Marco Bonanomi

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Marco Bonanomi
Nationality Italy Italian
Born (1985-03-12) March 12, 1985 (age 28)
Lecco, Italy
2013 GP2 Asia Series
Debut season 2008
Current team Qi-Meritus Mahara
Car no. 18
Former teams Minardi Piquet Sports
Starts 18
Wins 1
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Best finish 12th in 2008
Previous series
2007
2006–08
2006
2006
2004–05
2003–04
2001–02
2001–02		 International Formula Master
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Formula 3000 Italy
Euroseries 3000
Formula 3 Euro Series
Italian F3
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Participating years 2012
Teams Audi Sport North America
Best finish 3rd (2012)
Class wins 0

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

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Career [edit]

Formula Renault [edit]

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 [edit]

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 [edit]

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 [edit]

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 [edit]

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 [edit]

Career summary [edit]

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
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 Team Ghinzani 2 2 2 86 6th
Masters of Formula Three Team Ghinzani 1 0 0 N/A NC
2005 Formula Three Euro Series 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
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 Three Euroseries results [edit]

(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 [edit]

(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 [edit]

Complete GP2 Asia Series results [edit]

(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 [edit]

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

References [edit]

  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. 
  • Marco Bonanomi – career summary at DriverDB.com Retrieved on July 3, 2008.

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