First turn crucial - Nunes, Martini and Andersen immediately out
Davide Rigon (Minardi/GP Racing) is European and Italian F.3000 champion. The driver took the double title in
Monza Race-1.
Davide Rigon (Minardi/GP Racing): ” My start has been perfect. But also my team-mate Nunes has gone off well in the first metres. Then I was able to overtake him and I arrived with blocked wheels in the first chicane, damaging a tyre. Nunes has delayed the braking a lot thus blocking the wheels and therefore behind him there’s been hell. I have had some difficulties in the left turns when I had to brake, fortunately the car was perfectly balanced and so I have been able to win and gain the double title. For this I thank my whole team.”
Giacomo Ricci (Elk Motorsport): ” Compared to the practices during the race the car was much better . During the first day we were far from the best ones, nonetheless the team has done a wonderful job reducing the gap with the Minardi drivers. Starting sixth and finishing second: that’s a nice result”.
Luiz Razia:” Today my Lola went particularly fast. I have started well, then I have passed unharmed the bagarre in the first chicane. Very soon I could overtake Arabadzhiev, thus reaching the third place which I have kept till the end”.
RACE 1 – MONZA
1. Davide Rigon (Minardi/GP Racing) in 22’03”111
2. Giacomo Ricci (Elk Motorsport) at 2”787
3. Luiz Razia (Elk Motorsport) at 3”849
4. Martin Kudzak (G-Tec) at 21”433
5. Omar Leal (Engineering Durango) at 21”643
6. Vladimir Arabadzhiev (ASR) at 24”603
7. Francesco Dracone (2G Racing) at 8 laps
8. Johnny Cecotto Jr (Elk Motorsport) at 9 laps
9. Jimmy Auby (ASR) at 12 laps
10. Diego Nunes (Minardi/GP Racing) at 12 laps
11. Kasper Andersen (G-Tec) at 13 laps
12. Oliver Martini (R.C. Motorsport) at 13 laps
Fastest lap: Davide Rigon (Minardi/GP Racing) in 1’40”467
EUROSERIES 3000 – Drivers’ rankings (after 13 races)
Rigon (92 points) – Nunes (62) – Razia (51) – Martini (32) - Danielsson (32) – Arabadzhiev (22) – Ricci (18) - Merchan
(16) - Maldonado (12) – Saez Merino (11) - Tahinci (9) – Bennani (9) – Mikola (8) – Leal (8) - Tuka Rocha (6) - Miguez
(6) – Andersen (6) – Kudzak (5) - Auby (4) – De Villota (3) - Sposito (2) - Dracone (2) – Amaduzzi (0) - Fausti (0) –
Sebastiani N. (0) – Sebastiani V.(0) – Cecotto Jr. (0)
EUROSERIES 3000 – Teams’ rankings (after 13 races)
Minardi by GP Racing (154 points) – ELK Motorsport (100) – G-Tec (58) – RC Motorsport (32) - Fisichella Motor Sport
by Durango (30) – ASR (26) - Durango (8) – 2G Racing (2) – Dueppì/Paragon (0) – Racing Box (0)– Facondini (0)
CAMPIONATO ITALIANO F.3000 - Drivers’ rankings (after 7 races)
Rigon (51 points) – Nunes (32) – Danielsson (26) – Razia (26) – Martini (23) - Arabadzhiev (15) – Maldonado (12) –
Merchan (12) – Ricci (8) – Mikola (8) – Kudzak (5) – Leal (5) – Bennani (3) – Tahinci (1) – Dracone (0) - Amaduzzi (0) -
Fausti (0) – Sposito (0) – Cecotto Jr. (0) – Auby (0) – Andersen (0)
CAMPIONATO ITALIANO F.3000 - Teams’ rankings (after 7 races)
Minardi by GP Racing (83 points) – ELK Motorsport (53) – G-Tec (26) – RC Motorsport (23) - Fisichella Motor Sport by
Durango (20) – ASR (15) - Durango (5) – 2G Racing (2) – Dueppì/Paragon (0) – Facondini (0)
