2008 Italian Formula Three Championship
The 2008 Italian Formula Three Championship was the 44th Italian Formula Three Championship season. It began on May 10 at Mugello and ended on October 19 at Vallelunga after 16 races.
The season began with Edoardo Piscopo dominating the field with four successive wins,[1] but another run of seven victories by Mirko Bortolotti,[2] gave him the leadership in the championship.[3] The championship title was delayed to the last round in Vallelunga, the victory in race one and his eighth of the season gave Bortolotti the championship crown.[4][5]
The three first classified drivers of the championship were rewarded with a Formula One test organized by the Scuderia Ferrari at the wheel of a Ferrari F2008 at Fiorano,[6] with Bortolotti setting the new track record.[7]
Teams and drivers
edit- All cars were powered by FPT engines, all teams were Italian-registered.
Team | No | Driver | Chassis | Rounds |
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Campionato Nazionale | ||||
Lucidi Motors | 1 | Giovanni Nava[8] | Dallara F308 | All |
4 | Francesco Castellacci[8] | Dallara F308 | All | |
12 | Mirko Bortolotti[8] | Dallara F308 | All | |
Minardi by Corbetta Competizioni | 2 | Marco Zipoli[9] | Dallara F308 | All |
3 | Michael Dalle Stelle | Dallara F308 | All | |
5 | Valentino Sebastiani | Dallara F308 | 1 | |
Nicolò Piancastelli | 2–8 | |||
Europa Corse | 6 | Salvatore Gatto[10] | Dallara F308 | 1–3 |
7 | Francesco Prandi[11] | Dallara F308 | All | |
8 | Federico Glorioso[10] | Dallara F308 | 4 | |
14 | Giulio Glorioso | Dallara F308 | 2–4, 6 | |
18 | Tom Dillmann | Dallara F308 | 6–8 | |
BVM – Target Racing | 9 | Stamatis Katsimis | Dallara F308 | 1–2 |
Facundo Crovo | 3–4 | |||
Giacomo Ricci | 7 | |||
Daniel Mancinelli | 8 | |||
39 | Salvatore Cicatelli | Dallara F308 | All | |
Team Ghinzani | 11 | Alessandro Cicognani | Dallara F308 | All |
16 | Edoardo Piscopo | Dallara F308 | All | |
41 | Angelo Fabrizio Comi | Dallara F308 | 8 | |
RP Motorsport | 21 | Nico Verdonck[12] | Dallara F308 | 1–4 |
53 | Jimmy Auby | Dallara F308 | 4 | |
Trofeo Nazionale CSAI | ||||
Europa Corse | 19 | Matteo Davenia | Dallara F304 | 8 |
52 | Ivan Tramontozzi | Dallara F304 | 1–2 | |
53 | Khalil Beschir | Dallara F304 | 8 | |
Team Ghinzani | 51 | Angelo Fabrizio Comi | Dallara F304 | 1–7 |
Calendar
editAll rounds were held in Italy.
Standings
edit- Points are awarded as follows:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | PP | FL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
Bold – Pole |
References
edit- ^ "Magione: double victory of Piscopo after the red flag". f3italia.it. F3 Italia. 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2009-10-11.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Bortolotti's seventh". f3italia.it. F3 Italia. 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2009-10-11.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Mugello transforms the classification". f3italia.it. F3 Italia. 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2009-10-11.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Vallelunga race one report: victory and title to Bortolotti". f3italia.it. F3 Italia. 2008-10-18. Retrieved 2009-10-11.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Bortolotti confirmed as champ". crash.net. Crash.Net. 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ "Test with Ferrari Formula One for the first three drivers of the Italian Formula 3 Championship". f3italia.it. F3 Italia. 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2009-10-11.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Amazing Bortolotti, Piscopo and Cicatelli behind the wheel of the F2008 at Fiorano". f3italia.it. F3 Italia. 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2009-10-11.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ a b c "Lucidi Motors ready for the new season". f3italia.it. F3 Italia. 2008-05-06. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ "Reached agreement for the 2008 between Marco Zipoli and Minardi by Corbetta". f3italia.it. F3 Italia. 2007-12-14. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ a b "Moreno Leonardi presents the 2008 programme of Europa Corse". f3italia.it. F3 Italia. 2008-04-23. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ "Agreement reached between Francesco Prandi and Europa Corse". f3italia.it. F3 Italia. 2008-02-14. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ "Fabio Pampado's (RP Motorsport) expectations for Mugello". f3italia.it. F3 Italia. 2008-04-22. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2009-10-11.