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.

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. 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
TeamNoDriverChassisEngineRounds
Target Racing1Italy Andrea TisoDallara F304Spiess-OpelAll
2Italy Alex CiompiDallara F304Spiess-Opel1–7
Corbetta Angelo3Italy Stefano GattusoDallara F304Mugen-HondaAll
4Italy Giovanni FaraonioDallara F304Mugen-Honda3–10
Italy Marco BonanomiDallara F304Mugen-Honda11–14
22Italy Francesco DraconeDallara F303Mugen-Honda8–10
34Italy Davide ValsecchiDallara F304Mugen-Honda11–12
Lucidi Motors5Italy Michele RugoloDallara F302Spiess-OpelAll
6Italy Omar GaleffiDallara F302Spiess-Opel1–3
Italy Paolo Maria NoceraDallara F302Spiess-Opel8–14
W&D Racing7San Marino Paolo MeloniDallara F303Renault1–2, 4–5
Passoli Racing8Italy Maurizio CeresoliDallara F303Spiess-OpelAll
Ombra Racing11Italy Matteo CressoniDallara F304Mugen-HondaAll
12Italy Davide MazzoleniDallara F304Mugen-Honda1–3, 9–10
W.R.C.15Italy Davide RigonDallara F302Spiess-Opel1–7, 9–10
29Italy Franco GhiottoDallara F302Spiess-Opel1
31Italy Sergio GhiottoDallara F302Spiess-Opel9–10
Style Car Racing19Italy Gianpiero NegrottiDallara F303Spiess-Opel6–7
21Italy Giovanni BertonDallara F303Spiess-Opel1
24Italy Imeiro BrigliadoriDallara F302Spiess-Opel6–7
28Italy Giovanni RambelliDallara F399Spiess-Opel6–7
Motivi Team22Italy Francesco DraconeDallara F302Spiess-Opel1
System Team25Italy Alberto MorelliDallara F302Spiess-Opel2
Coloni Motorsport27Finland Toni VilanderLola-Dome F106Spiess-Opel4–14
28Italy Alex CiompiLola-Dome F106Spiess-Opel8–14
Team Ghinzani32Italy Marco BonanomiDallara F302Mugen-Honda9–10
33Germany Daniel la RosaDallara F302Mugen-Honda9–10
34Spain Álvaro BarbaDallara F302Mugen-Honda13–14

Calendar

All rounds were held in Italy.

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1Adria International Raceway4 AprilItaly Alex CiompiItaly Alex CiompiItaly Matteo CressoniOmbra Racing
2Autodromo dell'Umbria, Magione2 MayItaly Michele RugoloItaly Michele RugoloItaly Stefano GattusoCorbetta Angelo
3Autodromo di Pergusa, Enna30 MayItaly Stefano GattusoItaly Stefano GattusoItaly Matteo CressoniOmbra Racing
4Mugello Circuit, Scarperia11 JulyFinland Toni VilanderFinland Toni VilanderFinland Toni VilanderColoni Motorsport
5Finland Toni VilanderFinland Toni VilanderFinland Toni VilanderColoni Motorsport
6Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola1 AugustFinland Toni VilanderFinland Toni VilanderFinland Toni VilanderColoni Motorsport
7Finland Toni VilanderFinland Toni VilanderFinland Toni VilanderColoni Motorsport
8Autodromo Riccardo Paletti, Varano5 SeptemberFinland Toni VilanderFinland Toni VilanderFinland Toni VilanderColoni Motorsport
9Autodromo Nazionale Monza26 SeptemberItaly Marco BonanomiItaly Michele RugoloItaly Marco BonanomiTeam Ghinzani
10Italy Marco BonanomiGermany Daniel la RosaItaly Marco BonanomiTeam Ghinzani
11ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma10 OctoberFinland Toni VilanderItaly Alex CiompiItaly Marco BonanomiCorbetta Angelo
12Finland Toni VilanderFinland Toni VilanderFinland Toni VilanderColoni Motorsport
13Misano World Circuit24 OctoberItaly Matteo CressoniItaly Michele RugoloItaly Michele RugoloLucidi Motors
14Italy Paolo Maria NoceraItaly Alex CiompiItaly Alex CiompiColoni Motorsport

Standings

  • Points are awarded as follows:
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PosDriverADRMAGPERMUGIMOVARMNZVALMISPts
Pos Driver ADR MAG PER MUG IMO VAR MNZ VAL MIS Pts 1 Italy Matteo Cressoni 1 Ret 1 3 2 2 2 2 Ret 3 4 8 Ret 5 146 2 Finland Toni Vilander 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 4 Ret 1 Ret 8 146 3 Italy Alex Ciompi 2 4 2 7 6 6 3 5 Ret 8 2 6 2 1 139 4 Italy Michele Rugolo 3 Ret Ret 2 7 3 5 3 3 Ret 6 2 1 2 135 5 Italy Stefano Gattuso Ret 1 4 5 4 5 6 7 4 7 3 7 4 7 112 6 Italy Marco Bonanomi 1 1 1 4 5 7 86 7 Italy Andrea Tiso 4 3 5 8 8 9 8 4 Ret 6 7 5 6 4 85 8 Italy Davide di Benedetto Ret 6 3 4 4 6 5 10 53 9 Italy Maurizio Ceresoli 9 6 Ret 9 9 8 9 8 6 9 8 9 7 3 49 10 Italy Davide Mazzoleni 7 2 6 Ret 5 33 11 Italy Davide Rigon 6 Ret Ret 4 5 7 7 Ret Ret 32 12 Germany Daniel la Rosa 2 2 31 13 Italy Paolo Maria Nocera Ret 7 12 5 3 8 Ret 28 14 Italy Omar Galeffi 8 5 3 23 15 Spain Álvaro Barba 3 Ret 12 16 Italy Giovanni Berton 5 8 17 San Marino Paolo Meloni 10 7 10 DNS 6 18 Italy Francesco Dracone 11 9 8 Ret 5 19 Italy Gianpiero Negrotti 10 10 2 20 Italy Giovanni Rambelli 11 11 0 21 Italy Sergio Ghiotto Ret 11 0 Italy Davide Valsecchi Ret Ret 0 Italy Imeiro Brigliadori Ret DNS 0 Italy Franco Ghiotto Ret 0 Italy Alberto Morelli Ret 0 Pos Driver ADR MAG PER MUG IMO VAR MNZ VAL MIS 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
1Italy Matteo Cressoni1Ret132222Ret348Ret5146
2Finland Toni Vilander11111Ret4Ret1Ret8146
3Italy Alex Ciompi24276635Ret82621139
4Italy Michele Rugolo3RetRet273533Ret6212135
5Italy Stefano GattusoRet1454567473747112
6Italy Marco Bonanomi11145786
7Italy Andrea Tiso43588984Ret6756485
8Italy Davide di BenedettoRet6344651053
9Italy Maurizio Ceresoli96Ret9989869897349
10Italy Davide Mazzoleni726Ret533
11Italy Davide Rigon6RetRet4577RetRet32
12Germany Daniel la Rosa2231
13Italy Paolo Maria NoceraRet712538Ret28
14Italy Omar Galeffi85323
15Spain Álvaro Barba3Ret12
16Italy Giovanni Berton58
17San Marino Paolo Meloni10710DNS6
18Italy Francesco Dracone1198Ret5
19Italy Gianpiero Negrotti10102
20Italy Giovanni Rambelli11110
21Italy Sergio GhiottoRet110
Italy Davide ValsecchiRetRet0
Italy Imeiro BrigliadoriRetDNS0
Italy Franco GhiottoRet0
Italy Alberto MorelliRet0
PosDriverADRMAGPERMUGIMOVARMNZVALMISPts
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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