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, while the Italian Championship commenced on 10 June at

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. They finished together on 30 September at

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. Nicolas Costa, who drove for Euronova Racing by Fortec, won both series, taking four victories in the Italian series and six victories in the European championship. Costa won the Italian series by nineteen points and the European series by twenty points over runner-up

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of the

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, with third place in the European championship taken by Ghiotto's teammate

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, while Costa's teammate

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finished third in the Italian championship.

Teams and drivers

Race calendar and results

* An eight-round calendar was announced on 6 December 2011. The series will adopt a format used in a majority of the Formula Three series, with three races a weekend, two of which held on the Saturday and the final race on the Sunday. The series will support the

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at all rounds, with the races at Valencia and Budapest also supporting the

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Championship standings

*Points were awarded as follows:

European Series

Drivers' standings

Rookies' standings

Teams' standings

Italian Series

Drivers' standings

Teams' standings

References

External links

Official website
{{Italian F3 Seasons Formula Abarth

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