Editing International Formula 3000 (section)

==Chassis==
[[File:Fórmula 3000 (Fernado Alonso)01.jpg|thumb|200px| [[Fernando Alonso|Fernando Alonso's]] [[Lola Cars|Lola B99/50]] chassis in the [[2000 International Formula 3000 Championship|2000 season]].]]
The first chassis from [[March Engineering|March]], [[Automobiles Gonfaronnaises Sportives]] (AGS) and [[Ralt]] were developments of their existing 1984 [[Formula Two]] designs, although [[Lola Cars|Lola]]'s entry was based on and looked very much like an [[Indy car]]. A few smaller teams tried obsolete three-litre [[Formula One]] cars (from [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]], [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]], [[Minardi]], [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]] and RAM), with little success—the Grand Prix and Indycar-derived entries were too unwieldy as their fuel tanks were about twice the size of those needed for F3000 races, and the weight distribution was not ideal. The first few years of the championship saw March establishing a superiority over Ralt and Lola—there was little to choose between the chassis, but more Marches were sold and ended up in better hands. In 1988, the ambitious [[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]] marque entered with a brand new chassis; Reynard had won their first race in every formula they had previously entered, and did so again in F3000. The next couple of years saw Lola improve slightly—their car was competitive with the Reynard in 1990—and March slip, but both were crushed by the Reynard teams, and by the mid-90s, F3000 was a virtual Reynard monopoly, although [[Lola Cars|Lola]] did eventually return with a promising car and the Japanese [[Footwork (racing team)|Footwork]] and [[Dome (constructor)|Dome]] chassis were seen in Europe. [[Dallara]] briefly tried the series before moving up to [[Formula One]], and AGS moved up from Formula Two but never recaptured their occasional success. At least one unraced F3000 chassis existed—the Wagner fitted with a straight-six short-stroke BMW. This was converted into a sports car, however.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}