1991 International Formula 3000 Championship

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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

Team Chassis Engine No. Driver Rounds
France DAMS Lola Mugen Honda 1 United Kingdom Allan McNish All
2 France Laurent Aïello All
United Kingdom GA Motorsport Ralt Ford Cosworth 3 Germany Michael Bartels 1
Italy Massimo Monti 2
4 France Thierry Delubac 1-2
Italy BFG 3000 Reynard Mugen Honda 4 Italy Giovanni Bonanno 3-9
Italy First Racing Reynard Ford Cosworth 5 Italy Giovanni Bonanno 1
Germany Michael Bartels 2-4
6 Switzerland Jean-Denis Délétraz 1-3
7 France Éric Hélary 1-4
United Kingdom Paul Stewart Racing Lola Mugen Honda 8 Italy Marco Apicella All
9 United Kingdom Paul Stewart All
Italy Forti Corse Lola Ford Cosworth 11 Italy Emanuele Naspetti 1-3
Reynard 4-10
Lola 12 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi 1-3
Reynard 4-10
United Kingdom Eddie Jordan Racing Lola Ford Cosworth 14 United Kingdom Damon Hill 1-9
Reynard 10
Lola 15 Italy Vincenzo Sospiri All
United Kingdom Roni Motorsport Ralt Ford Cosworth 16 Mexico Fernando Plata 1-5
Italy Giovanni Lavaggi 6-10
17 Australia David Brabham 1-4
United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott 5-6
France Apomatox Reynard Ford Cosworth 18 France Paul Belmondo All
19 Switzerland Andrea Chiesa 1-8
France Emmanuel Collard 9-10
Italy Crypton Engineering Reynard Ford Cosworth 20 Italy Roberto Colciago All
21 Italy Fabrizio Barbazza 1
Belgium Pascal Witmeur 8
France Philippe Gache 10
22 Italy Giovanni Lavaggi 1-5
Germany Peter Zakowski 6-8
United Kingdom CoBRa Motorsports Reynard Ford Cosworth 23 Italy Paolo Delle Piane All
24 Switzerland Alain Menu 1-6
France Éric Hélary 7-10
Austria RSM Marko Reynard Ford Cosworth 25 Austria Karl Wendlinger 3, 5-6, 8-9
France Galaxy Racing Reynard Ford Cosworth 26 France Philippe Gache 1-9
France David Velay 10
Netherlands Vortex Motorsport Lola Mugen Honda 27 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen All
United Kingdom Pacific Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 29 Italy Antonio Tamburini All
30 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi All
United Kingdom 3001 International Ralt Ford Cosworth 31 France Jean-Marc Gounon All
32 Italy Andrea Montermini All
Italy Il Barone Rampante Reynard Mugen Honda 33 Italy Alessandro Zanardi All
34 Italy Giuseppe Bugatti All
Italy Junior Team Reynard Judd 35 Italy Vittorio Zoboli 1-8
Italy Massimo Monti 9
36 Argentina Gabriel Furlán All
Italy Motor Racing Di-Wheels Leyton House Ford Cosworth 38 Italy Fabiano Vandone 1-4
Ralt 5-9
Leyton House 39 Australia Simon Kane 6-7
Italy Pavesi Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 40 Italy Felice Tedeschi 1-8
Italy Massimiliano Angelelli 9
United Kingdom GJ Motorsport Reynard Ford Cosworth 41 Italy Giovanna Amati All
42 United Kingdom Dave Coyne 7
Sources:[4][5]

Calendar

Round Circuit Date Laps Distance Time Speed Pole Position Fastest Lap Winner
1 Italy ACI Vallelunga Circuit 14 April 60 3.2=192.0 km 1'06:05.153 174.318 km/h Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Italy Alessandro Zanardi Italy Alessandro Zanardi
2 France Pau Grand Prix 19 May 73 2.76=201.48 km 1'26:31.24 137.807 km/h Italy Alessandro Zanardi Italy Andrea Montermini France Jean-Marc Gounon
3 Spain Circuito de Jerez 9 June 48 4.2179=202.459 km 1'18:15.69 155.221 km/h Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Brazil Christian Fittipaldi
4 Italy Mugello Circuit 23 June 38 5.245=199.31 km 1'03:08.380 189.399 km/h Italy Alessandro Zanardi Italy Alessandro Zanardi Italy Alessandro Zanardi
5 Italy Autodromo di Pergusa 7 July 40 4.95=198.0 km 0'59:34.254 199.426 km/h Italy Emanuele Naspetti France Jean-Marc Gounon Italy Emanuele Naspetti
6 Germany Hockenheimring 27 July 29 6.801=197.229 km 0'57:19.217 206.480 km/h Italy Andrea Montermini Italy Andrea Montermini Italy Emanuele Naspetti
7 United Kingdom Brands Hatch 18 August 48 4.1846=200.861 km 1'00:26.28 199.40 km/h Italy Alessandro Zanardi Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy Emanuele Naspetti
8 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 24 August 29 6.94=201.26 km 1'03:09.82 191.180 km/h France Laurent Aïello Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy Emanuele Naspetti
9 France Bugatti Circuit 22 September 45 4.426=199.170 km 1'24:09.87 142.114 km/h Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Italy Antonio Tamburini Italy Antonio Tamburini
10 France Circuit Paul Armagnac 6 October 55 3.636=199.980 km 1'14:26.15 161.196 km/h Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Italy Alessandro Zanardi Brazil Christian Fittipaldi
Source:[6]

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

Place Name Team Chassis Engine VLL
Italy
PAU
France
JER
Spain
MUG
Italy
PER
Italy
HOC
Germany
BRH
United Kingdom
SPA
Belgium
BUG
France
NOG
France
1 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Pacific Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 1 2 4 2 1 1 4 3 7 R 9 4 6 3 6 R 1 2 1 1
2 Italy Alessandro Zanardi Il Barone Rampante Reynard Mugen Honda 2 1 1 R 2 2 1 1 2 R 4 R 1 2 3 2 3 R 2 2
3 Italy Emanuele Naspetti Forti Corse Lola Ford Cosworth 16 10 15 9 29 NQ
Reynard Ford Cosworth 8 NS 1 1 8 1 3 1 2 1 6 R 14 6
4 Italy Antonio Tamburini Pacific Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 4 3 13 10 3 4 9 7 14 4 10 6 10 5 19 R 2 1 13 R
5 Italy Marco Apicella Paul Stewart Racing Lola Mugen Honda 19 R 6 4 9 R 3 2 3 2 13 R 2 4 15 R 12 R 18 11
6 France Jean-Marc Gounon 3001 International Ralt Ford Cosworth 30 NQ 3 1 7 6 25 10 4 6 3 5 16 R 10 7 13 R 12 R
7 United Kingdom Damon Hill Jordan Racing Lola Ford Cosworth 9 4 10 R 15 8 6 R 9 11 7 R 4 6 13 R 10 4
Reynard Ford Cosworth 3 3
8 Italy Vincenzo Sospiri Jordan Racing Lola Ford Cosworth 10 R 25 NQ 19 15 5 4 15 R 5 2 8 16 18 10 14 R 20 13
France Éric Hélary First Racing Reynard Ford Cosworth 14 11 7 3 16 R 17 R16 - - - -
CoBra Motorsports Reynard Ford Cosworth 21 15 5 4 19 R 11 5
10 Italy Andrea Montermini 3001 International Ralt Ford Cosworth 17 R 2 R 4 3 21 11 6 10 1 R 17 10 8 R 16 3 8 R
11 Italy Giuseppe Bugatti Il Barone Rampante Reynard Mugen Honda 7 5 20 R 8 R 2 R 5 3 21 R 5 R 12 16 8 R 5 7
Austria Karl Wendlinger RSM Marko Reynard Ford Cosworth - - - - 5 5 - - 8 R 2 3 - - 4 R 5 R - -
Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi Forti Corse Lola Ford Cosworth 23 12 8 5 28 NQ
Reynard Ford Cosworth 15 8 20 R 15 R13 7 8 9 6 26 NS 7 4
14 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Vortex Lola Mugen Honda 6 R 5 R 21 12 7 6 10 5 32 NQ 22 12 7 5 22 R 9 R
15 France Laurent Aïello DAMS Lola Mugen Honda 3 R 14 NS 6 7 10 R 13 R 17 7 13 9 1 3 4 R 6 R
16 Switzerland Alain Menu CoBRa Motorsports Reynard Ford Cosworth 5 6 12 6 12 18 16 12 12 R 12 NS - - - - - - - -
United Kingdom Allan McNish DAMS Lola Mugen Honda 34 NQ 19 13 27 NQ 12 5 21 8 6 R 11 R 11 8 11 R 17 8
France Philippe Gache Galaxy Racing Lola Ford Cosworth 29 NQ 22 12 18 10 19 R 26 9 20 R 15 11 23 9 20 5
Crypton Engineering Reynard Ford Cosworth 4 R
19 Argentina Gabriel Furlán Junior Team Reynard Judd 13 9 28 NQ 20 R 24 R 19 7 24 8 12 R 17 R 18 6 16 R
- Australia David Brabham Roni Team/Team Ralt Ralt Ford Cosworth 8 7 9 7 22 11 13 9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
- United Kingdom Paul Stewart Paul Stewart Racing Lola Mugen Honda 24 R 23 NQ 24 16 28 NQ 24 12 18 R 9 7 16 14 17 8 21 9
- Italy Giovanna Amati GJ Motorsports Reynard Ford Cosworth 28 NQ 21 R 31 NQ 23 R14 18 R 11 9 19 19 28 NQ 25 7 22 R
- Italy Roberto Colciago Crypton Engineering Reynard Ford Cosworth 11 8 18 11 34 NQ 22 R 17 R 27 NQ 20 18 21 17 9 R 10 R
- Germany Michael Bartels GA Motorsports Ralt Ford Cosworth 32 NQ
First Racing Reynard Ford Cosworth 11 8 10 R 14 15 - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Switzerland Andrea Chiesa Apomatox Reynard Ford Cosworth 20 R 17 R 11 9 30 NQ 11 R 16 10 24 14 22 13 - - - -
- Italy Paolo Delle Piane CoBRaMotorsports Reynard Ford Cosworth 12 R 31 NQ 26 17 26 R 30 NQ 22 R 23 R 26 15 23 9 19 R
- France David Velay Galaxy Racing Lola Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24 10
- Germany Peter Zakowski Crypton Engineering Reynard Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - 29 NQ 25 R 25 11 - - - -
- United Kingdom Andrew Gilbert-Scott Roni Team/Team Ralt Ralt Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - 28 NQ 26 11 - - - - - - - -
- France Paul Belmondo Apomatox Reynard Ford Cosworth 25 14 16 R 25 14 11 13 16 R 14 R 27 NQ 20 12 15 R 23 R
- Italy Giovanni Lavaggi Crypton Engineering Reynard Ford Cosworth 27 NQ 32 NQ 32 NQ 29 NQ 23 R
Roni Team/Team Ralt Ralt Ford Cosworth 30 NQ 28 NQ 27 NQ 27 NQ 25 12
- Italy Fabiano Vandone Motor Racing Di-Wheels Leyton House Judd 31 NQ
Leyton House Ford Cosworth 34 NQ 33 NQ 32 NQ
Ralt Ford Cosworth 29 NQ 23 12 30 NQ 30 NQ 28 NQ - -
- Italy Giovanni Bonanno First Racing Reynard Ford Cosworth 22 R - -
BG F3000 Reynard Mugen Honda 23 13 20 R 27 NQ 25 R 26 17 14 R 29 NQ - -
- Italy Vittorio Zoboli Junior Team Reynard Judd 26 R 27 NQ 17 R 27 NQ 22 R 28 NQ 18 13 24 R - - - -
- Italy Fabrizio Barbazza Crypton Engineering Reynard Ford Cosworth 18 13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Italy Felice Tedeschi Pavesi Racing Reynard Mugen Honda 21 15 30 NQ 14 R 18 R 25 R 19 R 29 NQ 29 NQ - - - -
- France Emmanuel Collard Apomatox Reynard Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 R 15 R
- Switzerland Jean-Denis Délétraz First Racing Reynard Ford Cosworth 15 NS 24 NQ 13 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Italy Massimo Monti GA Motorsports Ralt Ford Cosworth - - 29 NQ - - - - - - - - - - - -
Junior Team Reynard Judd 21 R - -
- United Kingdom Dave Coyne GJ Motorsports Reynard Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 R - - - - - -
- Italy Max Angelelli Pavesi Racing Reynard Mugen Honda - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24 R - -
- Mexico Fernando Plata Roni Team/Team Ralt Ralt Ford Cosworth 35 NQ 33 NQ 30 NQ 31 NQ 31 NQ - - - - - - - - - -
- Belgium Thierry Delubac GA Motorsports Ralt Ford Cosworth 33 NQ 26 NQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Australia Simon Kane Motor Racing Di-Wheels Leyton House Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - 31 NQ 31 NQ - - - - - -
- Belgium Pascal Witmeur Crypton Engineering Reynard Ford Cosworth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31 NQ - - - -

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