1993 International Formula 3000 Championship

The 1993 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship was a motor racing series for Formula 3000 cars.[1] Contested over nine races, it was the ninth FIA Formula 3000 International Championship.

1993 FIA International Formula 3000 Championship
Previous: 1992 Next: 1994
Related series:
1993 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship
1993 British Formula Two Championship

Olivier Panis won the championship driving a Reynard 93D for the French DAMS team.

Technical changes

The 1993 Championship was the first to feature only one make of chassis, although the rules were still open to multiple manufacturers. Ralt had already ceased involvement in F3000 in 1992. After two poor seasons, Lola had no European customers after their two French teams, DAMS and Apomatox, switched to Reynards. Lolas would continue to have success in Japan, and would return to Europe in 1994.

In 1992, the manufacturers had agreed to a two-year cycle for chassis development for the first time, with the intention of reducing costs.[2] Several teams, including the previous champions Crypton, kept their Reynard 92D cars. The new 93D featured a manual sequential gearbox, as opposed to the H-pattern found on the previous car, along with aerodynamic and suspension improvements.

Cosworth introduced a new low-crank engine, the AC, to compete with the Judd KV. Several teams retained the old DFV, which would score its last major victory at Pau. For the first time since 1988, there were no Mugen Honda engines in Europe.

Season summary

Olivier Beretta joined the crack Forti Corse team for 1993, and won the opening round at Donington Park. Reigning British Formula 3 Champion Gil de Ferran then won at Silverstone. The Pau Grand Prix was marked by the usual first-lap crash at the Lyceé hairpin, followed by another on the pit straight as several drivers were unable to see the red flags. Pedro Lamy won the restarted race, giving the DFV its last major victory.

Enna produced the usual crashes, as well as a fine battle for the lead between Lamy and eventual winner David Coulthard. Frenchman Olivier Panis then won both German rounds and at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium.

A rain shower caused havoc at Magny-Cours. Panis lost the lead due to a stuck wheel nut when he pitted for rain tires. His DAMS teammate Franck Lagorce picked up the win.

Going into the final round at Nogaro, Panis led Lamy by a single point. Coulthard also had an outside chance at the title, but he retired after only a few corners. Later on the opening lap, Panis was taken out by Vincenzo Sospiri, and had to be restrained from attacking the Italian in the pitlane. Shortly thereafter, though, Lamy came into the pits with damaged rear suspension. His team would repair it, but he lost several laps. With all three contenders eliminated in the opening laps, Panis celebrated from the pit wall as his teammate Lagorce won from the two Apomatox cars of Boullion and Collard.

Drivers and teams
Olivier Panis (pictured in 2002) won the championship driving for DAMS
David Coulthard placed third driving a Reynard 93D for Pacific Racing

The following drivers and teams competed in the championship.

Team Chassis Engine No. Driver Rounds
Crypton Engineering Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth DFV 1 Pedro Lamy All
2 Guido Knycz 1-7
Nicolas Leboisettier 8-9
Forti Corse Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth DFV 3 Olivier Beretta All
4 Pedro Diniz All
Il Barone Rampante Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth AC 5 Éric Angelvy 1-5
6 Jan Lammers 1-6
Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth DFV 7 Vittorio Zoboli 1-4
Pacific Racing Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth AC 8 David Coulthard All
9 Michael Bartels 1-7
Phil Andrews 8-9
Apomatox Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth DFV 10 Emmanuel Collard All
11 Jean-Christophe Boullion All
DAMS Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth AC 14 Olivier Panis All
15 Franck Lagorce All
Paul Stewart Racing Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth AC 16 Paul Stewart All
17 Gil de Ferran All
Vortex Motorsport Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth AC 20 Massimiliano Papis All
21 Paolo Delle Piane All
CoBRa Motorsports Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth DFV 22 Andrea Gilardi 3-6
Apache Racing Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth DFV 22 Dominic Chappell 8-9
East Essex Racing Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth DFV 25 Mark Albon 1
Durango Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth DFV 25 Domenico Gitto 4-5
Severino Nardozzi 6-9
European Technique Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth DFV 26 Giuseppe Bugatti 3-7
Constantino de Oliveira Jr. 8-9
27 Phil Andrews 8-9
TOM'S Racing Team Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth DFV 30 Hideki Noda 1-3, 4-9
Mythos Racing Reynard 93D Judd KV 31 Giampiero Simoni All
32 Vincenzo Sospiri All
Nordic Racing Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth AC 33 Alessandro Zampedri All
Omegaland Reynard 92D Judd KV 35 Yvan Muller All
36 Jérôme Policand All
PTM 3000 Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth AC 38 Constantino de Oliveira Jr. 1-7
Reynard 92D Judd KV 39 Phil Andrews 1
Tom Walkinshaw Racing Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth AC 39 Jordi Gené 4-9
Mönninghoff Racing Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth DFV 40 Antonio Tamburini 1-3
41 Klaus Panchyrz 1-2
Automotive Consultancy Reynard 92D Ford Cosworth DFV 42 Hilton Cowie 1-2
Enrico Bertaggia 3-9

Calendar

The championship was contested over nine races.[3]

RoundEvent [4]CircuitDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedPole PositionFastest LapWinner
1 Tom Wheatcroft Cup Donington Park 3 May 46 4.023=185.058 km 1'03:01.35 178.15 km/h Olivier Beretta Gil de Ferran Olivier Beretta
2 BRDC International Trophy Silverstone Circuit 9 May 37 5.226=193.362 km 1'00:20.32 192.25 km/h Gil de Ferran David Coulthard Gil de Ferran
3 Grand Prix de Pau Pau Grand Prix 30 May 72 2.78=200.16 km 1'25:55.83 138.753 km/h Pedro Lamy Olivier Panis Pedro Lamy
4 Gran Premio del Mediterraneo Autodromo di Pergusa 17 July 37 4.95=183.15 km 0'53:47.528 204.286 km/h Michael Bartels David Coulthard David Coulthard
5 Hockenheim F3000 Hockenheimring 24 July 26 6.815=177.19 km 0'51:01.607 208.349 km/h Pedro Lamy Olivier Panis Olivier Panis
6 Nürburgring F3000 Nürburgring 22 August 45 4.542=204.39 km 1'26:52.13 183.394 km/h Olivier Panis Pedro Lamy Olivier Panis
7 Spa-Francorchamps F3000 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 29 August 29 6.974=202.246 km 1'01:57.34 195.862 km/h Olivier Panis Pedro Lamy Olivier Panis
8 Magy-Cours F3000 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 3 October 47 4.25=199.750 km 1'17:20.577 154.959 km/h Emmanuel Collard Franck Lagorce Franck Lagorce
9 Grand Prix de Nogaro Circuit Paul Armagnac 10 October 55 3.636=199.980 km 1'14:44.597 160.533 km/h Franck Lagorce Jean-Christophe Boullion Franck Lagorce

Points system

For every race points were awarded: 9 points for first place, 6 for second place, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place.[1] All results were taken into consideration in determining the title.[1]

Championship standings
Pos Driver DON
 SIL
 PAU
 PER
 HOC
 NÜR
 SPA
 MAG
 NOG
 Points
1 Olivier Panis 3 6 Ret Ret 1 1 1 10† Ret 32
2 Pedro Lamy 2 DNS 1 8† 2 4 4 3 16 31
3 David Coulthard 13† 2 2 1 Ret 7 3 Ret Ret 25
4 Franck Lagorce 8 4 7 11 DNS 11 10 1 1 21
5 Gil de Ferran Ret 1 Ret Ret 9† 2 2 Ret 7 21
6 Olivier Beretta 1 10 4 Ret 4 5 13 9 4 20
7 Vincenzo Sospiri Ret Ret 6 2 3 6 5 5 Ret 16
8 Jean-Christophe Boullion 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 2 2 12
9 Paul Stewart 5 5 3 Ret DNS Ret 6 6 Ret 10
10 Massimiliano Papis 4 Ret 5 Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret 6 6
11 Jérôme Policand 12 7 Ret 3 Ret 13 7 7† 18 4
12 Emmanuel Collard 10 Ret Ret 9 Ret 8 8 Ret 3 4
13 Alessandro Zampedri Ret DSQ DNQ Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret 10 4
14 Michael Bartels Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 4
15 Jan Lammers 9 9 10 4 7 Ret 3
16 Nicolas Leboisettier 4 8 3
17 Paolo Delle Piane Ret 8 Ret Ret 5 Ret 9 Ret Ret 2
18 Yvan Muller Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 5 2
19 Enrico Bertaggia DNQ 5 DNQ 20 Ret Ret 12 2
20 Andrea Gilardi 8 6 6 14 2
21 Giampiero Simoni 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 9 1
22 Pedro Diniz Ret Ret DNQ 7 Ret 16 14 11 14 0
23 Jordi Gené Ret 8 10 12 Ret Ret 0
24 Constantino de Oliveira Jr. Ret Ret DNQ DNQ Ret 17 17 8† 15 0
25 Hideki Noda Ret 11 9 Ret 19 15 Ret 11 0
26 Guido Knycz DNQ 13 DNQ 10 Ret 18 16 0
27 Antonio Tamburini 11 Ret Ret 0
28 Vittorio Zoboli Ret 12 DNQ Ret 0
29 Dominic Chappell 12 Ret 0
30 Domenico Gitto 12 DNQ 0
31 Phil Andrews 14 Ret 13 0
32 Severino Nardozzi DNQ 18 Ret 17 0
Klaus Panchyrz DNQ NC
Giuseppe Bugatti Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret
Éric Angelvy Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret
Mark Albon Ret
Hilton Cowie DNQ DNQ

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

R10=retired, but classified NC=not classified R=retired NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify DIS(6)=disqualified after finishing in sixth place

PlaceNameTeamChassisEngine DON
 SIL
 PAU
 PER
 HOC
 NÜR
 SPA
 MAG
 NOG
1 Olivier PanisDAMSReynardFord Cosworth53562R23R2111112R102R
2 Pedro LamyCrypton EngineeringReynardFord Cosworth426NS114R8122424831216
3 David CoulthardPacific RacingReynardFord Cosworth13R139262215R67337R8R
4 Gil de FerranPaul Stewart RacingReynardFord Cosworth2R1111R18R6R932424R107
Franck LagorceDAMSReynardFord Cosworth8812437201116NS151112106111
6 Olivier BerettaForti CorseReynardFord Cosworth114101543R4475111311964
7 Vincenzo SospiriMythos RacingReynardJudd7R11R467283106551855R
8 Jean-Christophe BoullionApomatoxReynardFord Cosworth9710R17R6R19R12914R3232
9 Paul StewartPaul Stewart RacingReynardFord Cosworth2535835R20NS9R865614R
10 Massimiliano PapisVortexReynardFord Cosworth10418R12515R22R81517R12R96
11 Michael BartelsPacific RacingReynardFord Cosworth18R237R1R7R16R7R----
Jérôme PolicandOmegalandReynardJudd23127718R11321R201310724R71518
Alessandro ZampedriNordic RacingReynardFord Cosworth12R8DIS(6)27NQ12R15R1436R10R1110
Emmanuel CollardApomatoxReynardFord Cosworth141019R20R8912R2181581R43
15 Jan LammersIl Barone RampanteReynardFord Cosworth1591591010224974R------
Nicolas LeboisettierCrypton EngineeringReynardFord Cosworth--------------204178
17 Enrico BertaggiaACE RacingReynardFord Cosworth----23NQ26527NQ262024R21R2312
Paolo Delle PianeVortexReynardFord Cosworth17R17813R13R11511R16914R16R
Andrea GilardiCoBRa MotorsportsReynardFord Cosworth----1982462562414------
Yvan MullerOmegalandReynardJudd16R20R21R17R17R13R181115R135
21 Giampiero SimoniMythos RacingReynardJudd6613R9R10R3R17129R9R79
- Pedro DinizForti CorseReynardFord Cosworth20R14R26NQ21726R1916231422112114
- Jordi GenéTWR 3000ReynardFord Cosworth------9R13R81810191213R19R
- Constantino, Jr.PTM 3000ReynardFord Cosworth24R16R24NQ27NQ14R22172017
European TechniqueReynardFord Cosworth1681815
- Hideki NodaTOM'sReynardFord Cosworth11R2111229--18R2519211519R2211
- Guido KnyczCrypton EngineeringReynardFord Cosworth27NQ261328NQ161024R23182216----
- Antonio TamburiniMönnighoff RacingReynardFord Cosworth191124R16R------------
- Vittorio ZoboliIl Barone RampanteReynardFord Cosworth25R231225NQ19R----------
- Dominic ChappellApache RacingReynardFord Cosworth--------------231224R
- Domenico GittoDurangoReynardFord Cosworth------251228NQ--------
- Phil AndrewsPTM 3000ReynardJudd2614------------
European TechniqueReynardFord Cosworth17R2013
- Severino NardozziDurangoReynardFord Cosworth----------27NQ251825R2517
- Klaus PanchyrzMönnighoff RacingReynardFord Cosworth29NQ25NC--------------
- Giuseppe BugattiEuropean TechniqueReynardFord Cosworth----14R14R10R5R13R----
- Éric AngelvyIl Barone RampanteReynardFord Cosworth22R22R5R28NQ23R--------
- Mark AlbonEast Essex RacingReynardFord Cosworth21R----------------
- Hilton CowieAutomotive ConsultancyReynardFord Cosworth28NQ27NQ--------------

References
  1. 1993 Formula 3000 International Championship, 1993 FIA Yearbook of Automobile Sport, yellow section, pages 83 to 85
  2. L'annee Formule 3000 1992. Drapeau a Damier.
  3. Automobile Year 1993/94, pages 256 & 257
  4. Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide To International Motor Racing, 1995, pages 244-245
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