For 2000, the FIA imposed an upper limit of 15 teams of 2 cars each, with one of the places reserved for the winning team of the 1999 Italian Formula 3000 Championship; therefore, 7 bottom-ranked teams of 1999 would not have been eligible to advance to the next year.
In 2000, the FIA limited the number of teams participating in the racing series to 15, with each team fielding two cars. One spot was reserved for the winner of the 1999 Italian Formula 3000 Championship. As a result, seven teams that finished last in the 1999 season were ineligible to compete in the following year.