Formula Abarth
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{{Short description|Open-wheel racing series}}{{Infobox motorsport championship
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| category = Single seaters
| inaugural = 2010
| folded = 2013
| drivers = 33 (2011)
| teams = 16 (2011)
| constructors = Tatuus
| engines = FPT
| tyres = Kumho
| country/region = Europe
| champion driver = Alessio Rovera
| champion team = Cram Motorsport
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| website = [http://www.acisportitalia.it/ABARTH/ Formula Abarth]
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Formula Abarth was an open wheel racing series based in Italy and Europe aimed at karting graduates. The inaugural season was in 2010, effectively replacing the Formula Azzurra.
Abarth have taken over the supporting Project Youth initiative, that started in 2005.'{{cite news|url=http://www.italiaspeed.com/2009/motorsport/others/others/formula_abarth/1212.html|title=Abarth presents new junior "formula" racer in Bologna|work=italiaspeed.com|publisher=Interfuture Media|date=13 December 2009|access-date=26 December 2009}}
After the success of 2010 season, in which competed international drivers and teams, a new European series has been created with a prize offered in collaboration with Ferrari Driver Academy.
Following a restructure of the FIA single-seater ladder, Formula Abarth was renamed the Italian Formula 4 Championship, retaining the Abarth engines.
Championships
- Formula Abarth rewards titles with different classifications according to the following championships:
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| rowspan="2"| {{flagu|Europe}}
| 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
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| rowspan="3"| 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
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† The series promoter reserves the right to evaluate 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 and third race: 1 point (not for National Trophy drivers)
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!valign="middle" rowspan="2"| Race !valign="middle" colspan="10" | Position |
| 1st
! 2nd ! 3rd ! 4th ! 5th ! 6th ! 7th ! 8th ! 9th ! 10th |
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| Feature races
|20 |15 |12 |10 |8 |5 |4 |3 |2 |1 |
| Sprint
|13 |11 |9 |7 |6 |5 |4 |3 |2 |1 |
- Fastest lap: 1 point in each race (not for National Trophy drivers)
Results
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!Season !Champion !Second !Third !Team Champion !Secondary Class Champion |
| 2010
| {{Tooltip|N|Winner of the National Trophy}}: Simone Iaquinta |
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| rowspan=2| 2011
| {{Tooltip|I|Champion of the Italian Series}}: Patric Niederhauser | Michael Heche | {{Tooltip|N|Winner of the National Trophy}}: Yoshitaka Kuroda |
| {{Tooltip|E|Champion of the European Series}}: Sergey Sirotkin
| Michael Heche | {{Tooltip|R|Champion of the Rookie standings}}: Gerrard Barrabeig |
| rowspan=2| 2012
| {{Tooltip|I|Champion of the Italian Series}}: Nicolas Costa | Euronova Racing by Fortec | not held |
| {{Tooltip|E|Champion of the European Series}}: Nicolas Costa
| Euronova Racing by Fortec | {{Tooltip|R|Champion of the Rookie standings}}: Santiago Urrutia |
| 2013
| Simone Iaquinta | {{Tooltip|N|National Trophy}}: Sergey Trofimov |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://www.acisportitalia.it/ABARTH/home/ita|ACI Sport Italia Formula Abarth Championship}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080214033714/http://www.paddock.it/index.php?method=section&id=1024 paddock.it Formula Azzurra]
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