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PREMA TODAY In 2011, PREMA continues competing in Formula 3 Euro Series as well as the newly created FIA Cup with both Spanish Drivers Daniel Juncadella and Roberto Merhi who are also both back by Mercedes HWA in the Formula 3 Program. In Formula 3 Italia, PREMA lines up American rookie driver Michael Lewis and Italian rookie driver Raffaele Marciello (member of the Ferrari Driver Academy) as well as experienced Italian Driver Andrea Roda. In Formula Abarth, Vicky Piria (GB) and Luca Ghiotto (IT) will complete the Team’s line up in both the Italian Championship and newly created European Series. |
| 2010 PREMA concentrated in three different championships in 2010: - Formula 3 Euro Series with rookie Spanish driver Daniel Juncadella (runner-up in the 2009 Formula BMW Europe) and French, Nicolas Marroc. The Team once again extended its co-operation with Mercedes Benz HWA. - Formula 3 Italia with a full Italian line-up: Samuele Buttarelli, Edoardo Liberati and Andrea Caldarelli who finished 3rd in the drivers’ classification standing. - Formula Abarth with Chinese Zhi Qiang Zhang (1 podium), Italian Riccardo Agostini (1 win, 2 podiums), Spanish Jordi Cunill, (1 win, 3 podiums) 4th in the drivers’ classification and Hannes Van Asseldonk 1 pole position, 3 wins) joined the Team for the last 3 races of the season and classified 6th in the overall standings. The Team also won the first F.Abarth Team Championship title. Also in 2010, PREMA participated in the Formula 3 Intercontinental Cup at Macau with Daniel Juncadella, Roberto Mehri and Valtteri Bottas (finishing 3rd in the final race). |
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2009 For 2009 World Series by Renault Championship, Prema decided to line up rookie drivers Omar Julian Leal from Colombia and Filip Salaquarda from Czech Republic. After a very successful season in the Formula 3 Euro Series Championship, Prema remained faithful to its engine supplier Mercedes. The Team also reconfirmed Stefano Coletti (1 win, 2 podiums). The Monegasque driver was joined by experienced Lebanese driver Basil Shaaban (1 podium). The Team’s third car was driven from different drivers such as: Matteo Chinosi, Tim Sandler, Tom Dillman and Victor Garcia. In 2009 Prema returned to the Formula 3 Italian Championship after ten years of absence. For this first year, Prema lined up the Fiat powered cars with Francesco Castellacci and Daniel Campos Hull (classified 5th in the overall standings). |
| 2008 Prema continued in all four Championships in which it took part in the previous years. In the World Series by Renault series Prema had an all Spanish line up with Catalunya’s Miguel Molina (Classified 4th in the Championship, 1 pole, 2 wins and 2 podiums) and Alvaro Barba (3 podiums). In the Formula 3 Euro Series the Team extended its collaboration with Engine Manufacturer Mercedes. Dutch Renger Van der Zande also continued his collaboration with the Team as he was classified 4th in the overall standings. The Dutch driver was joined by Spanish driver Dani Clos and Monegasque Stefano Coletti. Apart World Series and Formula 3, Prema still continued it’s participation in the Eurocup and Italia Formula Renault 2.0 with an all rookie line-up: Carlos Munoz, Vasilauskas Kazimeiras and Patrick Reiterer. |
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2007 In 2007 Prema continued its participation in the World Series by Renault Championship confirming the high level of competitiveness with Xavier Maassen and Ben Hanley (Classified 2nd in the Championship, 2 wins, 5 podiums). Prema took part in the Formula 3 Euro Series 2007 with two drivers: Michael Patrizi and Renger Van der Zande (1 win, 2 podiums). In the Formula Renault 2.0 Championship, Prema participated in both the Eurocup and Italia Championships with three TDP – TOYOTA Young Drivers Programme backed drivers: Henki Waldschmidt (3 wins, 3 podiums), Martin Plowman (2 podiums) and Andrea Caldarelli (1 podium). |
| 2006 Prema took part for the first time in the World Series by Renault Championship with Greg Franchi and Christian Montanari (2 pole positions, 1 win, 3 podiums). Prema participated in the Formula 3 Euro Series 2006 with Alejandro Nunez, Ronayne O’Mahony, João Urbano, Paolo Maria Nocera (selected races) and Roberto Streit (one race). Apart Formula 3, Prema continued it’s participation in the Formula Renault 2.0 Italia and Eurocup Championships with Edoardo Mortara, Henki Waldschmidt and Martin Plowman. As since 2000, Prema continued it’s role of technical structure for the TDP – TOYOTA Young Drivers Programme. |
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2005 Prema participated in the Formula 3 Euro Series Championship with three drivers: Franck Perera, Marco Bonanomi and Gregory Franchi, in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup with Kamui Kobayashi, Patrick Rocha, Tom Dillmann (selected races) and Mihai Marinescu (selected races) and in the Formula Renault 2.0 Italia with Kamui Kobayashi and Matteo Chinosi. The collaboration with TOYOTA in the TDP Programme continued with the presence of Kamui Kobayashi (1st in both Eurocup and Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Championship) and Franck Perera. |
| 2004 The partnership with TOYOTA in the TDA programme continued. PREMA participated in the F3 Euro Series Championship with Franck Perera (Rookie Ch’ship winner), Katsuyuki Hiranaka and Roberto Streit and in the Formula Renault Italia 2004 Championship with Kohei Hirate (2nd in the championship), Kamui Kobayashi and Ben Clucas. |
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2003 For its twentieth anniversary, the Vicenza based Team obtained two important victories, the F3 Euro Series Championship with the Australian Driver Ryan Briscoe and the Formula Renault 2003 with Frenchman Franck Perera. In Formula 3 PREMA achieved two podiums in International races, the Marlboro Masters in Zandvoort (third with Ryan Briscoe) and the 50th Macao Grand Prix (third with the Japanese Katsuyuki Hiranaka). Additionally, the Team won the first edition of the F3 Sardinian Masters with the Polish driver Robert Kubica. The collaboration with TOYOTA continued, PREMA was the referent for the technical aspects of the programme TDA “TOYOTA Drivers Academy” with the participation of Ryan Briscoe and Katsuyuki Hiranaka in the newly born F3 Euro Series and Franck Perera, Kohei Hirate and Roberto Streit in the Formula Renault Italia 2003 Championship. |
| 2002 The Team together with the Japanese driver Kousuke Matsuura fought up to the last race to conquer the Formula 3 German Championship. He reached the absolute record of pole positions during the season. Australian Ryan Briscoe joined the Team in the second half of the season and in the end obtained three consecutive podiums, confirming his talent. The collaboration with TOYOTA in Formula Renault introduced the young Frenchman Franck Perera, also included in the programme of the Japanese company. |
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2001 PREMA started its technical partnership with TOYOTA Motorsport GmbH in the young drivers program of the Japanese company. Ryan Briscoe was the first driver involved in this project. In the Formula Renault Championship the Team obtained the 1st and 2nd place in the Italian Championship with Ryan Briscoe and Cesar Campanico and the 3rd (Cesar Campanico) and 4th (Ryan Briscoe) in the Eurocup. The Formula 3 program continued in the German Championship with the drivers Kousuke Matsuura and Bjorn Wirdheim. The Japanese, supported by ARTA (Autobacs Racing Team Aguri) won his first European race in Hockenheim, a support event to the Formula 1 Grand Prix. Finishing an exciting season Bjorn Wirdheim obtained the pole position and a place on the podium in the Formula 3 World Cup in Macao (China). |
| 2000 PREMA ended it’s participation in the Formula 3 Italian Championship and enrolled in the more challenging German Championship with Enrico Toccacelo. In the same year it joined the newly born Formula Renault 2000 with the young Veronese driver Ronnie Quintarelli. In the International Renault final race in Valencia (Spain) the Team presented the Australian driver Ryan Briscoe who qualified in the first row in his maiden race in the Eurocup. |
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1998 PREMA with Andrè Couto took part in the Formula 3000 International Championship. Our driver was the third best rookie in the category, antechamber of Formula 1. The same year the Team won the Formula 3 Italian Championship with the Dutch driver Donny Crevels. The same happened the following year with the Swedish Peter Sundberg. |
| 1996 PREMA participated in the Formula 3 Italian Championship with Joao Barbosa (Alfa Romeo official driver) as well as in the Formula 3 German Championship with Andrè Couto and Max Wilson. |
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1994 The company changed the Team’s name which became PREMA Powerteam. In 1995 PREMA with the driver Gianantonio Pacchioni obtained pole position and victory in the prestigious Formula 3 Monaco Grand Prix. |
| 1993 PREMA was chosen by FIAT Corse to use for the first time the new engine “Fiat Abarth Tipo 16v” in the Formula 3 Italian Championship with the Roman driver Fabrizio de Simone. |
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1989 Due to the Team’s image and the achieved professional level, in 1989 the Team was chosen by CAMEL to start the racing career of JACQUES VILLENUEVE (who also raced for the Team in 1990 and 1991). He won the 500 Miles of Indianapolis in 1995, the Indy Cart Championship in 1995 and the Formula 1 World Championship in 1997. In 1989 PREMA participated for the first time in the International Race of Montecarlo, a support race to the Formula 1 Grand Prix and obtained the pole position and victory with Antonio Tamburini. The following year (1990) the Team won for the first time the Formula 3 Italian Championship with Roberto Colgiago. |
| 1984 The Team has been participating in Formula 3 since 1983, as PREMA RACING. From the very beginning it favoured the inclusion of young drivers. Dindo Capello’s debut took place in 1985, year in which he gained the best rookie title. Then, Fabrizio Giovanardi joined the Team, coming directly from go-karts. Giovanardi raced with PREMA for two years (1987-1988) and in 1988 he finished third in the Italian Formula 3 Championship, only two points behind the leader. |
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