Christopher Zanella
Christopher Zanella is a Swiss former racing driver.
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, Zanella 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 third in the race. He also won the last Formula Two race ever also in Monza coinciding with his podium in his debut, and in Race 2, he finished eighth, giving him 19 points during the weekend.Racing record
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
| 2008 | Race Performance | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | HUN 1 25 | HUN 2 26 | 43rd | 0 | ||||||||
| 2008 | Jenzer Motorsport | NÜR 1 31 | NÜR 2 17 | LMS 1 | LMS 2 | EST 1 | EST 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | 43rd | 0 |
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
| 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 | ||||
| 2010 | Motopark Academy | Dallara F308/099 | Mercedes | HOC 1 7 | HOC 2 Ret | 15th | 2 |
Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
| 2011 | 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 | 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
| 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 |