Auto GP

EU3000: Bologna Motor Show: Event summary

Exciting "all-French" F.3000 final at the Bologna Motor Show RAGUES (ASR) BEATS PROST (ELK MOTORSPORT) AT THE PHOTOFINISH. In front of the crowded Motor Show grandstands, the Auto Sport Racing driver, Pierre Ragues, has been awarded the success ...

Edited: Dec 13, 2009, 12:45 AM

Copy link

Share on Viber

Add as a preferred source

Exciting "all-French" F.3000 final at the Bologna Motor Show

RAGUES (ASR) BEATS PROST (ELK MOTORSPORT) AT THE PHOTOFINISH.

In front of the crowded Motor Show grandstands, the Auto Sport Racing driver, Pierre Ragues, has been awarded the success in the Formula 3000 race, beating in an exciting final Nicolas Prost (Elk Motorsport), son of the 4 times F1 world champion Alain.

The two Frenchmen met in the race final after Prost had beaten Fabio Onidi (Minardi by GP Racing) in the quarterfinal and Francesco Dracone (2G Racing) in the semifinal, while Ragues was awarded the first challenges against Johnny Cecotto Jr. (Traini Corse) and then against the other Minardi by GP Racing driver, Marcello Puglisi, then finished on the third step of the podium.

Spectacular epilogue of the race with the two Frenchmen recording the same time (1'05"81) in the second of two final heats: Ragues managed to succeed thanks to the advantage of just 2 tenths earned in the first heat.

This result is even more valuable considering that this was the first experience in F.3000 for both Ragues and Prost, likely protagonists of the 2008 Euroseries 3000 season. <pre> Final Race: 1. Pierre Ragues Auto Sport Racing 2'12''13 2. Nicolas Prost Elk Motorsport 2'12''36 3. Marcello Puglisi Minardi Team by GP Racing 2'13''94 4. Francesco Dracone 2G Racing 2'18''97

Out at quarterfinals: Fabio Onidi Minardi Team by GP Racing 2'13"00 Johnny Cecotto Jr. Traini Corse 2'15"50 Omar Leal Durango 2'16"44 Vito Popolizio 2G Racing 3'04"82

Failed to qualify: Valentino Sebastiani It Loox Racing 2'20"800 Fabio Beretta Jr. Elk Motorsport 2'23"550

-credit: euroseries3000.com

We want your opinion!

What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?

Take our 5 minute survey.

- The Motorsport.com Team

Read and post comments

Share Or Save This Story

Copy link

Share on Viber

Previous article BUSCH: Champions Week awards banquet report

Next article BITD: GM celebrates 2007 championships

Top Comments

There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?

View More & Comment

Latest news

Chevrolet's 1st through 6th sweep at Talladega was its first since 2013

NASCAR Cup

NAS NASCAR Cup

Talladega II

2 h

Chevrolet's 1st through 6th sweep at Talladega was its first since 2013

NASCAR warned nearly the full field at Talladega for minimum speed violations

NASCAR Cup

NAS NASCAR Cup

Talladega II

5 h

NASCAR warned nearly the full field at Talladega for minimum speed violations

Carson Hocevar credits tow truck driver for saving his race at Talladega

NASCAR Cup

NAS NASCAR Cup

Talladega II

9 h

Carson Hocevar credits tow truck driver for saving his race at Talladega

Brad Keselowski to address questions about NASCAR future and RFK exit at Martinsville

NASCAR Cup

NAS NASCAR Cup

Martinsville II

10 h

Brad Keselowski to address questions about NASCAR future and RFK exit at Martinsville

Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.

From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.

You have 2 options:

Become a subscriber.
Disable your adblocker.

Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here

Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page

Manage Alerts