2006 Italian Formula Three Championship
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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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | No | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| Campionato Nazionale | |||||
| Corbetta Competizioni | 1 | Italy Fabrizio Crestani | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| 2 | Italy Federico Glorioso | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All | |
| 11 | Italy Davide Rigon | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All | |
| Lucidi Motors | 3 | Italy Giuseppe Terranova | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| 4 | Italy Alex Frassineti | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All | |
| Europa Corse | 6 | Italy Efisio Marchese | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| Passoli Racing | 7 | Italy Manuele Maria Gatto | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | 7–8 |
| 8 | Italy Mauro Massironi | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All | |
| Scuderia N.T. | 12 | Italy Jacopo Faccioni | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| En.Ro. Competition | 14 | Bulgaria Vladimir Arabadzhiev | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | 1–2, 4–8 |
| Team Ghinzani | 22 | Italy Manuele Maria Gatto | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 1–6 |
| 24 | Italy Michele Rugolo | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | All | |
| 26 | Italy Paolo Bossini | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 7–8 | |
| Trofeo Nazionale CSAI | |||||
| Style Car Racing | 51 | Italy Imeiro Brigliadori | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| 52 | Italy Gianpiero Negrotti | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All | |
| System Team | 53 | Italy Sergio Ghiotto | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | 1–6 |
| 84 | Italy Dino Lusuardi | Dallara F393 | Fiat | 1–7 | |
| 97 | Italy Rinaldo Nieri | Dallara F399 | Spiess-Opel | 5 | |
| Auto Elite | 55 | Italy Giovanni Rambelli | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | 1–6, 8 |
| 56 | Italy Molin Pradel | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | 2, 7 | |
| Lido Corse | 81 | Italy Luciano Baldazzi | Ralt R34 | Volkswagen | 1–2, 6 |
| 94 | Italy Andrea Vazzacaro | Dallara F399 | Spiess-Opel | 3 | |
| Beelspeed | 82 | Italy Bonifacio Gaetani | Dallara F399 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| 83 | Italy Giovanni Gaetani | Dallara F399 | Fiat | All | |
| 93 | Italy Carlo Bendinelli | Dallara F392 | Volkswagen | 1–2, 4–8 | |
| Master Team | 86 | Italy Flavio Mattara | Dallara F393 | Fiat | 2–6, 8 |
| Cherubini Racing | 89 | Italy Piergiorgio di Gianvito | Dallara F397 | Fiat | 2 |
| 91 | Italy Luigi Folloni | Dallara F392 | Volkswagen | 2, 5, 7–8 | |
| 96 | Italy Salvatore Cardullo | Dallara F397 | Fiat | 3, 6 | |
| B&B Motorsport | 92 | Italy Massimo Ballestri | Dallara F392 | Volkswagen | 2, 5, 7–8 |
Calendar
All rounds were held in Italy.
Standings
Campionato Nazionale
- Points are awarded as follows:
| Pos | Driver | ADR | IMO | MAG | VAL | MUG | VAR | PER | MIS | Pts | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Pts | Colour 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Pts | ||||||||
| Colour | 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) |