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1994 International Formula 3000 Championship

The 1994 Formula 3000 International Championship was the tenth season of Formula 3000 in Europe. Jean-Christophe Boullion won the championship after eight rounds.

Technical changes

After a year out of Europe, Lola returned with an extensively developed new car. Reynard was still the dominant manufacturer, and retained many components from its previous car while introducing an F1-style high nose.

The regulation requiring long sidepods was removed, which meant that the cars became less pitch-sensitive.[1] The long —vortex generators— on the front wing endplates were banned as part of an ongoing effort to reduce costs.[2]

Drivers and constructors

Team Chassis Engine No. Driver Rounds
France DAMS Reynard 94D Ford Cosworth AC 1 France Jean-Christophe Boullion All
2 France Guillaume Gomez All
United Kingdom Paul Stewart Racing Reynard 94D Zytek Judd KV 5 Brazil Gil de Ferran All
6 France Didier Cottaz All
Italy Auto Sport Racing Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth AC 7 Italy Paolo Delle Piane 4-8
Italy Forti Corse Reynard 94D Ford Cosworth AC 9 Brazil Pedro Diniz All
10 Japan Hideki Noda All
Italy Mythos Racing Reynard 94D Zytek Judd KV 11 Italy Fabrizio De Simone All
12 Italy Massimiliano Papis All
France Apomatox Reynard 94D Ford Cosworth AC 14 France Emmanuel Clérico All
15 France Franck Lagorce All
Netherlands Vortex Motorsport Reynard 94D Ford Cosworth AC 16 Italy Paolo Delle Piane 1-3
United Kingdom James Taylor 4-8
17 Brazil Tarso Marques All
25 United Kingdom David Coulthard 1
United Kingdom Allan McNish 2
United Kingdom Omegaland Lola T94/50 Zytek Judd KV 18 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin 1-4
France Marc Rostan 7-8
Lola T92/50 19 Canada Robbie Stirling 1
Italy Patrick Crinelli 2-3
Brazil Norio Matsubara 4
United States Elton Julian 6-8
United Kingdom Nordic Racing Lola T94/50 Ford Cosworth AC 20 Belgium Marc Goossens All
21 Spain Jordi Gené 1-3
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin 5
Brazil Paolo Carcasci 7
France Danielson Reynard 94D Ford Cosworth DFV 24 France Nicolas Leboisettier All
25 France Jérôme Policand All
United Kingdom Madgwick International Reynard 94D Zytek Judd KV 26 Belgium Mikke Van Hool All
27 Sweden Kenny Bräck All
Italy Durango Equipe Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth AC 30 Italy Severino Nardozzi All
31 Italy Christian Pescatori All
United Kingdom Super Nova Racing Reynard 94D Ford Cosworth AC 32 Italy Vincenzo Sospiri All
33 Japan Taki Inoue All
Belgium Racing Wim Eyckmans Reynard 93D Ford Cosworth AC 35 Belgium Wim Eyckmans 1, 3
Reynard 94D 5-8
Sources:[3][4]

Calendar

Four F3000 races (Spain, Germany, Belgium and Portugal) were held in Formula One Grand Prix weekends, the highest number in the championship's history so far.

Round Circuit Date Laps Distance Time Speed Pole Position Fastest Lap Winner
1 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit 2 May 38 5.226=198.588 km 1'01:56.79 192.33 km/h France Franck Lagorce France Franck Lagorce France Franck Lagorce
2 France Pau Grand Prix 23 May 71 2.76=195.96 km 1'25:39.269 137.267 km/h Brazil Gil de Ferran Italy Vincenzo Sospiri Brazil Gil de Ferran
3 Spain Circuit de Catalunya 28 May 41 4.747=194.627 km 1'05:41.000 177.768 km/h Italy Massimiliano Papis France Jean-Christophe Boullion Italy Massimiliano Papis
4 Italy Autodromo di Pergusa 17 July 40 4.95=198.00 km 0'51:41.731 205.908 km/h France Franck Lagorce Italy Christian Pescatori Brazil Gil de Ferran
5 Germany Hockenheimring 30 July 29 6.815=197.635 km 0'58:07.686 204.238 km/h France Guillaume Gomez France Franck Lagorce France Franck Lagorce
6 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 27 August 27 7.001=189.027 km 1'11:34.525 156.456 km/h France Franck Lagorce Brazil Tarso Marques France Jean-Christophe Boullion
7 Portugal Autódromo do Estoril 25 September 44 4.36=191.84 km 1'08:11.419 168.798 km/h France Emmanuel Clérico France Emmanuel Clérico France Jean-Christophe Boullion
8 France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 2 October 48 4.25=204.000 km 1'10:41.298 173.154 km/h France Franck Lagorce France Franck Lagorce France Jean-Christophe Boullion
Source:[5]

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver SIL
United Kingdom
PAU
France
CAT
Spain
PER
Italy
HOC
Germany
SPA
Belgium
EST
Portugal
MAG
France
Points
1 France Jean-Christophe Boullion 8 4 Ret 14 2 1 1 1 36
2 France Franck Lagorce 1 5 5 2 1 13 8 2 34
3 Brazil Gil de Ferran 3 1 Ret 1 3 5 Ret Ret 28
4 Italy Vincenzo Sospiri 4 2 3 Ret 4 Ret 2 5 24
5 Italy Massimiliano Papis 7 Ret 1 4 Ret 11 13 6 13
6 France Didier Cottaz 6 3 7 9 11 2 5 7 13
7 France Guillaume Gomez 11 6 8 10 Ret 4 3 3 12
8 Italy Fabrizio De Simone 16 10 2 Ret 14 6 Ret Ret 7
9 United Kingdom David Coulthard 2 6
10 Japan Hideki Noda 5 Ret Ret 3 Ret 7 16 11 6
11 Sweden Kenny Bräck 12 DNS 11 11 9 3 6 10 5
12 Brazil Tarso Marques 13 Ret DNS 12 10 8 12 4 3
13 Spain Jordi Gené 9 9 4 3
14 Brazil Pedro Diniz Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret 9 4 Ret 3
15 Belgium Marc Goossens Ret Ret 6 7 5 Ret Ret Ret 3
16 France Jérôme Policand 14 8 Ret 5 7 12 17 Ret 2
17 Italy Christian Pescatori NC 7 9 6 8 10 Ret 9 1
18 Belgium Wim Eyckmans Ret Ret 6 17 Ret Ret 1
19 France Emmanuel Clérico Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret 7 Ret 0
20 Italy Paolo Delle Piane Ret DNS Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 8 0
21 Japan Taki Inoue 15 Ret 13 13 12 14 9 Ret 0
22 France Nicolas Leboisettier Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 12 0
23 United Kingdom Oliver Gavin 10 DNQ Ret Ret DNS 0
24 Belgium Mikke Van Hool DNS Ret 12 Ret 13 Ret 11 Ret 0
25 United States Elton Julian 15 14 13 0
26 France Marc Rostan Ret 14 0
27 United Kingdom James Taylor 15 Ret Ret 15 Ret 0
28 Italy Severino Nardozzi 17 DNQ Ret DNQ 16 16 Ret 15 0
Italy Patrick Crinelli Ret Ret
Canada Robbie Stirling Ret
United Kingdom Allan McNish Ret
Brazil Norio Matsubara Ret
Brazil Paolo Carcasci Ret
Pos Driver SIL
United Kingdom
PAU
France
CAT
Spain
PER
Italy
HOC
Germany
SPA
Belgium
EST
Portugal
MAG
France
Points
Sources:[6][7][8]
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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)

Bold — Pole
Italics — Fastest lap

Notes

  • Drivers who did not finish the race but were classified are marked with .

Complete Overview

first column of every race 10 = grid position
second column of every race 10 = race result

R16=retired, but classified NC=not classified R=retired NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify (21)=place after practice, but grid position not held free 9P=grid position, but started from pit lane

Place Name Team Chassis Engine SIL
United Kingdom
PAU
France
CAT
Spain
PER
Italy
HOC
Germany
SPA
Belgium
EST
Portugal
MAG
France
1 France Jean-Christophe Boullion DAMS Reynard Ford Cosworth 5 8 5 4 2 R 13 14 4 2 2 1 3 1 2 1
2 France Franck Lagorce Apomatox Reynard Ford Cosworth 1 1 3 5 16 5 1 2 3 1 1 13 6 8 1 2
3 Brazil Gil de Ferran Paul Stewart Racing Reynard Zytek Judd 2 3 1 1 18 R 2 1 2 3 7 5 2 R 11 R
4 Italy Vincenzo Sospiri SuperNova Racing Reynard Ford Cosworth 8 4 2 2 6 3 4 R 20 4 10 R 8 2 16 5
5 France Didier Cottaz Paul Stewart Racing Reynard Zytek Judd 10 6 4 3 15 7 16 9 7 11 8 2 15 5 12 7
6 Italy Massimiliano Papis Mythos Racing Reynard Judd 11 7 6 R 1 1 11 4 8 R 12 11 18 13 8 6
7 France Guillaume Gomez DAMS Reynard Ford Cosworth 16 11 10 6 20 8 14 10 1 R 11 4 4 3 6 3
8 Italy Fabrizio De Simone Mythos Racing Reynard Judd 9 16 17 10 3 2 7 R 12 14 3 6 5 R 7 R
9 United Kingdom David Coulthard Vortex European Reynard Ford Cosworth 3 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Japan Hideki Noda Forti Corse Reynard Ford Cosworth 4 5 16 R 5 R 6 3 5 R 19 7 11 R16 15 11
11 Sweden Kenny Bräck Madgwick International Reynard Zytek Judd 17 12 (21) NS 14 11 15 11 17 9 5 3 7 6 10 10
12 Spain Jordi Gené Nordic Racing Lola Zytek Judd 13 9 9 9 9 4 - - - - - - - - - -
Belgium Marc Goossens Nordic Racing Lola Zytek Judd 15 R 20 R 11 6 9P 7 14 5 13 R 19 R 19 R
Brazil Pedro Diniz Forti Corse Reynard Ford Cosworth 6 R 11 R 7 10 5 R 13 R 4 9 10 4 21 R
Brazil Tarso Marques Vortex Motorsport Reynard Ford Cosworth 19 13 15 R 12 NS 12 12 16 10 16 8 14 12 5 4
16 France Jérôme Policand Danielson Reynard Zytek Judd 18 14 12 8 10 R 10 5 10 7 18 12 16 17 14 R
17 Italy Christian Pescatori Durango Reynard Ford Cosworth 23 NC 13 7 13 9 8 6 15 8 14 10 13 R 13 9
Belgium Wim Eyckmans Eyckmans Racing Reynard Ford Cosworth 20 R - - 21 R - - 9 6 9 17 12 R 4 R
- France Emmanuel Clérico Apomatox Reynard Ford Cosworth 7 R 8 R 4 R 3 R 6 15 6 R 1 7 3 R
- Italy Paolo Delle Piane Vortex Motorsport Reynard Ford Cosworth 12 R 18 NS 17 R
Auto Sport Racing Reynard Ford Cosworth 17P 8 18 R 20 R 22 R 9 8
- Japan Taki Inoue SuperNova Racing Reynard Ford Cosworth 21 15 21 R 19 13 19 13 21 12 15 14 17 9 20 R
- France Nicolas Leboisettier Danielson Reynard Zytek Judd 22 R 14 R - - 21 R 11 R 17 R
Danielson Reynard Ford Cosworth 9 10 17 12
- United Kingdom Oliver Gavin Omegaland Lola Zytek Judd 14 10 24 NQ 8 R 18 R
Nordic Racing Lola Zytek Judd 19 NS - - - - - -
- Belgium Mikke Van Hool Madgwick International Reynard Zytek Judd (24) NS 22 R 23 12 20 R 22 13 21 R 21 11 18 R
- United States Elton Julian Omegaland Lola Zytek Judd - - - - - - - - - - 22 15 24 14 22 13
- France Marc Rostan Omegaland Lola Zytek Judd - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 R 23 14
- United Kingdom James Taylor Vortex Motorsport Reynard Ford Cosworth - - - - - - 22 15 23 R 23 R 23 15 25 R
- Italy Severino Nardozzi Durango Reynard Ford Cosworth 25 17 25 NQ 24 R 24 NQ 24 16 24 16 26 R 24 15
- Italy Patrick Crinelli Omegaland Lola Zytek Judd - - 19 R 22 R - - - - - - - - - -
- Canada Robbie Stirling Omegaland Lola Zytek Judd 24 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- United Kingdom Allan McNish Vortex European Reynard Ford Cosworth - - 7 R - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Brazil Norio Matsubara Omegaland Lola Zytek Judd - - - - - - 23 R - - - - - - - -
- Brazil Paolo Carcasci Nordic Racing Lola Zytek Judd - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 R - -

References

  1. ^ Starkey, John. Lola - All The Sports Racing & Single-seater Racing Cars from 1978-1997, pp. 151.
  2. ^ L'annee Formule 3000 1992. Drapeau a Damier.
  3. ^ "FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship - 1994: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  4. ^ "F3000 International Championship Entry List 1994". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  5. ^ "F3000 International Championship Results 1994". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  6. ^ "F3000 International Championship Standings 1994". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  7. ^ "FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship - Season 1994: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  8. ^ "1994 FIA International F3000 Championship". Motor Sport. Retrieved 30 December 2023.