Salvatore Cicatelli (born 21 May 1990 in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

) is a professional

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from

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Career

Formula Azzurra

After completing a

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career that spanned six years, Cicatelli stepped up to single–seaters in 2007, racing in the Italian Formula Azzurra championship. After a season–long battle with fellow Italian driver

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, Cicatelli won the title by a single point, winning half of the season's fourteen races and taking a further four podium places in the process.

Formula Renault 2.0

At the end of 2007, Cicatelli made his

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debut, racing in the season–ending Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Winter series held at

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. Driving for Viola Formula Racing, he finished seventh in the standings with 44 points.

Formula Three

The following season, Cicatelli graduated to the prestigious Italian Formula Three Championship, racing for BVM–Target Racing. In a championship dominated by Mirko Bortolotti and

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, he finished every race of the season and took four podium places to finish third in the standings. This result was enough for him to earn a test in a

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Formula One car alongside Bortolotti and Piscopo, which took place at Fiorano on 27 November 2008. He completed a total of 33 laps at the test, recording a best lap time of 1:01.243, and was the slowest of the three drivers. Cicatelli stayed in the championship for the 2009 season, joining the Corbetta Competizioni team. This relationship lasted for only six races, however, before he left the outfit to join Team Ghinzani. Despite the switch of teams, he finished the season in seventh place, taking podium positions at Misano, Varano and

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Racing record

Career summary

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cicatelli, Salvatore 1990 births Living people Italian racing drivers Racing drivers from Naples Formula Azzurra drivers Italian Formula Three Championship drivers Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers BVM Target drivers