Mirko Bortolotti

Mirko Bortolotti

Nationality	Italian
Born	(1990-01-10) 10 January 1990 Trento, Italy
Eurocup Mégane Trophy career
Debut season	2013
Current team	Oregon Team
Car no.	4
Starts	11
Wins	7
Poles	11
Fastest laps	4
Best finish	1st in 2013
Previous series
2009, 11 2010 2009 2007-08 2006 2006 2005-07 2005	FIA Formula Two Championship GP3 Series Formula 3 Euro Series Italian Formula Three Formula Azzurra Formula Junior 1600 Italy FR 2.0 Italy Winter series Formula Gloria Italy
Championship titles
2013 2011 2008	Eurocup Mégane Trophy FIA Formula Two Championship Italian Formula Three

Mirko Bortolotti (born 10 January 1990 in Trento) is an Italian racing driver. He is the 2011 FIA Formula Two champion.

Career

Italian series

After karting for several years, Bortolotti began his formula racing career in 2005 by competing in the Italian Formula Renault Winter Series and Formula Gloria. He competed in the Winter Series for a further two years, with a best finish of fourth in 2006. He also drove in the Italian Formula Junior 1600 championship for this year, in addition to the Formula Azzurra championship. In the latter series he finished as runner-up in the drivers' championship, behind winner Giuseppe Termine.

In 2007, Bortolotti moved up to Italian Formula Three, finishing fourth in the championship at his first attempt. He remained in the series for 2008, driving for the Lucidi Motors team, and won the championship with nine wins and six pole positions from the sixteen races.

Formula Two

Bortolotti obtained backing from Red Bull following his championship win; the company opted to place him in the relaunched FIA Formula Two Championship in 2009.^[1] He drove car number 14 in the series, and finished fourth. During the break between the final two rounds of the season, Bortolotti returned to Formula Three to compete for Carlin Motorsport in the Formula 3 Euro Series season finale at Hockenheim,^[2] finishing on the podium in the second race.

GP3 Series

Bortolotti's next move was to the newly created GP3 Series.^[3] He drove in the 2010 season for Addax Team alongside teammates Felipe Guimarães and Pablo Sánchez López and managed some good results, finishing 11th and getting a podium in his final race.

Return to Formula Two

Bortolotti decided to return to Formula Two for 2011.^[4] His season began well as he took the lead in the championship after the first round. He lost it to Christopher Zanella, later regaining the lead at the third round. He dominated the fourth round of the season at the Nürburgring, taking pole position, victory and the fastest lap in both races. He led the rest of the season, and eventually won the championship by 100 points over Zanella.

Formula One

As a reward for their performances in the 2008 Italian F3 championship, Bortolotti, Edoardo Piscopo and Salvatore Cicatelli were all given a test of the Ferrari team's F2008 chassis at the Fiorano Circuit in November 2008. Bortolotti impressed by setting a time of 59.111 seconds, quicker than the previous fastest lap set by the F2008 at the circuit by any driver.^[5]

In 2009, among several other drivers, Bortolotti was linked to a drive with Ferrari as a replacement for injured Felipe Massa, after poor performances by Luca Badoer.^[6]

In 2011, Bortolotti was selected by Williams to appear in their car at the 2011 young drivers test in Abu Dhabi.

Racing record