The 2010 Formula Abarth season was the sixth season of the former
Formula Azzurra, and the first under its new guise of "Formula Abarth". It started on April 24 at
Misano and finished on October 14 in
Monza after fourteen races held at seven meetings.
Brandon Maïsano, part of the
Ferrari Driver Academy scheme and driving for BVM – Target Racing, won the Alboreto Trophy as overall champion, taking four victories and three second places for a championship-winning margin of 22 points over runner-up
Patric Niederhauser of the
Jenzer Motorsport team. Niederhauser assumed second place in the standings after finishing the season strongly, taking seven top-five finishes in the final eight races including a victory at
Varano and five third places.
JD Motorsport driver
Raffaele Marciello finished the season in third place, taking victories at Misano and Varano, with winless Jordi Cunill (
Prema Junior) and
Maxim Zimin (Jenzer Motorsport) taking five second places and two third places between them. Despite only competing in three meetings, Cunill's team-mate
Hannes van Asseldonk finished the season in sixth place, taking three main race victories and two fifth places. Other victories went to Jenzer's
Zoël Amberg, Prema's
Riccardo Agostini, JD's
Víctor Guerin and National Trophy competitor Simone Iaquinta of ARM Competition.
Iaquinta won the National Trophy, having won nine of the fourteen races in the class, having taken eight top-ten overall finishes including his victory at
Mugello. Having started the season at
RP Motorsport, Stefano Colombo ended the season as Iaquinta's team-mate, and wrapped up second place with a class second behind Iaquinta at Monza, having taken two wins during the season at Misano and the only win at
Magione, as the first race saw no finishers from the National Trophy. Federico Bonamico, who entered the season at round three, finished third for Scuderia Victoria World with one victory at
Vallelunga. Simone Taloni took the other victory for Winner Motorsport at
Imola. Prema Junior won the Teams' Championship by six points ahead of Jenzer Motorsport.
- Drivers competing in the main Alboreto Trophy (Main championship) were numbered from 1 to 59, with drivers competing in the secondary National Trophy numbered from 71 to 99.
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Icon
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Class
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C
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Championship – Alboreto Trophy
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T
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National Trophy
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* Drivers who participated in the non-championship round at Spa-Francorchamps.
Race calendar and results
All rounds, excluding
Magione (that was part of
Italian GT Championship weekend) supported the
Italian Formula Three Championship. In the view of a future international series, a non-championship round was held on the weekend of June 25–27 at
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, supporting
International GT Open,
Auto GP and
European F3 Open rounds.
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Round
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Circuit
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Location
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Date
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Pole Position
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Fastest Lap
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Winning driver
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Winning team
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1
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R1
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Misano World Circuit
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Emilia Romagna,
Italy
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24 April
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Kevin Gilardoni
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Raffaele Marciello
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Raffaele Marciello
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JD Motorsport
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R2
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25 April
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Maxim Zimin
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Zoël Amberg
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Jenzer Motorsport
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2
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R1
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Autodromo dell'Umbria,
Magione
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Umbria,
Italy
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6 June
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Brandon Maïsano
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Brandon Maïsano
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Brandon Maïsano
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BVM –
Target Racing
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R2
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Brandon Maïsano
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Víctor Guerin
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JD Motorsport
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NC
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R1
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Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
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Belgium
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26 June
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André Negrão
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André Negrão
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André Negrão
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Cram Competition
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R2
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27 June
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Raffaele Marciello
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Raffaele Marciello
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JD Motorsport
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3
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R1
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Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari,
Imola
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Emilia Romagna,
Italy
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4 July
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Riccardo Agostini
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Riccardo Agostini
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Riccardo Agostini
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Prema Junior
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R2
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Víctor Guerin
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Brandon Maïsano
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BVM –
Target Racing
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4
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R1
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Autodromo Riccardo Paletti,
Varano
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Emilia Romagna,
Italy
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29 August
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Patric Niederhauser
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Patric Niederhauser
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Patric Niederhauser
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Jenzer Motorsport
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R2
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Brandon Maïsano
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Raffaele Marciello
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JD Motorsport
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5
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R1
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Vallelunga Circuit
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Lazio,
Italy
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26 September
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Maxim Zimin
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Hannes van Asseldonk
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Hannes van Asseldonk
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Prema Junior
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R2
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Brandon Maïsano
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Brandon Maïsano
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BVM –
Target Racing
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6
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R1
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Mugello Circuit
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Tuscany,
Italy
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10 October
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Hannes van Asseldonk
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Maxim Zimin
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Hannes van Asseldonk
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Prema Junior
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R2
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Simone Iaquinta
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Simone Iaquinta
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ARM Competition
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7
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R1
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Autodromo Nazionale Monza
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Lombardy,
Italy
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23 October
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Brandon Maïsano
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Maxim Zimin
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Hannes van Asseldonk
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Prema Junior
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R2
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24 October
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Timmy Hansen
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Brandon Maïsano
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BVM –
Target Racing
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- Points were awarded as follows:
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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PP
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FL
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Race 1
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20
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15
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12
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10
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8
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6
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4
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3
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2
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1
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1
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1
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Race 2
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13
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11
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9
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8
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6
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5
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4
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3
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2
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1
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1
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‡ Round at Spa-Francorchamps was non-championship, no points awarded.
The person or company that entered the race application for a driver was considered Competitor P.G. or Team. In a such situation, for example, Matteo Davenia competed at Imola for
Durango, physically driving a
Cram Competition car. Only Competitors P.G. and Teams holding a valid ACI license for the current season were awarded points.
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Colour |
Result
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Gold |
Winner
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Silver |
Second place
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Bronze |
Third place
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Green |
Points finish
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Blue |
Non-points finish
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Non-classified finish (NC)
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Purple |
Retired (Ret)
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Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ)
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Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
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Black |
Disqualified (DSQ)
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White |
Did not start (DNS)
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Withdrew (WD)
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Race cancelled (C)
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Blank
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Did not practice (DNP)
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Did not arrive (DNA)
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Excluded (EX)
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‡ Round at Spa-Francorchamps was non-championship, no points awarded.