2025 Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup
The 2025 Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup was the 44th Austrian Formula 3 Cup season and the seventh season since Drexler-Automotive took over the title sponsoring of the series.[1]
The 2025 season was held over seven race weekends across Europe.[2] It began in April at Monza Circuit and concluded in October at Misano World Circuit. The championship continued its cooperation with the F2000 Italian Formula Trophy, with the two series sharing grids and race slots for multiple rounds.
Jo Zeller Racing's Sandro Zeller took his ninth title in the championship's highest class, the Formula 3 Cup. Team Hoffmann Racing's André Petropoulos was victorious in the Formula 3 Trophy, while STAC's Jérémy Clavaud became the inaugural Formula Regional Class winner and LRT's Michael Fischer claimed the Formula Light Cup title.
Teams and drivers
The 2025 season saw the introduction of a Formula Regional Class, open for Tatuus F3 T-318 cars using Renault or Alfa Romeo engines. The other three classes remained the same: The Formula 3 Cup and Formula 3 Trophy classes divided the entered Formula 3 cars based on their age and power output, while the Formula Light Cup remained open for Formula Renault and Formula 4 cars.[3]
Formula 3 Cup entries
| Team | No. | Driver | Car | Engine | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franz Wöss Racing | 1 | Benjámin Berta | Dallara F320 | Mercedes | 1–3, 5–7 |
| 20 | Stig Larsen | Dallara F320 | Mercedes HWA | 1–2, 5–7 | |
| 21 | Ludwig Kronawitter | Dallara F320 | Mercedes HWA | 3, 5 | |
| Christof Ledermann | Dallara F320 | 4 | |||
| 32 | Maximilian Malinowski | Dallara F316 | Mercedes HWA | 3 | |
| Victor Smialek | Dallara F320 | 7 | |||
| Viola Formula Racing | 2 | Laurence Balestrini | Dallara F317 | Volkswagen | 1–2 |
| 14 | Andrea Benalli | Dallara F317 | Mercedes HWA | 1–2 | |
| Puresport | 5–7 | ||||
| 8 | Dino Rasero | Dallara F320 | Mercedes HWA | 1–2, 5–7 | |
| Jo Zeller Racing | 11 | Kurt Böhlen | Dallara F316 | Mercedes HWA | 1, 5 |
| 44 | Sandro Zeller | Dallara F312 | Mercedes HWA | All | |
| Perego Racing | 46 | Riccardo Perego | Dallara F317 | Volkswagen | 1 |
| One Competition | 70 | Enzo Stentella | Dallara F317 | Volkswagen | 1–2, 5–7 |
| Team Hoffmann Racing | 98 | Václav Šafář | Dallara F320 | Volkswagen | 5 |
| Sources:[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] | |||||
Formula Regional entries
| Team | No. | Driver | Car | Engine | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neri Autosport | 10 | Luca Iannacone | Formula Regional | Renault | 3–7 |
| Puresport | 12 | Christof Ledermann | Alfa Romeo | 1–2, 5–6 | |
| 16 | Sara Fruncillo | Alfa Romeo | 1 | ||
| 25 | Mattia Bagioni | Alfa Romeo | 1, 7 | ||
| Neri Autosport | 30 | Sebastien Banchereau | Renault | 2, 6 | |
| Alpha Team Racing | 33 | Sandro de Virgilis | Renault | 1 | |
| ASD Ruote Scoperte M. | 38 | Andrea Masci | Renault | 1 | |
| STAC | 91 | Jérémy Clavaud | Renault | 1–2, 6 | |
| Sources:[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] | |||||
Formula 3 Trophy entries
| Team | No. | Driver | Car | Engine | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Zeller Racing | 3 | Marcel Tobler | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | 2–3, 5 |
| 4 | Urs Rüttimann | Dallara F306 | Volkswagen | 3–4 | |
| 99 | Lee Cunningham | Dallara F308 | Mercedes HWA | 1–3, 5–7 | |
| privateer | 4 | Alexander Geier | Dallara F308 | 5 | |
| 5 | Michael Aberer | Dallara F308 | 5, 7 | ||
| 15 | Roman Pöllinger | Dallara F300 | 4 | ||
| 90 | Antonio Marco Rinaldi | Dallara F393 | Fiat FTP | 6 | |
| Facondini Racing | 6 | Enrico Milani | Dallara F308 | Fiat | 5–7 |
| 96 | Oliver Kratsch | Dallara F308 | Toyota | 1, 5–7 | |
| Speed Center Team | 7 | Christian Zeller | Dallara F305 | Opel Spiess | 3 |
| Neri Autosport | 10 | Luca Iannacone | Dallara F311 | 2 | |
| Twister Corse | 13 | Sergio Terrini | Dallara F308 | Fiat FTP | 6 |
| ASD Living KC | 21 | Umberto Vaglio | Dallara F308 | Fiat FTP | 1, 6–7 |
| Team Hoffmann Racing | 22 | André Petropoulos | Dallara F316 | Opel Spiess | 2–3, 5–7 |
| 98 | Václav Šafář | Dallara F312 | Toyota | 6 | |
| Bellspeed | 27 | Patrick Bellezza | Dallara F300 | 7 | |
| One Competition | 28 | Federico Porri | Dallara F308 | 7 | |
| Sud Motorsport | 33 | Giuseppe Marinaro | Dallara F310 | Fiat FTP | 6 |
| ASD Autodromos - Nannini Racing | 42 | Davide Pedetti | Dallara F317 | Toyota | 1–2, 6–7 |
| 88 | Francesco Solfaroli | Dallara F317 | Toyota | 6–7 | |
| Chabr Motorsport | 54 | Tomáš Chabr | Dallara F308 | Mugen Honda | 5–7 |
| Team Perodi | 92 | Romano Cataldo | Dallara F316 | Toyota | 1–2, 6 |
| Corbetta Racing | 93 | Antonio Montruccoli | Dallara F312 | Mercedes HWA | 1 |
| Antonio Racing | 777 | Antonio Pellegrino | Dallara F312 | Toyota | 6–7 |
| APE Racing | 912 | Nikolay Takev | Dallara F308 | Opel Spiess | 4–5 |
| Sources:[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] | |||||
Formula Light Cup entries
| Team | No. | Driver | Car | Engine | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| privateer | 4 | Alexander Geier | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 7 |
| 28 | Thomas Hoffmann | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 3, 6 | |
| 31 | Sarene Ziffel | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 3–5, 7 | |
| Speed Motor | 7 | Karim Sartori | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 1–2, 6–7 |
| Speed Center Team | 8 | Dennis Hübl | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 3 |
| Henry Morrogh Drivers School | 9 | Giovanni Ciccarelli | Tatuus F4-T014 | Abarth | 6 |
| 37 | Matteo Zoccali | Tatuus F4-T014 | Abarth | 6–7 | |
| GTM Motorsport | 18 | Domenico Terron | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 1–2, 6 |
| Team Perodi | 19 | Vincenzo Siciliano | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 1–2 |
| G Motorsport | Vito di Bello | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 7 | |
| Team Hars | 22 | Luca Guolo | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 6 |
| Neri Autosport | 23 | Bruno Mottez | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 2, 6–7 |
| Team Morel Auto Racing | 24 | Tristan Morel | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 2 |
| Viola Formula Racing | 26 | Luis Aguiar | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 1–2 |
| Valdelsa Classic Motor Club | 59 | Riccardo Rossi | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 1, 7 |
| ASD Ruote Scoperte M. | 79 | Fabio Turchetto | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 1, 6–7 |
| LRT | 81 | Michael Fischer | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 3–7 |
| 101 | Norbert Lenzenweger | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 3 | |
| 127 | Jürgen Berger | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 3 | |
| 143 | Dominic Makolm | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 6 | |
| 175 | Alexander Fritz | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 3–5 | |
| 303 | Markus Fischer | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 5 | |
| Franz Wöss Racing | 95 | Nicolas Löffler | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | All |
| 125 | Robert Siska | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 2–3, 6 | |
| Kermor Motorsport | 104 | Adam Kovacs | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 4 |
| 146 | Vida Benedek | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 7 | |
| 168 | Zeno Kovacs | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 4, 7 | |
| Team Hoffmann Racing | 122 | Dr. Norbert Groer | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 2–7 |
| MSC Rottenegg | 133 | Marco Milani | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 5 |
| Jo Zeller Racing | 717 | Stephan Glaser | Tatuus FR2.0 | Renault | 1 |
| Sources:[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] | |||||
Race calendar
The 2025 calendar was announced on 9 January 2025.[2] The series made its debut on two tracks, the Automotodróm Slovakia Ring and the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli. Three tracks left the calendar in the Lausitzring, the Red Bull Ring and Vallelunga Circuit, meaning the series downsized from eight to seven rounds and did compete in Austria for the first time in its history, despite its original name being the Austrian Formula 3 Cup.
| R. | Circuit | Date | Support bill | Map of circuit locations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SR | Monza Circuit, Monza | 12 April | Monza Historic F2000 Italian Formula Trophy |
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| FR | 13 April | ||||
| 2 | SR | Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero | 10 May | ACI Historic Racing Weekend Mugello F2000 Italian Formula Trophy | |
| FR | 11 May | ||||
| 3 | SR | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim | 26 July | P9 Challenge Formula Vee Festival | |
| FR | |||||
| 4 | SR | Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Orechová Potôň | 23 August | ESET Cup Series Formula 4 CEZ Championship | |
| FR | 24 August | ||||
| 5 | SR | Brno Circuit, Brno | 6 September | TCR Eastern Europe Trophy Formula 4 CEZ Championship | |
| FR | 7 September | ||||
| 6 | SR | Imola Circuit, Imola | 27 September | Italian GT Championship F2000 Italian Formula Trophy | |
| FR | 28 September | ||||
| 7 | SR | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico | 26 October | Campionato Italiano Auto Storiche F2000 Italian Formula Trophy | |
| FR | |||||
Race results
| R. | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | F3 Cup winner | Formula Regional winner | F3 Trophy winner | Formula Light Cup winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SR | Monza Circuit | Benjámin Berta | Sandro Zeller | Jérémy Clavaud | Lee Cunningham | Luis Aguiar | |
| FR | Benjámin Berta | Benjámin Berta | Benjámin Berta | Jérémy Clavaud | Oliver Kratsch | Luis Aguiar | ||
| 2 | SR | Mugello Circuit | Benjámin Berta | Benjámin Berta | Jérémy Clavaud | Davide Pedetti | Luis Aguiar | |
| FR | Benjámin Berta | Sandro Zeller | Andrea Benalli | Jérémy Clavaud | Davide Pedetti | Luis Aguiar | ||
| 3 | SR | Hockenheimring | Benjámin Berta | Benjámin Berta | Luca Iannacone | Marcel Tobler | Michael Fischer | |
| FR | Benjámin Berta | Benjámin Berta | Benjámin Berta | Luca Iannacone | André Petropoulos | Michael Fischer | ||
| 4 | SR | Automotodróm Slovakia Ring | Sandro Zeller | Sandro Zeller | Luca Iannacone | Nikolay Takev | Michael Fischer | |
| FR | Sandro Zeller | Sandro Zeller | Sandro Zeller | Luca Iannacone | Urs Rüttimann | Michael Fischer | ||
| 5 | SR | Brno Circuit | Benjámin Berta | Benjámin Berta | Benjámin Berta | Christof Ledermann | Lee Cunningham | Michael Fischer |
| FR | Benjámin Berta | Benjámin Berta | Benjámin Berta | Christof Ledermann | André Petropoulos | Michael Fischer | ||
| 6 | SR | Imola Circuit | Benjámin Berta | Sandro Zeller | Sebastien Banchereau | Giuseppe Marinaro | Michael Fischer | |
| FR | Benjámin Berta | Benjámin Berta | Sandro Zeller | Jérémy Clavaud | André Petropoulos | Karim Sartori | ||
| 7 | SR | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli | Victor Smialek | Sandro Zeller | Mattia Bagioni | Oliver Kratsch | Karim Sartori | |
| FR | Victor Smialek | Victor Smialek | Victor Smialek | Mattia Bagioni | Oliver Kratsch | Karim Sartori | ||
Standings
Scoring system
The scoring system was overhauled in 2025. The shorter, first race of each weekend was designated the Sprint Race, where classified drivers scored the following points:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
The second race of each weekend, the longer Feature Race, awarded more points:
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Points were awarded per class. If less than three cars entered in a class, half points were awarded for the race.[11]
Formula 3 Cup standings
Formula Regional Class standings
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Formula 3 Trophy standings
| Pos | Driver | MNZ |
MUG |
HOC |
SVK |
BRN |
IMO |
MIS |
Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | |||
| 1 | André Petropoulos | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 2 | 168 | ||||
| 2 | Lee Cunningham | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5† | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 161 | ||
| 3 | Oliver Kratsch | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 145 | ||||||
| 4 | Davide Pedetti | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 103 | ||||||
| 5 | Marcel Tobler | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 82 | ||||||||
| 6 | Urs Rüttimann | 2 | 2 | 3† | 1 | 70 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Romano Cataldo | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 58 | ||||||||
| 8 | Nikolay Takev | 1 | 3† | WD | WD | 35 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Roman Pöllinger | 2 | 2 | 33 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Enrico Milani | 5 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 32 | ||||||||
| 11 | Francesco Solfaroli | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Antonio Pellegrini | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Giuseppe Marinaro | 1 | Ret | 20 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Christian Zeller | 5 | 4 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Václav Šafář | Ret | 2 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| =16 | Antonio Montruccoli | 5 | 6 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| =16 | Luca Iannacone | 6 | 5 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | Umberto Vaglio | DNS | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||
| 19 | Federico Porri | 10 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Tomáš Chabr | WD | WD | WD | WD | 8 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||
| 21 | Michael Aberer | WD | WD | 11 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Patrick Bellezza | 9 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Antonio Marco Rinaldi | 9 | DNS | 2 | ||||||||||||
| — | Alexander Geier | WD | WD | 0 | ||||||||||||
| — | Sergio Terrini | WD | WD | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | Pts |
| MNZ |
MUG |
HOC |
SVK |
BRN |
IMO |
MIS | ||||||||||
Formula Light Cup standings
| Pos | Driver | MNZ |
MUG |
HOC |
SVK |
BRN |
IMO |
MIS |
Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | |||
| 1 | Michael Fischer | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 206 | ||||
| 2 | Karim Sartori | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 151 | ||||||
| 3 | Nicolas Löffler | 4 | DNS | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 7† | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 120 |
| 4 | Sarene Ziffel | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 97 | ||||||
| 5 | Luis Aguiar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 90 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Dr. Norbert Groer | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 10 | 9 | 72 | ||
| 7 | Alexander Fritz | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 69 | ||||||||
| 8 | Zeno Kovacs | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 51 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Thomas Hoffmann | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Fabio Turchetto | 3 | 3 | WD | WD | 4 | 8 | 41 | ||||||||
| 11 | Dominic Makolm | 3 | 3 | 27 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Vincenzo Siciliano | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Tristan Morel | 4 | 4 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Robert Siska | Ret | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 | ||||||||
| 15 | Dennis Hübl | 3 | 6 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | Adam Kovacs | 4 | 5 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Domenico Terron | 6 | Ret | 6 | 6 | WD | WD | 20 | ||||||||
| 18 | Riccardo Rossi | 8 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 16 | ||||||||||
| =19 | Stephan Glaser | 5 | 6 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| =19 | Alexander Geier | 6 | 5 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Bruno Mottez | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 13 | Ret | 15 | ||||||||
| 22 | Jürgen Berger | 10† | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Vida Benedek | 8 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Norbert Lenzenweger | 6 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 25 | Matteo Zoccali | 8 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 5 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Vito di Bello | 9 | 11 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| — | Markus Fischer | WD | WD | 0 | ||||||||||||
| — | Marco Milani | WD | WD | 0 | ||||||||||||
| — | Giovanni Ciccarelli | WD | WD | 0 | ||||||||||||
| — | Luca Guolo | WD | WD | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | SR | FR | Pts |
| MNZ |
MUG |
HOC |
SVK |
BRN |
IMO |
MIS | ||||||||||
References
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External links
- Website of the AFR Cups [German]