Campionato Italiano
| Category | Formula Junior |
|---|---|
| Country |  Italy |
| Inaugural season | 1958 |
| Folded | 1963 |
| Last Drivers' champion | ”Geki” |
| Last Teams' champion | 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 | Roberto Lippi
|
Scuderia Bardahl | Bardahl-Stanguellini-Fiat |
| 1959 | Raffaele Cammarota
|
Scuderia Bardahl | Stanguellini-Fiat |
| 1960 | Renato Pirocchi
|
Scuderia Pescara | Stanguellini-Fiat |
| 1961 | "Geki"
|
Scuderia Madunina | Stanguellini-Fiat Lotus-Ford 18 |
| 1962 | "Geki"
|
Scuderia Madunina | Lotus-Ford 18 Lotus-Ford 22 |
| 1963 | "Geki"
|
Scuderia Madunina Scuderia Junior Italia |
de Sanctis-Ford Lotus-Ford 27 |
References
- ^ "Formula Junior 1958 - Championship Tables". Formula2.net. 1998-04-01. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ "Formula Junior 1959 - Championship Tables". Formula2.net. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ Darren Galpin. "1960 Italian Formula Junior Championship". Teamdan.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ "Formula Junior 1961 - World". Formula2.net. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ "Formula Junior 1962 - Championship Tables". Formula2.net. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
- ^ "Formula Junior 1963 - Championship Tables". Formula2.net. Retrieved 2014-01-05.