Auto GP

Auto GP
Category Single seaters
Country or region Europe
Inaugural season 1999
Drivers 16
Teams 8
Constructors Lola
Engine suppliers Zytek
Drivers' champion Kevin Ceccon
Teams' champion DAMS
Official website autogp.org
Current season

Auto GP, formerly known as both Euro Formula 3000 and Euroseries 3000, is a European formula racing series.

The series' roots can be traced back to 1999, and the Italian Formula 3000 series, organised by Pierluigi Corbari, which used 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 expanded and had venues in different European countries.

The series became European Formula 3000 in 2001. The next three years (2001–2003) saw the Lola B99/50 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 and the series was cancelled.

For 2005, Coloni Motorsport established an Italian national-level championship, using the Italian Formula 3000 name. In 2006, Coloni expanded this to form a new European championship named Euroseries 3000 with the Lola B02/50. The Italian series continued to run as part of Euroseries races.

In 2009, the organisers announced that the first-generation A1 Grand Prix cars were allowed alongside the Lola F3000 chassis, replacing the old cars completely from 2010.[1]

The championship itself will be rebranded for the 2010 season, with it adopting the Auto GP name. As well as that, the championship will offer a €200,000 prize fund at each of its six rounds.[2]

Contents

Champions

Season Series Name Champion Team Champion Secondary Class Champion
1999 Italian Formula 3000 Giorgio Vinella Team Martello
2000 Italian Formula 3000 Ricardo Sperafico Arden Team Russia
2001 Euro Formula 3000 Felipe Massa Draco Junior Team
2002 Euro Formula 3000 Jaime Melo, Jr. Team Great Wall
2003 Euro Formula 3000 Augusto Farfus Draco Junior Team
2004 Superfund Euro Formula 3000 Nicky Pastorelli Draco Junior Team
2005 Italian Formula 3000 Luca Filippi FMS International Stefano Gattuso (Light Class)
2006 Euroseries 3000 Giacomo Ricci FMS International Giacomo Ricci (Italian Formula 3000)
2007 Euroseries 3000 Davide Rigon Minardi by GP Racing Davide Rigon (Italian Formula 3000)
2008 Euroseries 3000 Nicolas Prost Bull Racing Omar Leal (Italian Formula 3000)
2009 Euroseries 3000 Will Bratt FMS International Will Bratt (Italian Formula 3000)
2010 Auto GP Romain Grosjean DAMS
2011 Auto GP Kevin Ceccon DAMS

Scoring system

Current system

Teams only score from their two highest placed cars. 46 points is the maximum possible haul for one driver in a race weekend.

2011– Auto GP points system[3]
Race  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Pole Position Fastest Lap
R1 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 1
R2 18 13 10 8 6 4 2 1 1

Previous points systems

Previous Auto GP points system
Years Race  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th  Pole Position Fastest Lap
2006–2010 R1 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1
R2 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
2004–2005 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1
1999–2003 10 6 4 3 2 1

References

  1. ^ http://autosport.aeiou.pt/gen.pl?p=stories&op=view&fokey=as.stories/66146
  2. ^ Freeman, Glenn (ed.) (2009-10-29). "Pit & Paddock: Euroseries 3000; Euro 3000 revamped for 2010". Autosport 198 (5): p. 29. 
  3. ^ http://www.autogp.org/upload/news_file/SPORTING%20REGULATION%20AUTO%20GP%202011.pdf

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