1991 International Formula 3000 Championship
The 1991 Formula 3000 International Championship was the seventh season of Formula 3000 in Europe. Christian Fittipaldi won the championship after ten rounds.
Technical changes
A major technical change for 1991 was the introduction by Avon of radial-ply tyres. Compared to the previous crossply tyres, these could be more consistently manufactured, and made the cars more consistent aerodynamically, but gave the drivers less control at high slip angles.[1] Lola's T91/50 chassis was an evolution of the previous year's championship-winning T90/50, and retained a very short wheelbase of 263.0 cm (103.5 in). By comparison, the Reynard 91D had a wheelbase of 277.5 cm (109.3 in).[2] The short wheelbase of the Lola was blamed for its inability to perform on the new tyres, and the Forti Corse team switched to Reynards after three rounds. The Eddie Jordan Racing team attempted to lengthen its Lolas by adding a spacer in between the engine and gearbox, but eventually it too purchased a Reynard for Damon Hill. The Ralt name, last seen in F3000 in 1988, returned after being split off from the March Group.[3]
Season summary
Alessandro Zanardi won for the new Il Barone Rampante team at the first race at Vallelunga. Jean-Marc Gounon then took Ralt's last F3000 win at Pau. Christian Fittipaldi won at Jerez, and Zanardi won again at Mugello. Gounon won on the road at Enna, but he was controversially adjudged to have jumped the start. The race win was given to Emanuele Naspetti, who was making his first start in a Reynard after his Forti team had switched from Lolas. Naspetti then won the following three races at Hockenheim, Brands Hatch and Spa-Francorchamps. His success was blamed in part on the exotic fuel blend provided by Agip, which would be banned the following year. Fittipaldi's Pacific teammate Antonio Tamburini won on the Bugatti Circuit at Le Mans. In the finale at Nogaro, Fittipaldi beat title rival Zanardi for the race win and the championship.
Drivers and constructors
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Calendar
Final points standings
Driver
For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded.[7]
| Pos | Driver | VLL Italy |
PAU France |
JER Spain |
MUG Italy |
PER Italy |
HOC Germany |
BRH United Kingdom |
SPA Belgium |
BUG France |
NOG France |
Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil Christian Fittipaldi | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 47 | |
| 2 | Italy Alessandro Zanardi | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 42 | |
| 3 | Italy Emanuele Naspetti | 10 | 9 | DNQ | DNS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 6 | 37 | |
| 4 | Italy Antonio Tamburini | 3 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 22 | |
| 5 | Italy Marco Apicella | Ret | 4 | Ret | 2 | 2 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 18 | |
| 6 | France Jean-Marc Gounon | DNQ | 1 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 13 | |
| 7 | United Kingdom Damon Hill | 4 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| 8 | Italy Vincenzo Sospiri | Ret | DNQ | 15 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 16 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 9 | |
| 9 | France Éric Hélary | 11 | 3 | Ret | 16† | 15 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 9 | |||
| 10 | Italy Andrea Montermini | Ret | Ret | 3 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 8 | |
| 11 | Italy Giuseppe Bugatti | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | 7 | 6 | |
| 12 | Austria Karl Wendlinger | 5 | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | 6 | ||||||
| 13 | Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi | 12 | 5 | DNQ | 8 | Ret | 13† | 8 | 6 | DNS | 4 | 6 | |
| 14 | Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Ret | Ret | 12 | 6 | 5 | DNQ | 12 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 5 | |
| 15 | France Laurent Aïello | Ret | DNS | 7 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 9 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 4 | |
| 16 | United Kingdom Allan McNish | DNQ | 13 | DNQ | 5 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 8 | 2 | |
| 17 | France Philippe Gache | DNQ | 12 | 10 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 11 | 9 | 5 | Ret | 2 | |
| 18 | Switzerland Alain Menu | 6 | 6 | 18 | 12 | Ret | DNS | 2 | |||||
| 19 | Argentina Gabriel Furlán | 9 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 1 | |
| 20 | Australia David Brabham | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
| 21 | United Kingdom Paul Stewart | Ret | DNQ | 16 | DNQ | 12 | Ret | 7 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 0 | |
| 22 | Italy Giovanna Amati | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 14† | Ret | 9 | 19 | DNQ | 7 | Ret | 0 | |
| 23 | Italy Roberto Colciago | 8 | 11 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 18 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 0 | |
| 24 | Germany Michael Bartels | DNQ | 8 | Ret | 15 | 0 | |||||||
| 25 | Switzerland Andrea Chiesa | Ret | Ret | 9 | DNQ | Ret | 10 | 14 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 26 | Italy Paolo Delle Piane | Ret | DNQ | 17 | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 15 | 9 | Ret | 0 | |
| 27 | France David Velay | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Germany Peter Zakowski | DNQ | Ret | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
| 29 | United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott | DNQ | 11 | 0 | |||||||||
| 30 | France Paul Belmondo | 14 | Ret | 14 | 13 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 12 | Ret | Ret | 0 | |
| 31 | Italy Giovanni Lavaggi | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | 0 | |
| 32 | Italy Fabiano Vandone | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | ||
| 33 | Italy Giovanni Bonanno | Ret | 13 | Ret | DNQ | Ret | 17 | Ret | DNQ | 0 | |||
| 34 | Italy Vittorio Zoboli | Ret | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 13 | Ret | 0 | |||
| 35 | Italy Fabrizio Barbazza | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 36 | Italy Felice Tedeschi | 15 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |||
| France Emmanuel Collard | Ret | Ret | |||||||||||
| Switzerland Jean-Denis Délétraz | DNS | DNQ | Ret | ||||||||||
| Italy Massimo Monti | DNQ | Ret | |||||||||||
| United Kingdom Dave Coyne | Ret | ||||||||||||
| Italy Max Angelelli | Ret | ||||||||||||
| Mexico Fernando Plata | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||
| Belgium Thierry Delubac | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||
| Australia Simon Kane | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||
| Belgium Pascal Witmeur | DNQ | ||||||||||||
| Sources:[8][9][10] | |||||||||||||
Complete Overview
| first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
| second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R16=retired, but classified R=retired NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify
References
- ↑ L'annee Formule 3000 1992. Drapeau a Damier.
- ↑ L'annee Formule 3000 1991. Drapeau a Damier.
- ↑ "The March Story". marchives.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
- ↑ "FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship - 1991: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ↑ "F3000 International Championship Entry List 1991". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ↑ "F3000 International Championship Results 1991". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ↑ "FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship - Season 1991: Points standings". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ↑ "F3000 International Championship Standings 1991". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ↑ "FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship - Season 1991: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ↑ "1991 FIA International F3000 Championship". Motor Sport. Retrieved 30 December 2023.