The 1999 Italian Formula 3000 Championship was contested over 7 rounds. 16 different teams and 27 different drivers competed. In this one-make formula all teams had to utilize Lola T96/50 chassis with Zytek engines.

The scoring system for this season was 10-6-4-3-2-1 points awarded to the first six classified finishers.

Entries

TeamNo.DriverRounds
Italy Sighinolfi0Italy Oliver Martini3
2Italy Gabriele LancieriAll
United Kingdom Edenbridge Racing3South Africa Werner LupbergerAll
4Indonesia Ananda MikolaAll
Italy Team Martello5Italy Giorgio VinellaAll
6Colombia Giandomenico BrusatinAll
Italy Durango Formula7Poland Jarosław WierczukAll
8Italy Paolo MontinAll
23Argentina Nicolás Filiberti3-7
Italy ADM Competition9Italy Cesare Manfredini1-3
Greece Nikolaus Stremmenos5-7
Italy Coloni Motorsport10Brazil Marcelo Battistuzzi3-5
Denmark Kristian Kolby7
11Spain Polo Villaamil1, 3-5
United Kingdom Dino Morelli6-7
United Kingdom Redgrave Racing12United Kingdom Mark ShawAll
14United Kingdom Darren Turner1
Brazil Marcelo Battistuzzi2, 6-7
France Jean de Pourtales4-5
Italy First GP15Italy Riccardo Moscatelli1-4
Italy Fabrizio Gollin6-7
Monaco Monaco Motorsport16Italy Marco ApicellaAll
17Malaysia Alex Yoong3-7
United Kingdom Redman Bright19Spain Rafael Sarandeses4
Italy Team Ghinzani19Italy Paolo Ruberti7
Italy Draco Racing20Italy Oliver Martini5
Austria Walter Thimmler7
United Kingdom Arden22Russia Viktor Maslov4, 7
Italy GP Racing24Italy Thomas Biagi5-7

Calendar

All races were held in Italy, excepting Donington Park round which held in the United Kingdom.

RoundCircuit/LocationDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeed
1ACI Vallelunga Circuit6 June323.228=103.296 km0'35:42.203173.590 km/h
2Autodromo Nazionale Monza27 June255.770=144.25 km0'44:17.382195.418 km/h
3Autodromo di Pergusa18 July254.950=123.75 km0'39:22.365188.582 km/h
4Donington Park8 August343.150=107.1 km0'46:59.700136.738 km/h
5Misano Circuit5 September244.060=97.44 km0'34:16.140170.603 km/h
6Misano Circuit3 October254.060=101.5 km0'35:57.109169.393 km/h
7Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari24 October214.93=103.53 km0'41:25.182149.972 km/h

Results

RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinnerWinning team
1Italy ACI Vallelunga CircuitSpain Polo VillaamilItaly Marco ApicellaItaly Marco ApicellaItaly Monaco Motorsport
2Italy Autodromo Nazionale MonzaBrazil Marcelo BattistuzziBrazil Marcelo BattistuzziBrazil Marcelo BattistuzziUnited Kingdom Redgrave Racing
3Italy Autodromo di PergusaIndonesia Ananda MikolaItaly Oliver MartiniItaly Giorgio VinellaItaly Team Martello
4United Kingdom Donington ParkUnited Kingdom Mark ShawSpain Polo VillaamilSouth Africa Werner LupbergerUnited Kingdom Edenbridge Racing
5Italy Misano CircuitItaly Thomas BiagiItaly Marco ApicellaItaly Marco ApicellaItaly Monaco Motorsport
6Italy Misano CircuitItaly Marco ApicellaItaly Marco ApicellaItaly Giorgio VinellaItaly Team Martello
7Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino FerrariUnited Kingdom Dino MorelliItaly Fabrizio GollinUnited Kingdom Dino MorelliItaly Coloni Motorsport

Note

Race 3 Pole Position originally won by Oliver Martini, but all his times were cancelled and he started from last grid position.

Race 3 original first finisher and winner Ananda Mikola, but he was disqualified due to an illegal positioning of the datalogger.

Championships standings

PosDriverVLL ItalyMNZ ItalyPER ItalyDON United KingdomMIS ItalyMIS ItalyIMO ItalyPts
Pos Driver VLL Italy MNZ Italy PER Italy DON United Kingdom MIS Italy MIS Italy IMO Italy Pts 1 Italy Giorgio Vinella 4 2 1 Ret 5 1 9 31 2 South Africa Werner Lupberger 6 3 6 1 3 2 6 27 3 Italy Marco Apicella 1 Ret Ret 8 1 11 Ret 20 4 Italy Thomas Biagi 2 3 2 16 5 Brazil Marcelo Battistuzzi 1 11 4 11 14 13 13 6 United Kingdom Dino Morelli 4 1 13 7 Italy Gabriele Lancieri 9 9 3 3 10 5 4 13 8 United Kingdom Mark Shaw 7 4 2 Ret 12 16 NC 9 9 Italy Paolo Montin 2 Ret 8 Ret 4 13 10 9 10 Malaysia Alex Yoong 5 2 9 15 Ret 8 11 Spain Polo Villaamil 3 9 Ret Ret 4 12 Indonesia Ananda Mikola 5 8 DSQ DNS 6 6 Ret 4 13 Italy Paolo Ruberti 3 4 14 Italy Oliver Martini 4 7 3 15 Italy Cesare Manfredini 13 5 10 2 16 Colombia Giandomenico Brusatin 12 7 7 5 Ret 12 Ret 2 17 Denmark Kristian Kolby 5 2 18 Italy Riccardo Moscatelli 10 6 Ret Ret 1 19 Russia Viktor Maslov 6 8 1 - Italy Fabrizio Gollin 7 7 0 - Poland Jarosław Wierczuk 13 Ret Ret 7 13 9 12 0 - Argentina Nicolás Filiberti Ret Ret 8 8 NC 0 - United Kingdom Darren Turner 8 0 - Spain Rafael Sarandeses 9 0 - Greece Nikolaus Stremmenos 15 10 11 0 - France Jean de Pourtales Ret 14 0 - Austria Walter Thimmler Ret 0 Pos Driver VLL Italy MNZ Italy PER Italy DON United Kingdom MIS Italy MIS Italy IMO Italy PtsColour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)
1Italy Giorgio Vinella421Ret51931
2South Africa Werner Lupberger636132627
3Italy Marco Apicella1RetRet8111Ret20
4Italy Thomas Biagi23216
5Brazil Marcelo Battistuzzi111411141313
6United Kingdom Dino Morelli4113
7Italy Gabriele Lancieri9933105413
8United Kingdom Mark Shaw742Ret1216NC9
9Italy Paolo Montin2Ret8Ret413109
10Malaysia Alex Yoong52915Ret8
11Spain Polo Villaamil39RetRet4
12Indonesia Ananda Mikola58DSQDNS66Ret4
13Italy Paolo Ruberti34
14Italy Oliver Martini473
15Italy Cesare Manfredini135102
16Colombia Giandomenico Brusatin12775Ret12Ret2
17Denmark Kristian Kolby52
18Italy Riccardo Moscatelli106RetRet1
19Russia Viktor Maslov681
-Italy Fabrizio Gollin770
-Poland Jarosław Wierczuk13RetRet7139120
-Argentina Nicolás FilibertiRetRet88NC0
-United Kingdom Darren Turner80
-Spain Rafael Sarandeses90
-Greece Nikolaus Stremmenos1510110
-France Jean de PourtalesRet140
-Austria Walter ThimmlerRet0
PosDriverVLL ItalyMNZ ItalyPER ItalyDON United KingdomMIS ItalyMIS ItalyIMO ItalyPts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)