Christopher Zanella (born 21 October 1989) is a Swiss former

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Career

Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland

Zanella, born in

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, began competing in

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with Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland in

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. In

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he won the championship. He later competed in

Formula Three Euroseries The Formula 3 Euro Series was a European-based junior single seater formula for Formula Three chassis that was launched (in its current form) in 2003 as a merger of the French Formula Three Championship and German Formula Three Championship. The ...

and the

Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault Eurocup was a Formula Renault motor racing championship. Eurocup raced only on European circuits. It served as a support series to the Formula 3.5 V8, Formula Renault 3.5 Series as part of the World Series by Renault from 2005 to ...

Formula Two

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, Zanella moved to the

FIA Formula Two Championship The FIA Formula 2 Championship is a second-tier single-seater championship organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). Held on road racing, racing circuits, the championship was introduced in 2017, following the rebrandi ...

. His season began well, and he led the championship after four races, having won both races in the

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round. He remained in Formula Two for 2012, winning twice during the year in

Nürburgring The is a 150,000 person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It features a Formula One, Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a long "North loop" track, built in the 1920s, around t ...

and

Autodromo Nazionale Monza The Monza Circuit ( it, Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, , National Automobile Racetrack of Monza) is a race track near the city of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy. Built in 1922, it was the world's third purpose-built motor racing circuit after ...

who was also the last ever race for Formula Two.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

After the

was disbanded in the end of 2012, He tested with various Formula Renault 3.5 teams during the 2012-13 off-season, He signed with

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team

ISR Racing ISR Racing (also known as Coca-Cola Racing Team in FIA GT) is a racing team from Czech Republic, created in 1993 by Igor Salaquarda. The team is currently competing in ADAC GT Masters. History The company was created to develop the Peugeot 30 ...

partnering

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n driver Sergey Sirotkin, in his series debut in Monza he finished 3rd in the race, various months ago he won the last Formula Two race ever also in Monza coinciding with his podium in his debut, in Race 2 he finished 8th giving him 19 points during the weekend.

Racing record

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zanella, Christopher 1989 births Living people Swiss racing drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers Formula 3 Euro Series drivers Formula Ford drivers Italian Formula Three Championship drivers FIA Formula Two Championship drivers World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers ADAC GT Masters drivers Motopark Academy drivers ISR Racing drivers Jenzer Motorsport drivers