David Fumanelli
| David Fumanelli | |
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Fumanelli at the Brands Hatch round of the 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series season. | |
| Nationality |
 Italian |
| Born |
21 April 1992 Milan (Italy) |
| GP3 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2012 |
| Current team | Trident |
| Car no. | 24 |
| Former teams | MW Arden |
| Starts | 14 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 11th in 2012 |
| Previous series | |
| 2008–2011 2009–2011 2008 |
European F3 Open Championship Italian Formula Three Italian Formula Renault 2.0 |
David Fumanelli (born April 21, 1992 in Milan) is an Italian racing driver.
Career
Formula Renault 2.0
Fumanelli made his single-seater debut in 2008 in his native Italian Formula Renault 2.0 series, driving for RP Motorsport. He finished the season in 25th place after scoring points in three of his twelve races.[1]
Formula Three
In September 2008, Fumanelli made his Formula Three debut at the Magny-Cours round of the Spanish Formula Three season. At the following event in Valencia he was involved in a violent accident with Spanish driver Carmen Jordá, which resulted in a short stay in hospital after he sustained damaged vertebra.[2]
Fumanelli remained in the series for 2009, the first of three full seasons in the category with RP Motorsport. He finished his first full-season in eighth place after recording two late-season victories at Jerez and Barcelona. In 2010, he took three race wins to finish the year third overall, tied on points with the Team West-Tec entry of Callum MacLeod. With both drivers having won three races, the position was decided by the most second-place finishes, with MacLeod taking the position by virtue of his four second-place finishes to Fumanelli's one.[3]
2011 saw Fumanelli finish as championship runner-up, behind Corbetta Competizioni's Alex Fontana.[4] After a slow start to the season, which saw just one podium finish in the first eight races, he took four race victories in the final eight races to finish eight points behind the Swiss driver, which became five points once dropped-scores were taken into account.
Between 2009 and 2011, Fumanelli also contested eight races of the Italian Formula Three Championship, taking a best race result of ninth in the 2010 season finale at Monza.[5]
GP3 Series
Following a successful test at Jerez in December 2011, Fumanelli will graduate to the GP3 Series in 2012, racing for the MW Arden team.[6]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Italian Formula Renault 2.0 | RP Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 25th |
| Spanish Formula Three Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st | ||
| 2009 | European F3 Open | RP Motorsport | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 8th |
| Italian Formula Three Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd | ||
| 2010 | European F3 Open | RP Motorsport | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 112 | 3rd |
| Italian Formula Three Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20th | ||
| 2011 | European F3 Open | RP Motorsport | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 115 | 2nd |
| Italian Formula Three Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18th | ||
| 2012 | GP3 Series | MW Arden | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 11th |
Complete GP3 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 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | D.C. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | MW Arden | ESP FEA 9 |
ESP SPR 17 |
MON FEA 4 |
MON SPR 5 |
VAL FEA 3 |
VAL SPR 16 |
GBR FEA DNS |
GBR SPR DNS |
GER FEA 12 |
GER SPR 10 |
HUN FEA 8 |
HUN SPR Ret |
BEL FEA 20 |
BEL SPR Ret |
ITA FEA 6 |
ITA SPR 13 |
11th | 47 |
| 2013 | Trident Racing | ESP FEA 7 |
ESP SPR 17 |
VAL FEA Ret |
VAL SPR Ret |
GBR FEA Ret |
GBR SPR 20 |
GER FEA 17 |
GER SPR 20 |
HUN FEA 16 |
HUN SPR 18 |
BEL FEA 15 |
BEL SPR 14 |
ITA FEA 15 |
ITA SPR 18 |
ABU FEA |
ABU SPR |
19th | 6 |
References
- ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 Italy 2008". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ↑ "David Fumanelli ancora all'ospedale di Valencia" [David Fumanelli still in hospital in Valencia]. ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian) (Inpagina). 30 September 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ↑ "European F3 Open 2010". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ↑ "European F3 Open 2011". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ↑ "Campionato Italiano Formula 3 – Classifica Gara 1" (PDF). acisportitalia.it (Automobile Club d'Italia). 23 October 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ↑ "David Fumanelli joins MW Arden for 2012 GP3 season". GP3 Series (GP2 Motorsport Limited). 13 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.