Gianni Morbidelli
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Nationality  Italian |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
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| Active years | 1990-1992, 1994-1995, 1997 |
| Teams | Scuderia Italia (Dallara), Minardi, Ferrari, Footwork, Sauber |
| Races | 70 (67 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Career points | 8.5 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1990 United States Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1997 Japanese Grand Prix |
Gianni Morbidelli (born January 13, 1968 in Pesaro[1]) is a racing driver from Italy. He currently competes in the Speedcar Series. Morbidelli participated in 70 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on March 11, 1990. He achieved one podium, and scored a total of 8.5 championship points.
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Formula 3
Morbidelli was Italian Formula 3 and Formula 3 European Cup champion in 1989.
Formula 3000
After doing the first 2 races of the 1990 F1 season for Dallara, Morbidelli concentrated on Formula 3000. He won 1 race and finished 5th in the 1990 championship. He also was the test driver for Ferrari that year [2].
Formula One
Once the 1990 season had finished, Morbidelli did the final two races of the F1 season with Minardi, where he remained until the end of 1992, with the exception of the 1991 Australian Grand Prix, in which he was drafted in after Alain Prost left the Ferrari team. Morbidelli scored a half-point for 6th in a shortened wet race.
He joined Footwork for 1994 after a year away. He scored 8 points in two years with the team, including a 3rd place finish in the 1995 Australian Grand Prix, a race of high attrition. His points total made him the most successful driver in the history of the Footwork team.
A few mid-season races for Sauber in 1997 were unsuccessful and Gianni suffered two injuries through separate testing accidents. He never raced in Formula One afterwards.
Post-Formula One
In 1998 he drove for Volvo in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC), but was not competitive as team-mate Rickard Rydell won the title. His only competitive showing was in the summer meeting at Thruxton, where he charged from near the back of the back to finish fourth, passing many cars in the process. More recently he has competed in the European Touring Car Championship (ETCC) and World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) for Alfa Romeo, and had outings in several GT championships.
His touring car career seemed to be blighted by a lack of prowess in front-wheel drive machinery, as he had many competitive showings and race wins when racing rear-wheel drive BMW cars.
Gianni Morbidelli is the son of Giancarlo Morbidelli, the founder of Morbidelli motorcycle company which had success in Grand Prix motorcycle racing. In 2008 Gianni Morbidelli is driving in the ADAC GT Masters together with Dennis Retera a Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 with Team "Flatex-Reiter".
Complete Formula One results
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Points |
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| 1990 | Scuderia Italia | Dallara F190 | Cosworth V8 | USA DNQ |
BRA 14 |
SMR | MON | CAN | MEX | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | ESP | NC | 0 | |||
| SCM Minardi | Minardi M190 | JPN Ret |
AUS Ret |
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| 1991 | SCM Minardi | Minardi M191 | Ferrari V12 | USA Ret |
BRA 8 |
SMR Ret |
MON Ret |
CAN Ret |
MEX 7 |
FRA Ret |
GBR 11 |
GER Ret |
HUN 13 |
BEL Ret |
ITA 9 |
POR 9 |
ESP 14 |
JPN Ret |
24th | 0.5 | ||
| Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 643 | AUS 6 |
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| 1992 | Minardi Team | Minardi M191B | Lamborghini V12 | RSA Ret |
MEX Ret |
BRA 7 |
ESP Ret |
NC | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Minardi M192 | SMR Ret |
MON Ret |
CAN 11 |
FRA 8 |
GBR 17 |
GER 12 |
HUN DNQ |
BEL 16 |
ITA Ret |
POR 14 |
JPN 14 |
AUS 10 |
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| 1994 | Footwork | Footwork FA15 | Ford V8 | BRA Ret |
PAC Ret |
SMR Ret |
MON Ret |
ESP Ret |
CAN Ret |
FRA Ret |
GBR Ret |
GER 5 |
HUN Ret |
BEL 6 |
ITA Ret |
POR 9 |
EUR 11 |
JPN Ret |
AUS Ret |
22nd | 3 | |
| 1995 | Footwork | Footwork FA16 | Hart V8 | BRA Ret |
ARG Ret |
SMR 13 |
ESP 11 |
MON 9 |
CAN 6 |
FRA 14 |
GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | POR | EUR | PAC Ret |
JPN Ret |
AUS 3 |
14th | 5 |
| 1997 | Red Bull Sauber Petronas | Sauber C16 | Petronas V10 | AUS | BRA | ARG | SMR | MON | ESP 14 |
CAN 10 |
FRA | GBR | GER | HUN Ret |
BEL 9 |
ITA 12 |
AUT 9 |
LUX 9 |
JPN DNS |
EUR | NC | 0 |
References
- ↑ Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers - Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com. http://www.oldracingcars.com/bydriver/watn.asp?letter=M. Retrieved on 29 July 2007.
- ↑ October 1991 Information
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Joachim Winkelhock |
FIA European Formula Three Cup winner 1989 |
Succeeded by Alessandro Zanardi |
| Preceded by Emanuele Naspetti |
Italian Formula Three Champion 1989 |
Succeeded by Roberto Colciago |
| Preceded by Luis Perez-Sala |
Formula One Indoor Trophy winner 1990 |
Succeeded by Gabriele Tarquini |