Christopher Zanella

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Christopher Zanella
Christopher Zanella.jpg
Zanella in 2013.
Nationality Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss
Born (1989-10-21) 21 October 1989 (age 35)
Waldshut-Tiengen, Germany
Formula Renault 3.5 Series career
Debut season 2013
Current team ISR
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number8
Starts17
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish16th in 2013
Previous series
201112
2010
200910
2008
200708
FIA Formula Two Championship
Italian Formula Three
Formula 3 Euro Series
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland
Championship titles
2008 Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland

Christopher Zanella (born 21 October 1989) is a Swiss former racing driver.

Contents

Career

Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland

Zanella, born in Waldshut-Tiengen, began competing in formula racing with Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland in 2007. In 2008 he won the championship. He later competed in Formula Three Euroseries and the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0.

Formula Two

In 2011, Zanella moved to the FIA Formula Two Championship. His season began well, and he led the championship after four races, having won both races in the Magny Cours round. He remained in Formula Two for 2012, winning twice during the year in Nürburgring and Autodromo Nazionale Monza who was also the last ever race for Formula Two.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

After the FIA Formula Two Championship was disbanded in the end of 2012, He tested with various Formula Renault 3.5 teams during the 2012-13 off-season, He signed with Czech team ISR Racing partnering Russian driver Sergey Sirotkin, in his series debut in Monza he finished 3rd in the race, various months ago he won the last Formula Two race ever also in Monza coinciding with his podium in his debut, in Race 2 he finished 8th giving him 19 points during the weekend.

Racing record

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2009 Motopark Academy Dallara F308/099 Mercedes HOC
1

14
HOC
2

Ret
LAU
1

14
LAU
2

8
NOR
1

Ret
NOR
2

Ret
ZAN
1

21†
ZAN
2

16
OSC
1

13
OSC
2

Ret
NÜR
1

14
NÜR
2

Ret
BRH
1

5
BRH
2

7
CAT
1

14
CAT
2

12
DIJ
1

7
DIJ
2

12
HOC
1

19
HOC
2

2
13th11
2010 Motopark Academy Dallara F308/092 Mercedes LEC
1
LEC
2
HOC
1
HOC
2
VAL
1
VAL
2
NOR
1
NOR
2
NÜR
1

10
NÜR
2

Ret
ZAN
1

9
ZAN
2

7
BRH
1

DNS
BRH
2

DNS
OSC
1
OSC
2
15th2
Dallara F308/099 HOC
1

7
HOC
2

Ret

Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year12345678910111213141516PosPoints
2011 SIL
1

7
SIL
2

3
MAG
1

1
MAG
2

1
SPA
1

3
SPA
2

2
NÜR
1

2
NÜR
2

3
BRH
1

6
BRH
2

7
RBR
1

12
RBR
2

4
MNZ
1

5
MNZ
2

6
CAT
1

6
CAT
2

7
2nd189
2012 SIL
1

2
SIL
2

8
ALG
1

6
ALG
2

4
NÜR
1

3
NÜR
2

1
SPA
1

5
SPA
2

4
BRH
1

6
BRH
2

2
LEC
1

8
LEC
2

3
HUN
1

5
HUN
2

6
MNZ
1

2
MNZ
2

1
3rd196

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617PosPoints
2013 ISR MNZ
1

3
MNZ
2

8
ALC
1

7
ALC
2

Ret
MON
1

Ret
SPA
1

11
SPA
2

13
MSC
1

22
MSC
2

23
RBR
1

16
RBR
2

14
HUN
1

Ret
HUN
2

19
LEC
1

Ret
LEC
2

19
CAT
1

Ret
CAT
2

11
16th25

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