Giorgio Mondini (Born July 19, 1980) is an

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driver from

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Career

Mondini began his competitive racing career at the age of 21, when he came 26th in the

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series. In 2002 he made his way up to 17th place, before moving on to Formula Renault V6 Eurocup. In

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he achieved 7th place, and in

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became champion with three wins, three

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s and a total of eight

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s. In 2005 he competed in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series with

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before moving to GP2 with DPR. He also tests for the

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team. When he made his GP2 debut in 2005 he raced with an

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racing license. In December 2005, Giorgio enjoyed his first taste of

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when he got behind the wheel of a Renault R25 as a reward for winning the Formula Renault V6 series. Then on February 3, 2006,

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announced that Mondini would be competing as their third driver for nine of the 18 races. On February 20, 2011 Mondini tested a F1 car for

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in Barcelona.

Racing record

Career summary

* Includes points scored by other A1 Team Switzerland drivers

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

Complete GP2 Series results

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

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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

Complete Formula One participations

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24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

External links

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DriverDB

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