Auto GP, sometimes referred to as the Auto GP World Series and formerly known as both Euro Formula 3000 and the Euroseries 3000, was a European formula racing series.
The series' roots can be traced back to 1999 and the Italian Formula 3000 series, organised by Pierluigi Corbari, which used old Lola chassis with Zytek engines. The teams used the Lola T96/50 in the first two years. At the beginning nearly all races were held in Italy, but very quickly the series expanded and had venues in different European countries.
The series became European Formula 3000 in 2001. The next three years (2001–2003) saw the Lola B99/50 in use. For 2004, Superfund became the series' title sponsor, planning to use a new car with a new set of regulations, named Formula Superfund, but the funding was pulled before the 2005 season got under way and the series was cancelled.
For 2005, Coloni Motorsport established an Italian national-level championship, using the Italian Formula 3000 name. In 2006, Coloni expanded this to form a new European championship named Euroseries 3000 with the Lola B02/50. The Italian series continued to run as part of Euroseries races.
In 2009, the organisers announced that the first-generation A1 Grand Prix Lola B05/52 were allowed alongside the Lola F3000 chassis, replacing the old cars completely from 2010.
The championship itself was rebranded for the 2010 season, with it adopting the Auto GP name. As well as that, the championship offered a €200,000 prize fund at each of its six rounds.
2015 marked the start of the Auto GP World Series working with ISRA, a company from the Netherlands who set up the 2014 FA1 Series, this partnership, however, has not lasted long with the Auto GP Organisation announcing at Round 1 (of the 2015 season) that the two companies have parted ways. The 2015 season was "archived" midway through the season and midway through the 2016 season the series merged with the BOSS GP series.
Results Formula 3000 era SeasonChampionSecondThirdTeam ChampionSecondary Class Champion Italian Formula 3000 1999 Giorgio Vinella Werner Lupberger Marco Apicella Team Martello not awarded 2000 Ricardo Sperafico Warren Hughes Gabriele Lancieri Arden Team Russia Euro Formula 3000 2001 Felipe Massa Thomas Biagi Alex Müller Draco Junior Team not awarded 2002 Jaime Melo, Jr. Romain Dumas Jaroslav Janiš Team Great Wall 2003 Augusto Farfus Fabrizio del Monte Gianmaria Bruni Draco Junior Team Superfund Euro Formula 3000 2004 Nicky Pastorelli Fabrizio del Monte Norbert Siedler Draco Junior Team not awarded Italian Formula 3000 2005 Luca Filippi Jaroslav Janiš Giacomo Ricci FMS International : Stefano Gattuso Euroseries 3000 2006 Giacomo Ricci Marco Bonanomi Vitaly Petrov FMS International : Giacomo Ricci 2007 Davide Rigon Diego Nunes Luiz Razia Minardi by GP Racing : Davide Rigon 2008 Nicolas Prost Fabio Onidi Adam Khan Bull Racing : Omar Leal 2009 Will Bratt Marco Bonanomi Fabio Onidi FMS International : Will Bratt
Auto GP SeasonChampionSecondThirdTeam ChampionSecondary Class Champion Auto GP 2010 Romain Grosjean Edoardo Piscopo Duncan Tappy DAMS : Adrien Tambay 2011 Kevin Ceccon Luca Filippi Sergey Afanasyev DAMS : Kevin Ceccon Auto GP World Series 2012 Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Pål Varhaug Sergey Sirotkin Super Nova International : Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Auto GP 2013 Vittorio Ghirelli Kimiya Sato Sergio Campana Super Nova International : Vittorio Ghirelli 2014 Kimiya Sato Tamás Pál Kiss Markus Pommer Super Nova International not awarded 2015 cancelled Auto GP Formula Open Championship 2016 Luis Michael Dörrbecker Mahaveer Raghunathan Christof von Grünigen Torino Squadra Corse not awarded
Scoring system
Current system Teams only score from their two highest placed cars. 48 points is the maximum possible haul for one driver in a race weekend.
2012 Auto GP points system Race 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pole position Fastest lapR125181512108642111R2201512108643211
Previous points systems Previous Auto GP points systems Years Race 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pole position Fastest lap2011R125181512108642111R21813108642112006–2010R1 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1R2 6 5 4 3 2 1 12005108654321111999–20041064321
References
External links Official website for Euroseries 3000 F3000 history at Unofficial F3000