Italian Formula Three Championship
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| Italian Formula Three Championship | |
|---|---|
| Category | Single seaters |
| Country or region |  Italy |
| Inaugural season | 1964 |
| Drivers | 15 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Constructors | Dallara |
| Engine suppliers | Spiess Opel Mugen-Honda |
| Drivers' champion | Pablo Maria Nocera |
| Teams' champion | Lucidi Motors |
| Official website | f3italia.it |
Italian Formula Three Championship is the Formula Three racing competition in Italy.
Formula Three has traditionally been regarded as the first major stepping stone for F1 hopefuls - it is typically the first point in a driver's career at which most drivers in the series are aiming at professional careers in racing rather than being amateurs and enthusiasts. Success in F3 can lead directly to more senior formulae such as GP2, A1 Grand Prix, or even a Formula One test or race seat.
Most notably in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Italian F3 championship produced drivers who graduated to Formula One to varying success.
As of 2007, the last Italian Formula Three driver to graduate to Formula One was 1994 Italian F3 champion Giancarlo Fisichella, who debuted with Minardi's F1 team in 1996. Other champions include successful World Sportscar driver Max Angelelli (1992 series champion) and Riccardo Patrese.
[edit] Champions
| Year | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Giacomo "Geki" Russo |
Scuderia Madunina De Sanctis-Ford |
| 1965 | Andrea de Adamich |
Jolly Club Lola-Ford Brabham-Ford |
| 1966 | Tino Brambilla |
Scuderia Madunina Brabham-Ford |
| 1968 | Franco Bernabei |
Bernabei Tecno-Ford |
| 1969 | Gianluigi Picchi |
Tecno-Ford |
| 1970 | Giovanni Salvati |
Salvati Tecno-Ford |
| 1971 | Giancarlo Naddeo |
Naddeo Tecno-Ford |
| 1972 | Vittorio Brambilla |
Team Brambilla Birel-Alfa Romeo Brabham-Ford |
| 1973 | Carlo Giorgio |
Jolly Club Ensign-Ford Trivellato Racing March-Ford |
| 1974 | Alberto Colombo |
Scuderia Del Lario GRD-Ford March-Toyota |
| 1975 | Luciano Pavesi |
Ala d'Oro Brabham-Toyota March-Toyota |
| 1976 | Riccardo Patrese |
Trivellato Racing Chevron-Toyota |
| 1977 | Elio De Angelis |
Trivellato Racing Chevron-Toyota Ralt-Toyota |
| 1978 | Siegfried Stohr |
Trivellato Racing Chevron-Toyota |
| 1979 | Piercarlo Ghinzani |
Euroracing March-Alfa Romeo |
| 1980 | Guido Pardini |
Ravarotto Dallara-Toyota |
| 1981 | Eddy Bianchi |
Del Porto Martini-Toyota Martini-Alfa Romeo |
| 1982 | Enzo Coloni |
Coloni Motorsport March-Alfa Romeo Ralt-Alfa Romeo |
| 1983 | Ivan Capelli |
Coloni Motorsport Ralt-Alfa Romeo |
| 1984 | Alessandro Santin |
Coloni Motorsport Ralt-Alfa Romeo |
| 1985 |  Franco Forini |
Forti Corse Dallara-VW |
| 1986 | Nicola Larini |
Coloni Motorsport Dallara-Alfa Romeo |
| 1987 | Enrico Bertaggia |
Forti Corse Dallara-Alfa Romeo |
| 1988 | Emanuele Naspetti |
Forti Corse Dallara-Alfa Romeo |
| 1989 | Gianni Morbidelli |
Forti Corse Dallara-Alfa Romeo |
| 1990 | Roberto Colciago |
Prema Powerteam Reynard-Alfa Romeo |
| 1991 | Giambattista Busi |
PiEmme Dallara-VW |
| 1992 | Max Angelelli |
RC Motorsport Dallara-Opel |
| 1993 | Christian Pescatori |
Supercars Dallara-Fiat |
| 1994 | Giancarlo Fisichella |
RC Motorsport Dallara-Opel |
| 1995 | Luca Rangoni |
EF Project Dallara-Fiat |
| 1996 | Andrea Boldrini |
RC Motorsport Dallara-Opel |
| 1997 | Oliver Martini |
RC Motorsport Dallara-Opel |
| 1998 |  Donny Crevels |
Prema Powerteam Dallara-Opel |
| 1999 |  Peter Sundberg |
Prema Powerteam Dallara-Opel |
| 2000 | Davide Uboldi |
Uboldi Motorsport Dallara-Opel |
| 2001 | Lorenzo Del Gallo |
Scuderia Del Gallo Dallara-Fiat |
| 2002 |  Milos Pavlovic |
Target Conrero Dallara-Opel |
| 2003 | Fausto Ippoliti |
Target Conrero Dallara-Opel |
| 2004 | Matteo Cressoni |
Ombra Motorsport Dallara-Mugen Honda |
| 2005 | Luigi Ferrara |
Corbetta Dallara-Mugen Honda |
| 2006 | Mauro Massironi |
Passoli Dallara-Opel |
| 2007 | Paolo Maria Nocera |
Lucidi Motors Dallara-Opel |
