Italian Formula Renault Championship

Formula Renault 2.0 Italia is a Formula Renault 2.0 racing series that is based in Italy. The series races mostly on Italian races but it has regular races at Belgium's Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and in Spain.

Since the year 2000, several Formula One drivers have raced in this series, including Felipe Massa, Kamui Kobayashi ,Robert Kubica and Pastor Maldonado.

Current Regulations

Each championship round include 2 races lasting about 30 minutes. Points are awarded as follows:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

In each race, 1 bonus point is awarded for pole position and 1 point for fastest lap. Only classified drivers are awarded points.

Season	Series Name	Champion	Team Champion	Winter Cup Champion
2000	Formula Renault 2000 Italia	Felipe Massa	Cram Competition
2001	Formula Renault 2000 Italia	Ryan Briscoe	Prema Powerteam	Roberto Streit
2002	Formula Renault 2000 Italia	José María López	Cram Competition	Toni Vilander
2003	Formula Renault 2000 Italia	Franck Perera	Prema Powerteam	Pastor Maldonado
2004	Formula Renault 2000 Italia	Pastor Maldonado	Cram Competition	Mikhail Aleshin
2005	Formula Renault 2.0 Italia	Kamui Kobayashi	Jenzer Motorsport	Atte Mustonen
2006	Formula Renault 2.0 Italia	Dani Clos	Cram Competition	Jaime Alguersuari
2007	Formula Renault 2.0 Italia	Mika Mäki	Epsilon Red Bull Team	César Ramos
2008	Formula Renault 2.0 Italia	Pål Varhaug	Jenzer Motorsport	Daniel Mancinelli
2009	Formula Renault 2.0 Italia	Daniel Mancinelli	CO2 Motorsport
2010	Formula Renault 2.0 Italia	Francesco Frisone	Viola Formula Racing
2011	Challenge Formula Renault 2.0	Andrea Boffo	Team Torino Motorsport
2012	Formula Renault 2.0 Italia	Kevin Gilardoni	GSK Grand Prix

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