1984 Italian Formula Three Championship

Last updated June 25, 2025

The 1984 Italian Formula Three Championship was the 21st Italian Formula Three Championship. It began on 25 March at Vallelunga and ended on 28 October at Misano after twelve races. The championship was won by the Alessandro Santin from Coloni, who drove a Ralt RT3/83-Alfa Romeo and a RT3/84-Alfa Romeo.

Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Laps	Date	Note
1	Gran Premio Campidoglio	Autodromo Vallelunga, Campagnano di Roma	14+38	25 March	The race consisted of qualifying race with 14 laps, then the final race with 38 laps
2		Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia	23	8 April
3		Autodromo Santa Monica, Misano Adriatico	12+35	23 April	The race consisted of qualifying race with 12 laps, then the final race with 35 laps
4	Gran Premio del Mugello	Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia	23	13 May
5	Premio Monza	Autodromo Nazionale, Monza	8+16	27 May	The race consisted of qualifying race with 8 laps, then the final race with 16 laps
6		Autodromo di Magione	25+61	10 June	The race consisted of qualifying race with 25 laps, then the final race with 51 laps
7	Trofeo Banca Agricola Mantovana	Autodromo di Varano de' Melegari	23+56	17 June	The race consisted of qualifying race with 23 laps, then the final race with 56 laps
8	Gran Premio di Enna	Autodromo di Pergusa	25	8 July
9		Autodromo di Varano de' Melegari	23+56	16 September	The race consisted of qualifying race with 23 laps, then the final race with 56 laps
10	Gran Premio Campagnano Trofeo Ignazio Giunti	Autodromo Vallelunga, Campagnano di Roma	14+38	30 September	The race consisted of qualifying race with 14 laps, then the final race with 38 laps
11		Autodromo Dino Ferrari, Imola	25	14 October
12		Autodromo Santa Monica, Misano Adriatico	12+35	28 October	The race consisted of qualifying race with 12 laps, then the final race with 35 laps

All races are held in Italy.

Drivers and teams

Team	Chassis	No.	Driver	Rounds
Venturini Racing	Dallara F384- Alfa Romeo	2	Franco Forini	All
Venturini Racing	Dallara F384- Alfa Romeo	7	Fabrizio Barbazza	All
Gulf Coloni Enzo Coloni Racing Car Systems	Ralt RT3- Alfa Romeo	3	Alfredo Sebastiani	3
	Ralt RT3/83- Alfa Romeo Ralt RT3/84-Alfa Romeo	5	Alessandro Santin	All
	Ralt RT3/84- Alfa Romeo	14	Ernesto Jochamowitz	All
	Martini Mk42- Alfa Romeo	74	Ivan Capelli	12
Alfredo Sebastiani	Ralt RT3- Alfa Romeo	3	Alfredo Sebastiani	5
Automotor	Ralt RT3/84- Volkswagen Brabham Judd	4	Walter Voulaz	1–2
		42	Franco Scapini	3–12
			Claudio Antonioli	All
	Ralt RT3/84- Volkswagen Brabham Judd		Danilo Frassoni	6–12
Astofer Corse	Ralt RT3/83- Alfa Romeo	4	Walter Voulaz	9–11
Astofer Corse	Ralt RT3/83- Alfa Romeo		"Asteldo"	1–2, 3–6
Prema Racing	Ralt RT3/84- Volkswagen Brabham Judd	16	Gianfranco Tacchino	All
Prema Racing	Ralt RT3/83- Volkswagen Brabham Judd		Roberto Marazzi	1
Coperchini Corse	Ralt RT3/84- Alfa Romeo	23	Marco Apicella	All
Euroteam	Ralt RT3/84- Alfa Romeo	27	Alex Caffi	All
Euroteam	Ralt RT3/84- Alfa Romeo		Joe Sulentic	2–12
Team ELF Alloni	Dallara F384- Toyota	34	Luca Melgrati	1–6, 9
		42	Franco Scapini	1
			Nino Famà	1–7
			Gabriele Tarquini	10
Accardi	Ralt		Accardi	10
Amadori	Ralt RT3-Lancia		Amadori	9
Giovanna Amati	Ralt RT3-Volkswagen Brabham Judd		Giovanna Amati	9–12
Ermanno Alboreto	Ralt RT3-Alfa Romeo		Ermanno Alboreto	12
Arno Racing	Arno 02384/A- Alfa Romeo		Fabio Mancini	1–7, 9–12
			Rocco Verduci	1, 6–7, 9–12
			Luigi Giannini	1–7, 9–10, 12
Autolario Racing	Ralt RT3/84- Alfa Romeo		Maurizio Manfredi	2–7, 9–10
	Ralt RT3/84- Alfa Romeo		Nicola Carboni	2–4
	Ralt RT3/84- Toyota		Nino Famà	10
Pasquale Barberio	Ralt		Pasquale Barberio	1
Barella	Ralt RT3/84- Alfa Romeo		Pierluigi Massa	1
Giovanni Bertaccini	Dallara F382- Toyota		Giovanni Bertaccini	5
Carlo Betti	Dallara F382- Toyota		Carlo Betti	2
Bielli	Ralt RT3/83- Volkswagen Brabham Judd		Danilo Frassoni	4–5
Bienati	Ralt RT3/83- Alfa Romeo Ralt RT3/83- Toyota		Giuseppe Arlotti	2–5
Bienati	Ralt RT3/82- Alfa Romeo		Aldo Venzi	4
Marco Brand	Ralt RT3- Volkswagen Brabham Judd		Marco Brand	5
Equipo Campsa	Ralt RT3/84- Alfa Romeo		Luis Pérez-Sala	12
Carlini	Dallara-Alfa Romeo		Carlini	12
Fernando Cazzaniga	Ralt RT3- Alfa Romeo		Fernando Cazzaniga	5
Juan Manuel Fangio II	Ralt RT3- Alfa Romeo		Juan Manuel Fangio II	7, 9, 11
Giovanni Fossati	Dallara – Toyota		Giovanni Fossati	5, 7, 9
Roberto Frangapane	Ralt RT3		Roberto Frangapane	10
Gianni Fusetti	Ralt RT3- Fiat Ralt RT3- Lancia		Gianni Fusetti	3, 5
Marco Gatta	Alba AR1- Alfa Romeo		Marco Gatta	9
Antonio Giglio	Ralt RT3- Alfa Romeo		Antonio Giglio	5
Team Grifo	Ralt RT3- Alfa Romeo		Sergio Morzani	10
Guarino	March M783- Toyota		Guarino	8
Jolly Club	Ralt RT3/84- Alfa Romeo		Rodolfo Manni	1–2, 9–11
	Ralt RT3/82- Alfa Romeo		Ludwig	1–2, 5
	Ralt RT3/83- Alfa Romeo		Giorgio Montaldo	1–2, 5, 10–12
Roberto Lanzetti	Ralt RT3- Alfa Romeo		Roberto Lanzetti	12
Nicola Larini	Ralt RT3- Alfa Romeo		Nicola Larini	12
Giovanni Lavaggi	Dallara F384- Toyota		Giovanni Lavaggi	11–12
Luca Maggiorelli	Ralt RT3- Alfa Romeo		Luca Maggiorelli	12
MARCO	Ralt RT3/84- Alfa Romeo		Marco Melito	1–7, 9–12
MARCO	Euroracing 101- Alfa Romeo		Nicolò Bianco	1–4, 6
Nicola Marozzo	Ralt RT3- Alfa Romeo		Nicola Marozzo	1, 5–10, 12
Alfredo Merelli	Ralt RT3- Alfa Romeo		Alfredo Merelli	5
Team Merzario	Merzario Ralt RT3- Alfa Romeo		Stefano Livio	1, 5
			Ernesto Catella	1–2
			Arturo Merzario	2
Mezzini	Ralt RT3- Toyota		Mezzini	3
Luigi Moreschi	Anson SA4- Alfa Romeo		Luigi Moreschi	8
Luca Moretti	Ralt RT3/83- Toyota		Luca Moretti	11
Marino Mura	Ralt RT3- Alfa Romeo		Marino Mura	4
Stefano Nisini	Ralt RT3- Alfa Romeo		Stefano Nisini	10
Giorgio Pirola	Ralt RT3/82- Lancia		Giovanna Amati	1–2, 4–5, 7
Pupa	Anson SA4- Alfa Romeo		"Pupa"	3–6
Ferdinando Romero	Ralt RT3- Alfa Romeo		Ferdinando Romero	12
RS Tuning	Ralt RT3/83- Toyota		Enrico Bertaggia	1–3, 5, 9–12
Scuderia Salvati	Ralt RT3/83- Toyota		Rocco Verduci	2–4
Fernando Spreafico	Dallara F382- Toyota Dallara F384- Toyota		Gabriele Tarquini	1, 3–7
Nicola Tesini	Ralt RT3- Alfa Romeo		Nicola Tesini	12
Paolo Urioni	Ralt RT3- Volkswagen Brabham Judd		Paolo Urioni	8
Varona	Dallara F384- Alfa Romeo		Amedeo Marcotulli	1, 3, 6
Gerardo Vatielli	Ralt RT3- Alfa Romeo		Gerardo Vatielli	10–11
Giorgio Vergani	Euroracing 101- Alfa Romeo Dallara-Alfa Romeo		Giorgio Vergani	5, 12
Andrea Verna	Ralt RT3- Alfa Romeo		Andrea Verna	12
Scuderia Vesuvio Vesuvio Racing	Ralt RT3- Alfa Romeo		Antonio Padrone	1, 9–10
Scuderia Vesuvio Vesuvio Racing	Ralt RT3- Alfa Romeo		Paolo Giangrossi	10–12
Giacomo Vismara	Ralt RT3/83- Volkswagen Brabham Judd		Giaocomo Vismara	1–7
Wainer Racing	Wainer WM10- Alfa Romeo		Marino Mantovani	3, 7, 9
	Anson – Alfa Romeo		Bruno Corradi	2

Results and standings

Results

Round	Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap^[1]	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Vallelunga	Franco Forini	Alessandro Santin Nino Famà Walter Voulaz	Walter Voulaz	Automotor
2	Mugello	Alex Caffi	Alessandro Santin	Franco Forini	Venturini Racing
3	Misano		Nicola Carboni Fabrizio Barbazza Franco Scapini	Alessandro Santin	Coloni
4	Mugello	Alex Caffi	Gianfranco Tacchino	Alessandro Santin	Coloni
5	Monza		Alex Caffi Luigi Giannini Alex Caffi	Alex Caffi	Euroteam
6	Magione	Marco Apicella	Marco Apicella Nino Famà Marco Apicella	Franco Scapini	Automotor
7	Varano	Marco Apicella	Marco Apicella Franco Scapini Franco Scapini	Franco Scapini	Automotor
8	Pergusa	Alessandro Santin	Alessandro Santin	Alessandro Santin	Coloni
9	Varano	Franco Scapini	Franco Scapini Mauro Apicella Juan Manuel Fangio II	Alex Caffi	Eutoteam
10	Vallelunga	Walter Voulaz	Alex Caffi Alessandro Santin Alessandro Santin	Alessandro Santin	Coloni
11	Imola	Alex Caffi	Alessandro Santin	Franco Forini	Venturini Racing
12	Misano	Alessandro Santin	Alex Caffi Marco Apicella Ivan Capelli	Gianfranco Tacchino	Prema Racing

Championship standings

Points are awarded as follows:

Sistema di punteggio
Place	1	2	3	4	5	6
Points	9	6	4	3	2	1

Pos	Driver	VAL	MUG	MIS	MUG	MNZ	MAG	VAR	PER	VAR	VAL	IMO	MIS	Points
1	Alessandro Santin	4	DSQ	1	1	2	Ret	Ret	1	DNQ	1	4	3	52
2	Alex Caffi	Ret	2	3	2	1	DNQ	2	11	1	2	Ret	7	46
3	Gianfranco Tacchino	3	4	2	4	9	8	4	3	2	Ret	6	1	39
4	Franco Scapini	8		6	16	5	1	1	2	4	Ret	3	Ret	34
5	Franco Forini	DNQ	1	4	Ret	8	Ret	3	DSQ	10	6	1	6	27
6	Fabrizio Barbazza	Ret	3	5	6	3	4	Ret	DSQ	DSQ	DNQ	2	5	22
7	Marco Apicella	DNQ	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	2	Ret	6	Ret	3	5	18	17
8	Walter Voulaz	1	Ret							Ret	4	Ret		12
9	Nino Famà	2	5	Ret	Ret	10	6	5			Ret			11
10	Fabio Mancini	5	DSQ	11	5	DNQ	3	9		6	Ret	Ret	12	9
11	Luigi Giannini	15	Ret	10	8	6	DNQ	6		3	5		14	8
12	Ivan Capelli												2	6
13	Claudio Antonioli	Ret	9	12	10	23	DNQ	12	4	DNQ	10	7	DNQ	3
14	Fernando Cazzaniga					4								3
14	Nicola Larini												4	3
16	Danilo Frassoni				11	12	5	7	Ret	DNQ	Ret	16	13	2
17	Joe Sulentic		17	16	19	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	5	9	11	9	21	2
18	Juan Manuel Fangio II							8		5		Ret		2
19	Giacomo Vismara	6	6	7	17	DNQ	Ret	DNQ						2
20	Maurizio Manfredi		7	20	18	7	9	Ret		DNQ	Ret			0
21	Marco Melito	13	8	9	7	18	DNQ	11		8	Ret	15	17	0
22	Ernesto Jochamowitz	12	15	19	13	19	DNQ	DNQ	9	7	9	8	10	0
23	Giorgio Montaldo	Ret	12			DNQ					7	10	9	0
24	Stefano Livio	7				13								0
25	Amedeo Marcotulli	DNQ		14			7							0
26	Paolo Urioni								7					0
27	Nicola Carboni		14	8	Ret									0
28	Luigi Moreschi								8					0
28	Stefano Nisini										8			0
28	Luis Pérez-Sala												8	0
31	Rodolfo Manni	9	11							DNQ	11	NP		0
32	Rocco Verduci	11	10	21	Ret	Ret	Ret	13		DNQ	13	12	19	0
33	Gabriele Tarquini	Ret		Ret	12	15	Ret	10		11	Ret			0
34	"Asteldo"	10	Ret		Ret	11	Ret	DNQ						0
35	Nicola Marozzo	Ret				20	Ret	Ret	10	12	Ret		15	0
36	Enrico Bertaggia	DNQ	20	18		16				Ret	Ret	11	DNQ	0
37	Roberto Lanzetti												11	0
38	Luca Melgrati	DNQ	18	13	Ret	14	DNQ			Ret				0
39	Giovanna Amati	DNQ	13		Ret	21		DNQ		Ret	Ret	Ret	16	0
40	Luca Moretti											13		0
41	Giuseppe Arlotti		19	15	14	DNQ								0
42	"Ludwig"	14	16		22									0
43	Gerardo Vatielli										Ret	14		0
44	Aldo Venzi			15										0
45	Giovanni Lavaggi											17	23	0
46	Alfredo Merelli					17								0
47	Nicola Tesini												20	0
48	Carlo Betti		21											0
49	Ermanno Alboreto												22	0
50	Antonio Giglio					24								0
51	Giorgio Vergani					25							DNQ	0
	Antonio Padrone	Ret								DNQ	Ret			-
	Ernesto Catella	DNQ	Ret											-
	Nicolò Bianco	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	Ret		DNQ							-
	Bruno Corradi		Ret											-
	"Pupa"			Ret	WD	DNQ	DNQ							-
	Marino Mura				Ret									-
	Giovanni Bertaccini				Ret	DNQ						DNQ		-
	Paolo Giangrossi										Ret	Ret	DNQ	-
	Sergio Morzani										Ret			-
	Roberto Frangapane										Ret			-
	Accardi										Ret			-
	Arturo Merzario		WD											-
	Guarino								WD					-
	Pierluigi Massa	DNQ												-
	Pasquale Barberio	DNQ												-
	Marino Mantovani			DNQ				DNQ		DNQ				-
	Gianni Fusetti			DNQ		DNQ								-
	Mezzini			DNQ										-
	Alfredo Sebastiani			DNQ		DNQ								-
	Marco Brand					DNQ								-
	Giovanni Fossati					DNQ		DNQ		DNQ				-
	Amadori									DNQ				-
	Mario Gatta									DNQ				-
	Luca Maggiorelli												DNQ	-
	Andrea Verna												DNQ	-
	Carlini												DNQ	-
	Ferdinando Romero												DNQ	-
Pos	Driver	VAL	MUG	MIS	MUG	MNZ	MAG	VAR	PER	VAR	VAL	IMO	MIS	Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points classification
Blue	Non-points classification
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did 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

↑ The first name refers to the fastest lap in the first heat, the second one in the second, the last one in the final.

External links

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[1] The first name refers to the fastest lap in the first heat, the second one in the second, the last one in the final.

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