Marcelo Battistuzzi (born July 20, 1976 in
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...
) is a Brazilian racing driver. He has raced in such series as
International Formula 3000
The Formula 3000 International Championship was a motor racing series created by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) in 1985 to become the final preparatory step for drivers hoping to enter Formula One. Formula Two had become ...
and
Italian Formula 3000
Auto GP, sometimes referred to as the Auto GP World Series and formerly known as both Euro Formula 3000 and the Euroseries 3000, was a European formula racing series.
The series' roots can be traced back to 1999 and the Italian Formula 3000 serie ...
. He won both the
German Formula Opel and
European Formula Opel championships in 1997.
Started his career racing Karts in Brazil in 1989. After good results and wins in Campinas and São Paulo Championships, moved to single-seaters, entering the Brazilian Formula Ford Championship with his own team (1993). Moved to UK to start his international career: British Formula Ford Championship (1994, Team Dynamic Team Suspensions), Formula Vauxhall (1995 DMMS - 1996, Bellringer Motorsport), German and European Formula Opel (1997, Vergani Racing team), International Formula 3000 (1998 Apomatox teams and Prost Junior team / 1999 - Jr team Arrows teams, Redgrave, Coloni, Monaco and Petrobras Junior) and Italian Formula 3000 (2000, Monaco Racing).
His main results was achieved in 1997, when he clinched the European and German Formula Opel Championship, organized by EFDA, highlighted as the Brazilian driver competing abroad with the most wins that season (9 wins)
After leaving the tracks, Marcelo dedicated his time running his own company, Virtual Grand Prix, the first Brazilian company to develop racing simulators for events.
Complete International Formula 3000 results
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Italian/Euro Formula 3000 results
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
Official website*
1976 births
Living people
Brazilian people of Italian descent
Brazilian racing drivers
Racing drivers from São Paulo
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Scuderia Coloni drivers
International Formula 3000 drivers