# 2005 3000 Pro Series

The 2005 3000 Pro Series was the inaugural season of what later would become the International Formula Master racing series. The season consisted of eight rounds, beginning on 10 April at the ACI Vallelunga Circuit and finishing on 9 October at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. 10 different teams and 26 different drivers competed. In this one-make formula all drivers had to utilize Lola B99/50 chassis and Zytek engines. It was won jointly by Austrian Norbert Siedler and Italian Massimiliano Busnelli.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Draco Junior Team | 2 | Timo Lienemann | All |
| Draco Junior Team | 3 | Alessandro Bonetti | All |
| CEK Team | 4 | Marco Mocci | 1–5, 7 |
| CEK Team | 4 | Daniil Move | 8 |
| CEK Team | 5 | Sergey Zlobin | 8 |
| ADM Motorsport | 6 | Fausto Ippoliti | All |
| ADM Motorsport | 7 | Norbert Siedler | All |
| ADM Motorsport | 8 | Stefano Attianese | 1-2 |
| ADM Motorsport | 8 | Franz Wöss | 6 |
| ADM Motorsport | 8 | Davide Valsecchi | 8 |
| Scuderia Famà | 9 | Olivier Tielemans | 1–6, 8 |
| Scuderia Famà | 10 | Jean de Pourtales | 1-4 |
| Scuderia Famà | 10 | Matteo Pellegrino | 5 |
| Scuderia Famà | 10 | Nino Famà | 6 |
| Scuderia Famà | 10 | Marco Mocci | 8 |
| Team JVA | 11 | Tor Graves | All |
| Team JVA | 12 | Dominik Jackson | 1, 3 |
| Team JVA | 12 | Scott Mansell | 2 |
| Team JVA | 12 | Robbie Kerr | 6 |
| Pro Motorsport | 14 | Massimiliano Busnelli | All |
| Pro Motorsport | 15 | Ignazio Belluardo | All |
| Pro Motorsport | 24 | João Barion | 8 |
| System Team | 16 | Sergio Ghiotto | 1-7 |
| Carlin Motorsport | 18 | Khalil Beschir | 2-6 |
| Carlin Motorsport | 19 | Basil Shaaban | 2-6 |
| I Motori di Carlotta | 20 | Glauco Solieri | 2-4 |
| Euronova Racing | 22 | Luca di Cienzo | 8 |

## Race calendar

| Round | Location | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | Campagnano di Roma, Italy | ACI Vallelunga Circuit | 10 April | Norbert Siedler | Timo Lienemann | Timo Lienemann | Draco Junior Team |
| 2 | Imola, Italy | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 15 May | Norbert Siedler | Norbert Siedler | Norbert Siedler | ADM Motorsport |
| 3 | Stavelot, Belgium | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 12 June | Norbert Siedler | Norbert Siedler | Norbert Siedler | ADM Motorsport |
| 4 | Scarperia e San Piero, Italy | Mugello Circuit | 10 July | Massimiliano Busnelli | Massimiliano Busnelli | Massimiliano Busnelli | Pro Motorsport |
| 5 | Misano Adriatico, Italy | Misano World Circuit | 24 July | Massimiliano Busnelli | Norbert Siedler | Alessandro Bonetti | Draco Junior Team |
| 6 | Klettwitz, Germany | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | 28 August | Robbie Kerr | Robbie Kerr | Robbie Kerr | Team JVA |
| 7 | Adria, Italy | Adria International Raceway | 25 September | Norbert Siedler | Timo Lienemann | Timo Lienemann | Draco Junior Team |
| 8 | Monza, Italy | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 9 October | Norbert Siedler | Timo Lienemann | Massimiliano Busnelli | Pro Motorsport |

## Championship Standings
### Drivers

Points were awarded to the top eight classified finishers using the following structure:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
| Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | VAL | IMO | SPA | MUG | MIS | LAU | ADR | MNZ | Pts |
| 1= | Norbert Siedler | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 49 |
| 1= | Massimiliano Busnelli | Ret | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 1 | 49 |
| 3 | Timo Lienemann | 1 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 41 |
| 4 | Alessandro Bonetti | Ret | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 39 |
| 5 | Tor Graves | 4 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Marco Mocci | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | 5 | Ret | 23 |
| 7 | Fausto Ippoliti | 2 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 17 |
| 8 | Olivier Tielemans | 5 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Ret | | 9 | 16 |
| 9 | Ignazio Belluardo | 8 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 12 |
| 10 | Dominik Jackson | 3 | | 4 | | | | | | 11 |
| 11 | Robbie Kerr | | | | | | 1 | | | 10 |
| 12 | Sergio Ghiotto | 10 | Ret | 10 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 7 | | 5 |
| 13 | Khalil Beschir | | 12 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 5 | | | 4 |
| 14 | Scott Mansell | | 6 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 15 | Davide Valsecchi | | | | | | | | 6 | 3 |
| 16 | Jean de Pourtales | 7 | 13 | 8 | Ret | | | | | 3 |
| 17 | Matteo Pellegrino | | | | | 8 | | | | 1 |
| 18 | Luca di Cienzo | | | | | | | | 8 | 1 |
| 19 | Basil Shaaban | | 9 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | | | 0 |
| 20 | Stefano Attianese | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 21 | Glauco Solieri | | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | 0 |
| 22 | Sergey Zlobin | | | | | | | | 10 | 0 |
| | Nino Famà | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Franz Wöss | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| | João Barion | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Daniil Move | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | VAL | IMO | SPA | MUG | MIS | LAU | ADR | MNZ | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
NOTE - Siedler and Busnelli could not be separated by race finishing positions. Siedler had the better qualifying record but it was decided that the title would be shared.

### Teams

| Pos | Driver | VAL | IMO | SPA | MUG | MIS | LAU | ADR | MNZ | Pts |
| 1 | Draco Junior Team | 1 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 80 |
| 1 | Draco Junior Team | Ret | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 80 |
| 2 | ADM Motorsport | 2 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 69 |
| 2 | ADM Motorsport | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 69 |
| 3 | Pro Motorsport | Ret | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 1 | 61 |
| 3 | Pro Motorsport | 8 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 61 |
| 4 | Team JVA | 4 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 47 |
| 4 | Team JVA | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | 1 | | | 47 |
| 5 | CEK Team | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | 5 | Ret | 23 |
| 5 | CEK Team | | | | | | | | 10 | 23 |
| 6 | Scuderia Famà | 5 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Ret | | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | Scuderia Famà | 7 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 8 | Ret | | Ret | 20 |
| 7 | System Team | 10 | Ret | 10 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 7 | | 5 |
| 8 | Carlin Motorsport | | 12 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 5 | | | 4 |
| 8 | Carlin Motorsport | | 9 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | | | 4 |
| 9 | Euronova Racing | | | | | | | | 8 | 1 |
| 10 | I Motori di Carlotta | | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | VAL | IMO | SPA | MUG | MIS | LAU | ADR | MNZ | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |