2008 Italian Formula Three Championship Explained

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

TeamNoDriverChassisRounds
Campionato Nazionale
Lucidi Motors1 Giovanni Nava[8] Dallara F308All
4 Francesco CastellacciDallara F308All
12 Mirko BortolottiDallara F308All
Minardi by Corbetta Competizioni2 Marco Zipoli[9] Dallara F308All
3 Michael Dalle StelleDallara F308All
5 Valentino SebastianiDallara F3081
Nicolò Piancastelli2–8
Europa Corse6 Salvatore Gatto[10] Dallara F3081–3
7 Francesco Prandi[11] Dallara F308All
8 Federico GloriosoDallara F3084
14 Giulio GloriosoDallara F3082–4, 6
18 Tom DillmannDallara F3086–8
BVM – Target Racing9 Stamatis KatsimisDallara F3081–2
Facundo Crovo3–4
Giacomo Ricci7
Daniel Mancinelli8
39 Salvatore CicatelliDallara F308All
Team Ghinzani11 Alessandro CicognaniDallara F308All
16 Edoardo PiscopoDallara F308All
41 Angelo Fabrizio ComiDallara F3088
RP Motorsport21 Nico Verdonck[12] Dallara F3081–4
53 Jimmy AubyDallara F3084
Trofeo Nazionale CSAI
Europa Corse19 Matteo DaveniaDallara F3048
52 Ivan TramontozziDallara F3041–2
53 Khalil BeschirDallara F3048
Team Ghinzani51 Angelo Fabrizio ComiDallara F3041–7

Calendar

All rounds were held in Italy.

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning driverWinning team
1R1Mugello Circuit10 May Edoardo Piscopo Edoardo Piscoponowrap Edoardo PiscoponowrapTeam Ghinzani
R211 May Edoardo Piscopo Edoardo Piscopo Edoardo PiscopoTeam Ghinzani
2R1Autodromo dell'Umbria, Magione7 June Edoardo Piscopo Edoardo Piscopo Edoardo PiscopoTeam Ghinzani
R28 June Edoardo Piscopo Edoardo Piscopo Edoardo PiscopoTeam Ghinzani
3R1Autodromo Nazionale Monza7 Julynowrap Francesco Castellacci Giovanni Nava Mirko BortolottiTeam Ghinzani
R2 Francesco Castellacci Nico Verdonck Mirko BortolottiLucidi Motors
4R1Mugello Circuit20 July Mirko Bortolotti Mirko Bortolotti Mirko BortolottiLucidi Motors
R2 Mirko Bortolotti Edoardo Piscopo Mirko BortolottiLucidi Motors
5R1Autodromo Riccardo Paletti, Varano31 August Mirko Bortolottinowrap Salvatore Cicatelli Mirko BortolottiLucidi Motors
R21 September Mirko Bortolotti Mirko Bortolotti Mirko BortolottiTeam Ghinzani
6R1Misano World Circuit13 September Edoardo Piscopo Mirko Bortolotti Mirko BortolottiLucidi Motors
R214 September Edoardo Piscopo Tom Dillmann Edoardo PiscopoTeam Ghinzani
7R1Adria International Raceway27 September Edoardo Piscopo Edoardo Piscopo Edoardo PiscopoLucidi Motors
R2nowrap28 September Edoardo Piscopo Edoardo Piscopo Edoardo PiscopoTeam Ghinzani
8R1ACI Vallelunga Circuit18 October Mirko Bortolotti Mirko Bortolotti Mirko BortolottiLucidi Motors
R219 October Mirko Bortolotti Mirko Bortolotti Mirko BortolottiLucidi Motors

Standings

PosDriverMUGMAGMONMUGVARMISADRVALPts
1 Mirko Bortolotti2622111111132211150
2 Edoardo Piscopo11112Ret82Ret2211154127
3 Salvatore Cicatelli8764372733551254761
4align=left nowrap Francesco Castellacci1433RetRet2435Ret3116611257
5 Giovanni Nava44Ret3863476849103553
6 Marco Zipoli61251245782546549651
7 Tom DillmannDSQ2332Ret29
8 Nico Verdonck3286Ret105626
9 Michael Dalle StelleRet107Ret78161344Ret77771123
10 Salvatore Gatto554Ret6421
11 Alessandro Cicognani1011Ret11Ret96567Ret8Ret12RetRet13
12 Facundo Crovo539910
13 Daniel Mancinelli639
14 Stamatis Katsimis78Ret57
15 Giulio Glorioso107111112Ret695
16 Giacomo Ricci4Ret5
17 Francesco Prandi11Ret119Ret12131288Ret10888Ret5
18 Nicolò Piancastelli138101314119Ret7131191293
19 Angelo Fabrizio Comi1213121091415RetRet9Ret1210111081
20 Valentino Sebastiani990
21 Ivan Tramontozzi13149Ret0
22 Federico Glorioso10100
23 Matteo Davenia13100
24 Jimmy Auby11Ret0
Khalil BeschirRetDNS0
PosDriverMUGMAGMONMUGVARMISADRVALPts
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Magione: double victory of Piscopo after the red flag. f3italia.it. F3 Italia. 2008-06-08. 2009-10-11.
  2. News: Bortolotti's seventh. f3italia.it. F3 Italia. 2008-09-13. 2009-10-11.
  3. News: Mugello transforms the classification. f3italia.it. F3 Italia. 2008-07-20. 2009-10-11.
  4. News: Vallelunga race one report: victory and title to Bortolotti. f3italia.it. F3 Italia. 2008-10-18. 2009-10-11.
  5. News: Bortolotti confirmed as champ. crash.net. Crash.Net. 2008-10-22. 2009-10-11.
  6. News: Test with Ferrari Formula One for the first three drivers of the Italian Formula 3 Championship . f3italia.it . . 2008-10-22 . 2009-10-11 .
  7. News: Amazing Bortolotti, Piscopo and Cicatelli behind the wheel of the F2008 at Fiorano . f3italia.it . . 2008-11-27 . 2009-10-11 .
  8. News: Lucidi Motors ready for the new season . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924005308/http://www.f3italia.it/notizia.asp?pos=1&notizia=258&anno_n=2008 . dead . 2015-09-24 . f3italia.it . . 2008-05-06 . 2009-10-11 .
  9. News: Reached agreement for the 2008 between Marco Zipoli and Minardi by Corbetta. f3italia.it. F3 Italia. 2007-12-14. 2009-10-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924005258/http://www.f3italia.it/notizia.asp?pos=1&notizia=232&anno_n=2007. 2015-09-24. dead.
  10. News: Moreno Leonardi presents the 2008 programme of Europa Corse. f3italia.it. F3 Italia. 2008-04-23. 2009-10-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924005307/http://www.f3italia.it/notizia.asp?pos=1&notizia=255&anno_n=2008. 2015-09-24. dead.
  11. News: Agreement reached between Francesco Prandi and Europa Corse. f3italia.it. F3 Italia. 2008-02-14. 2009-10-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924005300/http://www.f3italia.it/notizia.asp?pos=1&notizia=243&anno_n=2008. 2015-09-24. dead.
  12. News: Fabio Pampado's (RP Motorsport) expectations for Mugello. f3italia.it. F3 Italia. 2008-04-22. 2009-10-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924005306/http://www.f3italia.it/notizia.asp?pos=1&notizia=254&anno_n=2008. 2015-09-24. dead.