The 2006 Italian Formula Three Championship was the 42nd Italian Formula Three Championship season. It began on 9 April at Adria and ended on 22 October at Misano after 16 races.

Mauro Massironi of Passoli Racing dominated the season with a win at Magione and another eight successive wins at Vallelunga, Mugello, Varano, and Pergusa and ultimately clinched the title. He finished 28 points clear of Corbetta Competizioni driver Davide Rigon, who won the opening race at Adria, a race at Magione and both of the season-ending races at Misano. 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 Michelin tyres.

Entry List
TeamNoDriverChassisEngineRounds
Campionato Nazionale
Corbetta Competizioni1Italy Fabrizio CrestaniDallara F302Spiess-OpelAll
2Italy Federico GloriosoDallara F302Spiess-OpelAll
11Italy Davide RigonDallara F302Spiess-OpelAll
Lucidi Motors3Italy Giuseppe TerranovaDallara F302Spiess-OpelAll
4Italy Alex FrassinetiDallara F302Spiess-OpelAll
Europa Corse6Italy Efisio MarcheseDallara F302Spiess-OpelAll
Passoli Racing7Italy Manuele Maria GattoDallara F302Spiess-Opel7–8
8Italy Mauro MassironiDallara F302Spiess-OpelAll
Scuderia N.T.12Italy Jacopo FaccioniDallara F302Spiess-OpelAll
En.Ro. Competition14Bulgaria Vladimir ArabadzhievDallara F302Spiess-Opel1–2, 4–8
Team Ghinzani22Italy Manuele Maria GattoDallara F302Mugen-Honda1–6
24Italy Michele RugoloDallara F302Mugen-HondaAll
26Italy Paolo BossiniDallara F302Mugen-Honda7–8
Trofeo Nazionale CSAI
Style Car Racing51Italy Imeiro BrigliadoriDallara F302Spiess-OpelAll
52Italy Gianpiero NegrottiDallara F302Spiess-OpelAll
System Team53Italy Sergio GhiottoDallara F302Spiess-Opel1–6
84Italy Dino LusuardiDallara F393Fiat1–7
97Italy Rinaldo NieriDallara F399Spiess-Opel5
Auto Elite55Italy Giovanni RambelliDallara F302Spiess-Opel1–6, 8
56Italy Molin PradelDallara F302Spiess-Opel2, 7
Lido Corse81Italy Luciano BaldazziRalt R34Volkswagen1–2, 6
94Italy Andrea VazzacaroDallara F399Spiess-Opel3
Beelspeed82Italy Bonifacio GaetaniDallara F399Spiess-OpelAll
83Italy Giovanni GaetaniDallara F399FiatAll
93Italy Carlo BendinelliDallara F392Volkswagen1–2, 4–8
Master Team86Italy Flavio MattaraDallara F393Fiat2–6, 8
Cherubini Racing89Italy Piergiorgio di GianvitoDallara F397Fiat2
91Italy Luigi FolloniDallara F392Volkswagen2, 5, 7–8
96Italy Salvatore CardulloDallara F397Fiat3, 6
B&B Motorsport92Italy Massimo BallestriDallara F392Volkswagen2, 5, 7–8

Calendar

All rounds were held in Italy.

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamTrofeo winner
1R1Adria International Raceway9 AprilItaly Alex FrassinetiItaly Davide RigonItaly Davide RigonCorbetta CompetizioniItaly Imeiro Brigliadori
R2Italy Alex FrassinetiItaly Mauro MassironiItaly Alex FrassinetiLucidi MotorsItaly Imeiro Brigliadori
2R1Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari7 MayItaly Michele RugoloItaly Fabrizio CrestaniItaly Michele RugoloTeam GhinzaniItaly Imeiro Brigliadori
R2Italy Alex FrassinetiItaly Mauro MassironiItaly Michele RugoloTeam GhinzaniItaly Sergio Ghiotto
3R1Autodromo dell'Umbria11 JuneItaly Mauro MassironiItaly Davide RigonItaly Mauro MassironiPassoli RacingItaly Sergio Ghiotto
R2Italy Mauro MassironiItaly Davide RigonItaly Davide RigonCorbetta CompetizioniItaly Imeiro Brigliadori
4R1ACI Vallelunga Circuit25 JuneItaly Fabrizio CrestaniItaly Michele RugoloItaly Mauro MassironiPassoli RacingItaly Imeiro Brigliadori
R2Italy Mauro MassironiItaly Alex FrassinetiItaly Mauro MassironiPassoli RacingItaly Imeiro Brigliadori
5R1Mugello Circuit23 JulyItaly Davide RigonItaly Davide RigonItaly Mauro MassironiPassoli RacingItaly Imeiro Brigliadori
R2Italy Mauro MassironiItaly Giuseppe TerranovaItaly Mauro MassironiPassoli RacingItaly Massimo Ballestri
6R1Autodromo Riccardo Paletti3 SeptemberItaly Mauro MassironiItaly Mauro MassironiItaly Mauro MassironiPassoli RacingItaly Imeiro Brigliadori
R2Italy Mauro MassironiItaly Mauro MassironiItaly Mauro MassironiPassoli RacingItaly Imeiro Brigliadori
7R1Autodromo di Pergusa1 OctoberItaly Mauro MassironiItaly Davide RigonItaly Mauro MassironiPassoli RacingItaly Imeiro Brigliadori
R2Italy Mauro MassironiItaly Davide RigonItaly Mauro MassironiPassoli RacingItaly Imeiro Brigliadori
8R1Misano World Circuit22 OctoberItaly Davide RigonItaly Fabrizio CrestaniItaly Davide RigonCorbetta CompetizioniItaly Imeiro Brigliadori
R2Italy Giuseppe TerranovaItaly Alex FrassinetiItaly Davide RigonCorbetta CompetizioniItaly Imeiro Brigliadori

Standings

Campionato Nazionale

  • Points are awarded as follows:
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PosDriverADRIMOMAGVALMUGVARPERMISPts
Pos Driver ADR IMO MAG VAL MUG VAR PER MIS Pts 1 Italy Mauro Massironi 3 3 2 2 1 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 4 139 2 Italy Davide Rigon 1 2 5 5 16 1 4 4 Ret 2 3 3 2 2 1 1 111 3 Italy Alex Frassineti 4 1 4 3 2 5 7 6 5 3 2 2 4 5 2 7 93 4 Italy Michele Rugolo 2 7 1 1 4 2 3 3 3 4 16† 15† 5 14 Ret 3 78 5 Italy Fabrizio Crestani Ret 4 3 4 6 9 2 2 2 5 8 4 6 6 5 2 76 6 Italy Efisio Marchese 5 6 6 8 Ret 3 6 7 9 8 4 Ret 3 3 3 5 51 7 Italy Giuseppe Terranova 7 5 Ret 6 3 16 5 8 6 6 Ret 5 18† 4 4 DSQ 42 8 Italy Manuele Maria Gatto 9 9 9 7 5 6 8 5 4 7 Ret 7 Ret Ret 8 6 31 9 Italy Federico Glorioso 6 Ret 8 10 7 4 12 11 7 11 6 Ret 8 7 10 9 22 10 Italy Jacopo Faccioni 10 10 10 9 Ret 10 10 10 11 9 7 8 10 15 6 13 8 11 Bulgaria Vladimir Arabadzhiev 12 11 11 12 13 12 12 10 10 9 7 9 Ret 10 5 Italy Paolo Bossini Ret 10 Ret 16 0 Pos Driver ADR IMO MAG VAL MUG VAR PER 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 Mauro Massironi3322181111111174139
2Italy Davide Rigon125516144Ret2332211111
3Italy Alex Frassineti414325765322452793
4Italy Michele Rugolo271142333416†15†514Ret378
5Italy Fabrizio CrestaniRet43469222584665276
6Italy Efisio Marchese5668Ret367984Ret333551
7Italy Giuseppe Terranova75Ret63165866Ret518†44DSQ42
8Italy Manuele Maria Gatto9997568547Ret7RetRet8631
9Italy Federico Glorioso6Ret8107412117116Ret8710922
10Italy Jacopo Faccioni1010109Ret1010101197810156138
11Bulgaria Vladimir Arabadzhiev121111121312121010979Ret105
Italy Paolo BossiniRet10Ret160
PosDriverADRIMOMAGVALMUGVARPERMISPts
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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