Durango (racing team)
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Durango is an auto racing team founded in 1980 by Ivone Pinton and Enrico Magro and based in Italy, currently fielding teams in the GP2 Series, Formula 3000, and EGTS (Endurance GT Series championship).
From 1987-1992, the Durango team partook in the Formula 3 Italian Championship. Between 1991 and 1993, they not only participated in the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans but also the Formula 3000 International Championship and the Formula 2 English Championship. 1994 saw Durango taking part in the Renault Formula 2 championship and Euroseries. It also continued to race in the Formula 3 Championship until 1999. In 2003 they participated for the 2nd time in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2005, Durango became part of the GP2 Series, a new series designed to help young drivers enter into Formula One. In 2006, the team participated in Formula Azzurra, a series supported by the Italian Karting Federation.[1]
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[edit] GP2 Series History
[edit] 2007
| Position | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | Borja Garcia | Dallara-Renault |
| 15th | Karun Chandhok | Dallara-Renault |
Classified 8th in teams championship.
[edit] 2006
| Position | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| 17th | Lucas Di Grassi | Dallara-Renault |
| 23th | Sergio Hernandez | Dallara-Renault |
Classified 13th in teams championship.
[edit] 2005
| Position | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | Gianmaria Bruni | Dallara-Renault |
| 16th | Clivio Piccione | Dallara-Renault |
| 17th | Ferdinando Monfardini | Dallara-Renault |
Classified 11th in teams championship.
[edit] Formula 3000 History
[edit] 2005 and ongoing
After the end of FIA Formula 3000 championship Durango participated in various other Formula 3000 series.
| Series | Year | Drivers | Car | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Formula 3000 | 2005 | Lola-Zytek | As technical part of Fisichella Motor Sport | |
| Euroseries 3000 | 2006 | Lola-Zytek | As technical part of Fisichella Motor Sport | |
| Euroseries 3000 | 2007 | Omar Julian Leal, Luiz Razia | Lola-Zytek |
[edit] 2004 FIA Formula 3000
| Position | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| 9th | Yannick Schroeder | Lola B2/50-Zytek |
| 12th | Ernesto Jose Viso | Lola B2/50-Zytek |
| 17th | Rodrigo Ribeiro | Lola B2/50-Zytek |
| NC | Matteo Meneghello | Lola B2/50-Zytek |
| NC | Michele Rugolo | Lola B2/50-Zytek |
Classified 7th in teams championship.
[edit] 2003 FIA Formula 3000
| Position | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Giorgio Pantano | Lola B2/50-Zytek |
| 10th | Raffaele Gianmaria | Lola B2/50-Zytek |
Classified 3rd in teams championship.
[edit] 2002 FIA Formula 3000
| Position | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| 6th | Rodrigo Sperafico | Lola B2/50-Zytek |
| NC | Alexander Müller | Lola B2/50-Zytek |
| NC | Derek Hill | Lola B2/50-Zytek |
Classified 7th in teams championship.
[edit] 2001 FIA Formula 3000
| Position | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| 12th | Jamie Melo | Lola T99/50-Zytek |
| NC | Gabriele Lancieri | Lola T99/50-Zytek |
| NC | Antonio Garcia | Lola T99/50-Zytek |
Classified 10th in teams championship.
[edit] Other Series History
| Series | Year | Drivers | Car | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Hours of Le Mans | 2002 | Gianmaria Bruni, Leonardo Maddalena, Michele Rugolo | Durango-Judd | 1st in class |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans | 2003 | Michele Rugolo, Sylvain Boulay, Jean-Bernard Bouvet | Durango-MG | 2nd in class |
| European Formula Renault 2000 | 2002 | |||
| European Formula Renault 2000 | 2003 | |||
| Italian Formula Renault 2000 | 2004 | |||
| Italian Formula Renault 2000 | 2006 | |||
| Italian Formula Azzurra | 2006 | |||
| Endurance GT Series | 2007 | Niccolò Valentini, Enrico Moncada, Matteo Meneghello | Porsche 911 GT3 |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Origin and History. Durango. Retrieved on 2007-10-19.
