The 2008 Italian Formula Three Championship was the 44th Italian Formula Three Championship season. It began on May 10 at Mugello and ended on October 19 at Vallelunga after 16 races.

The season began with Edoardo Piscopo dominating the field with four successive wins, but another run of seven victories by Mirko Bortolotti, gave him the leadership in the championship. The championship title was delayed to the last round in Vallelunga, the victory in race one and his eighth of the season gave Bortolotti the championship crown.

The three first classified drivers of the championship were rewarded with a Formula One test organized by the Scuderia Ferrari at the wheel of a Ferrari F2008 at Fiorano, with Bortolotti setting the new track record.

Teams and drivers

  • All cars were powered by FPT engines, all teams were Italian-registered.
TeamNoDriverChassisRounds
Campionato Nazionale
Lucidi Motors1Italy Giovanni NavaDallara F308All
4Italy Francesco CastellacciDallara F308All
12Italy Mirko BortolottiDallara F308All
Minardi by Corbetta Competizioni2Italy Marco ZipoliDallara F308All
3Italy Michael Dalle StelleDallara F308All
5Italy Valentino SebastianiDallara F3081
Italy Nicolò Piancastelli2–8
Europa Corse6Italy Salvatore GattoDallara F3081–3
7Italy Francesco PrandiDallara F308All
8Italy Federico GloriosoDallara F3084
14Italy Giulio GloriosoDallara F3082–4, 6
18France Tom DillmannDallara F3086–8
BVM – Target Racing9Greece Stamatis KatsimisDallara F3081–2
Argentina Facundo Crovo3–4
Italy Giacomo Ricci7
Italy Daniel Mancinelli8
39Italy Salvatore CicatelliDallara F308All
Team Ghinzani11Italy Alessandro CicognaniDallara F308All
16Italy Edoardo PiscopoDallara F308All
41Italy Angelo Fabrizio ComiDallara F3088
RP Motorsport21Belgium Nico VerdonckDallara F3081–4
53South Africa Jimmy AubyDallara F3084
Trofeo Nazionale CSAI
Europa Corse19Italy Matteo DaveniaDallara F3048
52Italy Ivan TramontozziDallara F3041–2
53Lebanon Khalil BeschirDallara F3048
Team Ghinzani51Italy Angelo Fabrizio ComiDallara F3041–7

Calendar

All rounds were held in Italy.

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1R1Mugello Circuit10 MayItaly Edoardo PiscopoItaly Edoardo PiscopoItaly Edoardo PiscopoTeam Ghinzani
R211 MayItaly Edoardo PiscopoItaly Edoardo PiscopoItaly Edoardo PiscopoTeam Ghinzani
2R1Autodromo dell'Umbria, Magione7 JuneItaly Edoardo PiscopoItaly Edoardo PiscopoItaly Edoardo PiscopoTeam Ghinzani
R28 JuneItaly Edoardo PiscopoItaly Edoardo PiscopoItaly Edoardo PiscopoTeam Ghinzani
3R1Autodromo Nazionale Monza7 JulyItaly Francesco CastellacciItaly Giovanni NavaItaly Mirko BortolottiTeam Ghinzani
R2Italy Francesco CastellacciBelgium Nico VerdonckItaly Mirko BortolottiLucidi Motors
4R1Mugello Circuit20 JulyItaly Mirko BortolottiItaly Mirko BortolottiItaly Mirko BortolottiLucidi Motors
R2Italy Mirko BortolottiItaly Edoardo PiscopoItaly Mirko BortolottiLucidi Motors
5R1Autodromo Riccardo Paletti, Varano31 AugustItaly Mirko BortolottiItaly Salvatore CicatelliItaly Mirko BortolottiLucidi Motors
R21 SeptemberItaly Mirko BortolottiItaly Mirko BortolottiItaly Mirko BortolottiTeam Ghinzani
6R1Misano World Circuit13 SeptemberItaly Edoardo PiscopoItaly Mirko BortolottiItaly Mirko BortolottiLucidi Motors
R214 SeptemberItaly Edoardo PiscopoFrance Tom DillmannItaly Edoardo PiscopoTeam Ghinzani
7R1Adria International Raceway27 SeptemberItaly Edoardo PiscopoItaly Edoardo PiscopoItaly Edoardo PiscopoLucidi Motors
R228 SeptemberItaly Edoardo PiscopoItaly Edoardo PiscopoItaly Edoardo PiscopoTeam Ghinzani
8R1ACI Vallelunga Circuit18 OctoberItaly Mirko BortolottiItaly Mirko BortolottiItaly Mirko BortolottiLucidi Motors
R219 OctoberItaly Mirko BortolottiItaly Mirko BortolottiItaly Mirko BortolottiLucidi Motors

Standings

  • Points are awarded as follows:
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PosDriverMUGMAGMONMUGVARMISADRVALPts
Pos Driver MUG MAG MON MUG VAR MIS ADR VAL Pts 1 Italy Mirko Bortolotti 2 6 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 150 2 Italy Edoardo Piscopo 1 1 1 1 2 Ret 8 2 Ret 2 2 1 1 1 5 4 127 3 Italy Salvatore Cicatelli 8 7 6 4 3 7 2 7 3 3 5 5 12 5 4 7 61 4 Italy Francesco Castellacci 14 3 3 Ret Ret 2 4 3 5 Ret 3 11 6 6 11 2 57 5 Italy Giovanni Nava 4 4 Ret 3 8 6 3 4 7 6 8 4 9 10 3 5 53 6 Italy Marco Zipoli 6 12 5 12 4 5 7 8 2 5 4 6 5 4 9 6 51 7 France Tom Dillmann DSQ 2 3 3 2 Ret 29 8 Belgium Nico Verdonck 3 2 8 6 Ret 10 5 6 26 9 Italy Michael Dalle Stelle Ret 10 7 Ret 7 8 16 13 4 4 Ret 7 7 7 7 11 23 10 Italy Salvatore Gatto 5 5 4 Ret 6 4 21 11 Italy Alessandro Cicognani 10 11 Ret 11 Ret 9 6 5 6 7 Ret 8 Ret 12 Ret Ret 13 12 Argentina Facundo Crovo 5 3 9 9 10 13 Italy Daniel Mancinelli 6 3 9 14 Greece Stamatis Katsimis 7 8 Ret 5 7 15 Italy Giulio Glorioso 10 7 11 11 12 Ret 6 9 5 16 Italy Giacomo Ricci 4 Ret 5 17 Italy Francesco Prandi 11 Ret 11 9 Ret 12 13 12 8 8 Ret 10 8 8 8 Ret 5 18 Italy Nicolò Piancastelli 13 8 10 13 14 11 9 Ret 7 13 11 9 12 9 3 19 Italy Angelo Fabrizio Comi 12 13 12 10 9 14 15 Ret Ret 9 Ret 12 10 11 10 8 1 20 Italy Valentino Sebastiani 9 9 0 21 Italy Ivan Tramontozzi 13 14 9 Ret 0 22 Italy Federico Glorioso 10 10 0 23 Italy Matteo Davenia 13 10 0 24 South Africa Jimmy Auby 11 Ret 0 Lebanon Khalil Beschir Ret DNS 0 Pos Driver MUG MAG MON MUG VAR MIS ADR VAL 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 Mirko Bortolotti2622111111132211150
2Italy Edoardo Piscopo11112Ret82Ret2211154127
3Italy Salvatore Cicatelli8764372733551254761
4Italy Francesco Castellacci1433RetRet2435Ret3116611257
5Italy Giovanni Nava44Ret3863476849103553
6Italy Marco Zipoli61251245782546549651
7France Tom DillmannDSQ2332Ret29
8Belgium Nico Verdonck3286Ret105626
9Italy Michael Dalle StelleRet107Ret78161344Ret77771123
10Italy Salvatore Gatto554Ret6421
11Italy Alessandro Cicognani1011Ret11Ret96567Ret8Ret12RetRet13
12Argentina Facundo Crovo539910
13Italy Daniel Mancinelli639
14Greece Stamatis Katsimis78Ret57
15Italy Giulio Glorioso107111112Ret695
16Italy Giacomo Ricci4Ret5
17Italy Francesco Prandi11Ret119Ret12131288Ret10888Ret5
18Italy Nicolò Piancastelli138101314119Ret7131191293
19Italy Angelo Fabrizio Comi1213121091415RetRet9Ret1210111081
20Italy Valentino Sebastiani990
21Italy Ivan Tramontozzi13149Ret0
22Italy Federico Glorioso10100
23Italy Matteo Davenia13100
24South Africa Jimmy Auby11Ret0
Lebanon Khalil BeschirRetDNS0
PosDriverMUGMAGMONMUGVARMISADRVALPts
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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