2004 Barcelona F3000 round

The 2004 Barcelona F3000 round was a motor racing event held on 8 May 2004 at the Circuit de Catalunya, Spanish. It was the second round of the 2004 International Formula 3000 Championship, and was held in support of the 2004 Spanish Grand Prix.

Race report

Enrico Toccacelo claimed his first pole position in qualifying, having set his lap early in the session before rain started to fall, with Vitantonio Liuzzi joining him on the front row.

Liuzzi, who had saved a set of new tyres for the race, made the better start and overtook Toccaleco before turn one. Liuzzi's teammate Robert Doornbos struggled with the handling of his car, however, and fell down the order, ultimately retiring three laps before the end of the race. On lap eighteen, Yannick Schroeder collided with Tomáš Enge, with both drivers retiring from the race.

A four-way battle for third place ensued after the mandatory pitstops. Jeffrey van Hooydonk led the group, with the faster Alan van der Merwe behind him, followed by Raffaele Giammaria and Patrick Friesacher. Giammaria passed van der Merwe for fourth, but lost the position a few laps later. Van der Merwe then made a move on van Hooydonk for third, but the two collided, leaving van Hooydonk stranded in the gravel. Van der Merwe had to change his front wing and therefore fell out of the points positions too, giving third place to Giammaria.

Liuzzi took his second consecutive win, giving him a lead of four points in the championship, with Toccacelo and Giammaria joining him on the podium.

Classification

Qualifying

Race

Standings after the event

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

• 2004 Spanish Grand Prix