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

  • All cars were powered by FPT engines, all teams were Italian-registered.
Team No Driver Chassis Rounds
Campionato Nazionale
Lucidi Motors 1 Italy Giovanni Nava[8] Dallara F308 All
4 Italy Francesco Castellacci[8] Dallara F308 All
12 Italy Mirko Bortolotti[8] Dallara F308 All
Minardi by Corbetta Competizioni 2 Italy Marco Zipoli[9] Dallara F308 All
3 Italy Michael Dalle Stelle Dallara F308 All
5 Italy Valentino Sebastiani Dallara F308 1
Italy Nicolò Piancastelli 2–8
Europa Corse 6 Italy Salvatore Gatto[10] Dallara F308 1–3
7 Italy Francesco Prandi[11] Dallara F308 All
8 Italy Federico Glorioso[10] Dallara F308 4
14 Italy Giulio Glorioso Dallara F308 2–4, 6
18 France Tom Dillmann Dallara F308 6–8
BVM – Target Racing 9 Greece Stamatis Katsimis Dallara F308 1–2
Argentina Facundo Crovo 3–4
Italy Giacomo Ricci 7
Italy Daniel Mancinelli 8
39 Italy Salvatore Cicatelli Dallara F308 All
Team Ghinzani 11 Italy Alessandro Cicognani Dallara F308 All
16 Italy Edoardo Piscopo Dallara F308 All
41 Italy Angelo Fabrizio Comi Dallara F308 8
RP Motorsport 21 Belgium Nico Verdonck[12] Dallara F308 1–4
53 South Africa Jimmy Auby Dallara F308 4
Trofeo Nazionale CSAI
Europa Corse 19 Italy Matteo Davenia Dallara F304 8
52 Italy Ivan Tramontozzi Dallara F304 1–2
53 Lebanon Khalil Beschir Dallara F304 8
Team Ghinzani 51 Italy Angelo Fabrizio Comi Dallara F304 1–7

Calendar

All rounds were held in Italy.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Mugello Circuit 10 May Italy Edoardo Piscopo Italy Edoardo Piscopo Italy Edoardo Piscopo Team Ghinzani
R2 11 May Italy Edoardo Piscopo Italy Edoardo Piscopo Italy Edoardo Piscopo Team Ghinzani
2 R1 Autodromo dell'Umbria, Magione 7 June Italy Edoardo Piscopo Italy Edoardo Piscopo Italy Edoardo Piscopo Team Ghinzani
R2 8 June Italy Edoardo Piscopo Italy Edoardo Piscopo Italy Edoardo Piscopo Team Ghinzani
3 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza 7 July Italy Francesco Castellacci Italy Giovanni Nava Italy Mirko Bortolotti Team Ghinzani
R2 Italy Francesco Castellacci Belgium Nico Verdonck Italy Mirko Bortolotti Lucidi Motors
4 R1 Mugello Circuit 20 July Italy Mirko Bortolotti Italy Mirko Bortolotti Italy Mirko Bortolotti Lucidi Motors
R2 Italy Mirko Bortolotti Italy Edoardo Piscopo Italy Mirko Bortolotti Lucidi Motors
5 R1 Autodromo Riccardo Paletti, Varano 31 August Italy Mirko Bortolotti Italy Salvatore Cicatelli Italy Mirko Bortolotti Lucidi Motors
R2 1 September Italy Mirko Bortolotti Italy Mirko Bortolotti Italy Mirko Bortolotti Team Ghinzani
6 R1 Misano World Circuit 13 September Italy Edoardo Piscopo Italy Mirko Bortolotti Italy Mirko Bortolotti Lucidi Motors
R2 14 September Italy Edoardo Piscopo France Tom Dillmann Italy Edoardo Piscopo Team Ghinzani
7 R1 Adria International Raceway 27 September Italy Edoardo Piscopo Italy Edoardo Piscopo Italy Edoardo Piscopo Lucidi Motors
R2 28 September Italy Edoardo Piscopo Italy Edoardo Piscopo Italy Edoardo Piscopo Team Ghinzani
8 R1 ACI Vallelunga Circuit 18 October Italy Mirko Bortolotti Italy Mirko Bortolotti Italy Mirko Bortolotti Lucidi Motors
R2 19 October Italy Mirko Bortolotti Italy Mirko Bortolotti Italy Mirko Bortolotti Lucidi Motors

Standings

  • 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
Pos Driver MUG MAG MON MUG VAR MIS ADR VAL Pts
1 Italy Mirko Bortolotti 2 6 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 150
2 Italy Edoardo Piscopo 1 1 1 1 2 Ret 8 2 Ret 2 2 1 1 1 5 4 127
3 Italy Salvatore Cicatelli 8 7 6 4 3 7 2 7 3 3 5 5 12 5 4 7 61
4 Italy Francesco Castellacci 14 3 3 Ret Ret 2 4 3 5 Ret 3 11 6 6 11 2 57
5 Italy Giovanni Nava 4 4 Ret 3 8 6 3 4 7 6 8 4 9 10 3 5 53
6 Italy Marco Zipoli 6 12 5 12 4 5 7 8 2 5 4 6 5 4 9 6 51
7 France Tom Dillmann DSQ 2 3 3 2 Ret 29
8 Belgium Nico Verdonck 3 2 8 6 Ret 10 5 6 26
9 Italy Michael Dalle Stelle Ret 10 7 Ret 7 8 16 13 4 4 Ret 7 7 7 7 11 23
10 Italy Salvatore Gatto 5 5 4 Ret 6 4 21
11 Italy Alessandro Cicognani 10 11 Ret 11 Ret 9 6 5 6 7 Ret 8 Ret 12 Ret Ret 13
12 Argentina Facundo Crovo 5 3 9 9 10
13 Italy Daniel Mancinelli 6 3 9
14 Greece Stamatis Katsimis 7 8 Ret 5 7
15 Italy Giulio Glorioso 10 7 11 11 12 Ret 6 9 5
16 Italy Giacomo Ricci 4 Ret 5
17 Italy Francesco Prandi 11 Ret 11 9 Ret 12 13 12 8 8 Ret 10 8 8 8 Ret 5
18 Italy Nicolò Piancastelli 13 8 10 13 14 11 9 Ret 7 13 11 9 12 9 3
19 Italy Angelo Fabrizio Comi 12 13 12 10 9 14 15 Ret Ret 9 Ret 12 10 11 10 8 1
20 Italy Valentino Sebastiani 9 9 0
21 Italy Ivan Tramontozzi 13 14 9 Ret 0
22 Italy Federico Glorioso 10 10 0
23 Italy Matteo Davenia 13 10 0
24 South Africa Jimmy Auby 11 Ret 0
Lebanon Khalil Beschir Ret DNS 0
Pos Driver MUG MAG MON MUG VAR MIS ADR VAL Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

  1. ↑ "Magione: double victory of Piscopo after the red flag". f3italia.it. F3 Italia. 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
  2. ↑ "Bortolotti's seventh". f3italia.it. F3 Italia. 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
  3. ↑ "Mugello transforms the classification". f3italia.it. F3 Italia. 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
  4. ↑ "Vallelunga race one report: victory and title to Bortolotti". f3italia.it. F3 Italia. 2008-10-18. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
  5. ↑ "Bortolotti confirmed as champ". crash.net. Crash.Net. 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Amazing Bortolotti, Piscopo and Cicatelli behind the wheel of the F2008 at Fiorano". f3italia.it. F3 Italia. 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
  8. 1 2 3 "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. 1 2 "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.
  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.
  12. ↑ "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.
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