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The 2024 Drexler-Automotive Formula Cup was the 43rd Austria Formula 3 Cup season and the sixth season since Drexler-Automotive took over the title sponsoring of the series.
The 2024 season was held over eight race weekends across Europe. It began in April at Vallelunga Circuit and concluded in October at Autodromo Nazionale Monza. The series continued its cooperation with the F2000 Italian Formula Trophy, with the two series sharing grids and race slots for multiple rounds.
Benjámin Berta, driving for Franz Wöss Racing, won his second Formula 3 Cup title with a race to spare, while Jo Zeller Racing driver Marcel Tobler defended his Formula 3 Trophy at the penultimate race weekend of the season. Viola Formula Racing's Emir Tanju clinched the Formula Light Cup at the final race of the season.
Teams and drivers
Teams and drivers competed in either Formula 3 or the Formula Light Cup. Formula 3 entries were divided between the Cup class and the Trophy class.
= Formula 3 Cup entries
== Formula 3 Trophy entries
== Formula Light Cup entries
=Race calendar
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.
Race results
Season report
= First half
=The season opened at Vallelunga with G Motorsport's Francesco Galli on pole position. He had to contend with Franz Wöss Racing's Benjámin Berta all race, but held on to take the win. Race two saw a repeat of the fight for the win, with Galli victorious again. Jo Zeller Racing's Sandro Zeller was third in race one and looked set to repeat that feat before colliding with Team Automobile Tricolore's Riccardo Perego in race two while battling for third. The F3 Trophy saw a double win for Facondini Racing's Francesco Solfaroli, while the Light Cup witnessed the opening exchange of blows in a season-long fight between Viola Formula's Emir Tanju and Speed Motor's Karim Sartori, with the Turk winning twice.
The Red Bull Ring hosted round two, and this time Berta took pole position. Still, Galli was the man to beat in the races as he overtook Berta right at the start and took his third win in a row. This streak came to a halt in race two when Galli slid off track and had to retire. This left Berta and Zeller fighting for the win, with Berta coming home first, but with a time penalty that handed Zeller the win. Berta's teammate Victor Smialek was third. Jo Zeller Racing's Marcel Tobler made his first appearance of the season in the F3 Trophy and took two wins right away, while wins in the Light Cup were shared between Viola Formula's Valentin Andreiux and Sartori. Tanju was second twice, thereby retaining his points lead.
Round three at Imola also began with Berta on pole position. Galli had superior race pace but once again made a mistake that forced him into retirement, leaving Berta to take his first win of the season as well as the championship lead, ahead of Zeller and Smialek. The Swiss then went one place better in race two, keeping his lead from pole position and fending off Galli and Berta all race. In the F3 Trophy, joint championship leaders Solfaroli and Tobler met each other on track for the first time. Both took a win and a second place, remaining equal on points. The picture in the Light Cup was similar, with leaders Tanju and Sartori also sharing the wins, further distancing themselves from the rest of the field.
Only eleven cars travelled to the Lausitzring, where Berta took another pole position. Galli was not among the attendees, so the fight for both races was between Berta and Zeller. Race one saw a close fight, while race two was dominated from pole - Berta was the winner both times. Smialek took two third places, thereby overtaking Galli in the standings. Both F3 Trophy leaders were absent too, leaving Team Hoffmann Racing’s André Petropoulos to take two wins and instantly move into second place in the standings. The same was seen in the Formula Light Cup, with Tanju and Sartori not joining the grid, allowing privateer entrant Falk Schwarze to take a double win on his debut in the championship.
= Second half
=The second half of the season began at Hockenheimring with a different pole sitter in Zeller. Berta initially got past him, but Zeller kept close to him to retake the lead and win the race. Smialek took third, before taking his maiden win ahead of returnee Galli and Jo Zeller Racing’s Kurt Böhlen in race two after Berta was hit with a 30-second penalty that dropped him to fourth. Tobler returned to the F3 Trophy and took two wins and the championship lead as Solfaroli was still absent. Petropoulos took a podium to reduce his distance to Solfaroli. The Formula Light Cup saw another double by a privateer debutant, with Sarene Ziffel sweeping the weekend as Tanju and Sartori missed another round.
Round six at Mugello brought the F2000 entries back to the field, with 39 cars entered. Berta won pole position once again, but collided with Galli a few laps into the first race and retired. Zeller was left to take the win ahead of Smialek and ASU NV’s one-off entry Paolo Brajnik. In the second race, Galli stalled at the start, with Berta taking the lead and the win ahead of Zeller and Smialek. Team Automobile Tricolore’s Eduardo Bonanomi took both F3 Trophy wins as Petropoulos was the only front-runner competing, taking one sixth place. Tanju and Sartori returned to the Formula Light Cup, but the winner of both races was STAC’s Jérémy Clavaud. Still, Sartori was able to overtake Tanju in the standings.
The penultimate round at Brno Circuit saw Berta take another pole position, which he then turned into a controlled lights-to-flag victory, with Smialek and Zeller making up the F3 Cup podium behind him. Race two began with Smialek taking the lead, before Berta retook it and reestablished the competitive picture seen in the first race. The top three finished the race in the same order, handing Berta a 28-point lead. Wins in the F3 Trophy were shared by Petropoulos and Tobler, with the former taking second in the standings and the latter crowned class champion. Team Hoffmann’s Dr. Norbert Groer was the sole entry in the Formula Light Cup and took two wins, each only worth half points.
Berta took his third pole position in a row for the season finale at Monza. After a delayed start to race one, Berta managed two restarts to take his seventh win of the season ahead of Smialek and Zeller, crowning him the champion in the process. Race two began with Smialek in the lead, but a bad mid-race restart saw him fall to fourth behind eventual winner Galli, Berta and Zeller. The top two drivers in the F3 Trophy were absent, leaving Jo Zeller Racing’s Urs Rüttimann and Bonanomi to finish the season with a win each. Andreiux won both races in the Formula Light Cup, but Tanju was able to claim the class title by just four points after Sartori was forced to retire from the final race.
Berta’s second championship in a row saw him notch up seven wins and 14 podiums in 16 races. At the start of the year, however, the fastest driver of the field was Galli, who began the season with three wins in a row. A double non-score then set him back considerably, and when he did not contest two of the rounds outside Italy, he was removed from contention. That left Zeller as Berta’s closest competitor, but he was no match for the Hungarian, just like in 2023. The F3 Trophy was once again characterized by high entry fluctuation, with Tobler repeating his 2023 feat of dominating the weekends he contested, while the Formula Light Cup saw a title battle closely fought across five of the eight rounds, with very little drivers traveling to Germany and Czechia.
Standings
= Scoring system
=Points were awarded per class. If less than three cars entered in a class, half points were awarded for the race.
* - half points awarded as less than three cars entered the race
= Formula 3 Cup standings
== Formula 3 Trophy standings
== Formula Light Cup standings
=References
External links
Website of the AFR Cups [German]
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