2006 Euroseries 3000

Last updated May 03, 2025

The 2006 Euroseries 3000 was the eighth Euro Formula 3000 season. The series was won by Italian Giacomo Ricci for the FMS International team.

Teams and drivers

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
FMS International	1	Marco Bonanomi	All
	2	Giacomo Ricci	All
	3	Paolo Maria Nocera	1-6
	3	Marco Mocci	8-9
Minardi by GP Racing	4	Tuka Rocha	1
		Roldán Rodríguez	2-8
		Diego Nunes	9
	5	Juan Cáceres	1-6
		Davide Rigon	7
		Fausto Ippoliti	8-9
	6	Tuka Rocha	5-9
Team Astromega	7	Oliver Martini	2
	7	Jason Tahinci	3
	8	Tuka Rocha	3
Auto Sport Racing	9	Gavin Cronje	All
Auto Sport Racing	10	Stefano Gattuso	1-7
Avelon Formula	11	Oliver Martini	1, 3-6
		Fausto Ippoliti	2
		Stefano Attianese	8
	12	Ivan Bellarosa	All
Vanni Racing/Traini Corse	14	Matteo Cressoni	All
	15	Tuka Rocha	2, 4
		Glauco Solieri	5
		Alex Ciompi	6-7
Coloni Rookies Team	16	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	7
		Frankie Provenzano	8
		Bianca Steiner	9
Euronova Racing	18	Marcello Puglisi	1-4
	18	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	5-9
	19	Vitaly Petrov	All
	20	Francesco Dracone	1–2, 5-9
Scuderia Famà	22	Glauco Solieri	1-2
Facodini Racing	24	Leandro Romano	2, 9
Facodini Racing	25	Gianmaria Gabbiani	8
Szász Motorsport	26	László Szász	4

Race calendar

Rounds denoted with a blue background are a part of the Italian Formula 3000 Championship.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	R1	Adria International Raceway	9 April	Marco Bonanomi	Marco Bonanomi	Marco Bonanomi	FMS International
1	R2	Adria International Raceway	9 April		Giacomo Ricci	Giacomo Ricci	FMS International
2	R1	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	7 May	Marco Bonanomi	Giacomo Ricci	Giacomo Ricci	FMS International
2	R2	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	7 May		Giacomo Ricci	Giacomo Ricci	FMS International
3	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	4 June	Marco Bonanomi	Marco Bonanomi	Marco Bonanomi	FMS International
3	R2	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	4 June		Roldán Rodríguez	Giacomo Ricci	FMS International
4	R1	Hungaroring	18 June	Marco Bonanomi	Giacomo Ricci	Marco Bonanomi	FMS International
4	R2	Hungaroring	18 June		Marco Bonanomi	Vitaly Petrov	Euronova Racing
5	R1	Mugello Circuit	23 July	Marco Bonanomi	Marco Bonanomi	Marco Bonanomi	FMS International
5	R2	Mugello Circuit	23 July		Giacomo Ricci	Vitaly Petrov	Euronova Racing
6	R1	Silverstone Circuit	13 August	Marco Bonanomi	Vitaly Petrov	Vitaly Petrov	Euronova Racing
6	R2	Silverstone Circuit	13 August		Giacomo Ricci	Tuka Rocha	Minardi by GP Racing
7	R1	Circuit de Catalunya	24 September	Roldán Rodríguez	Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Roldán Rodríguez	Minardi by GP Racing
7	R2	Circuit de Catalunya	24 September		Vitaly Petrov	Vitaly Petrov	Euronova Racing
8	R1	ACI Vallelunga Circuit	15 October	Roldán Rodríguez	Marco Bonanomi	Marco Bonanomi	FMS International
8	R2	ACI Vallelunga Circuit	15 October		Roldán Rodríguez	Fausto Ippoliti	Minardi by GP Racing
9	R1	Misano World Circuit	22 October	Giacomo Ricci	Giacomo Ricci	Giacomo Ricci	FMS International
9	R2	Misano World Circuit	22 October		Marco Bonanomi	Marco Bonanomi	FMS International

Championship Standings

Points for both championships are awarded as follows:

Race
Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
Race One	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1
Race Two	6	5	4	3	2	1

In addition:

One point will be awarded for Pole position for Race One
One point will be awarded for fastest lap in each race

Driver standings

Pos	Driver	ADR		IMO		SPA		HUN		MUG		SIL		CAT		VLL		MIS		Points
1	Giacomo Ricci	5	1	1	1	2	1	2	4	3	3	3	11	2	Ret	5	3	1	2	106
2	Marco Bonanomi	1	5	2	2	1	Ret	1	12	1	8	5	4	Ret	Ret	1	10	5	1	94
3	Vitaly Petrov	6	11	DNS	3	9	4	7	1	7	1	1	Ret	3	1	4	2	2	3	72
4	Tuka Rocha	2	6	7	14	10	Ret	3	3	4	6	7	1	5	4	3	4	Ret	DNS	51
5	Jérôme d'Ambrosio									5	Ret	2	5	4	Ret	2	5	3	4	39
6	Roldán Rodríguez			4	5	3	6	11	5	DNS	9	4	Ret	1	10	Ret	6			36
7	Juan Cáceres	4	4	DNS	7	8	2	4	6	8	5	9	2							28
8	Matteo Cressoni	9	Ret	6	Ret	7	5	6	11	6	2	6	7	10	3	7	7	DNS	DNS	27
9	Oliver Martini	7	12	3	8	DSQ	Ret	Ret	8	2	4	12	3							23
10	Gavin Cronje	Ret	7	5	9	6	8	8	2	10	11	10	12	8	6	8	Ret	7	5	20
11	Stefano Gattuso	8	3	DNS	Ret	4	3	5	7	Ret	10	13	6	9	9	DNA	DNA			19
12	Fausto Ippoliti			10	4											6	1	6	Ret	15
13	Paolo Maria Nocera	3	2	Ret	6	DSQ	7	9	9	9	7	8	Ret							13
14	Davide Rigon													6	2					8
15	Diego Nunes																	4	6	6
16	Jason Tahinci					5	11													4
17	Johnny Cecotto Jr.													11	5					2
18	Alex Ciompi											11	8	7	Ret					2
19	Marco Mocci															11	Ret	8	7	1
20	Glauco Solieri	11	10	8	12					12	13									1
21	Stefano Attianese															Ret	11			0
22	Ivan Bellarosa	DNS	DNS	Ret	10	Ret	9	10	10	11	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	7	9	8	9	8	0
23	Francesco Dracone	Ret	9	Ret	11					Ret	12	Ret	10	DNS	8	12	9	DNS	DNS	0
24	Frankie Provenzano															10	Ret			0
25	Marcello Puglisi	10	8	9	Ret	12	10	12	13											0
26	Leandro Romano			DNS	DNS													Ret	10	0
27	Bianca Steiner																	10	9	0
28	László Szász							13	Ret											0
29	Gianmaria Gabbiani															Ret	DNS			0
Pos	Driver	ADR		IMO		SPA		HUN		MUG		SIL		CAT		VLL		MIS		Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points classification
Blue	Non-points classification
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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

F3000 Italian Championship

Team standings

Pos	Team	ADR		IMO		SPA		HUN		MUG		SIL		CAT		VLL		MIS		Points
1	FMS International	1	5	2	2	1	Ret	1	12	1	8	5	4	Ret	Ret	1	10	5	1	214
1	FMS International	5	1	1	1	2	1	2	4	3	3	3	11	2	Ret	5	3	1	2	214
2	Minardi by GP Racing	2	6	4	5	3	6	11	5	DNS	9	4	Ret	1	10	Ret	6	4	6	129
2	Minardi by GP Racing	4	4	DNS	7	8	2	4	6	8	5	9	2	6	2	6	1	6	Ret	129
3	Euronova Racing	10	8	9	Ret	12	10	12	13	5	Ret	2	5	4	Ret	2	5	3	4	111
3	Euronova Racing	6	11	DNS	3	9	4	7	1	7	1	1	Ret	3	1	4	2	2	3	111
4	Vanni Racing/Traini Corse	9	Ret	6	Ret	7	5	6	11	6	2	6	7	10	3	7	7	DNS	DNS	41
4	Vanni Racing/Traini Corse			7	14			3	3	12	13	11	8	7	Ret					41
5	Auto Sport Racing	Ret	7	5	9	6	8	8	2	10	11	10	12	8	6	8	Ret	7	5	39
5	Auto Sport Racing	8	3	DNS	Ret	4	3	5	7	Ret	10	13	6	9	9					39
6	Avelon Formula	7	12	10	4	DSQ	Ret	Ret	8	2	4	12	3			Ret	11			20
6	Avelon Formula	DNS	DNS	Ret	10	Ret	9	10	10	11	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	7	9	8	9	8	20
7	Team Astromega			3	8	5	11													10
7	Team Astromega					10	Ret													10
8	Coloni Rookies Team													11	5	10	Ret	10	9	2
9	Scuderia Famà	11	10	8	12															1
10	Facondini Racing			DNS	DNS													Ret	10	0
10	Facondini Racing															Ret	DNS			0
11	Szász Motorsport							13	Ret											0
Pos	Team	ADR		IMO		SPA		HUN		MUG		SIL		CAT		VLL		MIS		Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points classification
Blue	Non-points classification
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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)