# 2001 Formula Renault 2000 Italia

The 2001 Formula Renault 2000 Italia season was the second season of the Formula Renault 2000 Italia championship. It was won by Ryan Briscoe driving for Prema Powerteam.

## Drivers and Teams

2001 Entry List :
| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
| Cram Competition | 1 | Fausto Ippoliti | 1, 4-6 |
| Cram Competition | 3 | Alessandro Vitacolonna | 1, 4 |
| Cram Competition | 54 | Ronnie Quintarelli | 1 |
| Cram Competition | 57 | Mauro Massironi | 6, 10 |
| Cram Competition | 74 | Paulo Bueno | 1, 4 |
| Cram Competition | 93 | Marco Bonanomi | 6, 10 |
| Prema Powerteam | 2 | César Campaniço | All |
| Prema Powerteam | 15 | Ryan Briscoe | All |
| BVM Minardi Jnr. | 4 | Juan Martin Ponte | All |
| BVM Minardi Jnr. | 51 | Yari Benedetti | 1-3 |
| BVM Minardi Jnr. | 51 | Ianina Zanazzi | 10 |
| BVM Minardi Jnr. | 55 | Andrea Tiso | 1-7 |
| BVM Minardi Jnr. | 87 | Mike den Tandt | 4-10 |
| Bicar Racing | 5 | Roberto Toninelli | 1-7 |
| Bicar Racing | 16 | Gerry Dragone | 5-9 |
| Bicar Racing | 19 | Matteo Cressoni | 10 |
| Bicar Racing | 27 | Rodrigo Pimenta | All |
| Bicar Racing | 34 | Michele Terruso | 1-2 |
| Bicar Racing | 37 | Enrico Moncada | 3-4 |
| Bicar Racing | 56 | Lourenço da Veiga | 8-10 |
| Bicar Racing | 73 | Massimo Comelli | 4-5 ,7-8 |
| ADM Junior Team | 6 | Mario Esposito | 1-5 |
| ADM Junior Team | 23 | Oswaldo Fragnani Jr. | 3 |
| ADM Junior Team | 35 | Juan Cáceres | 1-2 |
| ADM Junior Team | 35 | Diego Freitas | 10 |
| ADM Junior Team | 59 | Fabio Carbone | All |
| ADM Junior Team | 81 | Bernardo Manfrè | 4-6 |
| ADM Junior Team | 98 | Christian Kissling | 8-10 |
| M&C Motosport | 6 | Mario Esposito | 10 |
| Toby Fortec Racing | 7 | Natale Maggio | All |
| Toby Fortec Racing | 9 | Nicola Gianniberti | 10 |
| Toby Fortec Racing | 39 | Hayanari Shimoda | 1-8 |
| Toby Fortec Racing | 39 | Giacomo Ricci | 10 |
| Toby Fortec Racing | 52 | Vito Popolizio | 9 |
| RC Motorsport | 8 | Augusto Farfus | 1, 4-6 |
| RC Motorsport | 57 | Mauro Massironi | 1, 4-5 |
| RC Motorsport | 71 | Robert Kubica | 1, 4-6, 10 |
| RC Motorsport | 95 | Neel Jani | 6, 10 |
| Door's Racing Team (1-2) Sitec Motorsport (3-8) | 9 | Nicola Gianniberti | 1-7 |
| Door's Racing Team (1-2) Sitec Motorsport (3-8) | 22 | Ivan Pisciottu | 1-8 |
| Door's Racing Team (1-2) Sitec Motorsport (3-8) | 23 | Oswaldo Fragnani Jr. | 2 |
| Door's Racing Team (1-2) Sitec Motorsport (3-8) | 24 | Benedetto Ragusa | 2-4 |
| Door's Racing Team (1-2) Sitec Motorsport (3-8) | 25 | Marzia Mezzanotte | 1-4 |
| Door's Racing Team (1-2) Sitec Motorsport (3-8) | 26 | Gianluca Petroselli | 3-4 |
| RP Motorsport | 11 | Giovanni Berton | 1-9 |
| RP Motorsport | 72 | Alessandro Pasotto | 1-2 |
| RP Motorsport | 82 | Simone Galluzzo | 3-8 |
| Durango Benetton Junior Team | 12 | Michele Rugolo | All |
| Durango Benetton Junior Team | 53 | Ferdinando Monfardini | All |
| Birel Formula | 13 | Alessandro Gavazzoni | 1-9 |
| Birel Formula | 13 | Nino Moriggia | 10 |
| Birel Formula | 18 | Emanuele Priulla | 4-10 |
| Birel Formula | 36 | Angelo Marchesini | All |
| Scuderia Veregra | 14 | Matteo Malucelli | 1-9 |
| Scuderia Veregra | 16 | Gerry Dragone | 1 |
| Scuderia Veregra | 24 | Benedetto Ragusa | 1 |
| Scuderia Veregra | 26 | Gianluca Petroselli | 1 |
| Scuderia Veregra | 73 | Massimo Comelli | 1, 3 |
| Scuderia Veregra | 75 | Alexio Lattanzi | 1, 3, 5-7 |
| Scuderia Veregra | 89 | Sauro Cesetti | 4 |
| Savelli Top Kart | 16 | Gerry Dragone | 2-4 |
| Savelli Top Kart | 55 | Andrea Tiso | 9 |
| Moretto Racing | 18 | Emanuele Priulla | 1-3 |
| System Team | 19 | Matteo Cressoni | 1-9 |
| System Team | 76 | Alessandro Tonoli | 1-4 |
| Kiwi Event Sport Team | 21 | Riccardo Messa | 1, 3-8 |
| Facondini Racing | 28 | Alfonso Di Benedetto | 1-8 |
| Facondini Racing | 29 | Davide Di Benedetto | 2-10 |
| Facondini Racing | 41 | Luigi Ferrara | 10 |
| Catania Corse | 29 | Davide Di Benedetto | 1 |
| Fast Wheels Competition | 31 | Lorenzo Bontempelli | 3-6 |
| Fast Wheels Competition | 32 | Stefano Attianese | 1-2 |
| Fast Wheels Competition | 81 | Bernardo Manfrè | 2 |
| Fast Wheels Competition | 84 | Luciano Linossi | 4 |
| Fast Wheels Competition | 96 | Filippo Magni | 7 |
| Emmegi Promotion | 33 | Marco Ragendorfer | 1, 3-5, 8 |
| Emmegi Promotion | 33 | Paolo Grassi | 10 |
| Emmegi Promotion | 79 | Antonino Lo Certo | 2, 10 |
| Vomero Racing Sport Promotion | 38 | Antonio Lubrano | 1-9 |
| Drumel Motorsport | 41 | Luigi Ferrara | 1-9 |
| Drumel Motorsport | 42 | Nicky Pastorelli | 1-8 |
| Drumel Motorsport | 43 | Ivan Patacchia | 1-3, 5-8 |
| Drumel Motorsport | 43 | Mario Bertolotti | 10 |
| Drumel Motorsport | 44 | Andrea Scafuro | All |
| Drumel Motorsport | 45 | Giancarlo Serenelli | 1-6 |
| Drumel Motorsport | 46 | Mirko Venturi | All |
| Drumel Motorsport | 47 | Giacomo Mettel | 1, 4-5, 7-8 |
| Drumel Motorsport | 88 | Mauro Contu | 4, 8 |
| Drumel Motorsport | 97 | Paolo Pezzoli | 7 |
| LT Motorsport | 45 | Giancarlo Serenelli | 7-8, 10 |
| LT Motorsport | 58 | Denis Babuin | 1 |
| LT Motorsport | 77 | Salomão Soares | 2 |
| LT Motorsport | 78 | Enrico Cassarà | 2, 4, 10 |
| LT Motorsport | 86 | Pascal Cardinale | 4-5 |
| LT Motorsport | 99 | Alex Ciompi | 8 |
| Traini Corse | 48 | Daniele Cardinali | 1-9 |
| Traini Corse | 49 | Maycon Zandavalli | 1-6 |
| Alan Racing Team | 52 | Pablo Graziosi | 1-3 |
| Alan Racing Team | 83 | Giorgio Sernagiotto | 4 |
| Alan Racing Team | 91 | Mario Bertolotti | 5, 7-8 |
| Alan Racing Team | 94 | Davide Mangeri | 6 |
| KUG-DeWalt Racing | 85 | Dennis van Lammeren | 4-5 |

## Calendar

| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | ACI Vallelunga Circuit | April 22 | Fabio Carbone | Fabio Carbone | Fabio Carbone | ADM Junior Team |
| 2 | Autodromo di Pergusa | May 6 | Nicola Gianniberti | Luigi Ferrara | Fabio Carbone | ADM Junior Team |
| 3 | Autodromo dell'Umbria | May 20 | César Campaniço | César Campaniço | Ryan Briscoe | Prema Powerteam |
| 4 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | June 23 | César Campaniço | Robert Kubica | Juan Martin Ponte | BVM Minardi Jnr. |
| 5 | Misano World Circuit | July 8 | Augusto Farfus | Augusto Farfus | Ryan Briscoe | Prema Powerteam |
| 6 | Autodromo Riccardo Paletti | July 22 | Mirko Venturi | Mirko Venturi | Mirko Venturi | Drumel Motorsport |
| 7 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | August 26 | Ryan Briscoe | Mike den Tandt | Ryan Briscoe | Prema Powerteam |
| 8 | Mugello Circuit | September 9 | Ryan Briscoe | Davide Di Benedetto | Ryan Briscoe | Prema Powerteam |
| 9 | Binetto | September 23 | Ryan Briscoe | Michele Rugolo | Ryan Briscoe | Prema Powerteam |
| 10 | Autódromo do Estoril | November 4 | César Campaniço | Ryan Briscoe | César Campaniço | Prema Powerteam |

## Championship standings

Points are awarded to the drivers as follows:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | PP | FL |
| Points | 30 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

### Drivers

| Pos | Driver | VLL | PER | MAG | MNZ | MIS | VAR | IMO | MUG | BIN | EST | Points |
| Pos | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points |
| 1 | Ryan Briscoe | 4 | Ret | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 226 |
| 2 | César Campaniço | 30 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 172 |
| 3 | Fabio Carbone | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 154 |
| 4 | Mirko Venturi | 9 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 5 | 140 |
| 5 | Davide Di Benedetto | 29 | Ret | 14 | 4 | 12 | Ret | 2 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 81 |
| 6 | Juan Martin Ponte | 17 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 80 |
| 7 | Michele Rugolo | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 63 |
| 8 | Roberto Toninelli | 8 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 6 | | | | 54 |
| 9 | Augusto Farfus | 2 | | | 2 | 15 | 14 | | | | | 50 |
| 10 | Luigi Ferrara | 12 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 4 | Ret | 14 | 41 |
| 11 | Mike den Tandt | | | | 14 | 25 | Ret | 5 | 9 | 5 | Ret | 29 |
| 12 | Nicola Gianniberti | DNQ | Ret | 3 | 17 | 14 | Ret | 8 | | | 24 | 27 |
| 13 | Robert Kubica | 24 | | | 15 | 8 | Ret | | | | 3 | 27 |
| 14 | Natale Maggio | 5 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 18 | Ret | 32 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 26 |
| 15 | Giovanni Berton | 10 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 16 | DNQ | Ret | 5 | 7 | | 22 |
| 16 | Ronnie Quintarelli | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 17 | Rodrigo Pimenta | 14 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 20 | 15 | 9 | Ret | 16 | 9 | 20 |
| 18 | Nicky Pastorelli | 20 | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | 4 | 16 | 17 | | | 16 |
| 19 | Neel Jani | | | | | | 6 | | | | 8 | 16 |
| 20 | Daniele Cardinali | 13 | 14 | 7 | Ret | 13 | DNQ | 11 | 10 | 9 | | 14 |
| 21 | Alfonso Di Benedetto | 11 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 26 | Ret | 30 | 11 | | | 12 |
| 22 | Matteo Cressoni | 26 | 12 | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | Ret | 12 | DNQ | 6 | 10 |
| 23 | Alessandro Vitacolonna | 6 | | | Ret | | | | | | | 10 |
| 24 | Gerry Dragone | DNQ | 21 | 12 | DNQ | 19 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 8 | | 6 |
| 25 | Mauro Massironi | 23 | | | Ret | DNQ | 8 | | | | 16 | 6 |
| 26 | Ferdinando Monfardini | 25 | 17 | DNQ | 9 | 10 | DNQ | Ret | 13 | 15 | 18 | 6 |
| 27 | Alessandro Gavazzoni | DNQ | 9 | DNQ | 18 | 24 | DNQ | 12 | 31 | 12 | | 4 |
| 28 | Andrea Tiso | DNQ | 15 | 9 | DNQ | 21 | DNQ | 34 | | Ret | | 4 |
| 29 | Fausto Ippoliti | 18 | | | Ret | 11 | 10 | | | | | 2 |
| 30 | Matteo Malucelli | 22 | 10 | 16 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 22 | Ret | DNQ | | 2 |
| 31 | Giancarlo Serenelli | DNQ | 27 | 11 | 25 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 22 | | 22 | 0 |
| 32 | Alessandro Pasotto | 19 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 33 | Marco Bonanomi | | | | | | DNQ | | | | 11 | 0 |
| 34 | Christian Kissling | | | | | | | | 15 | DNQ | 12 | 0 |
| 35 | Emanuele Priulla | DNQ | 20 | DNQ | 19 | 23 | DNQ | 15 | Ret | 13 | 26 | 0 |
| 36 | Lourenço da Veiga | | | | | | | | 16 | 14 | 25 | 0 |
| 37 | Mario Bertolotti | | | | | DNQ | | 14 | 23 | | 20 | 0 |
| 38 | Alessandro Tonoli | 15 | 16 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| 39 | Lorenzo Bontempelli | | | 15 | 23 | 17 | DNQ | | | | | 0 |
| 40 | Ianina Zanazzi | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 0 |
| 41 | Yari Benedetti | 16 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 42 | Alexio Lattanzi | DNQ | | DNQ | | DNQ | DNQ | 17 | | | | 0 |
| 43 | Diego Freitas | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 0 |
| 44 | Simone Galluzzo | | | 19 | DNQ | 22 | DNQ | 18 | 24 | | | 0 |
| 45 | Andrea Scafuro | DNQ | 19 | DNQ | 20 | Ret | DNQ | 31 | 20 | DNQ | 23 | 0 |
| 46 | Riccardo Messa | DNQ | | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 21 | 19 | | | 0 |
| 47 | Ivan Pisciottu | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 20 | Ret | | | 0 |
| 48 | Enrico Cassarà | | 22 | | DNQ | | | | | | 21 | 0 |
| 49 | Pascal Cardinale | | | | 21 | DNQ | | | | | | 0 |
| 50 | Mauro Contu | | | | Ret | | | | 21 | | | 0 |
| 51 | Denis Babuin | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 52 | Hayanari Shimoda | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 23 | 28 | | | 0 |
| 53 | Maycon Zandavalli | DNQ | 23 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | 0 |
| 54 | Ivan Patacchia | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | | DNQ | DNQ | 24 | 26 | | | 0 |
| 55 | Bernardo Manfrè | | 24 | | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | 0 |
| 56 | Giacomo Mettel | DNQ | | | DNQ | DNQ | | 26 | 25 | | | 0 |
| 57 | Antonio Lubrano | 28 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 25 | Ret | Ret | | 0 |
| 58 | Juan Cáceres | DNQ | 25 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 59 | Angelo Marchesini | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 27 | 30 | DNQ | 28 | 0 |
| 60 | Massimo Comelli | DNQ | | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | | 28 | 27 | | | 0 |
| 61 | Gianluca Petroselli | 27 | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | 0 |
| 62 | Antonino Lo Certo | | DNQ | | | | | | | | 27 | 0 |
| 63 | Paolo Pezzoli | | | | | | | 29 | | | | 0 |
| 64 | Alex Ciompi | | | | | | | | | 29 | | 0 |
| 65 | Nino Moriggia | | | | | | | | | | 29 | 0 |
| 66 | Paolo Grassi | | | | | | | | | | 30 | 0 |
| 67 | Stefano Attianese | 31 | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Paulo Bueno | Ret | | | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Mario Esposito | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Marco Ragendorfer | DNQ | | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Marzia Mezzanotte | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Pablo Graziosi | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Filippo Magni | | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| | Giacomo Ricci | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Benedetto Ragusa | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Michele Terruso | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Oswaldo Fragnani Jr. | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Enrico Moncada | | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Dennis van Lammeren | | | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | 0 |
| | Paolo Biglieri | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Salomão Soares | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Sauro Cesetti | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Luciano Linossi | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Giorgio Sernagiotto | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Davide Mangeri | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | 0 |
| | Vito Popolizio | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | 0 |