1992 International Formula 3000 Championship

The 1992 Formula 3000 International Championship was the eighth season of Formula 3000 in Europe. Luca Badoer won the ten-round championship.

1992 FIA International Formula 3000 Championship
Previous: 1991 Next: 1993
Related series:
1992 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship
1992 British Formula Two Championship

Technical changes

Reynard was once again the dominant manufacturer. After Lola failed to win a race in 1991, there were only six of their cars on the grid in 1992. Simtek produced an upgrade of the previous year's RALT. Two cars were produced and sold to Piquet Racing, however after a test by Nelson Piquet himself they were sold in favor of a Reynard. Piemme Motors bought one car for Giambattista Busi, who usually started near the back of the grid and never managed to finish a race. The other car was sold to Japan, and RALT announced its withdrawal from F3000 early in the season.

Exotic fuel blends were banned after Agip's success in 1991. A stricter interpretation of the rules gave the cars long sidepods, which greatly increased the area of the flat floor, making the cars very sensitive to pitch changes.

Season summary

Jordi Gené won on his debut at the Silverstone, which would turn out to be his only F3000 victory. Emanuele Naspetti won on the streets of Pau in spite of a collision with Andrea Montermini. Both continued, but Montermini later crashed at the Foch statue. Montermini won the next race in Barcelona.

At Enna, the Crypton team introduced a monodamper front suspension, and their driver Luca Badoer took the victory. He then won the next two rounds in Germany as other teams scrambled to catch up, either by switching to the dominant Mader-tuned Cosworth DFVs or with monodampers, now available as an upgrade from Reynard.[1]

At Spa-Francorchamps, Badoer suffered a high-speed accident at Radillion. His car went into the barriers backwards, and Badoer's head hit the steel roll hoop, which broke his helmet and knocked him unconscious. Montermini took the victory, and followed this with a win on F3000's only visit to the twisty Albacete circuit in Spain.

At Nogaro, took pole position drove away to a convincing victory to clinch the title with a round to spare. In the finale, Badoer and Montermini collided, leaving Jean-Marc Gounon to take Lola's only victory of the year, followed by Olivier Panis in another Lola and David Coulthard.

Drivers and teams
Team Chassis Engine No. Driver Rounds
Pacific Racing Reynard 92D Mugen Honda 1 Laurent Aïello All
2 Jordi Gené All
Forti Corse Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth 3 Emanuele Naspetti 1-6
Andrea Montermini 7-10
4 Alessandro Zampedri All
Piquet Racing Reynard 92D Mugen Honda 5 Olivier Beretta 1-6
Ford Cosworth 7-10
DAMS Lola T92/50 Ford Cosworth 6 Frédéric Gosparini 1-7
Éric Hélary 8
Jérôme Policand 9-10
7 Jean-Marc Gounon All
Il Barone Rampante Reynard 92D Judd 8 Andrea Montermini 1-5
Ford Cosworth 6
Pedro Chaves 7-10
Judd 9 Rubens Barrichello 1-5
Ford Cosworth 6-10
Judd 10 Fabiano Vandone 1-5
Giampiero Simoni 6-10
3001 International Reynard 92D Mugen Honda 14 Hideki Noda All
15 Allan McNish 1, 3-8
Mark Skaife 9-10
Paul Stewart Racing Reynard 92D Judd 17 Paul Stewart All
18 David Coulthard All
CoBRa Motorsports Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth 19 Paolo Delle Piane All
20 Guido Knycz 6-10
Vortex Motorsport Reynard 92D Mugen Honda 21 Phil Andrews 1-8
Ford Cosworth 9-10
Mugen Honda 22 Giuseppe Bugatti All
GJ Motorsport Lola T92/50 Mugen Honda 26 Pedro Chaves 1-6
Richard Dean 7
27 Jérôme Policand 1-7
Crypton Engineering Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth 28 Michael Bartels All
29 Luca Badoer All
Apomatox Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth 30 Olivier Panis All
31 Emmanuel Collard All
Advance Racing Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth 32 Vittorio Zoboli 1-3, 5-10
Piemme Motors Ralt RT24 Ford Cosworth 35 Giambattista Busi 1, 4-10
Superpower Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth 36 Steve Robertson 1, 3-10
SC Lazio Oil Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth 38 Giovanni Bonanno 4-10

Calendar
RoundCircuitDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedPole PositionFastest LapWinner
1 Silverstone Circuit 10 May 37 5.230=193.510 km 0'59:21.470 195.454 km/h Jordi Gené Rubens Barrichello Jordi Gené
2 Pau Grand Prix 8 June 72 2.78=200.16 km 1'25:38.91 139.210 km/h Andrea Montermini Emanuele Naspetti Emanuele Naspetti
3 Circuit de Catalunya 21 June 43 4.747=204.121 km 1'06:51.154 183.198 km/h Andrea Montermini Emanuele Naspetti Andrea Montermini
4 Autodromo di Pergusa 12 July 40 4.95=178.200 km 0'58:20.958 203.601 km/h Luca Badoer Luca Badoer Luca Badoer
5 Hockenheimring 25 July 29 6.815=197.635 km 0'56:24.640 210.210 km/h Luca Badoer Luca Badoer Luca Badoer
6 Nürburgring 23 August 45 4.542=204.39 km 1'06:10.45 185.320 km/h Emanuele Naspetti Rubens Barrichello Luca Badoer
7 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 29 August 25 6.94=173.500 km 0'53:48.61 194.406 km/h Andrea Montermini Andrea Montermini Andrea Montermini
8 Circuito de Albacete 13 September 58 3.598=208.684 km 1'20:36.22 155.341 km/h Luca Badoer Andrea Montermini Andrea Montermini
9 Circuit Paul Armagnac 11 October 55 3.636=199.980 km 1'14:39.54 160.699 km/h Luca Badoer Luca Badoer Luca Badoer
10 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 18 October 47 4.25=199.750 km 1'08:13.148 175.684 km/h Luca Badoer David Coulthard Jean-Marc Gounon

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.

Pos Driver SIL
 PAU
 CAT
 PER
 HOC
 NÜR
 SPA
 ALB
 NOG
 MAG
 Points
1 Luca Badoer 5 6 6 1 1 1 Ret 2 1 Ret 46
2 Andrea Montermini Ret Ret 1 3 9 Ret 1 1 4 Ret 34
3 Rubens Barrichello 2 3 2 Ret 6 3 5 6 6 5 27
4 Michael Bartels Ret 2 Ret 4 2 2 3 Ret Ret DSQ 25
5 Jordi Gené 1 Ret 3 Ret 5 8 2 Ret 8 10 21
6 Jean-Marc Gounon 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 9 16† 2 1 19
7 Emanuele Naspetti 6 1 16† 2 4 Ret 19
8 Emmanuel Collard Ret Ret 4 Ret 12 4 DNQ 3 15 4 13
9 David Coulthard 7 Ret 8 Ret Ret 7 4 7 3 3 11
10 Olivier Panis 3 Ret 7 Ret 20 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 10
11 Allan McNish Ret 5 Ret 3 Ret 12 5 8
12 Alessandro Zampedri Ret Ret 11 5 7 Ret 7 8 5 Ret 4
13 Paul Stewart 8 11 9 8 16 10 11 4 Ret Ret 3
14 Vittorio Zoboli Ret 4 12 14 12 15 13 12 Ret 3
15 Laurent Aïello Ret Ret 15† 11 10 5 6 15† 7 Ret 3
16 Giuseppe Bugatti DNS 5 Ret Ret 8 Ret 14 DNQ Ret Ret 2
17 Giampiero Simoni Ret 10 9 Ret 6 1
18 Jérôme Policand Ret Ret Ret 6 19† Ret 13 13 Ret 1
19 Phil Andrews 12 7 10 9 11 DNQ 18 10 14 Ret 0
20 Pedro Chaves Ret 9 Ret 7 13 13 DNQ 11 10 Ret 0
21 Steve Robertson Ret DNQ Ret 18 Ret DNS Ret 11 7 0
22 Frédéric Gosparini Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 11 16 0
23 Hideki Noda Ret DNQ Ret Ret DNS 14 17 12 Ret 8 0
24 Giovanni Bonanno Ret 15 Ret 8 DNQ Ret Ret 0
25 Olivier Beretta 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 17† 9 Ret 0
26 Guido Knycz DNQ Ret 14 Ret 9 0
27 Fabiano Vandone 10 Ret 14 10 17 0
28 Paolo Delle Piane 11 10 13 Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
29 Mark Skaife 16 Ret 0
Giambattista Busi Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret
Richard Dean Ret
Éric Hélary Ret

Complete Overview
first column of every race10= grid position
second column of every race10= race result

R16=retired, but classified R=retired NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify DIS(6)=disqualified after finishing in eleventh place (25)=place after practice, but grid position not held free

PlaceNameTeamChassisEngine SIL
 PAU
 CAT
 PER
 HOC
 NÜR
 SPA
 ALB
 NOG
 MAG
1 Luca BadoerCrypton EngineeringReynardFord Cosworth551061161111216R12111R
2 Andrea MonterminiIl Barone RampanteReynardJudd12R1R112389
Il Barone RampanteReynardFord Cosworth8R
Forti CorseReynardFord Cosworth1131242R
3 Rubens BarrichelloIl Barone RampanteReynardJudd92432210R106
Il Barone RampanteReynardFord Cosworth5395265655
4 Michael BartelsCrypton EngineeringReynardFord Cosworth8R327R6442322313R6R10DIS(11)
5 Jordi GenéPacific RacingReynardMugen Honda1111R3313R25108728R1382010
6 Emanuele NaspettiForti CorseReynardFord Cosworth206214R16521341R--------
Jean-Marc GounonDAMSLolaFord Cosworth1146R5R7R5R761397R163261
8 Emmanuel CollardApomatoxLolaFord Cosworth22R18R13422R20124428NQ63221534
9 David CoulthardPaul Stewart RacingReynardJudd2577R12811R9R97841774383
10 Olivier PanisApomatoxLolaFord Cosworth2319R15714R26206R15R10R9R42
11 Allan McNish3001 InternationalReynardMugen Honda21R--853R7311R512125----
12 Alessandro ZampedriForti CorseReynardFord Cosworth7R15R91116512717R1271488512R
13 Vittorio ZoboliAdvance RacingReynardFord Cosworth18R942212--1714151223151813111213R
Laurent AïelloPacific RacingReynardMugen Honda4R8R6R15911310125464R15779R
Paul StewartPaul Stewart RacingReynardJudd6816111491282316181014115410R11R
16 Giuseppe BugattiVortexReynardFord Cosworth3NS5518R23R6819R181426NQ18R18R
17 Jérôme PolicandGJ MotorsportsLolaMugen Honda13R20R20R18619R1922R1713--
DAMSLolaFord Cosworth151317R
Giampiero SimoniIl Barone RampanteReynardJudd----------23R111015919R156
- Phil AndrewsVortexReynardMugen Honda24121471910259111127NQ16181910
VortexReynardJudd201419R
- Pedro ChavesGJ MotorsportsLolaMugen Honda10R21924R15715131413
Il Barone RampanteReynardFord Cosworth27NQ1611141022R
- Steve RobertsonSuperpowerReynardFord Cosworth23R--25NQ26R181824R26NS20R1611217
- Frédéric GospariniDAMSLolaFord Cosworth16R17810R19R21R13112216------
- Hideki Noda3001 InternationalReynardMugen Honda26R23NQ21R21R(25)NS26142417231221R238
- Giovanni BonannoSC Lazio OilReynardFord Cosworth------4R161521R10825NQ25R16R
- Olivier BerettaPiquet RacingReynardMugen Honda14912R17R8R14R209
Piquet RacingReynardFord Cosworth3R9R171297R
- Guido KnyczCoBra MotorsportsReynardFord Cosworth----------28NQ25R221424R259
- Fabiano VandoneIl Barone RampanteReynardJudd191013R161417102217----------
- Paolo Delle PianeCoBRa MotorsportsReynardFord Cosworth17112210231320R24R161520R21R17R14R
- Mark Skaife3001 InternationalReynardMugen Honda----------------231624R
- Giambattista BusiPiemme MotorsRaltFord Cosworth15R----24R25R25R19R24R26NS26R
- Richard DeanGJ MotorsportsLolaMugen Honda------------21R------
- Éric HélaryDAMSLolaFord Cosworth--------------11R----
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References
  1. L'annee Formule 3000 1992. Drapeau a Damier.
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