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.
The FIA set a limit on the number of teams participating in the racing series for 2000, with one spot reserved for the winner of the 1999 Italian Formula 3000 Championship. This meant that seven teams from the previous year's standings would not be eligible to compete in the following year.