Raffaele Giammaria (born 1 September 1977 in

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) is an Italian

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driver. He was runner-up in the

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2000 Italy series in 2000, then progressed through German and Italian

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and

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for

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with the Durango team. He scored one podium and was placed tenth in the championship with 12 points, a respectable score in his début season. 2004 was even better for Giammaria, with 27 points scored and eighth place in the championship secured by the season's end. However, he missed one of the races due to financial problems, and was forced to switch teams, from Durango to Astromega. It was therefore not much of a surprise when he failed to get a drive in the rebranded

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for 2005. He competed in

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and Italian F3000 instead, but only in part-time roles. He was also part of

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for the inaugural season of the

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series, but never drove the car. He competed in Italian GT racing for 2006.

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

(

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

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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* 1977 births Living people Italian racing drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers Auto GP drivers Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Italian Formula Three Championship drivers German Formula Three Championship drivers International Formula 3000 drivers European Le Mans Series drivers World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers Superstars Series drivers People from Civitavecchia Blancpain Endurance Series drivers International GT Open drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers FIA GT Championship drivers Rolex Sports Car Series drivers FIA World Endurance Championship drivers WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital {{Italy-autoracing-bio-stub Team Astromega drivers Durango drivers DAMS drivers AF Corse drivers Target Racing drivers Cram Competition drivers Euronova Racing drivers Scuderia Coloni drivers Iron Lynx drivers