Gabriele Minì (; born 20 March 2005) is an Italian

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, who competes in the

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for

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as part of the

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. A member of the

since 2023, He is the 2020 Italian F4 Champion, and was runner-up during the

2022 Formula Regional European Championship The 2022 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine was a multi-event, Formula Regional open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across Europe. The championship featured a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competin ...

and the

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Personal life

Minì was born in a small city near

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, Italy on 20 March 2005. His father is a

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who brought him up to the single-seater category. Minì is also noted for his ability to solve a Rubik's cube quickly, usually solving it in under twenty seconds.

Career

Karting

Minì started his karting career in 2012. His first karting title came in the Italian Championship in 2017 in the 60 Mini Class at the age of 12. The year after, Minì mainly competed in international competitions, he became champion in the

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, beating then Mercedes Academy driver

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among others, and finishing as runner-up in the CIK-FIA Karting World Championship. Following these achievements, Minì was signed to

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's All Road Management scheme. 2019 would be Minì's final year in karting; he finished second in the

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and the FIA Karting European Championship respectively, and his achievements awarded him the FIA Karting Rookie of the Year.

Formula 4

In late January 2020 it was announced that the Italian would make his car racing debut in the

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and race in two rounds of the ADAC F4 Championship for

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alongside

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and FDA-Member

Dino Beganovic Dino Beganovic (, ; born 19 January 2004) is a Swedish and Bosnian racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Hitech Pulse-Eight, Hitech Toyota Gazoo Racing, TGR as part of the Ferrari Driver Academy. He is a race winner ...

. Minì started his season off strongly by scoring all three pole positions at the first round in Misano, winning his first ever race in single-seaters. He would not score a podium during the first Imola round, although he finished each one of those races in the points. Minì bounced back with a hattrick of podiums at the

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, where he also won the third race of the weekend. A double podium followed the next round in Mugello, where he was also victorious in the final race. However in

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, Minì only took one second place, as he was stripped from a win during the first race due to an illegal pass. In the second Imola round, a triple podium which included another win enlarged the points gap to his nearest rival Francesco Pizzi, such that a second-place finish in race two allowed Minì to be crowned champion of the series. He rounded out his season with a pole and a podium during the Vallelunga finale. Throughout his campaign, Minì took four wins, nine poles, twelve points and 284 points, becoming the youngest Italian F4 champion to date. Minì also raced in two rounds of the ADAC F4 Championship, winning his first race in that series at the

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from pole position. After earning three more third-places in the next five races, Minì would finish tenth in the standings.

Formula Regional

2021

In December 2020 Minì took part in the post-season rookie test for the

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for

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alongside his F4 title rival Francesco Pizzi and

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. Without prior experience in a car at that level Minì completed the second-fastest laptime of the day. After a second test later that month, the French outfit confirmed Minì would race with them in the

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. He started his season off by scoring his first points in race 2 of the first round, with a sixth place also giving him the distinction of being the highest-placed rookie. In the second weekend in

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, Minì achieved his first podium in the category in the first race, while he went on to score more points in the second race. After two tenth-placed finishes in

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, Minì returned to the podium in the first race at

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. Minì had his best weekend of the season at

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, where he finished second and third, whilst also being the best rookie of the event. Minì did not score any podiums in the second half of the season, but did score consistently and finished the season seventh overall and second behind

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in the rookie standings.

2022

In the pre-season, Minì joined

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to partake in the

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. In the first round, Minì started strong with a podium in the first race, but not before taking his first pole and win in the series during the third race. A mixed second round in

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followed, as he was only able to salvage a fourth place in Race 3. After initially bein scheduled for only the first two rounds, Minì returned for the fourth round with points finishes. He ended his campaign strongly with another win and a podium finish in Yas Marina, lifting him to fourth in the standings with 130 points. Minì remained with

for the 2022 season. Minì started the season with a third place in the Monza opener, before taking a commanding double pole for

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. He was stripped of his first win during the first race due to a false start, but secured redemption the next day in the wet with a first victory. Following a

rostrum, Minì triumphed in Le Castellet, holding off championship leader

for his second win. This was followed with a run of four consecutive podiums in

and at the

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. However, Minì would be absent from the podium in the next three rounds, which included a disqualification from second place in the first

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race. Despite a total of nine podium finishes across the year, he was beaten to the title by Beganovic. However, Minì clinched second overall in the standings by winning the final race in Mugello by overcoming two rivals, allowing him to move ahead of

in the standings by a single point.

2023

Minì joined

for the

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during the opening two rounds, to prepare for his main Formula 3 campaign. He took pole for the first race in

, and despite leading most of the race, Minì celebrated one lap early thinking the race was over, which caused him to drop to sixth; a further time penalty for an aggressive maneuver with

plummeted him outside the points. His only points of the campaign came during the third race, where he finished in fifth, resulting in Minì being confined to 22nd in the standings.

FIA Formula 3

2023

In September 2022, Minì took part in the

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post-season test at

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, driving for

, setting the fastest lap during the first day. Minì ended up driving for the team during the 2023 FIA Formula 3 season, partnering

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and then Red Bull junior

. He began the campaign by claiming pole on debut at

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. However, a five-second penalty for a starting grid infringement in the feature race meant that a commanding race which he ended first on track culminated in eighth place on the results sheet. Qualifying third in

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, Minì made up six positions in the sprint race to finish fourth. In a relatively straightforward feature race, Minì defended third place against

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during the closing laps to clinch his first Formula 3 podium. Minì took a second pole at

, by an astonishing gap of six tenths. Having resisted race-long pressure from

, Minì persevered as he took his maiden FIA F3 victory. A scoreless round at

followed; he collected a penalty for spinning

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out in the sprint, while he lacked pace in the feature race. Minì qualifed 11th and secured second place in a wet

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sprint race, after battling for the lead. However, his fortunes took a reverse turn on Sunday as he retired on the opening lap due to contact with teammate Browning. Minì had a respectable weekend in 2023 Silverstone Formula 3 round, Silverstone, scoring points in both races with fifth and seventh place. In a tyre wear-intensive sprint in 2023 Budapest Formula 3 round, Hungary, Minì overcame Nikita Bedrin, who had initially overtaken him at the start, to win the sprint race. He would drop to 16th place in the feature race. However, Minì failed to score at 2023 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round, Spa despite qualifying third; he was involved a collision with Pepe Martí on Saturday for which the Italian received a five-place grid penalty, and not being able to start on Sunday after crashing on the sighting lap. Minì was disqualified from 2023 Monza Formula 3 round, Monza qualifying prompting him to start both races from 26th, but starred in a recovery drive during the sprint race to finish in sixth place. He failed to score points on Sunday, as two time penalties demoted him to 19th. With two poles, two wins, four podiums and 92 points, Minì placed seventh in the standings. Minì also raced in the 2023 Macau Grand Prix, Macau Grand Prix with Prema. He missed out on pole by 0.006s, in which he stated that he was "a bit sad". He would proceed to finish third in both the qualification and main race.

2024

Minì reunited with

for the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship, 2024 season, partnering

and Arvid Lindblad. Qualifying third for the 2024 Sakhir Formula 2 round, Bahrain opener, Minì made up positions in the sprint and narrowly missed out on sixth by 0.004 seconds. A slow feature race start dropped Minì to sixth at the chequered flag. Qualifying third again in 2024 Melbourne Formula 3 round, Melbourne, Following a sixth place in the sprint race, Minì scored his first podium of the year by finishing third in the 2024 Melbourne Formula 3 round, Australia feature race, with a penultimate lap pass on

for the position. Two sixth places in 2024 Imola Formula 3 round, Imola moved him into the championship lead. In 2024 Monte Carlo Formula 3 round, Monaco, Minì claimed his first pole of the season. He proceeded to fend off

, helping him to get back-to-back feature race wins in Monaco; in doing so he took the championship lead. At the next round in 2024 Barcelona Formula 3 round, Barcelona however Minì went pointless, as he retired from the sprint after contact with

and dropped positions during the feature. Qualifying fourth in 2024 Spielberg Formula 3 round, Austria, Amidst many fights, he fought his way back to sixth place in the sprint race. He bounced back with a feature race podium in having come out on top in a bout for second with teammate Beganovic. Another tough qualifying followed in 2024 Silverstone Formula 3 round, Silverstone with 14th, After a super start in the sprint race, Minì battled with his fellow Alpine Academy, Alpine junior Nikola Tsolov, but came up short and finished sixth. A feature race greeted by mixed conditions saw Minì up and down the order, but a late dry spell on slick tyres allowed him to surge up the order and finish in second place. The next round in 2024 Budapest Formula 3 round, Hungary became a disappointment, as Minì failed to score points after qualifying 13th. He then finished second behind Beganovic in the 2024 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round, Spa-Francorchamps sprint race despite overtaking him on the opening lap. Unfortunately, he missed out on points again on Sunday, having been spun around at the first corner on the opening lap, but still sat one point off championship leader

heading into the season finale. Minì qualified third for the 2024 Monza Formula 3 round, Monza finale. Despite earning a grid penalty for the sprint race for driving unnecessarily slowly during qualifying, he managed to finish ninth in the sprint race, meaning that he entered the final feature race three points behind compatriot and championship leader Fornaroli. Though Minì battled past Fornaroli for second in the feature race and the latter dropped to fourth by the final lap, a final-corner overtake by Fornaroli on

allowed him to snatch the title away from Minì by two points. To compound matters, Minì was later disqualified from the race due to his tyre pressures being below the minimum limit. Nevertheless, Minì finished second in the drivers' standings, taking one win, one pole and five podiums as well as 130 points during the season.

FIA Formula 2

2024

Two weeks following the Formula 3 season finale, Minì would make his 2024 Formula 2 Championship, Formula 2 debut in 2024 Baku Formula 2 round, Baku for

, in place of Oliver Bearman, as the Briton was called to stand in for Haas F1 Team, Haas in Formula One. He finished third in the sprint race despite having led some part of the race early on after passing

. However, he crashed out of the feature race while running in the points with just a handful of laps to go.

2025

Minì made a full step up to 2025 Formula 2 Championship, Formula 2 in 2025, remaining with

where he partners his former FIA Formula 3, Formula 3 teammate

Formula One

At the start of 2023, Minì was announced to be joining the

Formula E

In May 2024, Minì made his Formula E debut during the rookie test at the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit, for the Nissan Formula E Team. He returned to Nissan once again at the 2025 Jeddah ePrix for the rookie free practice session.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

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Racing record

Racing career summary

Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

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Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

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Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(:Template:Motorsport driver results legend, key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) * Season still in progress.

References

External links

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