Antonio Giovinazzi

Antonio Giovinazzi

Antonio Giovinazzi in 2014
Nationality Italy Italian
Born (1993-12-14) 14 December 1993
Martina Franca, Italy
GP2 Series career
Debut season 2016
Current team Prema Powerteam
Car no. 20
Previous series
2015-16
2015
2013-15
2013
2012
2012		 Asian Le Mans Series
DTM
European Formula 3
British Formula 3
Formula Pilota China
Formula Abarth
Championship titles
2015
2012		 Masters of Formula 3
Formula Pilota China

Antonio Giovinazzi (born 14 December 1993) is an Italian racing driver.

Career

Karting

He raced in karting from 2006 to 2012 and became the champion in the Italian National Trophy 60cc and Euro Trophy 60, both in 2006.[1]

Formula Pilota China

Giovinazzi began his single seater career by competing in Formula Pilota China in 2012.[2] He finished as the overall champion in his debut season with a total of six wins. He also raced for the BVM team in the last round of the 2012 Formula Abarth season at Monza. Despite winning two races and finishing in second place in one, he did not receive any points since he was a guest driver.[3]

FIA European Formula 3 Championship

For 2013, he is participating in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship with the Double R Racing team.[4] He scored his first points at Brands Hatch after finishing 11th and 9th in two out of three races.[5] In 2014, he signed with Carlin to compete in the 2014 FIA European Formula 3 Championship season.[6]

British Formula 3 Championship

He also competed in the 2013 British Formula 3 season alongside Sean Gelael.[7] He claimed his maiden win in F3 at Silverstone.[8]

Masters of Formula 3

He made his debut in the 2013 Masters of Formula 3 on 7 July 2013, finishing in the 10th position.[9]

GP2 Series

Giovinazzi will step up to the series with Prema Powerteam for the 2016 season alongside Red Bull Junior and 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 runner-up Pierre Gasly.[10]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 Formula Abarth BVM 3 2 0 0 3 0† NC†
Formula Pilota China Eurasia Motorsport 18 6 7 6 13 229 1st
2013 FIA European Formula 3 Championship Double R Racing 30 0 0 0 0 31 17th
British Formula 3 Championship 12 2 0 0 7 135 2nd
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 10th
2014 FIA European Formula 3 Championship Jagonya Ayam with Carlin 33 2 2 3 7 238 6th
2015 FIA European Formula 3 Championship Jagonya Ayam with Carlin 33 6 4 4 20 412.5 2nd
Masters of Formula 3 1 1 1 1 1 N/A 1st
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
DTM Audi Sport Team Phoenix 2 0 0 0 0 0 25th
2015-16 Asian Le Mans Series Jagonya Ayam with Eurasia 2 2 1 0 2 51 3rd
2016 GP2 Series Prema Racing

† – As Giovinazzi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 DC Points
2013 Double R Racing Mercedes MNZ
1
22†		 MNZ
2
12		 MNZ
3
13		 SIL
1
DSQ		 SIL
2
DNS		 SIL
3
11		 HOC
1
12		 HOC
2
Ret		 HOC
3
24		 BRH
1
11		 BRH
2
16		 BRH
3
9		 RBR
1
15		 RBR
2
23		 RBR
3
Ret		 NOR
1
Ret		 NOR
2
23		 NOR
3
Ret		 NÜR
1
18		 NÜR
2
16		 NÜR
3
10		 ZAN
1
14		 ZAN
2
Ret		 ZAN
3
11		 VAL
1
9		 VAL
2
7		 VAL
3
13		 HOC
1
17		 HOC
2
7		 HOC
3
6		 17th 31
2014 Jagonya Ayam with Carlin Volkswagen SIL
1
12		 SIL
2
8		 SIL
3
5		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
2		 HOC
3
5		 PAU
1
7		 PAU
2
4		 PAU
3
10		 HUN
1
23†		 HUN
2
6		 HUN
3
5		 SPA
1
Ret		 SPA
2
9		 SPA
3
11		 NOR
1
Ret		 NOR
2
9		 NOR
3
7		 MSC
1
13		 MSC
2
16		 MSC
3
10		 RBR
1
2		 RBR
2
16		 RBR
3
1		 NÜR
1
3		 NÜR
2
1		 NÜR
3
Ret		 IMO
1
5		 IMO
2
3		 IMO
3
Ret		 HOC
1
4		 HOC
2
2		 HOC
3
5		 6th 238
2015 Jagonya Ayam with Carlin Volkswagen SIL
1
2		 SIL
2
3		 SIL
3
2		 HOC
1
1		 HOC
2
3		 HOC
3
3		 PAU
1
2		 PAU
2
3		 PAU
3
1		 MNZ
1
4		 MNZ
2
Ret		 MNZ
3
4		 SPA
1
Ret		 SPA
2
9		 SPA
3
15		 NOR
1
2		 NOR
2
22		 NOR
3
1		 ZAN
1
1		 ZAN
2
2		 ZAN
3
2		 RBR
1
3		 RBR
2
2		 RBR
3
1		 ALG
1
9		 ALG
2
8		 ALG
3
8		 NÜR
1
10		 NÜR
2
2		 NÜR
3
13		 HOC
1
6		 HOC
2
1		 HOC
3
3		 2nd 412.5

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete DTM results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2015 Audi Sport Team Phoenix Audi RS5 DTM HOC
1		 HOC
2		 LAU
1		 LAU
2		 NOR
1		 NOR
2		 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 SPL
1		 SPL
2		 MSC
1
19		 MSC
2
21		 OSC
1
 OSC
2
 NÜR
1
 NÜR
2
 HOC
1
 HOC
2
 25th 0

References

  1. ↑ http://www.eurasiamotorsport.com/news/index.php/drivers/antonio-giovinazzi/
  2. ↑ "Giovinazzi 2012 Formula Pilota China Champion". eurasiamotorsport.com. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  3. ↑ "Nicolas Costa is the new champion. Race 3 to Giovinazzi". Acisportitalia.it. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  4. ↑ "Double R confirms three car FIA F3 European Championship Entry". doublerracing.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  5. ↑ "Giovinazzi earns Double R's first European Championship points". doublerracing.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  6. ↑ Arnau, Viñals Vendrell (19 December 2013). "Giovinazzi, King, Blomqvist and Gelael with Carlin at F3". FormulaRapida.net. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Three car British F3 return confirmed for Double R". doublerracing.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Superb Silverstone weekend delivers first win of year for Double R". doublerracing.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Giovinazzi finishes top 10 on Masters of F3 debut". doublerracing.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "European F3 runner-up Antonio Giovinazzi gets Prema GP2 seat". Autosport. January 19, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Mathéo Tuscher		 Formula Pilota China
Champion
2012 		Succeeded by
Aidan Wright
Formula Masters China
Preceded by
Max Verstappen		 Masters of Formula 3
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