1991 Alternate International F3000 season

1991 International F3000 season
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Parent series: Formula 1

The 1991 International Formula 3000 season was the 4th International Formula 3000 season.

This season was marred by controversy as the second-placed team Spirit-TOM'S Motorsport and its two drivers, original champion Johnny Herbert and his teammate Alain Menu were disqualified from the championship after it was found that the team had been running an illegal car for most of the season. Spirit-TOM'S Motorsport were subsequently banned from the championship.

Teams and Drivers

Team	Chassis	Engine	#	Driver	Rounds
Apomatox [?]	Reynard 91D	Ford-Cosworth DFY-II	1	Christian Fittipaldi	All
			2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	All
Il Barone Rampante [?]	Reynard 91D	Mugen-Honda MF308	3	Jon Beekhuis	All
	Reynard 90D		4	Daniel Moreno	All
Forti Corse [?]	Reynard 91D	Mugen-Honda MF308	5	Emanuele Naspetti	All
			6	Antonio Tamburini	1-4
				Jean-Marc Gounon	5-11
Madgwick International [?]	Reynard 91D	Mugen-Honda MF308	7	Hitoshi Ogawa	All
	Lola T91/50		8	Rickard Rydell	All
Pacific Racing [?]	Lola T90/50	Ford-Cosworth DFY-II	9	Karl Wendlinger	1-10
			10	Ukyo Katayama	1-10
	Lola T91/50			Karl Wendlinger	11
DAMS [?]	Lola T91/50	Mugen-Honda MF308	11	David Brabham	All
	Lola T90/50		12	Gil de Ferran	1, 6, 8
				Jacopo di Vita	2-3
				Mohammed Siki	4-5, 9-10
				Johan David	7
				James Davies	11
CoBRa Motorsports [?]	Reynard 91D	Ford-Cosworth DFY-II	14	Éric Hélary	1-8
			15	Vincenzo Sospiri	All
First Racing [?]	Reynard 91D	Mugen-Honda MF308	16	Paul Tracy	1-3
			17	Andrea Montermini	1-3
		Ford-Cosworth DFY-II	16	Paul Tracy	4-6
				Giovanni Lavaggi	7-11
			17	Andrea Montermini	4-11
Spirit-TOM'S Motorsport [?]	Reynard 91D	Ford-Cosworth DFY-II	18	Johnny Herbert	1-10
	Lola T90/50				11
			19	Alain Menu	1-10
	Reynard 91D				11
RSM Marko [?]	Lola T91/50	Mugen-Honda MF308	20	Mika Salo	All
			21	Tom Douglas	All
Paul Stewart Racing [?]	Reynard 91D	Ford-Cosworth DFY-II	24	Didier Artzet	All
	Reynard 90D		25	Paul Warwick	1-6
				Josephine Aarseth	7-11
Dome [?]	Dome F102	Ford-Cosworth DFY-II	26	Mauro Martini	1-4
				Neil McEwan	5-10
				Mike Boullier	11
			27	Richard Dean	1-9
				Jérôme Policand	10-11
Crypton Engineering [?]	Reynard 91D	Mugen-Honda MF308	28	Pedro Chaves	All
			29	Allan McNish	1-8
				Marco Apicella	9-11
Superpower Engineering System [?]	Mooncraft MC041	Ford-Cosworth DFY	30	Beau Brandenburg	All
			31	"Gimax Jr."	1-7
				Giovanna Amati	8-11

Calendar

	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Reject of the Race	Drive of the Race
1	1991 Trofeo Dino Ferrari	April 14	Johnny Herbert	Johnny Herbert	Karl Wendlinger	Pacific Racing	Italian TV Director	Karl Wendlinger
2	XLIII BRDC International Trophy	May 5	Christian Fittipaldi	Vincenzo Sospiri	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Apomatox	Madgewick International	Paul Stewart Racing
3	Pau Grand Prix	May 19	Christian Fittipaldi	Johnny Herbert	Christian Fittipaldi	Apomatox	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Pedro Chaves
4	Circuito de Jerez	June 9	Christian Fittipaldi	Christian Fittipaldi	Christian Fittipaldi	Apomatox	Pedro Chaves	Ukyo Katayama
5	Mugello Circuit	June 23	Johnny Herbert	Johnny Herbert	Didier Artzet	Paul Stewart Racing	DAMS	First Racing
6	Autodromo di Pergusa	July 7	Christian Fittipaldi	Johnny Herbert	Christian Fittipaldi	Apomatox	Vincenzo Sospiri	Hitoshi Ogawa
7	Hockenheimring	July 27	Christian Fittipaldi	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Andrea Montermini	First Racing	Il Barone Rampante	Andrea Montermini
8	Brands Hatch	August 18	Johnny Herbert	Johnny Herbert	Christian Fittipaldi	Apomatox	Jon Beekhuis	Forti Corse
9	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	August 24	Vincenzo Sospiri	Andrea Montermini	Andrea Montermini	First Racing	Madgewick International	Vincenzo Sospiri
10	Bugatti Circuit	September 15	Didier Artzet	Johnny Herbert	Didier Artzet	Paul Stewart Racing	Not Awarded	Jon Beekhuis
11	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	October 6	Johnny Herbert	Johnny Herbert	Christian Fittipaldi	Apomatox	Marco Apicella	Karl Wendlinger

The Le Mans round was stopped on Lap 27 after an accident that resulted in life-threatening injuries for Japanese driver Ukyo Katayama. Half points were awarded for the race.

Standings

Drivers' Championship

Pos.	Driver	IMO	SIL	PAU	JER	MUG	PER	HOC	BRH	SPA	BUG‡	MAG	Pts
1	Christian Fittipaldi	Ret	8	1	1	2	1	2	1	4	Ret	1	60
2	Didier Artzet	Ret	2	Ret	3	1	7	4	4	2	1	Ret	35.5
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	1	15	8	Ret	2	3	12†	5	4	3	32.5
4	Karl Wendlinger	1	5	Ret	12	3	4	10	13†	Ret	2	2	27
5	Andrea Montermini	11	Ret	5	Ret	5	9	1	Ret	1	5	6	24
6	Vincenzo Sospiri	4	4	3	7	4	14†	7	Ret	3	6	4	20.5
7	Jon Beekhuis	9	9	Ret	2	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	11	3	5	14
8	Mika Salo	3	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	5	Ret	7	Ret	12
9	Pedro Chaves	13	15	2	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	13	8	7
10	Eric Helary	5	Ret	4†	9	9	5	13	Ret				7
11	Jean-Marc Gounon					Ret	Ret	8	2	Ret	8	Ret	6
12	Emanuele Naspetti	Ret	11	Ret	6	11	Ret	Ret	3	7	Ret	Ret	5
13	Allan McNish	6	Ret	Ret	4	8	8	6	Ret				5
14	Ukyo Katayama	7	Ret	14	5	10	Ret	11	6	10	12†	INJ	3
15	Tom Douglas	Ret	6	11	Ret	16	13	18†	7	12	9	Ret	1
16	Hitoshi Ogawa	8	Ret	9	Ret	12	6	12	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	1
17	Jacopo di Vita		12	6									1
18	Marco Apicella									6	14	Ret	1
-	David Brabham	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	17	Ret	16†	Ret	9	16	7	0
-	Rickard Rydell	18	Ret	7	13	13	Ret	14	9	16	15	11	0
-	Paul Tracy	10	10	Ret	11	7	Ret						0
-	Paul Warwick	12	7	12	10	14	10						0
-	Daniel Moreno	17	13	10	14	15	12	Ret	8	15	10	10	0
-	Josephine Aarseth							9	Ret	Ret	17	9	0
-	Neil McEwan					18	Ret	15	10	14	21	EX	0
-	Richard Dean	Ret	14	13	15	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	18†			0
-	Giovanni Lavaggi							17	11	13	20	Ret	0
-	Mauro Martini	14	17	Ret	DNP								0
-	Antonio Tamburini	15	16	Ret	Ret								0
-	Mohammed Siki				16	19				Ret	18		0
-	Gil de Ferran	16					Ret		Ret				0
-	Beau Brandenburg	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	17	19	Ret	0
-	Jérôme Policand										22	Ret	0
-	Giovanna Amati								DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	0
-	Johan David							Ret					0
-	James Davies											Ret	0
-	Mike Boullier											Ret	0
-	"Gimax Jr."	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ					0
DSQ	Johnny Herbert	DSQ	Ret	DSQ	Ret	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	Ret	DSQ	DSQ	0
DSQ	Alain Menu	DSQ	Ret	Ret	DSQ	DSQ	Ret	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	0

• Half points were awarded for Race 10 at Le Mans, after the race was red flagged due to Ukyo Katayama's accident

Teams' Championship

Pos.	Team	#	IMO	SIL	PAU	JER	MUG	PER	HOC	BHA	SPA	BUG‡	MAG	Pts
1	Apomatox	1	Ret	8	1	1	2	1	2	1	4	Ret	1	92.5
		2	2	1	15	8	Ret	2	3	12†	5	4	3
2	Paul Stewart Racing	24	Ret	2	Ret	3	1	7	4	4	2	1	Ret	35.5
		25	12	7	12	10	14	10	9	Ret	Ret	17	9
3	Pacific Racing	9	1	5	Ret	12	3	4	10	13†	Ret	2	WD	30
		10	7	Ret	14	5	10	Ret	11	6	10	12†	2
4	CoBRa Motorsport	14	5	Ret	4†	9	9	5	13	Ret	WD	WD	WD	27.5
		15	4	4	3	7	4	14†	7	Ret	3	6	4
5	First Racing	16	10	10	Ret	11	7	Ret	17	11	13	20	Ret	24
		17	11	Ret	5	Ret	5	9	1	Ret	1	5	6
6	Il Barone Rampante	3	9	9	Ret	2	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	11	3	5	14
		4	17	13	10	14	15	12	Ret	8	15	10	10
7	Crypton Engineering	28	13	15	2	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	13	8	13
		29	6	Ret	Ret	4	8	8	6	Ret	6	14	Ret
8	RSM Marko	20	3	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	5	Ret	7	Ret	13
		21	Ret	6	11	Ret	16	13	18†	7	12	9	Ret
9	Forti Corse	5	Ret	11	Ret	6	11	Ret	Ret	3	7	Ret	Ret	11
		6	15	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	2	Ret	8	Ret
10	Madgewick International	7	8	Ret	9	Ret	12	6	12	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	1
		8	18	Ret	7	13	13	Ret	14	9	16	15	11
11	DAMS	11	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	17	Ret	16†	Ret	9	16	7	1
		12	16	12	6	16	19	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	Ret
-	Dome	26	14	17	Ret	DNP	18	Ret	15	10	14	21	Ret	0
		27	Ret	14	13	15	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	18†	22	Ret
-	Superpower Engineering System	30	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	17	19	Ret	0
		31	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret
DSQ	Spirit-TOM'S Motorsport	18	DSQ	Ret	DSQ	Ret	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	Ret	DSQ	DSQ	0
		19	DSQ	Ret	Ret	DSQ	DSQ	Ret	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ