18.07.2003 (lil), Press release Team Coloni, Formula 3000

British Grand Prix - Qualifying

Silverstone (GB) –July 18th 2003

Coloni Motorsport is again on top after the qualifying of the F.I.A. F.3000 British Grand Prix: Ricardo Sperafico scored in fact the third time, worth of the second row of the starting grid for the upcoming Saturday race.

BMW-WilliamsF1 tester, after having achieved also the best time in the free practice, set a time of 1.37.071, only one tenth off the second time, confirming himself as one of the main competitors in the fight for the 2003 Championship.

Zsolt Baumgartner will start instead from the sixth row (time of 1.38.352) and the Hungarian of Coloni Motorsport will give for sure the 110% in race to obtain a great result on the track where he is going to make his first test with JordanF1 single-seater

The race will take place Saturday at 17.00 (GMT+1), Eurosport 18.00

Paolo Coloni, Team Principal: “I’m a bit disappointed for having unexpectedly lost the chance of a resounding result, with three Coloni drivers in the first three places thanks to the great performance of all our drivers, which showed one more time their talent. We are then confident for the race”.

Silverstone – seventh round of the Championship – www.silverstone-circuit.co.uk
(all times GMT+1, local time GMT)

Saturday July 19th – Race at 17.00 (Eurosport at 18.00)