International Formula 3000

International Formula 3000
CategorySingle-seaters
CountryInternational
Inaugural season1985
Folded2004
ConstructorsLola, March, Ralt, Reynard, Dallara
Engine suppliersJudd (badged as Zytek)
Tyre suppliersAvon
Last Drivers' championItaly Vitantonio Liuzzi
Last Teams' championUnited Kingdom Arden International

The Formula 3000 International Championship was a motor racing series created by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) in 1985 to become the final preparatory step for drivers hoping to enter Formula One. Formula Two had become too expensive, and was dominated by works-run cars with factory engines; the hope was that Formula 3000 would offer quicker, cheaper, more open racing. The series began as an open specification, then tyres were standardized from 1986 onwards, followed by engines and chassis in 1996. The series ran annually until 2004, and was replaced in 2005 by the GP2 Series.

The series was staged as the Formula 3000 European Championship in 1985,[1] as the Formula 3000 Intercontinental Championship in 1986[2] and 1987[3] and then as the Formula 3000 International Championship from 1988[4] to 2004.[5]

  1. ^ 1986 FIA Yearbook, Red section, page 82
  2. ^ 1987 FIA Yearbook, Red section, page 98
  3. ^ 1988 FIA Yearbook, Red section, page 97
  4. ^ Automobile Year 1988/89, pages 236-242
  5. ^ 2004 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship Classifications Retrieved from web.archive.org on 25 April 2010

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