The 2008 Italian Formula Three Championship was the 44th Italian Formula Three Championship season. It began on May 10 at Mugello and ended on October 19 at Vallelunga after 16 races.
The season began with Edoardo Piscopo dominating the field with four successive wins, [1] but another run of seven victories by Mirko Bortolotti, [2] gave him the leadership in the championship. [3] The championship title was delayed to the last round in Vallelunga, the victory in race one and his eighth of the season gave Bortolotti the championship crown. [4] [5]
The three first classified drivers of the championship were rewarded with a Formula One test organized by the Scuderia Ferrari at the wheel of a Ferrari F2008 at Fiorano, [6] with Bortolotti setting the new track record. [7]
Team | No | Driver | Chassis | Rounds |
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Campionato Nazionale | ||||
Lucidi Motors | 1 | Giovanni Nava [8] | Dallara F308 | All |
4 | Francesco Castellacci [8] | Dallara F308 | All | |
12 | Mirko Bortolotti [8] | Dallara F308 | All | |
Minardi by Corbetta Competizioni | 2 | Marco Zipoli [9] | Dallara F308 | All |
3 | Michael Dalle Stelle | Dallara F308 | All | |
5 | Valentino Sebastiani | Dallara F308 | 1 | |
Nicolò Piancastelli | 2–8 | |||
Europa Corse | 6 | Salvatore Gatto [10] | Dallara F308 | 1–3 |
7 | Francesco Prandi [11] | Dallara F308 | All | |
8 | Federico Glorioso [10] | Dallara F308 | 4 | |
14 | Giulio Glorioso | Dallara F308 | 2–4, 6 | |
18 | Tom Dillmann | Dallara F308 | 6–8 | |
BVM – Target Racing | 9 | Stamatis Katsimis | Dallara F308 | 1–2 |
Facundo Crovo | 3–4 | |||
Giacomo Ricci | 7 | |||
Daniel Mancinelli | 8 | |||
39 | Salvatore Cicatelli | Dallara F308 | All | |
Team Ghinzani | 11 | Alessandro Cicognani | Dallara F308 | All |
16 | Edoardo Piscopo | Dallara F308 | All | |
41 | Angelo Fabrizio Comi | Dallara F308 | 8 | |
RP Motorsport | 21 | Nico Verdonck [12] | Dallara F308 | 1–4 |
53 | Jimmy Auby | Dallara F308 | 4 | |
Trofeo Nazionale CSAI | ||||
Europa Corse | 19 | Matteo Davenia | Dallara F304 | 8 |
52 | Ivan Tramontozzi | Dallara F304 | 1–2 | |
53 | Khalil Beschir | Dallara F304 | 8 | |
Team Ghinzani | 51 | Angelo Fabrizio Comi | Dallara F304 | 1–7 |
All rounds were held in Italy.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | PP | FL |
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10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Bold – Pole |
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