Auto GP

Auto GP
Category Single seaters
Region Europe
Inaugural season 1999
Drivers 9
Teams 5
Constructors Lola
Engine suppliers Zytek
Tyre suppliers Kumho Tires[1]
Drivers' champion Mexico Luis Michael Dörrbecker
Teams' champion Italy Torino Squadra Corse
Official website autogp.net
Current season

Auto GP, sometimes referred to as the Auto GP World Series, and formerly known as both Euro Formula 3000 and the 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.[2]

The championship itself was 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.[3]

2015 marked the start of the Auto GP World Series working with ISRA, a company from the Netherlands who set up the 2014 FA1 Series, this partnership, however, has not lasted long with the Auto GP Organisation announcing at Round 1 (of the 2015 season) that the two companies have parted ways.

Results

Italian Formula 3000/Euro Formula 3000/Euroseries 3000

Season Series Name Champion Second Third Team Champion Secondary Class Champion
1999 Italian Formula 3000 Italy Giorgio Vinella South Africa Werner Lupberger Italy Marco Apicella Italy Team Martello not awarded
2000 Brazil Ricardo Sperafico United Kingdom Warren Hughes Italy Gabriele Lancieri United Kingdom Arden Team Russia
2001 Euro Formula 3000 Brazil Felipe Massa Italy Thomas Biagi Germany Alex Müller Italy Draco Junior Team
2002 Brazil Jaime Melo, Jr. France Romain Dumas Czech Republic Jaroslav Janiš Italy Team Great Wall
2003 Brazil Augusto Farfus Italy Fabrizio del Monte Italy Gianmaria Bruni Italy Draco Junior Team
2004 Superfund Euro Formula 3000 Netherlands Nicky Pastorelli Italy Fabrizio del Monte Austria Norbert Siedler Italy Draco Junior Team
2005 Italian Formula 3000 Italy Luca Filippi Czech Republic Jaroslav Janiš Italy Giacomo Ricci Italy FMS International L: Italy Stefano Gattuso
2006 Euroseries 3000 Italy Giacomo Ricci Italy Marco Bonanomi Russia Vitaly Petrov Italy FMS International I: Italy Giacomo Ricci
2007 Italy Davide Rigon Brazil Diego Nunes Brazil Luiz Razia Italy Minardi by GP Racing I: Italy Davide Rigon
2008 France Nicolas Prost Italy Fabio Onidi Pakistan Adam Khan Italy Bull Racing I: Colombia Omar Leal
2009 United Kingdom Will Bratt Italy Marco Bonanomi Italy Fabio Onidi Italy FMS International I: United Kingdom Will Bratt

Auto GP

Season Series Name Champion Second Third Team Champion Secondary Class Champion
2010 Auto GP France Romain Grosjean Italy Edoardo Piscopo United Kingdom Duncan Tappy France DAMS U21: France Adrien Tambay
2011 Italy Kevin Ceccon Italy Luca Filippi Russia Sergey Afanasyev France DAMS U21: Italy Kevin Ceccon
2012 Auto GP World Series United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Norway Pål Varhaug Russia Sergey Sirotkin United Kingdom Super Nova International U21: United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs
2013 Auto GP Italy Vittorio Ghirelli Japan Kimiya Sato Italy Sergio Campana United Kingdom Super Nova International U21: Italy Vittorio Ghirelli
2014 Japan Kimiya Sato Hungary Tamás Pál Kiss Germany Markus Pommer United Kingdom Super Nova International not awarded
2015 Series cancelled [4]
2016 Auto GP Formula Open Championship Mexico Luis Michael Dörrbecker TBD TBD Italy Torino Squadra Corse

Scoring system

Current system

Teams only score from their two highest placed cars. 48 points is the maximum possible haul for one driver in a race weekend.

2012 Auto GP points system[5][6]
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 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 1

Previous points systems

Previous Auto GP points systems
Years Race  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Pole Position Fastest Lap
2011 R1 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1 1
R2 18 13 10 8 6 4 2 1 1
2006–2010 R1 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1
R2 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
2005 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1
1999–2004 10 6 4 3 2 1

References

  1. ↑ "Kumho Tyres and double compound for 2012". Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  3. ↑ Freeman, Glenn (ed.) (2009-10-29). "Pit & Paddock: Euroseries 3000; Euro 3000 revamped for 2010". Autosport. Vol. 198 no. 5. p. 29.
  4. ↑ "Auto GP: Archived season 2015, the staff is working on a national series in 2016 at low cost". Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Auto GP tweaks race 2 points system for 2012 season". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "More points awarded for Race 2". Auto GP World Series. Auto GP Organisation. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.

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