Formula Abarth
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Formula Abarth is an open wheel racing series based in Italy and Europe (since 2011 Season
). The first season was in 2005.
During 2008 and 2009 the main Formula Azzurra category has been known as the Trofeo Alboreto. For 2010, Abarth
have committed to a five-year initiative that will see the series being renamed Formula Abarth.
After the success of 2010 season, in which competed international drivers and teams, a new European series has been created with prize offered in collaboration with Ferrari Driver Academy
† The series promoter reserves the right to evalutate single applications
The qualifying session lasts 30 minutes in a unique or multiple turn and decides the grid order for the first race which has a duration of 28 minutes + 1 Lap
The second race lasts 28 minutes + 1 Lap and the grid is decided by the qualifying session with top 8 being reversed, so the driver who started 8th on 1st race will start from pole position and the pole sitter will start from 8th place.
Formula Abarth
2011 Formula Abarth season
The 2011 Formula Abarth season will be the seventh season of the former Formula Azzurra, and the second under its guise of "Formula Abarth". It will be the first split in European and Italian series....
). The first season was in 2005.
During 2008 and 2009 the main Formula Azzurra category has been known as the Trofeo Alboreto. For 2010, Abarth
Abarth
Abarth is an Italian racing car maker founded by Austrian-Italian Carlo Abarth and Italian Armando Scagliarini in Turin in 1949. Its logo depicts a stylized scorpion on a red and yellow background.- History :...
have committed to a five-year initiative that will see the series being renamed Formula Abarth.
After the success of 2010 season, in which competed international drivers and teams, a new European series has been created with prize offered in collaboration with Ferrari Driver Academy
Ferrari Driver Academy
Ferrari Driver Academy is an initiative from Formula One team Scuderia Ferrari to promote young talent inside its own organisation, with several drivers being selected and funded by the team, being under long-term contracts.-History:...
Championships
- Formula Abarth rewards titles with different classifications according to the following championships:
| Region | Championship Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
 EuropeEuropean Union The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958... |
Formula Abarth European Series | For drivers between 15 and 21 years old who have not already competed in any national and international F.3 championship or higher series † |
| Formula Abarth European Series for TEAM | For Teams holding a valid licence for the current season, whose drivers compete in the Formula Abarth European Series for drivers
|
|
 Italy |
Formula ACI/CSAI Abarth Italian Championship | For drivers between 15 and 19 years old who have not already competed in any national and international F.3 championship or higher series † |
| Formula ACI/CSAI Abarth National Trophy | For drivers between 20 and 23 years old who have not already competed in any national and international F.3 championship or higher series † | |
| Formula ACI/CSAI Abarth National Trophy for TEAM | For Teams holding a valid licence for the current season, whose drivers compete in the Italian Championship
|
† The series promoter reserves the right to evalutate single applications
Race weekend
Free practice sessions will be conducted on specific dates during weeks preceding the race.The qualifying session lasts 30 minutes in a unique or multiple turn and decides the grid order for the first race which has a duration of 28 minutes + 1 Lap
The second race lasts 28 minutes + 1 Lap and the grid is decided by the qualifying session with top 8 being reversed, so the driver who started 8th on 1st race will start from pole position and the pole sitter will start from 8th place.
Scoring system
- Pole for first race: 1 point (not for National Trophy drivers)
| Race | Position | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | |
| Race 1 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Race 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
- Fastest lap: 1 point in each race (not for National Trophy drivers)
Champions
Formula Azzurra| Season | Champion | Team Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Davide Rigon Davide Rigon Davide Rigon is an Italian racing driver.-Career:Starting out in Formula BMW ADAC in 2003, he progressed to the Italian Formula Renault Championship and Italian Formula Three... |
Europa Corse |
| 2006 | Giuseppe Termine |
CO2 Motorsport |
| 2007 | Salvatore Cicatelli Salvatore Cicatelli Salvatore Cicatelli is a professional racing driver from Italy.-Formula Azzurra:After completing a karting career that spanned six years, Cicatelli stepped up to single–seaters in 2007, racing in the Italian Formula Azzurra championship... |
PKF Racing |
| 2008 | Edoardo Liberati Edoardo Liberati Edoardo Liberati is a professional racing driver from Italy.-Karting:Liberati began karting in 2006 in the Italian 100 Junior Championship, finishing as runner–up in the series the following year... |
MG Motorsport |
| 2009 | Alberto Cerqui Alberto Cerqui Alberto Cerqui is an Italian racing driver currently competing in the Superstars Series.-Career:After winning titles in karting, Cerqui graduated to single-seater racing in 2009, racing in Formula Azzurra. He scored four victories, two pole positions and six podiums from 16 races on his way to the... |
MG Motorsport |
Formula Abarth
| Season | Champion | Team Champion | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 2010 Formula Abarth season The 2010 Formula Abarth season was the sixth season of the former Formula Azzurra, and the first under its new guise of "Formula Abarth". It started on April 24 at Misano and finished on October 14 in Monza after fourteen races held at seven meetings.... |
 Brandon MaïsanoBrandon Maisano Brandon Maïsano, born June 24, 1993 in Cannes, is a French auto racing driver.-Career:Maïsano started karting in 2004, he won the French championship and the Monaco Kart Cup in the KF3 class in 2008... |
Prema Junior Prema Powerteam Prema Powerteam is a motorsports team from Italy. It currently operates in the World Series by Renault, but has also taken part in Formula Three Euroseries and Italian Formula 3. The team was founded in 1984. Also this team was a part of Toyota Driver Programme.-Formula Three Euroseries:-World... |
Simone Iaquinta |
| 2011 2011 Formula Abarth season The 2011 Formula Abarth season will be the seventh season of the former Formula Azzurra, and the second under its guise of "Formula Abarth". It will be the first split in European and Italian series.... |
Italian:  Patric NiederhauserPatric Niederhauser Patric Niederhauser is a professional racing driver from Switzerland. He is the current champion of the Formula Abarth Italian Series.-Karting:... |
Jenzer Motorsport Jenzer Motorsport Jenzer Motorsport is an auto racing team based in Switzerland.- Series results :GP3 Series D.C. = Drivers' Championship position, T.C. = Teams' Championship position.... |
 Yoshitaka Kuroda |
European:  Sergey SirotkinSergey Sirotkin (racing driver) Sergey Sirotkin is a professional racing driver from Russia. He is the current champion of the Formula Abarth European Series.-Karting:... |
Jenzer Motorsport Jenzer Motorsport Jenzer Motorsport is an auto racing team based in Switzerland.- Series results :GP3 Series D.C. = Drivers' Championship position, T.C. = Teams' Championship position.... |
 Gerrard Barrabeig |