2011 Formula Abarth season

The 2011 Formula Abarth season was the seventh season of the former Formula Azzurra, and the second under its guise of "Formula Abarth". It was the first split in European and Italian series.

2011 Formula Abarth
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The Italian Championship began on 17 April in Vallelunga, while European Championship on 8 May in Valencia. They finished together on 16 October in Monza.

Teams and drivers
Team No. Driver Rounds
Prema Powerteam[1] 2 Bruno Bonifacio[2] 7–10
3 Luca Ghiotto[3] All
11 Vicky Piria[1] All
Uboldi Corse[4] 5 Luca Defendi[4] 1
BVM[5] 7 Gerrard Barrabeig[5] All
8 Lorenzo Camplese[5] 1–4
9 Mario Marasca[5] All
10 Michael Heche[5] All
16 Gregor Ramsay[6] 9–10
Euronova Racing by Fortec[7] 12 Sergey Sirotkin[8] 6–10
13 Dmitry Suranovich[2] 7–10
15 Emanuele Zonzini[9] 10
35 Alessandra Brena[7] 1, 3–5
51 Yoshitaka Kuroda[10] 1, 3–6, 8–9
Composit Motorsport[11] 14 Paolo Bonetti[6] 9–10
15 Emanuele Zonzini[11] 1, 3–6, 8–9
48 Nick Cassidy[12] 8
Jenzer Motorsport[13] 18 Patric Niederhauser[13] All
19 Robert Visoiu[13] All
20 Sergey Sirotkin[13] 1–5
Samin Gómez[2] 7–10
22 Kevin Jörg[6] 9–10
Cram Competition[14] 21 Giorgio Roda[14] 1–9
23 Victor Franzoni[8] 6
39 Nicolas Costa[11] 1–9
JD Motorsport[11] 24 Antonio Spavone[11] 1, 3–10
25 Riccardo Agostini[15] 5–10
26 Jimmy Antunes[2] 7–10
41 Dario Orsini[16] 4–6, 8
EuroInternational[17] 29 Dustin Sofyan[17] 2, 4, 6–9
30 Samin Gómez[18] 2, 4
Lorenzo Camplese[8] 6–9
Diegi Motorsport[19] 31 Lorenzo Foglia[19] 1, 3–4
Island Motorsport[15] 5–6, 9
45 Andrea Barbirato[15] 5
46 Santiago Urrutia[20] 9–10
Villorba Corse[21] 33 Riccardo Agostini[22] 1–4
Victoria World[11] 37 Roman de Beer[11] 1, 3–4
Team Costarica[6] 38 Valeria Carballo[6] 9–10
Emmebi Motorsport[23] 41 Dario Orsini[23] 1, 3, 9
TomCat Racing[24] 45 Andrea Barbirato[24] 1
Class
European/Italian Championship
National Trophy

Race calendar and results

On 19 November 2010, the calendar for both series was presented in a press conference held in Varano.[25]

Round Circuit Country Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano  Italy 17 April Patric Niederhauser Patric Niederhauser Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport
R2 Patric Niederhauser Michael Heche BVM
2 R1 Valencia Circuit  Spain 7 May Michael Heche Patric Niederhauser Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport
R2 8 May Sergey Sirotkin Sergey Sirotkin Jenzer Motorsport
3 R1 Autodromo Riccardo Paletti, Varano  Italy 22 May Patric Niederhauser Patric Niederhauser Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport
R2 Patric Niederhauser Lorenzo Camplese BVM
4 R1 Misano World Circuit, Misano Adriatico  Italy 4 June Gerrard Barrabeig Michael Heche Gerrard Barrabeig BVM
R2 5 June Roman de Beer Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport
5 R1 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola  Italy 16 July Luca Ghiotto Gerrard Barrabeig Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport
R2 17 July Luca Ghiotto Michael Heche BVM
6 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps  Belgium 6 August Michael Heche Lorenzo Camplese Sergey Sirotkin Euronova Racing by Fortec
R2 7 August Patric Niederhauser Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport
7 R1 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg  Austria 27 August Patric Niederhauser Sergey Sirotkin Sergey Sirotkin Euronova Racing by Fortec
R2 28 August Patric Niederhauser Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport
8 R1 Mugello Circuit  Italy 2 October Sergey Sirotkin Sergey Sirotkin Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport
R2 Mario Marasca1 Mario Marasca BVM
Lorenzo Camplese EuroInternational
9 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza  Italy 16 October Michael Heche Luca Ghiotto Sergey Sirotkin Euronova Racing by Fortec
R2 Patric Niederhauser1 Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport
10 R1 Circuit de Catalunya  Spain 30 October Michael Heche Patric Niederhauser Sergey Sirotkin Euronova Racing by Fortec
R2 Patric Niederhauser Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport
  European championship
  Italian championship
  Both championships
  • 1 Fastest lap recorded by Yoshitaka Kuroda, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point.

Championship standings
  • Points were awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PP FL
Race 1 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 1 1
Race 2 13 11 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1

Italian Championship

Drivers' standings
Pos Driver VAL
 VAR
 MIS
 IMO
 SPA
 MUG
 MNZ
 Pts
1 Patric Niederhauser 1 4 1 2 DSQ 8 1 Ret Ret 1 1 16 3 1 149
2 Sergey Sirotkin 14 3 3 3 2 5 3 Ret 1 8 3 3 1 Ret 136
3 Michael Heche 3 1 9 7 3 10 2 1 2 10 4 9 2 5 131
4 Gerrard Barrabeig 9 Ret 2 4 1 Ret 4 2 3 5 11 5 10 Ret 101
5 Nicolas Costa 6 2 4 6 Ret 6 6 5 7 4 Ret 21 5 4 84
6 Robert Visoiu 8 8 16 5 4 1 Ret 3 8 17 7 Ret 19 2 69
7 Riccardo Agostini 4 9 8 13 10 12 5 6 5 7 8 15 4 Ret 66
8 Mario Marasca 10 10 11 10 9 11 7 7 6 6 6 2 DNS 15 57
9 Luca Ghiotto 7 7 Ret 15 7 3 Ret 12 9 15 10 14 7 Ret 42
10 Lorenzo Camplese 21 Ret 6 1 6 20 15 3 5 1 11 DNS 40
11 Roman de Beer 5 5 5 14 Ret 2 36
12 Emanuele Zonzini 13 12 12 8 8 9 8 4 10 12 17 8 15 6 34
13 Antonio Spavone 12 14 10 9 Ret 19 12 8 11 11 15 12 22 9 12
14 Bruno Bonifacio 14 6 9 Ret 10
15 Vicky Piria 11 11 14 Ret 14 15 Ret 10 16 13 12 18 8 Ret 9
16 Samin Gómez 13 16 Ret 10 12 7 8
17 Nick Cassidy 16 7 6
18 Santiago Urrutia 13 8 4
19 Giorgio Roda 18 Ret 13 16 12 14 9 9 13 Ret Ret 13 14 Ret 4
20 Dario Orsini 15 Ret 17 12 11 13 10 11 12 14 19 11 18 Ret 4
21 Victor Franzoni DSQ 9 3
22 Kevin Jörg 21 10 2
23 Paolo Bonetti 16 11 1
24 Dmitry Suranovich 13 17 23 Ret 1
25 Lorenzo Foglia 19 Ret 18 Ret 16 18 11 Ret 14 16 18 22 17 13 0
26 Alessandra Brena 16 15 15 11 15 17 Ret DNS 0
27 Jimmy Antunes Ret 20 Ret 12 0
28 Andrea Barbirato 20 16 13 Ret 0
29 Luca Defendi 17 13 0
30 Valeria Carballo 20 14 0
Gregor Ramsay Ret DNS 0
Ineligible drivers
Dustin Sofyan 17 7 4 Ret 9 4 Ret DNS 0
National Trophy
1 Yoshitaka Kuroda 2 6 7 Ret 5 4 Ret 13 Ret 2 2 19 6 3 192
Pos Driver VAL
 VAR
 MIS
 IMO
 SPA
 MUG
 MNZ
 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' standings
Pos Team VAL
 VAR
 MIS
 IMO
 SPA
 MUG
 MNZ
 Pts
1 Jenzer Motorsport 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 3 8 1 1 10 3 1 182
2 BVM 3 1 2 1 1 10 2 1 2 5 4 2 2 5 176
3 Cram Competition 6 2 4 6 12 6 6 5 7 4 Ret 13 5 4 85
4 Euronova Racing by Fortec 16 15 15 11 15 17 Ret DNS 1 8 3 3 1 Ret 70
5 JD Motorsport 12 14 10 9 11 13 5 6 5 7 8 12 4 9 54
6 Prema Powerteam 7 7 14 15 7 3 Ret 10 9 13 10 6 7 Ret 47
7 Composit Motorsport 13 12 12 8 8 9 8 4 10 12 16 7 15 6 35
8 Villorba Corse 4 9 8 13 10 12 22
9 Victoria World 5 14 Ret 2 19
10 EuroInternational 13 7 4 3 5 1 11 DNS 12
11 Diegi Motorsport
Island Motorsport		 19 Ret 18 Ret 16 18 11 Ret 14 16 18 22 13 8 4
12 Emmebi Motorsport 15 Ret 17 12 18 Ret 0
13 TomCat Racing 20 16 0
14 Uboldi Corse 17 13 0
15 Team Costarica 20 14 0
Pos Team VAL
 VAR
 MIS
 IMO
 SPA
 MUG
 MNZ
 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

European Championship

Drivers' standings
Pos Driver VRT
 MIS
 SPA
 RBR
 MUG
 MNZ
 CAT
 Pts
1 Sergey Sirotkin 2 1 2 5 1 8 1 2 3 3 1 Ret 1 4 175
2 Patric Niederhauser 1 2 DSQ 8 Ret 1 2 1 1 16 3 1 Ret 2 138
3 Michael Heche 13 4 3 10 2 10 4 4 4 9 2 5 Ret 8 98
4 Robert Visoiu 6 6 4 1 8 17 Ret 5 7 Ret 19 2 5 1 81
5 Gerrard Barrabeig 5 5 1 Ret 3 5 8 Ret 11 5 10 Ret 6 10 72
6 Luca Ghiotto 12 Ret 7 3 9 15 3 6 10 14 7 Ret 2 3 65
7 Lorenzo Camplese 3 7 6 20 15 3 7 14 5 1 11 DNS 59
8 Riccardo Agostini 7 9 10 12 5 7 5 3 8 15 4 Ret Ret 7 54
9 Nicolas Costa 4 10 Ret 6 7 4 6 9 Ret 21 5 4 52
10 Mario Marasca 8 8 9 11 6 6 10 11 6 2 DNS 15 Ret 5 46
11 Dustin Sofyan Ret 3 17 7 4 Ret 12 15 9 4 Ret DNS 33
12 Yoshitaka Kuroda 5 4 Ret 2 2 19 6 3 26
13 Emanuele Zonzini 8 9 10 12 17 8 15 6 3 6 23
14 Antonio Spavone Ret 19 11 11 11 8 15 12 22 9 4 11 18
15 Bruno Bonifacio Ret 7 14 6 9 Ret Ret 9 14
16 Roman de Beer Ret 2 12
17 Samin Gómez 10 12 13 16 13 10 Ret 10 12 7 11 14 11
18 Vicky Piria 9 11 14 15 16 13 15 12 12 18 8 Ret 9 15 8
19 Kevin Jörg 21 10 7 13 7
20 Jimmy Antunes 9 16 Ret 20 Ret 12 8 12 6
21 Santiago Urrutia 13 8 13 17 5
22 Nick Cassidy 14 7 4
23 Victor Franzoni DSQ 9 2
24 Paolo Bonetti 16 11 14 16 2
25 Dmitry Suranovich 16 13 13 17 23 Ret 10 18 1
26 Dario Orsini 11 13 12 14 19 11 18 Ret 0
27 Giorgio Roda 11 Ret 12 14 13 Ret 14 17 Ret 13 14 Ret 0
28 Gregor Ramsay Ret DNS 12 Ret 0
29 Lorenzo Foglia 16 18 14 16 18 22 17 13 0
30 Valeria Carballo 20 14 15 Ret 0
31 Alessandra Brena 15 17 0
Pos Driver VRT
 MIS
 SPA
 RBR
 MUG
 MNZ
 CAT
 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' standings
Pos Team VRT
 MIS
 SPA
 RBR
 MUG
 MNZ
 CAT
 Pts
1 Jenzer Motorsport 1 1 2 1 8 1 2 1 1 10 3 1 5 1 173
2 Euronova Racing by Fortec 5 4 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 Ret 1 4 148
3 BVM 3 4 1 11 2 5 4 4 4 2 2 5 6 5 134
4 Prema Powerteam 9 11 7 3 9 13 3 6 10 6 7 Ret 2 3 71
5 JD Motorsport 11 13 5 7 5 3 8 12 4 9 4 7 62
6 EuroInternational 10 3 13 7 4 3 7 14 5 1 11 DNS 60
7 Cram Competition 4 10 12 6 7 4 6 9 Ret 13 5 4 52
8 Composit Motorsport 8 9 10 12 16 7 15 11 14 16 12
9 Scuderia Victoria World Ret 2 11
10 Villorba Corse 7 9 10 12 7
11 Diegi Motorsport
Island Motorsport		 16 18 14 16 18 22 13 8 13 17 5
12 Team Costarica 20 14 15 Ret 0
Pos Team VRT
 MIS
 SPA
 RBR
 MUG
 MNZ
 CAT
 Pts

Rookies' standings
Pos Driver VRT
 MIS
 SPA
 RBR
 MUG
 MNZ
 CAT
 Pts
1 Gerrard Barrabeig 5 5 1 Ret 3 5 8 Ret 11 5 10 Ret 6 10 158
2 Luca Ghiotto 12 Ret 7 3 9 15 3 6 10 14 7 Ret 2 3 157
3 Robert Visoiu 6 6 4 1 8 17 Ret 5 7 Ret 19 2 5 1 148
4 Giorgio Roda 11 Ret 12 14 13 Ret 14 17 Ret 13 14 Ret 70
5 Emanuele Zonzini 8 9 10 12 17 8 15 6 3 6 62
6 Dmitry Suranovich 16 13 13 17 23 Ret 10 18 48
7 Santiago Urrutia 13 8 13 17 31
8 Dario Orsini 11 13 12 14 19 11 18 Ret 30
9 Kevin Jörg 21 10 7 13 27
10 Paolo Bonetti 16 11 14 16 23
11 Lorenzo Foglia 16 18 14 16 18 22 17 13 16
12 Victor Franzoni DSQ 9 11
13 Alessandra Brena 15 17 9
Pos Driver VRT
 MIS
 SPA
 RBR
 MUG
 MNZ
 CAT
 Pts

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