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F3000.com 2002 Teams & Drivers - F3000.com 2002 Silly Season

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2001/2 Silly Season (source: formula-3000.net)
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N°	TEAMS	TEAMS WEBSITE	DRIVERS	NAT	BORN	DRIVERS WEBSITE
1	NORDIC RACING LTD	http://www.nordicracing.com	Ryan Briscoe	A	24.09.81	http://www.ryanbriscoe.com/
2	NORDIC RACING LTD	Picture of 2002 liveries (to be updated ASAP)	Zsolt Baumgartner	HU	01.01.81	http://www.zsolt.baumgartner.hu
Driver #x for COCA-COLA NORDIC RACING, Zsolt Baumgartner (October 31st news) (November 24th news) (November 28th news) (December 4-5 news) Driver #x for COCA-COLA NORDIC RACING, Ryan Briscoer (February 5th news) Driver #x for COCA-COLA NORDIC RACING, Joël Camathias (October 24th news) (November 28th news) (December 4-5 news) Driver #x for COCA-COLA NORDIC RACING, Warren Hugues (October 29th news) Driver #x for COCA-COLA NORDIC RACING, Mario Haberfeld (October 24th news) Driver #9 for COCA-COLA NORDIC RACING, Tomas Enge 3rd place in the championship, 9 races in the top 10, 2 victories, 5 podiums. Already enjoys his F1 seat... Back next year, ? Driver #9 for COCA-COLA NORDIC RACING, Jaroslav Janis Lined up at Prost but needs to learn F3000 "The Road to Formula 1" Back next year, yes! Driver #10 for COCA-COLA NORDIC RACING, Justin Wilson (November 21st news) (November 28th news) 2001 champion, 11 races in the top 6, 3 victories, 10 podiums, a few records. Would be sad that he does not make it to F1 or CART Back next year, ? With neither Justin Wilson nor Tomas Enge staying, Nordic will be looking for drivers capable of taking them to a second championship. That means a promising driver with a year's experience at another F3000 team, probably paired with Monza debutant Jaroslav Janis. (source: http://www.formula-3000.net/silly.html)
3	PETROBRAS JUNIOR TEAM	http://www.petro-f3000.com	Antonio Pizzonia	BR	11.09.80
4	PETROBRAS JUNIOR TEAM	Picture of 2002 liveries	Ricardo Sperafico	BR	23.07.79
Driver #3 for PETROBRAS JUNIOR TEAM, Antonio Pizzonia (October 24th news) 9 races in the top 10, 2 podiums, 1 victory. Back next year, yes!!! If I was team manager, I would take him back. Driver #4 for PETROBRAS JUNIOR TEAM, Ricardo Sperafico (October 24th news) 6 races in the top 10, 1 victory, 4 podiums. Back next year, yes!!! If I was team manager, I would take him back. Manager Paul Jackson has made it clear he wants to keep Antonio Pizzonia and Ricardo Sperafico. While he looks likely to keep Sperafico, Pizzonia could be tempted away. (source: http://www.formula-3000.net/silly.html)
5	SUPER NOVA RACING LTD	http://www.supernova-racing.com	Tiago Monteiro	PO	24.06.80	http://www.tiagoracing.com/
6	SUPER NOVA RACING LTD	Picture of 2002 liveries	Sebastien Bourdais Giorgio Pantano Darren Manning Bjorn Wirdheim Michael Bentwood Michael Bentwood Mark Webber			http://www.sebastien-bourdais.com
Driver #x for SUPER NOVA RACING LTD, Tiago Monteiro (November 28th news) (February 7th news) Driver #x for SUPER NOVA RACING LTD, Giorgio Pantano (November 15th news) (December 5th news) (February 7th news) Driver #x for SUPER NOVA RACING LTD, Darren Manning (January 13 news) Driver #x for SUPER NOVA RACING LTD, Alex Sperafico (December 5th news) Driver #x for SUPER NOVA RACING LTD, Sebastien Bourdais (November 15th news) (December 4th news) Driver #x for SUPER NOVA RACING LTD, Bjorn Wirdheim (December 4th news) Driver #x for SUPER NOVA RACING LTD, Michael Bentwood (November 15th news) (November 28th news) Driver #1 for SUPER NOVA RACING LTD, Mark Webber (January 12 news) 2nd place in the championship, 7 races in the top 7, 3 victories, 4 podiums. Already has an F1 test contract but very welcomed! Back next year, ? Driver #2 for SUPER NOVA RACING LTD, Mario Haberfeld Back next year, ??? At the start of the year, David Sears would have expected to have a couple of extra trophies for his cabinet this winter...but he has none. Mark Webber says he's driven his last F3000 race, and Mario Haberfeld is unlikely to remain in the series either. Sears is thought to be trying to get Pizzonia from Petrobras, to be paired with Sebastien Bourdais (source: http://www.formula-3000.net/silly.html)
7	RED BULL JUNIOR TEAM	http://www.redbull-f3000.com	Patrick Friesacher	A	20.09.80
8	RED BULL JUNIOR TEAM	Picture of 2002 liveries (to be updated ASAP)	Ricardo Mauricio	BR	07.01.79
Driver #17 for RED BULL JUNIOR TEAM F3000, Patrick Friesacher (October 24th news) Dr. Marko seems to like him, 12th in the championship, 3 times in the top 5. Back next year, yes!! Driver #18 for RED BULL JUNIOR TEAM F3000, Antonio Garcia Gone after 3 race...why? Back next year, not here!!! Driver #18 for RED BULL JUNIOR TEAM F3000, Ricardo Mauricio (October 24th news) 2 podiums, 6 times in the top 10 in 8 races. Back next year, yes!!! If I was team manager, I would take him back. Patrick Friesacher will stay for next year. Ricardo Mauricio may also wish to stay, and with a series of good results towards the end of this season, the team may want to keep him. (source: http://www.formula-3000.net/silly.html)
9	KTR (Keerbergs Transport Racing)	http://www.ktr.be	Bas Leinders	B	16.07.75	http://www.basleinders.com
10	KTR (Keerbergs Transport Racing)	Picture of 2002 liveries	Joël Camathias	CH	09.02.81	http://www.joelcamathias.com
Driver #25 for KTR, Bas Leinders Another talented young guy. Got a big new sponsor at the end of the season, 7th in the championship, 9 races in the top 10, 2 podiums. Back next year, yes!!! If I was team manager, I would take him back. Driver #26 for KTR, Joël Camathias Made 2 points with a 5th position Back next year ?? Bas Leinders is planning to move to the Premier 1 GP series next season, and with Joel Camathias performing poorly the team could be after two new drivers. (source: http://www.formula-3000.net/silly.html)
11	TEAM ASTROMEGA	http://www.teamastromega.com	Mario Haberfeld	BR	25.01.76
12	TEAM ASTROMEGA	Picture of 2002 liveries	Rob Nguyen Giorgio Pantano Nicholas Kiesa Rodrigo Sperafico Alex Muller Frank Diefenbacher Enrico Toccacello Dino Morelli			http://www.penker-racing.com/fahrer.html http://www.giorgiopantano.com
Driver #x for TEAM ASTROMEGA, Mario Haberfeld (January 8 news) Driver #x for TEAM ASTROMEGA, Rob Nguyen (January 25 news) (February 7th news) (February 8th news) Driver #x for TEAM ASTROMEGA, Nicholas Kiesa (October 27th news) (December 4-5 news) (January 25 news) Driver #x for TEAM ASTROMEGA, Rodrigo Sperafico (December 4-5 news) (January 25 news) Driver #x for TEAM ASTROMEGA, Alex Muller (November 16th news) (December 4-5 news) Driver #x for TEAM ASTROMEGA, Frank Diefenbacher (November 16th news) Driver #5 for TEAM ASTROMEGA, Ananda Mikola Already gone! Back next year, No! Driver #5 for TEAM ASTROMEGA, Giorgio Pantano (October 29th news) Finished 8th in the championship with the points of his victory in the last race, promising driver! Back next year, yes! Driver #5 for TEAM ASTROMEGA, Enrico Toccacello I did not notice anything special about him Back next year, ??? Driver #6 for TEAM ASTROMEGA, Dino Morelli I did not notice anything special about him Back next year, ??? Giorgio Pantano will stay next year, probably to be paired again with Enrico Toccacelo. (source: http://www.formula-3000.net/silly.html)
14	EUROPEAN MINARDI	http://www.euroav.com	Alexandre Sperafico	BR	21.01.74	http://www.sperafico.com/
15	EUROPEAN MINARDI	Picture of 2002 liveries	David Saelens Giorgio Pantano Gianmaria Bruni Tomas Scheckter Peter Hackett Andrea Piccini Christijan Albers			http://www.davidsaelens.com http://www.giorgiopantano.com http://www.gimmibruni.com/ http://www.scheckterracing.com http://www.formula3.com.au/profiles.asp?f=Peter&n=Hackett http://www.andreapiccini.com
Driver #x for EUROPEAN MINARDI F3000, Nicholas Kiesa (February 9th news) Driver #x for EUROPEAN MINARDI F3000, Gianmaria Bruni (January 12 news) (February 7th news) Driver #x for EUROPEAN MINARDI F3000, Peter Hackett (February 7th news) Driver #x for EUROPEAN MINARDI F3000, Christijan Albers (January 12 news) Driver #7 for EUROPEAN MINARDI F3000, David Saelens 3 races in the top 5, talented, will he stay in DTM ? Back next year, ? Driver #7 for EUROPEAN MINARDI F3000, Tomas Scheckter Called in as a replacement for 1 race only Back next year, ?? Driver #8 for EUROPEAN MINARDI F3000, Andrea Piccini 1 point during the season, not much... Back next year, ?? Andrea Piccini has not shown a great deal of promise, so two new drivers could be on the cards (source: http://www.formula-3000.net/silly.html)
16	ARDEN TEAM RUSSIA	http://www.arden-motorsport.com	Tomas Enge	CZ	11.09.76	http://www.tomas-enge.com
17	ARDEN TEAM RUSSIA	Picture of 2002 liveries (to be updated ASAP)	Bjorn Wirdheim Viktor Maslov Darren Manning Gianmaria Bruni Justin Keen Jaroslav Janis Sebastien Bourdais Tomas Scheckter Rodrigo Sperafico Sebastien Bourdais Justin Keen Mario Haberfeld	SW	04.04.80	http://www.wirdheim.com/ http://www.maslov.ru http://www.darrenmanning.com
Driver #x for ARDEN TEAM RUSSIA, Tomas Enge (November 28th news) (January 10th news) Driver #x for ARDEN TEAM RUSSIA, Bjorn Wirdheim (February 7th news) (February 8th news) Driver #x for ARDEN TEAM RUSSIA, Gianmaria Bruni (November 28th news) (December 4-5 news) Driver #x for ARDEN TEAM RUSSIA, Justin Keen (December 5th news) Driver #x for ARDEN TEAM RUSSIA, Jaroslav Janis (December 4th news) Driver #x for ARDEN TEAM RUSSIA, Sebastien Bourdais (October 27th news) (November 28th news) Driver #x for ARDEN TEAM RUSSIA, Tomas Scheckter (November 1st news) Driver #x for ARDEN TEAM RUSSIA, Rodrigo Sperafico (October 27th news) Driver #x for ARDEN TEAM RUSSIA, Mario Haberfeld (October 27th news) Driver #x for ARDEN TEAM RUSSIA, Justin Keen (November 7 news) Driver #15 for ARDEN TEAM RUSSIA, Darren Manning Steady driver, finished 9th with 9 race in top 10. Back next year, yes!! Driver #16 for ARDEN TEAM RUSSIA, Viktor Maslov (November 2nd news) No points in the championship... Back next year ??? Viktor Maslov and Darren Manning are expected to remain as team mates for a third year. (source: http://www.formula-3000.net/silly.html)
18	DURANGO FORMULA	http://www.durango.it	Alex Muller	I	20.01.79	http://www.teambrask.com/team/prof_am.html
19	DURANGO FORMULA	Picture of 2002 liveries (to be updated ASAP)	Rodrigo Sperafico Jaime Melo Jr. Tom Nemarnik Antonio Garcia Michele Rugolo Mirko Venturi Bjorn Wirdheim	BR	23.07.79
Driver #x for DURANGO FORMULA SRL, Alex Muller (February 7th news) (February 21st news) Driver #x for DURANGO FORMULA SRL, Rodrigo Sperafico (February 9th news) (February 21st news) Driver #x for DURANGO FORMULA SRL, Jaime Melo Jr. (December 4-5 news) (February 7th news) Driver #x for DURANGO FORMULA SRL, Tom Nemarnik (October 25th news) (December 4-5 news) Driver #x for DURANGO FORMULA SRL, Michele Rugolo (October 28th news) Driver #x for DURANGO FORMULA SRL, Mirko Venturi (October 28th news) Driver #x for DURANGO FORMULA SRL, Tom Nemarnik (October 25th news) Driver #x for DURANGO FORMULA SRL, Bjorn Wirdheim (October 25th news) (October 28th news) Driver #29 for DURANGO FORMULA SRL, Gabriele Lancieri Made it twice in the top 10 Back next year ?? Driver #30 for DURANGO FORMULA SRL, Jaime Melo Jr. Left after the 9th race because he felt he was not in a winning team, he still made it once on the podium and twice in the top 5. Back next year, chances are very small. Driver #30 for DURANGO FORMULA SRL, Antonio Garcia Back in the race, not exactly better results. Back next year ?? Plans unknown. The team seem happy with Antonio Garcia. (source: http://www.formula-3000.net/silly.html)
20	COLONI F3000	http://www.colonimotorsport.com	Enrico Toccacello	IT	14.12.78	http://www.formula3000.free-online.co.uk/drivers/etoccacello/
21	COLONI F3000	Picture of 2002 liveries	Giorgio Pantano Fabrizio Gollin Andrea Piccini Yannick Schroeder 'Babalus' Marc Goossens Jaroslav Janis Richard Lyons Gary Paffett Gianmaria Bruni Polo Villamil Arnold Brinkman Sascha Bert			http://www.giorgiopantano.com http://www.fabriziogollin.it
Driver #x for COLONI F3000, Enrico Toccacello (December 4-5 news) (February 7th news) Driver #x for COLONI F3000, Andrea Piccini (February 9th news) Driver #x for COLONI F3000, Yannick Schroeder (October 29th news) (November 20th news) (November 28th news) (December 4-5 news) Driver #x for COLONI F3000, 'Babalus' (December 4-5 news) Driver #x for COLONI F3000, Jaroslav Janis (November 28th news) Driver #x for COLONI F3000, Gianmaria Bruni (October 24th news) Driver #x for COLONI F3000, Gary Paffett (October 27th news) (November 16th news) Driver #x for COLONI F3000, Richard Lyons (October 31st news) Driver #x for COLONI F3000, Polo Villamil (October 24th news) Driver #x for COLONI F3000, Arnold Brinkman (October 29th news) Driver #x for COLONI F3000, Sascha Bert (November 20th news) Driver #19 for COLONI F3000, Fabrizio Gollin 1 point during the season, not much... Back next year, ??? Driver #20 for COLONI F3000, Rodrigo Sperafico Someone said his less talented than his twin, how can that be possible? Back next year, ? Driver #20 for COLONI F3000, Marc Goossens Called in to replace Rod. Sperafico at the end of the season. He his experienced. Back next year, ?? Plans unknown. (source: http://www.formula-3000.net/silly.html)
22	PSM-RACING-LINE		Tony Schmidt
23	PSM-RACING-LINE	Picture of 2002 liveries	Nicholas Kiesa Darren Manning Stefan Mücke Dominik Schwager	D	03.03.80	http://www.kiesa.com
Driver #x for PSM-RACING-LINE, Tony Schmidt (February 21st news) Driver #x for PSM-RACING-LINE, Nicholas Kiesa (February 21st news) Driver #x for PSM-RACING-LINE, Darren Manning (January 13 news) (February 7th news) Driver #x for PSM-RACING-LINE, Dominik Schwager (January 12 news) (February 7th news)
xx	PROSTAR (*)	http://www.prostgp.com/2001/fr/prostgp/f3000.shtml
xx	PROSTAR (*)
Despite confirmation that the team run by Dominique Delestre has gone into liquidation, just as the Prost Grand Prix team has. The outfit - formerly known as Apomatox before taking on the Prost moniker - has been listed on the entry as Prostar, but only as subject for confirmation. (December 6th news)
xx	DAMS (*)	http://www.dams.fr	Sebastien Bourdais	F	28.02.79	http://www.sebastien-bourdais.com
xx	DAMS (*)		Derek Hill	USA	28.03.75	http://www.derekhill.com
Team boss Jean-Paul Driot told AUTOSPORT last month that he is considering a pull-out from the category unless he can find talented drivers with budgets. Both DAMS and Apomatox have raced in F3000 since 1989, longer than any other current team. (December 6th news) Driver #21 for DAMS, Sebastien Bourdais Another talented young guy. 4th place in the championship, 9 races in the top 10. 1 victory, 3 podiums. Back next year, yes!!! If I was team manager, I would take him back. Driver #22 for DAMS, Derek Hill Made it once in the top 10, I doubt we will see him again. Back next year, ???Derek Hill may stay for a second season. If Bourdais leaves the team will want another french-speaking driver to replace him...possibly Jonathan Cochet. (source: http://www.formula-3000.net/silly.html)
In accordance with Article 33.b. of the 2002 Formula 3000 Sporting Regulations, drivers may be nominated and/or changed up until 15 days prior to the start of the first Event of the Championship Geneva, 6 December 2001 FOR MEDIA INFORMATION PURPOSES - NO REGULATORY VALUE

F3000.com Who are they?

Who is Gianmaria Bruni ?
Who is Bjorn Wirdheim ?
Who is Polo Villamil ?
Who is Tom Nemarnik ?
    -Last two years he was racing in Central European F3 Championship
    -Lost the championship by one race in 2001
    -6th in the championship in 2000
    -7 years of karting before this.
Who is Yannick Schroeder ?
-He race in EuroF3000 in 2001 with B&C Competition
-He his 12th in the 2001 EuroF3000 championship
Who is Arnold Brinkman ?
    -He his from Quito Ecuador
    -U.S. F2000 (team Key Motorsport) for the past three years. In 29 career starts, he has captured nine top-10 finishes and two top-five finishes, which he scored this past year.
    -15th on USF2000 Championship 2001
    -U.S. F2000 driver tests F3000
Who is Richard Lyons ?
Who is Nicolas Kiesa ?
Who is Michael Bentwood ?
Who is Gary Paffett ?
Who is Frank Diefenbacher ?
Who is Sasha Bert ?
-German, Born March 5th, 1975
-Raced with Nordic Racing in 1999 (Imola, Monte Carlo and Barcelona only. Failed to qualify for any race) Did not score Championship points.
Who is Tiago Monteiro ?
Who is Mirko Venturi ?
-Has driven for Drumel Motorsport in the Formula Renault 2000 in 2001
-Finished 4th in the championship
Who is Michele Rugolo ?
Who is Babalus ?
Who is Alex Muller ?
Who is Alex Sperafico ?
Who is Rob Nguyen ?