Danilo Dirani

Danilo Dirani
Born	(1983-01-10) January 10, 1983 São Paulo, Brazil
Occupation	Professional racing driver
Years active	1992–present

Danilo Dirani (born January 10, 1983, in São Paulo) is a Brazilian professional racing driver renowned for his accomplishments in both South American and global motorsport competitions. From 1992 through 2002, he amassed an impressive total of 29 karting titles throughout South America.

In 2002, Dirani progressed to the Formula Three Sudamericana championship, where he secured second place behind Nelson Piquet Jr. despite having fewer race victories. The following year, he dominated the series by winning 14 out of 18 events to claim the title.

The driver made a move to the British Formula 3 circuit in 2004, achieving fifth place overall and securing two wins at Croft Circuit. During the 2005 season with P1 Motorsport, he once again won twice early at Donington Park, also obtaining his maiden British F3 pole position. Although he scored more points than in the previous year, he finished sixth in the championship standings.

In 2005, Dirani was incorporated into the Honda Racing F1 development program, utilizing his exposure from British F3 for promotional advantages.

Shifting focus to North America in 2006, he competed in the Champ Car Atlantic Series, concluding the season seventh in the overall rankings.

Since 2009, Dirani has been active in Brazilian Fórmula Truck driving for DF Motorsport. Over 19 starts, he has recorded one victory, three pole positions, and three fastest laps. Additionally, he remains engaged in karting competitions across Brazil and the United States.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F.Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2002	Formula 3 Sudamericana	Césario Fórmula	18	2	1	1	9	189	2nd
2003	Formula 3 Sudamericana	Césario Fórmula	18	14	13	17	16	317	1st
2004	British Formula Three Championship	Carlin Motorsport	24	2	3	3	5	146	5th
	FIA European Formula 3 Cup		1	0	0	0	1	0	3rd
	Masters of Formula 3		1	0	0	0	0	0	17th
	Bahrain Super Prix		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2005	British Formula Three Championship	P1 Motorsport	22	2	1	0	5	150	6th
	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Victory Engineering	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F.Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2006	2006 Atlantic Championship	Condor Motorsports	12	0	0	0	1	178	7th
2007	2007 Stock Car Brasil season#Stock Car Brasil	WB Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2009	2009 Fórmula Truck season	ABF Volvo	10	0	0	0	1	46	12th
2010	2010 Fórmula Truck season	DF Motorsport	10	0	2	1	1	44	14th
2011	2011 Fórmula Truck season	rowspan=2 |DF Motorsport	7	1	1	2	1	56	8th
		2011 Fórmula Truck season#Fórmula Truck South America		3		0		0		1		2		55		2nd
2012		2012 Fórmula Truck season		DF Motorsport		10		0		0		0		0		13		21st
		2012 Fórmula Truck season#Fórmula Truck South America			3		0		0		0		0		4		22nd
2013		2013 Fórmula Truck season		DF Motorsport		2		0		0		0		0		0		NC
		2013 Fórmula Truck season#Fórmula Truck South America			1		0		0		0		0		0		NC
2014		2014 Fórmula Truck season		Ticket Car Corinthians Motorsport		10		0		0		0		0		55		10th
		2014 Fórmula Truck season#Fórmula Truck South America			4		0 External links Official Website of Danilo Dirani