2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia
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2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia was the sixth season of the Italian Formula Renault Championship and the first under the name "Formula Renault 2.0 Italy." Most races were in Italy with one race at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium). Kamui Kobayashi, who went on to drive in Formula One, won the competition. Jenzer Motorsport won the team competition.
Atte Mustonen won the Winter Series, an off-season championship.
Drivers and Teams
| 2005 Entry List | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
| Italy BVM Racing | 2 | Italy Federico Muggia | All |
| 6 | Italy Gary Cester | 1–3, 5–8 | |
| 7 | Italy Davide Rigon | 1–6 | |
| Italy Cram Competition | 3 | Switzerland Simona de Silvestro | All |
| 4 | Italy Luca Persiani | 1–5 | |
| 25 | United Kingdom Ben Hanley | All | |
| 29 | United Kingdom Alexander Russell | All | |
| 89 | Italy Alex Frassineti | 6–8 | |
| Italy Euronova Racing | 5 | Italy Marco Frezza | All |
| 8 | Italy Alberto Costa | All | |
| 17 | Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio | All | |
| Italy LP Motorsport Competition | 9 | Italy Laura Polidori | 2, 4 |
| Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport | 10 | Colombia Federico Montoya | 1–4, 6–8 |
| 11 | Germany Michael Ammermüller | 1–4, 6–8 | |
| 12 | South Africa Adrian Zaugg | 1–4, 6–8 | |
| 18 | Austria Walter Grubmüller | 1–4, 6–8 | |
| 19 | Switzerland David Oberle | 1–4, 6–8 | |
| Italy Durango Formula | 14 | Italy Niccolò Valentini | 6–8 |
| Italy Prema Powerteam | 15 | Japan Kamui Kobayashi | 1–4, 6–8 |
| 69 | Italy Matteo Chinosi | All | |
| San Marino W&D Racing | 16 | San Marino Paolo Meloni | 1–6, 8 |
| Italy IT Loox Racing Car | 21 | Italy Giandomenico Sposito | 1–2, 4 |
| 36 | Italy Nicola Gianniberti | 7 | |
| 37 | Austria Reinhard Kofler | 2–8 | |
| 38 | Italy Niki Sebastiani | All | |
| 39 | Italy Valentino Sebastiani | All | |
| Belgium Junior Racing Team | 22 | Romania Michael Herck | 1 |
| Italy CO2 Motorsport | 23 | Italy Cristian Corsini | 1–5, 8 |
| 32 | Italy Nicolò Pastore | 8 | |
| 77 | Italy Enea Casoni | 2 | |
| Italy Alan Racing Team | 24 | Italy Mauro Massironi | Al |
| 35 | Italy Marco Mapelli | 8 | |
| 47 | Italy Moreno Bruzzone | 2–4 | |
| Italy JD Motorsport | 26 | Brazil Carlos Iaconelli | 1–2 |
| 28 | Italy Marcello Puglisi | 1–4 | |
| Italy RP Motorsport | 27 | Italy Davide Valsecchi | All |
| 31 | Italy Davide Giampapa | 1 | |
| 41 | Finland Mika Leirilaakso | 1–5 | |
| Italy Viola Formula Racing | 33 | Italy Manuele Gatto | 1–4 |
| Italy M&C Motorsport | 42 | Italy Ercole Mores | 4 |
| 48 | Italy Stefano Turchetto | All | |
| Switzerland Hirschi Racing Team | 43 | Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi | 4 |
| Italy Facondini Racing | 44 | Spain Oliver Campos-Hull | All |
| 45 | Italy Filippo Ponti | 1–4 | |
| 46 | Spain Dani Clos | 1–4, 6, 8 | |
| Italy AP Motorsport | 49 | Italy Daniele Rosano | 4 |
| Italy CEK Team | 51 | Italy Marco Mocci | 6 |
| 88 | Italy Nicholas Risitano | 1–2, 4 | |
| 89 | Italy Alex Frassineti | 1–5 |
Calendar
Championship standings
Each championship round included 2 or 3 races by rounds length of 30 minutes each. Points were awarded as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 30 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
In each race, 2 additional points were awarded for pole position, and 2 for fastest lap.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Italy VLL | Italy IMO | Belgium SPA | Italy MNZ1 | Italy MUG | Italy MIS | Italy VAR | Italy MNZ2 | Points | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |||
| 1 | Japan Kamui Kobayashi | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3* | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 254 | ||
| 2 | Germany Michael Ammermuller | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 230 | ||
| 3 | United Kingdom Ben Hanley | 8 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 208 |
| 4 | Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 3 | 5 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 179 |
| 5 | South Africa Adrian Zaugg | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 3 | Ret | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 142 | ||
| 6 | Italy Davide Rigon | 6 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 113 | |||
| 7 | Italy Davide Valsecchi | Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 86 |
| 8 | Italy Luca Persiani | 5 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 26 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 74 | ||||||
| 9 | Italy Federico Muggia | 22 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 33 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 3 | 23 | Ret | Ret | 21 | 7 | 52 |
| 10 | Italy Gary Cester | 25 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 28 | 10 | 52 | |||
| 11 | Austria Reinhard Kofler | 8 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 52 | ||
| 12 | Switzerland David Oberle | 26 | 4 | 25 | 21 | Ret | Ret | 24 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 48 | ||
| 13 | Italy Mauro Massironi | Ret | 28 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 19 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 14 | 47 |
| 14 | Italy Marco Frezza | 11 | 6 | 12 | 24 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 21 | 6 | 18 | Ret | 12 | 8 | 34 |
| 15 | Brazil Carlos Iaconelli | 2 | 10 | Ret | 9 | 30 | |||||||||||||
| 16 | Spain Dani Clos | 16 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 21 | 31 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 15 | Ret | 28 | |||
| 17 | Spain Oliver Campos-Hull | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | 27 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 6 | 27 |
| 18 | Colombia Federico Montoya | Ret | 12 | 18 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 7 | 11 | Ret | 16 | ||
| 19 | Italy Marcello Puglisi | 7 | 7 | Ret | 32 | 13 | Ret | 16 | 24 | 26 | 16 | ||||||||
| 20 | Italy Simona de Silvestro | 9 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 14 | Ret | 17 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 11 | 16 |
| 21 | Finland Mika Leirilaakso | 24 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 29 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 12 | ||||||
| 22 | Italy Nicola Gianniberti | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Italy Alex Frassineti | 23 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 37 | Ret | 17 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | |
| 24 | Italy Manuele Gatto | 13 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 29 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||
| 25 | Italy Matteo Chinosi | 27 | 15 | 26 | 18 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 20 | 14 | Ret | 22 | 22 | Ret | 25 | Ret | 6 |
| 26 | Italy Valentino Sebastiani | 20 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 22 | 22 | Ret | 36 | Ret | 10 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 4 |
| 27 | Austria Walter Grubmüller | 10 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 16 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 25 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 3 | ||
| 28 | Italy Stefano Turchetto | 19 | 24 | 13 | 34 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 16 | Ret | 19 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 2 |
| 29 | Italy Filippo Ponti | 12 | 11 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 18 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 24 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
| 30 | Italy Cristian Corsini | 17 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 14 | 21 | Ret | 11 | 15 | 16 | Ret | 26 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 31 | United Kingdom Alexander Russell | 21 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 23 | 25 | Ret | 15 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 32 | Italy Niki Sebastiani | 14 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | Ret | 27 | Ret | 0 |
| 33 | Italy Alberto Costa | 15 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 0 |
| 34 | Italy Marco Mocci | 14 | 12 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | Italy Paolo Meloni | 18 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 0 | |
| 36 | Italy Marco Mapelli | 23 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 37 | Italy Giandomenico Sposito | Ret | Ret | 17 | 26 | 21 | 30 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 38 | Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi | 23 | 14 | 17 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 39 | Italy Ercole Mores | 25 | 16 | 24 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 40 | Italy Moreno Bruzzone | 31 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 31 | 18 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 41 | Italy Niccolò Valentini | 21 | 18 | 20 | Ret | 29 | 20 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 42 | Italy Daniele Rosano | 22 | 18 | 23 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 43 | Italy Laura Polidori | DNS | 31 | Ret | 19 | 25 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 44 | Italy Nicholas Risitano | 28 | 26 | Ret | 25 | Ret | 34 | 21 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 45 | Italy Nicolo Pastore | 22 | 23 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Italy Davide Giampapa | Ret | Ret | |||||||||||||||||
| Belgium Michael Herck | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy Enea Casoni | DNQ | DNQ |
2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Winter Series
Twos meetings, each with two races were held at Adria International Raceway.
Winter Series points were awarded as follows:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Italy ADR Nov 20 | Italy ADR Nov 26 | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 1 | Finland Atte Mustonen | Korainen bros. Motorsport | 1 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 44 |
| 2 | Belgium Jonathan Thonon | CO2 Motorsport | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 43 |
| 3 | Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Euronova Racing | Ret | Ret | 1* | 1 | 40 |
| 4 | Spain Oliver Campos-Hull | Twin Cam Motorsport | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 39 |
| 5 | Italy Marco Frezza | Jenzer Motorsport | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Kiwi | 8 | 12 | Ret | 2 | 26 |
| 7 | Italy Valentino Sebastiani | IT Loox Racing | 5 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 18 |
| 8 | Italy Niki Sebastiani | IT Loox Racing | 4 | 7 | 18 | Ret | 14 |
| 9 | Romania Mihai Marinescu | AP Motorsport | 7 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 13 |
| 10 | Italy Pasquale Di Sabatino | Tomcat Racing | 11 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | Austria Walter Grubmüller | Jenzer Motorsport | Ret | 4 | 12 | 9 | 12 |
| 12 | Mexico Pablo Sánchez López | Alan Racing | 10 | 10 | Ret | 4 | 12 |
| 13 | Italy Stefano Turchetto | Toby Racing | 16 | 14 | 5 | Ret | 8 |
| 14 | Italy Mirko Bortolotti | Auinger | 14 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| 15 | Italy Federico Muggia | BVM Minardi | 9 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 6 |
| 16 | Finland Joonas Mannerjärvi | MDR Motorsport | 15 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 1 |
| 17 | Italy Edoardo Mortara | Prema Powerteam | Ret | 10 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Italy Andrea Caldarelli | RP Motorsport | 13 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 19 | Italy Nicolò Pastore | CO2 Motorsport | 12 | 19 | 16 | Ret | 0 |
| 20 | United Kingdom Oliver Oakes | Euronova Racing | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 0 |
| 21 | Italy Alberto Costa | Euronova Racing | 18 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 22 | Italy Marco Visconti | Toby Racing | 22 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Finland Mikael Forsten | RP Motorsport | 19 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 0 |
| 24 | Netherlands Danny Bleek | RP Motorsport | Ret | 15 | 0 | ||
| 25 | Italy Niccolò Valentini | Team Durango | 17 | 18 | 17 | Ret | 0 |
| 26 | German | Twin Cam Motorsport | Ret | 17 | 0 | ||
| 27 | Italy Pietro Gandolfi | AP Motorsport | 21 | 23 | 21 | Ret | 0 |