2010 Formula Abarth season explained

The 2010 Formula Abarth season was the sixth season of the former Formula Azzurra, and the first under its new guise of "Formula Abarth". It started on April 24 at Misano and finished on October 14 in Monza after fourteen races held at seven meetings.

Brandon Maïsano, part of the Ferrari Driver Academy scheme and driving for BVM – Target Racing, won the Alboreto Trophy as overall champion, taking four victories and three second places for a championship-winning margin of 22 points over runner-up Patric Niederhauser of the Jenzer Motorsport team. Niederhauser assumed second place in the standings after finishing the season strongly, taking seven top-five finishes in the final eight races including a victory at Varano and five third places. JD Motorsport driver Raffaele Marciello finished the season in third place, taking victories at Misano and Varano, with winless Jordi Cunill (Prema Junior) and Maxim Zimin (Jenzer Motorsport) taking five second places and two third places between them. Despite only competing in three meetings, Cunill's team-mate Hannes van Asseldonk finished the season in sixth place, taking three main race victories and two fifth places. Other victories went to Jenzer's Zoël Amberg, Prema's Riccardo Agostini, JD's Víctor Guerin and National Trophy competitor Simone Iaquinta of ARM Competition.

Iaquinta won the National Trophy, having won nine of the fourteen races in the class, having taken eight top-ten overall finishes including his victory at Mugello. Having started the season at RP Motorsport, Stefano Colombo ended the season as Iaquinta's team-mate, and wrapped up second place with a class second behind Iaquinta at Monza, having taken two wins during the season at Misano and the only win at Magione, as the first race saw no finishers from the National Trophy. Federico Bonamico, who entered the season at round three, finished third for Scuderia Victoria World with one victory at Vallelunga. Simone Taloni took the other victory for Winner Motorsport at Imola. Prema Junior won the Teams' Championship by six points ahead of Jenzer Motorsport.

Teams and drivers

• Drivers competing in the main Alboreto Trophy (Main championship) were numbered from 1 to 59, with drivers competing in the secondary National Trophy numbered from 71 to 99.^[1]

Team No Driver Class Rounds Prema Junior 2 Zhang Zhi Qiang^[2] All * 3 Riccardo Agostini All * 6 Hannes van Asseldonk^[3] 5–7 7 Jordi Cunill All * RP Motorsport align=right 4 Timmy Hansen 7 align=right 43 Mirko Merill 1–2 84 Stefano Colombo 1–5 * MG Motorsport 5 Lorenzo Camplese All * 41 Mirko Torsellini align=center 2–5 82 Simone Taloni 6 89 Stefano Comini 7 BVM – Target Racing^[4] 8 Michael Heche All * 9 Brandon Maïsano All * 14 Marco Moscato 3 66 Roberto Curiia 4–7 Emmebi Motorsport 10 Matteo Torta 5–7 33 Niccolò Schirò 1–4, 6–7 * 83 Simone Iaquinta 1–3, 5 Line Race 10 Matteo Torta 3–4 39 Marco Moscato 1–2 Alan Racing 10 Matteo Torta 1–2 42 Antonio Spavone 5–7 81 Gilles Pagani 1–2, 4–7 TomCat Racing^[5] 11 Vittoria Piria 1–6 * 12 Matteo Davenia 6–7 23 Andrea Barbirato 2–4, 6–7 Durango align=right rowspan=2 12 Matteo Davenia align=center rowspan=2 4–5 * Cram Competition 1–3 17 André Negrão 4–5 * 21 Kevin Gilardoni All 31 Mario Marasca 6–7 TP Formula 15 Edoardo Bacci 1–4 16 Matteo Beretta 1–2 64 Mattia Brugiotti 3–4 Europa Corse 18 Cristiano Marcellan 1–3 JD Motorsport 19 Víctor Guerin All * 53 Raffaele Marciello All * Jenzer Motorsport 24 Eddie Cheever III All * 25 Patric Niederhauser All * 26 Måns Grenhagen 1–4 * 27 Maxim Zimin All * 28 Zoël Amberg All * 29 Sergey Sirotkin^[6] 5–7 PKF Racing^[7] 31 Mario Marasca 1–5 BVE Racing Team 32 Mirko Luciani 2–4 81 Gilles Pagani 3 Scuderia Victoria World^[8] 34 Roman de Beer All 35 Francisco Weiler All 36 Federico Bonamico 3–7 Monolite Racing^[9] 41 Mirko Torsellini align=center 1 88 Sheban Kamal Siddiqi 4 CO2 Motorsport align=right rowspan=2 42 Vincenzo Spavone align=center rowspan=2 4 ARM Competition 1–3 align=right 43 Mirko Merillo 3–4 83 Simone Iaquinta 4, 6–7 84 Stefano Colombo 6–7 Team Costa Rica 45 Riccardo Vera All Uboldi Corse^[10] 55 Luca Defendi 1–6 Winner Motorsport 82 Simone Taloni 1–5 Diegi Motorsport 87 Josef Feffer All AB Motorsport 68 Andrea Boffo 7

Icon Class Championship – Alboreto Trophy National Trophy

* Drivers who participated in the non-championship round at Spa-Francorchamps.

Race calendar and results

All rounds, excluding Magione (that was part of Italian GT Championship weekend) supported the Italian Formula Three Championship. In the view of a future international series, a non-championship round was held on the weekend of June 25–27 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, supporting International GT Open, Auto GP and European F3 Open rounds.^[11]

Round		Circuit	Location	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Misano World Circuit	Emilia Romagna, Italy	24 April	Kevin Gilardoni	Raffaele Marciello	Raffaele Marciello	JD Motorsport
	R2		25 April		Maxim Zimin	Zoël Amberg	Jenzer Motorsport
2	R1	Autodromo dell'Umbria, Magione	Umbria, Italy	6 June	Brandon Maïsano	Brandon Maïsano	Brandon Maïsano	nowrap	BVM – Target Racing
	R2					Brandon Maïsano	Víctor Guerin	JD Motorsport
NC	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps		26 June	André Negrão	André Negrão	André Negrão	Cram Competition
	R2			27 June		Raffaele Marciello	Raffaele Marciello	JD Motorsport
3	R1	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	Emilia Romagna, Italy	4 July	Riccardo Agostini	Riccardo Agostini	Riccardo Agostini	Prema Junior
	R2				Víctor Guerin	Brandon Maïsano	BVM – Target Racing
4	R1	Autodromo Riccardo Paletti, Varano	Emilia Romagna, Italy	29 August	Patric Niederhauser	Patric Niederhauser	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport
	R2					Brandon Maïsano	Raffaele Marciello	JD Motorsport
5	R1	Vallelunga Circuit	Lazio, Italy	26 September	Maxim Zimin	nowrap	Hannes van Asseldonk	nowrap	Hannes van Asseldonk	Prema Junior
	R2				Brandon Maïsano	Brandon Maïsano	BVM – Target Racing
6	R1	Mugello Circuit	Tuscany, Italy	10 October	nowrap	Hannes van Asseldonk	Maxim Zimin	Hannes van Asseldonk	Prema Junior
	R2					Simone Iaquinta	Simone Iaquinta	ARM Competition
7	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Lombardy, Italy	23 October	Brandon Maïsano	Maxim Zimin	Hannes van Asseldonk	Prema Junior
	R2			24 October		Timmy Hansen	Brandon Maïsano	BVM – Target Racing

Standings

• Points were awarded as follows:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	PP	FL
Race 1	20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1	1	1
Race 2	13	11	9	8	6	5	4	3	2	1		1

Drivers' Standings

Pos Driver MIS MAG SPA ‡ IMO VAR VAL MUG MNZ Points Alboreto Trophy 1 Brandon Maïsano 16 11 1 2 4 Ret 2 1 8 2 5 1 10 10 4 1 128 2 Patric Niederhauser 9 6 21 11 3 5 6 5 1 27 3 3 3 3 5 3 106 3 Raffaele Marciello 1 3 2 Ret 6 1 Ret DNS 7 1 4 4 7 7 24 Ret 91 4 Jordi Cunill 8 2 3 5 Ret 9 4 32 10 7 8 Ret 5 2 Ret 4 82 5 Maxim Zimin 3 5 7 Ret 2 Ret Ret 33 13 10 2 8 2 9 2 Ret 80 6 Hannes van Asseldonk 1 5 1 5 1 Ret 76 7 Zoël Amberg 6 1 6 Ret Ret 6 8 6 Ret 12 10 15 4 4 27 7 58 8 Kevin Gilardoni 2 10 Ret 19 5 3 11 11 6 7 15 22 7 8 55 9 Roman de Beer 17 Ret 16 Ret 3 4 3 8 16 2 19 23 11 6 53 10 Eddie Cheever III 7 7 17 6 8 8 11 15 6 3 14 9 9 6 8 5 52 11 Riccardo Agostini 19 17 Ret 15 9 2 1 2 4 26 7 12 17 Ret 10 12 49 12 Edoardo Bacci 4 4 Ret 3 7 31 16 18 31 13 Victor Guerin 13 16 5 1 5 3 30 28 DNQ DNQ Ret 13 12 Ret 6 22 29 14 André Negrão 1 4 2 4 Ret 17 23 15 Måns Grenhagen 25 9 4 4 7 7 Ret Ret 22 16 20 16 Lorenzo Camplese 28 13 12 8 10 11 13 12 5 5 Ret 11 25 15 16 Ret 20 17 Zhang Zhi Qiang 18 Ret 13 Ret 15 13 28 7 Ret 15 12 16 13 Ret 3 13 16 18 Sergey Sirotkin 9 10 11 8 13 11 12 19 Matteo Davenia 5 26 DNQ DNQ 12 16 10 18 17 23 23 22 24 Ret Ret 14 9 20 Marco Moscato Ret 21 8 9 Ret 10 8 21 Michael Heche 26 Ret Ret 13 Ret 10 9 34 Ret 17 24 14 18 Ret 12 9 5 22 Mirko Torsellini 14 12 11 7 Ret 35 21 13 17 18 4 23 Riccardo Vera 15 8 DNQ DNQ 16 17 20 19 21 21 21 11 Ret 18 4 24 Vincenzo Spavone 30 24 DNQ DNQ 26 29 14 9 3 25 Timmy Hansen 9 25 3 26 Mirko Luciani 9 Ret 22 19 19 20 2 27 Francisco Weiler 12 Ret DNQ DNQ 29 13 DNQ DNQ Ret DNS 23 19 26 Ret 2 28 Luca Defendi 22 20 10 12 DSQ DSQ Ret Ret 13 Ret 16 18 1 29 Niccolò Schirò 23 18 19 Ret 13 15 20 16 Ret 21 11 Ret 22 Ret 18 19 0 30 Mario Marasca 24 29 14 14 12 20 DNQ DNQ 22 23 Ret 12 19 15 0 31 Antonio Spavone Ret Ret 27 14 22 17 0 32 Roberto Curia DNQ DNQ 18 DNS 14 Ret Ret Ret 0 33 Mirko Merillo 32 25 15 17 30 26 23 22 0 34 Vittoria Piria 20 Ret 20 16 14 14 18 25 DNQ DNQ Ret Ret 26 Ret 0 35 Matteo Torta 31 22 DNQ DNQ 23 Ret DNQ DNQ 19 25 Ret 17 23 24 0 36 Matteo Beretta 27 23 18 18 0 37 Mattia Brugiotti 21 22 18 20 0 38 Cristiano Marcellan 29 28 DNQ DNQ 19 24 0 39 Andrea Barbirato DNQ DNQ 25 30 DNQ DNQ 30 20 25 21 0 40 Andrea Boffo 21 23 0 National Trophy 1 Simone Iaquinta 10 Ret Ret Ret 27 9 9 6 Ret 6 6 1 14 2 120 2 Stefano Colombo 11 14 Ret 10 11 12 17 11 12 14 Ret DNS 8 Ret Ret 10 101 3 Federico Bonamico Ret 23 15 25 15 19 29 13 17 16 98 4 Gilles Pagani 21 15 Ret Ret 15 14 DNQ DNQ 20 20 Ret Ret 78 5 Simone Taloni Ret 19 DNQ DNQ 14 21 DNQ DNQ Ret 24 20 16 61 6 Josef Feffer Ret 27 DNQ DNQ 24 27 DNQ DNQ Ret Ret 28 21 20 20 59 7 Stefano Comini 15 Ret 15 Sheban Kamal Siddiqi DNQ DNQ 0 Pos Driver MIS MAG SPA ‡ IMO VAR VAL MUG MNZ Points

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

‡ Round at Spa-Francorchamps was non-championship, no points awarded.

Teams' Standings

The person or company that entered the race application for a driver was considered Competitor P.G. or Team. In a such situation, for example, Matteo Davenia competed at Imola for Durango, physically driving a Cram Competition car. Only Competitors P.G. and Teams holding a valid ACI license for the current season were awarded points.

Pos Team MIS MAG SPA ‡ IMO VAR VAL MUG MNZ Points 1 Prema Junior 8 2 3 5 9 2 1 2 4 7 1 5 1 2 1 4 166 2 Jenzer Motorsport 3 1 4 4 2 5 6 5 1 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 160 3 BVM – Target Racing 16 11 1 2 4 10 2 1 8 2 5 1 10 10 4 1 122 4 JD Motorsport 1 3 2 1 5 1 30 28 7 1 4 13 7 7 6 22 101 5 Cram Competition 2 10 Ret 19 1 4 5 3 2 4 6 7 15 12 7 8 75 6 TP Formula 4 4 18 3 7 22 16 18 31 7 Team Costa Rica 15 8 DNQ DNQ 16 17 20 19 21 21 21 11 Ret 18 4 8 CO2 Motorsport 14 9 3 9 RP Motorsport 32 25 15 17 9 25 2 10 BVE Racing Team 9 Ret 22 19 19 20 2 11 Durango 10 18 17 23 23 22 1 Pos Team MIS MAG SPA ‡ IMO VAR VAL MUG MNZ Points

‡ Round at Spa-Francorchamps was non-championship, no points awarded.

External links

• Formula Abarth

Notes and References

1. Web site: Regolamento Sportivo Campionato Italiano Formula A.C.I.-C.S.A.I. Abarth – Trofeo Alboreto 2010. Formula Abarth. PDF. Brojanigo. 2010-03-17. Italian. 2010-03-20. 6.
2. News: Drivers's official entry list. Formula-Abarth.com. Formula-Abarth.com. 20 March 2010 .
3. News: PREMA and Hannes van Asseldonk together in the Formula ACI-CSAI Abarth. 2010-09-14. premapowerteam.com. Prema Powerteam. 2010-09-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20100811083251/http://www.premapowerteam.com/eng/prema.php. 2010-08-11. dead.
4. News: Raffaele Marciello svetta nei test di Vallelunga. Nuvolari3000.com. Nuvolari3000. 2010-03-05. 2010-03-20. Italian. 2011-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20110714220202/http://www.nuvolari3000.com/primo/news.php?id=923. dead.
5. News: Tomcat Racing entrera' nel campionato di Formula Azzurra nel 2010. tomcatracing.it. Tomcat Racing. 2009-11-18. 2010-03-20. Italian. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722055452/http://www.tomcatracing.it/newsview.asp?id=944023. 2011-07-22. dead.
6. News: Sei vetture per Jenzer a Vallelunga. 2010-09-09. ItaliaRacing.net. Inpagina. Italian. 2010-09-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20101124143624/http://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=28834&cat=31. 2010-11-24. dead.
7. News: PKF Racing taking the field with Lazio Mario Marasca. stopandgo.tv. Stop&Go. 2010-02-12. 2010-03-20. 2011-10-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20111009161754/http://www.stopandgo.tv/news/fjunior/en/f-abarth-pkf-racing-scende-in-campo-col-laziale-mario-marasca.html. dead.
8. News: Scuderia Victoria doubles: hired South African Roman De Beer, world champion Rok Cup 2009. stopandgo.tv. Stop&Go. 2010-02-15. Michele. Benso. 2010-03-20. 2011-10-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20111009161811/http://www.stopandgo.tv/news/fjunior/en/f-abarth-scuderia-victoria-raddoppia-ingaggiato-il-sudafricano-roman-de-beer-campione-del-mondo-rok-cup-2009.html. dead.
9. News: Monolite Racing entra nel nuovo campionato. paddock.it. Promit Srl. 2010-01-14. 2010-03-20. Italian.
10. News: Stroke of Uboldi Corse: hired Luca Defendi. stopandgo.tv. Stop&Go. 2010-03-01. Michele. Benso. 2010-03-20. 2011-10-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20111009161857/http://www.stopandgo.tv/news/fjunior/en/f-abarth-colpo-della-uboldi-corse-ingaggiato-luca-defendi.html. dead.
11. News: Si fa concreta la possibilità di Spa-Francorchamps come sede del round "europeo" il 27 giugno. Italian. stopandgo.tv. Stop&Go. 2010-05-06. 2010-08-27. 2010-05-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20100527210316/http://www.stopandgo.tv/news/f-abarth+/it/si-fa-concreta-la-possibilit-di-spa-francorchamps-come-sede-del-round-quot-europeo-quot-il-27-giugno.html. dead.