The Italian Formula Three Championship was the
Formula Three racing competition in
Italy.
History
Formula Three has traditionally been regarded as the first major stepping stone for F1 hopefuls - it is typically the first point in a driver's career at which most drivers in the series are aiming at professional careers in racing rather than being amateurs and enthusiasts. Success in F3 can lead directly to more senior formulae such as GP2, A1 Grand Prix, or even a Formula One test or race seat.
Most notably in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Italian F3 championship produced drivers who graduated to
Formula One to varying success. As of 2010, the last Italian Formula Three driver to graduate to
Formula One was 1994 Italian F3 champion
Giancarlo Fisichella
Giancarlo Fisichella (; born 14 January 1973), also known as Fisico, Giano or Fisi, is an Italian professional racing driver, also captain of the official ''Nazionale Piloti'' association football team (composed of the racing drivers). He has d ...
, who debuted with
Minardi
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's F1 team in . Other champions include successful
World Sportscar
The World Sportscar Championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the FIA from 1953 to 1992.
The championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance, and road racing events in Europe and No ...
driver
Max Angelelli (1992 series champion) and
Riccardo Patrese.
In December 2012,
CSAI (the Italian motorsports commission) announced it would cancel the Formula 3 championship
to focus on
Formula Abarth.
Scoring system
*Since the 2012 season, points are awarded for race finishing drivers as follows:
Champions
References
External links
Italian Formula 3 Championship at forix.comOfficial Web Site at acisportitalia.it
{{Italian F3 Seasons
1964 establishments in Italy
2012 disestablishments in Italy
Recurring sporting events established in 1964
Recurring events disestablished in 2012
Defunct auto racing series
Formula Three series
Defunct sports competitions in Italy