Bologna Motorshow F3000 Sprint, December 10th 2001
["Trofeo Indoor F3000"; for Euro 3000 teams]
Thomas Biagi won the indoor Euro 3000 sprint event this year, having joined Fortec Italia Motorsport, the team run by ex-F3000 champ Vincenzo Sospiri. Biagi dominated the event, consistently setting the fastest times from his first practice laps in the morning onwards. The Italian, this year's Euro 3000 series runner-up, beat team-mate Salvatore Tavano in the semi-finals. The other semi-final series of two-car sprints saw former Jaguar test driver Tomas Scheckter (ADM Motorsport, pictured) defeated by Marco Cioci (Durango). In the final for third place, Tavano was victorious against Scheckter. The first run of the final for the overall victory went to Biagi, while Cioci had a 180º spin on the slippery track during the second duel, Biagi taking the overall victory. Gabriele Lancieri (Sighinolfi Autoracing) suffered clutch failure in the morning, the team making repairs during the lunch break for the Italian to return in the quarter finals, where he was defeated by Cioci. In the qualification runs Lancieri's team-mate Luca Vacis met Formula Renault frontrunner Ronnie Quintarelli (ADM Motorsport). Vacis had the 6th best time overall and so was admitted to the quarter finals.
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Bologna Motorshow Euro 3000 sprint entries |
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No. |
Driver |
Team |
Car/Engine |
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Ronnie Quintarelli (I) |
ADM Motorsport |
Lola T96/50-Zytek |
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Tomas Scheckter (ZA) |
ADM Motorsport |
Lola T96/50-Zytek |
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Thomas Biagi (I) |
Fortec Italia Motorsport |
Lola T96/50-Zytek |
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Salvatore Tavano (I) |
Fortec Italia Motorsport |
Lola T96/50-Zytek |
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Luca Vacis (I) |
Sighinolfi Autoracing |
Lola T96/50-Zytek |
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Gabriele Lancieri (I) |
Sighinolfi Autoracing |
Lola T96/50-Zytek |
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Marco Cioci (I) |
Durango Formula |
Lola T96/50-Zytek |
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Fabrizio Del Monte (I)* |
Durango Formula |
Lola T96/50-Zytek |
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Davide Uboldi (I)* |
Uboldi Corse |
Lola T96/50-Zytek |
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Michele Spoldi (I)* |
Uboldi Corse |
Lola T96/50-Zytek |
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*We are not sure if these drivers actually competed, but they were on the entry list. |
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RESULTS |
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Practice (4 laps) |
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Best time: Lancieri, 20.42 secs |
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Qualifying races (2 races of 3 laps per pair, winner decided by best total time) |
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5 heat winners + 3 losing drivers with best times continue. |
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Quarter Finals (2 races of 3 laps per pair, winner decided by best total time) |
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Elimination races - 4 drivers eliminated according to sum of times. |
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Semi-finals (2 races of 3 laps per pair, winner decided by best total time) |
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Biagi v. Tavano (?-?), Biagi wins |
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Cioci v. Scheckter (?-?), Cioci wins |
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Finals |
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Final for 1st and 2nd (3 races of 3 laps, winner decided by most wins) |
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Biagi v. Cioci (?-?), Biagi wins. |
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Final for 3rd and 4th (2 races of 3 laps, winner decided by best total time) |
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Tavano v. Scheckter (?-?), Tavano wins. |
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Final placings |
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Pos |
Driver |
Team |
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1 |
Thomas Biagi (I) |
Fortec Italia Motorsport |
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2 |
Marco Cioci (I) |
Durango Formula |
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3 |
Salvatore Tavano (I) |
Fortec Italia Motorsport |
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4 |
Tomas Scheckter (ZA) |
ADM Motorsport |
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