2001 Spa-Francorchamps F3000 round

CUST Race 11 of 12 in the 2001 International Formula 3000 Championship Belgium Spa-Francorchamps F3000 round 1 September 2001 2001 Spa 1995-2003.png Permanent racing facility 6.968 4.330 22 153.279 95.260 BRA Ricardo Sperafico Petrobras Junior Team 2:13.129 BRA Mário Haberfeld Super Nova Racing 2:08.781 21 BRA Ricardo Sperafico Petrobras Junior Team GBR Justin Wilson Coca-Cola Nordic Racing BRA Ricardo Maurício Red Bull Junior Team F3000 The 2001 Spa-Francorchamps F3000 round was a motor racing event held on 1 September 2001 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. It was the eleventh round of the 2001 International Formula 3000 Championship, and was held in support of the 2001 Belgian Grand Prix. Race report Entering the weekend, Justin Wilson led the championship by 20 points from Mark Webber, with 20 points remaining. Qualifying was held in changing weather, with the best conditions coming at the end of the session. Petrobras Junior Team qualified one-two, with Ricardo Sperafico ahead of Antônio Pizzonia.Allen Peter 2021-11-27 Memories of 2001: When Wilson won out over Webber https://formulascout.com/memories-of-2001-when-wilson-won-out-over-webber/83806 2025-08-01 Formula Scout en-US Wilson qualified in third, but would be without the support of teammate Tomáš Enge at the start of the race, as he qualified ninth, with Webber between them in fifth.Saward Joe 2001-09-04 Sperafico wins, Wilson takes title https://www.grandprix.com/features/joe-saward/f3000-report-sperafico-wins-wilson-takes-title.html 2025-08-01 www.grandprix.com The race was held in damp conditions, so the formation and first laps were completed under safety car conditions. Webber had lowered the rideheight of his car on the grid, a decision that led to him crashing in Raidillon on lap two; his car was destroyed, although he walked away with only a minor ankle injury. Pizzonia then spun behind the following safety car and dropped down the field to 15th, but was able to continue. The race restarted on lap five, and Darren Manning briefly took third place from Ricardo Maurício, but hit a bollard later on the lap and had to replace his front wing. Two laps later, Enge overtook Marc Goossens for fourth. Further back, European Minardi F3000 teammates David Saelens and Andrea Piccini collided, eliminating both drivers from the race. On lap 17, Bas Leinders passed Patrick Friesacher to take sixth. Rain began to fall on the last lap, however, and Friesacher rear-ended Leinders, with Sébastien Bourdais passing them both to take the final point. Sperafico took his first win in F3000, with Wilson second and Maurício third. With Webber's retirement, Wilson secured the championship with one race remaining. Webber and Enge were equal on points in second and third, with fourth-placed Bourdais unable to catch them. Classification Qualifying PosNoDriverTeamTime/GapGrid14BRA Ricardo SperaficoPetrobras Junior Team2:13.129123BRA Antônio PizzoniaPetrobras Junior Team +0.4122310GBR Justin WilsonCoca-Cola Nordic Racing +1.1323418BRA Ricardo MaurícioRed Bull Junior Team F3000 +1.376451AUS Mark WebberSuper Nova Racing +1.5515617AUT Patrick FriesacherRed Bull Junior Team F3000 +1.6346715GBR Darren ManningArden Team Russia +1.7097820BEL Marc GoossensColoni F3000 +2.154899CZE Tomáš EngeCoca-Cola Nordic Racing +2.24291025BEL Bas LeindersKTR +2.347101121FRA Sébastien BourdaisDAMS +2.352111219ITA Fabrizio GollinColoni F3000 +2.899121311ARG Norberto FontanaF3000 Prost Junior Team +3.38713142BRA Mário HaberfeldSuper Nova Racing +3.406141522USA Derek HillDAMS +3.50415168ITA Andrea PicciniEuropean Minardi F3000 +3.66116177BEL David SaelensEuropean Minardi F3000 +3.72017185ITA Enrico ToccaceloTeam Astromega +4.03518196ITA Giorgio PantanoTeam Astromega +4.108192012HUN Zsolt BaumgartnerF3000 Prost Junior Team +4.481202129ITA Gabriele LancieriDurango +5.004212226SUI Joël CamathiasKTR +6.355222330ESP Antonio GarcíaDurango +6.822232416RUS Viktor MaslovArden Team Russia +13.68324Source:2001 Spa F3000 Motorsport Database https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2001-spa-f3000/ 2025-08-01 Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine en-GB Race PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints14BRA Ricardo SperaficoPetrobras Junior Team2251:48.919110210GBR Justin WilsonCoca-Cola Nordic Racing22 +11.58536318BRA Ricardo MaurícioRed Bull Junior Team F300022 +16.9824449CZE Tomáš EngeCoca-Cola Nordic Racing22 +18.25293520BEL Marc GoossensColoni F300022 +31.86582621FRA Sébastien BourdaisDAMS22 +32.782111725BEL Bas LeindersKTR22 +32.8731083BRA Antônio PizzoniaPetrobras Junior Team22 +33.5192922USA Derek HillDAMS22 +40.159151017AUT Patrick FriesacherRed Bull Junior Team F300022 +47.7496116ITA Giorgio PantanoTeam Astromega22 +48.713191219ITA Fabrizio GollinColoni F300022 +50.663121312HUN Zsolt BaumgartnerF3000 Prost Junior Team22 +1:02.890201429ITA Gabriele LancieriDurango22 +1:03.122211526SUI Joël CamathiasKTR22 +1:04.230221630ESP Antonio GarcíaDurango22 +1:04.99723175ITA Enrico ToccaceloTeam Astromega22 +1:17.505181816RUS Viktor MaslovArden Team Russia22 +1:42.19424192BRA Mário HaberfeldSuper Nova Racing22 +1:42.75314Ret11ARG Norberto FontanaF3000 Prost Junior Team11Retired13Ret15GBR Darren ManningArden Team Russia8Retired7Ret7BEL David SaelensEuropean Minardi F30007Retired17Ret8ITA Andrea PicciniEuropean Minardi F30007Retired16Ret1AUS Mark WebberSuper Nova Racing1Retired5Fastest lap:BRA Ricardo Sperafico (2:08.781 on lap 21)Source:2001 Spa-Francorchamps F3000 Race Results https://motorsportstats.com/results/f3000-international-championship/2001/spa-francorchamps/classification/race 2 December 2023 Motorsportstats.com Standings after the event Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 GBR Justin Wilson 65 10px 2 AUS Mark Webber 39 10px 3 CZE Tomáš Enge 39 10px 4 FRA Sébastien Bourdais 26 10px 5 BRA Antônio Pizzonia 22 Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position Team Points 10px 1 GBR Coca-Cola Nordic Racing 104 10px 2 GBR Super Nova Racing 42 10px 3 BRA Petrobras Junior Team 42 10px 4 FRA DAMS 26 10px 5 AUT Red Bull Junior Team F3000 21 Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. See also 2001 Belgian Grand Prix References Spa-Francorchamps F3000 round 2001 2001 Hungaroring F3000 round 2001 Monza F3000 round 2000 Spa-Francorchamps F3000 round 2002 Spa-Francorchamps F3000 round Category:International Formula 3000 Category:2001 in Belgian motorsport