2011 Formula Abarth season
The 2011 Formula Abarth season was the seventh season of the former Formula Azzurra, and the second under its guise of "Formula Abarth". It was the first split in European and Italian series.
The Italian Championship began on 17 April in Vallelunga, while European Championship on 8 May in Valencia. They finished together on 16 October in Monza.
In the Italian championship, Patric Niederhauser won the series racing for Jenzer Motorsport with five wins and eight podiums at 149 points, thirteen ahead of runner-up and future Formula One driver Sergey Sirotkin who drove for Euronova Racing by Fortec. Third place was taken by Michaël Hêche, driving for BVM, a further five points behind Sirotkin.
The European championship saw Sirotkin win the series with five wins and 10 podiums at a points tally of 175, with Niederhauser 37 points behind. Hêche also took third place for the European Championship at 98 points.
Race calendar and results
On 19 November 2010, the calendar for both series was presented in a press conference held in Varano.1 Fastest lap recorded by Yoshitaka Kuroda, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point.Championship standings
- Points were awarded as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | PP | FL | |
| Race 1 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Race 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |