Dillon Battistini
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| Dillon Battistini | |
| Nationality |  United Kingdom |
| Date of Birth | December 3, 1977 |
| 2008 Firestone Indy Lights Series | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Current team | Panther Racing |
| Car No. | 15 |
| Starts | 5 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Previous series | |
| 2006-2007 2003 |
Asian Formula Three Championship Caterham R400 Challenge |
| Championship titles | |
| 2007 | Asian Formula Three Championship |
Dillon Battistini (born December 3, 1977) is an English-born racing driver.
Battistini competed in various classes of karting before moving to cars in the Caterham R400 challenge in 2003. In 2006 and 2007 he raced in the Asian Formula Three Championship, finishing 4th his first year and winning the 2007 series championship on 5 race wins. After testing a Champ Car for Minardi Team USA and the subsequent unification of American Open Wheel Racing, Battistini signed to race in the Firestone Indy Lights Series (formerly the Indy Pro Series) for Panther Racing less than 10 days before the season was set to begin. Battistini won his first race in the series which was also his first race on an oval track at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 29, 2008.[1]
On May 24 Battistini won the Firestone Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from the pole for his second win of the season. Later that week he revealed that he and his team are preparing for him to make his IndyCar Series debut later in 2008.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Lewandowski, Dave. Great Start, IndyCar.com, March 29, 2008
- ^ English, Steven & Andrew van de Burgt. Battistini plans two Panther outings, autosport.com, May 29, 2008
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