The 2002 Italian Formula Three Championship was the 38th Italian Formula Three Championship season. It began on 7 April at Vallelunga and ended on 20 October at Magione after nine races.

Miloš Pavlović of Target Racing won races at Vallelunga, Misano, Varano, Binetto, Mugello and had another three podiums and ultimately clinched the title. He finished 27 points clear of Azeta Racing driver Philip Cloostermans, who won races at Pergusa and Monza. Third place went to Pavlović's teammate Christiano Citron, who won the season-ending race at Magione.

Teams and drivers

Entry List
TeamNoDriverChassisEngineRounds
Campionato Nazionale
Italy Passoli Racing2Italy Fausto IppolitiF399Fiat1–3, 5–9
3Italy Leonardo OrecchioniF3991–3
20Italy Ivan BellarosaF3024
21Italy Davide UboldiF3024, 9
France Stardrive Motorsport4Algeria Nassim Sidi SaidF399Spiess-Opel1–5
Italy Target Racing5Serbia and Montenegro Miloš PavlovićF302Spiess-OpelAll
6Italy Christiano CitronF302All
Italy Brigliadori7Italy Imeiro BrigliadoriF399Spiess-Opel1–6, 8–9
Italy Style Car Racing8Italy Gianpiero NegrottiF399Fiat1–6, 8–9
Italy El Kobra9Italy Andrea TisoF302Fiat1, 4
Italy W.R.C.10Italy Franco GhiottoF302Spiess-Opel1–2, 4–6, 8–9
11Italy Sergio GhiottoF3021
18Italy Giampaolo ErmolliF3022–7
Italy Stentella12Italy Enzo StentellaF399Spiess-Opel1–2
Italy Azeta Racing14Italy Stefano MocelliniF399Spiess-Opel1–6
15Belgium Philip CloostermansF3991–8
19Italy Alessandro VitacolonnaF3994–8
Italy Petroncini20Italy Roberto PetronciniF399Spiess-OpelAll
Italy Scuderia Famà22Italy Nino FamàF399Spiess-Opel5
Germany Bertram Schäfer Racing23Italy Vitantonio LiuzziF302Spiess-Opel5
24Malaysia Rizal RamliF3025
25Austria Bernhard AuingerF3025
Estonia Nemarnik26Estonia Tom NemarnikF399Fiat5
Italy Team Ghinzani27Netherlands Robert DoornbosF302Mugen-Honda5
28Italy Raffaele GiammariaF3025, 9
38Austria Andreas ZuberF3029
Italy Prema Powerteam29Portugal César CampaniçoF302Spiess-Opel5
30Australia Ryan BriscoeF3025
31Japan Kosuke MatsuuraF3025
Italy Dracone32Italy Francesco DraconeF302Spiess-Opel5
Italy Gioga33Italy Giovanni GaetaniF399Fiat5
Germany Team Kolles35Netherlands Ross ZwolsmanF302Mugen-Honda5
36Japan Sakon YamamotoF3025
Italy Boga37Italy Bonifacio GaetaniF399Spiess-Opel8–9
Trofeo Nazionale CSAI
Italy Passoli Racing51Italy Carmine TancrediF397FiatAll
64Italy Dino LusuardiF3935–9
Italy Scuderia Famà52Italy Nino FamàF393Spiess-Opel1–2
63Italy Salvatore CardulloF3934
Italy Alberti53Italy Silvio AlbertiF397Fiat2, 4–6
Italy Gozzo54Italy Emanuele GozzoF395Spiess-Opel2, 4–5
Italy Style Car Racing55Italy Giovanni RambelliF393Fiat1–6, 8–9
Italy Bounomo56Italy Robert BounomoF397FiatAll
Italy System Team57Italy Alberto MorelliF393Fiat4–5, 9
Italy Faraonio58Italy Giovanni FaraonioF393Fiat1–2
Italy Bicciato59Italy Renato BicciatoF397Fiat2–8
Italy Gioga61Italy Giovanni GaetaniF393Fiat4
Italy Bendinelli65Italy Carlo BendinelliF393Spiess-Opel9
Italy Ribaudo66Italy Giorgio RibaudoF393Fiat5
Italy Bellarosa67Italy Ivan BellarosaF397Fiat9

Notes

Calendar

All rounds were held in Italy.

RoundCircuitDatePole positionWinning driverWinning teamTrophy winner
1Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma7 AprilSerbia and Montenegro Miloš PavlovićSerbia and Montenegro Miloš PavlovićItaly Target RacingItaly Nino Famà
2Misano World Circuit28 AprilSerbia and Montenegro Miloš PavlovićSerbia and Montenegro Miloš PavlovićItaly Target RacingItaly Giovanni Faraonio
3Autodromo di Pergusa, Enna19 MaySerbia and Montenegro Miloš PavlovićBelgium Philip CloostermansItaly Azeta RacingItaly Carmine Tancredi
4Monza Circuit, Monza30 JuneBelgium Philip CloostermansBelgium Philip CloostermansItaly Azeta RacingItaly Carmine Tancredi
5Autodromo Riccardo Paletti, Varano21 JulySerbia and Montenegro Miloš PavlovićSerbia and Montenegro Miloš PavlovićItaly Target RacingItaly Carmine Tancredi
6Imola Circuit, Imola1 SeptemberItaly Vitantonio LiuzziItaly Vitantonio LiuzziGermany Bertram Schäfer RacingItaly Silvio Alberti
7Autodromo del Levante, Binetto8 SeptemberItaly Christiano CitronSerbia and Montenegro Miloš PavlovićItaly Target RacingItaly Carmine Tancredi
8Mugello Circuit, Scarperia6 OctoberSerbia and Montenegro Miloš PavlovićSerbia and Montenegro Miloš PavlovićItaly Target RacingItaly Dino Lusuardi
9Autodromo dell'Umbria, Magione20 OctoberAustria Andreas ZuberItaly Christiano CitronItaly Target RacingItaly Alberto Morelli

Standings

  • Points are awarded as follows:
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PosDriverVALMISPERMNZVARIMOBINMUGMAGPts
Pos Driver VAL MIS PER MNZ VAR IMO BIN MUG MAG Pts 1 Serbia and Montenegro Miloš Pavlović 1 1 2 2 1 5 1 1 2 65 2 Belgium Philip Cloostermans Ret 2 1 1 2 6 3 4 38 3 Italy Christiano Citron 2 5 3 5 Ret 8 7 5 1 25 4 Italy Alessandro Vitacolonna Ret 4 5 3 3 25 2 2 25 5 Italy Fausto Ippoliti 3 Ret 7 Ret 10 4 3 3 15 6 Italy Roberto Petroncini 4 6 4 Ret Ret Ret 5 7 5 11 7 Italy Stefano Mocellini 5 3 Ret 4 6 9 10 8 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi 1 9 9 Japan Kosuke Matsuura 2 6 10 Italy Giampaolo Ermolli Ret 6 Ret 4 11 6 5 11 Netherlands Robert Doornbos 3 4 12 Portugal César Campaniço 4 3 13 Austria Andreas Zuber 4 3 14 Italy Nino Famà 5 2 15 Italy Franco Ghiotto 6 7 8 7 14 6 11 2 16 Italy Davide Uboldi 6 6 2 Italy Imeiro Brigliadori Ret 8 8 7 Ret 15 8 7 0 Italy Sergio Ghiotto 7 0 Netherlands Ross Zwolsman 7 0 Algeria Nassim Sidi Said Ret 9 12 Ret 8 0 Italy Andrea Tiso 8 12 0 Italy Gianpiero Negrotti 11 12 Ret 11 13 22 9 Ret 0 Malaysia Rizal Ramli 12 0 Italy Bonifacio Gaetani 13 13 0 Japan Sakon Yamamoto 13 0 Italy Enzo Stentella 14 17 0 Italy Francesco Dracone 17 0 Italy Giovanni Gaetani 19 0 Italy Raffaele Giammaria 23 Ret 0 Estonia Tom Nemarnik 24 0 Italy Ivan Bellarosa Ret 0 Austria Bernhard Auinger Ret 0 Australia Ryan Briscoe Ret 0 Class Trofeo 1 Italy Carmine Tancredi 12 16 9 9 9 Ret 8 Ret 12 44 2 Italy Robert Bounomo 10 11 10 13 11 18 9 Ret 9 44 3 Italy Renato Bicciato 14 11 10 12 21 10 12 27 4 Italy Dino Lusuardi 10 20 DNS 10 15 20 5 Italy Giovanni Rambelli Ret 13 Ret Ret 14 Ret 11 14 14 6 Italy Giovanni Faraonio 13 10 12 7 Italy Silvio Alberti Ret 15 15 16 12 8 Italy Alberto Morelli DNS Ret 8 9 9 Italy Nino Famà 9 DNS 9 10 Italy Ivan Bellarosa 10 4 11 Italy Giovanni Gaetani 14 3 12 Italy Emanuele Gozzo 15 Ret DNS 2 Italy Giorgio Ribaudo 16 0 Italy Salvatore Cardullo Ret 0 Italy Carlo Bendinelli Ret 0 Pos Driver VAL MIS PER MNZ VAR IMO BIN MUG MAG PtsColour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) 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
1Serbia and Montenegro Miloš Pavlović11221511265
2Belgium Philip CloostermansRet211263438
3Italy Christiano Citron2535Ret875125
4Italy Alessandro VitacolonnaRet4533252225
5Italy Fausto Ippoliti3Ret7Ret1043315
6Italy Roberto Petroncini464RetRetRet57511
7Italy Stefano Mocellini53Ret46910
8Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi19
9Japan Kosuke Matsuura26
10Italy Giampaolo ErmolliRet6Ret41165
11Netherlands Robert Doornbos34
12Portugal César Campaniço43
13Austria Andreas Zuber43
14Italy Nino Famà52
15Italy Franco Ghiotto6787146112
16Italy Davide Uboldi662
Italy Imeiro BrigliadoriRet887Ret15870
Italy Sergio Ghiotto70
Netherlands Ross Zwolsman70
Algeria Nassim Sidi SaidRet912Ret80
Italy Andrea Tiso8120
Italy Gianpiero Negrotti1112Ret1113229Ret0
Malaysia Rizal Ramli120
Italy Bonifacio Gaetani13130
Japan Sakon Yamamoto130
Italy Enzo Stentella14170
Italy Francesco Dracone170
Italy Giovanni Gaetani190
Italy Raffaele Giammaria23Ret0
Estonia Tom Nemarnik240
Italy Ivan BellarosaRet0
Austria Bernhard AuingerRet0
Australia Ryan BriscoeRet0
Class Trofeo
1Italy Carmine Tancredi1216999Ret8Ret1244
2Italy Robert Bounomo1011101311189Ret944
3Italy Renato Bicciato1411101221101227
4Italy Dino Lusuardi1020DNS101520
5Italy Giovanni RambelliRet13RetRet14Ret111414
6Italy Giovanni Faraonio131012
7Italy Silvio AlbertiRet15151612
8Italy Alberto MorelliDNSRet89
9Italy Nino Famà9DNS9
10Italy Ivan Bellarosa104
11Italy Giovanni Gaetani143
12Italy Emanuele Gozzo15RetDNS2
Italy Giorgio Ribaudo160
Italy Salvatore CardulloRet0
Italy Carlo BendinelliRet0
PosDriverVALMISPERMNZVARIMOBINMUGMAGPts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (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)

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