2024 F2000 Italian Formula Trophy

The 2024 Zinox Laser F2000 Italian Formula Trophy is a multi-event open-wheel single seater motor racing championship. This is the eleventh season of the series, featuring a mix of professional and amateur drivers competing in different classes and using multiple kinds of Formula 3- and Formula Renault-level machinery.^[1] The championship continues its cooperation with the Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup, with the two series sharing grids and race slots on multiple race weekends.^[2]

Teams and drivers[edit]

Teams and drivers competing in the F2000 Trophy are divided into four classes: Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze rank the field based on the cars' age and technical characteristics as well as the drivers' experience.^[3] For competition in the F2.0 Cup, the field is divided into Pro and Light entries.^[4]

F2000 Trophy entries[edit]

Team	No.	Driver	Car	Engine	Rounds
Super Formula Class entries
Franz Wöss Racing	1	Benjámin Berta	Dallara F320	Mercedes	1
Franz Wöss Racing	20	Stig Larsen		Mercedes HWA	1
Puresport	8	Dino Rasero		Mercedes HWA	1
TVS Motorsport	69	Enzo Stentella		BMW	1
G Motorsport	131	Francesco Galli		Volkswagen	1
Platinum Class entries
Puresport	14	Andrea Benalli	Dallara F317	Mercedes HWA	1
Franz Wöss Racing	32	Victor Smialek	Dallara F316	Mercedes HWA	1
Facondini Racing	41	Franco Cimarelli	Dallara F308	Volkswagen	1
Facondini Racing	88	Francesco Solfaroli	Dallara F317	Toyota	1
Jo Zeller Racing	44	Sandro Zeller	Dallara F316	Mercedes HWA	1
Team Automobile Tricolore	46	Riccardo Perego	Dallara F317	Volkswagen	1
Racing in Italy	75	Mei Shibi	Dallara F308	Volkswagen	1
Gold Class entries
Facondini Racing	6	Enrico Milani	Dallara F308	Fiat FTP	1
Puresport	12	Christof Ledermann	Dallara F309	Power Engine	1
Puresport	33	Ahmad Shaheen Al Muhannadi	Dallara F312	Volkswagen	1
Team Automobile Tricolore	39	Edoardo Bonanomi	Dallara F312	Mercedes HWA	1
ASD Autodromos - Nannini Racing	42	Davide Pedetti	Dallara F317	Toyota	1
ASD Autodromos - Nannini Racing	43	Giancarlo Pedetti	Dallara F317	Toyota	1
Silver Class entries
Giordano Motorsport	9	Giovanni Giordano	Dallara F308	Fiat FTP	1
Derva Corse ASD	24	Marco de Toffol	Dallara F308	Fiat FTP	1
Bellspeed	27	Patrick Bellezza	Dallara F300	Fiat Novamotor	1
BMG Racing	28	Giorgio Berto	Dallara F308	Fiat FTP	1
Facondini Racing	96	Oliver Kratsch	Dallara F308	Toyota	1
Formula Entry Class entries
Scuderia Cirelli	17	Tony di Giulio	Tatuus F4-T014	Abarth	1
Source: ^[5]

F2.0 Cup entries[edit]

All drivers compete driving Tatuus FR2.0 cars with Renault engines.

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Open Class entries
Speed Motor	5	Karim Sartori	1
Viola Formula Racing	25	Valentin Andreiux	1
Viola Formula Racing	26	Emir Tanju	1
Team Perodi	92	Romano Cataldo	1
Source: ^[5]

Race calendar[edit]

The 2023 calendar was announced in early 2024.^[6] The round at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps was replaced by a round at Monza Circuit, leaving the championship with only a single round abroad Italy.

Race weekend will hold races of the FR2.0 Cup

Round		Circuit	Date	Support bill	Map of circuit locations
1	R1	Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma	21 April	TCR World Tour TCR Europe Touring Car Series	Mugello Imola Spielberg Vallelunga Monza Misano
1	R2	Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma	21 April	TCR World Tour TCR Europe Touring Car Series
2	R1	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	18 May	Eurocup-3 TCR Eastern Europe Trophy
2	R2	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	19 May	Eurocup-3 TCR Eastern Europe Trophy
3	R1	Imola Circuit, Imola	2 June	Italian F4 Championship Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup
3	R2	Imola Circuit, Imola	2 June	Italian F4 Championship Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup
4	R1	Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma	16 June	Italian GT Championship Italian F4 Championship
4	R2	Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma	16 June	Italian GT Championship Italian F4 Championship
5	R1	Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero	25 August	Euro 4 Championship Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup
5	R2	Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero	25 August	Euro 4 Championship Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup
6	R1	Monza Circuit, Monza	6 October	Euro 4 Championship Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup
6	R2	Monza Circuit, Monza	6 October	Euro 4 Championship Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup
7	R1	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico	3 November	BOSS GP Mitjet Italia Racing Series
7	R2	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico	3 November	BOSS GP Mitjet Italia Racing Series

Race results[edit]

F2000 Trophy results[edit]

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Super Formula winner	Platinum winner	Gold winner	Silver winner	Bronze winner	Formula Entry winner
1	R1	Vallelunga Circuit	Francesco Galli	Francesco Galli	Sandro Zeller	Enrico Milani	Giovanni Giordano	no entries	no classified finishers
1	R2	Vallelunga Circuit		Francesco Galli	Victor Smialek	Ahmad Shaheen Al Muhannadi	Marco de Toffol	no entries	no classified finishers
2	R1	Red Bull Ring
2	R2	Red Bull Ring
3	R1	Imola Circuit
3	R2	Imola Circuit
4	R1	Vallelunga Circuit
4	R2	Vallelunga Circuit
5	R1	Mugello Circuit
5	R2	Mugello Circuit
6	R1	Monza Circuit
6	R2	Monza Circuit
7	R1	Misano Circuit
7	R2	Misano Circuit

F2.0 Cup results[edit]

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Light Class winner	Open Class winner
1	R1	Vallelunga Circuit	Emir Tanju	no entries	Emir Tanju
1	R2	Vallelunga Circuit		no entries	Emir Tanju
2	R1	Red Bull Ring
2	R2	Red Bull Ring
3	R1	Imola Circuit
3	R2	Imola Circuit
4	R1	Mugello Circuit
4	R2	Mugello Circuit
5	R1	Monza Circuit
5	R2	Monza Circuit
6	R1	Misano Circuit
6	R2	Misano Circuit

Standings[edit]

Scoring system[edit]

Drivers score points in the overall standings, as well as in separate standings per class. Five points are awarded to each driver attending an event. Claiming the fastest lap per race per class awards a point if at least three cars took part in a class. Entrants will count the best eleven race results of their campaign, as well as the attendance points for all race weekends.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Drivers' standings[edit]

Overall standings[edit]

Pos	Driver	VLL1		RBR		IMO		VLL2		MUG		MNZ		MIS		Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
1	Francesco Galli	1	1													57
2	Benjámin Berta	2	2													41
3	Sandro Zeller	3	5													30
4	Victor Smialek	6	3													28
5	Riccardo Perego	5	4													27
6	Dino Rasero	4	8													21
7	Andrea Benalli	7	6													21
8	Enzo Stentella	8	7													15
9	Stig Larsen	10	9													8
10	Francesco Solfaroli	9	12													7
11	Ahmad Shaheen Al Muhannadi	16	10													6
12	Christof Ledermann	13	11													5
13	Enrico Milani	11	15													5
14	Davide Pedetti	12	14													5
15	Edoardo Bonanomi	17	13													5
16	Giovanni Giordano	14	22													5
17	Emir Tanju	15	18													5
18	Marco de Toffol	21	16													5
19	Oliver Kratsch	20	17													5
20	Mei Shibi	19	23													5
21	Karim Sartori	18	19													5
22	Giancarlo Pedetti	Ret	20													5
23	Valentin Andreiux	Ret	21													5
24	Giorgio Berto	Ret	24													5
25	Romano Cataldo	Ret	25													5
26	Tony di Giulio	Ret	Ret													5
27	Franco Cimarelli	WD	WD													5
28	Patrick Bellezza	WD	WD													5
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
Pos	Driver	VLL1		RBR		IMO		VLL2		MUG		MNZ		MIS		Pts

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)
	Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting	Meaning
Bold	Pole position
Italics	Fastest lap

F2000 standings per class[edit]

Pos	Driver	VLL1		RBR		IMO		VLL2		MUG		MNZ		MIS		Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
Super Formula Class
1	Francesco Galli	1	1													57
2	Benjámin Berta	2	2													41
=3	Dino Rasero	3	4													32
=3	Enzo Stentella	4	3													32
5	Stig Larsen	5	5													25
Platinum Class
=1	Sandro Zeller	1	3													46
=1	Victor Smialek	3	1													46
3	Riccardo Perego	2	2													41
4	Andrea Benalli	4	4													29
5	Francesco Solfaroli	5	5													25
6	Mei Shibi	6	6													21
7	Franco Cimarelli	WD	WD													5
Gold Class
1	Ahmad Shaheen Al Muhannadi	4	1													43
2	Enrico Milani	1	5													41
3	Christof Ledermann	3	2													38
4	Davide Pedetti	2	4													35
5	Edoardo Bonanomi	5	3													30
6	Giancarlo Pedetti	Ret	6													13
Silver Class
=1	Giovanni Giordano	1	3													46
=1	Marco de Toffol	3	1													46
3	Oliver Kratsch	2	2													41
4	Giorgio Berto	Ret	4													17
5	Patrick Bellezza	WD	WD													5
Formula Entry Class
1	Tony di Giulio	Ret	Ret													5
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
Pos	Driver	VLL1		RBR		IMO		VLL2		MUG		MNZ		MIS		Pts

F2.0 Cup standings per class[edit]

Pos	Driver	VLL		RBR		IMO		MUG		MNZ		MIS		Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
Overall
1	Emir Tanju	1	1											57
2	Karim Sartori	2	2											41
3	Valentin Andreiux	Ret	3											20
4	Romano Cataldo	Ret	4											17
Open Class
1	Emir Tanju	1	1											57
2	Karim Sartori	2	2											41
3	Valentin Andreiux	Ret	3											20
4	Romano Cataldo	Ret	4											17
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
Pos	Driver	VLL		RBR		IMO		MUG		MNZ		MIS		Pts

Teams' standings[edit]

F2000 Trophy[edit]

Pos	Team	Pts
	Franz Wöss Racing
	Puresport
	G Motorsport
	Facondini Racing
	Jo Zeller Racing
	Team Automobile Tricolore
	Racing in Italy
	ASD Autodromos - Nannini Racing
	TVS Motorsport
	Giordano Motorsport
	Derva Corse ASD
	Bellspeed
	BMG Racing
	Scuderia Cirelli
	Speed Motor
	Viola Formula Racing
	Team Perodi

F2.0 Cup[edit]

Pos	Team	Pts
	Speed Motor
	Viola Formula Racing
	Team Perodi

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

^ "Regulamento Generale - 2022 TopJet F2000 Formula Trophy" (PDF).
^ "TopJet becomes Zinox Laser". www.drexler-formel-cup.com. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
^ "La Formula 2000 e la F 2.0 Cup puntano in alto". Erregi Media. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
^ "IL CAMPIONATO | ZINOX F2000 Formula Trophy" (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-22.
^ ^a ^b "RACING WEEK-END - ZINOX F2000 TROPHY & F2.0 CUP - VALLELUNGA 2023 - ELENCO ISCRITTI / ENTRY LIST" (PDF).
^ "Zinox F2000 Formula Trophy - Stagione 2024" (PDF).

External links[edit]

Official website (in Italian)

[1] "Regulamento Generale - 2022 TopJet F2000 Formula Trophy" (PDF).

[:0-2] "TopJet becomes Zinox Laser". www.drexler-formel-cup.com. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

[3] "La Formula 2000 e la F 2.0 Cup puntano in alto". Erregi Media. Retrieved 2023-01-24.

[4] "IL CAMPIONATO | ZINOX F2000 Formula Trophy" (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-22.

[:1-5] "RACING WEEK-END - ZINOX F2000 TROPHY & F2.0 CUP - VALLELUNGA 2023 - ELENCO ISCRITTI / ENTRY LIST" (PDF).

[6] "Zinox F2000 Formula Trophy - Stagione 2024" (PDF).

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