Italian Formula Renault Championship

Formula Renault 2.0 Italia was a Formula Renault 2.0 racing series that is based in Italy. The series raced mostly on Italian races but it had regular races at Belgium's Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and in Spain.

Italian Formula Renault Championship

Category	Formula Renault 2.0
Country	Italy
Inaugural season	2000
Folded	2012
Constructors	Tatuus
Engine suppliers	Renault
Last Drivers' champion	Kevin Gilardoni
Last Teams' champion	GSK Grand Prix
Official website	renaultsportitalia.it

Several Formula One drivers raced in this series, including Felipe Massa, Kamui Kobayashi, Robert Kubica and Pastor Maldonado.

Regulations

Each championship round included 2 races lasting about 30 minutes. Points were awarded as follows:

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

In each race, 1 bonus point was awarded for pole position and 1 point for fastest lap. Only classified drivers were awarded points.

Champions

Season	Series Name	Champion	Team Champion	Winter Cup Champion
2000	Formula Renault 2000 Italia	Felipe Massa	Cram Competition	Ronnie Quintarelli
2001		Ryan Briscoe	Prema Powerteam	Roberto Streit
2002		José María López	Cram Competition	Toni Vilander
2003		Franck Perera	Prema Powerteam	Pastor Maldonado
2004		Pastor Maldonado	Cram Competition	Mikhail Aleshin
2005	Formula Renault 2.0 Italia	Kamui Kobayashi	Jenzer Motorsport	Atte Mustonen
2006		Dani Clos	Cram Competition	Jaime Alguersuari
2007		Mika Mäki	Epsilon Red Bull Team	César Ramos
2008		Pål Varhaug	Jenzer Motorsport	Daniel Mancinelli
2009		Daniel Mancinelli	CO2 Motorsport
2010		Francesco Frisone	Viola Formula Racing
2011	Challenge Formula Renault 2.0	Andrea Boffo	Team Torino Motorsport
2012	Formula Renault 2.0 Italia	Kevin Gilardoni	GSK Grand Prix

External links

• RenaultSportItalia.it, Formula Renault 2.0 official website.