Marco Bonanomi (born 12 March 1985 in

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) is an Italian professional racing driver.

Career

Formula Renault

Bonanomi began his car racing career in 2001 by competing in a few rounds of the

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and Italian Formula Renault championships with the Cram Competition team. He took part in the same series in 2002, but moved to the

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team. Four years later, Bonanomi drove in four races of the 2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season for

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, starting his current career trend. He completed a full season in the formula in

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, finishing 12th in the Drivers' Championship for the RC Motorsport team. In 2008, he drove in the series again, this time for the Comtec team. He survived a horrendous crash at the season finale at the

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. Running behind

Mikhail Aleshin Mikhail Petrovich Aleshin ( rus, Михаи́л Петро́вич Алёшин, p=mʲɪxɐˈil pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ ɐˈlʲɵʂɨn, born 22 May 1987 in Moscow, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional racing driver and the 2010 champion of the Fo ...

on the front straight, Bonanomi jinked out to make a pass but touched wheels with the Russian which launched him into the air and after hitting the bottom of the scoring tower, his car landed upside down on the grass beside the pit exit. He was unhurt, but his car was unrepairable, thus meaning his season was over.

Formula Three

From 2003 to 2005 Bonanomi focussed on

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competing in the Italian championship and the Euro Series, as well as a number of one-off races. During this period he drove for the former

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team, Coloni, and another run by retired F1 driver and compatriot

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Formula 3000

For 2006, Bonanomi drove in the

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for the

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team. He finished runner-up in the Drivers' Championship with six

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s and wins from eighteen starts; his most successful stint yet in motorsport.

Formula Master

In addition to a full

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campaign in

, Bonanomi also competed in selected rounds of the inaugural

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series, achieving in final placing of fifteenth in the Drivers' Championship.

GP2 Series

In the early part of 2008, Bonanomi drove in another new motorsport championship: the

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. Driving for the

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team, he won the final race of the season in

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, the most prestigious win of his racing career so far. He returned to the GP2 Asia Series in the 2008–09 championship, replacing Alex Yoong at Qi-Meritus Mahara from the January

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meeting onwards. This was due to Yoong lacking sufficient time for racing.

Racing record

Career summary

† As he was guest driver Bonanomi was ineligble to score points.

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula V8 3.5 Series results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete GP2 Series results

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results

References

* Retrieved on 3 July 2008.

External links

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