2004 Italian Formula Three Championship

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]

2004 Italian Formula Three Championship
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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]
Team No Driver Chassis Engine Rounds
Target Racing 1 Andrea Tiso Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel All
2 Alex Ciompi Dallara F304 Spiess-Opel 1–7
Corbetta Angelo 3 Stefano Gattuso Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda All
4 Giovanni Faraonio Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 3–10
Marco Bonanomi Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 11–14
22 Francesco Dracone Dallara F303 Mugen-Honda 8–10
34 Davide Valsecchi Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 11–12
Lucidi Motors 5 Michele Rugolo Dallara F302 Spiess-Opel All
6 Omar Galeffi Dallara F302 Spiess-Opel 1–3
Paolo Maria Nocera Dallara F302 Spiess-Opel 8–14
W&D Racing 7 Paolo Meloni Dallara F303 Renault 1–2, 4–5
Passoli Racing 8 Maurizio Ceresoli Dallara F303 Spiess-Opel All
Ombra Racing 11 Matteo Cressoni Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda All
12 Davide Mazzoleni Dallara F304 Mugen-Honda 1–3, 9–10
W.R.C. 15 Davide Rigon Dallara F302 Spiess-Opel 1–7, 9–10
29 Franco Ghiotto Dallara F302 Spiess-Opel 1
31 Sergio Ghiotto Dallara F302 Spiess-Opel 9–10
Style Car Racing 19 Gianpiero Negrotti Dallara F303 Spiess-Opel 6–7
21 Giovanni Berton Dallara F303 Spiess-Opel 1
24 Imeiro Brigliadori Dallara F302 Spiess-Opel 6–7
28 Giovanni Rambelli Dallara F399 Spiess-Opel 6–7
Motivi Team 22 Francesco Dracone Dallara F302 Spiess-Opel 1
System Team 25 Alberto Morelli Dallara F302 Spiess-Opel 2
Coloni Motorsport 27 Toni Vilander Lola-Dome F106 Spiess-Opel 4–14
28 Alex Ciompi Lola-Dome F106 Spiess-Opel 8–14
Team Ghinzani 32 Marco Bonanomi Dallara F302 Mugen-Honda 9–10
33 Daniel la Rosa Dallara F302 Mugen-Honda 9–10
34 Álvaro Barba Dallara F302 Mugen-Honda 13–14

Calendar

All rounds were held in Italy.

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

Standings
  • Points are awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PP FL
20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 1 1
Pos Driver ADR MAG PER MUG IMO VAR MNZ VAL MIS Pts
1 Matteo Cressoni 1 Ret 1 3 2 2 2 2 Ret 3 4 8 Ret 5 146
2 Toni Vilander[N 1] 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 4 Ret 1 Ret 8 146
3 Alex Ciompi 2 4 2 7 6 6 3 5 Ret 8 2 6 2 1 139
4 Michele Rugolo 3 Ret Ret 2 7 3 5 3 3 Ret 6 2 1 2 135
5 Stefano Gattuso Ret 1 4 5 4 5 6 7 4 7 3 7 4 7 112
6 Marco Bonanomi[N 1] 1 1 1 4 5 7 86
7 Andrea Tiso 4 3 5 8 8 9 8 4 Ret 6 7 5 6 4 85
8 Davide di Benedetto[N 1] Ret 6 3 4 4 6 5 10 53
9 Maurizio Ceresoli 9 6 Ret 9 9 8 9 8 6 9 8 9 7 3 49
10 Davide Mazzoleni[N 1] 7 2 6 Ret 5 33
11 Davide Rigon[N 1] 6 Ret Ret 4 5 7 7 Ret Ret 32
12 Daniel la Rosa[N 1] 2 2 31
13 Paolo Maria Nocera[N 1] Ret 7 12 5 3 8 Ret 28
14 Omar Galeffi[N 1] 8 5 3 23
15 Álvaro Barba[N 1] 3 Ret 12
16 Giovanni Berton[N 1] 5 8
17 Paolo Meloni[N 1] 10 7 10 DNS 6
18 Francesco Dracone[N 1] 11 9 8 Ret 5
19 Gianpiero Negrotti[N 1] 10 10 2
20 Giovanni Rambelli 11 11 0
21 Sergio Ghiotto Ret 11 0
Davide Valsecchi Ret Ret 0
Imeiro Brigliadori Ret DNS 0
Franco Ghiotto Ret 0
Alberto Morelli Ret 0
Pos Driver ADR MAG PER MUG IMO VAR MNZ VAL MIS Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd 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)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes
  1. Ineligible for championship title contesting.

[2]

References
  1. "Race Calendar: Italian Formula 3 Championship – Season 2004". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  2. Verlicchi, Giorgio (24 October 2012). "Matteo Cressoni tricolore Primo successo di Alex Ciompi". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  3. "Entrylist: Italian Formula 3 Championship – Season 2004". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 26 August 2012.

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