First win for Rodriguez. Ricci gets important points on Bonanomi

The local driver, Roldan Rodriguez, is having an extraordinary week-end, obtaining his first Euroseries 3000 pole in the morning and then ruling and winning the race, valid also for the Italian Championship.

The success that also marks the good shape of the Minardi Team which started this positive trend in the last round in Silverstone when Tuka Rocha got the win.

Due to the wet and slippery asphalt, the race began with the Safety Car which had to intervene again because of Dracone’s crash. Rodriguez was able to easily keep Ricci behind him, Ricci finished the race in second, an important result for the Italian as he remains first in the rankings, gaining 8 points on his direct opponent, Marco Bonanomi.

Bonanomi started from the 10th spot on the grid and was involved in a close fight with Gattuso (Auto Sport Racing), which ended with the Fisichella Motor Sport driver out of the track, also hit by Bellarosa when already in the gravel.

The third place on the podium was gained by a brillant Vitaly Petrov, after an exciting challenge with his teammate in Euronova, Jerome D’Ambrosio who was overtaken just at the last stages of the race.

Fifth place for the Brazilian Tuka Rocha who ended in front of his Minardi teammate Davide Rigon, who really surprised in his debut in Euroseries 3000.

The other new entry, Johnny Cecotto jr. (Coloni Rookies' Team), was able to finish the race at full lapsin spite of the difficult track conditions,

In the Euroseries 3000 rankings Ricci has now 81 points, while Bonanomi follows at 72

RACE 1 – Barcelona

1. Roldan Rodriguez (Lola B02/50) – Minardi in 30’30’’9452. Giacomo Ricci (Lola B02/50) – FMS at 7’’5583. Vitaly Petrov (Lola B02/50) – Euronova at 9’’2694. Jerome D’Ambrosio (Lola B02/50) – Euronova at 11’’5345. Tuka Rocha (Lola B02/50) – Minardi at 18’’00076. Davide Rigon (Lola B02/50) – Minardi at 29’’2587. Alessandro Ciompi (Lola B02/50) – Avelon at 32’’3018. Gavin Cronje (Lola B02/50) – Autosport at 33’’0119. Stefano Gattuso (Lola B02/50) – Autosport at 33’’94010. Matteo Cressoni (Lola B02/50) – Vanni/Traini at 49’’02711. Johnny Cecotto Jr (Lola B02/50) – F.3000 Rookies’ Team at 49’’65212. Ivan Bellarosa (Lola B02/50) – Avelon at 17 laps13. Marco Bonanomi (Lola B02/50) – FMS at 17 laps14. Francesco Dracone (Lola B02/50) – Euronova at 22 laps