2005 Italian Formula Three Championship
# 2005 Italian Formula Three Championship

The 2005 Italian Formula Three Championship was the 41st Italian Formula Three Championship season. It began on 17 April at Adria and ended on 23 October at Misano after twelve races.

Luigi Ferrara of Corbetta Competizioni finished almost all races on podium position, including three wins at Imola, Monza and Misano to clinch the title. He finished nine points clear of Team Ghinzani driver Alexander Müller, who won race at Vallelunga, a race at Imola, both races at Mugello, race at Adria and the season-ending race at Misano. Third place went to Lucidi Motors driver Paolo Maria Nocera, who took three victories at Adria, Varano and Monza.

## Teams and drivers

All teams were Italian-registered and all cars competed on Michelin tyres.

Entry List :

| Team | No | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carlin / Ombra Racing | 1 | Basil Shaaban | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 1 |
| Carlin / Ombra Racing | 1 | Giuseppe Termine | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 3–4 |
| Carlin / Ombra Racing | 2 | Khalil Beschir | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 1 |
| Coloni Motorsport | 3 | Giacomo Piccini | Lola-Dome F106 | Spiess-Opel | 1–2 |
| Coloni Motorsport | 4 | Riccardo Mari | Lola-Dome F106 | Spiess-Opel | 1 |
| Lucidi Motors | 5 | Paolo Maria Nocera | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| Lucidi Motors | 6 | Giuseppe Termine | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | 1–2 |
| Corbetta Competizioni | 7 | Luigi Ferrara | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| Corbetta Competizioni | 8 | Francesco Dracone | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | 3–4 |
| Corbetta Competizioni | 15 | Giovanni Faraonio | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | 8–9 |
| Corbetta Competizioni | 15 | Fabrizio Crestani | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | 11–12 |
| Corbetta Competizioni | 16 | Davide Valsecchi | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | 5–7 |
| Target Racing | 9 | Riccardo Azzoli | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| Target Racing | 11 | Elias Papailias | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | 1, 3–12 |
| Passoli Racing | 12 | Maurizio Ceresoli | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| Passoli Racing | 36 | Massimo Torre | Dallara F304 | Spiess-Opel | 1–6 |
| Style Car Racing | 14 | Imeiro Brigliadori | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | All |
| Style Car Racing | 63 | Luca Di Cienzo | Dallara F399 | Fiat | 5–6 |
| RP Motorsport | 18 | Marcello Puglisi | Lola-Dome F106 | Spiess-Opel | 7 |
| Team Ghinzani | 22 | Alexander Müller | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | All |
| Team Ghinzani | 23 | Marco Cencetti | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 7 |
| Team Ghinzani | 24 | Marco Barba | Dallara F302 | Mugen-Honda | 8–9 |
| Imola Racing | 61 | Nicola Ortolani | Dallara F399 | Spiess-Opel | 3–4 |
| System Team | 62 | Alberto Morelli | Dallara F302 | Spiess-Opel | 3–4 |

## Calendar

All rounds were held in Italy.

| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Adria International Raceway | 17 April | Luigi Ferrara | Paolo Maria Nocera | Paolo Maria Nocera | Lucidi Motors |
| 2 | ACI Vallelunga Circuit | 8 May | Paolo Maria Nocera | Alexander Müller | Alexander Müller | Team Ghinzani |
| 3 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 18 June | Paolo Maria Nocera | Alexander Müller | Luigi Ferrara | Corbetta Competizioni |
| 4 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 19 June | Alexander Müller | Alexander Müller | Alexander Müller | Team Ghinzani |
| 5 | Mugello Circuit | 2 July | Alexander Müller | Riccardo Azzoli | Alexander Müller | Team Ghinzani |
| 6 | Mugello Circuit | 3 July | Alexander Müller | Alexander Müller | Alexander Müller | Team Ghinzani |
| 7 | Autodromo Riccardo Paletti | 11 September | Paolo Maria Nocera | Riccardo Azzoli | Paolo Maria Nocera | Lucidi Motors |
| 8 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 24 September | Paolo Maria Nocera | Paolo Maria Nocera | Luigi Ferrara | Corbetta Competizioni |
| 9 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 25 September | Luigi Ferrara | Paolo Maria Nocera | Paolo Maria Nocera | Lucidi Motors |
| 10 | Adria International Raceway | 9 October | Luigi Ferrara | Paolo Maria Nocera | Alexander Müller | Team Ghinzani |
| 11 | Misano World Circuit | 22 October | Luigi Ferrara | Riccardo Azzoli | Luigi Ferrara | Corbetta Competizioni |
| 12 | Misano World Circuit | 23 October | Paolo Maria Nocera | Alexander Müller | Alexander Müller | Team Ghinzani |

## Standings

* Points are awarded as follows:

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | PP | FL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | ADR | VAL | IMO | IMO | MUG | MUG | VAR | MNZ | MNZ | ADR | MIS | MIS | Pts |
| 1 | Luigi Ferrara | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 180 |
| 2 | Alexander Müller | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | DSQ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 171 |
| 3 | Paolo Maria Nocera | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 168 |
| 4 | Riccardo Azzoli | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 108 |
| 5 | Maurizio Ceresoli | 3 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 79 |
| 6 | Elias Papailias | 10 | | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 67 |
| 7 | Davide Valsecchi | | | | | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 35 |
| 8 | Massimo Torre | 8 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | 33 |
| 9 | Imeiro Brigliadori | | | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | | | | 24 |
| 10 | Marco Barba | | | | | | | | 4 | 5 | | | | 18 |
| 11 | Giuseppe Termine | 5 | 6 | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 12 | Riccardo Mari | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 13 | Fabrizio Crestani | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| 14 | Giacomo Piccini | 7 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 15 | Giovanni Faraonio | | | | | | | | Ret | 8 | | | | 3 |
| 16 | Marcello Puglisi | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 3 |
| 17 | Basil Shaaban | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 18 | Marco Cencetti | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 1 |
| 19 | Khalil Beschir | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Francesco Dracone | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| guest drivers ineligible for championship points |||||||||||||||
| | Nicola Ortolani | | | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Luca Di Cienzo | | | | | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Alberto Morelli | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | ADR | VAL | IMO | IMO | MUG | MUG | VAR | MNZ | MNZ | ADR | 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) |
