# 2006 Italian Formula Three Championship

The 2006 Italian Formula Three Championship was the 42nd Italian Formula Three Championship season. It began on 9 April at Adria and ended on 22 October at Misano after 16 races.
Mauro Massironi of Passoli Racing dominated the season with a win at Magione and another eight successive wins at Vallelunga, Mugello, Varano, and Pergusa and ultimately clinched the title. He finished 28 points clear of Corbetta Competizioni driver Davide Rigon, who won the opening race at Adria, a race at Magione and both of the season-ending races at Misano. Third place went to Lucidi Motors driver Alex Frassineti, who took one victory, and he finished ahead of Imola winner Michele Rugolo, who competed with Team Ghinzani.

## Teams and drivers

All teams were Italian-registered and all cars competed on Michelin tyres.
Entry List :
| Team | No | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| Campionato Nazionale ||||||
| Corbetta Competizioni | 1 | Fabrizio Crestani | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| Corbetta Competizioni | 2 | Federico Glorioso | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| Corbetta Competizioni | 11 | Davide Rigon | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| Lucidi Motors | 3 | Giuseppe Terranova | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| Lucidi Motors | 4 | Alex Frassineti | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| Europa Corse | 6 | Efisio Marchese | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| Passoli Racing | 7 | Manuele Maria Gatto | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | 7–8 |
| Passoli Racing | 8 | Mauro Massironi | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| Scuderia N.T. | 12 | Jacopo Faccioni | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| En.Ro. Competition | 14 | Vladimir Arabadzhiev | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | 1–2, 4–8 |
| Team Ghinzani | 22 | Manuele Maria Gatto | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 1–6 |
| Team Ghinzani | 24 | Michele Rugolo | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Team Ghinzani | 26 | Paolo Bossini | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 7–8 |
| Trofeo Nazionale CSAI ||||||
| Style Car Racing | 51 | Imeiro Brigliadori | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| Style Car Racing | 52 | Gianpiero Negrotti | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| System Team | 53 | Sergio Ghiotto | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | 1–6 |
| System Team | 84 | Dino Lusuardi | Dallara F393 | Fiat | 1–7 |
| System Team | 97 | Rinaldo Nieri | Dallara F399 | Spiess-Opel | 5 |
| Auto Elite | 55 | Giovanni Rambelli | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | 1–6, 8 |
| Auto Elite | 56 | Molin Pradel | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | 2, 7 |
| Lido Corse | 81 | Luciano Baldazzi | Ralt R34 | Volkswagen | 1–2, 6 |
| Lido Corse | 94 | Andrea Vazzacaro | Dallara F399 | Spiess-Opel | 3 |
| Beelspeed | 82 | Bonifacio Gaetani | Dallara F399 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| Beelspeed | 83 | Giovanni Gaetani | Dallara F399 | Fiat | All |
| Beelspeed | 93 | Carlo Bendinelli | Dallara F392 | Volkswagen | 1–2, 4–8 |
| Master Team | 86 | Flavio Mattara | Dallara F393 | Fiat | 2–6, 8 |
| Cherubini Racing | 89 | Piergiorgio di Gianvito | Dallara F397 | Fiat | 2 |
| Cherubini Racing | 91 | Luigi Folloni | Dallara F392 | Volkswagen | 2, 5, 7–8 |
| Cherubini Racing | 96 | Salvatore Cardullo | Dallara F397 | Fiat | 3, 6 |
| B&B Motorsport | 92 | Massimo Ballestri | Dallara F392 | Volkswagen | 2, 5, 7–8 |

## Calendar

All rounds were held in Italy.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Trofeo winner |
| 1 | R1 | Adria International Raceway | 9 April | Alex Frassineti | Davide Rigon | Davide Rigon | Corbetta Competizioni | Imeiro Brigliadori |
| 1 | R2 | Adria International Raceway | 9 April | Alex Frassineti | Mauro Massironi | Alex Frassineti | Lucidi Motors | Imeiro Brigliadori |
| 2 | R1 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 7 May | Michele Rugolo | Fabrizio Crestani | Michele Rugolo | Team Ghinzani | Imeiro Brigliadori |
| 2 | R2 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 7 May | Alex Frassineti | Mauro Massironi | Michele Rugolo | Team Ghinzani | Sergio Ghiotto |
| 3 | R1 | Autodromo dell'Umbria | 11 June | Mauro Massironi | Davide Rigon | Mauro Massironi | Passoli Racing | Sergio Ghiotto |
| 3 | R2 | Autodromo dell'Umbria | 11 June | Mauro Massironi | Davide Rigon | Davide Rigon | Corbetta Competizioni | Imeiro Brigliadori |
| 4 | R1 | ACI Vallelunga Circuit | 25 June | Fabrizio Crestani | Michele Rugolo | Mauro Massironi | Passoli Racing | Imeiro Brigliadori |
| 4 | R2 | ACI Vallelunga Circuit | 25 June | Mauro Massironi | Alex Frassineti | Mauro Massironi | Passoli Racing | Imeiro Brigliadori |
| 5 | R1 | Mugello Circuit | 23 July | Davide Rigon | Davide Rigon | Mauro Massironi | Passoli Racing | Imeiro Brigliadori |
| 5 | R2 | Mugello Circuit | 23 July | Mauro Massironi | Giuseppe Terranova | Mauro Massironi | Passoli Racing | Massimo Ballestri |
| 6 | R1 | Autodromo Riccardo Paletti | 3 September | Mauro Massironi | Mauro Massironi | Mauro Massironi | Passoli Racing | Imeiro Brigliadori |
| 6 | R2 | Autodromo Riccardo Paletti | 3 September | Mauro Massironi | Mauro Massironi | Mauro Massironi | Passoli Racing | Imeiro Brigliadori |
| 7 | R1 | Autodromo di Pergusa | 1 October | Mauro Massironi | Davide Rigon | Mauro Massironi | Passoli Racing | Imeiro Brigliadori |
| 7 | R2 | Autodromo di Pergusa | 1 October | Mauro Massironi | Davide Rigon | Mauro Massironi | Passoli Racing | Imeiro Brigliadori |
| 8 | R1 | Misano World Circuit | 22 October | Davide Rigon | Fabrizio Crestani | Davide Rigon | Corbetta Competizioni | Imeiro Brigliadori |
| 8 | R2 | Misano World Circuit | 22 October | Giuseppe Terranova | Alex Frassineti | Davide Rigon | Corbetta Competizioni | Imeiro Brigliadori |

## Standings
### Campionato Nazionale

* Points are awarded as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | PP | FL |
| 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | ADR | ADR | IMO | IMO | MAG | MAG | VAL | VAL | MUG | MUG | VAR | VAR | PER | PER | MIS | MIS | Pts |
| 1 | Mauro Massironi | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 139 |
| 2 | Davide Rigon | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 111 |
| 3 | Alex Frassineti | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 93 |
| 4 | Michele Rugolo | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16† | 15† | 5 | 14 | Ret | 3 | 78 |
| 5 | Fabrizio Crestani | Ret | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 76 |
| 6 | Efisio Marchese | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 51 |
| 7 | Giuseppe Terranova | 7 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 18† | 4 | 4 | DSQ | 42 |
| 8 | Manuele Maria Gatto | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 6 | 31 |
| 9 | Federico Glorioso | 6 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 22 |
| 10 | Jacopo Faccioni | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 8 |
| 11 | Vladimir Arabadzhiev | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 10 | 5 |
| | Paolo Bossini | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 10 | Ret | 16 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | ADR | ADR | IMO | IMO | MAG | MAG | VAL | VAL | MUG | MUG | VAR | VAR | PER | PER | MIS | MIS | 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) |