// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did the 2026 F2000 Italian Formula Trophy say to the track? "You're in the fast lane.

2026 F2000 Italian Formula Trophy

Formula Regional Class winner:
Matteo Zoccali
Silver Class winner:
Karim Sartori
Formula Entry Class winner:
Sarene Ziffel

Previous

2025

Next

2027

Partner series:
Austria Formula Cup

The 2026 TopJet F2000 Italian Formula Trophy is a multi-event open-wheel single seater motor racing championship. This is the thirteenth season of the series, featuring a mix of professional and amateur drivers competing in different classes and using multiple kinds of Formula 3-, Formula Regional-. Formula Renault- and Formula 4-level machinery.

The championship continues its cooperation with the Austria Formula Cup, with the two series sharing grids and race slots on multiple race weekends.

Teams and drivers

Teams and drivers competing in the F2000 Trophy will be divided into six classes: the Super Formula Class is open to Dallara F320 cars, while the Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze Classes are open to other older F3 cars and the Formula Regional Class is open to cars conforming to these regulations. The Formula Entry Class lastly is open to Formula 4 cars. For competition in the F2.0 Cup, the field is divided into Pro and Light Class entries.

Team	No.	Driver	Car	Engine	Rounds
Super Formula Class entries
Franz Wöss Racing	12	Christof Ledermann	Dallara F320	Mercedes HWA	1–3, 5
		Ludwig Kronawitter	Dallara F320		4
	20	Stig Larsen	Dallara F320	Mercedes HWA	1–5
Giordano Motorsport	21	Umberto Vaglio	Dallara F313	Toyota	2–3, 5
Formula Regional Class entries
Viola Formula Racing	3	Arthur Lorimier	Tatuus F3 T-326		5
Valentino Racing Team	4	Valentino Carofano	Tatuus F3 T-318	Alfa Romeo	3
Markus Leidinger	8	Markus Leidinger	Tatuus F3 T-318		5
Ruote Scoperte	30	Andrea Masci	Tatuus F3 T-318	Renault	3
Alpha Racing	32	Sandro de Virgilis	Tatuus F3 T-318	Renault	3
Henry Morrogh Drivers School	37	Matteo Zoccali	Tatuus F3 T-318	Renault	1–5
Kermor Motorsport	68	Zeno Kovacs	Tatuus F3 T-318		5
Platinum Class entries
Corbetta Racing	2	Laurence Balestrini	Dallara F314	Volkswagen	1–5
Puresport	14	Andrea Benalli	Dallara F317	Mercedes HWA	1–5
Nannini Racing	18	Marco Falci	Dallara F317	Volkswagen	1–3
Perego Racing	46	Riccardo Perego	Dallara F317	Volkswagen	1–2, 4–5
Jo Zeller Racing	44	Sandro Zeller	Dallara F312	Mercedes HWA	1–5
GF Motorsport	49	Filippo Golin	Dallara F317		2, 4–5
Racing in Italy	88	Mei Shibi	Dallara F308		5
One Motorsport	88	Francesco Solfaroli	Dallara F317	Volkswagen	3, 5
Antonino Racing	777	Antonino Pellegrino	Dallara F393	Toyota	3–4
Gold Class entries
Jo Zeller Racing	4	Urs Rüttimann	Dallara F308	Volkswagen	2, 4–5
Facondini Racing	6	Enrico Milani	Dallara F308	FPT	2–4
Corbetta Racing	13	Sergio Terrini	Dallara F317		5
Team Hoffmann Racing	22	André Petropoulos	Dallara F316	Opel Spiess	1–3
Sud Motorsport	33	Giuseppe Marinaro	Dallara F310		5
F. C. Racing	41	Franco Cimarelli	Dallara F312	Volkswagen	2–4
Nannini Racing	42	Davide Pedetti	Dallara F317	Toyota	2–3
ADAC Südbayern e.V.	91	Nicolas Löffler	Dallara F312	Mercedes HWA	1–2, 5
Team Perodi	92	Romano Cataldo	Dallara F316	Toyota	1
Silver Class entries
Speed Motor	7	Karim Sartori	Dallara F308	Toyota	1–2, 4–5
Giordano Motorsport	10	Luca Iannacone	Dallara F308	FPT	1–2, 5
	21	Umberto Vaglio	Dallara F313	Toyota	4
One Motorsport	28	Federico Porri	Dallara F308	FPT	3
Bellspeed	27	Patrick Bellezza	Dallara F300	Fiat	2–3
Corbetta Racing	51	Angelo Fabrizio Comi	Mygale F3		2, 4–5
Ruote Scoperte	79	Fabio Turchetto	Dallara F308		5
Formula Entry Class entries
Henry Morrogh Drivers School	9	Giovanni Ciccarelli	Tatuus F4 T-421	Abarth	2
PLM Racing	18	Domenico Terron	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	5
Team Thomas Clausi	23	Bruno Mottez	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	5
Derva Corse ASD	24	Marco de Toffol	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	3
Team Sarene Ziffel	31	Sarene Ziffel	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	1–2, 4–5
Vessicchio Corse	50	Antonio Vessicchio	Tatuus Formula Azzurra	Fiat	3
Valdelsa Classic Motor Club	59	Riccardo Rossi	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	2
Kermor Motorsport	114	Vida Benedek	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	5
Franz Wöss Racing	125	Robert Siska	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	5
Red Rose Racing by LRT	175	Alexander Fritz	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	2
	181	Stefan Eisinger-Sewald	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	2
Jo Zeller Racing	717	Walter Mani	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	4
Sources:

Race calendar

The 2026 calendar was announced in late 2025. The Red Bull Ring returned after a one-year absence, while the Brno Circuit was absent from the schedule after debuting in 2025. The championship originally was to debut at Circuito Tazio Nuvolari, before the calendar was amended, removing that round and adding a second round at Misano World Circuit instead.

  Race weekend will hold races of the FR2.0 Cup

Round		Circuit	Date	Support bill	Map of circuit locations
1	SR	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	11 April	Formula 4 CEZ Championship GT Cup Series	Mugello Imola Spielberg Vallelunga Monza Misano
	FR		12 April
2	SR	Imola Circuit, Imola	25 April	Italian GT Championship Sprint Cup TCR Italy Touring Car Championship
	FR		26 April
3	SR	Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma	4 July	Porsche Carrera Cup Italia GT4 Italian Series
	FR		5 July
4	SR	Misano World Circuit, Misano Adriatico	18 July	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup GT4 European Series
	FR		19 July
5	SR	Monza Circuit, Monza	1 August	Eurocup-3 Mitjet Italia Racing Series
	FR		2 August
6	SR	Misano World Circuit, Misano Adriatico	18–20 September	Porsche Carrera Cup Italia TCR Italy Touring Car Championship
	FR
7	SR	Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero	16–18 October	Italian National GT Challenge Mitjet Italia Racing Series
	FR

Race results

F2000 Trophy results

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Super Formula winner	Formula Regional winner	Platinum winner	Gold winner	Silver winner	Formula Entry winner
1	SR	Red Bull Ring	Sandro Zeller	Stig Larsen	Matteo Zoccali	Sandro Zeller	Nicolas Löffler	Karim Sartori	Sarene Ziffel
	FR		Sandro Zeller	Stig Larsen	Matteo Zoccali	Sandro Zeller	Nicolas Löffler	Karim Sartori	Sarene Ziffel
2	SR	Imola Circuit		Christof Ledermann	Matteo Zoccali	Andrea Benalli	André Petropoulos	Karim Sartori	Sarene Ziffel
	FR		Sandro Zeller	Stig Larsen	Matteo Zoccali	Sandro Zeller	Nicolas Löffler	Karim Sartori	Sarene Ziffel
3	SR	Vallelunga Circuit		Stig Larsen	Valentino Carofano	Sandro Zeller	André Petropoulos	no finishers	no starters
	FR		Sandro Zeller	Stig Larsen	Valentino Carofano	Sandro Zeller	Franco Cimarelli
4	SR	Misano World Circuit		Stig Larsen	Matteo Zoccali	Sandro Zeller	Franco Cimarelli	Angelo Fabrizio Comi	Walter Mani
	FR		Sandro Zeller	Stig Larsen	Matteo Zoccali	Sandro Zeller	Franco Cimarelli	Karim Sartori	Sarene Ziffel
5	SR	Monza Circuit		Christof Ledermann	Markus Leidinger	Riccardo Perego	Nicolas Löffler	Fabio Turchetto	Sarene Ziffel
	FR		Sandro Zeller	Stig Larsen	Arthur Lorimier	Sandro Zeller	Nicolas Löffler	Karim Sartori	Vida Benedek
6	SR	Misano World Circuit
	FR
7	SR	Mugello Circuit
	FR

F2.0 Cup results

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Light Class winner	Open Class winner
1	SR	Imola Circuit	no entries
	FR
2	SR	Vallelunga Circuit
	FR
3	SR	Misano World Circuit
	FR
4	SR	Monza Circuit
	FR
5	SR	Misano World Circuit
	FR
6	SR	Mugello Circuit
	FR

Season report

14 cars entered the opening round of the 2026 season, held at the Red Bull Ring, and Jo Zeller Racing's Sandro Zeller led Puresport's Andrea Benalli in qualifying to take pole position. Benalli got the better start to the sprint race and passed the Swiss. The pair traded positions until Zeller solidified his lead, after which he built a gap and controlled the rest of the race. Benalli took second, with Franz Wöss Racing's Stig Larsen completing the podium. The feature race brought no challenges to Zeller's lead, with Benalli this time slotting in to second place right away, where he remained until the finish. Third went to Nannini Racing's Marco Falci, who recovered after a gearbox issue during race one.

Zeller continued his unbeaten run in qualifying for round two at Imola Circuit by claiming another pole position. However, that run would come to an end in the sprint race as Zeller was caught up in a collision that also eliminated Larsen and Falci. Benalli, now largely without competition, therefore claimed victory ahead of Perego Racing's Riccardo Perego and Franz Wöss Racing's Christof Ledermann. Zeller bounced back in the feature race by managing the race throughout two safety car phases and returning to the top step of the podium, while Benalli took second to hold on to a narrow overall championship lead and Falci took third despite a penalty following the incident in the sprint race.

Round three at Vallelunga Circuit saw yet another pole position in qualifying for Zeller. The sprint race began with misfortune for his rivals: Benalli and Falci collided and both ended up in the gravel, before further incidents for Ruote Scoperte's Andrea Masci and Corbetta's Laurence Balestrini saw Zeller able to take first place and lead Larsen and Ledermann to victory. The feature race was a more straightforward affair, as Zeller converted his pole position into an unthreatened victory, with Larsen second once again and Francesco Solfaroli third in his first weekend for his new One Competition team. With Benalli not scoring in either race, Zeller was able to greatly expand his championship lead.

The fourth weekend at Misano World Circuit brought the fourth feature race pole position for Zeller. That placed him eighth for the sprint race, but it took him just one lap to move into the lead. He managed the race throughout a safety car period and claimed his sixth victory of the season, ahead of Benalli and Perego. The feature race then saw the Swiss continue his dominance as he converted his pole position into yet another unchallenged victory, the fifth in a row in his campaign. Benalli took second again, but lost further ground in the championship as he fell to 64 points behind the Swiss. Larsen completed the podium to solidify his third place in the standings, a further 18 points in the rear.

Standings

Scoring system

Drivers score points in the overall standings, as well as in separate standings per class. Five points are awarded to each driver attending an event. Claiming the fastest lap per race per class awards a point if at least three cars took part in that class.

The shorter first race of each weekend, designated as the Sprint Race, sees finishing drivers score the following points:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	20	16	13	11	9	7	5	3	2	1

The second race of each weekend, called the Feature Race, awards more points:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	30	23	18	14	11	9	7	5	3	1

The final score will be formed by counting each drivers' five best sprint race scores, six best feature race scores as well as the attendance points and fastest lap points for all race weekends.

Drivers' standings

Overall standings

Pos Driver RBR IMO VLL MIS1 MNZ MIS2 MUG Pts SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR 1 Sandro Zeller 1 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 259 2 Andrea Benalli 2 2 1 2 Ret 12 2 2 12 2 170 3 Stig Larsen 3 4 Ret 5 2 2 5 3 Ret 4 143 4 Christof Ledermann 4 5 3 7 3 4 3 6 111 5 Riccardo Perego WD WD 2 4 3 Ret 1 3 97 6 Laurence Balestrini 6 7 6 8 Ret 5 Ret 8 Ret 14 67 7 Nicolas Löffler 5 6 17 6 5 5 62 8 Marco Falci 13 3 Ret 3 Ret DNS 51 9 Franco Cimarelli 8 17 6 6 6 6 50 10 Francesco Solfaroli 4 3 6 12 46 11 Karim Sartori 7 8 5 10 10 9 9 15 45 12 André Petropoulos 8 9 4 Ret 5 Ret 41 13 Antonino Pellegrino 8 Ret 4 4 38 14 Umberto Vaglio 16 Ret 9 9 12 DNS 7 9 33 15 Urs Rüttimann 18 9 8 7 14 16 28 16 Matteo Zoccali 11 11 13 15 11 10 13 12 Ret 21 26 17 Sarene Ziffel 10 10 10 12 Ret 11 13 18 23 18 Ludwig Kronawitter 7 5 21 19 Angelo Fabrizio Comi DNS DNS 9 10 8 17 21 20 Enrico Milani 7 19 DNS DNS 11 DNS 20 21 Valentino Carofano 7 7 17 22 Fabio Turchetto 4 Ret 16 23 Filippo Golin DNS DNS Ret Ret 19 10 16 24 Luca Iannacone 12 11 19 Ret 16 23 15 25 Arthur Lorimier Ret 7 12 26 Davide Pedetti 9 11 DNS DNS 12 27 Andrea Masci Ret 8 10 28 Zeno Kovacs Ret 8 10 29 Patrick Bellezza 12 16 DNS DNS 10 30 Romano Cataldo 9 Ret 7 31 Sandro de Virgilis 10 11 6 32 Mei Shibi 10 11 6 33 Alexander Fritz 11 13 5 34 Markus Leidinger 11 Ret 5 35 Stefan Eisinger-Sewald 14 14 5 36 Walter Mani 14 13 5 37 Vida Benedek 17 13 5 38 Giovanni Ciccarelli 15 18 5 39 Robert Siska 15 22 5 40 Bruno Mottez 18 20 5 41 Sergio Terrini 20 19 5 42 Riccardo Rossi Ret DNS 5 43 Federico Porri Ret Ret 5 44 Marco de Toffol DNS DNS 5 45 Antonio Vessicchio DNS DNS 5 46 Giuseppe Marinaro Ret DNS 5 47 Domenico Terron Ret DNS 5 Pos Driver SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR SR FR Pts RBR IMO VLL MIS1 MNZ MIS2 MUG

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Did not enter (cell empty) Text formatting Meaning Bold Pole position Italics Fastest lap

F2000 standings per class

Pos	Driver	RBR		IMO		VLL		MIS1		MNZ		MIS2		MUG		Pts
		SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR
Super Formula Class
1	Stig Larsen	1	1	Ret	1	1	1	1	1	Ret	1					239
2	Christof Ledermann	2	2	1	2	2	2			1	2					186
3	Umberto Vaglio			2	Ret	3	3			2	3					96
4	Ludwig Kronawitter							2	2							44
Formula Regional Class
1	Matteo Zoccali	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	Ret	3					224
2	Valentino Carofano					1	1									56
3	Arthur Lorimier									Ret	1					36
4	Sandro de Virgilis					2	4									35
5	Andrea Masci					Ret	2									29
6	Zeno Kovacs									Ret	2					28
7	Markus Leidinger									1	Ret					26
Platinum Class
1	Sandro Zeller	1	1	Ret	1	1	1	1	1	2	1					259
2	Andrea Benalli	2	2	1	2	Ret	4	2	2	5	2					193
3	Laurence Balestrini	3	4	3	5	Ret	3	Ret	4	Ret	7					115
4	Riccardo Perego	WD	WD	2	4			3	DNS	1	3					97
5	Francesco Solfaroli					2	2			3	6					71
6	Marco Falci	4	3	Ret	3	Ret	DNS									62
7	Antonino Pellegrino					3	Ret	4	3							52
8	Filippo Golin			DNS	DNS			Ret	Ret	6	4					36
9	Mei Shibi									4	5					27
Gold Class
1	Nicolas Löffler	1	1	5	1					1	1					159
2	Franco Cimarelli			3	4	2	1	1	1							139
3	Urs Rüttimann			6	2			2	2	2	2					123
4	André Petropoulos	2	2	1	Ret	1	Ret									94
5	Enrico Milani			2	5	DNS	DNS	3	DNS							55
6	Davide Pedetti			4	3	DNS	DNS									39
7	Sergio Terrini									3	3					36
8	Romano Cataldo	3	Ret													18
9	Giuseppe Marinaro									Ret	Ret					5
Silver Class
1	Karim Sartori	1	1	1	1			2	1	3	1					214
2	Luca Iannacone	2	2	3	Ret					4	3					96
3	Angelo Fabrizio Comi			DNS	DNS			1	2	2	2					92
4	Patrick Bellezza			2	2	DNS	DNS									49
5	Fabio Turchetto									1	Ret					25
6	Umberto Vaglio							3	DNS							18
7	Federico Porri					Ret	Ret									5
Formula Entry Class
1	Sarene Ziffel	1	1	1	1			Ret	1	1	2					195
2	Vida Benedek									3	1					50
3	Walter Mani							1	2							48
4	Alexander Fritz			2	2											44
5	Stefan Eisinger-Sewald			3	3											36
6	Robert Siska									2	4					35
7	Bruno Mottez									4	3					34
8	Giovanni Ciccarelli			4	4											30
9	Riccardo Rossi			Ret	DNS											5
10	Marco de Toffol					DNS	DNS									5
11	Antonio Vessicchio					DNS	DNS									5
12	Domenico Terron									Ret	DNS					5
Pos	Driver	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	Pts
		RBR		IMO		VLL		MIS1		MNZ		MIS2		MUG

F2.0 Cup standings per class

The final score will be formed by counting each drivers' five best sprint race scores, five best feature race scores as well as the attendance and fastest lap points for all race weekends.

Pos	Driver	IMO		VLL		MIS1		MNZ		MIS2		MUG		Pts
		SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR
Overall
Light Class
Open Class
Pos	Driver	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	Pts
		IMO		VLL		MIS1		MNZ		MIS2		MUG

Teams' standings

Each team counts the points of their two highest-finishing cars in each race.

F2000 Trophy Pos Team Pts 1 Jo Zeller Racing 100 2 Franz Wöss Racing 100 3 Puresport 93 4 Nannini Racing 53 5 Corbetta Racing 41 6 ADAC Südbayern e.V. 37 7 Perego Racing 36 8 Speed Motor 29 9 Team Hoffmann Racing 27 10 Henry Morrogh Drivers School 15 11 Giordano Motorsport 15 12 Team Sarene Ziffel 13 13 Facondini Racing 10 14 Red Rose Racing by LRT 10 15 F. C. Racing 8 16 Bellspeed 5 17 Valdelsa Classic Motor Club 5 18 GF Motorsport 5 Valentino Racing Team Ruote Scoperte Alpha Racing One Motorsport Antonino Racing Racing in Italy Sud Motorsport Viola Formula Racing Markus Leidinger Kermor Motorsport PLM Racing Team Thomas Clausi Pos Team Pts

F2.0 Cup Pos Team Pts Pos Team Pts

External links

• Official website (in Italian)