2011 Italian Formula Three Championship

The 2011 Italian Formula Three Championship was the 47th Italian Formula Three Championship season. The season began on 15 May on the new for the championship Autodromo di Franciacorta and ended on 16 October at Monza after 16 races held at eight meetings.

With victories at Spa, Vallelunga, Sergio Campana of BVM – Target Racing finished the season as champion, becoming third driver in row to win championship for this team. He finished seventeen points clear of Prema Powerteam driver Michael Lewis, who won rookie championship and three races during the season. Third place went to his teammate and Ferrari Driver Academy driver Raffaele Marciello, who took two victories at Misano and Adria International Raceway. Fourth place in the championship was claimed by another Ferrari Driver Academy driver. BVM – Target Racing's Brandon Maïsano won races at Vallelunga as well as opening round at Franciacorta, while fifth went to double race-winner Edoardo Liberati from Lucidi Motors. Daniel Mancinelli took the other race victory on opening race at Franciacorta for RP Motorsport.

Teams and drivers
  • All cars are powered by FPT engines, and will run on Kumho tyres.
Team No. Driver Chassis Status Rounds
Italy BVM – Target Racing[1] 1 Italy Sergio Campana[1] Dallara F308 All
2 France Brandon Maïsano[1] Dallara F308 R All
3 France Maxime Jousse[1] Dallara F308 All
Italy Prema Powerteam 4 United States Michael Lewis[2] Dallara F308[2] R All
6 Italy Andrea Roda[3] Dallara F308 All
53 Italy Raffaele Marciello[4] Dallara F308[4] R All
Italy Arco Motorsport[1] 9 Italy Edoardo Liberati[1] Dallara F308 All
23 Argentina Facu Regalia[5] Dallara F308 R All
28 Italy Luca Marco Spiga[6] Mygale M10 R 3
Italy RP Motorsport[1] 16 Italy Daniel Mancinelli[1] Dallara F308 1–4
21 Finland Jesse Krohn[1] Dallara F308 1–2
Italy Niccolò Schirò[6] 3
Italy David Fumanelli[7] 4
Italy Lucidi Motors[8] 19 Brazil Victor Guerin[8] Dallara F308 R All
22 Monaco Kevin Giovesi[8] Dallara F308 All
24 Italy Eddie Cheever III[8] Dallara F308 R All
United States GTR Racing[1] 28 Italy Luca Marco Spiga[1] Mygale M10 R 1–2
Italy Line Race/CO2 Motorsport[9]
Italy Island Motorsport[6]		 29 Italy Federico Vecchi[1] Dallara F308 R All
31 Italy Edoardo Bacci[10] Dallara F308 R 7
Italy Downforce Competition[1] 83 Italy Simone Iaquinta[1] Dallara F308 R 1–3
Italy JD Motorsport 5–8
Icon Status
R Rookie

Race calendar and results
  • An eight-round calendar was announced on 21 November 2010.[11]
Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie winner
1 R1 Italy Autodromo di Franciacorta 15 May Italy Edoardo Liberati France Maxime Jousse Italy Daniel Mancinelli Italy RP Motorsport France Maxime Jousse
R2 France Brandon Maïsano France Brandon Maïsano Italy BVM – Target Racing France Brandon Maïsano
2 R1 Italy Misano World Circuit 4 June Italy Edoardo Liberati Italy Edoardo Liberati Italy Edoardo Liberati Italy Arco Motorsport United States Michael Lewis
R2 5 June Italy Sergio Campana Italy Raffaele Marciello Italy Prema Powerteam Italy Raffaele Marciello
3 R1 Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 16 July Italy Edoardo Liberati Italy Sergio Campana Italy Edoardo Liberati Italy Arco Motorsport Argentina Facu Regalia
R2 17 July Italy Sergio Campana Monaco Kevin Giovesi Italy Lucidi Motors France Brandon Maïsano
4 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 6 August United States Michael Lewis Italy Raffaele Marciello United States Michael Lewis Italy Prema Powerteam United States Michael Lewis
R2 7 August United States Michael Lewis Italy Sergio Campana Italy BVM – Target Racing France Maxime Jousse
5 R1 Italy Adria International Raceway 4 September France Brandon Maïsano Italy Raffaele Marciello Italy Raffaele Marciello Italy Prema Powerteam Italy Raffaele Marciello
R2 Argentina Facu Regalia France Maxime Jousse Italy BVM – Target Racing France Maxime Jousse
6 R1 Italy ACI Vallelunga Circuit 17 September Italy Raffaele Marciello Italy Sergio Campana Italy Sergio Campana Italy BVM – Target Racing Italy Raffaele Marciello
R2 18 September France Brandon Maïsano France Brandon Maïsano Italy BVM – Target Racing France Brandon Maïsano
7 R1 Italy Mugello Circuit 1 October Argentina Facu Regalia Argentina Facu Regalia United States Michael Lewis Italy Prema Powerteam United States Michael Lewis
R2 2 October Monaco Kevin Giovesi Monaco Kevin Giovesi Italy Lucidi Motors Italy Eddie Cheever III
8 R1 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza 15 October United States Michael Lewis United States Michael Lewis United States Michael Lewis Italy Prema Powerteam United States Michael Lewis
R2 16 October United States Michael Lewis Brazil Victor Guerin Italy Lucidi Motors Brazil Victor Guerin

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship
  • Points are 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 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1
Pos Driver FRA
Italy		 MIS
Italy		 IMO
Italy		 SPA
Belgium		 ADR
Italy		 VLL
Italy		 MUG
Italy		 MZA
Italy		 Total Drop Pts
1 Italy Sergio Campana 14 7 3 3 2 3 4 1 6 6 1 7 4 2 2 5 153 4 149
2 United States Michael Lewis 10 3 2 6 6 4 1 6 11 Ret 3 6 1 5 1 11 136 136
3 Italy Raffaele Marciello 3 6 10 1 Ret 5 3 4 1 10 2 12 6 6 6 2 123 123
4 France Brandon Maïsano 11 1 8 8 4 2 7 3 2 4 6 1 9 9 5 3 118 2 116
5 Italy Edoardo Liberati 4 13 1 7 1 DSQ 14 10 4 8 5 4 2 7 9 4 115 115
6 France Maxime Jousse 2 11 5 5 5 Ret 2 2 5 1 12 5 7 10 3 7 112 112
7 Monaco Kevin Giovesi 5 4 4 14 7 1 5 9 7 2 4 9 11 1 Ret 6 98 98
8 Brazil Victor Guerin 9 2 Ret 12 12 7 9 5 12 3 7 3 3 4 4 1 89 89
9 Italy Eddie Cheever III 6 5 7 2 Ret 6 8 8 3 5 10 8 5 3 Ret Ret 77 77
10 Argentina Facu Regalia Ret 14 6 4 3 Ret 6 7 8 Ret 11 2 Ret 8 DNS DNS 55 55
11 Italy Daniel Mancinelli 1 8 Ret 9 9 8 13 13 30 30
12 Italy Andrea Roda 12 12 11 Ret 8 9 11 11 10 7 8 10 12 11 7 9 20 20
13 Italy Simone Iaquinta 8 10 Ret 11 13 12 9 Ret Ret 13 8 Ret 8 8 15 15
14 Finland Jesse Krohn 7 9 9 15 8 8
15 Italy Federico Vecchi 13 15 12 10 11 10 12 12 13 9 9 11 Ret 12 10 10 8 8
16 Italy Niccolò Schirò 10 11 1 1
17 Italy Edoardo Bacci 10 13 1 1
18 Italy David Fumanelli 10 Ret 1 1
19 Italy Luca Marco Spiga 15 16 13 13 14 13 0 0
Pos Driver FRA
Italy		 MIS
Italy		 IMO
Italy		 SPA
Belgium		 ADR
Italy		 VLL
Italy		 MUG
Italy		 MZA
Italy		 Total Drop 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

Teams' Championship
Pos Team FRA
Italy		 MIS
Italy		 IMO
Italy		 SPA
Belgium		 ADR
Italy		 VLL
Italy		 MUG
Italy		 MZA
Italy		 Pts
1 Italy BVM – Target Racing 2 1 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 4 2 2 3 209
2 Italy Prema Powerteam 3 3 2 1 6 4 1 4 1 7 2 6 1 5 1 2 191
3 Italy Lucidi Motors 5 2 4 2 7 1 5 5 3 2 4 3 3 1 4 1 161
4 Italy Ghinzani Arco Motorsport 4 13 1 4 1 5 6 7 4 8 5 2 2 8 9 4 126
5 Italy RP Motorsport 1 8 9 9 9 9 10 13 33
6 Italy JD Motorsport 9 Ret Ret 13 8 Ret 8 8 11
7 Italy Line Race/CO2 Motorsport
Italy Island Motorsport		 13 15 12 10 11 10 12 12 13 9 9 11 10 12 10 10 8
8 Italy Downforce Competition/ARM Competition 8 10 Ret 11 13 13 4
9 United States GTR Racing 15 16 13 13 0
Pos Team FRA
Italy		 MIS
Italy		 IMO
Italy		 SPA
Belgium		 ADR
Italy		 VLL
Italy		 MUG
Italy		 MZA
Italy		 Pts

Rookies' Championship
Pos Driver FRA
Italy		 MIS
Italy		 IMO
Italy		 SPA
Belgium		 ADR
Italy		 VLL
Italy		 MUG
Italy		 MZA
Italy		 Total Drop Pts
1 United States Michael Lewis 10 3 2 6 6 4 1 6 11 Ret 3 6 1 5 1 11 162 162
2 Italy Raffaele Marciello 3 6 10 1 Ret 5 3 4 1 10 2 12 6 6 6 2 154 3 151
3 France Maxime Jousse 2 11 5 5 5 Ret 2 2 5 1 12 5 7 10 3 7 153 3 150
4 France Brandon Maïsano 11 1 8 8 4 2 7 3 2 4 6 1 9 9 5 3 154 8 146
5 Brazil Victor Guerin 9 2 Ret 12 12 7 9 5 12 3 7 3 3 4 4 1 128 2 126
6 Italy Eddie Cheever III 6 5 7 2 Ret 6 8 8 3 5 10 8 5 3 Ret Ret 112 112
7 Argentina Facu Regalia Ret 14 6 4 3 Ret 6 7 8 Ret 11 2 Ret 8 DNS DNS 88 88
8 Italy Federico Vecchi 13 15 12 10 11 10 12 12 13 9 9 11 Ret 12 10 10 64 64
9 Italy Simone Iaquinta 8 10 Ret 11 13 12 9 Ret Ret 13 8 Ret 8 8 52 52
10 Italy Luca Marco Spiga 15 16 13 13 14 13 13 13
11 Italy Edoardo Bacci 10 13 5 5
Pos Driver FRA
Italy		 MIS
Italy		 IMO
Italy		 SPA
Belgium		 ADR
Italy		 VLL
Italy		 MUG
Italy		 MZA
Italy		 Total Drop Pts

References
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