Leonardo Fornaroli has been introduced by Invicta as considered one of its System 2 drivers for 2025 following his System 3 title success at Monza.
The 19-year-old grew to become the primary Italian to win the F3 championship in its present guise on Sunday, pipping compatriot Gabriele Mini with a last nook cross for third on Christian Mansell.
Having taken the flag in second, Mini was subsequently disqualified for operating with tyre pressures that failed to stick to the minimal prescribed ranges, with Fornaroli finally claiming the crown by a margin of 23 factors.
Fornaroli additionally grew to become the primary driver to prime the factors standings with out taking a race win, after a constant marketing campaign that featured seven podium finishes.
The transfer to Invicta brings to an finish a three-year relationship with Trident, with whom Fornaroli competed within the 2022 System Regional European sequence and in each of his F3 campaigns.
The Norfolk staff presently fields 2023 F3 champion Gabriel Bortoleto and Kush Maini, and is on the prime of the groups’ standings within the first yr for Dallara’s F2 2024 chassis.
“I’m so glad to have the ability to rejoice profitable the F3 championship with this information and I can’t wait to step as much as F2 subsequent season,” stated Fornaroli.
“Invicta Racing has confirmed itself over a few years to be top-of-the-line groups in F2, together with this season.
Gabriel Bortoleto, Invicta Racing
Photograph by: System Motorsport Ltd
“I’m actually excited to work with the staff for the 2025 season. I need to take this chance to thank Trident for the previous three years, they are surely the perfect staff in F3.
“To go from the perfect staff in F3 to the perfect in F2 is a very a dream come true.”
Whereas consistency has been key to Fornaroli’s success, questions shall be requested in his maiden F2 season about his race-winning means as his most up-to-date single-seater victories got here in 2021, with a single success in every of the Central European Zone F4 and Italian F4 championships.
Forward of his debut at first of the 2025 marketing campaign, Fornaroli will participate within the post-season take a look at in Abu Dhabi along with his new staff.
“We’re completely delighted to welcome Leonardo to the staff for 2025,” stated Invicta staff principal Andy Roche.
“Profitable the F3 championship is an unimaginable achievement for him, and I’ve little question that he’ll do an excellent job in 2025. We’ve adopted Leonardo’s single-seater profession for a number of years now and it’s clear that he’s an impressive expertise.”
“Following within the footsteps of Gabriel this yr, we’re thrilled to have the reigning F3 champion be a part of our staff for the second yr in succession.”
Bortoleto’s victory from final on the grid in Sunday’s F2 function race put him 10.5 factors behind championship chief Isack Hadjar (Campos) with three rounds to go.
