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Paolo Montin

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Paolo Montin
Montin in 2002
NationalityItaly Italian
Born (1976-11-18) November 18, 1976 (age 47)
Asolo, Veneto, Italy
Porsche Carrera Cup Italy
Years active2008
TeamsBonaldi Motorsport
Starts13
Wins1
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish6th in 2008
Previous series
2005
1998-2004
2001-2003
1999
Super GT - GT300
Formula 3 (various)
Super GT - GT500
Italian Formula 3000

Paolo Montin (born 8 November 1976) is an Italian racecar driver.[1][2]

Career

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Montin finished 2nd in the Italian Formula 3 championship in 1998 driving for Team Ghinzani with 1 win and 113 points. He raced for the team at the Macau GP in the same season, finishing 10th. In 1999 he switched to Italian F3000, driving for Durango, across 7 races securing 1 podium finish. He also raced at the prestigious Macau GP and Korean Super Prix Formula 3 races for Carlin. Montin would finish 2nd in the 2000 Macau GP driving for Target Racing.

In 2001, Montin went to Japan and joined the TOM's racing team. He competed in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship, finishing 2nd with 201 points. The season included 3 wins, 16 podium finishes, 2 pole positions and 6 fastest laps. He also completed his first Super GT race in the TOM's Toyota Supra, finishing 5th at Twin Ring Motegi. For 2002, Montin continued driving for TOM's, finishing 2nd again in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship, this time with 269 points, 7 wins, 8 pole positions and 9 fastest laps. He also qualified on pole position for the 2002 Macau GP. Alongside his efforts in Formula 3, Montin also raced for the team in Super GT, once again in the Supra. He secured two podiums and finished 18th in the championship.

In 2003, Montin moved on from TOM's and joined Three Bond Racing for his third Japanese Formula 3 Championship. He finished in 4th position, securing 3 wins in the season. In addition, he raced at the Macau GP and Korea Super Prix. He returned to Super GT for one race, driving the Dome Project Honda NSX. After racing once in 2004, in 2005 he returned to Three Bond Racing in Japanese Formula 3. He picked up 1 victory and finished in 5th place overall. Alongside this, he completed two unsuccessful races for Ombra Racing in Formula 3 Euroseries. Montin made a return to Super GT, this time with Jim Gainer in GT300. Driving the Ferrari 360 Modena, he won 1 race, secured 2 podiums and finished 4th in the championship.

Montin did not race competitively again until 2008, when he completed a season in the Porsche Carrera Cup Italy. Driving the single make series Porsche 997 Cup, he finished 6th in the championship for Bonaldi Motorsport, winning one race at Vallelunga, where he also secured a further podium finish.

Racing Record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
1998 British Formula 3 Championship Team Ghinzani 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Italian Formula 3 Championship 10 1 0 3 5 113 2nd
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 10th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 4th
1999 Korea Super Prix Carlin Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ret
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ret
Italian Formula 3000 Championship Durango 7 0 0 0 1 9 9th
2000 Korea Super Prix Target Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 16th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 1 0 2nd
FIA European Formula 3 Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 9th
Italian Formula 3 Championship Monaco Motorsport Junior Team 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC
2001 Korea Super Prix TOM's 1 0 0 0 0 0 6th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 0 11th
All-Japan GT Championship 1 0 0 0 0 8 31st
Japanese Formula 3 Championship 19 3 2 6 16 201 2nd
Masters of Formula 3 RC Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ret
2002 Korea Super Prix TOM's 1 0 0 0 0 0 5th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 1 0 0 0 Ret
All-Japan GT Championship 7 0 0 0 2 38 18th
Japanese Formula 3 Championship 20 7 8 9 16 269 2nd
2003 Korea Super Prix Three Bond Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 20th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 1 0 0 0 6th
Japanese Formula 3 Championship 20 4 4 2 10 209 2nd
All-Japan GT Championship DOME 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2004 Masters of Formula 3 Ombra 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ret
2005 Macau Grand Prix Ombra 1 0 1 0 0 0 8th
Formula 3 Euro Series 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Japanese Formula 3 Championship Three Bond Racing 12 1 0 0 4 174 5th
All-Japan GT Championship Jim Gainer 8 1 0 ? 2 66 4th
2008 Porsche Carrera Cup Italy Bonaldi Motorsport 13 1 0 1 3 91 6th
GT3 Cup Coppa Paul Frère 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC

Complete JGTC/Super GT Results

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Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Pts
2001 TOYOTA TEAM TOM'S Toyota Supra GT500 TAI FUJ SUG FUJ MOT
5
SUZ MIN 20th 8
2002 GT500 TAI
Ret
FUJ
12
SUG
5
SEP
3
FUJ
3
MOT
7
MIN
Ret
SUZ 12th 38
2003 Dome Racing Team Honda NSX GT500 TAI FUJ SUG FUJ FUJ MOT AUT
Ret
SUZ NC 0
2005 Jim Gainer Ferrari 360 Modena GT300 OKA
6
FUJ
4
SEP
4
SUG
Ret
MOT
9
FUJ
2
AUT
5
SUZ
1
4th 66

References

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  1. ^ "Paolo Montin | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  2. ^ "SUPERGT.net | 2005 Driver Information". supergt.net. Retrieved 2021-06-21.