2026 F2000 Italian Formula Trophy

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.^[1]

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 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.^[2] For competition in the F2.0 Cup, the field is divided into Pro and Light Class entries.^[3]

Team	No.	Driver	Car	Engine	Rounds
Super Formula Class entries
Franz Wöss Racing	12	Christof Ledermann	Dallara F320	Mercedes HWA	1–2
Franz Wöss Racing	20	Stig Larsen	Dallara F320	Mercedes HWA	1–2
Giordano Motorsport	21	Umberto Vaglio	Dallara F313	Toyota	2
Formula Regional Class entries
Henry Morrogh Drivers School	37	Matteo Zoccali	Tatuus F3 T-318	Renault	1–2
Platinum Class entries
Corbetta Racing	2	Laurence Balestrini	Dallara F314	Volkswagen	1–2
Puresport	14	Andrea Benalli	Dallara F317	Mercedes HWA	1–2
Nannini Racing	18	Marco Falci	Dallara F317	Volkswagen	1–2
Perego Racing	46	Riccardo Perego	Dallara F317	Volkswagen	1–2
Jo Zeller Racing	44	Sandro Zeller	Dallara F312	Mercedes HWA	1–2
GF Motorsport	49	Filippo Golin	Dallara F317		2
Gold Class entries
Jo Zeller Racing	4	Urs Rüttimann	Dallara F308	Volkswagen	2
Facondini Racing	6	Enrico Milani	Dallara F308	FPT	2
Team Hoffmann Racing	22	André Petropoulos	Dallara F316	Opel Spiess	1–2
F. C. Racing	41	Franco Cimarelli	Dallara F312	Volkswagen	2
Nannini Racing	42	Davide Pedetti	Dallara F317	Toyota	2
ADAC Südbayern e.V.	91	Nicolas Löffler	Dallara F312	Mercedes HWA	1–2
Team Perodi	92	Romano Cataldo	Dallara F316	Toyota	1
Silver Class entries
Speed Motor	7	Karim Sartori	Dallara F308	Toyota	1–2
Giordano Motorsport	10	Luca Iannacone	Dallara F308	FPT	1–2
Bellspeed	27	Patrick Bellezza	Dallara F300	Fiat	2
Corbetta Racing	51	Angelo Fabrizio Comi	Mygale F3		2
Formula Entry Class entries
Henry Morrogh Drivers School	9	Giovanni Ciccarelli	Tatuus F4 T-421	Abarth	2
Team Sarene Ziffel	31	Sarene Ziffel	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	1–2
Valdelsa Classic Motor Club	59	Riccardo Rossi	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	2
Red Rose Racing by LRT	175	Alexander Fritz	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	2
Red Rose Racing by LRT	181	Stefan Eisinger-Sewald	Tatuus FR2.0	Renault	2
Sources: ^[4]^[5]

Race calendar

The 2026 calendar was announced in late 2025.^[6] 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 will also debut at Circuito Tazio Nuvolari.

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 Cervesina Imola Spielberg Vallelunga Monza Misano
1	FR	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	12 April	Formula 4 CEZ Championship GT Cup Series
2	SR	Imola Circuit, Imola	25 April	Italian GT Championship Porsche Carrera Cup Italia
2	FR	Imola Circuit, Imola	26 April	Italian GT Championship Porsche Carrera Cup Italia
3	SR	Circuito Tazio Nuvolari, Cervesina	12–14 June	Italian National GT Challenge Renault Clio Cup Italia
3	FR	Circuito Tazio Nuvolari, Cervesina	12–14 June	Italian National GT Challenge Renault Clio Cup Italia
4	SR	Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma	3–5 July	Porsche Carrera Cup Italia E4 Championship Austria Formula Cup
4	FR	Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma	3–5 July
5	SR	Monza Circuit, Monza	31 July–2 August	Eurocup-3 Austria Formula Cup Mitjet Italia Racing Series
5	FR	Monza Circuit, Monza	31 July–2 August	Eurocup-3 Austria Formula Cup Mitjet Italia Racing Series
6	SR	Misano World Circuit, Misano Adriatico	18–20 September	Porsche Carrera Cup Italia TCR Italy Touring Car Championship Italian F4 Championship Italian Sport Prototype Championship
6	FR	Misano World Circuit, Misano Adriatico	18–20 September
7	SR	Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero	16–18 October	Austria Formula Cup Italian National GT Challenge Mitjet Italia Racing Series
7	FR	Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero	16–18 October

Race results

F2000 Trophy results

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Super Formula winner	Formula Regional winner	Platinum winner	Gold winner	Silver winner	Bronze winner	Formula Entry winner
1	SR	Red Bull Ring	Sandro Zeller	Stig Larsen	Matteo Zoccali	Sandro Zeller	Nicolas Löffler	Karim Sartori	no entries	Sarene Ziffel
1	FR	Red Bull Ring	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
2	FR	Imola Circuit	Sandro Zeller	Stig Larsen	Matteo Zoccali	Sandro Zeller	Nicolas Löffler	Karim Sartori		Sarene Ziffel
3	SR	Circuito Tazio Nuvolari
3	FR	Circuito Tazio Nuvolari
4	SR	Vallelunga Circuit
4	FR	Vallelunga Circuit
5	SR	Monza Circuit
5	FR	Monza Circuit
6	SR	Misano World Circuit
6	FR	Misano World Circuit
7	SR	Mugello Circuit
7	FR	Mugello Circuit

F2.0 Cup results

Round		Circuit	Pole position
1	SR	Imola Circuit	no entries
1	FR	Imola Circuit	no entries
2	SR	Circuito Tazio Nuvolari
2	FR	Circuito Tazio Nuvolari
3	SR	Vallelunga Circuit
3	FR	Vallelunga Circuit
4	SR	Monza Circuit
4	FR	Monza Circuit
5	SR	Misano World Circuit
5	FR	Misano World Circuit
6	SR	Mugello Circuit
6	FR	Mugello Circuit

Season report

First half

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.^[7] 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.^[8] 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 race ended. Third went to Nannini Racing's Marco Falci, who recovered after a gearbox issue during race one.^[9]

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.^[10]

Drivers' standings

Overall standings

Pos	Driver	RBR		IMO		CER		VLL		MNZ		MIS		MUG		Pts
Pos	Driver	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	Pts
1	Andrea Benalli	2	2	1	2											93
2	Sandro Zeller	1	1	Ret	1											92
3	Christof Ledermann	4	5	3	7											52
4	Stig Larsen	3	4	Ret	5											48
5	Marco Falci	13	3	Ret	3											46
6	Nicolas Löffler	5	6	17	6											37
7	Riccardo Perego	WD	WD	2	4											36
8	Laurence Balestrini	6	7	6	8											36
9	Karim Sartori	7	8	5	10											29
10	André Petropoulos	8	9	4	Ret											27
11	Enrico Milani			7	19											10
12	Franco Cimarelli			8	17											8
13	Sarene Ziffel	10	10	10	12											13
14	Matteo Zoccali	11	11	13	15											10
15	Luca Iannacone	12	11	19	Ret											10
16	Urs Rüttimann			18	9											8
17	Davide Pedetti			9	11											7
18	Romano Cataldo	9	Ret													7
19	Alexander Fritz			11	13											5
20	Patrick Bellezza			12	16											5
21	Stefan Eisinger-Sewald			14	14											5
22	Giovanni Ciccarelli			15	18											5
23	Umberto Vaglio			16	Ret											5
24	Riccardo Rossi			Ret	DNS											5
25	Angelo Fabrizio Comi			DNS	DNS											5
26	Filippo Golin			DNS	DNS											5
Pos	Driver	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	Pts
Pos	Driver	RBR		IMO		CER		VLL		MNZ		MIS		MUG		Pts

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	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		CER		VLL		MNZ		MIS		MUG		Pts
Pos	Driver	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	Pts
Super Formula Class
1	Christof Ledermann	2	2	1	2											93
2	Stig Larsen	1	1	Ret	1											91
3	Umberto Vaglio			2	Ret											21
Formula Regional Class
1	Matteo Zoccali	1	1	1	1											110
Platinum Class
1	Andrea Benalli	2	2	1	2											93
2	Sandro Zeller	1	1	Ret	1											92
3	Laurence Balestrini	3	4	3	5											61
4	Marco Falci	4	3	Ret	3											57
5	Riccardo Perego	WD	WD	2	4											36
6	Filippo Golin			DNS	DNS											5
Gold Class
1	Nicolas Löffler	1	1	5	1											102
2	André Petropoulos	2	2	1	Ret											69
3	Enrico Milani			2	5											32
4	Urs Rüttimann			6	2											35
5	Davide Pedetti			4	3											34
6	Franco Cimarelli			3	4											32
7	Romano Cataldo	3	Ret													18
Silver Class
1	Karim Sartori	1	1	1	1											112
2	Luca Iannacone	2	2	3	Ret											62
3	Patrick Bellezza			2	2											44
4	Angelo Fabrizio Comi			DNS	DNS											5
Formula Entry Class
1	Sarene Ziffel	1	1	1	1											112
2	Alexander Fritz			2	2											44
3	Stefan Eisinger-Sewald			3	3											36
4	Giovanni Ciccarelli			4	4											30
5	Riccardo Rossi			Ret	DNS											5
Pos	Driver	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	Pts
Pos	Driver	RBR		IMO		CER		VLL		MNZ		MIS		MUG		Pts

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.^[11]

Pos	Driver	IMO		CER		VLL		MNZ		MIS		MUG		Pts
Pos	Driver	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	Pts
Overall

Light Class

Open Class

Pos	Driver	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	SR	FR	Pts
Pos	Driver	IMO		CER		VLL		MNZ		MIS		MUG		Pts

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
Pos	Team	Pts

F2.0 Cup

Pos	Team	Pts

Pos	Team	Pts