished second in Barcelona, ​​collided with Bas Leinders in the rain at the Nürburgring , and in Monaco he finished fifth.

Junqueira started the second half of the season with a 20-point lead. He was thirteenth in Magny-Cours and he didn't score any points in Spielberg either. Minassian won both races and drew level with Junqueira in the championship.

Tomas Scheckter , son of Formula 1 World Champion Jody Scheckter , made his Formula 3000 debut in Austria. However, he was eliminated after a suspension damage. At Hockenheim his team-mate Tomáš Enge won , Scheckter came second and Webber third. Junqueira retired with a broken shift linkage and Minassian did not make it into the points.

On the Hungaroring , Junqueira asserted himself against Fernando Alonso and won his fourth race of the season. At the season finale in Spa-Francorchamps , Minassian finished fourth, which was not enough for him to win the championship, even if Junqueira only finished ninth. Junqueira won the championship with 48 to 45 points, while Alonso scored his first Formula 3000 victory at Spa-Francorchamps.

Starting field

All drivers used Lola B99 / 50 chassis with Zytek V8 engines and Avon tires .

team	Automobile #	driver	Race weekend
MySap.com	1	Stéphane Sarrazin	1-6
		Tomas Scheckter	7-10
	2	Tomáš Enge	1-10
D2 Playlife Super Nova	3	Nicolas Minassian	1-10
	4th	David Saelens	1-10
Petrobras Junior Team	5	Jaime Melo	1-10
	6th	Bruno Junqueira	1-10
Team Astromega	7th	Fernando Alonso	1-10
	8th	Fabrice whale	1-6
		Marc Goossens	7-10
Gauloises Formula	9	André Couto	1-10
	10	Sébastien Bourdais	1-10
Kid Jensen Racing	11	Andrea Piccini	1-10
	12	Bas Leinders	1-10
Red Bull Junior Team F3000	15th	Ricardo Maurício	1-10
	16	Enrique Bernoldi	1-10
Nordic racing	17th	Kevin McGarrity	1-10
	18th	Justin Wilson	1-10
WRT	19th	Hidetoshi Mitsusada	1-3
		Marc Hynes	4-6
		Dino Morelli	7-8
		Soheil Ayari	9-10
	20th	Ananda Mikola	1-10
DAMS	21st	Franck Montagny	1-10
	22nd	Kristian Kolby	1-10
Arden Team Russia	23	Darren Manning	1-10
	24	Victor Maslow	1-10
European Arrows F3000	25th	Mark Webber	1-10
	26th	Christijan Albers	1-10
Witmeur KTR	27	Jeffrey Van Hooydonk	1-10
	28	Yves Olivier	1-10
Fortec Motorsport	29	Mario Haberfeld	1-3.6-10
		Jamie Davies	4-5
	30th		10
		Andreas Scheld	1-9
Coloni F3000	31	Soheil Ayari	1-7
		Fabrice whale	9-10
	32	Fabrizio Gollin	1-10

run

Ten races took place that were part of the Formula 1 supporting program .

No.	date	Racetrack	winner	Second	Third
1.	April 8th	Imola	Nicolas Minassian	Bruno Junqueira	Mark Webber
2.	April 22	Silverstone	Mark Webber	Darren Manning	Justin Wilson
3.	May 6th	Barcelona	Bruno Junqueira	Nicolas Minassian	David Saelens
4th	May 20th	Nürburg	Bruno Junqueira	Fabrizio Gollin	André Couto
5.	3rd of June	Monte Carlo	Bruno Junqueira	Jamie Davies	David Saelens
6th	July 1	Magny-Cours	Nicolas Minassian	Sébastien Bourdais	David Saelens
7th	15th of July	Zeltweg	Nicolas Minassian	Justin Wilson	Darren Manning
8th.	29th of July	Hockenheim	Tomáš Enge	Tomas Scheckter	Mark Webber
9.	12. August	Budapest	Bruno Junqueira	Fernando Alonso	Ricardo Maurício
10.	26th of August	Spa Francorchamps	Fernando Alonso	Marc Goossens	Nicolas Minassian

Ratings

Driver ranking

Item driver ITA GBR ESP GER MON FRA AUT GER HUN BEL Points 1  Junqueira 2 5 1 1 1 13 7th DNF 1 9 48 2  Minassian 1 11 2 DNF 5 1 1 7th 4th 3 45 3  Webber 3 1 DNF DNF DNF 16 4th 3 9 16 21st 4th  Alonso 9 EX 15th DNF 8th DNF 6th DNF 2 1 17th 5  Wilson 8th 3 5 DNF 7th 9 2 DNF 5 5 16 6th  Tightness 5 13 DNF DNF DNQ 5 16 1 17th 6th 15th 7th  Saelens DNF 8th 3 DNF 3 3 DNF 18th 11 4th 15th 8th  Manning 12 2 7th DNF DNF 8th 3 13 8th DNF 10 9  Bourdais DNF 10 8th 4th DNF 2 9 DNS 14th DNF 9 10  Gollin 6th DNQ 17th 2 10 14th DNQ DNF 18th DNF 7th 11  Davies 8th 2 12 6th 12  Goossens 10 10 19th 2 6th 13  Scheckter 18th 2 21st DNS 6th 14th  Melo 4th 16 14th 6th DNQ 17th 5 8th DNQ 18th 6th 15th  Montagny DNF 7th 6th DNF 6th 4th 17th DNF 12 DNF 5 16  Bernoldi DNF 4th DNF DNF DNF 23 14th 6th 6th 10 5 17th  Maurício DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF 14th 3 7th 4th 18th  Couto DNF 14th 10 3 DNF 21st DNF 17th DNF 11 4th 19th  Van Hooydonk 13 9 4th DNF 9 19th 12 DNF DNF DNF 3 20th  Piccini DNF DNQ 11 9 DNF 12 DNF 4th 16 13 3 21st  McGarrity 15th DNF DNF DNF 4th 15th DNQ 11 DNF DNQ 3 22nd  Sarrazin 7th 19th 9 5 DNF 6th 3 23  Kolby 11 12 DNF DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 5 20th 15th 2 24  Ayari 14th 6th DNF DNF DNF 22nd DNF 13 14th 1 25th  Albers DNF DNF 12 DNF DNF 7th DNF DNQ DNF 8th 0 26th  Leinders 16 DNF 13 DNF DNF 10 11 DNQ 7th DNF 0 27  Olivier DNQ 20th 16 7th DNQ DNQ 13 16 DNQ 17th 0 28  Haberfeld 10 17th DNS INJ INJ 11 8th 9 15th DNF 0 29  whale DNF DNF DNQ DNF DNF 18th 10 DNQ 0 30th  Scheld DNQ DNF DNQ DSQ 1 11 DNQ DNF 12 DNQ 0 31  Mikola DNF 15th 19th DNQ DNF 20th 15th DNQ DNF DNQ 0 32  Maslow DNQ DNF 18th DNQ DNF DNQ DNF 15th DNQ DNQ 0 -  Hynes DNQ DNF DNF 0 -  Morelli DNQ DNF 0 -  Mitsusada DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 Item driver ITA GBR ESP GER MON FRA AUT GER HUN BEL Points

colour meaning gold winner silver 2nd place bronze 3rd place green Placement in the points blue Classified outside the point ranks violet Race not finished (DNF) not classified (NC) red not qualified (DNQ) black disqualified (DSQ) White not at the start (DNS) withdrawn (WD) Race canceled (C) Blank not participated injured or sick (INJ) excluded (EX) Bold - Pole Position Italic - Fastest race lap

Team evaluation

Item team Car no. ITA GBR ESP GER MON FRA AUT GER HUN BEL Points 1  D2 Playlife Super Nova 3 1 11 2 DNF 5 1 1 7th 4th 3 60 4th DNF 8th 3 DNF 3 3 DNF 18th 11 4th 2  Petrobras Junior Team 5 4th 16 14th 6th DNQ 17th 5 8th DNQ 18th 54 6th 2 5 1 1 1 13 7th DNF 1 9 3  MySap.com 1 7th 19th 9 5 DNF 6th 18th 2 21st DNS 24 2 5 13 DNF DNF DNQ 5 16 1 17th 6th 4th  Team Astromega 7th 9 EX 15th DNF 8th DNF 6th DNF 2 1 23 8th DNF DNF DNQ DNF DNF 18th 10 10 19th 2 5  European Arrows F3000 25th 3 1 DNF DNF DNF 16 4th 3 9 16 21st 26th DNF DNF 12 DNF DNF 7th DNF DNQ DNF 8th 6th  Nordic racing 17th 15th DNF DNF DNF 4th 15th DNQ 11 DNF DNQ 19th 18th 8th 3 5 DNF 7th 9 2 DNF 5 5 7th  Gauloises Formula 9 DNF 14th 10 3 DNF 21st DNF 17th DNF 11 13 10 DNF 10 8th 4th DNF 2 9 DNS 14th DNF 8th  Arden Team Russia 23 12 2 7th DNF DNF 8th 3 13 8th DNF 10 24 DNQ DNF 18th DNQ DNF DNQ DNF 15th DNQ DNQ 9  Red Bull Junior Team F3000 15th DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF 14th 3 7th 9 16 DNF 4th DNF DNF DNF 23 14th 6th 6th 10 10  Coloni F3000 31 14th 6th DNF DNF DNF 22nd DNF 10 DNQ 8th 32 6th DNQ 17th 2 10 14th DNQ DNF 18th DNF 11  DAMS 21st DNF 7th 6th DNF 6th 4th 17th DNF 12 DNF 7th 22nd 11 12 DNF DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 5 20th 15th 12  Fortec Motorsport 29 10 17th DNS 8th 2 11 8th 9 15th DNF 6th 30th DNQ DNF DNQ DSQ 1 11 DNQ DNF 12 DNQ 12 13  Witmeur KTR 27 13 9 4th DNF 9 19th 12 DNF DNF DNF 3 28 DNQ 20th 16 7th DNQ DNQ 13 16 DNQ 17th 14th  Kid Jensen Racing 11 DNF DNQ 11 9 DNF 12 DNF 4th 16 13 3 12 16 DNF 13 DNF DNF 10 11 DNQ 7th DNF 15th  WRT 19th DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNF DNF DNQ DNF 13 14th 0 20th DNF 15th 19th DNQ DNF 20th 15th DNQ DNF DNQ Item team Car no. ITA GBR ESP GER MON FRA AUT GER HUN BEL Points

¹ Andreas Scheld was disqualified from second place at the Nürburgring because he used an illegal front wing.