2024 Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup

The 2024 Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup is the 43rd Austria Formula 3 Cup season and the sixth season since Drexler-Automotive took over the title sponsoring of the series.^[1]

The 2024 season is held over eight race weekends across Europe.^[2] It began in April at Vallelunga Circuit and will conclude in October at Autodromo Nazionale Monza. The series continues its cooperation with the F2000 Italian Formula Trophy.

Teams and drivers[edit]

Teams and drivers compete in either Formula 3 or the Formula Light Cup. Formula 3 entries are divided between the Cup class and the Trophy class.^[3]

Formula 3 Cup entries[edit]

Team	No.	Driver	Car	Engine	Rounds
Franz Wöss Racing	1	Benjámin Berta	Dallara F320	Mercedes	1
	20	Stig Larsen	Dallara F320	Mercedes HWA	1
	32	Victor Smialek	Dallara F316	Mercedes HWA	1
Puresport	8	Dino Rasero	Dallara F320	Mercedes HWA	1
	12	Christof Ledermann	Dallara F309	Power Engine	1
	14	Andrea Benalli	Dallara F317	Mercedes HWA	1
	33	Ahmad Shaheen Al Muhannadi	Dallara F312	Volkswagen	1
Jo Zeller Racing	44	Sandro Zeller	Dallara F316	Mercedes HWA	1
Team Automobile Tricolore	46	Riccardo Perego	Dallara F317	Volkswagen	1
TVS Motorsport	69	Enzo Stentella	Dallara F320	BMW	1
Racing in Italy	75	Mei Shibi	Dallara F308	Volkswagen	1
G Motorsport	131	Francesco Galli	Dallara F320	Volkswagen	1
Source: ^[4]

Formula 3 Trophy entries[edit]

Team	No.	Driver	Car	Engine	Rounds
Facondini Racing	6	Enrico Milani	Dallara F308	Fiat FTP	1
	88	Francesco Solfaroli	Dallara F317	Toyota	1
	96	Oliver Kratsch	Dallara F308	Toyota	1
Giordano Motorsport	9	Giovanni Giordano	Dallara F308	Fiat FTP	1
Derva Corse ASD	24	Marco de Toffol	Dallara F308	Fiat FTP	1
BMG Racing	28	Giorgio Berto	Dallara F308	Fiat FTP	1
Team Automobile Tricolore	39	Edoardo Bonanomi	Dallara F312	Mercedes HWA	1
Nannini Racing	42	Davide Pedetti	Dallara F317	Toyota	1
Nannini Racing	43	Giancarlo Pedetti	Dallara F317	Toyota	1
Source: ^[4]

Formula Light Cup entries[edit]

Team	No.	Driver	Car	Engine	Rounds
Speed Motor	5	Karim Sartori	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	1
Scuderia Cirelli	17	Tony di Giulio	Tatuus F4-T014	Abarth	1
Viola Formula Racing	25	Valentin Andreiux	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	1
Viola Formula Racing	26	Emir Tanju	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	1
Team Perodi	92	Romano Cataldo	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	1
Source: ^[4]

Race calendar[edit]

The championship changed three of its locations compared to 2023. Vallelunga and Monza returned to the calendar after a one-year absence, while the series also returned to the Lausitzring after last racing there in 2018. The rounds at Spa and the Hungaroring left the calendar, as well as the second round at Mugello.^[2]

R.	RN	Circuit	Date	Support bill	Map of circuit locations
1	1	Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma	21 April	TCR World Tour TCR Europe Touring Car Series	Mugello Imola Vallelunga Spielberg Lausitzring Hockenheim Brno Monza
1	2	Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma	21 April	TCR World Tour TCR Europe Touring Car Series
2	1	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	18 May	Rundstreckentrophy Eurocup-3
2	2	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	19 May	Rundstreckentrophy Eurocup-3
3	1	Imola Circuit, Imola	2 June	Italian F4 Championship Italian GT Championship Porsche Carrera Cup Italia F2000 Italian Formula Trophy
3	2	Imola Circuit, Imola	2 June
4	1	Lausitzring, Klettwitz	29 June	Porsche Club Historic Challenge P9 Challenge
4	2	Lausitzring, Klettwitz	29 June	Porsche Club Historic Challenge P9 Challenge
5	1	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	27 July	Porsche Club Historic Challenge
5	2	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	27 July	Porsche Club Historic Challenge
6	1	Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero	25 August	Euro 4 Championship Italian GT Championship F2000 Italian Formula Trophy
6	2	Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero	25 August
7	1	Brno Circuit, Brno	8 September	TCR Europe Touring Car Series TCR Eastern Europe Formula 4 CEZ Championship
7	2	Brno Circuit, Brno	8 September
8	1	Monza Circuit, Monza	6 October	Euro 4 Championship Italian GT Championship Porsche Carrera Cup Italia F2000 Italian Formula Trophy
8	2	Monza Circuit, Monza	6 October

Race results[edit]

R.	RN	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	F3 Cup winner	F3 Trophy winner	Formula Light Cup winner
1	1	Vallelunga Circuit	Francesco Galli	Francesco Galli	Francesco Galli	Francesco Solfaroli	Emir Tanju
1	2	Vallelunga Circuit		Francesco Galli	Francesco Galli	Francesco Solfaroli	Emir Tanju
2	1	Red Bull Ring
2	2	Red Bull Ring
3	1	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
3	2	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
4	1	Lausitzring
4	2	Lausitzring
5	1	Hockenheimring
5	2	Hockenheimring
6	1	Mugello Circuit
6	2	Mugello Circuit
7	1	Brno Circuit
7	2	Brno Circuit
8	1	Monza Circuit
8	2	Monza Circuit

Standings[edit]

Scoring system[edit]

Points are awarded per class. If less than three cars enter in a class, half points are awarded for the race.

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

* - half points awarded as less than three cars entered the race

Formula 3 Cup standings[edit]

Pos	Driver	VLL		RBR		IMO		LAU		HOC		MUG		BRN		MNZ		Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
1	Francesco Galli	1	1															50
2	Benjámin Berta	2	2															36
3	Riccardo Perego	4	3															27
4	Andrea Benalli	5	5															20
5	Sandro Zeller	3	10															16
6	Victor Smialek	9	4															14
7	Enzo Stentella	7	6															14
8	Dino Rasero	6	9															10
9	Stig Larsen	8	7															10
10	Christof Ledermann	10	8															5
11	Ahmad Shaheen Al Muhannadi	11	11															0
12	Mei Shibi	12	12															0
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
Pos	Driver	VLL		RBR		IMO		LAU		HOC		MUG		BRN		MNZ		Pts

Formula 3 Trophy standings[edit]

Pos	Driver	VLL		RBR		IMO		LAU		HOC		MUG		BRN		MNZ		Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
1	Francesco Solfaroli	1	1															50
2	Davide Pedetti	2	2															38
3	Edoardo Bonanomi	5	3															25
4	Enrico Milani	4	6															20
5	Giovanni Giordano	3	8															19
6	Oliver Kratsch	Ret	4															12
7	Marco de Toffol	Ret	5															10
8	Giancarlo Pedetti	Ret	7															6
9	Giorgio Berto	Ret	9															2
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
Pos	Driver	VLL		RBR		IMO		LAU		HOC		MUG		BRN		MNZ		Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

† — Did not finish, but classified

Formula Light Cup standings[edit]

Pos	Driver	VLL		RBR		IMO		LAU		HOC		MUG		BRN		MNZ		Pts
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
1	Emir Tanju	1	1															50
2	Karim Sartori	2	3															33
3	Valentin Andreiux	Ret	2															18
4	Romano Cataldo	Ret	4															12
—	Tony di Giulio	Ret	Ret															0
Pos	Driver	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
Pos	Driver	VLL		RBR		IMO		LAU		HOC		MUG		BRN		MNZ		Pts

References[edit]

^ "Drexler Formel Cup - Drexler Automotive". www.drexler-automotive.com. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
^ ^a ^b Pokale, A. F. R. "Informationen und Ergebnisse 2024". www.drexler-formel-cup.com (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-29.
^ "Announcement for Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup 2022" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b ^c "RACING WEEK-END - ZINOX F2000 TROPHY & F2.0 CUP - VALLELUNGA 2023 - ELENCO ISCRITTI / ENTRY LIST" (PDF).

External links[edit]

Website of the AFR Cups [German]

[1] "Drexler Formel Cup - Drexler Automotive". www.drexler-automotive.com. Retrieved 2023-01-12.

[:0-2] Pokale, A. F. R. "Informationen und Ergebnisse 2024". www.drexler-formel-cup.com (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-29.

[3] "Announcement for Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup 2022" (PDF).

[:1-4] "RACING WEEK-END - ZINOX F2000 TROPHY & F2.0 CUP - VALLELUNGA 2023 - ELENCO ISCRITTI / ENTRY LIST" (PDF).

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