▁only ▁to ▁be ▁dis qual ified ▁due ▁to ▁using ▁illegal ▁fuel . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁non - ch ampion ship ▁Mon aco ▁event , ▁he ▁started ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁row ▁alongside ▁future ▁F 1 ▁driver ▁Jar no ▁Tr ul li , ▁batt ling ▁with ▁him ▁before ▁eventually ▁pun ting ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁hair pin ▁on ▁Lap ▁ 1 7 . ▁ ▁Tu ero ▁retired ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁flat ▁battery ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁race . ▁ ▁Tu ero ▁opt ed ▁to ▁not ▁finish ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁Formula ▁Three , ▁though , ▁and ▁jump ed ▁ship ▁to ▁Formula ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁half way ▁through . ▁ ▁His ▁finish es ▁in ▁Italian ▁F 3 ▁left ▁him ▁ 1 3 th ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁championship ▁stand ings . ▁ ▁His ▁run ▁for ▁D rac o ▁resulted ▁in ▁only ▁one ▁top ▁ten ▁and ▁a ▁final ▁championship ▁position ▁of ▁ 1 6 th . ▁ ▁His ▁poor ▁performance ▁for ▁D rac o ▁meant ▁he ▁was ▁dropped ▁for ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁but ▁instead ▁of ▁dro pping ▁back ▁to ▁Formula ▁ 3 , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Formula ▁N ipp on ▁series ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁He ▁only ▁scored ▁one ▁point ▁and ▁finished ▁ 1 6 th ▁in ▁the ▁stand ings ▁( ending ▁up ▁ 8 1 ▁points ▁down ▁on ▁championship ▁winner ▁Pedro ▁de ▁la ▁Rosa ), ▁but ▁Tu ero ▁covered ▁the ▁required ▁mile age ▁making ▁him ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁an ▁F 1 ▁Super ▁License . ▁ ▁His ▁continu ing ▁test ▁role ▁with ▁Min ardi