2022 Drexler-Automotive Formula 3 Cup

The 2022 Drexler-Automotive Formula 3 Cup was the 41st Austria Formula 3 Cup season and the fourth Drexler-Automotive Formula 3 Cup season.

Teams and drivers

All Cup cars were built before 2018, Trophy cars were built between 1990 and 2007, and Open class have more powerful engines.^[1]^[2]

Team	Chassis	Engine	No.	Driver	Class	Rounds
Franz Wöss Racing	Dallara F309	Volkswagen	1	David Richert	C	All
	Dallara F308	Opel-Spiess	9	Luca Iannaccone	C	1–5, 7–8
		Mercedes	12	Thomas Amweg	C	6
		NEB Mugen	15	Daniel Tapinos	C	1–2, 4, 8
	Dallara F318	Mercedes	19	Cian Carey	O	2–3
Jo Zeller Racing	Dallara F306	Mercedes	2	Urs Rüttimann	T	4, 6
	Dallara F308	Mercedes	3	Marcel Tobler	C	3, 6
	Dallara F308	Mercedes	11	Kurt Böhlen	C	6, 8
	Dallara F312	Mercedes	44	Sandro Zeller	C	2–8
Chabr Motorsport	Dallara F308	Mugen	4	Thomas Chabr	C	3–4, 6–7
Speed Center	Dallara F308	Mercedes	5	Christian Zeller	C	6
	Dallara F317	Toyota	13	Philipp Todtenhaupt	O	1, 6
	Dallara F308	Toyota	180	Patrick Harmuth	C	6
	Dallara F314	Toyota	188	Thomas Zeltner	O	6
SAPE-Motorsport s.r.o	Dallara	Toyota	6	Vaclav Laušmán	O	4, 6–7
Facondini Racing	Dallara F308	Fiat	6	Enrico Milani	C	3
Facondini Racing	Dallara F308	Fiat	41	Franco Cimarelli	O	2–3
Puresport	Dallara F320	Mercedes	8	Dino Rasero	O	4–5
Puresport	Dallara F309	Mercedes	14	Andrea Benalli	O	4–5
Vadum Racing	Tatuus T-318	Renault	10	Juju Noda	O	2, 4, 7
Vadum Racing	Tatuus N.T07	Honda	14	Vaclav Šafář	O	7
ASD Living KC	Dallara F308	Toyota	12	Umberto Vaglio	C	2–3
G Force Racing	Dallara		12	Guido Luchetti	C	8
Gender Racing Team	Dallara F313	Toyota	17	Nikolas Szabo	O	4, 7
Sud Motorsport	Dallara F311	Fiar	18	Jean Luc Neri	C	2, 6
Team Automobile Tricolore	Dallara F312	Volkswagen	20	Stig Larsen	C	4–5, 8
Team Automobile Tricolore	Mygale F3	Fiat	39	Edoardo Bonamoni	C	4–5, 8
One Management	Dallara F312	Volkswagen	21	Renato Papaleo	O	4
Vogtland Racing Team	Dallara F308	Toyota	22	Danny Luderer	C	6–8
Effective Racing Team	Dallara 320	Mercedes	27	Vladimir Netušil	O	7
Privateer	Dallara F308	Fiat	28	Giorgio Berto	C	2, 5
Nannini Racing	Dallara F317	Toyota	42	Davide Pedetti	O	4–5
Magyar Racing Team	Tatuus N.T07	Honda	46	Janos Magyar	O	1–2, 4, 7
Privateer	Dallara F308	Fiat	46	Riccardo Perego	O	3–5, 8
HAT Powertrain	Dallara F313	Volkswagen	51	Bernardo Pellegrini	O	4–5, 8
HKC Academy Racing	Dallara F308	Fiat	57	Jan Matyas	C	4, 7
Solution Racing SE	Dallara F314	Toyota	63	Benjamin Berta	O	1–2
Team Hoffmann Racing	Dallara F314	Toyota	63	Benjamin Berta	O	3–8
Team Hoffmann Racing	Dallara F314	Toyota	64	Benjamin Dam	O	7
Racing by Italy	Dallara F308	Volkswagen	75	Mei Shibi	C	4, 8
Privateer	Dallara F308	Fiat	83	Daniele Radrizzani	C	2–3, 5
Privateer	Dallara F308	Fiat	88	Francesco Solfaroli	C	2, 5
ASU NV Racing	Dallara 320	Volkswagen	212	Paolo Brajnik	O	1, 4–5, 8
Privateer	Dallara F316	Volkswagen	999	Attila Penzes	O	1, 4
Sources:

Icon	Class
C	Championship
T	Trophy
O	Open

Notes

Race calendar and results

Series finale at Mugello was originally scheduled for 23 October, but later date was moved a week earlier.

R.	RN	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Cup Winner	Winning Team	Open Winner
1	1	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	9 April	Benjamin Berta	Benjamin Berta	Daniel Tapinos	Franz Wöss Racing	Benjamin Berta
1	2	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	10 April	Paolo Brajnik	Attila Penzes	David Richert	Franz Wöss Racing	Attila Penzes
2	1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	23 April	Paolo Brajnik^{[N 1]}	Paolo Brajnik^{[N 1]}	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Cian Carey^{[N 2]}
2	2	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	24 April	Paolo Brajnik^{[N 1]}	Paolo Brajnik^{[N 1]}	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Cian Carey^{[N 2]}
3	1	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	7 May	Sandro Zeller	Bernardo Pellegrini^{[N 3]}	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Paolo Brajnik
3	2	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	8 May	Sandro Zeller	Bernardo Pellegrini^{[N 3]}	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Bernardo Pellegrini
4	1	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	4 June	Sandro Zeller	Paolo Brajnik	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Paolo Brajnik
4	2	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	5 June	Bernardo Pellegrini	Paolo Brajnik	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Bernardo Pellegrini
5	1	Autodromo Vallelunga, Vallelunga	2 July	Paolo Brajnik	Sandro Zeller	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Paolo Brajnik
5	2	Autodromo Vallelunga, Vallelunga	3 July	TBD	Paolo Brajnik	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Paolo Brajnik
6	1	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	30 July	Benjamin Berta	Benjamin Berta	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Benjamin Berta
6	2	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	31 July	Sandro Zeller	Benjamin Berta	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Benjamin Berta
7	1	Brno Circuit, Brno	11 September	Sandro Zeller	Sandro Zeller	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Benjamin Berta
7	2	Brno Circuit, Brno	12 September	Benjamin Berta	Benjamin Berta	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Benjamin Berta
8	1	Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero	15 October	Paolo Brajnik	Paolo Brajnik	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Paolo Brajnik
8	2	Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero	16 October	TBA	Sandro Zeller	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Benjamin Berta
Sources:^[3]

Footnote

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Brajnik was competing in the F2000 Italian Formula Trophy which shared the track with this championship.
^ ^a ^b Paolo Brajnik was winner, while he competed in the F2000 Italian Formula Trophy
^ ^a ^b Pellegrini was competing in the F2000 Italian Formula Trophy which shared the track with this championship.

Championship standings

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Main	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Half points were awarded if less than 5 competitors participated. Standings for all competitions are shown below.^[4]

Drexler-Automotive Formula 3 Cup

Pos	Driver	HUN		MON		IMO		RBR		VAL		HOC		BRN		MUG		Pts
1	Sandro Zeller			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	350
2	David Richert	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	2	2	3	3	252.5
3	Thomas Chabr					6	5	3	3			5	5	4	4			92
4	Luca Iannaccone	3	2	6	5	DNS	7	7	8	6	6			5	6	9	11	84.5
5	Francesco Solfaroli			4	6					3	2					4	4	77
6	Kurt Böhlen											2	2			2	2	72
7	Marcel Tobler					3	2					4	3					60
8	Daniel Tapinos	1	3	Ret	3			4	Ret							6	Ret	55
9	Eduardo Bonamoni							6	6	4	4					7	6	54
10	Daniele Radrizzani			5	Ret	5	6			7	7					8	8	48
11	Umberto Vaglio			3	4	4	Ret											39
12	Jan Matyas							7	WD					3	3			36
13	Danny Luderer											8	WD	6	5	5	Ret	34
13	Stig Larsen							5	7	5	9					11	9	28
15	Urs Rüttiman							NC	4			9	6					22
16	Enrico Milani					7	4											18
17	Giorgio Berto			7	Ret					9	5							18
18	Mei Shini							Ret	5							12	7	16
19	Patrick Harmuth											8	7					10
20	Jean Luc Neri			Ret	Ret					8	8					10	10	10
21	Guido Luchetti															Ret	5	10
22	Christian Zeller											6	Ret					8
Pos	Driver	HUN		MON		IMO		RBR		VAL		HOC		BRN		MUG		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)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Drexler-Automotive Formula 3 Open

Pos	Driver	HUN		MON		IMO		RBR		VAL		HOC		BRN		MUG		Pts
1	Benjamin Berta	1	Ret	2	2	2	1	4	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	1	257.5
2	Paolo Brajnik	2	4					1	2	1	1					1	2	166
3	Janos Magyar	4	2	4	4			6	5					5	4			94
4	Bernardo Pellegrini							10	1	4	3					2	3	86
5	Cian Carey			1	1	1	2											71.5
6	Dino Rasero							2	3	3	4							60
7	Riccardo Perego					3	Ret	9	Ret	5	6					4	4	51.5
8	Juju Noda			5	5			5	7					7	7			48
9	Andrea Benalli							7	8	7	7					5	5	42
10	Attila Penzes	3	1					WD	WD									40
11	Philipp Todtenhaupt	5	3									4	4					37
12	Nikolas Szabo							8	WD					2	3			37
13	Franco Cimarelli			3	3	4	Ret											36
14	Renato Papaleo							3	6	Ret	5							33
15	Benjamin Dam													4	2			30
16	Vladimir Netušil													3	5			25
17	Vaclav Laušmán							12	10			2	2	8	NC			23
18	Vaclav Šafář													6	6			16
19	Thomas Zeltner											3	3					15
20	Davide Pedetti							11	9	6	Ret							10
Pos	Driver	HUN		MON		IMO		RBR		VAL		HOC		BRN		MUG		Pts

References

^ "Formula 3 remains the driving force". www.afr-pokale.com. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ "Announcement For Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup 2021" (PDF). www.afr-pokale.com. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ "Preliminary schedule for 2022 fixed". www.drexler-formel-cup.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ "Drexler-Automotive Formel 3 Cup 2022" (PDF). www.drexler-formel-cup.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

External links

Website of the AFR Cups [German]

[Pole2-3] Brajnik was competing in the F2000 Italian Formula Trophy which shared the track with this championship.

[Winner-4] Paolo Brajnik was winner, while he competed in the F2000 Italian Formula Trophy

[Pole-5] Pellegrini was competing in the F2000 Italian Formula Trophy which shared the track with this championship.

[Formula3-1] "Formula 3 remains the driving force". www.afr-pokale.com. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[2] "Announcement For Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup 2021" (PDF). www.afr-pokale.com. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[6] "Preliminary schedule for 2022 fixed". www.drexler-formel-cup.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

[7] "Drexler-Automotive Formel 3 Cup 2022" (PDF). www.drexler-formel-cup.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

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