2023 F2000 Italian Formula Trophy

The 2023 Zinox Laser F2000 Italian Formula Trophy is a multi-event open-wheel single seater motor racing championship. This is the tenth season of the series, featuring a mix of professional and amateur drivers competing in different classes and using multiple kinds of Formula 3- and Formula Renault-level machinery.[1] For the 2023 season, the title sponsor of the championship changed from TopJet to Zinox Laser.[2]

The championship has a cooperation with the Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup, with the two series sharing grids and race slots on multiple race weekends.[2]

Teams and drivers

Teams and drivers competing in the F2000 Trophy are divided into four classes: Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze rank the field based on the cars' age and technical characteristics as well as the drivers' experience.[3] For competition in the F2.0 Cup, the field is divided into Pro and Light entries.[4]

F2000 Trophy entries
Team No. Driver Car Engine Status Rounds
Super Formula Class entries
Italy Puresport 8 Italy Dino Rasero Dallara 320 Mercedes HWA 1–3, 5
Japan Noda Racing 10 Japan Juju Noda Volkswagen 1–5
Italy TVS Motorsport 23 Italy Enzo Stentella Mercedes 1–5
Italy HT Powertrain 51 Italy Bernardo Pellegrini Mercedes HWA 1–5
Italy BVM Racing 84 Italy Francesco Simonazzi Volkswagen G 1
Italy G Motorsport 131 Italy Francesco Galli Volkswagen 1–5
Serbia NV Racing 212 Serbia Paolo Brajnik Volkswagen 1
Platinum Class entries
Austria Franz Wöss Racing 1 Hungary Benjamin Berta Dallara F317 Mercedes 1–5
Italy HT Powertrain 20 Denmark Stig Larsen Dallara F317 Volkswagen 1–5
Italy One Sport Performance 21 Italy Alessandro Bracalente Dallara F317 Volkswagen 1
Italy Renato Papaleo Dallara F317 4
Italy Facondini Racing 36 Italy Francesco Solfaroli Dallara F317 Toyota 1–2, 4–5
privateer 41 Italy Franco Cimarelli Dallara F312 Volkswagen 1
Switzerland Jo Zeller Racing 44 Switzerland Sandro Zeller Dallara F316 Mercedes HWA 1–5
Italy Team Perego 46 Italy Riccardo Perego Dallara F317 Volkswagen 1–5
Italy Racing in Italy 75 Italy Mei Shibi Dallara F308 Volkswagen 2–3, 5
Italy Nannini Racing 81 Italy Marco Falci Dallara F317 Toyota 1–2
Italy Emotion Motorsport 83 Italy Daniele Radrizzani Dallara F317 Toyota 1–2, 4
Gold Class entries
Italy Facondini Racing 6 Italy Enrico Milani Dallara F308 2, 4–5
Italy Puresport 14 Italy Andrea Benalli Dallara F309 Power Engine 1–3, 5
Italy Neri Autosport 18 Italy Victor Neumann Dallara F311 2
30 France Sebastien Banchereau Dallara F310 2
Italy One Sport Performance 23 Italy Marco Marotta Dallara F312 Volkswagen 5
Italy Team Automobile Tricolore 39 Italy Edoardo Bonanomi Dallara F312 Mercedes 1–3, 5
Italy Nannini Racing 42 Italy Davide Pedetti Dallara F317 Toyota 1–5
81 Italy Giancarlo Pedetti Dallara F317 4–5
France Sud Motorsport 90 Italy Antonino Marco Rinaldi Dallara F302 2
Silver Class entries
Italy Team Tramonti Corse 11 Italy Carmine Tancredi[lower-alpha 1] Dallara F308 Toyota 3–4
Italy Living KC 12 Italy Umberto Vaglio Dallara F308 2, 5
Italy Twister Italia 13 Italy Sergio Terrini Dallara F308 Fiat FTP 1–3
Italy Bellspeed 27 Italy Patrick Bellezza Dallara F300 Fiat Novamotor 1–2, 5
Italy BMG Racing 28 Italy Giorgio Berto Dallara F308 Fiat 1–2
France Sud Motorsport 33 Italy Salvatore Marinaro Dallara F310 Fiat 1–2, 4
Italy 2F Motorsport 35 Italy Ferruccio Fontanella Dallara F308 4
Italy Puresport 76 Switzerland Christof Ledermann Dallara F309 Power Engine 3, 5
Bronze Class entries
Austria Franz Wöss Racing 9 Italy Luca Iannacone Dallara F308 Toyota 1, 3
Italy Team Tramonti Corse 11 Italy Carmine Tancredi[lower-alpha 2] Dallara F308 Toyota 1–2
France Sud Motorsport 85 Italy Daniele Siano Dallara F308 Fiat 1
Formula Entry Class entries
privateer 34 Italy Sergio Conti Tatuus F4 Abarth 1–2, 5
Sources: [5][6][7][8][9]

F2.0 Cup entries

All drivers compete driving Tatuus FR2.0 cars with Renault engines.

Team No. Driver Rounds
Light Class entries
Italy A.S.D. Ruote Scoperte M. 79 Italy Fabio Turchetto 1–4
Italy Derva Corse ASD 24 Italy Marco de Toffol 2–4
Italy Padoviani Corse ASD 89 Italy Simone Padoviani 1–2, 4
Open Class entries
Italy Viola Formula Racing 2 Italy Laurence Balestrini 1–3
Italy Speed Motor 5 Italy Karim Sartori 1–4
Italy Derva Corse ASD 16 Italy Matteo Immordino 1–4
95 Italy Christian Caramuscia 1–4
Italy PLM Racing 29 Italy Stefano Palummieri 1–4
Sources: [5][6][7][8]

Race calendar

The 2023 calendar was first announced on 21 January 2023.[10]

  Race weekend holds races of the FR2.0 Cup
Round Circuit Date Support bill Map of circuit locations
1 R1 Italy Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero 25 March 24H Series (12 Hours of Mugello)
Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup
R2
2 R1 Italy Imola Circuit, Imola 22 April TCR Italian Series
Formula Regional European Championship
R2 23 April
3 R1 Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 21 May ESET Cup
TCR Eastern Europe
R2
4 R1 Italy Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma 10 June TCR World Tour
TCR Italian Festival
R2 11 June
5 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 8 July Spa Summer Classics
Spa 3 Hours
R2 9 July
6 R1 Italy Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero 8 October BOSS GP Series
Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup
R2
7 R1 Italy Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico 5 November
R2

Race results

F2000 Trophy results
Round Pole position Super Formula winner Platinum winner Gold winner Silver winner Bronze winner Formula Entry winner
1 R1 Italy Mugello Circuit Japan Juju Noda[lower-alpha 3] Japan Juju Noda[lower-alpha 4] Hungary Benjamin Berta Italy Andrea Benalli Italy Patrick Bellezza Italy Daniele Siano Italy Sergio Conti
R2 Japan Juju Noda[lower-alpha 5] Italy Marco Falci Italy Andrea Benalli Italy Sergio Terrini Italy Daniele Siano Italy Sergio Conti
2 R1 Italy Imola Circuit Hungary Benjamin Berta Italy Bernardo Pellegrini Hungary Benjamin Berta Italy Andrea Benalli Italy Patrick Bellezza Italy Carmine Tancredi Italy Sergio Conti
R2 Italy Bernardo Pellegrini Hungary Benjamin Berta Italy Andrea Benalli Italy Patrick Bellezza Italy Carmine Tancredi Italy Sergio Conti
3 R1 Austria Red Bull Ring Hungary Benjamin Berta Japan Juju Noda Hungary Benjamin Berta Italy Davide Pedetti no finishers Italy Luca Iannacone no entries
R2 Italy Francesco Galli Hungary Benjamin Berta Italy Andrea Benalli Switzerland Christof Ledermann Italy Luca Iannacone
4 R1 Italy Vallelunga Circuit Japan Juju Noda Italy Bernardo Pellegrini Switzerland Sandro Zeller Italy Enrico Milani Italy Salvatore Marinaro no entries
R2 Japan Juju Noda Switzerland Sandro Zeller Italy Enrico Milani Italy Ferruccio Fontanella
5 R1 Belgium Spa-Francorchamps Japan Juju Noda Japan Juju Noda Hungary Benjamin Berta Italy Andrea Benalli Italy Patrick Bellezza Italy Sergio Conti
R2 Japan Juju Noda Hungary Benjamin Berta Italy Andrea Benalli Italy Patrick Bellezza Italy Sergio Conti
6 R1 Italy Mugello Circuit Italy Francesco Galli Italy Francesco Galli Hungary Benjamin Berta
R2 Japan Juju Noda Hungary Benjamin Berta
7 R1 Italy Misano Circuit
R2

F2.0 Cup results
Round Pole position Light Class winner Open Class winner
1 R1 Italy Mugello Circuit Italy Christian Caramuscia Italy Fabio Turchetto Italy Karim Sartori
R2 Italy Fabio Turchetto Italy Christian Caramuscia
2 R1 Italy Imola Circuit Italy Stefano Palummieri Italy Fabio Turchetto Italy Karim Sartori
R2 Italy Fabio Turchetto Italy Stefano Palummieri
3 R1 Austria Red Bull Ring Italy Karim Sartori Italy Marco de Toffol Italy Christian Caramuscia
R2 Italy Fabio Turchetto Italy Stefano Palummieri
4 R1 Italy Vallelunga Circuit Italy Stefano Palummieri Italy Fabio Turchetto Italy Stefano Palummieri
R2 Italy Fabio Turchetto Italy Stefano Palummieri
5 R1 Italy Mugello Circuit
R2
6 R1 Italy Misano Circuit
R2

Standings

Scoring system

Drivers score points in the overall standings, as well as in separate standings per class. Five points are awarded to each driver attending an event. Claiming the fastest lap per race per class awards a point if at least three cars take part in a class. Entrants count the best eleven race results of their campaign, as well as the attendance points for all race weekends.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Overall standings
Pos Driver MUG1
Italy		 IMO
Italy		 RBR
Austria		 VLL
Italy		 SPA
Belgium		 MUG2
Italy		 MIS
Italy		 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Japan Juju Noda 5 2 3 4 2 Ret 3 1 1 1 3 1 246
2 Hungary Benjamin Berta 2 7 1 1 1 1 Ret DNS 2 2 2 3 233
3 Switzerland Sandro Zeller 4 5 4 2 3 2 1 4 3 3 5 5 204
4 Italy Bernardo Pellegrini 11 4 2 3 4 Ret 2 3 5 4 4 4 165
5 Italy Francesco Galli Ret 6 5 23 22 3 5 2 4 5 1 2 154
6 Italy Riccardo Perego 7 10 7 5 Ret 4 4 5 7 7 97
7 Italy Andrea Benalli 9 12 8 6 Ret 5 6 6 68
8 Italy Dino Rasero 8 9 6 Ret Ret 6 14 DNS 51
9 Italy Davide Pedetti 12 13 9 8 5 7 9 10 12 13 50
10 Italy Marco Falci 3 3 Ret DNS 48
11 Italy Enzo Stentella 10 11 28 15 8 23 Ret 7 Ret 9 40
12 Italy Enrico Milani Ret 7 7 8 9 19 35
13 Denmark Stig Larsen 19 18 13 Ret 7 22 10 11 16 16 32
14 Italy Francesco Solfaroli 30 15 16 13 8 9 8 11 31
15 Italy Stefano Palummieri 18 23 21 16 15 8 12 14 27
16 Italy Karim Sartori 13 28† 11 17 Ret 9 DNS 15 24
17 Italy Christian Caramuscia 15 21 20 21 9 11 14 16 24
18 Italy Mei Shibi 12 Ret 6 Ret 15 14 23
19 Italy Patrick Bellezza 16 20 18 11 17 12 23
20 Italy Fabio Turchetto 24 27 23 19 14 10 16 19 22
21 Italy Matteo Immordino 21† 26 Ret 26 10 14 17 18 22
22 Italy Renato Papaleo 6 6 21
23 Italy Alessandro Bracalente 6 8 21
24 Italy Daniele Radrizzani 29† 19 15 14 Ret 22 20
25 Italy Salvatore Marinaro 26† 31† 19 28 11 17 18
26 Italy Edoardo Bonanomi 28† 17 14 10 DNS DNS 10 20 17
27 Italy Sergio Terrini Ret 16 24 DNS Ret DNS 16
28 Italy Carmine Tancredi 17 25 17 12 DNS DNS 15 Ret 16
29 Italy Laurence Balestrini 22 24 Ret 18 12 13 16
30 Italy Marco de Toffol 26 22 11 15 18 20 15
31 Italy Simone Padoviani 25 30 27 27 19 21 15
32 Italy Sergio Conti 27 33 29 29 19 18 15
33 Italy Luca Iannacone 23 29 13 16 10
34 Italy Giorgio Berto 20 32† 25 25 10
35 Italy Umberto Vaglio 22 20 Ret 17 10
36 Switzerland Christof Ledermann Ret 12 18 15 10
37 Italy Giancarlo Pedetti 13 13 13 10 10
38 Italy Marco Marotta 11 8 9
39 France Sebastien Banchereau 10 9 8
40 Italy Daniele Siano 14 22 6
41 Italy Ferruccio Fontanella Ret 12 6
42 Serbia Paolo Brajnik DNS DNS 5
43 Italy Franco Cimarelli 32 14 5
44 Italy Victor Neumann DNS DNS 5
45 Italy Antonino Marco Rinaldi 31 24 5
guest drivers ineligible to score points
— Italy Francesco Simonazzi 1 1 —
Pos Driver MUG1
Italy		 IMO
Italy		 RBR
Austria		 VLL
Italy		 SPA
Belgium		 MUG2
Italy		 MIS
Italy		 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2

F2000 standings per class
Pos Driver MUG1
Italy		 IMO
Italy		 RBR
Austria		 VLL
Italy		 SPA
Belgium		 MUG2
Italy		 MIS
Italy		 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
Super Formula Class
1 Japan Juju Noda 2 2 2 2 1 Ret 2 1 1 1 244
2 Italy Bernardo Pellegrini 5 3 1 1 2 Ret 1 3 3 2 190
3 Italy Francesco Galli Ret 4 3 4 4 1 3 2 2 3 171
4 Italy Enzo Stentella 4 6 5 3 3 3 Ret 4 Ret 4 129
5 Italy Dino Rasero 3 5 4 Ret Ret 2 4 DNS 97
6 Serbia Paolo Brajnik DNS DNS 5
guest drivers inelegible to score points
— Italy Francesco Simonazzi 1 1 —
Platinum Class
1 Hungary Benjamin Berta 1 3 1 1 1 1 Ret DNS 1 1 221
2 Switzerland Sandro Zeller 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 218
3 Italy Riccardo Perego 5 5 3 3 Ret 3 2 2 3 3 156
4 Denmark Stig Larsen 6 8 5 Ret 4 4 5 5 6 6 111
5 Italy Francesco Solfaroli 8 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 84
6 Italy Mei Shibi 4 Ret 3 Ret 5 5 62
7 Italy Marco Falci 2 1 Ret DNS 55
8 Italy Daniele Radrizzani 7† 9 6 5 Ret 6 54
9 Italy Renato Papaleo 3 3 35
10 Italy Alessandro Bracalente 4 4 29
11 Italy Franco Cimarelli 9 6 13
Gold Class
1 Italy Andrea Benalli 1 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 201
2 Italy Davide Pedetti 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 5 4 195
3 Italy Enrico Milani Ret 2 1 1 2 5 113
4 Italy Edoardo Bonanomi 3† 3 4 5 DNS DNS 3 6 90
5 Italy Giancarlo Pedetti 3 3 6 3 63
6 Italy Marco Marotta 4 2 35
7 France Sebastien Banchereau 3 4 32
8 Italy Antonino Marco Rinaldi 5 6 23
9 Italy Victor Neumann DNS DNS 5
Silver Class
1 Italy Patrick Bellezza 1 2 1 1 1 1 166
2 Italy Salvatore Marinaro 3† 3† 2 4 1 2 121
3 Switzerland Christof Ledermann Ret 1 2 2 71
4 Italy Giorgio Berto 2 4† 5 3 65
5 Italy Umberto Vaglio 3 2 Ret 3 58
6 Italy Sergio Terrini Ret 1 4 DNS Ret DNS 53
7 Italy Ferruccio Fontanella Ret 1 31
8 Italy Carmine Tancredi DNS DNS 2 Ret 23
Bronze Class
1 Italy Carmine Tancredi 2 2 1 1 97
2 Italy Luca Iannacone 3 3 1 1 90
3 Italy Daniele Siano 1 1 56
Formula Entry Class
1 Italy Sergio Conti 1 1 1 1 1 1 165
Pos Driver MUG1
Italy		 IMO
Italy		 RBR
Austria		 VLL
Italy		 SPA
Belgium		 MUG2
Italy		 MIS
Italy		 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2

F2.0 Cup standings per class
Pos Driver MUG1
Italy		 IMO
Italy		 RBR
Austria		 VLL
Italy		 MUG2
Italy		 MIS
Italy		 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
Overall
1 Italy Stefano Palummieri 3 2 3 1 6 1 1 1 180
2 Italy Christian Caramuscia 2 1 2 5 1 4 2 3 164
3 Italy Karim Sartori 1 6† 1 2 Ret 2 DNS 2 133
4 Italy Fabio Turchetto 6 5 4 4 5 3 3 5 116
5 Italy Matteo Immordino 4† 4 Ret 7 2 6 4 4 100
6 Italy Laurence Balestrini 5 3 Ret 3 4 5 77
7 Italy Marco de Toffol 5 6 3 7 5 6 73
8 Italy Simone Padoviani 7 7 6 8 6 7 53
Light Class
1 Italy Fabio Turchetto 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 217
2 Italy Marco de Toffol 2 2 1 2 2 2 130
3 Italy Simone Padoviani 2 2 3 3 3 3 111
Open Class
1 Italy Stefano Palummieri 3 2 3 1 4 1 1 1 184
2 Italy Christian Caramuscia 2 1 2 4 1 3 2 3 169
3 Italy Karim Sartori 1 5† 1 2 Ret 2 DNS 2 135
4 Italy Matteo Immordino 4† 4 Ret 5 2 5 3 4 111
5 Italy Laurence Balestrini 5 3 Ret 3 3 4 85
Pos Driver MUG1
Italy		 IMO
Italy		 HUN
Hungary		 RBR
Austria		 HOC
Germany		 BRN
Italy		 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2

F2000 Trophy
Pos Team Pts
1 Austria Franz Wöss Racing 210
2 Japan Noda Racing 209
3 Switzerland Jo Zeller Racing 184
4 Italy HT Powertrain 173
5 Italy Puresport 119
6 Italy G Motorsport 111
7 Italy Nannini Racing 108
8 Italy Team Perego 97
9 Italy Facondini Racing 60
10 Italy One Sport Performance 51
11 Italy Derva Corse ASD 43
12 Italy TVS Motorsport 38
13 Italy A.S.D. Ruote Scoperte M. 31
14 Italy PLM Racing 24
15 Italy Racing in Italy 23
16 Italy Speed Motor 22
17 France Sud Motorsport 22
18 Italy Bellspeed 21
19 Italy Emotion Motorsport 20
20 Italy Twister Italia 16
21 Italy Viola Formula Racing 15
22 Italy Team Tramonti Corse 15
23 Italy Padoviani Corse ASD 15
24 Italy Team Automobile Tricolore 15
25 Italy Neri Autosport 13
26 Italy BMG Racing 10
27 Italy Living KC 10
28 Italy 2F Motorsport 6
29 Serbia NV Racing 5

F2.0 Cup
Pos Team Pts
1 Italy Derva Corse ASD 264
2 Italy PLM Racing 180
3 Italy Speed Motor 133
4 Italy A.S.D. Ruote Scoperte M. 115
5 Italy Viola Formula Racing 77
6 Italy Padoviani Corse ASD 53

Notes
  1. Carmine Tancredi entered rounds 1 and 2 competing in the Bronze class, and stepped up to the Silver class from round 3 onwards
  2. Carmine Tancredi entered rounds 1 and 2 competing in the Bronze class, and stepped up to the Silver class from round 3 onwards
  3. Francesco Simonazzi was fastest in qualifying, but competed as a guest driver
  4. Francesco Simonazzi crossed the line as the first of the Super Formula Class drivers, but competed as a guest driver
  5. Francesco Simonazzi crossed the line as the first of the Super Formula Class drivers, but competed as a guest driver

References
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