Campionato Italiano

For other uses, see Italian Championship.
Campionato Italiano
Category Formula Junior
Country Italy Italy
Inaugural season 1958
Folded 1963
Last Drivers' champion Italy ”Geki”
Last Teams' champion Italy Scuderia Madunina

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

Season Champion Team Car
1958 Italy Roberto Lippi Scuderia Bardahl Bardahl-Stanguellini-Fiat
1959 Italy Raffaele Cammarota Scuderia Bardahl Stanguellini-Fiat
1960 Italy Renato Pirocchi Scuderia Pescara Stanguellini-Fiat
1961 Italy "Geki" Scuderia Madunina Stanguellini-Fiat
Lotus-Ford 18
1962 Italy "Geki" Scuderia Madunina Lotus-Ford 18
Lotus-Ford 22
1963 Italy "Geki" Scuderia Madunina
Scuderia Junior Italia		 de Sanctis-Ford
Lotus-Ford 27

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References

  1. ↑ "Formula Junior 1958 - Championship Tables". Formula2.net. 1998-04-01. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  2. ↑ "Formula Junior 1959 - Championship Tables". Formula2.net. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  3. ↑ Darren Galpin. "1960 Italian Formula Junior Championship". Teamdan.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  4. ↑ "Formula Junior 1961 - World". Formula2.net. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  5. ↑ "Formula Junior 1962 - Championship Tables". Formula2.net. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  6. ↑ "Formula Junior 1963 - Championship Tables". Formula2.net. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
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