Christopher Zanella

Christopher Zanella

Zanella in 2013.
Nationality Switzerland Swiss
Born 21 October 1989
Waldshut-Tiengen, Germany
Formula Renault 3.5 Series career
Debut season 2013
Current team ISR
Car no. 8
Starts 17
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Best finish 16th in 2013
Previous series
2011–12
2010
2009–10
2008
2007–08		 FIA Formula Two Championship
Italian Formula Three
Formula 3 Euro Series
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland
Championship titles
2008 Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland

Christopher Zanella (born 21 October 1989) is a Swiss racing driver, currently driving for ISR in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series.

Career

Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland

Zanella, born in Waldshut-Tiengen, began competing in formula racing with Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland in 2007. In 2008 he won the championship. He later competed in Formula Three Euroseries and the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0.

Formula Two

In 2011, Zanella moved to the FIA Formula Two Championship. His season began well, and he led the championship after four races, having won both races in the Magny Cours round. He remained in Formula Two for 2012, winning twice during the year in Nürburgring and Autodromo Nazionale Monza who was also the last ever race for Formula Two.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

After the FIA Formula Two Championship was disbanded in the end of 2012, He tested with various Formula Renault 3.5 teams during the 2012-13 off-season, He signed with Czech team ISR Racing partnering Russian driver Sergey Sirotkin, in his series debut in Monza he finished 3rd in the race, various months ago he won the last Formula Two race ever also in Monza coinciding with his podium in his debut, in Race 2 he finished 8th giving him 19 points during the weekend.

Racing record

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2009 Motopark Academy Dallara F308/099 Mercedes HOC
1
14		 HOC
2
Ret		 LAU
1
14		 LAU
2
8		 NOR
1
Ret		 NOR
2
Ret		 ZAN
1
21†		 ZAN
2
16		 OSC
1
13		 OSC
2
Ret		 NÜR
1
14		 NÜR
2
Ret		 BRH
1
5		 BRH
2
7		 CAT
1
14		 CAT
2
12		 DIJ
1
7		 DIJ
2
12		 HOC
1
19		 HOC
2
2		 13th 11
2010 Motopark Academy Dallara F308/092 Mercedes LEC
1		 LEC
2		 HOC
1		 HOC
2		 VAL
1		 VAL
2		 NOR
1		 NOR
2		 NÜR
1
10		 NÜR
2
Ret		 ZAN
1
9		 ZAN
2
7		 BRH
1
DNS		 BRH
2
DNS		 OSC
1		 OSC
2		 15th 2
Dallara F308/099 HOC
1
7		 HOC
2
Ret

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Formula Two results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2011 19 SIL
1
7		 SIL
2
3		 MAG
1
1		 MAG
2
1		 SPA
1
3		 SPA
2
2		 NÜR
1
2		 NÜR
2
3		 BRH
1
6		 BRH
2
7		 RBR
1
12		 RBR
2
4		 MNZ
1
5		 MNZ
2
6		 CAT
1
6		 CAT
2
7		 2nd 189
2012 19 SIL
1
2		 SIL
2
8		 ALG
1
6		 ALG
2
4		 NÜR
1
3		 NÜR
2
1		 SPA
1
5		 SPA
2
4		 BRH
1
6		 BRH
2
2		 LEC
1
8		 LEC
2
3		 HUN
1
5		 HUN
2
6		 MNZ
1
2		 MNZ
2
1		 3rd 196

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Points
2013 ISR MNZ
1
3		 MNZ
2
8		 ALC
1
7		 ALC
2
Ret		 MON
1
Ret		 SPA
1
11		 SPA
2
13		 MSC
1
22		 MSC
2
23		 RBR
1
16		 RBR
2
14		 HUN
1
Ret		 HUN
2
19		 LEC
1
Ret		 LEC
2
19		 CAT
1
Ret		 CAT
2
11		 16th 25

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