The 2026 TopJet F2000 Italian Formula Trophy is a multi-event open-wheel single seater motor racing championship. This is the thirteenth season of the series, featuring a mix of professional and amateur drivers competing in different classes and using multiple kinds of Formula 3-, Formula Regional-. Formula Renault- and Formula 4-level machinery.
The championship continues its cooperation with the Austria Formula Cup, with the two series sharing grids and race slots on multiple race weekends.
Jo Zeller Racing driver Sandro Zeller defended his overall championship title with one race weekend to spare, and in doing so also won the class title in the Platinum Class. Stig Larsen won the Super Formula Class driving for G Motorsport, Speed Motor's Karim Sartori won the Silver Class title and privateer Sarene Ziffel was victorious in the Formula Entry Class.
Teams and drivers Teams and drivers competing in the F2000 Trophy will be divided into six classes: the Super Formula Class is open to Dallara F320 cars, while the Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze Classes are open to other older F3 cars and the Formula Entry Class lastly is open to Formula 4 and Formula Renault cars. The Formula Regional Class was discontinued, with the eligible cars only scoring points in the overall standings, while the F2.0 Cup and both its subclasses were also stopped and the eligible cars placed in the Formula Entry Class. TeamNo.DriverCarEngineRoundsSuper Formula Class entries Franz Wöss Racing12 Christof LedermannDallara F320Mercedes HWA1–3, 5 Ludwig KronawitterDallara F320420 Stig LarsenDallara F320Mercedes HWA1–6 Giordano Motorsport21 Umberto VaglioDallara F313Toyota2–3, 5Formula Regional entries (only scoring overall points) Viola Formula Racing3 Arthur LorimierTatuus F3 T-3265–6 Valentino Racing Team4 Valentino CarofanoTatuus F3 T-318Alfa Romeo3 Markus Leidinger8 Markus LeidingerTatuus F3 T-3185 Ruote Scoperte30 Andrea MasciTatuus F3 T-318Renault3 Alpha Racing32 Sandro de VirgilisTatuus F3 T-318Renault3 Henry Morrogh Drivers School37 Matteo ZoccaliTatuus F3 T-318Renault1–5 Kermor Motorsport68 Zeno KovacsTatuus F3 T-3185Platinum Class entries Corbetta Racing2 Laurence BalestriniDallara F314Volkswagen1–6 Puresport14 Andrea BenalliDallara F317Mercedes HWA1–6 Nannini Racing18 Marco FalciDallara F317Volkswagen1–3 Perego Racing46 Riccardo PeregoDallara F317Volkswagen1–2, 4–6 Jo Zeller Racing44 Sandro ZellerDallara F312Mercedes HWA1–6 GF Motorsport49 Filippo GolinDallara F3172, 4–6 Racing in Italy88 Mei ShibiDallara F3085 One Motorsport88 Francesco SolfaroliDallara F317Volkswagen3, 5–6 Antonino Racing777 Antonino PellegrinoDallara F393Toyota3–4, 6Gold Class entries Jo Zeller Racing4 Urs RüttimannDallara F308Volkswagen2, 4–5 Facondini Racing6 Enrico MilaniDallara F308FPT2–4 Corbetta Racing13 Sergio TerriniDallara F3175 Team Hoffmann Racing22 André PetropoulosDallara F316Opel Spiess1–3 Sud Motorsport33 Giuseppe MarinaroDallara F3105 Salvatore MarinaroDallara F3106 F. C. Racing41 Franco CimarelliDallara F312Volkswagen2–4 Nannini Racing42 Davide PedettiDallara F317Toyota2–3 ADAC Südbayern e.V.91 Nicolas LöfflerDallara F312Mercedes HWA1–2, 5 Team Perodi92 Romano CataldoDallara F316Toyota1Silver Class entries Speed Motor7 Karim SartoriDallara F308Toyota1–2, 4–5 Giordano Motorsport10 Luca IannaconeDallara F308FPT1–2, 521 Umberto VaglioDallara F313Toyota4 One Motorsport28 Federico PorriDallara F308FPT3 Bellspeed27 Patrick BellezzaDallara F300Fiat2–3, 6 Corbetta Racing51 Angelo Fabrizio ComiMygale F32, 4–6 CMS Racing72 Felice PalazzoDallara F3086 Ruote Scoperte79 Fabio TurchettoDallara F3085–6Formula Entry Class entries Henry Morrogh Drivers School9 Giovanni CiccarelliTatuus F4 T-421Abarth2 PLM Racing18 Domenico TerronTatuus FR2.0Renault5 Team Thomas Clausi23 Bruno MottezTatuus FR2.0Renault5 Derva Corse ASD24 Marco de ToffolTatuus FR2.0Renault3, 6 Team Sarene Ziffel31 Sarene ZiffelTatuus FR2.0Renault1–2, 4–5 Ruote Scoperte34 Sergio ContiTatuus F4 T-4216 Vessicchio Corse50 Antonio VessicchioTatuus Formula AzzurraFiat3 Valdelsa Classic Motor Club59 Riccardo RossiTatuus FR2.0Renault2 Kermor Motorsport114 Vida BenedekTatuus FR2.0Renault5 Franz Wöss Racing125 Robert SiskaTatuus FR2.0Renault5 Red Rose Racing by LRT175 Alexander FritzTatuus FR2.0Renault2181 Stefan Eisinger-SewaldTatuus FR2.0Renault2 Jo Zeller Racing717 Walter ManiTatuus FR2.0Renault4Sources:
Race calendar
The 2026 calendar was announced in late 2025. The Red Bull Ring returned after a one-year absence, while the Brno Circuit was absent from the schedule after debuting in 2025. The championship originally was to debut at Circuito Tazio Nuvolari, before the calendar was amended, removing that round and adding a second round at Misano World Circuit instead.
RoundCircuitDateSupport billMap of circuit locations1SR Red Bull Ring, Spielberg11 AprilFormula 4 CEZ ChampionshipGT Cup SeriesFR12 April2SR Imola Circuit, Imola25 AprilItalian GT Championship Sprint CupTCR Italy Touring Car ChampionshipFR26 April3SR Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma4 JulyPorsche Carrera Cup ItaliaGT4 Italian SeriesFR5 July4SR Misano World Circuit, Misano Adriatico18 JulyGT World Challenge Europe Sprint CupGT4 European SeriesFR19 July5SR Monza Circuit, Monza1 AugustEurocup-3Mitjet Italia Racing SeriesFR2 August6SR Misano World Circuit, Misano Adriatico19 SeptemberPorsche Carrera Cup ItaliaTCR Italy Touring Car ChampionshipFR20 September7SR Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero16–18 OctoberItalian National GT ChallengeMitjet Italia Racing SeriesFR
Race results RoundCircuitPole positionSuper Formula winnerPlatinum winnerGold winnerSilver winnerFormula Entry winner1SR Red Bull Ring Sandro Zeller Stig Larsen Sandro Zeller Nicolas Löffler Karim Sartori Sarene ZiffelFR Sandro Zeller Stig Larsen Sandro Zeller Nicolas Löffler Karim Sartori Sarene Ziffel2SR Imola Circuit Christof Ledermann Andrea Benalli André Petropoulos Karim Sartori Sarene ZiffelFR Sandro Zeller Stig Larsen Sandro Zeller Nicolas Löffler Karim Sartori Sarene Ziffel3SR Vallelunga Circuit Stig Larsen Sandro Zeller André Petropoulosno finishersno startersFR Sandro Zeller Stig Larsen Sandro Zeller Franco Cimarelli4SR Misano World Circuit Stig Larsen Sandro Zeller Franco Cimarelli Angelo Fabrizio Comi Walter ManiFR Sandro Zeller Stig Larsen Sandro Zeller Franco Cimarelli Karim Sartori Sarene Ziffel5SR Monza Circuit Christof Ledermann Riccardo Perego Nicolas Löffler Fabio Turchetto Sarene ZiffelFR Sandro Zeller Stig Larsen Sandro Zeller Nicolas Löffler Karim Sartori Vida Benedek6SR Misano World Circuit Stig Larsen Sandro Zellerno entrants Patrick Bellezzano entrantsFR Sandro Zeller Stig Larsen Sandro Zeller Patrick Bellezza7SR Mugello CircuitFR
Season report 14 cars entered the opening round of the 2026 season, held at the Red Bull Ring, and Jo Zeller Racing's Sandro Zeller led Puresport's Andrea Benalli in qualifying to take pole position. Benalli got the better start to the sprint race and passed the Swiss. The pair traded positions until Zeller solidified his lead, after which he built a gap and controlled the rest of the race. Benalli took second, with Franz Wöss Racing's Stig Larsen completing the podium. The feature race brought no challenges to Zeller's lead, with Benalli this time slotting in to second place right away, where he remained until the finish. Third went to Nannini Racing's Marco Falci, who recovered after a gearbox issue during race one.
Zeller continued his unbeaten run in qualifying for round two at Imola Circuit by claiming another pole position. However, that run would come to an end in the sprint race as Zeller was caught up in a collision that also eliminated Larsen and Falci. Benalli, now largely without competition, therefore claimed victory ahead of Perego Racing's Riccardo Perego and Franz Wöss Racing's Christof Ledermann. Zeller bounced back in the feature race by managing the race throughout two safety car phases and returning to the top step of the podium, while Benalli took second to hold on to a narrow overall championship lead and Falci took third despite a penalty following the incident in the sprint race.
Round three at Vallelunga Circuit saw yet another pole position in qualifying for Zeller. The sprint race began with misfortune for his rivals: Benalli and Falci collided and both ended up in the gravel, before further incidents for Ruote Scoperte's Andrea Masci and Corbetta's Laurence Balestrini saw Zeller able to take first place and lead Larsen and Ledermann to victory. The feature race was a more straightforward affair, as Zeller converted his pole position into an unthreatened victory, with Larsen second once again and Francesco Solfaroli third in his first weekend for his new One Competition team. With Benalli not scoring in either race, Zeller was able to greatly expand his championship lead.
The fourth weekend at Misano World Circuit brought the fourth feature race pole position for Zeller. That placed him eighth for the sprint race, but it took him just one lap to move into the lead. He managed the race throughout a safety car period and claimed his sixth victory of the season, ahead of Benalli and Perego. The feature race then saw the Swiss continue his dominance as he converted his pole position into yet another unchallenged victory, the fifth in a row in his campaign. Benalli took second again, but lost further ground in the championship as he fell to 64 points behind the Swiss. Larsen completed the podium to solidify his third place in the standings, a further 18 points in the rear.
The Monza Circuit hosted round five, where Zeller claimed pole position once again. The sprint race began with a multi-car crash and a red flag, before Zeller's recovery from his reverse-grid starting position was further halted by two safety car interruptions. He was in second when the race ended under yellow, handing victory to Perego as Ledermann took third. A heavy rain shower ahead of the feature race meant it started behind the safety car, but polesitter Zeller controlled proceedings and led every lap on his way to the win. Benalli took second after a race-long battle with Perego, bouncing back from a non-score in the sprint race but still finishing the weekend 68 points behind Zeller.
Standings
Scoring system Drivers score points in the overall standings, as well as in separate standings per class. Five points are awarded to each driver attending an event. Claiming the fastest lap per race per class awards a point if at least three cars took part in that class.
The shorter first race of each weekend, designated as the Sprint Race, sees finishing drivers score the following points: Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points20161311975321 The second race of each weekend, called the Feature Race, awards more points: Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points302318141197531 The final score will be formed by counting each drivers' five best sprint race scores, six best feature race scores as well as the attendance points and fastest lap points for all race weekends.
Drivers' standings
Overall standings