Marco Bonanomi
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| Marco Bonanomi | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Date of Birth | March 12, 1985 |
| 2008 World Series by Renault | |
| Debut season | 2006 |
| Current team | Red Devil Team Comtec |
| Car No. | 25 |
| Former teams | RC Motorsport Tech 1 Racing |
| Starts | 24 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 12th in 2007 |
Marco Bonanomi (born March 12, 1985) is an Italian racing driver.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Formula Renault
Bonanomi began his car racing career in 2001 by competing in a few rounds of the Formula Renault Eurocup and Italian Formula Renault championships with the Cram Competition team. He took part in the same series in 2002, but moved to the RP Motorsport team.
Four years later, Bonanomi drove in four races of the 2006 World Series by Renault season for Tech 1 Racing, starting his current career trend. He completed a full season in the formula in 2007, finishing 12th in the Drivers' Championship for the RC Motorsport team. For 2008, he will drive in the series again, this time for the Comtec team. He has yet to win his first WSbR race.
[edit] Formula Three
From 2003 to 2005 Bonanomi focussed on Formula Three competing in the Italian championship and the Euroseries, as well as a number of one-off races. During this period he drove for the former Formula One team, Coloni, and another run by retired F1 driver and compatriot Piercarlo Ghinzani.
[edit] Formula 3000
For 2006, Bonanomi drove in the Euroseries 3000 for the Fisichella Motor Sport team. He finished runner-up in the Drivers' Championship with six pole positions and wins from eighteen starts: his most successful stint yet in motorsport.
[edit] Formula Master
In addition to a full World Series by Renault campaign in 2007, Bonanomi also competed in selected rounds of the inaugural Internal Formula Master series, achieving in final placing of fifteeth in the Drivers' Championship.
[edit] GP2 Series
In the early part of 2008, Bonanomi drove in another new motorsport championship: the GP2 Asia Series. Driving for the Minardi Piquet Sports team, he won the final race of the season in Dubai, the most prestigious win of his racing career so far.
[edit] Racing record
[edit] Career summary
| Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | Points | Final Placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Cram Competition | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Italia | Cram Competition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2002 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | RP Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Italia | RP Motorsport | 10 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15th | |
| 2003 | Italian Formula Three | Coloni | 9 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 4th |
| F3 Korea Super Prix | Target Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 16th | |
| Macau Grand Prix | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 20th | |
| 2004 | Formula Three Euroseries | Team Ghinzani | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Italian Formula Three | Team Ghinzani | 2 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 6th | |
| Masters of Formula Three | Team Ghinzani | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| 2005 | Formula Three Euroseries | Prema Powerteam | 19 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12th |
| Masters of Formula Three | Prema Powerteam | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 18th | |
| 2006 | Euroseries 3000 | Fisichella Motor Sport | 18 | 6 | 6 | 94 | 2nd |
| World Series by Renault | Tech 1 Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 30th | |
| 2007 | World Series by Renault | RC Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 12th |
| International Formula Master | Euronova Racing | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 15th | |
| 2008 | GP2 Asia Series | Minardi Piquet Sports | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12th |
| World Series by Renault | Comtec Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3rd |
[edit] References
- Career statistics from driverdb.com. Retrieved on April 25, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Official website (Italian)
