Gianni Morbidelli
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| First start: | 1990 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last start: | Grand Prix of Luxembourg 1997 | ||||||||
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| 1990 Scuderia Italia • 1990–1992 Minardi • 1991 Ferrari • 1994–1995 Footwork • 1997 Clean | |||||||||
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| World Cup balance: | WM-14. ( 1995 ) | ||||||||
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| World Cup points : | 8.5 | ||||||||
| Podiums : | 1 | ||||||||
| Leadership laps : | - | ||||||||
Gianni Morbidelli (born January 13, 1968 in Pesaro ) is an Italian racing driver . He won the Italian Formula 3 championship in 1989 . From 1990 to 1997 he took part in 67 Formula 1 races. From 2007 to 2013 he was active in the Superstars Series and won six championships during that time. In 2015 he started in the TCR International Series .
Career
Karting (1980–1986)
Morbidelli began his motorsport career in 1980 in kart racing , in which he remained active until 1986. After a short period of time, he started for works teams. In 1982 he was second in the junior, 1984 fourth in the world championship.
Formula 3 (1987–1989)
1987 Morbidelli joined the Formula racing and started for the Euro Racing Junior Team in the Italian Formula 3 Championship . He finished on the podium and finished eleventh in the drivers' standings, while his team-mate Andrea Chiesa finished second overall. Morbidelli also took part in a Formula 3 individual event.
In 1988 Morbidelli moved to Forti Corse within the Italian Formula 3 championship . While his team mate Emanuele Naspetti won the championship, Morbidelli won his first formula race and improved to fifth overall. In addition, Morbidelli started three Formula 3 individual races for Forti.
1989 Morbidelli stayed with Forti Corse in the Italian Formula 3 championship and denied his third season. He won six of eleven races and won the championship with 59 to 47 points against Antonio Tamburini . He also completed three Formula 3 individual races for Forti. He won the European Formula 3 Cup and was fourth in Monaco . In addition, Morbidelli started touring car races in the Italian Superturismo Championship and came fourth in the drivers' championship.
In his Formula 3 days, Morbidelli had the reputation of being a pay driver who only drove in this racing category because of financial support and influential friends. In fact, Morbidelli did not receive any financial support from his family for his Formula 3 involvement. After he had recruited sponsors for the team himself for his debut year, he did not need to bring sponsors to Forti and was even paid by the racing team in his third Formula 3 season.
Formula 3000 and Formula 1 entry (1990)
In 1990 Morbidelli stayed with Forti and switched to the international Formula 3000 championship . He was the only driver in the racing team. He won the Gran Premio del Mediterraneo and finished the championship in fifth place.
In addition, Morbidelli was a test driver for Scuderia Ferrari in the 1990 Formula 1 World Championship . The contract ran for three years. Due to an illness of Emanuele Pirro , Morbidelli had his first participation in a Formula 1 weekend at the start of the Formula 1 season in the USA in 1990 for BMS Scuderia Italia . Morbidelli failed to qualify. At the second race of the season in Brazil , he again represented Pirro. This time Morbidelli qualified and crossed the finish line in 14th place on his Formula 1 debut. For the last two races of the Formula 1 World Championship in 1990, Morbidelli returned to the series and represented Paolo Barilla at Minardi .
In addition, Morbidelli took part in four races of the Italian Superturismo Championship in 1990. He managed a victory.
Formula 1 (1991–1997)
In 1991 Morbidelli remained a test driver at Ferrari and became a regular driver at Minardi. He reached the top 10 four times and a seventh place in Mexico was his best result. For the last race, the Australian Grand Prix , he switched to Ferrari. He replaced Alain Prost , who had previously left the team. Morbidelli finished sixth and thus came into the points for the first time. Since the race was stopped after 14 of 81 laps due to extreme rain, he only got half a point. He finished the season in 24th place overall.
In 1992 Morbidelli returned to Minardi and remained a test driver at Ferrari. He reached the top 10 three times. Seventh place in Brazil was the best result. He did not score any points this year. In 1993 Morbidelli was only a test driver at Ferrari in Formula 1. He did not do any racing here. In the Italian Superturismo Championship he competed in several races this year and finished ninth overall.
In 1994 Morbidelli left Ferrari and switched to Footwork . He was given a Formula 1 cockpit alongside Christian Fittipaldi . A fifth place at the German Grand Prix was his best result and he finished the season in 22nd place in the world championship. Morbidelli finished only four races, three of them in the top 10. Internally, he lost to Fittipaldi with three to six points. In 1995 Morbidelli stayed with Footwork in Formula 1. In seven races, Massimiliano Papis was used instead of Morbidelli. Morbidelli achieved his only Formula 1 podium finish with a third place at the season finale in Australia . He finished the season in 14th place overall. Both Morbidelli's representative Papis and his teammate Taki Inoue remained without points. Morbidelli also drove for BMW Italia in the Italian Superturismo Championship in 1995 and finished fifth overall with two wins.
In the 1996 Formula 1 World Championship , Morbidelli was a test driver for Jordan . He did not drive Formula 1 races. In the Italian Superturismo Championship he reached eighth place overall with two podium finishes. In 1997 Morbidelli took part in eight of 17 Formula 1 races at Sauber . He shared the cockpit with Nicola Larini and Norberto Fontana . His teammate was Johnny Herbert . Morbidelli didn't score and three ninth places were his best results.
Touring car (since 1998)
In 1998 Morbidelli moved to the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) for the Volvo team operated by Tom Walkinshaw Racing . While his teammate Rickard Rydell won the championship title, Morbidelli was eleventh with a fourth place as the best result. After a year break, Morbidelli started in the European super touring car championship in 2000 . The series emerged from the Italian Superturismo championship. He drove for CiBiEmme Engineering and won three races. He finished the season in third place. Internally, he prevailed against Emanuele Naspetti with 202 to 174 points . In 2001 the FIA gave the championship the status of a European Touring Car Championship (ETCC). Morbidelli competed for CiBiEmme Engineering in the Super Production category. In this he finished fifth with a win.
For the next four years, Morbidelli was without a permanent commitment. In 2002 he took part in four ETCC events for Carly Motors Team Isert and competed for American Viper Racing in a race in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS). This was his first GT race. After a year break, Morbidelli completed two races in the ETCC and six races in the FIA GT championship in 2004 . In 2005 Morbidelli was used in both the FIA GT Championship and the Italian GT Championship.
In 2006 Morbidelli was given a full-time cockpit again. For N.Technology he started in an Alfa Romeo in the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC). Morbidelli achieved two second places as the best results and was 14th overall with 22 points. While he prevailed internally against Salvatore Tavano (15 points), he was defeated by Augusto Farfus , who was third with 64 points.
In 2007 Morbidelli switched to the Superstars Series and received a factory cockpit at Audi Sport Italia . With six wins, he won every race he crossed the finish line. He won the championship with 137 to 85 points against Alessandro Balzan . Morbidelli also took part in eight ADAC GT Masters races in 2007 and achieved fifth place overall with two wins. At the beginning of 2008 , Morbidelli joined the Speedcar Team in the Speedcar Series . He won a race and finished the season in fifth place, while his team-mate Herbert won the overall standings. Morbidelli then contested his second season in the Superstars Series for Audi Sport Italia. His racing team only competed in the Italian races. In this Morbidelli won three races and always finished on a podium. He won the championship with 143 to 110 points against Stefano Gabellini . Morbidelli also took part in two ADAC GT Masters races in 2008 . In winter 2008/09 Morbidelli competed for Palm Beach in the Speedcar Series. He won a race and won the championship with 55 to 53 points against Herbert. Then Morbidelli started for ROAL Motorsport in the Superstars Series in 2009 . Morbidelli won the Italian championship with six wins and the international championship with three wins.
In 2010 Morbidelli stayed in the Superstars Series at ROAL Motorsport, which now competed under the name Team BMW Italia . In the Italian standings he was fourth with one victory, in the international standings he achieved sixth place with two second places, the best result. His teammate Thomas Biagi won both ratings. He also took part in two V8 supercars races in 2010 . In 2011 Morbidelli was initially without a cockpit before returning to Audi in the Superstars Series. A second place was his best result. He was 13th in the Italian and 15th in the international ranking. In addition, he competed again in two V8 Supercars races.
In 2012, Morbidelli drove the entire season in the Superstars Series for Audi Sport Italia. This year, with the international classification, there was again a classification that covers all races. Morbidelli won four races and finished fourth in the overall standings. His teammate Johan Kristoffersson won the championship. He lost to him with 128 to 185 points. Morbidelli also drove two V8 Supercars races again. In 2013, Morbidelli played his seventh and final season in the Superstars Series, which was discontinued after the season. He stayed with Audi Sport Italia. In the Italian standings he prevailed against Vitantonio Liuzzi with five wins and 170 to 158 points and won the championship. He won the international ranking with six victories. With 235 to 192 points he was ahead of Giovanni Berton .
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In 2014 Morbidelli returned to the World Touring Car Championship. He received a Chevrolet cockpit at Münnich Motorsport . Morbidelli won the sixth race of the season on the Hungaroring . This was his first victory against the Citroën drivers who dominated this year . It remained his only podium finish and he finished ninth in the world championship. With 109 to 3 points, he clearly prevailed against his team-mate and team boss René Münnich . Morbidelli lost his WTCC cockpit after the season because his team wanted to sell the cockpit to a driver with their own sponsors for the next season. Münnich justified this step by stating that he does not expect a good driver to be able to drive the Chevrolet for podium places in the 2015 World Touring Car Championship and that he is not prepared to pay the operating costs if the driver is at best at the end of the top 10 is placed.
In 2015 Morbidelli switched to West Coast Racing in the TCR International Series . On the first race weekend, he managed to place on the podium with a second place. In his third race in Shanghai he won for the first time. In Monza he won both races. He finished the season in fourth place overall.
Personal
Morbidelli's father built racing motorcycles in the 1970s and 80s, with which a total of six world championships were won.
statistics
Career stations
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Individual results in the TCR International Series
| year | team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | Points | rank |
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| 2015 | West Coast Racing |
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243 | 4th | |||||||||||
| 4th | 3 | 1 1 | 3 | 8th | 3 | DNF | DNF | 1 1 | 1 | 5 2 | 3 | 7th | DNS | 11 1 | DNF | 3 2 | 4th | 10 1 | DNF | 6th | 4th | ||||
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Career. giannimorbidelli.com, accessed April 2, 2015 .
- ↑ a b c d e f Joe Saward: Gianni Morbidelli. (No longer available online.) Grandprix.com, May 1, 1991, archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; Retrieved April 2, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Laurence Edmondson: Gianni Morbidelli. espn.co.uk, accessed April 2, 2015 .
- ↑ Peter Allen: Munnich and Morbidelli to race All-Inkl.com Chevrolets. thecheckeredflag.co.uk, March 12, 2014, accessed April 2, 2015 .
- ^ Matt Beer, Peter Mills: Ex-Formula 1 racer Gianni Morbidelli unlikely to be in 2015 WTCC. autosport.com, December 13, 2014, accessed April 2, 2015 .
- ↑ Gianni Morbidelli confirmed at West Coast Racing. touringcars.net, March 2, 2015, accessed on March 22, 2015 (English).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Morbidelli, Gianni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian racing car driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pesaro , Italy |