2004 Barcelona F3000 round

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2004 Barcelona F3000 round
Race 2 of 10 in the 2004 International Formula 3000 Championship
Catalunya (2004-2006).svg
Race details
Date 8 May 2004
Location Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.627 km (2.875 miles)
Distance 33 laps, 148.064 km (92.006 miles)
Pole position
Driver BCN Competicion
Time 1:32.300
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Vitantonio Liuzzi Arden International
Time 1:34.233 on lap 2
Podium
First Arden International
Second BCN Competicion
Third AEZ Racing

The 2004 Barcelona F3000 round was a motor racing event held on 8 May 2004 at the Circuit de Catalunya, Spanish. It was the second round of the 2004 International Formula 3000 Championship, and was held in support of the 2004 Spanish Grand Prix.

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Race report

Enrico Toccacelo claimed his first pole position in qualifying, having set his lap early in the session before rain started to fall, with Vitantonio Liuzzi joining him on the front row. [1]

Liuzzi, who had saved a set of new tyres for the race, made the better start and overtook Toccaleco before turn one. Liuzzi's teammate Robert Doornbos struggled with the handling of his car, however, and fell down the order, ultimately retiring three laps before the end of the race. On lap eighteen, Yannick Schroeder collided with Tomáš Enge, with both drivers retiring from the race. [2]

A four-way battle for third place ensued after the mandatory pitstops. Jeffrey van Hooydonk led the group, with the faster Alan van der Merwe behind him, followed by Raffaele Giammaria and Patrick Friesacher. Giammaria passed van der Merwe for fourth, but lost the position a few laps later. Van der Merwe then made a move on van Hooydonk for third, but the two collided, leaving van Hooydonk stranded in the gravel. Van der Merwe had to change his front wing and therefore fell out of the points positions too, giving third place to Giammaria. [2]

Liuzzi took his second consecutive win, giving him a lead of four points in the championship, with Toccacelo and Giammaria joining him on the podium. [2]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimeGapGrid
114 Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Toccacelo BCN Competicion 1:32.3001
21 Flag of Italy.svg Vitantonio Liuzzi Arden International 1:32.590+0.2902
35 Flag of France.svg Yannick Schroeder Durango 1:32.664+0.3643
42 Flag of Monaco.svg Robert Doornbos Arden International 1:32.667+0.3674
510 Flag of South Africa.svg Alan van der Merwe Super Nova Racing 1:32.794+0.4945
617 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Enge Ma-Con Engineering 1:32.922+0.6226
73 Flag of Argentina.svg José María López CMS Performance 1:32.959+0.6597
89 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jeffrey van Hooydonk Super Nova Racing 1:33.003+0.7038
97 Flag of Austria.svg Patrick Friesacher Coloni Motorsport 1:33.082+0.7829
1018 Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Giammaria AEZ Racing 1:33.161+0.86110
1115 Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Guerrieri BCN Competicion 1:33.351+1.05111
124 Flag of Austria.svg Mathias Lauda CMS Performance 1:33.448+1.14812
1312 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Heylen Team Astromega 1:33.466+1.16613
1411 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nico Verdonck Team Astromega 1:34.346+2.04614
1519 Flag of Italy.svg Ferdinando Monfardini AEZ Racing 1:34.572+2.27215
166 Flag of Brazil.svg Rodrigo Ribeiro Durango 1:34.633+2.33316
178 Flag of Turkey.svg Can Artam Coloni Motorsport 1:35.077+2.77717
1816 Flag of Germany.svg Tony Schmidt Ma-Con Engineering 18
Source: [3]

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Flag of Italy.svg Vitantonio Liuzzi Arden International 3353:22.107210
214 Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Toccacelo BCN Competicion 33+11.66418
318 Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Giammaria AEZ Racing 33+49.014106
49 Flag of Austria.svg Patrick Friesacher Super Nova Racing 33+52.59595
515 Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Guerrieri BCN Competicion 33+52.977114
63 Flag of Argentina.svg José María López CMS Performance 33+56.04973
74 Flag of Austria.svg Mathias Lauda CMS Performance 33+1:05.295122
86 Flag of Brazil.svg Rodrigo Ribeiro Durango 33+1:17.517161
911 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nico Verdonck Team Astromega 33+1.18.17414
108 Flag of Turkey.svg Can Artam Coloni Motorsport 33+1:26.81217
1112 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Heylen Team Astromega 33+1:30.54613
1210 Flag of South Africa.svg Alan van der Merwe Super Nova Racing 32+1 lap5
1319 Flag of Italy.svg Ferdinando Monfardini AEZ Racing 32+1 lap15
142 Flag of Monaco.svg Robert Doornbos Arden International 30+3 laps4
Ret7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jeffrey van Hooydonk Coloni Motorsport 28Retired8
Ret17 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Enge Ma-Con Engineering 18Retired6
Ret5 Flag of France.svg Yannick Schroeder Durango 18Retired3
DNQ16 Flag of Germany.svg Tony Schmidt Ma-Con Engineering 0 107% rule 18
Source: [4]

Standings after the event

See also

References

  1. "Toccacelo upgrades to pole position at Barcelona". au.motorsport.com. 2004-05-09. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
  2. 1 2 3 "Victory for Liuzzi at Barcelona". au.motorsport.com. 2004-05-11. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
  3. "2004 Barcelona F3000 Qualifying Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  4. "2004 Barcelona F3000 Race Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
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