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after fourteen races held at seven meetings. Brandon Maïsano, part of the

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scheme and driving for BVM – Target Racing, won the Alboreto Trophy as overall champion, taking four victories and three second places for a championship-winning margin of 22 points over runner-up

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of the

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team. Niederhauser assumed second place in the standings after finishing the season strongly, taking seven top-five finishes in the final eight races including a victory at Varano and five third places.

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driver

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finished the season in third place, taking victories at Misano and Varano, with winless Jordi Cunill ( Prema Junior) and

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(Jenzer Motorsport) taking five second places and two third places between them. Despite only competing in three meetings, Cunill's team-mate

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finished the season in sixth place, taking three main race victories and two fifth places. Other victories went to Jenzer's

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, Prema's

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, JD's

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and National Trophy competitor Simone Iaquinta of ARM Competition. Iaquinta won the National Trophy, having won nine of the fourteen races in the class, having taken eight top-ten overall finishes including his victory at

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. Having started the season at

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, Stefano Colombo ended the season as Iaquinta's team-mate, and wrapped up second place with a class second behind Iaquinta at Monza, having taken two wins during the season at Misano and the only win at

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, as the first race saw no finishers from the National Trophy. Federico Bonamico, who entered the season at round three, finished third for Scuderia Victoria World with one victory at

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. Simone Taloni took the other victory for Winner Motorsport at

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. Prema Junior won the Teams' Championship by six points ahead of Jenzer Motorsport.

Teams and drivers

* Drivers competing in the main Alboreto Trophy (Main championship) were numbered from 1 to 59, with drivers competing in the secondary National Trophy numbered from 71 to 99. * Drivers who participated in the non-championship round at Spa-Francorchamps.

Race calendar and results

All rounds, excluding

(that was part of

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weekend) supported the

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. In the view of a future international series, a non-championship round was held on the weekend of June 25–27 at

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, supporting

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and

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rounds.

Standings

*Points were awarded as follows:

Drivers' Standings

‡ Round at Spa-Francorchamps was non-championship, no points awarded.

Teams' Standings

The person or company that entered the race application for a driver was considered Competitor P.G. or Team. In a such situation, for example, Matteo Davenia competed at Imola for

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, physically driving a Cram Competition car. Only Competitors P.G. and Teams holding a valid ACI license for the current season were awarded points. ‡ Round at Spa-Francorchamps was non-championship, no points awarded.

References

External links

Formula Abarth
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Formula Abarth Formula Abarth was an open wheel racing series based in Italy and Europe aimed at karting graduates. The inaugural season was in 2010, effectively replacing the Formula Azzurra. Abarth have taken over the supporting Project Youth initiative, th ...

Formula Abarth

Abarth Abarth & C. S.p.A. () is an Italian racing and road car maker and performance division founded by Italo-Austrian Carlo Abarth in 1949. Abarth & C. S.p.A. is owned by Stellantis through its Italian subsidiary. Its logo is a shield with a styliz ...