Auto GP, sometimes referred to as the Auto GP World Series and formerly known as both Euro Formula 3000 and the Euroseries 3000, was 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 PrixLola B05/52 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 offered 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. The 2015 season was "archived" midway through the season and midway through the 2016 season the series merged with the BOSS GP series.
^"Kumho Tyres and double compound for 2012". Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
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^Freeman, Glenn, ed. (2009-10-29). "Pit & Paddock: Euroseries 3000; Euro 3000 revamped for 2010". Autosport. Vol. 198, no. 5. p. 29.
^"Auto GP tweaks race 2 points system for 2012 season". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
^. Auto GP World Series. Auto GP Organisation. 29 February 2012. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
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Auto GP sometimes referred to as the Auto GP World Series and formerly known as both Euro Formula 3000 and the Euroseries 3000 was a European formula racing series Auto GPCategorySingle seatersRegionEuropeInaugural season1999Folded2016Drivers9Teams5ConstructorsLolaEngine suppliersZytekTyre suppliersKumho Tires 1 Last Drivers championLuis Michael DorrbeckerLast Teams championTorino Squadra Corse 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 Lola B05 52 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 offered 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 The 2015 season was archived midway through the season and midway through the 2016 season the series merged with the BOSS GP series Contents 1 Results 1 1 Formula 3000 era 1 2 Auto GP 2 Scoring system 2 1 Current system 2 2 Previous points systems 3 References 4 External linksResults editFormula 3000 era edit Season Champion Second Third Team Champion Secondary Class Champion Italian Formula 3000 1999 nbsp Giorgio Vinella nbsp Werner Lupberger nbsp Marco Apicella nbsp Team Martello not awarded 2000 nbsp Ricardo Sperafico nbsp Warren Hughes nbsp Gabriele Lancieri nbsp Arden Team Russia Euro Formula 3000 2001 nbsp Felipe Massa nbsp Thomas Biagi nbsp Alex Muller nbsp Draco Junior Team not awarded 2002 nbsp Jaime Melo Jr nbsp Romain Dumas nbsp Jaroslav Janis nbsp Team Great Wall 2003 nbsp Augusto Farfus nbsp Fabrizio del Monte nbsp Gianmaria Bruni nbsp Draco Junior Team Superfund Euro Formula 3000 2004 nbsp Nicky Pastorelli nbsp Fabrizio del Monte nbsp Norbert Siedler nbsp Draco Junior Team not awarded Italian Formula 3000 2005 nbsp Luca Filippi nbsp Jaroslav Janis nbsp Giacomo Ricci nbsp FMS International L nbsp Stefano Gattuso Euroseries 3000 2006 nbsp Giacomo Ricci nbsp Marco Bonanomi nbsp Vitaly Petrov nbsp FMS International I nbsp Giacomo Ricci 2007 nbsp Davide Rigon nbsp Diego Nunes nbsp Luiz Razia nbsp Minardi by GP Racing I nbsp Davide Rigon 2008 nbsp Nicolas Prost nbsp Fabio Onidi nbsp Adam Khan nbsp Bull Racing I nbsp Omar Leal 2009 nbsp Will Bratt nbsp Marco Bonanomi nbsp Fabio Onidi nbsp FMS International I nbsp Will Bratt Auto GP edit Season Champion Second Third Team Champion Secondary Class Champion Auto GP 2010 nbsp Romain Grosjean nbsp Edoardo Piscopo nbsp Duncan Tappy nbsp DAMS U21 nbsp Adrien Tambay 2011 nbsp Kevin Ceccon nbsp Luca Filippi nbsp Sergey Afanasyev nbsp DAMS U21 nbsp Kevin Ceccon Auto GP World Series 2012 nbsp Adrian Quaife Hobbs nbsp Pal Varhaug nbsp Sergey Sirotkin nbsp Super Nova International U21 nbsp Adrian Quaife Hobbs Auto GP 2013 nbsp Vittorio Ghirelli nbsp Kimiya Sato nbsp Sergio Campana nbsp Super Nova International U21 nbsp Vittorio Ghirelli 2014 nbsp Kimiya Sato nbsp Tamas Pal Kiss nbsp Markus Pommer nbsp Super Nova International not awarded 2015 cancelled Auto GP Formula Open Championship 2016 nbsp Luis Michael Dorrbecker nbsp Mahaveer Raghunathan nbsp Christof von Grunigen nbsp Torino Squadra Corse not awardedScoring system editCurrent system edit 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 4 5 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 edit 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 1References edit Kumho Tyres and double compound for 2012 Auto GP Auto GP Organisation 3 February 2012 Archived from the original on 23 July 2012 Retrieved 3 February 2012 Euro 3000 com antigos carros do A1GP Autosport pt Archived from the original on 2012 02 17 Retrieved 2013 05 15 Freeman Glenn ed 2009 10 29 Pit amp Paddock Euroseries 3000 Euro 3000 revamped for 2010 Autosport Vol 198 no 5 p 29 Auto GP tweaks race 2 points system for 2012 season Autosport Haymarket Publications 29 February 2012 Retrieved 29 February 2012 More points awarded for Race 2 Auto GP World Series Auto GP Organisation 29 February 2012 Archived from the original on 24 February 2015 Retrieved 29 February 2012 External links editOfficial website for Euroseries 3000 F3000 history at Unofficial F3000 permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Auto GP amp oldid 1221030808, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
