Euroseries 3000, Bologna Motorshow (I), December 7th 2007

Pierre Ragues (Auto Sport Racing)

International Formula Master driver Pierre Ragues (above) caused a surprise by winning the Bomb Boogie F3000 event at the 2007 Bologna Motorshow. Ragues, driving for Auto Sport Racing, beat fellow Frenchman Nicolas Prost (son of Alain) in the final. Ragues won the first race of the final, while in the second he set exactly the same time as Prost's Elk Motorsport car. Third went to Marcello Puglisi (Minardi Team by GP Racing), beating Francesco Dracone (2G Racing) in both races of the 3rd and 4th place final.

Bologna Motorshow Euroseries 3000 entries
No. Driver Team Car/Engine
3 Fabio Onidi (I) Minardi Team by GP Racing Lola B2/50-Zytek
4 Marcello Puglisi (I) Minardi Team by GP Racing Lola B2/50-Zytek
7 Omar Leal (COL) Engineering Durango Lola B2/50-Zytek
10 Johnny Cecotto Jr (VEN) Traini Corse Lola B2/50-Zytek
11 Pierre Ragues (F) Auto Sport Racing Lola B2/50-Zytek
14 Fabio Beretta (BR) Elk Motorsport/Rossi J.* Lola B2/50-Zytek
15 Nicolas Prost (F) Elk Motorsport Lola B2/50-Zytek
18 Francesco Dracone (I) 2G Racing Lola B2/50-Zytek
19 Vito Popolizio (I) 2G Racing Lola B2/50-Zytek
21 Valentino Sebastiani (I) It Loox Racing Lola B2/50-Zytek
Luiz Razia (BR) was on original entry list in #14 Elk Motorsport car
*Entrant of #14 Elk Motorsport car listed as Rossi J. on motorshow website results

 

RESULTS
Timed Practice
Best time: Ragues, 21.73 secs
See the full results
Qualifying races (slowest two by total time will not qualify)
Ragues v. Beretta (2-0); Ragues wins, Beretta fails to qualify
Popolizio v. Sebastiani (1-1); Popolizio wins, Sebastiani fails to qualify
Leal v. Cecotto (2-0); Leal wins, Cecotto qualifies
Prost v. Dracone (1-1); Prost wins, Dracone qualifies
Onidi v. Puglisi (2-0); Onidi wins, Puglisi qualifies
See the full results
Quarter Finals
Ragues v. Cecotto (1-1); Ragues wins, Cecotto eliminated
Puglisi v. Leal (2-0); Puglisi wins, Leal eliminated
Popolozio v. Dracone (1-1); Dracone wins, Popolizio eliminated
Prost v. Onidi (1-1); Prost wins, Onidi eliminated
See the full results
Semi-finals
Ragues v. Puglisi (1-1); Ragues wins
Prost v. Dracone (2-0); Prost wins
See the full results
Finals
Final for 1st and 2nd (winner decided by total time)
Ragues v. Prost (Ragues win + draw in race 2); Ragues wins
See the full results
Final for 3rd and 4th (winner decided by total time)
Puglisi v. Dracone (2-0); Puglisi wins
See the full results

 

Final placings
Pos Driver Team
1 Pierre Ragues (F) Auto Sport Racing
2 Nicolas Prost (F) Elk Motorsport
3 Marcello Puglisi (I) Minardi Team by GP Racing
4 Francesco Dracone (I) 2G Racing
Elim Fabio Onidi (I) Minardi Team by GP Racing
Elim Johnny Cecotto Jr (VEN) Traini Corse
Elim Omar Leal (COL) Engineering Durango
Elim Vito Popolizio (I) 2G Racing
DNQ Valentino Sebastiani (I) It Loox Racing
DNQ Fabio Beretta (BR) Elk Motorsport/Rossi J.*

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