# 2002 Formula Renault 2000 Italia

The 2002 Formula Renault 2000 Italia season was the third season of the Formula Renault 2000 Italia championship. It was won by José María López driving for Cram Competition. He and main rival Robert Kubica of RC Motorsport, both took four wins each.

## Drivers and Teams

2002 Entry List :
| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
| Prema Powerteam | 1 | Franck Perera | All |
| Prema Powerteam | 2 | Alexander Storckenfeldt | All |
| Birel Formula | 3 | Angelo Marchesini | All |
| Birel Formula | 4 | Alessandro Pier Guidi | All |
| Birel Formula | 5 | Emanuele Priull | 1-3 |
| Birel Formula | 51 | Arcangelo Priulla | 5, 7 |
| M&C Motosport | 6 | Mario Esposito | 1, 4-6, 8-10 |
| RP Motorsport | 7 | Toni Vilander | 2-10 |
| RP Motorsport | 8 | Marco Bonanomi | All |
| RP Motorsport | 9 | Giovanni Berton | 1, 6, 8 |
| Cram Competition | 11 | Michele Rugolo | 1 |
| Cram Competition | 12 | Michele Bartyan | All |
| Cram Competition | 18 | Damien Pasini | 6, 8 |
| Cram Competition | 19 | Roberto Streit | 1-9 |
| Cram Competition | 36 | Matteo Cressoni | 4-7 |
| Cram Competition | 37 | José María López | All |
| Cram Competition | 58 | Alessio Farnese | 2-3 |
| Cram Competition | 77 | Lourenço Beirão da Veiga | 9 |
| BVM Minardi Jnr. | 14 | Juan Martin Ponte | All |
| BVM Minardi Jnr. | 15 | Matteo Malucelli | 1-6 |
| BVM Minardi Jnr. | 16 | Stamatis Katsimis | All |
| BVM Minardi Jnr. | 73 | Mauro Contu | 9 |
| Drumel Motorsport | 21 | Christian Montanari | All |
| Drumel Motorsport | 22 | Davide Di Benedetto | All |
| Drumel Motorsport | 23 | Matteo Meneghello | All |
| Drumel Motorsport | 24 | Andrea Scafuro | All |
| AFC Motorsport | 25 | Nicola Gianniberti | 1-3, 5-6, 8-10 |
| RC Motorsport | 26 | Carlos Pereira | All |
| RC Motorsport | 27 | Robert Kubica | All |
| RC Motorsport | 35 | Fernando Rees | 2-9 |
| RC Motorsport | 74 | Paulo Bueno | 1 |
| Renauer Motorsport | 28 | Hannes Gsell | 1 |
| Facondini Racing | 31 | Giancarlo Serenelli | 1 |
| Facondini Racing | 32 | Matteo Pellegrino | 1-6, 8 |
| Facondini Racing | 55 | Nicky Pastorelli | 2-4 |
| Facondini Racing | 56 | Rodrigo Bernardes | 4 |
| Facondini Racing | 78 | Andrea Garutti | 9 |
| Facondini Racing | 79 | Olivier Tielemans | 9 |
| Scuderia Veregra | 33 | Alexio Lattanzi | All |
| Scuderia Veregra | 34 | Colin Brown | All |
| Scuderia Veregra | 47 | Vanderlan de Souza Jr. | 1 |
| Scuderia Veregra | 49 | Angelo Calisti | 5 |
| Scuderia Veregra | 57 | Sauro Cesetti | 6, 8 |
| Scuderia Veregra | 76 | Daniele Cardinali | 9 |
| Bicar Racing | 35 | Fernando Rees | 1 |
| Bicar Racing | 36 | Matteo Cressoni | 1-3 |
| Bicar Racing | 59 | Andrea Viola | 6 |
| Vomero Racing Sport Promotion | 38 | Antonio Lubrano | 1-6, 8-10 |
| Vomero Racing Sport Promotion | 71 | Giacomo Vargiu | 6-7 |
| Toby Racing | 39 | Stefano Gattuso | All |
| Toby Racing | 48 | Luigi Ferrara | 2-9 |
| Durango | 41 | Stephen Simpson | 1, 4, 6 |
| Durango | 42 | Ferdinando Monfardini | 1, 4, 6 |
| Euronova Junior Team | 43 | James Kirkpatrick | 1-8 |
| Euronova Junior Team | 44 | Alessandro Tonoli | All |
| Euronova Junior Team | 99 | Roberto Toninelli | 9-10 |
| ADM Junior Team | 45 | Mike den Tandt | 1, 4, 6, 8 |
| ADM Junior Team | 46 | Grégory Franchi | 1, 4, 6, 8-9 |
| ADM Junior Team | 75 | André Prioste | 9-10 |
| Alan Racing Team | 52 | Mauro Massironi | All |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 53 | Giorgio Mondini | 4 |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 54 | Neel Jani | 4 |
| System Team | 72 | Matteo Umiker | 7 |

## Calendar

| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | ACI Vallelunga Circuit | April 7 | Robert Kubica | Robert Kubica | Robert Kubica | RC Motorsport |
| 2 | Autodromo di Pergusa | May 25 | Robert Kubica | Robert Kubica | Robert Kubica | RC Motorsport |
| 3 | Autodromo di Pergusa | May 26 | Luigi Ferrara | Robert Kubica | Luigi Ferrara | Toby Racing |
| 4 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | June 9 | José María López | José María López | Robert Kubica | RC Motorsport |
| 5 | Autodromo dell'Umbria | June 16 | José María López | Roberto Streit | Roberto Streit | Cram Competition |
| 6 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | July 7 | José María López | José María López | José María López | Cram Competition |
| 7 | Autodromo Riccardo Paletti | July 21 | José María López | José María López | José María López | Cram Competition |
| 8 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | September 1 | Davide Di Benedetto | Robert Kubica | Robert Kubica | RC Motorsport |
| 9 | Misano World Circuit | September 29 | José María López | José María López | José María López | Cram Competition |
| 10 | Mugello Circuit | October 6 | Robert Kubica | Robert Kubica | José María López | Cram Competition |

## 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 | PER | SPA | MAG | MNZ | VAR | IMO | MIS | MUG | Points |
| Pos | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points |
| 1 | José María López | 13 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 205 |
| 2 | Robert Kubica | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 25 | 3 | 188 |
| 3 | Davide Di Benedetto | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 152 |
| 4 | Roberto Streit | 2 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 3 | | 108 |
| 5 | Toni Vilander | | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 96 |
| 6 | Christian Montanari | 6 | 23 | 8 | 24 | 5 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 82 |
| 7 | Carlos Pereira | 3 | 3 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 13 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 8 | 78 |
| 8 | Franck Perera | 14 | 7 | 22 | WD | Ret | Ret | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 76 |
| 9 | Luigi Ferrara | | 2 | 1 | 13 | Ret | DNQ | Ret | 11 | 12 | 14 | 55 |
| 10 | Mike den Tandt | 4 | | | 2 | | Ret | | 7 | | | 48 |
| 11 | Matteo Meneghello | 28 | 5 | 5 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 42 |
| 12 | Alexander Storckenfeldt | 7 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| 13 | Andrea Scafuro | 10 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 31 | Ret | 24 |
| 14 | Nicola Gianniberti | Ret | 17 | 4 | | 8 | Ret | | 30 | 26 | 21 | 22 |
| 15 | Marco Bonanomi | 30 | 18 | 26 | Ret | 11 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 22 |
| 16 | Juan Martin Ponte | 29 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 12 | 17 |
| 17 | Neel Jani | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 16 |
| 18 | Alessandro Pier Guidi | 9 | Ret | 27 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 14 |
| 19 | Matteo Malucelli | 5 | Ret | 14 | 20 | Ret | DNQ | | | | | 12 |
| 20 | Matteo Cressoni | 19 | 6 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 11 | Ret | 30 | 10 | 12 |
| 21 | Nicky Pastorelli | | 10 | Ret | 6 | | | | | | | 12 |
| 22 | Matteo Pellegrino | 26 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 9 | Ret | | 19 | | | 8 |
| 23 | Roberto Toninelli | | | | | | | | | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| 24 | Stephen Simpson | 8 | | | 14 | | 16 | | | | | 6 |
| 25 | Alexio Lattanzi | 20 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 22 | 9 | 25 | 22 | Ret | 4 |
| 26 | Colin Brown | 16 | 19 | 24 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 10 | 22 | 4 |
| 27 | Michele Bartyan | DNQ | 24 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2 |
| 28 | Ferdinando Monfardini | 27 | | | 10 | | Ret | | | | | 2 |
| 29 | Alessandro Tonoli | 15 | 11 | 15 | 22 | DNQ | 14 | 17 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 30 | Michele Rugolo | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 31 | Fernando Rees | 18 | Ret | 12 | 23 | 13 | DNQ | 14 | 29 | 23 | | 0 |
| 32 | Mauro Massironi | 25 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 20 | 18 | Ret | 0 |
| 33 | Stamatis Katsimis | Ret | 20 | 16 | 17 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 28 | 24 | 13 | 0 |
| 34 | Grégory Franchi | DNQ | | | 27 | | DNQ | | 18 | 13 | | 0 |
| 35 | Alessio Farnese | | 14 | 19 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 36 | Antonio Lubrano | DNQ | 16 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | | 22 | 15 | 19 | 0 |
| 37 | Damien Pasini | | | | | | 20 | | 15 | | | 0 |
| 38 | Angelo Marchesini | DNQ | 15 | 23 | 26 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 27 | 21 | Ret | 0 |
| 39 | André Prioste | | | | | | | | | 16 | 17 | 0 |
| 40 | Giovanni Berton | 17 | | | | | Ret | | 17 | | | 0 |
| 41 | Giacomo Vargiu | | | | | | 17 | DNQ | | | | 0 |
| 42 | Mauro Contu | | | | | | | | | 17 | | 0 |
| 43 | Stefano Gattuso | DNQ | 22 | 25 | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | 18 | 24 | 28 | 18 | 0 |
| 44 | Emanuele Priulla | DNQ | Ret | 18 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 45 | Rodrigo Bernardes | | | | 18 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 46 | Arcangelo Priulla | | | | | DNQ | | 19 | | | | 0 |
| 47 | Andrea Viola | | | | | | 19 | | | | | 0 |
| 48 | Andrea Garutti | | | | | | | | | 19 | | 0 |
| 49 | Daniele Cardinali | | | | | | | | | 20 | | 0 |
| 50 | James Kirkpatrick | 24 | 21 | 21 | 25 | DNQ | 21 | Ret | 23 | | | 0 |
| 51 | Sauro Cesetti | | | | | | DNQ | | 21 | | | 0 |
| 52 | Paulo Bueno | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 53 | Hannes Gsell | 22 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 54 | Vanderlan de Souza Jr. | 23 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 55 | Giorgio Mondini | | | | 29 | | | | | | | 0 |
| 56 | Mario Esposito | DNQ | | | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | | 31 | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 57 | Olivier Tielemans | | | | | | | | | 32 | | 0 |
| | Lourenço Beirão da Veiga | | | | | | | | | Ret | | |
| | Giancarlo Serenelli | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Angelo Calisti | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | |
| | Matteo Umiker | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | |