2003 Formula 3000 season
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The 2003 International Formula 3000 season was the 19th season of FIA Formula 3000
motor racing. It featured the 2003 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship with titles awarded for both Drivers and Teams. The championship was contested over ten events from April 19 to September 13, 2003.
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Formula 3000
The Formula 3000 International Championship was a motor racing series created by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile in 1985 to become the final preparatory step for drivers hoping to enter the Formula One championship...
motor racing. It featured the 2003 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship with titles awarded for both Drivers and Teams. The championship was contested over ten events from April 19 to September 13, 2003.
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers contested the 2003 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship.| Team | Car # | Driver | Events |
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 United Kingdom Arden InternationalArden International Arden International is an GP2 Series team, created by Christian Horner.Initially created to raise up Horner's career, and then reliant on sponsorship from Viktor Maslov, the team began to get good results and was the best team of Formula 3000 in its last years, showing new talents to motorsport... |
1 |  Sweden Björn WirdheimBjörn Wirdheim Björn Karl Michael Wirdheim is an auto racing driver. Wirdheim is the son of Örnulf Wirdheim, a Swedish racing driver. He began racing karts, competing in his first race, at the age of 10... |
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| 2 |  United States Townsend BellTownsend Bell Townsend Bell is a motor racing driver. He is married to actress Heather Campbell.He won the last Indy Lights championship in 2001 and was given two starts in a Champ Car in a joint effort between Patrick Racing and Dale Coyne Racing as a test for a full-time seat in 2002. He earned Roberto... |
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 Italy Coloni MotorsportEnzo Coloni Racing Car Systems Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems, commonly referred to simply as Coloni, is an Italian motor racing team and former Formula One racing car constructor. While it has been successful in Formula Three and Formula 3000, the team was one of the least successful in Formula One history... |
3 |  Hungary Zsolt BaumgartnerZsolt Baumgartner Zsolt Baumgartner is a former Formula One racing driver who raced for the Jordan and Minardi teams. He was the first Hungarian driver in Formula One.-Career:... |
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 San Marino Christian MontanariChristian Montanari Christian Montanari is a racing car driver from San Marino.He started racing in Formula Renault 2.0 in 2002, finishing 6th in the Italian championship and moving up to Italian F3 for 2003... |
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| 4 |  Brazil Ricardo SperaficoRicardo Sperafico Ricardo Sperafico is a Brazilian racing driver.-Career:He resides in a family of racers, twin brother of Rodrigo, and with two cousins, Alexandre and the late Rafael. He began his career in Europe and won the Italian Formula 3000 series in 2000, before moving to International F3000 competition... |
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| United Kingdom Super Nova Racing Super Nova Racing Super Nova Racing is a British racing team that has competed in Formula 3000/GP2 and the A1 Grand Prix series. Super Nova first entered racing in 1991... |
5 | Italy Enrico Toccacelo Enrico Toccacelo Enrico Toccacelo is an Italian auto racer with karting, GT and Formula 3000 experience. He won a pair of F3000 events and briefly led Vitantonio Liuzzi in the 2004 championship before Liuzzi went on to win the next three races. He finished runner-up, but, unable to land a Formula One seat, raced... |
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| 6 | United States Derek Hill Derek Hill (driver) Derek John Hill is an American racing driver. He is the son of Formula One World Champion Phil Hill.-Early career:... |
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 Denmark Nicolas KiesaNicolas Kiesa Nicolas Kiesa is a racing driver from Denmark. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in the 2003 season... |
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| United Kingdom Sam Hancock Sam Hancock Sam Hancock is a British racing driver. He has competed in such series as Porsche Supercup, Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain and International Formula 3000. He won the LMP2 class of the Le Mans Series in 2004 with Swiss driver Alexander Frei.-24 Hours of Le Mans results:-External links:* *... |
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| Denmark Den Blå Avis Super Nova Racing Super Nova Racing is a British racing team that has competed in Formula 3000/GP2 and the A1 Grand Prix series. Super Nova first entered racing in 1991... |
7 | Denmark Nicolas Kiesa Nicolas Kiesa Nicolas Kiesa is a racing driver from Denmark. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in the 2003 season... |
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| 8 | United Kingdom Robbie Kerr Robbie Kerr Robert "Robbie" Kerr is a British race car driver from England.-Early career:In 2002 he became the British Formula Three Champion for Alan Docking Racing with 306 points ahead of Australian racing driver James Courtney.Following an abortive attempt at International Formula 3000 in 2003, Kerr did... |
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| United States Philip Giebler Philip Giebler Philip Giebler is an American race car driver.Giebler was considered a top American prospect with an opportunity to race in Formula One early in his career. Following years in various Formula Three ranks, Giebler ran in Formula 3000 in 2003 half the season putting up a number of good results... |
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| Italy Durango Durango (racing team) Durango Automotive SRL is an auto racing team founded in 1980 by Ivone Pinton and Enrico Magro and based in Italy, which currently races in the Auto GP series with Carlos Iaconelli... |
9 | Italy Giorgio Pantano Giorgio Pantano Giorgio Pantano is an Italian racing driver who drove for the Jordan Formula One team for much of the 2004 season before being replaced by Timo Glock... |
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| 10 | Italy Raffaele Giammaria Raffaele Giammaria Raffaele Giammaria is an Italian racing car driver.He was runner-up in the Formula Renault 2000 Italy series in 2000, then progressed through German and Italian Formula Three and Italian Formula 3000 to International Formula 3000 for 2003 with the Durango team... |
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 Belgium Team AstromegaTeam Astromega Team Astromega is a racing team from Belgium, headquartered in Heist-op-den-Berg and created in 1995 by Mikke Van Hool. The team is currently competing in A1 Grand Prix and Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium.-History:... |
11 |  Germany Tony SchmidtTony Schmidt Tony Schmidt is a German racing driver.-Formula Three:Schmidt competed in German Formula Three from 1999 to 2001, establishing himself as a midfield runner... |
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| 12 | Belgium Jeffrey van Hooydonk Jeffrey van Hooydonk Jeffrey van Hooydonk is a Belgian racing car driver.A native of Antwerp, Van Hooydonk began racing karts in 1990 and graduated to open-wheel racing five years later. For the next three seasons, he was successful in Formula Renault, winning the European Formula Super Renault championship in 1997... |
1-2, 4-6, 10 | |
| Michael Keohane Michael Keohane -Europa Cup:Keohane competed in the British Europa Cup in 1999, taking fourth place in the championship.-Formula Three:Keohane raced in the National Class of the British Formula Three Championship in 2001, finishing third in the class with five wins... |
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 Czech Republic SuperfundSuperfund Superfund is the common name for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 , a United States federal law designed to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances... ISR - Charouz ISR Racing ISR Racing is a racing team from Czech Republic, created in 1993 by Igor Salaquarda. The team is currently competing in International Formula Master and also in Sports car racing.- History :... |
14 | Czech Republic Jaroslav Janiš Jaroslav Janiš Jaroslav "Jarek" Janiš is an auto racing driver born on 8 July 1983 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia. In 2006 he is racing in the FIA GT Championship. He has taken 3 pole positions Brno, Dijon and the Hungaroring but only a single victory, teamed with Sascha Bert and occasionally former Formula One... |
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| 15 |  France Yannick SchroederYannick Schroeder Yannick Schroeder is a French racing car driver.Schroeder competed in French Formula Three in 1999 and 2000, finishing tenth and ninth in the championships in these respective years... |
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 Austria Red Bull Junior Team F3000Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems, commonly referred to simply as Coloni, is an Italian motor racing team and former Formula One racing car constructor. While it has been successful in Formula Three and Formula 3000, the team was one of the least successful in Formula One history... |
16 | Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Vitantonio Liuzzi Vitantonio "Tonio" Liuzzi is an Italian race driver who is currently racing in Formula One for the HRT F1 Team. He has homes in Lugano, Switzerland and Pescara, Italy.-Karting:... |
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| 17 | Austria Patrick Friesacher Patrick Friesacher Patrick Friesacher is an Austrian racing driver who drove for the Minardi Formula One team during the first half of the 2005 season.-Early career:... |
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| Austria Bernhard Auinger Bernhard Auinger Bernhard Auinger is a race car driver. In 2003 he drove two races of the Formula 3000 season for Red Bull, having previously competed in Italian Formula Three and German Formula Three . He was the 2000 German Formula König champion... |
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 Spain BCN F3000BCN Competicion Ocean Racing Technology is a racing team that takes part in both the GP2 Main Series and the GP2 Asia Series Championships. The team, owned by Tiago Monteiro and José Guedes, was formed at the end of the 2008 season after being purchased from BCN, a team which never enjoyed much success in GP2... |
18 | Italy Valerio Scassellati Valerio Scassellati -Euro F3000:Scassellati competed in the Euro Formula 3000 championship in both 2001 and 2002, starting fourteen races and scoring one point overall.-Formula 3000:... |
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| Italy Alessandro Piccolo Alessandro Piccolo -Formula Renault:Piccolo finished fourth in the 2003 Formula Renault 2000 Italy championship, with 131 points.-Euro F3000:Piccolo competed in the Euro Formula 3000 championship in both 2001 and 2002, establishing himself as a frontrunner with one win, two pole positions and five podium finishes... |
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| United Kingdom Marc Hynes Marc Hynes Marc Hynes is a British racing driver.He won the 1999 British Formula Three Championship and raced for the WRT team in Formula 3000. He has also tested for the Formula One team British American Racing.... |
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| Italy Giovanni Berton |
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| 19 |  Australia Rob NguyenRob Nguyen Rob Nguyen is an Australian racing car driver of Vietnamese descent who competed in the 2002 and part of the 2003 International Formula 3000 seasons before running out of money... |
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| United States Will Langhorne Will Langhorne Will Langhorne , is a race car driver sponsored by Porsche. He is also a former driver in the Indy Racing League. After coming up through karting and the Skip Barber Racing Schools, he drove in the Barber Dodge Pro Series from 1997 to 1999 and Toyota Atlantic in 1999 and 2000... |
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| Italy Ferdinando Monfardini Ferdinando Monfardini Ferdinando Monfardini is an Italian race car driver. He raced in the 2005 and 2006 GP2 Series seasons, having previously raced in the Formula 3000 series which it replaced.-Career:... |
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| United Kingdom Brand Motorsport |
20 | France Nicolas Minassian Nicolas Minassian Nicolas Minassian is a French race driver of Armenian descent.After spending finishing 2nd place in the 1993 Formula Renault Eurocup, he graduated to the French Formula Three Championship where he finished runner-up to countryman Laurent Redon at his second attempt in 1995... |
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| 21 | United Kingdom Gary Paffett Gary Paffett Gary Paffett is a British racing driver in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. He is also a test driver for the McLaren Formula One team. Paffett progressed through the ranks of karting and junior formulae in the United Kingdom, winning the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award in 1999... |
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Calendar
The 2003 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship was contested over a ten event series.| Event | Circuit | Date | Distance | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy Imola Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari is an auto racing circuit near the Italian town of Imola, east of Bologna and east of the Ferrari factory in Maranello.... |
April 20 | 31 laps / 152.686 km | Sweden Björn Wirdheim Björn Wirdheim Björn Karl Michael Wirdheim is an auto racing driver. Wirdheim is the son of Örnulf Wirdheim, a Swedish racing driver. He began racing karts, competing in his first race, at the age of 10... |
Sweden Björn Wirdheim Björn Wirdheim Björn Karl Michael Wirdheim is an auto racing driver. Wirdheim is the son of Örnulf Wirdheim, a Swedish racing driver. He began racing karts, competing in his first race, at the age of 10... |
Sweden Björn Wirdheim Björn Wirdheim Björn Karl Michael Wirdheim is an auto racing driver. Wirdheim is the son of Örnulf Wirdheim, a Swedish racing driver. He began racing karts, competing in his first race, at the age of 10... |
Arden International Arden International Arden International is an GP2 Series team, created by Christian Horner.Initially created to raise up Horner's career, and then reliant on sponsorship from Viktor Maslov, the team began to get good results and was the best team of Formula 3000 in its last years, showing new talents to motorsport... |
| 2 | Spain Catalunya Circuit de Catalunya The Circuit de Catalunya is a racetrack in Montmeló, to the north of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. With long straights and a variety of corners, the Circuit de Catalunya is seen as an all-rounder circuit.-History:... |
May 3 | 33 laps / 152.565 km | Italy Giorgio Pantano Giorgio Pantano Giorgio Pantano is an Italian racing driver who drove for the Jordan Formula One team for much of the 2004 season before being replaced by Timo Glock... |
Italy Giorgio Pantano Giorgio Pantano Giorgio Pantano is an Italian racing driver who drove for the Jordan Formula One team for much of the 2004 season before being replaced by Timo Glock... |
Italy Giorgio Pantano Giorgio Pantano Giorgio Pantano is an Italian racing driver who drove for the Jordan Formula One team for much of the 2004 season before being replaced by Timo Glock... |
Italy Durango Durango (racing team) Durango Automotive SRL is an auto racing team founded in 1980 by Ivone Pinton and Enrico Magro and based in Italy, which currently races in the Auto GP series with Carlos Iaconelli... |
| 3 | Austria A1-Ring Österreichring The Red Bull Ring is an Austrian race circuit in Spielberg, Styria.The race circuit was founded as Österreichring and hosted the Formula One Austrian Grand Prix for 18 consecutive years, from to . It was later shortened, rebuilt and renamed the A1-Ring, it hosted the Austrian Grand Prix again from... |
May 17 | 35 laps / 151.410 km | Brazil Ricardo Sperafico Ricardo Sperafico Ricardo Sperafico is a Brazilian racing driver.-Career:He resides in a family of racers, twin brother of Rodrigo, and with two cousins, Alexandre and the late Rafael. He began his career in Europe and won the Italian Formula 3000 series in 2000, before moving to International F3000 competition... |
Sweden Björn Wirdheim Björn Wirdheim Björn Karl Michael Wirdheim is an auto racing driver. Wirdheim is the son of Örnulf Wirdheim, a Swedish racing driver. He began racing karts, competing in his first race, at the age of 10... |
Brazil Ricardo Sperafico Ricardo Sperafico Ricardo Sperafico is a Brazilian racing driver.-Career:He resides in a family of racers, twin brother of Rodrigo, and with two cousins, Alexandre and the late Rafael. He began his career in Europe and won the Italian Formula 3000 series in 2000, before moving to International F3000 competition... |
Italy Coloni Motorsport Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems, commonly referred to simply as Coloni, is an Italian motor racing team and former Formula One racing car constructor. While it has been successful in Formula Three and Formula 3000, the team was one of the least successful in Formula One history... |
| 4 |  Monaco MonacoCircuit de Monaco Circuit de Monaco is a street circuit laid out on the city streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine around the harbour of the principality of Monaco. It is commonly referred to as "Monte Carlo" because it is largely inside the Monte Carlo neighbourhood of Monaco.The circuit is used on one weekend in... |
May 31 | 45 laps / 150.3 km | Sweden Björn Wirdheim Björn Wirdheim Björn Karl Michael Wirdheim is an auto racing driver. Wirdheim is the son of Örnulf Wirdheim, a Swedish racing driver. He began racing karts, competing in his first race, at the age of 10... |
Sweden Björn Wirdheim Björn Wirdheim Björn Karl Michael Wirdheim is an auto racing driver. Wirdheim is the son of Örnulf Wirdheim, a Swedish racing driver. He began racing karts, competing in his first race, at the age of 10... |
Denmark Nicolas Kiesa Nicolas Kiesa Nicolas Kiesa is a racing driver from Denmark. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in the 2003 season... |
Denmark Den Blå Avis Super Nova Racing Super Nova Racing is a British racing team that has competed in Formula 3000/GP2 and the A1 Grand Prix series. Super Nova first entered racing in 1991... |
| 5 | Germany Nürburgring Nürburgring The Nürburgring is a motorsport complex around the village of Nürburg, Germany. It features a modern Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a much longer old North loop track which was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. It is located about... |
June 28 | 30 laps / 154.423 km | Sweden Björn Wirdheim Björn Wirdheim Björn Karl Michael Wirdheim is an auto racing driver. Wirdheim is the son of Örnulf Wirdheim, a Swedish racing driver. He began racing karts, competing in his first race, at the age of 10... |
Sweden Björn Wirdheim Björn Wirdheim Björn Karl Michael Wirdheim is an auto racing driver. Wirdheim is the son of Örnulf Wirdheim, a Swedish racing driver. He began racing karts, competing in his first race, at the age of 10... |
Italy Enrico Toccacelo Enrico Toccacelo Enrico Toccacelo is an Italian auto racer with karting, GT and Formula 3000 experience. He won a pair of F3000 events and briefly led Vitantonio Liuzzi in the 2004 championship before Liuzzi went on to win the next three races. He finished runner-up, but, unable to land a Formula One seat, raced... |
Super Nova Racing Super Nova Racing Super Nova Racing is a British racing team that has competed in Formula 3000/GP2 and the A1 Grand Prix series. Super Nova first entered racing in 1991... |
| 6 | France Magny-Cours Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours is a motor racing circuit located in central France, near the towns of Magny-Cours and Nevers, some 250 km from Paris... |
July 5 | 35 laps / 154.201 km | Italy Giorgio Pantano Giorgio Pantano Giorgio Pantano is an Italian racing driver who drove for the Jordan Formula One team for much of the 2004 season before being replaced by Timo Glock... |
Italy Giorgio Pantano Giorgio Pantano Giorgio Pantano is an Italian racing driver who drove for the Jordan Formula One team for much of the 2004 season before being replaced by Timo Glock... |
Italy Giorgio Pantano Giorgio Pantano Giorgio Pantano is an Italian racing driver who drove for the Jordan Formula One team for much of the 2004 season before being replaced by Timo Glock... |
Italy Durango Durango (racing team) Durango Automotive SRL is an auto racing team founded in 1980 by Ivone Pinton and Enrico Magro and based in Italy, which currently races in the Auto GP series with Carlos Iaconelli... |
| 7 | Silverstone Silverstone Circuit Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side... |
July 19 | 30 laps / 154.125 km | Sweden Björn Wirdheim Björn Wirdheim Björn Karl Michael Wirdheim is an auto racing driver. Wirdheim is the son of Örnulf Wirdheim, a Swedish racing driver. He began racing karts, competing in his first race, at the age of 10... |
Sweden Björn Wirdheim Björn Wirdheim Björn Karl Michael Wirdheim is an auto racing driver. Wirdheim is the son of Örnulf Wirdheim, a Swedish racing driver. He began racing karts, competing in his first race, at the age of 10... |
Sweden Björn Wirdheim Björn Wirdheim Björn Karl Michael Wirdheim is an auto racing driver. Wirdheim is the son of Örnulf Wirdheim, a Swedish racing driver. He began racing karts, competing in his first race, at the age of 10... |
Arden International Arden International Arden International is an GP2 Series team, created by Christian Horner.Initially created to raise up Horner's career, and then reliant on sponsorship from Viktor Maslov, the team began to get good results and was the best team of Formula 3000 in its last years, showing new talents to motorsport... |
| 8 | Germany Hockenheim Hockenheimring The Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg is an automobile racing track situated near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route. Amongst other motor racing events, it biennially hosts the Formula One German Grand Prix... |
August 2 | 33 laps / 150.942 km | Brazil Ricardo Sperafico Ricardo Sperafico Ricardo Sperafico is a Brazilian racing driver.-Career:He resides in a family of racers, twin brother of Rodrigo, and with two cousins, Alexandre and the late Rafael. He began his career in Europe and won the Italian Formula 3000 series in 2000, before moving to International F3000 competition... |
Sweden Björn Wirdheim Björn Wirdheim Björn Karl Michael Wirdheim is an auto racing driver. Wirdheim is the son of Örnulf Wirdheim, a Swedish racing driver. He began racing karts, competing in his first race, at the age of 10... |
Brazil Ricardo Sperafico Ricardo Sperafico Ricardo Sperafico is a Brazilian racing driver.-Career:He resides in a family of racers, twin brother of Rodrigo, and with two cousins, Alexandre and the late Rafael. He began his career in Europe and won the Italian Formula 3000 series in 2000, before moving to International F3000 competition... |
Italy Coloni Motorsport Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems, commonly referred to simply as Coloni, is an Italian motor racing team and former Formula One racing car constructor. While it has been successful in Formula Three and Formula 3000, the team was one of the least successful in Formula One history... |
| 9 | Hungary Budapest Hungaroring The Hungaroring is a racing circuit in Mogyoród, near Budapest, Hungary where the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix is held. In 1986, it became the location of the first Formula One Grand Prix behind the Iron Curtain. Bernie Ecclestone wanted a race in the USSR, but a Hungarian friend of his... |
August 23 | 35 laps / 153.440 km | Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Vitantonio Liuzzi Vitantonio "Tonio" Liuzzi is an Italian race driver who is currently racing in Formula One for the HRT F1 Team. He has homes in Lugano, Switzerland and Pescara, Italy.-Karting:... |
Austria Patrick Friesacher Patrick Friesacher Patrick Friesacher is an Austrian racing driver who drove for the Minardi Formula One team during the first half of the 2005 season.-Early career:... |
Austria Patrick Friesacher Patrick Friesacher Patrick Friesacher is an Austrian racing driver who drove for the Minardi Formula One team during the first half of the 2005 season.-Early career:... |
Austria Red Bull Junior Team Red Bull Junior Team The Red Bull Junior Team is a program run by the energy drink company Red Bull GmbH in an attempt to identify potential future racing stars in open wheel racing. The similar Red Bull Driver Search, now ended, was an American spinoff of the same idea... |
| 10 | Italy Monza Autodromo Nazionale Monza The Autodromo Nazionale Monza is a race track located near the town of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy. The circuit's biggest event is the Formula One Italian Grand Prix, which has been hosted there since the sport's inception.... |
September 13 | 26 laps / 150.353 km | Sweden Björn Wirdheim Björn Wirdheim Björn Karl Michael Wirdheim is an auto racing driver. Wirdheim is the son of Örnulf Wirdheim, a Swedish racing driver. He began racing karts, competing in his first race, at the age of 10... |
Sweden Björn Wirdheim Björn Wirdheim Björn Karl Michael Wirdheim is an auto racing driver. Wirdheim is the son of Örnulf Wirdheim, a Swedish racing driver. He began racing karts, competing in his first race, at the age of 10... |
Sweden Björn Wirdheim Björn Wirdheim Björn Karl Michael Wirdheim is an auto racing driver. Wirdheim is the son of Örnulf Wirdheim, a Swedish racing driver. He began racing karts, competing in his first race, at the age of 10... |
Arden International Arden International Arden International is an GP2 Series team, created by Christian Horner.Initially created to raise up Horner's career, and then reliant on sponsorship from Viktor Maslov, the team began to get good results and was the best team of Formula 3000 in its last years, showing new talents to motorsport... |
Drivers' Championship
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- All drivers used Lola B02/50 chassis with ZytekZytekZytek Group Ltd is an automotive and motorsport company founded in 1981 and based in Fradley and Repton, United Kingdom. Zytek Group has two main division: Zytek Automotive, which is based at Fradley, Staffordshire; and Zytek Engineering, which is based at Repton, Derbyshire.-Zytek Automotive:Zytek...
-JuddJudd (engine)Judd is a name brand of engines produced by Engine Developments Ltd., a company founded in 1971 by John Judd and Jack Brabham in Rugby, Warwickshire, England...
KV engines and AvonCooper Tire & Rubber CompanyCooper Tire & Rubber Company is a United States based company that specializes in the design, manufacture, marketing and sales of replacementautomobiles and truck tires, and subsidiaries that specialize in medium truck, motorcycle and racing tires...
tyres. - Bold signifies pole position, italics signifies fastest lap.
- Championship points were awarded on a 10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first eight finishers at each event. If two or more drivers had the same number of points (including 0 points), their positions in the Championship was fixed according to the quality of their places. Under this system one first place was better than any number of second places, one second place was better than any number of third places and so on.
Teams Championship
Points for the 2003 FIA Formula 300 Internation Championship for Teams were awarded on a 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first eight places at each event. Results from both team cars were taken into account.| Position | Team | SAN | ESP | AUT | MON | NUR | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | ITA | Total |
| 1 | United Kingdom Arden International Ltd Arden International Arden International is an GP2 Series team, created by Christian Horner.Initially created to raise up Horner's career, and then reliant on sponsorship from Viktor Maslov, the team began to get good results and was the best team of Formula 3000 in its last years, showing new talents to motorsport... |
10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 95 |
| 2 | Austria Red Bull Junior Team F3000 Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems, commonly referred to simply as Coloni, is an Italian motor racing team and former Formula One racing car constructor. While it has been successful in Formula Three and Formula 3000, the team was one of the least successful in Formula One history... |
13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 75 |
| 3 | Italy Durango Formula Durango (racing team) Durango Automotive SRL is an auto racing team founded in 1980 by Ivone Pinton and Enrico Magro and based in Italy, which currently races in the Auto GP series with Carlos Iaconelli... |
2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 55 |
| 4 | Italy Coloni Motorsport Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems, commonly referred to simply as Coloni, is an Italian motor racing team and former Formula One racing car constructor. While it has been successful in Formula Three and Formula 3000, the team was one of the least successful in Formula One history... |
6 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 49 |
| 5 | United Kingdom Super Nova Racing Ltd Super Nova Racing Super Nova Racing is a British racing team that has competed in Formula 3000/GP2 and the A1 Grand Prix series. Super Nova first entered racing in 1991... |
4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 35 |
| 6 | Czech Republic Superfund Team – ISR - Charouz ISR Racing ISR Racing is a racing team from Czech Republic, created in 1993 by Igor Salaquarda. The team is currently competing in International Formula Master and also in Sports car racing.- History :... |
3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 33 |
| 7 | Belgium Team Astromega Team Astromega Team Astromega is a racing team from Belgium, headquartered in Heist-op-den-Berg and created in 1995 by Mikke Van Hool. The team is currently competing in A1 Grand Prix and Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium.-History:... |
0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 23 |
| 8 | Denmark Den Bla Avis Super Nova Racing Super Nova Racing is a British racing team that has competed in Formula 3000/GP2 and the A1 Grand Prix series. Super Nova first entered racing in 1991... |
0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| 9 | Spain BCN F3000 BCN Competicion Ocean Racing Technology is a racing team that takes part in both the GP2 Main Series and the GP2 Asia Series Championships. The team, owned by Tiago Monteiro and José Guedes, was formed at the end of the 2008 season after being purchased from BCN, a team which never enjoyed much success in GP2... |
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | United Kingdom Brand Motorsports |
0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Complete Overview
| first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
| second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R16=retired, but classified R=retired NS=did not start NT=no time set in qualifying 13E=grid position, but started from the end of the grid
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| 1 | Björn Wirdheim Björn Wirdheim Björn Karl Michael Wirdheim is an auto racing driver. Wirdheim is the son of Örnulf Wirdheim, a Swedish racing driver. He began racing karts, competing in his first race, at the age of 10... |
Arden International Arden International Arden International is an GP2 Series team, created by Christian Horner.Initially created to raise up Horner's career, and then reliant on sponsorship from Viktor Maslov, the team began to get good results and was the best team of Formula 3000 in its last years, showing new talents to motorsport... |
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| 2 | Ricardo Sperafico Ricardo Sperafico Ricardo Sperafico is a Brazilian racing driver.-Career:He resides in a family of racers, twin brother of Rodrigo, and with two cousins, Alexandre and the late Rafael. He began his career in Europe and won the Italian Formula 3000 series in 2000, before moving to International F3000 competition... |
Coloni Motorsport Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems, commonly referred to simply as Coloni, is an Italian motor racing team and former Formula One racing car constructor. While it has been successful in Formula Three and Formula 3000, the team was one of the least successful in Formula One history... |
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| 3 | Giorgio Pantano Giorgio Pantano Giorgio Pantano is an Italian racing driver who drove for the Jordan Formula One team for much of the 2004 season before being replaced by Timo Glock... |
Durango Formula Durango (racing team) Durango Automotive SRL is an auto racing team founded in 1980 by Ivone Pinton and Enrico Magro and based in Italy, which currently races in the Auto GP series with Carlos Iaconelli... |
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| 4 | Vitantonio Liuzzi Vitantonio Liuzzi Vitantonio "Tonio" Liuzzi is an Italian race driver who is currently racing in Formula One for the HRT F1 Team. He has homes in Lugano, Switzerland and Pescara, Italy.-Karting:... |
Red Bull Junior Team Red Bull Junior Team The Red Bull Junior Team is a program run by the energy drink company Red Bull GmbH in an attempt to identify potential future racing stars in open wheel racing. The similar Red Bull Driver Search, now ended, was an American spinoff of the same idea... |
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| 5 | Patrick Friesacher Patrick Friesacher Patrick Friesacher is an Austrian racing driver who drove for the Minardi Formula One team during the first half of the 2005 season.-Early career:... |
Red Bull Junior Team Red Bull Junior Team The Red Bull Junior Team is a program run by the energy drink company Red Bull GmbH in an attempt to identify potential future racing stars in open wheel racing. The similar Red Bull Driver Search, now ended, was an American spinoff of the same idea... |
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| 6 | Enrico Toccacelo Enrico Toccacelo Enrico Toccacelo is an Italian auto racer with karting, GT and Formula 3000 experience. He won a pair of F3000 events and briefly led Vitantonio Liuzzi in the 2004 championship before Liuzzi went on to win the next three races. He finished runner-up, but, unable to land a Formula One seat, raced... |
Super Nova Racing Super Nova Racing Super Nova Racing is a British racing team that has competed in Formula 3000/GP2 and the A1 Grand Prix series. Super Nova first entered racing in 1991... |
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| 7 | Nicolas Kiesa Nicolas Kiesa Nicolas Kiesa is a racing driver from Denmark. He participated in five Formula One Grands Prix in the 2003 season... |
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| Super Nova Racing Super Nova Racing Super Nova Racing is a British racing team that has competed in Formula 3000/GP2 and the A1 Grand Prix series. Super Nova first entered racing in 1991... |
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| Jaroslav Janiš Jaroslav Janiš Jaroslav "Jarek" Janiš is an auto racing driver born on 8 July 1983 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia. In 2006 he is racing in the FIA GT Championship. He has taken 3 pole positions Brno, Dijon and the Hungaroring but only a single victory, teamed with Sascha Bert and occasionally former Formula One... |
Superfund Superfund Superfund is the common name for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 , a United States federal law designed to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances... ISR Racing ISR Racing ISR Racing is a racing team from Czech Republic, created in 1993 by Igor Salaquarda. The team is currently competing in International Formula Master and also in Sports car racing.- History :... |
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| 9 | Townsend Bell Townsend Bell Townsend Bell is a motor racing driver. He is married to actress Heather Campbell.He won the last Indy Lights championship in 2001 and was given two starts in a Champ Car in a joint effort between Patrick Racing and Dale Coyne Racing as a test for a full-time seat in 2002. He earned Roberto... |
Arden International Arden International Arden International is an GP2 Series team, created by Christian Horner.Initially created to raise up Horner's career, and then reliant on sponsorship from Viktor Maslov, the team began to get good results and was the best team of Formula 3000 in its last years, showing new talents to motorsport... |
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| 10 | Raffaele Giammaria Raffaele Giammaria Raffaele Giammaria is an Italian racing car driver.He was runner-up in the Formula Renault 2000 Italy series in 2000, then progressed through German and Italian Formula Three and Italian Formula 3000 to International Formula 3000 for 2003 with the Durango team... |
Durango Formula Durango (racing team) Durango Automotive SRL is an auto racing team founded in 1980 by Ivone Pinton and Enrico Magro and based in Italy, which currently races in the Auto GP series with Carlos Iaconelli... |
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| Tony Schmidt Tony Schmidt Tony Schmidt is a German racing driver.-Formula Three:Schmidt competed in German Formula Three from 1999 to 2001, establishing himself as a midfield runner... |
Team Astromega Team Astromega Team Astromega is a racing team from Belgium, headquartered in Heist-op-den-Berg and created in 1995 by Mikke Van Hool. The team is currently competing in A1 Grand Prix and Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium.-History:... |
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| 12 | Yannick Schroeder Yannick Schroeder Yannick Schroeder is a French racing car driver.Schroeder competed in French Formula Three in 1999 and 2000, finishing tenth and ninth in the championships in these respective years... |
Superfund Superfund Superfund is the common name for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 , a United States federal law designed to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances... ISR Racing ISR Racing ISR Racing is a racing team from Czech Republic, created in 1993 by Igor Salaquarda. The team is currently competing in International Formula Master and also in Sports car racing.- History :... |
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| 13 | Jeffrey van Hooydonk Jeffrey van Hooydonk Jeffrey van Hooydonk is a Belgian racing car driver.A native of Antwerp, Van Hooydonk began racing karts in 1990 and graduated to open-wheel racing five years later. For the next three seasons, he was successful in Formula Renault, winning the European Formula Super Renault championship in 1997... |
Team Astromega Team Astromega Team Astromega is a racing team from Belgium, headquartered in Heist-op-den-Berg and created in 1995 by Mikke Van Hool. The team is currently competing in A1 Grand Prix and Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium.-History:... |
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| 14 | Zsolt Baumgartner Zsolt Baumgartner Zsolt Baumgartner is a former Formula One racing driver who raced for the Jordan and Minardi teams. He was the first Hungarian driver in Formula One.-Career:... |
Coloni Motorsport Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems, commonly referred to simply as Coloni, is an Italian motor racing team and former Formula One racing car constructor. While it has been successful in Formula Three and Formula 3000, the team was one of the least successful in Formula One history... |
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| 15 | Rob Nguyen Rob Nguyen Rob Nguyen is an Australian racing car driver of Vietnamese descent who competed in the 2002 and part of the 2003 International Formula 3000 seasons before running out of money... |
Team BCN F3000 BCN Competicion Ocean Racing Technology is a racing team that takes part in both the GP2 Main Series and the GP2 Asia Series Championships. The team, owned by Tiago Monteiro and José Guedes, was formed at the end of the 2008 season after being purchased from BCN, a team which never enjoyed much success in GP2... |
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| 16 | Derek Hill Derek Hill (driver) Derek John Hill is an American racing driver. He is the son of Formula One World Champion Phil Hill.-Early career:... |
Super Nova Racing Super Nova Racing Super Nova Racing is a British racing team that has competed in Formula 3000/GP2 and the A1 Grand Prix series. Super Nova first entered racing in 1991... |
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| 17 | Philip Giebler Philip Giebler Philip Giebler is an American race car driver.Giebler was considered a top American prospect with an opportunity to race in Formula One early in his career. Following years in various Formula Three ranks, Giebler ran in Formula 3000 in 2003 half the season putting up a number of good results... |
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| - | Alessandro Piccolo Alessandro Piccolo -Formula Renault:Piccolo finished fourth in the 2003 Formula Renault 2000 Italy championship, with 131 points.-Euro F3000:Piccolo competed in the Euro Formula 3000 championship in both 2001 and 2002, establishing himself as a frontrunner with one win, two pole positions and five podium finishes... |
Team BCN F3000 BCN Competicion Ocean Racing Technology is a racing team that takes part in both the GP2 Main Series and the GP2 Asia Series Championships. The team, owned by Tiago Monteiro and José Guedes, was formed at the end of the 2008 season after being purchased from BCN, a team which never enjoyed much success in GP2... |
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| - | Bernhard Auinger Bernhard Auinger Bernhard Auinger is a race car driver. In 2003 he drove two races of the Formula 3000 season for Red Bull, having previously competed in Italian Formula Three and German Formula Three . He was the 2000 German Formula König champion... |
Red Bull Junior Team Red Bull Junior Team The Red Bull Junior Team is a program run by the energy drink company Red Bull GmbH in an attempt to identify potential future racing stars in open wheel racing. The similar Red Bull Driver Search, now ended, was an American spinoff of the same idea... |
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| - | Christian Montanari Christian Montanari Christian Montanari is a racing car driver from San Marino.He started racing in Formula Renault 2.0 in 2002, finishing 6th in the Italian championship and moving up to Italian F3 for 2003... |
Coloni Motorsport Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems, commonly referred to simply as Coloni, is an Italian motor racing team and former Formula One racing car constructor. While it has been successful in Formula Three and Formula 3000, the team was one of the least successful in Formula One history... |
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| - | Will Langhorne Will Langhorne Will Langhorne , is a race car driver sponsored by Porsche. He is also a former driver in the Indy Racing League. After coming up through karting and the Skip Barber Racing Schools, he drove in the Barber Dodge Pro Series from 1997 to 1999 and Toyota Atlantic in 1999 and 2000... |
Team BCN F3000 BCN Competicion Ocean Racing Technology is a racing team that takes part in both the GP2 Main Series and the GP2 Asia Series Championships. The team, owned by Tiago Monteiro and José Guedes, was formed at the end of the 2008 season after being purchased from BCN, a team which never enjoyed much success in GP2... |
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| - | Ferdinando Monfardini Ferdinando Monfardini Ferdinando Monfardini is an Italian race car driver. He raced in the 2005 and 2006 GP2 Series seasons, having previously raced in the Formula 3000 series which it replaced.-Career:... |
Team BCN F3000 BCN Competicion Ocean Racing Technology is a racing team that takes part in both the GP2 Main Series and the GP2 Asia Series Championships. The team, owned by Tiago Monteiro and José Guedes, was formed at the end of the 2008 season after being purchased from BCN, a team which never enjoyed much success in GP2... |
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| - | Giovanni Berton | Team BCN F3000 BCN Competicion Ocean Racing Technology is a racing team that takes part in both the GP2 Main Series and the GP2 Asia Series Championships. The team, owned by Tiago Monteiro and José Guedes, was formed at the end of the 2008 season after being purchased from BCN, a team which never enjoyed much success in GP2... |
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| - | Sam Hancock Sam Hancock Sam Hancock is a British racing driver. He has competed in such series as Porsche Supercup, Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain and International Formula 3000. He won the LMP2 class of the Le Mans Series in 2004 with Swiss driver Alexander Frei.-24 Hours of Le Mans results:-External links:* *... |
Super Nova Racing Super Nova Racing Super Nova Racing is a British racing team that has competed in Formula 3000/GP2 and the A1 Grand Prix series. Super Nova first entered racing in 1991... |
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| - | Nicolas Minassian Nicolas Minassian Nicolas Minassian is a French race driver of Armenian descent.After spending finishing 2nd place in the 1993 Formula Renault Eurocup, he graduated to the French Formula Three Championship where he finished runner-up to countryman Laurent Redon at his second attempt in 1995... |
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| - | Michael Keohane Michael Keohane -Europa Cup:Keohane competed in the British Europa Cup in 1999, taking fourth place in the championship.-Formula Three:Keohane raced in the National Class of the British Formula Three Championship in 2001, finishing third in the class with five wins... |
Team Astromega Team Astromega Team Astromega is a racing team from Belgium, headquartered in Heist-op-den-Berg and created in 1995 by Mikke Van Hool. The team is currently competing in A1 Grand Prix and Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium.-History:... |
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| - | Valerio Scassellati Valerio Scassellati -Euro F3000:Scassellati competed in the Euro Formula 3000 championship in both 2001 and 2002, starting fourteen races and scoring one point overall.-Formula 3000:... |
Team BCN F3000 BCN Competicion Ocean Racing Technology is a racing team that takes part in both the GP2 Main Series and the GP2 Asia Series Championships. The team, owned by Tiago Monteiro and José Guedes, was formed at the end of the 2008 season after being purchased from BCN, a team which never enjoyed much success in GP2... |
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| - | Gary Paffett Gary Paffett Gary Paffett is a British racing driver in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. He is also a test driver for the McLaren Formula One team. Paffett progressed through the ranks of karting and junior formulae in the United Kingdom, winning the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award in 1999... |
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| - | Marc Hynes Marc Hynes Marc Hynes is a British racing driver.He won the 1999 British Formula Three Championship and raced for the WRT team in Formula 3000. He has also tested for the Formula One team British American Racing.... |
Team BCN F3000 BCN Competicion Ocean Racing Technology is a racing team that takes part in both the GP2 Main Series and the GP2 Asia Series Championships. The team, owned by Tiago Monteiro and José Guedes, was formed at the end of the 2008 season after being purchased from BCN, a team which never enjoyed much success in GP2... |
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| - | Robbie Kerr Robbie Kerr Robert "Robbie" Kerr is a British race car driver from England.-Early career:In 2002 he became the British Formula Three Champion for Alan Docking Racing with 306 points ahead of Australian racing driver James Courtney.Following an abortive attempt at International Formula 3000 in 2003, Kerr did... |
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