Giorgio Mondini (Born July 19, 1980) is an
automobile racing
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driver from
Geneva
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,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
.
Career
Mondini began his competitive racing career at the age of 21, when he came 26th in the
Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup
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It served as a support series to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series as part of the World Series by Renault from 2005 to 2015. Renault ...
series. In 2002 he made his way up to 17th place, before moving on to
Formula Renault V6 Eurocup
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. In
2003
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he achieved 7th place, and in
2004
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became champion with three wins, three
pole position
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s and a total of eight
podium
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s. In 2005 he competed in the
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
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with
Eurointernational before moving to
GP2 with
DPR. He also tests for the
Swiss
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A1GP team. When he made his GP2 debut in 2005 he raced with an
Italian racing license.
In December 2005, Giorgio enjoyed his first taste of
Formula One
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when he got behind the wheel of a
Renault R25
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as a reward for winning the Formula Renault V6 series. Then on February 3, 2006,
Midland F1 Racing
Midland F1 Racing (also known as MF1 Racing, or simply "Midland") was a Formula One constructor and racing team which competed in the 2006 Formula One season with drivers Christijan Albers and Tiago Monteiro. The team was created by the renami ...
announced that Mondini would be competing as their third driver for nine of the 18 races.
On February 20, 2011 Mondini tested a F1 car for
Hispania Racing
HRT Formula 1 Team, formerly known as Campos Meta 1 and Hispania Racing, was a Spanish Formula One team founded by former driver Adrián Campos. It was sold to José Ramón Carabante before its debut in 2010, and then to investment group ...
in Barcelona.
Racing record
Career summary
* Includes points scored by other A1 Team Switzerland drivers
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(
key
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete GP2 Series results
(
key
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Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
(
key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula One participations
(
key
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Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
)
24 Hours of Le Mans results
References
External links
*
DriverDB*
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Living people
1980 births
Sportspeople from Geneva
Swiss racing drivers
North American Formula Renault drivers
German Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
Formula Renault V6 Eurocup drivers
GP2 Series drivers
A1 Team Switzerland drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
European Le Mans Series drivers
World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers
Swiss people of Italian descent
Carlin racing drivers
Swiss Formula One drivers
EuroInternational drivers
Kolles Racing drivers
A1 Grand Prix drivers
Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
David Price Racing drivers
Jenzer Motorsport drivers
Aston Martin Racing drivers
Victory Engineering drivers
DAMS drivers