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only fifteen months after first sitting in a single-seater racing car and only nine races of the German
Formula VW series behind him. Nevertheless, he proved a competent performer despite his lack of experience, finishing thirteenth on his début. He finished fifth in the sixth race of the season at
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driver hit the back of Nguyen's car and rolled before landing on its wheels and catching fire. However, he did set the fastest time at a test session on the same circuit in June of the same year, beating the times of eventual champion
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seasons before running out of money. He was noted for coming straight into F3000 after only nine previous car races in his life and was at one stage regarded as a potential major talent.
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in 2001. Racing under a Swiss license, he finished fifth in the final championship standings, with two podium finishes and a
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and 82 points from the seven races in the series. He was again left without a drive in 2005, and now only races for sport.
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to score five points under the revised scoring system, but he could only manage thirteenth at the
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in 2000. As a reward for his studies, his parents paid for him to have a test run in a
Formula
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Nguyen lined up for the first
International Formula 3000 race of the
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After growing up in
Australia, Nguyen was sent to the
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descent who competed in the 2002 and part of the 2003
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1096:"The Formula 3000 drivers - Where are they now?"
667:Complete International Formula 3000 results
649:World Time Attack Challenge - Pro-Am class
622:World Time Attack Challenge - Pro-Am class
603:World Time Attack Challenge - Pro-Am class
576:World Time Attack Challenge - Pro-Am class
551:World Time Attack Challenge - Pro-Am class
261:, and Nguyen was promptly signed for 2002.
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507:World Time Attack Challenge - Open class
1182:Australian people of Vietnamese descent
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368:Nguyen returned to his home country in
328:Nguyen switched to rookie Spanish team
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1051:"Langhorne joins Formula 3000 trail"
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1197:International Formula 3000 drivers
1187:Sportspeople of Vietnamese descent
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1075:. Grandprix.com. 20 November 2003
454:International Formula 3000 season
433:International Formula 3000 season
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475:Australian Drivers' Championship
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1222:Racing drivers from Queensland
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590:Australian Japanese Nationals
565:Australian Japanese Nationals
538:Australian Japanese Nationals
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1073:"Nguyen back in Formula 3000"
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372:to race in the Australian
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202:International Formula 3000
86:International Formula 3000
1212:Sportsmen from Queensland
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1192:Formula Holden drivers
219:University of Lausanne
484:Reynard 97D - Holden
237:racing school run by
196:racing car driver of
253:. Penker arranged a
1143:"Career statistics"
1098:. OldRacingCars.com
487:Hocking Motorsport
461:Lola B2/50 - Zytek
440:Lola B2/50 - Zytek
374:Formula 4000 Holden
186:Robert Hoang Nguyen
178:Formula Holden 4000
1094:Jenkins, Richard.
378:Hocking Motorsport
306:Sébastien Bourdais
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689:fastest lap
683:; races in
310:Formula One
299:, when the
289:Nürburgring
223:Switzerland
153:Best finish
29:Nationality
1171:Categories
968:References
657:Honda CRX
630:Honda CRX
611:Honda CRX
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198:Vietnamese
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1157:2 January
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1079:2 January
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879:BCN F3000
687:indicate
679:indicate
465:BCN F3000
401:Position
342:Barcelona
301:Brazilian
225:to study
700:Entrant
332:for the
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282:for the
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235:Austrian
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190:Brisbane
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646:2017
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297:Monza
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106:Teams
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