Francesco Simonazzi
| Francesco Simonazzi | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Simonazzi racing in the 2023 Euroformula Open at the Red Bull Ring. | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Born | 8 March 2004 Reggio Emilia, Italy |
| Euroformula Open Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | BVM Racing |
| Car number | 84 |
| Starts | 55 (55 entries) |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podiums | 12 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
| Best finish | 3rd in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2019–2021 2020 | Italian F4 Championship F4 Spanish Championship |
Francesco Simonazzi (born 8 March 2004) is an Italian racing driver who last raced in the Euroformula Open Championship with BVM Racing. He previously competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Rodin Carlin, and has also competed in the Italian F4 Championship with the same team.
Career[edit]
Lower formulae[edit]
2019[edit]
In 2019, Simonazzi made his car racing debut, competing in the Italian F4 Championship with Cram Motorsport.[1] He experienced a challenging rookie year, scoring points on just one occasion, with an eighth place coming at Imola. The Italian missed the final two rounds of the season, which meant that he ended up 22nd in the standings.
2020[edit]
Simonazzi returned to Italian F4 for 2020, contesting the first round for DRZ Benelli.[2] Having scored two points in a pair of appearances for Jenzer Motorsport,[3] which also included a one-off start in Spanish F4,[4] where he took the first podium of his career, Simonazzi drove for BVM Racing in the remaining half of the Italian F4 campaign. More points finishes followed, as the Italian finished 18th in the championship with a best result of sixth at the season finale at Vallelunga.
2021[edit]
The following year, Simonazzi once again raced in the Italian F4 Championship.[5] He remained with BVM and scored 28 points, having competed in merely four of the seven rounds, which left him 14th at season's end.
He also made an appearance in the F2000 Italian Formula Trophy during 2021, scoring his first two victories in car racing.
Euroformula Open[edit]
2021[edit]
In 2021, Simonazzi spearheaded BVM's return to the Euroformula Open Championship, racing in the final two rounds at Monza and Barcelona.[6] With the former event yielding a triple of points finishes, Simonazzi was classified 18th in the standings.
2022[edit]
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He returned to the series for the 2022 season, being the sole driver for BVM Racing once more.[7] Despite low grid numbers, the Italian struggled in the opening rounds, having to wait until the middle of the season for his first podium, which he scored at the Hungaroring.[8] The biggest success of his season would follow just two rounds later, as, after finishing second in Race 2, Simonazzi scored his first win in the category at the Red Bull Ring, inheriting victory after original race winner Vladislav Lomko was awarded a five-second penalty for colliding with Frederick Lubin.[9][10] A less successful weekend in Monza followed, which included Simonazzi causing a collision with Christian Mansell, which sent the Australian's car flipping upside down,[11] before Simonazzi capped off his season by taking second place in Race 1 at Barcelona.[12] This result meant that the Italian finished sixth in the standings, being the second-lowest full-time competitor in the standings, only ahead of Alex García.
2023[edit]
Simonazzi returned to the Euroformula Open in 2023, remaining with BVM Racing once more.[13]
2024[edit]
Simonazzi was retained by BVM Racing for a third season of Euroformula Open in 2024.[14]
FIA Formula 3 Championship[edit]
Simonazzi was announced to race in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Rodin Carlin for the final two rounds, replacing Max Esterson who returned to the GB3 Championship.[15]
Karting record[edit]
Karting career summary[edit]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | Evokart Srl | NC |
| 2018 | Trofeo Andrea Margutti — X30 Senior | 14th | |
| 2019 | Italian Karting Championship — KZN Under | 32nd | |
| Source:[16][17] | |||
Racing record[edit]
Racing career summary[edit]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Italian F4 Championship | Cram Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22nd |
| 2020 | Italian F4 Championship | DRZ Benelli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18th |
| Jenzer Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| BVM Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| F4 Spanish Championship | Jenzer Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 14th | |
| 2021 | Italian F4 Championship | BVM Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14th |
| Euroformula Open Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18th | ||
| F2000 Italian Formula Trophy - FX2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NC† | ||
| FIA Central European Zone Formula 4 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? | 2 | 30 | 4th | ||
| 2022 | Euroformula Open Championship | BVM Racing | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 197 | 6th |
| 2023 | Euroformula Open Championship | BVM Racing | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 289 | 3rd |
| F2000 Italian Formula Trophy | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NC† | ||
| FIA Formula 3 Championship | Rodin Carlin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th | |
| 2024 | Euroformula Open Championship | BVM Racing |
† As Simonazzi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Italian F4 Championship results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cram Motorsport | VLL 1 13 |
VLL 2 Ret |
VLL 3 15 |
MIS 1 13 |
MIS 2 14 |
MIS 3 C |
HUN 1 17 |
HUN 2 30 |
HUN 3 22 |
RBR 1 WD |
RBR 2 WD |
RBR 3 WD |
IMO 1 8 |
IMO 2 12 |
IMO 3 27 |
IMO 4 13 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
22nd | 4 |
| 2020 | DRZ Benelli | MIS 1 11 |
MIS 2 12 |
MIS 3 Ret |
18th | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jenzer Motorsport | IMO1 1 13 |
IMO1 2 16 |
IMO1 3 Ret |
RBR 1 17 |
RBR 2 21 |
RBR 3 9 |
|||||||||||||||||||
| BVM Racing | MUG 1 12 |
MUG 2 7 |
MUG 3 9 |
MNZ 1 11 |
MNZ 2 14 |
MNZ 3 21 |
IMO2 1 16 |
IMO2 2 23 |
IMO2 3 15 |
VLL 1 6 |
VLL 2 C |
VLL 3 15 |
|||||||||||||
| 2021 | BVM Racing | LEC 1 14 |
LEC 2 9 |
LEC 3 9 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
VLL 1 |
VLL 2 |
VLL 3 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
RBR 1 7 |
RBR 2 7 |
RBR 3 4 |
MUG 1 16 |
MUG 2 18 |
MUG 3 15 |
MNZ 1 26† |
MNZ 2 11 |
MNZ 3 27 |
14th | 28 |
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| 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 | 24 | 25 | 26 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | BVM Racing | POR 1 |
POR 2 |
POR 3 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 3 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
MNZ 1 9 |
MNZ 2 10 |
MNZ 3 6* |
CAT 1 16 |
CAT 2 12* |
CAT 3 15 |
18th | 15 | ||
| 2022 | BVM Racing | EST 1 9 |
EST 2 6 |
EST 3 9 |
PAU 1 8* |
PAU 2 Ret |
LEC 1 9 |
LEC 2 11 |
LEC 3 10 |
SPA 1 9 |
SPA 2 10 |
SPA 3 8 |
HUN 1 7 |
HUN 2 7 |
HUN 3 2* |
IMO 1 4 |
IMO 2 4 |
IMO 3 6 |
RBR 1 7 |
RBR 2 2* |
RBR 3 1 |
MNZ 1 4 |
MNZ 2 7 |
MNZ 3 7 |
CAT 1 2 |
CAT 2 8 |
CAT 3 6 |
6th | 197 |
| 2023 | BVM Racing | PRT 1 4 |
PRT 2 1 |
PRT 3 3 |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 3 |
SPA 3 2 |
HUN 1 4 |
HUN 2 5 |
HUN 3 5 |
LEC 1 Ret |
LEC 2 3* |
LEC 3 5 |
RBR 1 4* |
RBR 2 2 |
RBR 3 5 |
MNZ 1 4* |
MNZ 2 5 |
MNZ 3 4 |
MUG 1 2 |
MUG 2 5 |
CAT 1 4 |
CAT 2 5 |
CAT 3 1 |
3rd | 289 | |||
| 2024 | BVM Racing | PRT 1 1 |
PRT 2 3 |
PRT 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 3 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
2nd* | 41* |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results[edit]
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rodin Carlin | BHR SPR |
BHR FEA |
MEL SPR |
MEL FEA |
MON SPR |
MON FEA |
CAT SPR |
CAT FEA |
RBR SPR |
RBR FEA |
SIL SPR |
SIL FEA |
HUN SPR |
HUN FEA |
SPA SPR 14 |
SPA FEA 24 |
MNZ SPR 18 |
MNZ FEA 11 |
26th | 0 |
* Season still in progress.
References[edit]
- ^ Caruccio, Antonio (22 March 2019). "Simonazzi chiude il poker Cram (Simonazzi closes Cram poker)". ITALIARACING.net. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "Accordo 2020 tra DRZ Benelli e Simonazzi (2020 agreement between DRZ Benelli and Simonazzi)". Italiaracing.net. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Imola Entry List" (PDF). ACI Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ @F4Spain (12 August 2020). "NOTICIA: Jenzer Motorsport estará en el Circuito Paul Ricard para participar en la 2ª cita del campeonato de F4 Spanish Championship" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (3 January 2021). "R-ace GP signs Australian karter Marcos Flack for Italian F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ Wood, Ida (17 September 2021). "BVM Racing returns to Euroformula after four-year break". Formula Scout. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ Mishra, Oorjit (27 April 2022). "Your season guide to the 2022 Euroformula Open Championship". F1 Feeder Series. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Mansell puts on defensive masterclass in Race 3 to beat an impressive Simonazzi". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Lomko (CryptoTower) makes it 3 in action-packed Race 2 at Red Bull Ring". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Simonazzi (BVM) inherits well-deserved first win in Race 3". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Mason takes Race 2 at Monza, Mansell unscathed after flip-over". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Goethe (Motopark) crowned 2022 EFO Champion with dominant win in Race 1". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ Wood, Ida (7 February 2023). "Simonazzi confirmed as BVM Racing's first Euroformula driver for 2023". Formula Scout. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (23 April 2024). "Bergmeister, Fluxa and Simonazzi confirmed on 2024 Euroformula grid". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Rodin Carlin confirms Francesco Simonazzi for remainder of the 2023 F3 season". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ kartcom (30 October 2015). "Simonazzi Francesco". Kartcom (in French). Retrieved 21 December 2022.
- ^ "Francesco Simonazzi | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
External links[edit]
- Francesco Simonazzi career summary at DriverDB.com
- Living people
- 2004 births
- Italian racing drivers
- Euroformula Open Championship drivers
- Spanish F4 Championship drivers
- Italian F4 Championship drivers
- BVM Racing drivers
- Jenzer Motorsport drivers
- Cram Competition drivers
- Sportspeople from Reggio Emilia
- FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers
- Carlin racing drivers
- Rodin Motorsport drivers