The Formula 3000 International Championship was a motor racing series created by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) in 1985 to become the final preparatory step for drivers hoping to enter Formula One. Formula Two had become too expensive, and was dominated by works-run cars with factory engines; the hope was that Formula 3000 would offer quicker, cheaper, more open racing. The series began as an open specification, then tyres were standardized from 1986 onwards, followed by engines and chassis in 1996. The series ran annually until 2004, and was replaced in 2005 by the GP2 Series.
Lola Cars International Ltd. was a British race car engineering company in operation from 1958 to 2012. The company was founded by Eric Broadley in Bromley, England, before moving to new premises in Slough, Buckinghamshire and finally Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, and endured for more than fifty years to become one of the oldest and largest manufacturers of racing cars in the world. Lola Cars started by building small front-engined sports cars, and branched out into Formula Junior cars before diversifying into a wider range of sporting vehicles.
The Japanese Super Formula Championship is a formula racing series held primarily in Japan. It is considered to be the pinnacle of single-seater racing in Japan or Asia as a whole, making it one of the top motorsport series in the region. The series is sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and managed by Japan Race Promotion (JRP). As of 2024, Super Formula is the second fastest racing series in the world, after Formula One.
Marco Apicella is an Italian former professional racing driver. He competed in one Formula One Grand Prix for the Jordan team in the 1993 Italian Grand Prix. He later won the 1994 Japanese Formula 3000 Championship driving for Dome.
Norberto Edgardo Fontana is an Argentine racing driver. He participated in four Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 29 June 1997 but scoring no championship points.
Andrew Michael Gilbert-Scott is a British former racing driver.
The 1999 Italian Formula 3000 Championship was contested over 7 rounds. 16 different teams and 27 different drivers competed. In this one-make formula all teams had to utilize Lola T96/50 chassis with Zytek engines.
The 2000 Italian Formula 3000 Championship was contested over 8 rounds. 13 different teams, 40 different drivers competed. In this one-make formula all teams had to utilize Lola T96/50 chassis with Zytek engines.
The 2002 Euro Formula 3000 Championship was scheduled over 10 rounds and contested over 9 rounds. 14 different teams, 35 different drivers competed. All teams raced with Lola T99/50 chassis with Zytek engines.
The 2003 Euro Formula 3000 Series was scheduled over 10 rounds and contested over 9 rounds. 10 different teams, 26 different drivers competed. All teams raced with Lola T99/50 chassis with Zytek engines.
The 2004 Superfund Euro Formula 3000 Series was contested over 10 rounds. 10 different teams and 25 different drivers competed. All teams raced with Lola chassis and Zytek engines.
The 2002 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 10 rounds. 11 different teams, 22 different drivers. All teams had to use Reynard chassis and Mugen Honda engines.
The 2004 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 9 rounds, with 8 teams and 17 drivers competed. All teams had to use Lola chassis and Mugen Honda engines.
The 2005 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 9 rounds. 8 teams and 17 drivers competed. All teams had to use Lola B3/51 chassis and Mugen Honda engines.
The 2007 Formula Nippon Championship was contested over 9 rounds. 12 different teams, 22 different drivers competed. All teams had to use Lola chassis and use either a Mugen Honda or Toyota engine.
The 2008 Formula Nippon Championship was the thirty-sixth season of the premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing series. The series for Formula Nippon racing cars was contested over eight rounds. All teams were required to use Lola chassis and have the choice between utilising Mugen Honda or Toyota engines.
Formula 3000 (F3000) was a type of open wheel, single seater formula racing, occupying the tier immediately below Formula One and above Formula Three. It was so named because the cars were powered by 3.0 L engines.
Dominik Schwager is a German auto racing driver.
The 2012 Formula Nippon Championship was the fortieth season of the premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing series. The series for Formula Nippon racing cars was contested over seven rounds with a non-championship final round at Fuji Speedway as part of the JAF Grand Prix. The two-time Le Mans winner André Lotterer was the defending champion.
Katsumi Yamamoto is a Japanese professional racing driver. A native of Fukuoka, he has notably raced in Formula 3, Formula 3000 and Formula Nippon, as well as Super GT.
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