2004 Italian Formula Three Championship

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The 2004 Italian Formula Three Championship was the 40th Italian Formula Three Championship season. It began on 4 April at Adria and ended on 24 October at Misano after fourteen races. [1]

Matteo Cressoni of Ombra Racing won the opening race at Adria, race at Pergusa and had another six podiums and ultimately clinched the title. Coloni Motorsport's Toni Vilander had six wins and the same number of points as Cressoni, but he was ineligible to contest for the title. [2] Third place went to Lucidi Motors driver Alex Frassineti, who took one victory, and he finished ahead of Imola winner Michele Rugolo, who competed with Team Ghinzani.

Teams and drivers

All teams were Italian-registered and all cars competed on Hankook tyres.

Entry List [3]
TeamNoDriverChassisEngineRounds
Target Racing 1 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Tiso Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel All
2 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Ciompi Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel 1–7
Corbetta Angelo3 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Gattuso Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda All
4 Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Faraonio Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 3–10
Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bonanomi Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 11–14
22 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Dracone Dallara F303 Mugen-Honda 8–10
34 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 11–12
Lucidi Motors 5 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Rugolo Dallara F302 Spiess-Opel All
6 Flag of Italy.svg Omar Galeffi Dallara F302 Spiess-Opel 1–3
Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Maria Nocera Dallara F302 Spiess-Opel 8–14
W&D Racing7 Flag of San Marino.svg Paolo Meloni Dallara F303 Renault 1–2, 4–5
Passoli Racing8 Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Ceresoli Dallara F303 Spiess-Opel All
Ombra Racing 11 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Cressoni Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda All
12 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Mazzoleni Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 1–3, 9–10
W.R.C.15 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Rigon Dallara F302 Spiess-Opel 1–7, 9–10
29 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Ghiotto Dallara F302 Spiess-Opel 1
31 Flag of Italy.svg Sergio Ghiotto Dallara F302 Spiess-Opel 9–10
Style Car Racing19 Flag of Italy.svg Gianpiero Negrotti Dallara F303 Spiess-Opel 6–7
21 Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Berton Dallara F303 Spiess-Opel 1
24 Flag of Italy.svg Imeiro Brigliadori Dallara F302 Spiess-Opel 6–7
28 Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Rambelli Dallara F399 Spiess-Opel 6–7
Motivi Team22 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Dracone Dallara F302 Spiess-Opel 1
System Team25 Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Morelli Dallara F302 Spiess-Opel 2
Coloni Motorsport 27 Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander Lola-Dome F106 Spiess-Opel 4–14
28 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Ciompi Lola-Dome F106 Spiess-Opel 8–14
Team Ghinzani 32 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bonanomi Dallara F302 Mugen-Honda 9–10
33 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel la Rosa Dallara F302 Mugen-Honda 9–10
34 Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Barba Dallara F302 Mugen-Honda 13–14

Calendar

All rounds were held in Italy.

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning driverWinning team
1 Adria International Raceway 4 April Flag of Italy.svg Alex Ciompi Flag of Italy.svg Alex Ciompi Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Cressoni Ombra Racing
2 Autodromo dell'Umbria, Magione 2 May Flag of Italy.svg Michele Rugolo Flag of Italy.svg Michele Rugolo Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Gattuso Corbetta Angelo
3 Autodromo di Pergusa, Enna 30 May Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Gattuso Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Gattuso Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Cressoni Ombra Racing
4 Mugello Circuit, Scarperia 11 July Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander Coloni Motorsport
5 Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander Coloni Motorsport
6 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 1 August Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander Coloni Motorsport
7 Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander Coloni Motorsport
8 Autodromo Riccardo Paletti, Varano 5 September Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander Coloni Motorsport
9 Autodromo Nazionale Monza 26 September Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bonanomi Flag of Italy.svg Michele Rugolo Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bonanomi Team Ghinzani
10 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bonanomi Flag of Germany.svg Daniel la Rosa Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bonanomi Team Ghinzani
11 ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma 10 October Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander Flag of Italy.svg Alex Ciompi Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bonanomi Corbetta Angelo
12 Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander Coloni Motorsport
13 Misano World Circuit 24 October Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Cressoni Flag of Italy.svg Michele Rugolo Flag of Italy.svg Michele Rugolo Lucidi Motors
14 Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Maria Nocera Flag of Italy.svg Alex Ciompi Flag of Italy.svg Alex Ciompi Coloni Motorsport

Standings

12345678910 PP FL
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PosDriver ADR MAG PER MUG IMO VAR MNZ VAL MIS Pts
1 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Cressoni 1Ret132222Ret348Ret5146
2 Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander [N 1] 11111Ret4Ret1Ret8146
3 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Ciompi 24276635Ret82621139
4 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Rugolo 3RetRet273533Ret6212135
5 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Gattuso Ret1454567473747112
6 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bonanomi [N 1] 11145786
7 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Tiso43588984Ret6756485
8 Flag of Italy.svg Davide di Benedetto [N 1] Ret6344651053
9 Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Ceresoli 96Ret9989869897349
10 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Mazzoleni [N 1] 726Ret533
11 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Rigon [N 1] 6RetRet4577RetRet32
12 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel la Rosa [N 1] 2231
13 Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Maria Nocera [N 1] Ret712538Ret28
14 Flag of Italy.svg Omar Galeffi [N 1] 85323
15 Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Barba [N 1] 3Ret12
16 Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Berton [N 1] 58
17 Flag of San Marino.svg Paolo Meloni [N 1] 10710DNS6
18 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Dracone [N 1] 1198Ret5
19 Flag of Italy.svg Gianpiero Negrotti [N 1] 10102
20 Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Rambelli11110
21 Flag of Italy.svg Sergio GhiottoRet110
Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi RetRet0
Flag of Italy.svg Imeiro BrigliadoriRetDNS0
Flag of Italy.svg Franco GhiottoRet0
Flag of Italy.svg Alberto MorelliRet0
PosDriver ADR MAG PER MUG IMO VAR MNZ VAL MIS 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)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Ineligible for championship title contesting.

[2]

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