Christopher Zanella

Christopher Zanella
Christopher Zanella
Born	October 21, 1989 (age 37); Waldshut-Tiengen, Switzerland
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2007–2013
Known for	Winning the Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland championship in 2008; competing in FIA Formula Two Championship (2011–2012); racing in Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2013)

Christopher Zanella (born 21 October 1989) is a retired Swiss racing driver.

Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland

Originating from Waldshut-Tiengen, Zanella initiated his formula racing career in the Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland series in 2007. He secured the championship title in 2008 and subsequently took part in the Formula Three Euroseries as well as the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championships.

Formula Two

Zanella competed in the FIA Formula Two Championship starting in 2011, where he led the standings after four events, highlighted by victories at the Magny Cours circuit. He remained in Formula Two for the 2012 season, achieving two wins at Nürburgring and at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, with the latter being the final race of the championship before its conclusion.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

Following the discontinuation of Formula Two in 2012, Zanella participated in tests with multiple teams in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series before signing with Czech outfit ISR Racing. Teaming up with Russian driver Sergey Sirotkin, Zanella made his series debut at Monza, where he finished third in the first race and eighth in the second, accumulating 19 points over the weekend. It is noteworthy that he had claimed victory in the last-ever Formula Two race held at Monza shortly prior to this podium finish.

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	DC	Points
2008	Race Results	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

(key) (Races displayed in bold represent pole position; races in italics signify 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 < br >1 < br > 13	OSC < br >2 < br > Ret	NÜR < br >1 < br > 14	NÜR < br >2 < br > Ret	BRH < br >1 < br > 5	BRH < br >2 < br > 7	CAT < br >1 < br > 14	CAT < br >2 < br > 12	DIJ < br >1 < br > 7	DIJ < br >2 < br > 12	HOC < br >1 < br > 19	HOC < br >2 < br > 2	13th	11
rowspan=2](2010	rowspan=2 nowrap](Motopark Academy)	nowrap](Dallara F308/092)	rowspan=2](Mercedes-Benz in motorsport)	[[Circuit Paul Ricard]\|LEC 1]	[[Circuit Paul Ricard]\|LEC 2]	[[Hockenheimring]\|HOC 1]	[[Hockenheimring]\|HOC 2]	[[Circuit Ricardo Tormo]\|VAL 1]	[[Circuit Ricardo Tormo]\|VAL 2]	[[Norisring]\|NOR 1]	[[Norisring]\|NOR 2]	[[Nürburgring]\|NÜR 1] '10'	[[Nürburgring]\|NÜR 2] 'Ret'	[[Circuit Park Zandvoort]\|ZAN 1] '9'	[[Circuit Park Zandvoort]\|ZAN 2] '7'	[[Brands Hatch]\|BRH 1] 'DNS'	[[Brands Hatch]\|BRH 2] 'DNS'					rowspan=2]15th	rowspan=2]2
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† Driver did not finish but was classified after completing over 90% of race distance.

Full FIA Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole positions) (Races in italics represent fastest laps)

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Position	Points
2011	SIL 1 7th	SIL 2 3rd	MAG 1 1st	MAG 2 1st	SPA 1 3rd	SPA 2 2nd	NÜR 1 2nd	NÜR 2 3rd	BRH 1 6th	BRH 2 7th	RBR 1 12th	RBR 2 4th	MNZ 1 5th	MNZ 2 6th	CAT 1 6th	CAT 2 7th	2nd	189

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Position	Points
2012	SIL < br/> 1 < br/> 2nd	SIL < br/> 2 < br/> 8th	ALG < br/> 1 < br/> 6th	ALG < br/> 2 < br/> 4th	NÜR < br/> 1 < br/> 3rd	NÜR < br/> 2 < br/> 1st	SPA < br/> 1 < br/> 5th	SPA < br/> 2 < br/> 4th	BRH < br/> 1 < br/> 6th	BRH < br/> 2 < br/> 2nd	LEC < br/> 1 < br/> 8th	LEC < br/> 2 < br/> 3rd	HUN < br/> 1 < br/> 5th	HUN < br/> 2 < br/> 6th	MNZ < br/> 1 < br/> 2nd	MNZ < br/> 2 < br/> 1st	3rd	196

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races displayed in bold represent pole positions) (Races shown in italics denote fastest laps)

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