The 2025 Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup was the 44th Austrian Formula 3 Cup season and the seventh season since Drexler-Automotive took over the title sponsoring of the series.
The 2025 season was held over seven race weekends across Europe. It began in April at Monza Circuit and concluded in October at Misano World Circuit. The championship continued its cooperation with the F2000 Italian Formula Trophy, with the two series sharing grids and race slots for multiple rounds.
Jo Zeller Racing's Sandro Zeller took his eighth title in the championship's highest class, the Formula 3 Cup. Team Hoffmann Racing's André Petropoulos was victorious in the Formula 3 Trophy, while STAC's Jérémy Clavaud became the inaugural Formula Regional Class winner and LRT's Michael Fischer claimed the Formula Light Cup title.
Teams and drivers The 2025 season saw the introduction of a Formula Regional Class, open for Tatuus F3 T-318 cars using Renault or Alfa Romeo engines. The other three classes remained the same: The Formula 3 Cup and Formula 3 Trophy classes divided the entered Formula 3 cars based on their age and power output, while the Formula Light Cup remained open for Formula Renault and Formula 4 cars.
Formula 3 Cup entries TeamNo.DriverCarEngineRounds Franz Wöss Racing1 Benjámin BertaDallara F320Mercedes1–3, 5–720 Stig LarsenDallara F320Mercedes HWA1–2, 5–721 Ludwig KronawitterDallara F320Mercedes HWA3, 5 Christof LedermannDallara F320432 Maximilian MalinowskiDallara F316Mercedes HWA3 Victor SmialekDallara F3207 Viola Formula Racing2 Laurence BalestriniDallara F317Volkswagen1–214 Andrea BenalliDallara F317Mercedes HWA1–2 Puresport5–78 Dino RaseroDallara F320Mercedes HWA1–2, 5–7 Jo Zeller Racing11 Kurt BöhlenDallara F316Mercedes HWA1, 544 Sandro ZellerDallara F312Mercedes HWAAll Perego Racing46 Riccardo PeregoDallara F317Volkswagen1 One Competition70 Enzo StentellaDallara F317Volkswagen1–2, 5–7 Team Hoffmann Racing98 Václav ŠafářDallara F320Volkswagen5Sources:
Formula Regional entries TeamNo.DriverCarEngineRounds Neri Autosport10 Luca IannaconeFormula RegionalRenault3–7 Puresport12 Christof LedermannAlfa Romeo1–2, 5–616 Sara FruncilloAlfa Romeo125 Mattia BagioniAlfa Romeo1, 7 Neri Autosport30 Sebastien BanchereauRenault2, 6 Alpha Team Racing33 Sandro de VirgilisRenault1 ASD Ruote Scoperte M.38 Andrea MasciRenault1 STAC91 Jérémy ClavaudRenault1–2, 6Sources:
Formula 3 Trophy entries TeamNo.DriverCarEngineRounds Jo Zeller Racing3 Marcel ToblerDallara F308Mercedes2–3, 54 Urs RüttimannDallara F306Volkswagen3–499 Lee CunninghamDallara F308Mercedes HWA1–3, 5–7privateer4 Alexander GeierDallara F30855 Michael AbererDallara F3085, 715 Roman PöllingerDallara F300490 Antonio Marco RinaldiDallara F393Fiat FTP6 Facondini Racing6 Enrico MilaniDallara F308Fiat5–796 Oliver KratschDallara F308Toyota1, 5–7 Speed Center Team7 Christian ZellerDallara F305Opel Spiess3 Neri Autosport10 Luca IannaconeDallara F3112 Twister Corse13 Sergio TerriniDallara F308Fiat FTP6 ASD Living KC21 Umberto VaglioDallara F308Fiat FTP1, 6–7 Team Hoffmann Racing22 André PetropoulosDallara F316Opel Spiess2–3, 5–798 Václav ŠafářDallara F312Toyota6 Bellspeed27 Patrick BellezzaDallara F3007 One Competition28 Federico PorriDallara F3087 Sud Motorsport33 Giuseppe MarinaroDallara F310Fiat FTP6 ASD Autodromos - Nannini Racing42 Davide PedettiDallara F317Toyota1–2, 6–788 Francesco SolfaroliDallara F317Toyota6–7 Chabr Motorsport54 Tomáš ChabrDallara F308Mugen Honda5–7 Team Perodi92 Romano CataldoDallara F316Toyota1–2, 6 Corbetta Racing93 Antonio MontruccoliDallara F312Mercedes HWA1 Antonio Racing777 Antonio PellegrinoDallara F312Toyota6–7 APE Racing912 Nikolay TakevDallara F308Opel Spiess4–5Sources:
Formula Light Cup entries TeamNo.DriverCarEngineRoundsprivateer4 Alexander GeierTatuus FR2.0Renault728 Thomas HoffmannTatuus FR2.0Renault3, 631 Sarene ZiffelTatuus FR2.0Renault3–5, 7 Speed Motor7 Karim SartoriTatuus FR2.0Renault1–2, 6–7 Speed Center Team8 Dennis HüblTatuus FR2.0Renault3 Henry Morrogh Drivers School9 Giovanni CiccarelliTatuus F4-T014Abarth637 Matteo ZoccaliTatuus F4-T014Abarth6–7 GTM Motorsport18 Domenico TerronTatuus FR2.0Renault1–2, 6 Team Perodi19 Vincenzo SicilianoTatuus FR2.0Renault1–2 G Motorsport Vito di BelloTatuus FR2.0Renault7 Team Hars22 Luca GuoloTatuus FR2.0Renault6 Neri Autosport23 Bruno MottezTatuus FR2.0Renault2, 6–7 Team Morel Auto Racing24 Tristan MorelTatuus FR2.0Renault2 Viola Formula Racing26 Luis AguiarTatuus FR2.0Renault1–2 Valdelsa Classic Motor Club59 Riccardo RossiTatuus FR2.0Renault1, 7 ASD Ruote Scoperte M.79 Fabio TurchettoTatuus FR2.0Renault1, 6–7 LRT81 Michael FischerTatuus FR2.0Renault3–7101 Norbert LenzenwegerTatuus FR2.0Renault3127 Jürgen BergerTatuus FR2.0Renault3143 Dominic MakolmTatuus FR2.0Renault6175 Alexander FritzTatuus FR2.0Renault3–5303 Markus FischerTatuus FR2.0Renault5 Franz Wöss Racing95 Nicolas LöfflerTatuus FR2.0RenaultAll125 Robert SiskaTatuus FR2.0Renault2–3, 6 Kermor Motorsport104 Adam KovacsTatuus FR2.0Renault4146 Vida BenedekTatuus FR2.0Renault7168 Zeno KovacsTatuus FR2.0Renault4, 7 Team Hoffmann Racing122 Dr. Norbert GroerTatuus FR2.0Renault2–7 MSC Rottenegg133 Marco MilaniTatuus FR2.0Renault5 Jo Zeller Racing717 Stephan GlaserTatuus FR2.0Renault1Sources:
Race calendar The 2025 calendar was announced on 9 January 2025. The series made its debut on two tracks, the Automotodróm Slovakia Ring and the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli. Three tracks left the calendar in the Lausitzring, the Red Bull Ring and Vallelunga Circuit, meaning the series downsized from eight to seven rounds and did compete in Austria for the first time in its history, despite its original name being the Austrian Formula 3 Cup. CircuitDateSupport billMap of circuit locations1SR Monza Circuit, Monza12 AprilMonza HistoricF2000 Italian Formula TrophyFR13 April2SR Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero10 MayACI Historic Racing Weekend MugelloF2000 Italian Formula TrophyFR11 May3SR Hockenheimring, Hockenheim26 JulyP9 ChallengeFormula Vee FestivalFR4SR Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň23 AugustESET Cup SeriesFormula 4 CEZ ChampionshipFR24 August5SR Brno Circuit, Brno6 SeptemberTCR Eastern Europe TrophyFormula 4 CEZ ChampionshipFR7 September6SR Imola Circuit, Imola27 SeptemberItalian GT ChampionshipF2000 Italian Formula TrophyFR28 September7SR Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico26 OctoberCampionato Italiano Auto StoricheF2000 Italian Formula TrophyFR
Season report
First half The 2025 season commenced in April at Monza Circuit. In the primary F3 Cup class, Franz Wöss Racing's Benjámin Berta and Jo Zeller Racing's Sandro Zeller took a win and a second place apiece, with Berta taking an early lead in the standings as his win came in the higher-rewarding feature race. Wins in the F3 Trophy went to Jo Zeller Racing's Lee Cunningham and Facondini Racing's Oliver Kratsch, while STAC's Jérémy Clavaud became the championship's inaugural Formula Regional class winner before following that up with a second victory in race two. Viola Formula Racing driver Luis Aguiar meanwhile claimed two wins on his debut in the Formula Light Cup to also establish an early lead.
Mugello Circuit hosted round two, where the battle between Zeller and Berta continued. Berta won race one, before the pair collided in race two. That saw Viola Formula's Andrea Benalli inherit victory as Berta retired and Zeller finished fourth in class to take the championship lead despite incurring a 20-second penalty for the collision with Berta. All three other classes saw unchallenged double victories, with Clavaud and Aguiar doubling up on their round one performances to grow their win streaks in Formula Regional and Formula Light, while Nannini Racing's Davide Pedetti took victory ahead of Team Hoffmann Racing's André Petropoulos in both races in the F3 Trophy.
The field for all four classes shrunk for the series' third round at the Hockenheimring. The F3 Cup was dominated by Berta, who was fastest in both qualifying sessions before doubling up and leading Zeller in both races to reclaim the championship lead. Clavaud did not travel to Germany to try to sustain his Formula Regional win streak, leaving Neri Autosport's Luca Iannacone to take two wins as the sole competitor in class. Similarly, Aguiar was absent in the Formula Light Cup, leaving LRT's Michael Fischer to dominate the field with a double win. Wins in the F3 Trophy were shared between Jo Zeller Racing's Marcel Tobler and Petropoulos, with Cunningham taking the standings lead in class.
Round four saw the series debut at the Slovakia Ring, but only 13 cars entered across all classes. Berta crucially was not among them, handing Zeller the lead in the F3 Cup on a silver platter - only half points were awarded for both races, though, as only two cars entered the class. Iannacone and Fischer continued their win streaks in Formula Regional and Formula Light, with the former once again the only competitor in his class and the latter now level on points with early season dominator Aguiar. Only three cars entered the F3 Trophy class, where APE Racing's Nikolay Takev and Jo Zeller Racing's Urs Rüttimann took a win each as none of the drivers topping the standings entered the event.
Second half Berta returned to the field for round five at Brno Circuit in dominant fashion: he swept the weekend by setting pole position in both qualifying sessions before winning both races overall and in class, leading Zeller, closing the gap to the Swiss in the F3 Cup standings once again. The F3 Trophy saw the return of frontrunners Petropoulos and Cunningham, with the pair taking a race win each to end the weekend level on points. The Formula Regional class finally saw some competition for Iannacone, with Puresport's Christof Ledermann winning both races on his return to the category, while Fischer notched up two more wins in Formula Light to build his streak up to six and take the lead in the class.
The penultimate round at Imola Circuit delivered the next twist in the F3 Cup title battle. Berta claimed pole position in qualifying, but Zeller beat him in both races to take two more victories and move closer to securing the title. The F3 Trophy saw a multi-car crash in the first race that eliminated Petropoulos, with Sud Motorsport's Giuseppe Marinaro taking the win, before the German bounced back with victory in race two to move back into the championship lead. Neri's Sebastien Banchereau won race one in Formula Regional, before Clavaud was back on top in race two as Fischer's Formula Light streak was broken by Speed Motor's Karim Sartori, but the Austrian still wrapped up the title.
Three of the four class championships were yet to be decided in the final round at Misano. The F3 Cup title was decided in anticlimactic fashion when Berta retired with a mechanical issue in the first race, handing victory and the title to Zeller. The same issues prevented Berta from taking part in the second race, which was won by his teammate Victor Smialek on his return to the series. With Ledermann and Clavaud both absent, Puresport's Mattia Bagioni won both races in Formula Regional, while Petropoulos took the title in the F3 Trophy by coming second twice behind Kratsch. Sartori meanwhile took both victories in the Formula Light Cup to cement his second place in the standings.