MAY 17, 2003

Sperafico wins in Austria

Coloni Motorsport driver Ricardo Sperafico won the FIA International Formula 3000 race at the A1 Ring on Saturday, finishing 3.6 seconds ahead of championship leader Bjorn Wirdheim (Arden International).

Coloni Motorsport driver Ricardo Sperafico won the FIA International Formula 3000 race at the A1 Ring on Saturday, finishing 3.6 seconds ahead of championship leader Bjorn Wirdheim (Arden International). The result means that Wirdheim moves 10 points clear of Giorgio Pantano (Durango) in the series. Pantano finished third in Austria having worked his way past his fellow countryman Vitantonio Liuzzi, who continues to impress as the best newcomer of the year in the Red Bull Junior Team. The remaining points in the race went to Enrico Toccacelo (Super Nova Racing), Nicholas Kiesa (Den Bla Avis) and the two Americans Townsend Bell (Arden) and Phil Giebler (Den Bla Avis).