Ferdinando Monfardini

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Ferdinando Monfardini : biography

November 20, 1984 –

Ferdinando Monfardini (born November 20, 1984 in Isola della Scala) is an Italian race car driver. He raced in the 2005 and 2006 GP2 Series seasons, having previously raced in the Formula 3000 series which it replaced.

Career

Monfardini started out in 1994, competing in karting like many of his GP2 rivals. He stayed there until 2000, debuting in Italian Formula Renault in 2001. He would stay there in 2002, also driving in Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup. He again raced in Italian Formula Renault in 2003, driving two races in both 2000 Eurocup and Formula 3000, the latter being with the BCN team.

In 2004 he drove the full F3000 season for the AEZ team, and in 2005 was one of a select few GP2 Series drivers with a full season of F3000 experience behind them. He drove for the Durango team as the number two to Clivio Piccione, moving to the Coloni team at the end of the season, essentially switching places with compatriot Gianmaria Bruni. For 2006 he moved to the DAMS team, but only scored one more point than in the previous season and was not retained beyond the end of the year.

For 2007, he raced in the GT1 class of the FIA GT Championship, driving an Aston Martin DBR9. For 2008, he is driving a Ferrari 430 in the GTA class of the International GT Open.

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

(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 DC Points
2003 BCN F3000 IMO CAT A1R MON NUR MAG SIL HOC HUNRet MNZ10 NC 0
2004 AEZ Racing IMO14 CAT13 MON13 NUR15 MAG10 SIL9 HOCRet HUN13 SPA16 MNZ14 NC 0

Complete GP2 Series results

(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 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 DC Points
2005 Durango SMRFEARet SMRSPRDNS ESPFEARet ESPSPR11 MONFEADNS EURFEARet EURSPR6 FRAFEA12 FRASPR17 GBRFEA14 GBRSPR10 GERFEARet GERSPR15 HUNFEARet HUNSPR11 TURFEARet TURSPRRet ITAFEA8 ITASPR4 BELFEA BELSPR 17th 5
Coloni Motorsport BHRFEARet BHRSPR11
2006 DAMS VALFEA12 VALSPRRet SMRFEA12 SMRSPR9 EURFEARet EURSPR10 ESPFEA6 ESPSPR6 MONFEA9 GBRFEARet GBRSPRDNS FRAFEA8 FRASPRRet GERFEARet GERSPR12 HUNFEA11 HUNSPR6 TURFEARet TURSPR12 ITAFEARet ITASPRRet 21st 6