The 2023 Zinox Laser F2000 Italian Formula Trophy was a multi-event open-wheel single seater motor racing championship. This was the tenth season of the series, featuring a mix of professional and amateur drivers competing in different classes and using multiple kinds of Formula 3- and Formula Renault-level machinery. For the 2023 season, the title sponsor of the championship changed from TopJet to Zinox Laser. The championship had a cooperation with the Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup, with the two series sharing grids and race slots on multiple race weekends.
Teams and drivers Teams and drivers competing in the F2000 Trophy were divided into four classes: Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze ranked the field based on the cars' age and technical characteristics as well as the drivers' experience. For competition in the F2.0 Cup, the field was divided into Pro and Light entries.
F2000 Trophy entries TeamNo.DriverCarEngineStatusRoundsSuper Formula Class entries Puresport8 Dino RaseroDallara 320Mercedes HWA1–3, 5 Noda Racing10 Juju NodaVolkswagenAll TVS Motorsport23 Enzo StentellaMercedesAll HT Powertrain51 Bernardo PellegriniMercedes HWAAll BVM Racing84 Francesco SimonazziVolkswagen1 G Motorsport131 Francesco GalliVolkswagenAll NV Racing212 Paolo BrajnikVolkswagen1Platinum Class entries Franz Wöss Racing1 Benjamin BertaDallara F317MercedesAll Racing in Italy75 Mei ShibiDallara F308Volkswagen2–3, 5–7 HT Powertrain20 Stig LarsenDallara F317VolkswagenAll One Sport Performance21 Alessandro BracalenteDallara F317Volkswagen1 Renato PapaleoDallara F3174, 6–7 Facondini Racing36 Francesco SolfaroliDallara F317Toyota1–2, 4–7privateer41 Franco CimarelliDallara F312Volkswagen1, 6–7 Jo Zeller Racing44 Sandro ZellerDallara F316Mercedes HWAAll Team Perego46 Riccardo PeregoDallara F317Volkswagen1–5 Antonino Racing77 Antonio PellegriniDallara F3087 Nannini Racing81 Marco FalciDallara F317Toyota1–2 Emotion Motorsport83 Daniele RadrizzaniDallara F317Toyota1–2, 4Gold Class entries Facondini Racing6 Enrico MilaniDallara F3082, 4–5, 7 Puresport14 Andrea BenalliDallara F309Power Engine1–3, 5–7 Neri Autosport18 Victor NeumannDallara F311230 Sebastien BanchereauDallara F3102, 6 Rennsport Wachter22 Victor SmialekDallara F3087 One Sport Performance23 Marco MarottaDallara F312Volkswagen5 Team Automobile Tricolore39 Edoardo BonanomiDallara F312Mercedes1–3, 5, 7 Nannini Racing42 Davide PedettiDallara F317ToyotaAll81 Giancarlo PedettiDallara F3174–7 Chabr Motorsport54 Tomas ChabrDallara F3087 Sud Motorsport90 Antonino Marco RinaldiDallara F3022 Franz Wöss Racing98 Maximilian MalinowskiDallara F3097Silver Class entries Team Tramonti Corse11 Carmine TancrediDallara F308Toyota3–4 Living KC12 Umberto VaglioDallara F3082, 5 Twister Italia13 Sergio TerriniDallara F308Fiat FTP1–3 Bellspeed27 Patrick BellezzaDallara F300Fiat Novamotor1–2, 5–7 BMG Racing28 Giorgio BertoDallara F308Fiat1–2, 7 Sud Motorsport33 Salvatore MarinaroDallara F310Fiat1–2, 4, 6–7 2F Motorsport35 Ferruccio FontanellaDallara F3084 Puresport76 Christof LedermannDallara F309Power Engine3, 5Bronze Class entries Valentino Racing Team4 Valentino CarofanoLola F3Dome7 Sud Motorsport7 Armando StolaDallara685 Daniele SianoDallara F308Fiat1 Franz Wöss Racing9 Luca IannaconeDallara F308Toyota1, 3, 6 Team Tramonti Corse11 Carmine TancrediDallara F308Toyota1–2Formula Entry Class entriesprivateer34 Sergio ContiTatuus F4-T014Abarth1–2, 5–6Sources:
F2.0 Cup entries All drivers compete driving Tatuus FR2.0 cars with Renault engines. TeamNo.DriverRoundsLight Class entries Alpha Team Racing3 Sandro de Virgilis7 Derva Corse ASD24 Marco de Toffol2–4 A.S.D. Ruote Scoperte M.79 Fabio Turchetto1–4, 680 Andrea Masci6–7222 Stefano Pezzoni7 Valdelsa CLA59 Riccardo Rossi6–7 Team Hars71 Luca Guolo6–7 Padoviani Corse ASD89 Simone Padoviani1–2, 4, 6–7Open Class entries Viola Formula Racing2 Laurence Balestrini1–3 Speed Motor5 Karim Sartori1–4, 6–7 Derva Corse ASD16 Matteo Immordino1–4, 6–795 Christian Caramuscia1–4, 6–7 PLMRACING29 Stefano Palummieri1–4, 6–7Sources: Race calendar The 2023 calendar was first announced on 21 January 2023.
RoundCircuitDateSupport billMap of circuit locations1R1 Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero25 March24H Series (12 Hours of Mugello)Drexler-Automotive Formula CupR22R1 Imola Circuit, Imola22 AprilTCR Italian SeriesFormula Regional European ChampionshipR223 April3R1 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg21 MayESET CupTCR Eastern EuropeR24R1 Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma10 JuneTCR World TourTCR Italian FestivalR211 June5R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot8 JulySpa Summer ClassicsSpa 3 HoursR29 July6R1 Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero8 OctoberBOSS GP SeriesDrexler-Automotive Formula CupR27R1 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico5 NovemberCoppa Italia TurismoNational GT ChallengeR2
Race results
F2000 Trophy results RoundPole positionSuper Formula winnerPlatinum winnerGold winnerSilver winnerBronze winnerFormula Entry winner1R1 Mugello Circuit Juju Noda Juju Noda Benjamin Berta Andrea Benalli Patrick Bellezza Daniele Siano Sergio ContiR2 Juju Noda Marco Falci Andrea Benalli Sergio Terrini Daniele Siano Sergio Conti2R1 Imola Circuit Benjamin Berta Bernardo Pellegrini Benjamin Berta Andrea Benalli Patrick Bellezza Carmine Tancredi Sergio ContiR2 Bernardo Pellegrini Benjamin Berta Andrea Benalli Patrick Bellezza Carmine Tancredi Sergio Conti3R1 Red Bull Ring Benjamin Berta Juju Noda Benjamin Berta Davide Pedettino finishers Luca Iannaconeno entriesR2 Francesco Galli Benjamin Berta Andrea Benalli Christof Ledermann Luca Iannacone4R1 Vallelunga Circuit Juju Noda Bernardo Pellegrini Sandro Zeller Enrico Milani Salvatore Marinarono entriesR2 Juju Noda Sandro Zeller Enrico Milani Ferruccio Fontanella5R1 Spa-Francorchamps Juju Noda Juju Noda Benjamin Berta Andrea Benalli Patrick Bellezza Sergio ContiR2 Juju Noda Benjamin Berta Andrea Benalli Patrick Bellezza Sergio Conti6R1 Mugello Circuit Francesco Galli Francesco Galli Benjamin Berta Andrea Benalli Salvatore Marinaro Luca Iannacone Sergio ContiR2 Juju Noda Benjamin Berta Andrea Benalli Patrick Bellezza Luca Iannacone Sergio Conti7R1 Misano Circuit Juju Noda Juju Noda Benjamin Berta Victor Smialek Salvatore Marinaro Valentino Carofanono entriesR2 Francesco Galli Sandro Zeller Victor Smialek Patrick Bellezza Valentino Carofano
F2.0 Cup results RoundPole positionLight Class winnerOpen Class winner1R1 Mugello Circuit Christian Caramuscia Fabio Turchetto Karim SartoriR2 Fabio Turchetto Christian Caramuscia2R1 Imola Circuit Stefano Palummieri Fabio Turchetto Karim SartoriR2 Fabio Turchetto Stefano Palummieri3R1 Red Bull Ring Karim Sartori Marco de Toffol Christian CaramusciaR2 Fabio Turchetto Stefano Palummieri4R1 Vallelunga Circuit Stefano Palummieri Fabio Turchetto Stefano PalummieriR2 Fabio Turchetto Stefano Palummieri5R1 Mugello Circuit Karim Sartori Andrea Masci Karim SartoriR2 Fabio Turchetto Karim Sartori6R1 Misano Circuit Stefano Palummieri Simone Padoviani Karim SartoriR2 Andrea Masci Christian Caramuscia
Standings
Scoring system Drivers scored points in the overall standings, as well as in separate standings per class. Five points were awarded to each driver attending an event. Claiming the fastest lap per race per class awarded a point if at least three cars took part in a class. Entrants counted the best eleven race results of their campaign, as well as the attendance points for all race weekends. Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Points251815121086421
Drivers' standings
Overall standings PosDriverMUG1IMORBRVLLSPAMUG2MISPtsR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R21 Juju Noda(5)23(4)2(Ret)311131122 Benjamin Berta271111(Ret)(DNS)22232(Ret)2613 Sandro Zeller4(5)42321433(5)(5)434 Francesco Galli(Ret)65(23)(22)3524512312045 Bernardo Pellegrini(11)4234(Ret)23(5)444546 Riccardo Perego7(10)75(Ret)445(7)767757 Andrea Benalli91286(Ret)5667612Ret928 Davide Pedetti1213985791012131111178649 Enzo Stentella1011(28)15823(Ret)7(Ret)91081376110 Dino Rasero896RetRet614DNS5111 Marco Falci33RetDNS4812 Stig Larsen191813(Ret)7(22)1011161681421(Ret)4713 Francesco Solfaroli(30)15161389811141216134114 Enrico MilaniRet77891918244015 Mei Shibi12Ret6Ret15149171493716 Stefano Palummieri182321161581214181834(DNS)3717 Renato Papaleo66Ret910163418 Karim Sartori1328†1117Ret9(DNS)15161620NC3419 Christian Caramuscia152120219111416(25)2325173420 Patrick Bellezza162018111712171932143321 Matteo Immordino21†26Ret2610141718212023183222 Salvatore Marinaro26†31†1928111712Ret22152823 Fabio Turchetto242723191410161927212724 Simone Padoviani253027271921242526Ret2525 Edoardo Bonanomi28†171410DNSDNS102019112226 Alessandro Bracalente682127 Giancarlo Pedetti131313101515RetDNS2128 Victor Smialek962029 Franco Cimarelli3214Ret108Ret2030 Daniele Radrizzani29†191514Ret222031 Sergio Conti27332929191828272032 Marco de Toffol2622111518201533 Laurence Balestrini2224Ret1812131534 Carmine Tancredi17251712DNSDNS15Ret1535 Luca Iannacone2329131619221536 Sergio TerriniRet1624DNSRetDNS1537 Giorgio Berto2032†252524Ret1538 Antonio Pellegrini6DNS1339 Sebastien Banchereau10913131340 Christof LedermannRet1218151041 Umberto Vaglio2220Ret171042 Andrea Masci22DNS27191043 Luca Guolo232430211044 Riccardo Rossi262631EX1045 Marco Marotta118946 Tomas Chabr1510647 Maximilian Malinowski1112548 Ferruccio FontanellaRet12549 Armando Stola202835DNS550 Daniele Siano1422551 Sandro de Virgilis3320552 Stefano Pezzoni2822553 Valentino Carofano2923554 Antonino Marco Rinaldi3124555 Paolo BrajnikDNSDNS556 Victor NeumannDNSDNS5guest drivers ineligible to score points— Francesco Simonazzi11—PosDriverMUG1IMORBRVLLSPAMUG2MISPtsR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
F2000 standings per class PosDriverMUG1IMORBRVLLSPAMUG2MISPtsR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2Super Formula Class1 Juju Noda11(2)(2)1(Ret)211121122 Francesco Galli(Ret)43(4)(4)1322312213 Bernardo Pellegrini(5)3112(Ret)1(3)3233334 Enzo Stentella4(6)5333(Ret)4(Ret)444445 Dino Rasero354RetRet24DNS976 Paolo BrajnikDNSDNS5guest drivers inelegible to score points— Francesco Simonazzi11—Platinum Class1 Benjamin Berta131111(Ret)(DNS)11111(Ret)3092 Sandro Zeller(3)(2)(2)222112222213 Riccardo Perego(5)(5)33(Ret)3223333424 Stig Larsen685(Ret)44556647(9)(Ret)5 Francesco Solfaroli(8)774444466846 Mei Shibi4Ret3Ret5558731077 Renato Papaleo33Ret465758 Marco Falci21RetDNS559 Daniele Radrizzani7†965Ret65410 Franco Cimarelli96Ret55Ret4311 Alessandro Bracalente442912 Antonio Pellegrini3DNS20Gold Class1 Andrea Benalli1111(Ret)111113Ret2782 Davide Pedetti22231222(5)(4)22(5)23 Enrico MilaniRet21125661344 Edoardo Bonanomi3†345DNSDNS36741135 Giancarlo Pedetti336344RetDNS976 Sebastien Banchereau3433677 Victor Smialek11578 Maximilian Malinowski25419 Marco Marotta423510 Tomas Chabr433411 Antonino Marco Rinaldi562312 Victor NeumannDNSDNS5Silver Class1 Patrick Bellezza12111121312602 Salvatore Marinaro3†3†24121Ret122013 Giorgio Berto24†532Ret884 Christof LedermannRet122715 Umberto Vaglio32Ret3586 Sergio TerriniRet14DNSRetDNS537 Ferruccio FontanellaRet1318 Carmine TancrediDNSDNS2Ret23Bronze Class1 Luca Iannacone3311111452 Carmine Tancredi2211973 Armando Stola222DNS644 Daniele Siano11565 Valentino Carofano1155Formula Entry Class1 Sergio Conti11111111220PosDriverMUG1IMORBRVLLSPAMUG2MISPtsR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
F2.0 Cup standings per class