# 2003 Italian Formula Three Championship

The 2003 Italian Formula Three Championship was the 39th Italian Formula Three Championship season. It began on 30 March at Misano and ended on 12 October at Vallelunga after nine races.
Fausto Ippoliti of Ombra Racing won race at Binetto, race at Magione and another two podiums and ultimately clinched the title. He finished three points clear of Coloni Motorsport driver Christian Montanari, who won race at Mugello and season-ending races at Monza and Vallelunga. Third place went to Lucidi Motors driver Gregory Franchi, who finished ahead of Imola winner Marco Bonanomi.

## Teams and drivers

Entry List :
| Team | No | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| Target Racing | 2 | Fausto Ippoliti | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| Target Racing | 3 | Omar Galeffi | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| Azeta Racing | 4 | Giorgio Sernagiotto | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | 1–4 |
| Azeta Racing | 5 | Gianmaria Gabbiani | Dallara F399 | Spiess-Opel | 6, 8 |
| W.R.C. / RP Motorsport | 8 | Giovanni Berton | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | 1–5, 8 |
| W.R.C. / RP Motorsport | 8 | Franco Ghiotto | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | 6 |
| W.R.C. / RP Motorsport | 29 | Matteo Cressoni | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | 4–9 |
| Passoli Racing | 9 | Giacomo Mettel | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | 1–5, 7 |
| Passoli Racing | 11 | Leonardo Orecchioni | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | 1–4 |
| Passoli Racing | 31 | Alessandro Bonetti | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | 6–9 |
| Corbetta Competizioni | 12 | Davide Mazzoleni | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Corbetta Competizioni | 14 | Stefano Gattuso | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Imola Racing | 15 | Giacomo Piccini | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| Imola Racing | 16 | Nicky Pastorelli | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | 1–2 |
| Style Car Racing | 18 | Imeiro Brigliadori | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| Style Car Racing | 19 | Gianpiero Negrotti | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| Coloni Motorsport | 21 | Christian Montanari | Lola-Dome F106 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| Coloni Motorsport | 22 | Marco Bonanomi | Lola-Dome F106 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| Lucidi Motors | 23 | Gregory Franchi | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| Savelli Racing | 24 | Andrea Tiso | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | 1–4, 6–9 |
| Team Ghinzani | 25 | Álvaro Parente | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 1, 9 |
| Team Ghinzani | 26 | Robert Doornbos | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 1 |
| Team Ghinzani | 27 | Philipp Baron | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 8–9 |
| Dracone | 28 | Francesco Dracone | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | 4, 7 |
| RP Motorsport | 32 | Davide Valsecchi | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | 9 |
| RP Motorsport | 37 | Toni Vilander | Dallara F302 | Renault | 6, 9 |
| Drumel Motorsport | 38 | Philipp Baron | Dallara F302 | Renault | 4 |
| JMP Racing | 39 | Jean Louis Bianchina | Dallara F302 | Renault | 8 |
| Merelli | 38 | Alfredo Merelli | Dallara F395 | Fiat | 1, 3–4 |
| Gozzo | 38 | Emanuele Gozzo | Dallara F395 | Fiat | 4 |

## Calendar

All rounds were held in Italy.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | Misano World Circuit | 30 March | Álvaro Parente | Álvaro Parente | Álvaro Parente | Team Ghinzani |
| 2 | Autodromo del Levante, Binetto | 13 April | Fausto Ippoliti | Gregory Franchi | Fausto Ippoliti | Target Racing |
| 3 | Autodromo dell'Umbria, Magione | 27 April | Fausto Ippoliti | Fausto Ippoliti | Fausto Ippoliti | Target Racing |
| 4 | Imola Circuit, Imola | 18 May | Omar Galeffi | Davide Mazzoleni | Marco Bonanomi | Coloni Motorsport |
| 5 | Autodromo di Pergusa, Enna | 15 June | Omar Galeffi | Omar Galeffi | Omar Galeffi | Target Racing |
| 6 | Mugello Circuit, Scarperia | 13 July | Toni Vilander | Christian Montanari | Christian Montanari | Coloni Motorsport |
| 7 | Autodromo Riccardo Paletti, Varano | 7 September | Marco Bonanomi | Marco Bonanomi | Davide Mazzoleni | Corbetta Competizioni |
| 8 | Monza Circuit, Monza | 28 September | Christian Montanari | Gregory Franchi | Christian Montanari | Coloni Motorsport |
| 9 | Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma | 12 October | Christian Montanari | Christian Montanari | Christian Montanari | Coloni Motorsport |

## Standings

* Points are awarded as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | PP | FL |
| 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | MIS | BIN | MAG | IMO | PER | MUG | VAR | MNZ | VAL | Pts |
| 1 | Fausto Ippoliti | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 101 |
| 2 | Christian Montanari | Ret | 3 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 98 |
| 3 | Gregory Franchi | 3 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 78 |
| 4 | Marco Bonanomi | Ret | Ret | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 77 |
| 5 | Giacomo Piccini | Ret | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 71 |
| 6 | Omar Galeffi | 8 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 65 |
| 7 | Stefano Gattuso | 9 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 46 |
| 8 | Davide Mazzoleni | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 45 |
| 9 | Álvaro Parente | 1 | | | | | | | | 3 | 34 |
| 10 | Giovanni Berton | 5 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 8 | | | 6 | | 32 |
| 11 | Matteo Cressoni | | | | 8 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 4 | 14 | 19 |
| 12 | Toni Vilander | | | | | | 2 | | | DNS | 16 |
| 13 | Giorgio Sernagiotto | 4 | Ret | 7 | Ret | | | | | | 14 |
| 14 | Andrea Tiso | 10 | 9 | 12 | Ret | | 12 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 12 |
| 15 | Philipp Baron | | | | 10 | | | | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| 16 | Leonardo Orecchioni | 14 | Ret | 6 | Ret | | | | | | 6 |
| 17 | Robert Doornbos | 6 | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 18 | Alessandro Bonetti | | | | | | 11 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
| 19 | Nicky Pastorelli | Ret | 7 | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 20 | Giacomo Mettel | 11 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 12 | | 8 | | | 3 |
| 21 | Imeiro Brigliadori | 12 | Ret | 10 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 22 | Gianpiero Negrotti | 13 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 1 |
| 23 | Gianmaria Gabbiani | | | | | | 13 | | 13 | | 0 |
| 24 | Alfredo Merelli | Ret | | 14 | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| 25 | Francesco Dracone | | | | 14 | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| 26 | Emanuele Gozzo | | | | 15 | | | | | | 0 |
| 27 | Jean Louis Bianchina | | | | | | | | 15 | | 0 |
| | Franco Ghiotto | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| | Davide Valsecchi | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | MIS | BIN | MAG | IMO | PER | MUG | VAR | MNZ | VAL | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |