Michael Patrizi (born 4 May 1984) is an Australian racing driver.

Biography

Starting off in karts in his native Western Australia, he moved to

Formula Ford Formula Ford, also known as F1600 and Formula F, is an entry-level class of single seater, open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held across the world form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers. Formula For ...

in 2004, then to

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in Asia 2005, then UK in 2006. In 2007 he joined the competitive ranks for the

Formula Three Euroseries The Formula 3 Euro Series was a European-based junior single seater formula for Formula Three chassis that was launched (in its current form) in 2003 as a merger of the French Formula Three Championship and German Formula Three Championship. The ...

racing for the Prema Powerteam. Since 2008 Patrizi has returned home to compete in

V8 Supercars The Supercars Championship is a touring car racing category in Australia, running as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) regulations, governing the sport. Supercars events take place in all Australian ...

Newcomer Patrizi rockets into V8 hot seat, as Bright quits rallying
smh.com.au The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 27 January 2008 and presently competes for Queensland-based team

Tekno Autosports Tekno Autosports was an Australian motor racing team, established in the 1990s initially for the motor racing activities of Stephen Webb, and later his son Jonathon Webb. The team competes in the Supercars Championship using two Holden ZB Commo ...

. After two years in V8 Supercars racing for Ford Rising Stars Racing, then

Paul Cruickshank Racing Paul Cruickshank Racing was an Australian motor racing team that competed in several Sports Car and Touring Car categories. History While new to the championship in 2006, Cruickshank has run several cars in the Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series, Dev ...

, Patrizi lost his seat in V8 Supercars. In February 2010 he made his debut in the Chevrolet Supercars Middle East Championship sedan series at

Yas Marina Circuit The Yas Marina Circuit (Arabic: حلبة مرسى ياس) is the venue for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The circuit was designed by Hermann Tilke, and is situated on Yas Island, near Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Yas Marina was ...

, coming away with a race win.http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=271280 Gulf Daily News article. February, 2010 In 2010 and 2011 he drove as an endurance driver in the

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series and did a full season in the 2011 Australian Carrera Cup Championship. In 2012 Patrizi secured the newly created second seat at

and had his best ever season in V8 Supercars.

Career results

Champ Car Atlantic

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

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Complete Bathurst 1000 results

References

External links

Official webpage

Driver Database stats

NMD articles

Motorsport.com - articles and photos
{{DEFAULTSORT:Patrizi, Michael 1984 births Living people Australian people of Italian descent Supercars Championship drivers Atlantic Championship drivers Formula Ford drivers Formula 3 Euro Series drivers Formula BMW UK drivers Formula BMW USA drivers Formula BMW Asia drivers Karting World Championship drivers People from Kalgoorlie Racing drivers from Western Australia Prema Powerteam drivers Team Meritus drivers Motaworld Racing drivers Walker Racing drivers