2022 Drexler-Automotive Formula 3 Cup

The 2022 Drexler-Automotive Formula 3 Cup was the 41st Austria Formula 3 Cup season and the fourth Drexler-Automotive Formula 3 Cup season.

Teams and drivers[edit]

All Cup cars were built before 2018, Trophy cars were built between 1990 and 2007, and Open class have more powerful engines.^[1]^[2]

Team	Chassis	Engine	No.	Driver	Class	Rounds
Franz Wöss Racing	Dallara F309	Volkswagen	1	David Richert	C	All
	Dallara F308	Opel-Spiess	9	Luca Iannaccone	C	1–5, 7–8
		Mercedes	12	Thomas Amweg	C	6
		NEB Mugen	15	Daniel Tapinos	C	1–2, 4, 8
	Dallara F318	Mercedes	19	Cian Carey	O	2–3
Jo Zeller Racing	Dallara F306	Mercedes	2	Urs Rüttimann	T	4, 6
	Dallara F308	Mercedes	3	Marcel Tobler	C	3, 6
	Dallara F308	Mercedes	11	Kurt Böhlen	C	6, 8
	Dallara F312	Mercedes	44	Sandro Zeller	C	2–8
Chabr Motorsport	Dallara F308	Mugen	4	Thomas Chabr	C	3–4, 6–7
Speed Center	Dallara F308	Mercedes	5	Christian Zeller	C	6
	Dallara F317	Toyota	13	Philipp Todtenhaupt	O	1, 6
	Dallara F308	Toyota	180	Patrick Harmuth	C	6
	Dallara F314	Toyota	188	Thomas Zeltner	O	6
SAPE-Motorsport s.r.o	Dallara	Toyota	6	Vaclav Laušmán	O	4, 6–7
Facondini Racing	Dallara F308	Fiat	6	Enrico Milani	C	3
Facondini Racing	Dallara F308	Fiat	41	Franco Cimarelli	O	2–3
Puresport	Dallara F320	Mercedes	8	Dino Rasero	O	4–5
Puresport	Dallara F309	Mercedes	14	Andrea Benalli	O	4–5
Vadum Racing	Tatuus T-318	Renault	10	Juju Noda	O	2, 4, 7
Vadum Racing	Tatuus N.T07	Honda	14	Vaclav Šafář	O	7
ASD Living KC	Dallara F308	Toyota	12	Umberto Vaglio	C	2–3
G Force Racing	Dallara		12	Guido Luchetti	C	8
Gender Racing Team	Dallara F313	Toyota	17	Nikolas Szabo	O	4, 7
Sud Motorsport	Dallara F311	Fiar	18	Jean Luc Neri	C	2, 6
Team Automobile Tricolore	Dallara F312	Volkswagen	20	Stig Larsen	C	4–5, 8
Team Automobile Tricolore	Mygale F3	Fiat	39	Edoardo Bonamoni	C	4–5, 8
One Management	Dallara F312	Volkswagen	21	Renato Papaleo	O	4
Vogtland Racing Team	Dallara F308	Toyota	22	Danny Luderer	C	6–8
Effective Racing Team	Dallara 320	Mercedes	27	Vladimir Netušil	O	7
Privateer	Dallara F308	Fiat	28	Giorgio Berto	C	2, 5
Nannini Racing	Dallara F317	Toyota	42	Davide Pedetti	O	4–5
Magyar Racing Team	Tatuus N.T07	Honda	46	Janos Magyar	O	1–2, 4, 7
Privateer	Dallara F308	Fiat	46	Riccardo Perego	O	3–5, 8
HAT Powertrain	Dallara F313	Volkswagen	51	Bernardo Pellegrini	O	4–5, 8
HKC Academy Racing	Dallara F308	Fiat	57	Jan Matyas	C	4, 7
Solution Racing SE	Dallara F314	Toyota	63	Benjamin Berta	O	1–2
Team Hoffmann Racing	Dallara F314	Toyota	63	Benjamin Berta	O	3–8
Team Hoffmann Racing	Dallara F314	Toyota	64	Benjamin Dam	O	7
Racing by Italy	Dallara F308	Volkswagen	75	Mei Shibi	C	4, 8
Privateer	Dallara F308	Fiat	83	Daniele Radrizzani	C	2–3, 5
Privateer	Dallara F308	Fiat	88	Francesco Solfaroli	C	2, 5
ASU NV Racing	Dallara 320	Volkswagen	212	Paolo Brajnik	O	1, 4–5, 8
Privateer	Dallara F316	Volkswagen	999	Attila Penzes	O	1, 4
Sources:

Icon	Class
C	Championship
T	Trophy
O	Open

Notes[edit]

Race calendar and results[edit]

Series finale at Mugello was originally scheduled for 23 October, but later date was moved a week earlier.

R.	RN	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Cup Winner	Winning Team	Open Winner
1	1	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	9 April	Benjamin Berta	Benjamin Berta	Daniel Tapinos	Franz Wöss Racing	Benjamin Berta
1	2	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	10 April	Paolo Brajnik	Attila Penzes	David Richert	Franz Wöss Racing	Attila Penzes
2	1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	23 April	Paolo Brajnik^{[N 1]}	Paolo Brajnik^{[N 1]}	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Cian Carey^{[N 2]}
2	2	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	24 April	Paolo Brajnik^{[N 1]}	Paolo Brajnik^{[N 1]}	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Cian Carey^{[N 2]}
3	1	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	7 May	Sandro Zeller	Bernardo Pellegrini^{[N 3]}	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Paolo Brajnik
3	2	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	8 May	Sandro Zeller	Bernardo Pellegrini^{[N 3]}	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Bernardo Pellegrini
4	1	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	4 June	Sandro Zeller	Paolo Brajnik	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Paolo Brajnik
4	2	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	5 June	Bernardo Pellegrini	Paolo Brajnik	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Bernardo Pellegrini
5	1	Autodromo Vallelunga, Vallelunga	2 July	Paolo Brajnik	Sandro Zeller	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Paolo Brajnik
5	2	Autodromo Vallelunga, Vallelunga	3 July	TBD	Paolo Brajnik	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Paolo Brajnik
6	1	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	30 July	Benjamin Berta	Benjamin Berta	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Benjamin Berta
6	2	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	31 July	Sandro Zeller	Benjamin Berta	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Benjamin Berta
7	1	Brno Circuit, Brno	11 September	Sandro Zeller	Sandro Zeller	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Benjamin Berta
7	2	Brno Circuit, Brno	12 September	Benjamin Berta	Benjamin Berta	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Benjamin Berta
8	1	Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero	15 October	Paolo Brajnik	Paolo Brajnik	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Paolo Brajnik
8	2	Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero	16 October	TBA	Sandro Zeller	Sandro Zeller	Jo Zeller Racing	Benjamin Berta
Sources:^[3]

Footnote[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Brajnik was competing in the F2000 Italian Formula Trophy which shared the track with this championship.
^ ^a ^b Paolo Brajnik was winner, while he competed in the F2000 Italian Formula Trophy
^ ^a ^b Pellegrini was competing in the F2000 Italian Formula Trophy which shared the track with this championship.

Championship standings[edit]

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

Half points were awarded if less than 5 competitors participated. Standings for all competitions are shown below.^[4]

Drexler-Automotive Formula 3 Cup[edit]

Pos	Driver	HUN		MON		IMO		RBR		VAL		HOC		BRN		MUG		Pts
1	Sandro Zeller			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	350
2	David Richert	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	2	2	3	3	252.5
3	Thomas Chabr					6	5	3	3			5	5	4	4			92
4	Luca Iannaccone	3	2	6	5	DNS	7	7	8	6	6			5	6	9	11	84.5
5	Francesco Solfaroli			4	6					3	2					4	4	77
6	Kurt Böhlen											2	2			2	2	72
7	Marcel Tobler					3	2					4	3					60
8	Daniel Tapinos	1	3	Ret	3			4	Ret							6	Ret	55
9	Eduardo Bonamoni							6	6	4	4					7	6	54
10	Daniele Radrizzani			5	Ret	5	6			7	7					8	8	48
11	Umberto Vaglio			3	4	4	Ret											39
12	Jan Matyas							7	WD					3	3			36
13	Danny Luderer											8	WD	6	5	5	Ret	34
13	Stig Larsen							5	7	5	9					11	9	28
15	Urs Rüttiman							NC	4			9	6					22
16	Enrico Milani					7	4											18
17	Giorgio Berto			7	Ret					9	5							18
18	Mei Shini							Ret	5							12	7	16
19	Patrick Harmuth											8	7					10
20	Jean Luc Neri			Ret	Ret					8	8					10	10	10
21	Guido Luchetti															Ret	5	10
22	Christian Zeller											6	Ret					8
Pos	Driver	HUN		MON		IMO		RBR		VAL		HOC		BRN		MUG		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

Drexler-Automotive Formula 3 Open[edit]

Pos	Driver	HUN		MON		IMO		RBR		VAL		HOC		BRN		MUG		Pts
1	Benjamin Berta	1	Ret	2	2	2	1	4	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	1	257.5
2	Paolo Brajnik	2	4					1	2	1	1					1	2	166
3	Janos Magyar	4	2	4	4			6	5					5	4			94
4	Bernardo Pellegrini							10	1	4	3					2	3	86
5	Cian Carey			1	1	1	2											71.5
6	Dino Rasero							2	3	3	4							60
7	Riccardo Perego					3	Ret	9	Ret	5	6					4	4	51.5
8	Juju Noda			5	5			5	7					7	7			48
9	Andrea Benalli							7	8	7	7					5	5	42
10	Attila Penzes	3	1					WD	WD									40
11	Philipp Todtenhaupt	5	3									4	4					37
12	Nikolas Szabo							8	WD					2	3			37
13	Franco Cimarelli			3	3	4	Ret											36
14	Renato Papaleo							3	6	Ret	5							33
15	Benjamin Dam													4	2			30
16	Vladimir Netušil													3	5			25
17	Vaclav Laušmán							12	10			2	2	8	NC			23
18	Vaclav Šafář													6	6			16
19	Thomas Zeltner											3	3					15
20	Davide Pedetti							11	9	6	Ret							10
Pos	Driver	HUN		MON		IMO		RBR		VAL		HOC		BRN		MUG		Pts

References[edit]

^ "Formula 3 remains the driving force". www.afr-pokale.com. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ "Announcement For Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup 2021" (PDF). www.afr-pokale.com. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ "Preliminary schedule for 2022 fixed". www.drexler-formel-cup.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ "Drexler-Automotive Formel 3 Cup 2022" (PDF). www.drexler-formel-cup.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

External links[edit]

Website of the AFR Cups [German]

[Pole2-3] Brajnik was competing in the F2000 Italian Formula Trophy which shared the track with this championship.

[Winner-4] Paolo Brajnik was winner, while he competed in the F2000 Italian Formula Trophy

[Pole-5] Pellegrini was competing in the F2000 Italian Formula Trophy which shared the track with this championship.

[Formula3-1] "Formula 3 remains the driving force". www.afr-pokale.com. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[2] "Announcement For Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup 2021" (PDF). www.afr-pokale.com. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[6] "Preliminary schedule for 2022 fixed". www.drexler-formel-cup.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

[7] "Drexler-Automotive Formel 3 Cup 2022" (PDF). www.drexler-formel-cup.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.

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