Pasquale Di Sabatino (born 20 January 1988, in

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) is a professional

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from

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. He has previously competed in the

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where he was a race winner. He drove in the

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for

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in 2012.

Career

Formula Junior

After an early career in

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, Di Sabatino stepped up to single–seaters in 2005, racing in the

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Formula Junior 1600 series. Driving for the Tomcat Racing team, he secured ten podium places in twelve races, including five victories, to comfortably win the title ahead of

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and former

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driver

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Formula Renault 2.0

In November 2005, Di Sabatino graduated to

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, taking part in the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series held at

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. In the four races he contested he took one podium place to finish tenth in the standings. The following year, he raced in the full Italian Formula Renault 2.0 championship, but failed to score a point in the twelve races he entered.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

In July 2006, Di Sabatino made his debut in the

, replacing Miloš Pavlović at Italian team

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. He failed to score a point in the ten races he contested, with his best result being a pair of 16th place finishes. Pasquale di Sabatino 2008 WSBR Silverstone

Pasquale di Sabatino 2008 WSBR Silverstone

For 2007, Di Sabatino took part in a full season with another Italian team, GD Racing. He took one points finish during the season, a ninth place at Spa–Francorchamps, to finish 26th in the championship. During the off–season, he tested for both

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and

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before signing for the latter in January 2008. At the first race of the 2008 season in

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, Di Sabatino finished second to Dutchman

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, scoring his best Formula Renault 3.5 Series finish at the time. He followed that up with a tenth place finish in the second race and then an eighth place at Spa–Francorchamps a week later. However, Di Sabatino was forced to vacate his seat after the

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round after encountering sponsorship issues. In March 2009, Di Sabatino tested again for RC Motorsport at the

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before signing for the team early the following month. After scoring points in three of the first four races, Di Sabatino finally claimed his maiden series victory in the second race of the

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event in mid–June. Before the end of the season, Di Sabatino ran out of funding and had to give up his seat at RC. Despite this, he finished twelfth in the championship.

Formula Three

For the 2010 season, Di Sabatino returned to his native Italy to compete in the

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for Alan Racing. After failing to score a point in any of the opening four races, he left the team after the second round of the year at

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. He missed the following round of the series at

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before being signed by

to replace

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, who missed the event due to illness. However, Di Sabatino, along with his team–mate

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, failed to start either race of the meeting after encountering engine problems during practice.

Auto GP

Di Sabatino competed in the

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series in

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, replacing

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, with Buttarelli moving to fellow Italian team

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. Di Sabatino followed him after the first round, he completed the season with TP Formula and finished 12th in the championship.

World Touring Car Championship

In February 2012, it was confirmed that Di Sabatino would switch to

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, racing in the

for

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. He raced a Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T alongside fellow newcomer

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. He was replaced by

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for the Race of Brazil having suffered from bronchitis and pneumonia and not being able to fly. Di Sabatino did not return to the championship in 2012 and was not classified in the drivers' championship having scored no points.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

Complete Auto GP results

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

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Di Sabatino, Pasquale 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of Teramo Italian racing drivers Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Italian Formula Three Championship drivers World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers Auto GP drivers World Touring Car Championship drivers Italian Formula Renault 1.6 drivers Ombra Racing drivers RC Motorsport drivers Comtec Racing drivers Cram Competition drivers