The Campionato Italiano (Italian Championship) was a domestic championship which took place in Italy for between 1958 and 1963, for Formula Junior cars. From 1964 onwards, the championship ran Formula Three specification cars instead.
History Formula Junior was the traditionally been regarded as the first major stepping stone for F1 hopefuls, before the introduction of Formula Three - it is typically the first point in a driver's career at which most drivers in the series are aiming at professional careers in racing rather than being amateurs and enthusiasts.
Most notably in the latter years of the Campionato Italiano, it was dominated by one driver, who won three successive titles. Between 1961 and 1963, ”Geki”, won three titles, before taking the first Italian Formula Three title the following season, in 1964
Champions SeasonChampionTeamCar 1958 Roberto Lippi Scuderia Bardahl Bardahl-Stanguellini-Fiat 1959 Raffaele Cammarota Scuderia Bardahl Stanguellini-Fiat 1960 Renato Pirocchi Scuderia Pescara Stanguellini-Fiat 1961 "Geki" Scuderia Madunina Stanguellini-FiatLotus-Ford 18 1962 "Geki" Scuderia Madunina Lotus-Ford 18Lotus-Ford 22 1963 "Geki" Scuderia MaduninaScuderia Junior Italia de Sanctis-FordLotus-Ford 27
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