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.

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.

In the Italian championship, Patric Niederhauser won the series racing for Jenzer Motorsport with five wins and eight podiums at 149 points, thirteen ahead of runner-up and future Formula One driver Sergey Sirotkin who drove for Euronova Racing by Fortec. Third place was taken by Michaël Hêche, driving for BVM, a further five points behind Sirotkin.

The European championship saw Sirotkin win the series with five wins and 10 podiums at a points tally of 175, with Niederhauser 37 points behind. Hêche also took third place for the European Championship at 98 points.

Teams and drivers Team Driver Rounds Prema Powerteam 2 Bruno Bonifacio 7–10 3 Luca Ghiotto All 11 Vicky Piria All Uboldi Corse 5 Luca Defendi 1 BVM 7 Gerard Barrabeig All 8 Lorenzo Camplese 1–4 9 Mario Marasca All 10 Michaël Hêche All 16 Gregor Ramsay 9–10 Euronova Racing by Fortec 12 Sergey Sirotkin 6–10 13 Dmitry Suranovich 7–10 15 Emanuele Zonzini 10 35 Alessandra Brena 1, 3–5 51 Yoshitaka Kuroda 1, 3–6, 8–9 Composit Motorsport 14 Paolo Bonetti 9–10 15 Emanuele Zonzini 1, 3–6, 8–9 48 Nick Cassidy 8 Jenzer Motorsport 18 Patric Niederhauser All 19 Robert Visoiu All 20 Sergey Sirotkin 1–5 Samin Gómez 7–10 22 Kevin Jörg 9–10 Cram Competition 21 Giorgio Roda 1–9 23 Victor Franzoni 6 39 Nicolas Costa 1–9 JD Motorsport 24 Antonio Spavone 1, 3–10 25 Riccardo Agostini 5–10 26 Jimmy Antunes 7–10 41 Dario Orsini 4–6, 8 EuroInternational 29 Dustin Sofyan 2, 4, 6–9 30 Samin Gómez 2, 4 Lorenzo Camplese 6–9 Diegi Motorsport 31 Lorenzo Foglia 1, 3–4 Island Motorsport 5–6, 9 45 Andrea Barbirato 5 46 Santiago Urrutia 9–10 Villorba Corse 33 Riccardo Agostini 1–4 Victoria World 37 Roman de Beer 1, 3–4 Team 38 Valeria Carballo 9–10 Emmebi Motorsport 41 Dario Orsini 1, 3, 9 TomCat Racing 45 Andrea Barbirato 1 ClassEuropean/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.

Round Circuit Country Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano 17 April Patric Niederhauser Patric Niederhauser Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport R2 Patric Niederhauser Michaël Hêche BVM 2 R1 Valencia Circuit 7 May Michaël Hêche Patric Niederhauser Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport R2 8 May Sergey Sirotkin Sergey Sirotkin Jenzer Motorsport 3 R1 Autodromo Riccardo Paletti, Varano 22 May Patric Niederhauser Patric Niederhauser Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport R2 Patric Niederhauser Lorenzo Camplese BVM 4 R1 Misano World Circuit, Misano Adriatico 4 June Gerard Barrabeig Michaël Hêche Gerard Barrabeig BVM R2 5 June Roman de Beer Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport 5 R1 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola 16 July Luca Ghiotto Gerard Barrabeig Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport R2 17 July Luca Ghiotto Michaël Hêche BVM 6 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 6 August Michaël Hêche Lorenzo Camplese Sergey Sirotkin Euronova Racing by Fortec R2 7 August Patric Niederhauser Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 7 R1 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 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 2 October Sergey Sirotkin Sergey Sirotkin Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport R2 Mario Marasca1 Mario Marasca BVM Lorenzo Camplese EuroInternational 9 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza 16 October Michaël Hêche Luca Ghiotto Sergey Sirotkin Euronova Racing by Fortec R2 Patric Niederhauser1 Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 10 R1 Circuit de Catalunya 30 October Michaël Hêche Patric Niederhauser Sergey Sirotkin Euronova Racing by Fortec R2 Patric Niederhauser Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport

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 VLL 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 Michaël Hêche 3 1 9 7 3 10 2 1 2 10 4 9 2 5 4 Gerard 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 VLL VAR MIS IMO SPA MUG MNZ PtsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' standings Pos Team VLL 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 20 14 0 Pos Team VLL VAR MIS IMO SPA MUG MNZ Pts

European Championship

Drivers' standings Pos Driver VAL MIS SPA RBR MUG MNZ CAT Pts 1 Sergey Sirotkin 2 1 2 5 1 8 1 2 3 3 1 Ret 1 4 2 Patric Niederhauser 1 2 DSQ 8 Ret 1 2 1 1 16 3 1 Ret 2 138 3 Michaël Hêche 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 Gerard 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 VAL MIS SPA RBR MUG MNZ CAT PtsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' standings Pos Team VAL 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 20 14 15 Ret 0 Pos Team VAL MIS SPA RBR MUG MNZ CAT Pts

Rookies' standings Pos Driver VAL MIS SPA RBR MUG MNZ CAT Pts 1 Gerard 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 VAL MIS SPA RBR MUG MNZ CAT Pts

References

External links European Series Italian Series