1993 International Formula 3000 Championship

The 1993 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship was a motor racing series for Formula 3000 cars.[1] Contested over nine races, it was the ninth FIA Formula 3000 International Championship.

French driver, Olivier Panis won the championship driving a Reynard 93D for the French DAMS team.

Technical changes

The 1993 Championship was the first to feature only one make of chassis, although the rules were still open to multiple manufacturers. Ralt had already ceased involvement in F3000 in 1992. After two poor seasons, Lola had no European customers after their two French teams, DAMS and Apomatox, switched to Reynards. Lolas would continue to have success in Japan, and would return to Europe in 1994.

In 1992, the manufacturers had agreed to a two-year cycle for chassis development for the first time, with the intention of reducing costs.[2] Several teams, including the previous champions Crypton, kept their Reynard 92D cars. The new 93D featured a manual sequential gearbox, as opposed to the H-pattern found on the previous car, along with aerodynamic and suspension improvements.

Cosworth introduced a new low-crank engine, the AC, to compete with the Judd KV. Several teams retained the old DFV, which would score its last major victory at Pau. For the first time since 1988, there were no Mugen Honda engines in Europe.

Season summary

Olivier Beretta joined the Forti Corse team for 1993, and won the opening round at Donington Park. Reigning British Formula 3 Champion Gil de Ferran then won at Silverstone. The Pau Grand Prix was marked by the usual first-lap crash at the Lyceé hairpin, followed by another on the pit straight as several drivers were unable to see the red flags. Pedro Lamy won the restarted race, giving the DFV its last major victory.

Enna produced the usual crashes, as well as a fine battle for the lead between Lamy and eventual winner David Coulthard. Frenchman Olivier Panis then won both German rounds and at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium.

A rain shower caused havoc at Magny-Cours. Panis lost the lead due to a stuck wheel nut when he pitted for rain tires. His DAMS teammate Franck Lagorce picked up the win.

Going into the final round at Nogaro, Panis led Lamy by a single point. Coulthard also had an outside chance at the title, but he retired after only a few corners. Later on the opening lap, Panis was taken out by Vincenzo Sospiri, and had to be restrained from attacking the Italian in the pitlane. Shortly thereafter, though, Lamy came into the pits with damaged rear suspension. His team would repair it, but he lost several laps. With all three contenders eliminated in the opening laps, Panis celebrated from the pit wall as his teammate Lagorce won from the two Apomatox cars of Boullion and Collard.

Drivers and teams

Olivier Panis (pictured in 2002) won the championship driving for DAMS.
Pedro Lamy (pictured in 2011) placed second driving for Crypton Engineering.
David Coulthard placed third driving for Pacific Racing.

The following drivers and teams competed in the championship.

Team Chassis Engine No. Driver Rounds
Italy Crypton Engineering Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth DFV 1 Portugal Pedro Lamy All
2 Italy Guido Knycz 1-7
France Nicolas Leboisettier 8-9
Italy Forti Corse Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth DFV 3 Monaco Olivier Beretta All
4 Brazil Pedro Diniz All
Italy Il Barone Rampante Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth AC 5 France Éric Angelvy 1-5
6 Netherlands Jan Lammers 1-6
Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth DFV 7 Italy Vittorio Zoboli 1-4
United Kingdom Pacific Racing Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth AC 8 United Kingdom David Coulthard All
9 Germany Michael Bartels 1-7
United Kingdom Phil Andrews 8-9
France Apomatox Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth DFV 10 France Emmanuel Collard All
11 France Jean-Christophe Boullion All
France DAMS Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth AC 14 France Olivier Panis All
15 France Franck Lagorce All
United Kingdom Paul Stewart Racing Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth AC 16 United Kingdom Paul Stewart All
17 Brazil Gil de Ferran All
Netherlands Vortex Motorsport Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth AC 20 Italy Massimiliano Papis All
21 Italy Paolo Delle Piane All
United Kingdom CoBRa Motorsports Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth DFV 22 Italy Andrea Gilardi 3-6
United Kingdom Apache Racing Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth DFV 22 United Kingdom Dominic Chappell 8-9
United Kingdom East Essex Racing Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth DFV 25 United Kingdom Mark Albon 1
Italy Durango Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth DFV 25 Italy Domenico Gitto 4-5
Italy Severino Nardozzi 6-9
France European Technique Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth DFV 26 France Giuseppe Bugatti 3-7
Brazil Constantino de Oliveira Jr. 8-9
27 United Kingdom Phil Andrews 8-9
Japan TOM'S Racing Team Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth DFV 30 Japan Hideki Noda 1-3, 4-9
Italy Mythos Racing Reynard 93D Judd KV 31 Italy Giampiero Simoni All
32 Italy Vincenzo Sospiri All
United Kingdom Nordic Racing Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth AC 33 Italy Alessandro Zampedri All
United Kingdom Omegaland Reynard 92D Judd KV 35 France Yvan Muller All
36 France Jérôme Policand All
United Kingdom PTM 3000 Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth AC 38 Brazil Constantino de Oliveira Jr. 1-7
Reynard 92D Judd KV 39 United Kingdom Phil Andrews 1
United Kingdom Tom Walkinshaw Racing Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth AC 39 Spain Jordi Gené 4-9
Germany Mönninghoff Racing Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth DFV 40 Italy Antonio Tamburini 1-3
41 Germany Klaus Panchyrz 1-2
United Kingdom Automotive Consultancy Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth DFV 42 South Africa Hilton Cowie 1-2
Italy Enrico Bertaggia 3-9

Calendar

The championship was contested over nine races.[3]

RoundEvent[4]CircuitDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedPole PositionFastest LapWinner
1 Tom Wheatcroft Cup United Kingdom Donington Park 3 May 46 4.023=185.058 km 1'03:01.35 178.15 km/h Monaco Olivier Beretta Brazil Gil de Ferran Monaco Olivier Beretta
2 BRDC International Trophy United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit 9 May 37 5.226=193.362 km 1'00:20.32 192.25 km/h Brazil Gil de Ferran United Kingdom David Coulthard Brazil Gil de Ferran
3 Grand Prix de Pau France Pau Grand Prix 30 May 72 2.78=200.16 km 1'25:55.83 138.753 km/h Portugal Pedro Lamy France Olivier Panis Portugal Pedro Lamy
4 Gran Premio del Mediterraneo Italy Autodromo di Pergusa 17 July 37 4.95=183.15 km 0'53:47.528 204.286 km/h Germany Michael Bartels United Kingdom David Coulthard United Kingdom David Coulthard
5 Hockenheim F3000 Germany Hockenheimring 24 July 26 6.815=177.19 km 0'51:01.607 208.349 km/h Portugal Pedro Lamy France Olivier Panis France Olivier Panis
6 Nürburgring F3000 Germany Nürburgring 22 August 45 4.542=204.39 km 1'26:52.13 183.394 km/h France Olivier Panis Portugal Pedro Lamy France Olivier Panis
7 Spa-Francorchamps F3000 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 29 August 29 6.974=202.246 km 1'01:57.34 195.862 km/h France Olivier Panis Portugal Pedro Lamy France Olivier Panis
8 Magy-Cours F3000 France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 3 October 47 4.25=199.750 km 1'17:20.577 154.959 km/h France Emmanuel Collard France Franck Lagorce France Franck Lagorce
9 Grand Prix de Nogaro France Circuit Paul Armagnac 10 October 55 3.636=199.980 km 1'14:44.597 160.533 km/h France Franck Lagorce France Jean-Christophe Boullion France Franck Lagorce

Points system

For every race points were awarded: 9 points for first place, 6 for second place, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place.[1] All results were taken into consideration in determining the title.[1]

Championship standings

Pos Driver DON
United Kingdom
SIL
United Kingdom
PAU
France
PER
Italy
HOC
Germany
NÜR
Germany
SPA
Belgium
MAG
France
NOG
France
Points
1 France Olivier Panis 3 6 Ret Ret 1 1 1 10† Ret 32
2 Portugal Pedro Lamy 2 DNS 1 8† 2 4 4 3 16 31
3 United Kingdom David Coulthard 13† 2 2 1 Ret 7 3 Ret Ret 25
4 France Franck Lagorce 8 4 7 11 DNS 11 10 1 1 21
5 Brazil Gil de Ferran Ret 1 Ret Ret 9† 2 2 Ret 7 21
6 Monaco Olivier Beretta 1 10 4 Ret 4 5 13 9 4 20
7 Italy Vincenzo Sospiri Ret Ret 6 2 3 6 5 5 Ret 16
8 France Jean-Christophe Boullion 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 2 2 12
9 United Kingdom Paul Stewart 5 5 3 Ret DNS Ret 6 6 Ret 10
10 Italy Massimiliano Papis 4 Ret 5 Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret 6 6
11 France Jérôme Policand 12 7 Ret 3 Ret 13 7 7† 18 4
12 France Emmanuel Collard 10 Ret Ret 9 Ret 8 8 Ret 3 4
13 Italy Alessandro Zampedri Ret DSQ DNQ Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret 10 4
14 Germany Michael Bartels Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 4
15 Netherlands Jan Lammers 9 9 10 4 7 Ret 3
16 France Nicolas Leboisettier 4 8 3
17 Italy Paolo Delle Piane Ret 8 Ret Ret 5 Ret 9 Ret Ret 2
18 France Yvan Muller Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 5 2
19 Italy Enrico Bertaggia DNQ 5 DNQ 20 Ret Ret 12 2
20 Italy Andrea Gilardi 8 6 6 14 2
21 Italy Giampiero Simoni 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 9 1
22 Brazil Pedro Diniz Ret Ret DNQ 7 Ret 16 14 11 14 0
23 Spain Jordi Gené Ret 8 10 12 Ret Ret 0
24 Brazil Constantino de Oliveira Jr. Ret Ret DNQ DNQ Ret 17 17 8† 15 0
25 Japan Hideki Noda Ret 11 9 Ret 19 15 Ret 11 0
26 Italy Guido Knycz DNQ 13 DNQ 10 Ret 18 16 0
27 Italy Antonio Tamburini 11 Ret Ret 0
28 Italy Vittorio Zoboli Ret 12 DNQ Ret 0
29 United Kingdom Dominic Chappell 12 Ret 0
30 Italy Domenico Gitto 12 DNQ 0
31 United Kingdom Phil Andrews 14 Ret 13 0
32 Italy Severino Nardozzi DNQ 18 Ret 17 0
Germany Klaus Panchyrz DNQ NC
Italy Giuseppe Bugatti Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret
France Éric Angelvy Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret
United Kingdom Mark Albon Ret
South Africa Hilton Cowie DNQ DNQ

Complete Overview

first column of every race10= grid position
second column of every race10= race result

R10=retired, but classified NC=not classified R=retired NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify DIS(6)=disqualified after finishing in sixth place

PlaceNameTeamChassisEngine DON
United Kingdom
SIL
United Kingdom
PAU
France
PER
Italy
HOC
Germany
NÜR
Germany
SPA
Belgium
MAG
France
NOG
France
1France Olivier PanisDAMSReynardFord Cosworth53562R23R2111112R102R
2Portugal Pedro LamyCrypton EngineeringReynardFord Cosworth426NS114R8122424831216
3United Kingdom David CoulthardPacific RacingReynardFord Cosworth13R139262215R67337R8R
4Brazil Gil de FerranPaul Stewart RacingReynardFord Cosworth2R1111R18R6R932424R107
France Franck LagorceDAMSReynardFord Cosworth8812437201116NS151112106111
6Monaco Olivier BerettaForti CorseReynardFord Cosworth114101543R4475111311964
7Italy Vincenzo SospiriMythos RacingReynardJudd7R11R467283106551855R
8France Jean-Christophe BoullionApomatoxReynardFord Cosworth9710R17R6R19R12914R3232
9United Kingdom Paul StewartPaul Stewart RacingReynardFord Cosworth2535835R20NS9R865614R
10Italy Massimiliano PapisVortexReynardFord Cosworth10418R12515R22R81517R12R96
11Germany Michael BartelsPacific RacingReynardFord Cosworth18R237R1R7R16R7R----
France Jérôme PolicandOmegalandReynardJudd23127718R11321R201310724R71518
Italy Alessandro ZampedriNordic RacingReynardFord Cosworth12R8DIS(6)27NQ12R15R1436R10R1110
France Emmanuel CollardApomatoxReynardFord Cosworth141019R20R8912R2181581R43
15Netherlands Jan LammersIl Barone RampanteReynardFord Cosworth1591591010224974R------
France Nicolas LeboisettierCrypton EngineeringReynardFord Cosworth--------------204178
17Italy Enrico BertaggiaACE RacingReynardFord Cosworth----23NQ26527NQ262024R21R2312
Italy Paolo Delle PianeVortexReynardFord Cosworth17R17813R13R11511R16914R16R
Italy Andrea GilardiCoBRa MotorsportsReynardFord Cosworth----1982462562414------
France Yvan MullerOmegalandReynardJudd16R20R21R17R17R13R181115R135
21Italy Giampiero SimoniMythos RacingReynardJudd6613R9R10R3R17129R9R79
-Brazil Pedro DinizForti CorseReynardFord Cosworth20R14R26NQ21726R1916231422112114
-Spain Jordi GenéTWR 3000ReynardFord Cosworth------9R13R81810191213R19R
-Brazil Constantino, Jr.PTM 3000ReynardFord Cosworth24R16R24NQ27NQ14R22172017
European TechniqueReynardFord Cosworth1681815
-Japan Hideki NodaTOM'sReynardFord Cosworth11R2111229--18R2519211519R2211
-Italy Guido KnyczCrypton EngineeringReynardFord Cosworth27NQ261328NQ161024R23182216----
-Italy Antonio TamburiniMönnighoff RacingReynardFord Cosworth191124R16R------------
-Italy Vittorio ZoboliIl Barone RampanteReynardFord Cosworth25R231225NQ19R----------
-United Kingdom Dominic ChappellApache RacingReynardFord Cosworth--------------231224R
-Italy Domenico GittoDurangoReynardFord Cosworth------251228NQ--------
-United Kingdom Phil AndrewsPTM 3000ReynardJudd2614------------
European TechniqueReynardFord Cosworth17R2013
-Italy Severino NardozziDurangoReynardFord Cosworth----------27NQ251825R2517
-Germany Klaus PanchyrzMönnighoff RacingReynardFord Cosworth29NQ25NC--------------
-Italy Giuseppe BugattiEuropean TechniqueReynardFord Cosworth----14R14R10R5R13R----
-France Éric AngelvyIl Barone RampanteReynardFord Cosworth22R22R5R28NQ23R--------
-United Kingdom Mark AlbonEast Essex RacingReynardFord Cosworth21R----------------
-South Africa Hilton CowieAutomotive ConsultancyReynardFord Cosworth28NQ27NQ--------------

References

  1. 1993 Formula 3000 International Championship, 1993 FIA Yearbook of Automobile Sport, yellow section, pages 83 to 85
  2. L'annee Formule 3000 1992. Drapeau a Damier.
  3. Automobile Year 1993/94, pages 256 & 257
  4. Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide To International Motor Racing, 1995, pages 244-245
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