2004 Imola F3000 round explained

Type:	CUST
Description:	Race 1 of 10 in the 2004 International Formula 3000 Championship
Country:	San Marino
Grand Prix:	Imola
Gp Suffix:	F3000 round
Fulldate:	24 April 2004
Year:	2004
Location:	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Km:	4.933
Course Mi:	3.065
Distance Laps:	31
Distance Km:	152.686
Distance Mi:	94.879
Pole Country:	ITA
Pole Driver:	Vitantonio Liuzzi
Pole Team:	Arden International
Pole Time:	1:38.153
Fast Country:	ARG
Fast Driver:	José María López
Fast Team:	CMS Performance
Fast Time:	1:39.847
Fast Lap:	17
First Country:	ITA
First Driver:	Vitantonio Liuzzi
First Team:	Arden International
Second Country:	ITA
Second Driver:	Enrico Toccacelo
Second Team:	BCN Competicion
Third Country:	MON
Third Driver:	Robert Doornbos
Third Team:	Arden International

The 2004 Imola F3000 round was a motor racing event held on 24 April 2004 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola. It was the first round of the 2004 International Formula 3000 Championship, and was held in support of the 2004 San Marino Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	1	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Arden International	1:38.153		1
2	14	Enrico Toccacelo	BCN Competicion	1:38.725	+0.572	2
3	7	Jeffrey van Hooydonk	Coloni Motorsport	1:38.832	+0.679	3
4	3	José María López	CMS Performance	1:39.214	+1.061	4
5	17	Tomáš Enge	Ma-Con Engineering	1:39.321	+1.168	5
6	2	Robert Doornbos	Arden International	1:39.388	+1.235	6
7	18	Raffaele Giammaria	AEZ Racing	1:39.453	+1.340	7
8	9	Patrick Friesacher	Super Nova Racing	1:39.508	+1.355	8
9	5	Yannick Schroeder	Durango	1:39.768	+1.615	9
10	15	Esteban Guerrieri	BCN Competicion	1:39.800	+1.647	10
11	16	Tony Schmidt	Ma-Con Engineering	1:39.847	+1.694	11
12	10	Alan van der Merwe	Super Nova Racing	1:39.900	+1.747	12
13	12	Jan Heylen	Team Astromega	1:40.153	+2.000	13
14	6	Rodrigo Ribeiro	Durango	1:40.343	+2.190	14
15	4	Mathias Lauda	CMS Performance	1:40.466	+2.313	15
16	11	Nico Verdonck	Team Astromega	1:40.762	+2.609	16
17	8	Can Artam	Coloni Motorsport	1:41.243	+3.090	17
18	19	Ferdinando Monfardini	AEZ Racing	1:41.344	+3.191	18
Lähde:^[1]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Arden International	31	52:46.960	1	10
2	14	Enrico Toccacelo	BCN Competicion	31	+8.853	2	8
3	2	Robert Doornbos	Arden International	31	+31.088	6	6
4	18	Raffaele Giammaria	AEZ Racing	31	+33.505	7	5
5	17	Tomáš Enge	Ma-Con Engineering	31	+34.515	5	4
6	7	Jeffrey van Hooydonk	Coloni Motorsport	31	+44.061	3	3
7	5	Yannick Schroeder	Durango	31	+45.822	9	2
8	10	Alan van der Merwe	Super Nova Racing	31	+46.037	12	1
9	9	Patrick Friesacher	Super Nova Racing	31	+46.361	8
10	16	Tony Schmidt	Ma-Con Engineering	31	+59.158	11
11	12	Jan Heylen	Team Astromega	31	+1:14.991	13
12	4	Mathias Lauda	CMS Performance	31	+1:27.143	15
13	6	Rodrigo Ribeiro	Durango	31	+1:39.200	14
14	19	Ferdinando Monfardini	AEZ Racing	30	+1 lap	18
15	11	Nico Verdonck	Team Astromega	30	+1 lap	16
Ret	3	José María López	CMS Performance	17	Retired	4
Ret	15	Esteban Guerrieri	BCN Competicion	10	Retired	10
Ret	8	Can Artam	Coloni Motorsport	3	Retired	17
Lähde:^[2]

Standings after the event

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	Vitantonio Liuzzi	10
	2	Enrico Toccacelo	8
	3	Robert Doornbos	6
	4	Raffaele Giammaria	5
	5	Tomáš Enge	4

Teams' Championship standings

		Team	Points
	1	Arden International	16
	2	BCN Competicion	8
	3	AEZ Racing	5
	4	Ma-Con Engineering	4
	5	Coloni Motorsport	3

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

• 2004 San Marino Grand Prix

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2004 Imola F3000 Qualifying Results. 28 November 2023. Motorsportstats.com.
2. Web site: 2004 Imola F3000 Race Results. 28 November 2023. Motorsportstats.com.