 Giorgio Pantano emerged a Formula 3000 race winner for the first time in his career after he overcame being put onto the grass by Pizzonia at the start for which the manoeuvre entailed a ten-second stop-and-go penalty for the latter.Wilson went on to finish second and Ricardo Sperafico completed the podium placings in third.Wilson finished on 71 points and Mark Webber and Tomáš Enge were tied for second position with 39 points each.