# 2008 Italian Formula Three Championship

The 2008 Italian Formula Three Championship was the 44th Italian Formula Three Championship season. It began on May 10 at Mugello and ended on October 19 at Vallelunga after 16 races.
The season began with Edoardo Piscopo dominating the field with four successive wins, but another run of seven victories by Mirko Bortolotti, gave him the leadership in the championship. The championship title was delayed to the last round in Vallelunga, the victory in race one and his eighth of the season gave Bortolotti the championship crown.
The three first classified drivers of the championship were rewarded with a Formula One test organized by the Scuderia Ferrari at the wheel of a Ferrari F2008 at Fiorano, with Bortolotti setting the new track record.

## Teams and drivers

* All cars were powered by FPT engines, all teams were Italian-registered.
| Team | No | Driver | Chassis | Rounds |
| Campionato Nazionale |||||
| Lucidi Motors | 1 | Giovanni Nava | Dallara F308 | All |
| Lucidi Motors | 4 | Francesco Castellacci | Dallara F308 | All |
| Lucidi Motors | 12 | Mirko Bortolotti | Dallara F308 | All |
| Minardi by Corbetta Competizioni | 2 | Marco Zipoli | Dallara F308 | All |
| Minardi by Corbetta Competizioni | 3 | Michael Dalle Stelle | Dallara F308 | All |
| Minardi by Corbetta Competizioni | 5 | Valentino Sebastiani | Dallara F308 | 1 |
| Minardi by Corbetta Competizioni | 5 | Nicolò Piancastelli | Dallara F308 | 2–8 |
| Europa Corse | 6 | Salvatore Gatto | Dallara F308 | 1–3 |
| Europa Corse | 7 | Francesco Prandi | Dallara F308 | All |
| Europa Corse | 8 | Federico Glorioso | Dallara F308 | 4 |
| Europa Corse | 14 | Giulio Glorioso | Dallara F308 | 2–4, 6 |
| Europa Corse | 18 | Tom Dillmann | Dallara F308 | 6–8 |
| BVM – Target Racing | 9 | Stamatis Katsimis | Dallara F308 | 1–2 |
| BVM – Target Racing | 9 | Facundo Crovo | Dallara F308 | 3–4 |
| BVM – Target Racing | 9 | Giacomo Ricci | Dallara F308 | 7 |
| BVM – Target Racing | 9 | Daniel Mancinelli | Dallara F308 | 8 |
| BVM – Target Racing | 39 | Salvatore Cicatelli | Dallara F308 | All |
| Team Ghinzani | 11 | Alessandro Cicognani | Dallara F308 | All |
| Team Ghinzani | 16 | Edoardo Piscopo | Dallara F308 | All |
| Team Ghinzani | 41 | Angelo Fabrizio Comi | Dallara F308 | 8 |
| RP Motorsport | 21 | Nico Verdonck | Dallara F308 | 1–4 |
| RP Motorsport | 53 | Jimmy Auby | Dallara F308 | 4 |
| Trofeo Nazionale CSAI |||||
| Europa Corse | 19 | Matteo Davenia | Dallara F304 | 8 |
| Europa Corse | 52 | Ivan Tramontozzi | Dallara F304 | 1–2 |
| Europa Corse | 53 | Khalil Beschir | Dallara F304 | 8 |
| Team Ghinzani | 51 | Angelo Fabrizio Comi | Dallara F304 | 1–7 |

## Calendar

All rounds were held in Italy.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | Mugello Circuit | 10 May | Edoardo Piscopo | Edoardo Piscopo | Edoardo Piscopo | Team Ghinzani |
| 1 | R2 | Mugello Circuit | 11 May | Edoardo Piscopo | Edoardo Piscopo | Edoardo Piscopo | Team Ghinzani |
| 2 | R1 | Autodromo dell'Umbria, Magione | 7 June | Edoardo Piscopo | Edoardo Piscopo | Edoardo Piscopo | Team Ghinzani |
| 2 | R2 | Autodromo dell'Umbria, Magione | 8 June | Edoardo Piscopo | Edoardo Piscopo | Edoardo Piscopo | Team Ghinzani |
| 3 | R1 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 7 July | Francesco Castellacci | Giovanni Nava | Mirko Bortolotti | Team Ghinzani |
| 3 | R2 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 7 July | Francesco Castellacci | Nico Verdonck | Mirko Bortolotti | Lucidi Motors |
| 4 | R1 | Mugello Circuit | 20 July | Mirko Bortolotti | Mirko Bortolotti | Mirko Bortolotti | Lucidi Motors |
| 4 | R2 | Mugello Circuit | 20 July | Mirko Bortolotti | Edoardo Piscopo | Mirko Bortolotti | Lucidi Motors |
| 5 | R1 | Autodromo Riccardo Paletti, Varano | 31 August | Mirko Bortolotti | Salvatore Cicatelli | Mirko Bortolotti | Lucidi Motors |
| 5 | R2 | Autodromo Riccardo Paletti, Varano | 1 September | Mirko Bortolotti | Mirko Bortolotti | Mirko Bortolotti | Team Ghinzani |
| 6 | R1 | Misano World Circuit | 13 September | Edoardo Piscopo | Mirko Bortolotti | Mirko Bortolotti | Lucidi Motors |
| 6 | R2 | Misano World Circuit | 14 September | Edoardo Piscopo | Tom Dillmann | Edoardo Piscopo | Team Ghinzani |
| 7 | R1 | Adria International Raceway | 27 September | Edoardo Piscopo | Edoardo Piscopo | Edoardo Piscopo | Lucidi Motors |
| 7 | R2 | Adria International Raceway | 28 September | Edoardo Piscopo | Edoardo Piscopo | Edoardo Piscopo | Team Ghinzani |
| 8 | R1 | ACI Vallelunga Circuit | 18 October | Mirko Bortolotti | Mirko Bortolotti | Mirko Bortolotti | Lucidi Motors |
| 8 | R2 | ACI Vallelunga Circuit | 19 October | Mirko Bortolotti | Mirko Bortolotti | Mirko Bortolotti | Lucidi Motors |

## Standings

* 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 | MUG | MUG | MAG | MAG | MON | MON | MUG | MUG | VAR | VAR | MIS | MIS | ADR | ADR | VAL | VAL | Pts |
| 1 | Mirko Bortolotti | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 150 |
| 2 | Edoardo Piscopo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 127 |
| 3 | Salvatore Cicatelli | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 61 |
| 4 | Francesco Castellacci | 14 | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 57 |
| 5 | Giovanni Nava | 4 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 53 |
| 6 | Marco Zipoli | 6 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 51 |
| 7 | Tom Dillmann | | | | | | | | | | | DSQ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 29 |
| 8 | Nico Verdonck | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 26 |
| 9 | Michael Dalle Stelle | Ret | 10 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 23 |
| 10 | Salvatore Gatto | 5 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 21 |
| 11 | Alessandro Cicognani | 10 | 11 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 12 | Ret | Ret | 13 |
| 12 | Facundo Crovo | | | | | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 13 | Daniel Mancinelli | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 14 | Stamatis Katsimis | 7 | 8 | Ret | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 15 | Giulio Glorioso | | | 10 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | Ret | | | 6 | 9 | | | | | 5 |
| 16 | Giacomo Ricci | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ret | | | 5 |
| 17 | Francesco Prandi | 11 | Ret | 11 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 5 |
| 18 | Nicolò Piancastelli | | | 13 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 19 | Angelo Fabrizio Comi | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| 20 | Valentino Sebastiani | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 21 | Ivan Tramontozzi | 13 | 14 | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 22 | Federico Glorioso | | | | | | | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 23 | Matteo Davenia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 10 | 0 |
| 24 | Jimmy Auby | | | | | | | 11 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Khalil Beschir | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | MUG | MUG | MAG | MAG | MON | MON | MUG | MUG | VAR | VAR | MIS | MIS | ADR | ADR | VAL | 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) |