The 1987 International Formula 3000 season was the third season of FIA Formula 3000 motor racing. It featured the 1987 Formula 3000 Intercontinental Championship,FIA Yearbook, 1988, red section, page 97 which was contested over an eleven round series in which 23 different teams, 53 different drivers, 4 different chassis constructors and 3 different engines manufacturers competed. The championship was won by Stefano Modena who drove a March 87B Ford Cosworth for Onyx Racing ahead of Lola Motorsport driver Luis Perez Sala.
Drivers and teams Team Chassis Engine Drivers Rounds March 87B Cosworth 1 Alessandro Santin 1 Jacques-Joseph Villeneuve 3 Corrado Fabi 5-6 Michel Ferté 7-9 Eliseo Salazar 10-11 2 Gregor Foitek 1-8 Fabrizio Barbazza 9 Marco Romano 10 Kris Nissen 11 Pavesi Racing Ralt RT21 Cosworth 3 Pierluigi Martini 1-4, 6-10 Ralt RT20 5, 11 Ralt RT21 4 Paolo Barilla 1-4, 6-10 Ralt RT20 5, 11 Oreca Motorsport March 87B Cosworth 5 Olivier Grouillard 1, 4-11 March 86B 2-3 March 87B 6 Yannick Dalmas 1-2, 4-11 Ralt Racing Ltd. Ralt RT21 Honda 7 Roberto Moreno All 8 Maurício Gugelmin All Onyx Racing March 87B Cosworth 9 Stefano Modena All 10 Pierre-Henri Raphanel All Lola Motorsport Lola T87/50 Cosworth 11 John Jones All 12 Luis Perez Sala All BS Automotive Lola T87/50 Cosworth 14 Dominique Delestre 1-4, 7-8 Mark Blundell 9-11 15 Alfonso de Vinuesa 1-3, 7-8 Giovanna Amati 5-6, 10 Lola T86/50 40 Michel Ferté 1 Lola T87/50 2-5 Mark Blundell 6 Lola T86/50 Tomas Kaiser 7-9 Lola T87/50 10-11 Équipe Dollop March 86B Cosworth 16 Urs Durdler 1 Guido Daccò 2-5 17 Jean-Pierre Frey 1-9 41 Benoît Morand 4-5 Bromley Motorsport Ralt RT21 Cosworth 18 Eliseo Salazar 1-6 Cor Euser 7-11 Eddie Jordan Racing March 87B Cosworth 20 Tomas Kaiser 1-6 Colin Bennett Racing March 86B Cosworth 21 Cor Euser 1-3 Robert Lee-Lewis 6-8 John Alcorn 10-11 March 87B 42 Robert Lee-Lewis 5 44 Eliseo Salazar 7-9 Roni Motorsport March 87B Cosworth 22 Steven Andskär All GEM Motorsport Ralt RT21 Cosworth 23 Gary Evans All EuroVenturini Dallara 3087 Cosworth 25 Marco Apicella All 26 Jari Nurminen 1-4 Guido Daccò 6-7 Nicola Tesini 9 Madgwick International March 87B Cosworth 28 Andy Wallace 1-6 Lola T87/50 7-11 GA Motorsport Lola T87/50 Cosworth 29 Thierry Tassin 3 Julian Bailey 5-11 30 Jari Nurminen 5-10 Antonio Albacete 11 Lola T86/50 43 Altfrid Heger 7-8 Gregor Foitek 9-11 FIRST Racing March 87B Cosworth 31 Lamberto Leoni 1-9 Judd 10-11 Cosworth 32 Gabriele Tarquini All 33 Aldo Bertuzzi 1, 4, 9 Beppe Gabbiani 2-3 Claudio Langes 5-8, 11 Alain Ferté 10 Fleetray Racing Lola T86/50 Cosworth 34 Mark Blundell 1-3, 5, 7-8 GDBA Motorsport Lola T87/50 Cosworth 35 Michel Trollé All 36 Paul Belmondo All Racetech 3000 March 87B Cosworth 37 Robert Lee-Lewis 1-3 Mario Hytten 4-7 Ralt RT20 8-9 March 87B Gilles Lempereur 10-11 Murray Taylor Racing March 87B Cosworth 38 Russell Spence 1-6 Mountleigh Motorsport 7-11 Bertram Schäfer Racing Ralt RT21 Cosworth 39 Altfrid Heger 3 Forti Corse Dallara 3087 Cosworth 42 Nicola Larini 6-7, 9, 11 Nicola Tesini 8Sources:
Calendar
RoundCircuitDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedPole positionFastest lapWinner 1 Silverstone Circuit 12 April 42 4.778=200.676 km 0'57:07.1 210.750 km/h Roberto Moreno Roberto Moreno Maurício Gugelmin 2 ACI Vallelunga Circuit 10 May 61 3.2=195.2 km 1'10:06.2 167.067 km/h Yannick Dalmas Stefano Modena Stefano Modena 3 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 16 May 16 6.949=111.184 km 0'38:57.67 171.001 km/h Roberto Moreno Luis Pérez-Sala Michel Trollé 4 Pau Grand Prix 8 June 72 2.76=198.72 km 1'30:14.5 132.12 km/h Pierre-Henri Raphanel Roberto Moreno Yannick Dalmas 5 Donington Park 28 June 50 4.023=201.15 km 1'12:16.41 166.990 km/h Luis Pérez-Sala Yannick Dalmas Luis Pérez-Sala 6 Autodromo di Pergusa 19 July 41 4.95=202.95 km 1'03:09.90 192.781 km/h Maurício Gugelmin Lamberto Leoni Roberto Moreno 7 Brands Hatch 3 August 45 4.206=189.27 km 0'59:09.0 191.99 km/h Roberto Moreno Yannick Dalmas Julian Bailey 8 Birmingham 31 August 51 3.975=202.725 km 1'11:44.52 169.540 km/h Maurício Gugelmin Roberto Moreno Stefano Modena 9 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 13 September 40 5.04=201.6 km 1.06:13.38 182.656 km/h Roberto Moreno Gabriele Tarquini Stefano Modena 10 Bugatti Circuit 27 September 47 4.24=199.28 km 1'12:49.12 164.200 km/h Luis Pérez-Sala Luis Pérez-Sala Luis Pérez-Sala 11 Circuito del Jarama 11 October 61 3.312=202.032 km 1'23:21.289 145.426 km/h John Jones Yannick Dalmas Yannick DalmasSource:
Note:
Race 3 stopped early due to an accident involving Alfonso de Vinuesa and Luis Pérez-Sala. Only half-points were awarded.
Championship standings At each race points were awarded as follows: 9 for first place, 6 for second place, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. The best seven results could be retained. Discarded points and gross totals are displayed within tooltips.
Driver SIL VLL SPA PAU DON PER BRH BIR IMO BUG JAR Points 1 Stefano Modena 4 1 Ret Ret 2 6 4 1 1 Ret 2 Luis Pérez-Sala Ret 2 18 Ret 1 Ret 9 4 3 1 5 33 3 Roberto Moreno 3 11 3 10† 4 1 3 2 5 9 Ret 30 4 Maurício Gugelmin 1 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 3 7 10 2 29 5 Yannick Dalmas Ret Ret 1 17 Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 1 20 6 Michel Trollé 2 Ret 1 Ret 5 Ret 14 Ret 11 3 Ret 16.5 7 Julian Bailey Ret 4 1 Ret NC 6 Ret 13 8 Gabriele Tarquini 10 Ret 12 11† 19 3 17 14 2 5 Ret 12 9 Lamberto Leoni 8 8 13 6 Ret 5 11 Ret 4 4 4 12 10 Russell Spence Ret Ret 9 Ret DNQ Ret 7 8 DNQ 2 3 10 11 John Jones Ret 5 7 2 13 8 8 7 9 11 10 8 12 Pierluigi Martini 5 Ret Ret 7 8 2 20 Ret Ret 7 9 8 13 Pierre-Henri Raphanel 16 4 8 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret 7 14 Mark Blundell Ret 6 2 9 9 6 DNQ Ret Ret 8 5 15 Michel Ferté Ret 10 14 3 6 DNQ 11 DNQ 5 16 Andy Wallace Ret 7 4 DNQ Ret 14 13 5 6 Ret Ret 4.5 17 Olivier Grouillard 7 Ret DNQ 4 12† Ret 15 6 Ret Ret Ret 4 18 Paul Belmondo 18 16 11 5 15 Ret 12 12 DNQ Ret 11 2 19 Marco Apicella 15 Ret 5 Ret 7 Ret DNQ 13 13† 15 7 1 20 Alfonso de Vinuesa 6 Ret 16 DNQ DNQ 1 21 Gary Evans DNQ DNQ 6 DNQ 20 10 10 Ret Ret 12 Ret 0.5 22 Paolo Barilla 11 17 Ret 8 10 7 Ret Ret 8 17 DNQ 0 23 Gregor Foitek Ret 15 10 Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret 12 8 14 0 24 Steven Andskär 14 DNQ 20 DNQ 11 DNQ 19 9 Ret 13 13 0 25 Tomas Kaiser 13 9 DNQ Ret Ret DNQ 22 DNQ Ret 16 12 0 26 Mario Hytten 9 DNQ 13 DNQ Ret DNQ 0 27 Eliseo Salazar 9 DNQ 17 Ret 18 Ret 18 DNQ 14 Ret DNQ 0 28 Cor Euser 17 14 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret 0 29 Claudio Langes DNQ Ret Ret 10 Ret 0 30 Jari Nurminen DNQ 13 DNQ DNQ 14 11 DNQ Ret Ret DNQ 0 31 Dominique Delestre 12 Ret 19 Ret DNQ DNQ 0 32 Beppe Gabbiani 12 Ret 0 33 Guido Daccò DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 12 DNQ 0 34 Aldo Bertuzzi DNQ DNQ 15 0 35 Thierry Tassin 15 0 36 Nicola Larini Ret 16 Ret Ret 0 37 Giovanna Amati 16 DNQ DNQ 0 38 Altfrid Heger DNQ 21 DNQ 0 Corrado Fabi Ret DNQ DNQ Gilles Lempereur DNQ Ret Alain Ferté Ret Jean-Pierre Frey DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Robert Lee-Lewis DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Benoît Morand DNQ DNQ Nicola Tesini DNQ DNQ John Alcorn DNQ DNQ Urs Dudler DNQ Alessandro Santin DNQ Jacques-Joseph Villeneuve DNQ Fabrizio Barbazza DNQ Marzio Romano DNQ Antonio Albacete DNQ Kris Nissen DNQ Sources:
Complete overview
first column of every race 10 = grid position second column of every race 10 = race result
R10=retired, but classified NC=not classified R=retired NQ=did not qualify 8P=grid position, but started from pit lane