Marco Bonanomi

Marco Bonanomi
Nationality Italian
Born 12 March 1985
Lecco, Italy
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season 2014
Current team Audi Sport Team Joest
Car no. 9
Starts 2
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Previous series
2010–11
2008–09
2007
2006, 2009
2006–08
2004–05
2003–04
2001–02
2001–02		 Italian GT Championship
GP2 Asia Series
International Formula Master
Euroseries 3000
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Formula 3 Euro Series
Italian F3
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia
Championship titles
2011 Italian GT Championship GT3
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Participating years 2012, 2014
Teams Audi Sport North America
Best finish 3rd (2012)
Class wins 0

Marco Bonanomi (born 12 March 1985 in Lecco) is an Italian professional racing driver.

Career

Formula Renault

Bonanomi driving for RC Motorsport in the Donington Park round of the 2007 World Series by Renault season.

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 Formula Renault 3.5 Series 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. In 2008, he drove in the series again, this time for the Comtec team. He survived a horrendous crash at the season finale at the Circuit de Catalunya. Running behind Mikhail Aleshin on the front straight, Bonanomi jinked out to make a pass but touched wheels with the Russian which launched him into the air and after hitting the bottom of the scoring tower, his car landed upside down on the grass beside the pit exit. He was unhurt, but his car was unrepairable, thus meaning his season was over.

Formula Three

From 2003 to 2005 Bonanomi focussed on Formula Three competing in the Italian championship and the Euro Series, 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.

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.

Formula Master

In addition to a full World Series by Renault campaign in 2007, Bonanomi also competed in selected rounds of the inaugural International Formula Master series, achieving in final placing of fifteenth in the Drivers' Championship.

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. He returned to the GP2 Asia Series in the 2008–09 championship, replacing Alex Yoong at Qi-Meritus Mahara from the January Bahrain meeting onwards.[1] This was due to Yoong lacking sufficient time for racing.[2]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Name Races Poles Wins Points Final Placing
2001 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup Cram Competition 3 0 0 0 NC
Formula Renault 2000 Italia 1 0 0 0 NC
2002 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup RP Motorsport 3 0 0 0 NC
Formula Renault 2000 Italia 10 0 0 22 15th
2003 Italian Formula Three Coloni 9 1 1 77 4th
Korea Super Prix Target Racing 1 0 0 N/A 16th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 N/A 20th
2004 Formula Three Euro Series Team Ghinzani 20 0 0 0 NC
Italian Formula Three 2 2 2 86 6th
Masters of Formula Three 1 0 0 N/A NC
2005 Formula Three Euro Series Prema Powerteam 19 0 0 18 12th
Masters of Formula Three 1 0 0 N/A 18th
2006 Euroseries 3000 Fisichella Motor Sport 18 6 6 94 2nd
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Tech 1 Racing 4 0 0 5 30th
2007 Formula Renault 3.5 Series 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
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Comtec Racing 16 1 0 56 11th
2008–09 GP2 Asia Series Qi-Meritus Mahara 8 0 0 0 22nd

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate 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
2004 Team Ghinzani Dallara F302/052 Mugen-Honda HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
24		 EST
1
14		 EST
2
17		 ADR
1
DSQ		 ADR
1
12		 PAU
1
Ret		 PAU
2
11		 NOR
1
14		 NOR
1
Ret		 MAG
1
Ret		 MAG
2
17		 NÜR
1
18		 NÜR
2
17		 ZAN
1
12		 ZAN
2
17		 BRN
1
Ret		 BRN
2
19		 HOC
1
16		 HOC
2
Ret		 25th 0
2005 Prema Powerteam Dallara F305/026 Opel HOC
1
3		 HOC
2
14		 PAU
1
Ret		 PAU
2
10		 SPA
1
DNS		 SPA
2
19		 MON
1
13		 MON
2
16		 OSC
1
12		 OSC
2
17		 NOR
1
6		 NOR
2
Ret		 NÜR
1
9		 NÜR
2
4		 ZAN
1
8		 ZAN
2
9		 LAU
1
10		 LAU
2
13		 HOC
3
6		 HOC
4
6		 11th 21

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Points
2006 Tech 1 Racing ZOL
1		 ZOL
2		 MON
1		 IST
1		 IST
2		 MIS
1		 MIS
2		 SPA
1
Ret		 SPA
2
8		 NÜR
1
9		 NÜR
2
Ret		 DON
1		 DON
2		 LMS
1		 LMS
2		 CAT
1		 CAT
2		 31st 5
2007 RC Motorsport MNZ
1
3		 MNZ
2
18		 NÜR
1
6		 NÜR
2
Ret		 MON
1
10		 HUN
1
DNQ		 HUN
2
Ret		 SPA
1
9		 SPA
2
Ret		 DON
1
7		 DON
2
3		 MAG
1
Ret		 MAG
2
23		 EST
1
11		 EST
2
8		 CAT
1
20		 CAT
2
Ret		 13th 44
2008 Comtec Racing MNZ
1
Ret		 MNZ
2
DSQ		 SPA
1
4		 SPA
2
2		 MON
1
13		 SIL
1
8		 SIL
2
9		 HUN
1
5		 HUN
2
13		 NÜR
1
Ret		 NÜR
2
4		 BUG
1
5		 BUG
2
11		 EST
1
Ret		 EST
2
5		 CAT
1
Ret		 CAT
2
DNS		 11th 56

Complete GP2 Series results

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points
2008 Piquet Sports UAE
FEA
20		 UAE
SPR
13		 IND
FEA
Ret		 IND
SPR
8		 MAL
FEA
Ret		 MAL
SPR
15		 BHR
FEA
Ret		 BHR
SPR
Ret		 UAE
FEA
6		 UAE
SPR
1		 12th 9
2008–09 Qi-Meritus Mahara CHN
FEA		 CHN
SPR		 UAE
FEA		 UAE
SPR		 BHR
FEA
20		 BHR
SPR
10		 QAT
FEA
16		 QAT
SPR
11		 MAL
FEA
Ret		 MAL
SPR
14		 BHR
FEA
14		 BHR
SPR
8		 22nd 0

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2012 Germany Audi Sport North America United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
Germany Mike Rockenfeller		 Audi R18 ultra LMP1 375 3rd 3rd
2014 Germany Audi Sport Team Joest Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis		 Audi R18 e-tron quattro LMP1-H 25 DNF DNF

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2014 Audi Sport Team Joest LMP1 Audi R18 e-tron quattro Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6
(Diesel)		 SIL SPA
6		 LMS
Ret		 COA FUJ SHA BHR SÃO 22nd 8

Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
2015 ISR Audi R8 LMS ultra Pro NOG
QR
6		 NOG
CR
7		 BRH
QR		 BRH
CR		 ZOL
QR		 ZOL
CR		 MOS
QR		 MOS
CR		 ALG
QR		 ALG
CR		 MIS
QR
 MIS
CR		 BAK
QR		 BAK
CR		 7th* 7*

* Season in progress.

References

  1. ↑ "Bonanomi replaces Yoong at Meritus". autosport.com. 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
  2. ↑ "Yoong says he lacked time for racing". autosport.com. 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2009-01-20.

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