2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia

2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia was the sixth season of the Italian Formula Renault Championship and the first under the name "Formula Renault 2.0 Italy." Most races were in Italy with one race at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium). Kamui Kobayashi, who went on to drive in Formula One, won the competition. Jenzer Motorsport won the team competition.

Atte Mustonen won the Winter Series, an off-season championship.

Drivers and Teams

2005 Entry List[1]
Team No. Driver name Rounds
Italy BVM Racing 2 Italy Federico Muggia All
6 Italy Gary Cester 1-3, 5-8
7 Italy Davide Rigon 1-6
Italy Cram Competition 3 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro All
4 Italy Luca Persiani 1-5
25 United Kingdom Ben Hanley All
29 United Kingdom Alexander Russell All
89 Italy Alex Frassineti 6-8
Italy Euronova Racing 5 Italy Marco Frezza All
8 Italy Alberto Costa All
17 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio All
Italy LP Motorsport Competition 9 Italy Laura Polidori 2, 4
Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport 10 Colombia Federico Montoya 1-4, 6-8
11 Germany Michael Ammermüller 1-4, 6-8
12 South Africa Adrian Zaugg 1-4, 6-8
18 Austria Walter Grubmüller 1-4, 6-8
19 Switzerland David Oberle 1-4, 6-8
Italy Durango Formula 14 Italy Niccolò Valentini 6-8
Italy Prema Powerteam 15 Japan Kamui Kobayashi 1-4, 6-8
69 Italy Matteo Chinosi All
San Marino W&D Racing 16 San Marino Paolo Meloni 1-6, 8
Italy IT Loox Racing Car 21 Italy Giandomenico Sposito 1-2, 4
36 Italy Nicola Gianniberti 7
37 Austria Reinhard Kofler 2-8
38 Italy Niki Sebastiani All
39 Italy Valentino Sebastiani All
Belgium Junior Racing Team 22 Romania Michael Herck 1
Italy CO2 Motorsport 23 Italy Cristian Corsini 1-5, 8
32 Italy Nicolò Pastore 8
77 Italy Enea Casoni 2
Italy Alan Racing Team 24 Italy Mauro Massironi Al
35 Italy Marco Mapelli 8
47 Italy Moreno Bruzzone 2-4
Italy JD Motorsport 26 Brazil Carlos Iaconelli 1-2
28 Italy Marcello Puglisi 1-4
Italy RP Motorsport 27 Italy Davide Valsecchi All
31 Italy Davide Giampapa 1
41 Finland Mika Leirilaakso 1-5
Italy Viola Formula Racing 33 Italy Manuele Gatto 1-4
Italy M&C Motorsport 42 Italy Ercole Mores 4
48 Italy Stefano Turchetto All
Switzerland Hirschi Racing Team 43 Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi 4
Italy Facondini Racing 44 Spain Oliver Campos-Hull All
45 Italy Filippo Ponti 1-4
46 Spain Dani Clos 1-4, 6, 8
Italy AP Motorsport 49 Italy Daniele Rosano 4
Italy CEK Team 51 Italy Marco Mocci 6
88 Italy Nicholas Risitano 1-2, 4
89 Italy Alex Frassineti 1-5

Calendar

Round Race Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1 Italy ACI Vallelunga Circuit April 10 Switzerland David Oberle Japan Kamui Kobayashi Germany Michael Ammermüller Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport
R2 Japan Kamui Kobayashi Japan Kamui Kobayashi Italy Prema Powerteam
2 R1 Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari May 15 Japan Kamui Kobayashi Japan Kamui Kobayashi Japan Kamui Kobayashi Italy Prema Powerteam
R2 Germany Michael Ammermüller Japan Kamui Kobayashi Italy Prema Powerteam
3 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps June 11 Japan Kamui Kobayashi Germany Michael Ammermüller Germany Michael Ammermüller Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport
R2 June 12 Germany Michael Ammermüller Germany Michael Ammermüller Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport
4 R1 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza June 25 Japan Kamui Kobayashi Japan Kamui Kobayashi Japan Kamui Kobayashi Italy Prema Powerteam
R2 June 26 Japan Kamui Kobayashi United Kingdom Ben Hanley Italy Cram Competition
R3 Japan Kamui Kobayashi Japan Kamui Kobayashi Italy Prema Powerteam
5 R1 Italy Mugello Circuit July 10 Italy Luca Persiani United Kingdom Ben Hanley United Kingdom Ben Hanley Italy Cram Competition
R2 United Kingdom Ben Hanley United Kingdom Ben Hanley Italy Cram Competition
6 R1 Italy Misano World Circuit September 3 Germany Michael Ammermüller Japan Kamui Kobayashi Italy Davide Rigon Italy BVM Racing
R2 September 4 Italy Davide Valsecchi United Kingdom Ben Hanley Italy Cram Competition
R3 United Kingdom Ben Hanley United Kingdom Ben Hanley Italy Cram Competition
7 R1 Italy Autodromo Riccardo Paletti September 25 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Italy Federico Muggia Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Italy Euronova Racing
8 R1 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza October 22 Japan Kamui Kobayashi United Kingdom Ben Hanley Japan Kamui Kobayashi Italy Prema Powerteam
R2 October 23 Japan Kamui Kobayashi United Kingdom Ben Hanley Italy Cram Competition

Championship standings

Each championship round included 2 or 3 races by rounds length of 30 minutes each. Points were awarded as follows:

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points 30 24 20 16 12 10 8 6 4 2

In each race, 2 additional points were awarded for pole position, and 2 for fastest lap.

Drivers

Pos[2][3] Driver Italy
VLL 		Italy
IMO 		Belgium
SPA 		Italy
MNZ1 		Italy
MUG 		Italy
MIS 		Italy VAR Italy
MNZ2 		Points
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
1 Japan Kamui Kobayashi Ret 1 1 1 3 2 1 3* 1 6 2 5 4 1 2 254
2 Germany Michael Ammermuller 1 2 2 2 1* 1 2 2 Ret 2 20 2 11 4 3 230
3 United Kingdom Ben Hanley 8 19 11 5 4 Ret 11 1 2 1 1 22 1 1 2 2 1 208
4 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio 3 5 27 7 2 4 12 6 5 3 7 5 4 7 1 9 4 179
5 South Africa Adrian Zaugg 4 3 5 3 28 3 Ret 20 4 4 3 3 12 3 19 142
6 Italy Davide Rigon 6 17 3 8 9 5 7 35 30 4 2 1 16 10 113
7 Italy Davide Valsecchi Ret Ret 9 10 10 11 9 32 3 2 6 Ret Ret 4 9 8 5 86
8 Italy Luca Persiani 5 Ret 4 6 11 12 3 26 32 7 4 74
9 Italy Federico Muggia 22 16 14 4 7 6 Ret 33 Ret 8 11 3 23 Ret Ret 21 7 52
10 Italy Gary Cester 25 9 29 30 6 9 6 3 7 Ret Ret Ret 28 10 52
11 Austria Reinhard Kofler 8 14 5 13 6 22 7 21 8 8 5 8 Ret 10 9 52
12 Switzerland David Oberle 26 4 25 21 Ret Ret 24 4 29 11 24 6 5 6 17 48
13 Italy Mauro Massironi Ret 28 6 11 12 10 10 27 6 5 5 24 19 Ret 16 14 14 47
14 Italy Marco Frezza 11 6 12 24 Ret 8 8 7 10 9 Ret 21 6 18 Ret 12 8 34
15 Brazil Carlos Iaconelli 2 10 Ret 9 30
16 Spain Dani Clos 16 14 7 16 8 7 Ret 21 31 9 17 9 15 Ret 28
17 Spain Oliver Campos-Hull Ret Ret 15 Ret 27 15 19 23 20 11 10 10 7 Ret 3 5 6 27
18 Colombia Federico Montoya Ret 12 18 12 Ret Ret 4 12 13 12 Ret 13 7 11 Ret 16
19 Italy Marcello Puglisi 7 7 Ret 32 13 Ret 16 24 26 16
20 Italy Simona de Silvestro 9 20 Ret Ret 19 17 14 5 9 14 Ret 17 9 Ret Ret 16 11 16
21 Finland Mika Leirilaakso 24 8 10 20 18 Ret Ret 29 16 12 9 12
22 Italy Nicola Gianniberti 6 10
23 Italy Alex Frassineti 23 13 24 13 21 20 13 37 Ret 17 16 23 8 11 8 7 9
24 Italy Manuele Gatto 13 Ret 16 Ret 29 14 15 8 8 9
25 Italy Matteo Chinosi 27 15 26 18 30 26 5 17 11 20 14 Ret 22 22 Ret 25 Ret 6
26 Italy Valentino Sebastiani 20 25 30 33 22 22 Ret 36 Ret 10 13 20 10 12 10 Ret 12 4
27 Austria Walter Grubmüller 10 21 19 23 15 16 Ret 10 Ret 25 21 23 15 13 15 3
28 Italy Stefano Turchetto 19 24 13 34 20 Ret Ret 9 27 22 19 16 Ret 19 14 20 24 2
29 Italy Filippo Ponti 12 11 28 17 16 18 Ret Ret Ret 24 21 0
30 Italy Cristian Corsini 17 Ret Ret 19 14 21 Ret 11 15 16 Ret 26 16 0
31 United Kingdom Alexander Russell 21 27 20 27 23 25 Ret 15 28 19 15 15 11 21 17 18 18 0
32 Italy Niki Sebastiani 14 23 22 22 24 Ret Ret 13 12 13 18 18 15 15 Ret 27 Ret 0
33 Italy Alberto Costa 15 18 21 15 17 19 20 25 22 15 12 19 13 16 13 17 22 0
34 Italy Marco Mocci 14 12 14 0
35 Italy Paolo Meloni 18 22 23 28 25 24 18 28 19 18 17 13 14 17 19 25 0
36 Italy Marco Mapelli 23 13 0
37 Italy Giandomenico Sposito Ret Ret 17 26 21 30 14 0
38 Switzerland Jonathan Hirschi 23 14 17 0
39 Italy Ercole Mores 25 16 24 0
40 Italy Moreno Bruzzone 31 29 26 23 17 31 18 0
41 Italy Niccolò Valentini 21 18 20 Ret 29 20 0
42 Italy Daniele Rosano 22 18 23 0
43 Italy Laura Polidori DNS 31 Ret 19 25 0
44 Italy Nicholas Risitano 28 26 Ret 25 Ret 34 21 0
45 Italy Nicolo Pastore 22 23 0
Italy Davide Giampapa Ret Ret
Belgium Michael Herck DNQ DNQ
Italy Enea Casoni DNQ DNQ

2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Winter Series

Twos meetings, each with two races were held at Adria International Raceway.

Winter Series points were awarded as follows:

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Points 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 6 4 2
Pos[3][4] Driver Team Italy ADR
Nov 20 		Italy ADR
Nov 26 		Points
1 2 3 4
1 Finland Atte Mustonen Korainen bros. Motorsport 1 3 3 Ret 44
2 Belgium Jonathan Thonon CO2 Motorsport 2 1 7 7 43
3 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio Euronova Racing Ret Ret 1* 1 40
4 Spain Oliver Campos-Hull Twin Cam Motorsport 3 2 6 6 39
5 Italy Marco Frezza Jenzer Motorsport 6 8 2 8 27
6 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Kiwi 8 12 Ret 2 26
7 Italy Valentino Sebastiani IT Loox Racing 5 5 4 Ret 18
8 Italy Niki Sebastiani IT Loox Racing 4 7 18 Ret 14
9 Romania Mihai Marinescu AP Motorsport 7 6 8 Ret 13
10 Italy Pasquale Di Sabatino Tomcat Racing 11 24 19 3 12
11 Austria Walter Grubmüller Jenzer Motorsport Ret 4 12 9 12
12 Mexico Pablo Sánchez López Alan Racing 10 10 Ret 4 12
13 Italy Stefano Turchetto Toby Racing 16 14 5 Ret 8
14 Italy Mirko Bortolotti Auinger 14 15 13 5 8
15 Italy Federico Muggia BVM Minardi 9 9 9 Ret 6
16 Finland Joonas Mannerjärvi MDR Motorsport 15 11 10 13 1
17 Italy Edoardo Mortara Prema Powerteam Ret 10 0
18 Italy Andrea Caldarelli RP Motorsport 13 16 11 11 0
19 Italy Nicolò Pastore CO2 Motorsport 12 19 16 Ret 0
20 United Kingdom Oliver Oakes Euronova Racing 20 20 20 12 0
21 Italy Alberto Costa Euronova Racing 18 13 0
22 Italy Marco Visconti Toby Racing 22 21 14 14 0
23 Finland Mikael Forsten RP Motorsport 19 22 15 16 0
24 Netherlands Danny Bleek RP Motorsport Ret 15 0
25 Italy Niccolò Valentini Team Durango 17 18 17 Ret 0
26 German Twin Cam Motorsport Ret 17 0
27 Italy Pietro Gandolfi AP Motorsport 21 23 21 Ret 0

References

  1. ^ "2005 season". Autosport. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. ^ Classifica piloti 2005 nuvolari3000.com
  3. ^ a b News Formula Renault 2.0 ITA nuvolari3000.com
  4. ^ Adria Raceway news Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine adriaraceway.com