David Fumanelli
David Cleto Fumanelli | |
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| Born | April 21, 1992 Milan, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Professional racing driver and instructor |
David Cleto Fumanelli (born 21 April 1992 in Milan) is an Italian professional racing driver and instructor.
Formula Renault 2.0
Following two years competing in national karting, Fumanelli made his single-seater debut in 2008, taking part in the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 championship with RP Motorsport.
Formula 3
In September 2008, he joined the 2008 Spanish Formula Three season for its final two rounds. Unfortunately, a severe crash at Valencia resulted in vertebral injuries that sidelined him for six months.
From 2009 through 2011, Fumanelli raced full-time in the series with RP Motorsport. He concluded the 2009 season eighth overall and was awarded "Best Rookie" after securing two victories late in the year at Jerez and Barcelona. The next year, he achieved three wins and finished third in the championship standings. In 2011, he claimed the position of Euroformula Open Championship runner-up, winning four races during the latter half of the season and ending just eight points behind champion Alex Fontana.
GP3 Series
Following a strong testing session at Jerez in December 2011, Fumanelli stepped up to the GP3 Series in 2012, driving for MW Arden. His debut season included several top-five qualifying performances, a podium finish at the European Grand Prix in Valencia, and a fourth place at Monaco. Due to family reasons, he missed the Silverstone round and completed the season ranked eleventh overall.
In 2013, he signed with Italian outfit Trident Racing. Despite encouraging results during winter testing, difficulties during the season prompted him to depart prior to the final round. His best race result was seventh at Catalunya, finishing nineteenth in the championship.
Blancpain GT Series
Transitioning to GT racing in 2014, Fumanelli debuted in the Blancpain GT Sprint Series with ROAL Motorsport, driving a BMW Z4 GT3 alongside Alex Zanardi. He concluded the campaign as Silver Cup runner-up with teammate Stefano Colombo.
In 2016, he participated in the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps representing Scuderia Praha behind the wheel of the new Ferrari 488 GT3.
Selected as a Junior Driver by McLaren GT in 2017, Fumanelli competed for factory-backed Strakka Racing piloting a McLaren 650S GT3. He took part in endurance events and selected sprint races alongside Lewis Williamson before leaving McLaren due to organizational changes.
Retained by Strakka Racing for 2018 during their switch to Mercedes AMG, he debuted at the Bathurst 12 Hour, achieving third place in the Pro Am category. That year he competed in both the Intercontinental GT Challenge and Blancpain GT Endurance Series, including a factory Mercedes AMG entry at Silverstone with Max Buhk and Maximilian Goetz. Highlights included second place Pro Am at Spa and victory in Pro Am at the California 8 Hours at Laguna Seca.
In 2019, Fumanelli contested two events with Strakka Racing, finishing third in Pro Am at Spa with Christina Nielsen, Richard Heidstand, and Jack Hawksworth. Additionally, he raced for Mercedes Black Falcon Team in Blancpain GT Endurance Series, securing second place in Silver class and seventh overall.
Ferrari Challenge Europe
During 2017, Fumanelli claimed victory in the Ferrari Master Show event at the Bologna Motor Show driving a Ferrari 488 Challenge for Rossocorsa Racing. The following year, he entered three Ferrari Challenge Europe rounds with Rossocorsa and finished as runner-up at the World Finals held at Monza.
Renault Sport Trophy
Between 2015 and 2016, Fumanelli competed with Oregon Team in the single-make Renault Sport Trophy championship. In 2015, he secured the Endurance title together with Dario Capitanio and achieved third place overall in the Pro category rankings.
Career summary
... [table continues with similar compression applied] ...| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Italian Formula Renault 2.0 | RP Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 25th |
| Spanish Formula 3 Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2009 | European F3 Open | RP Motorsport | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 8th |
| Italian Formula 3 Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd | ||
| 2010 | European F3 Open | RP Motorsport | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 112 | 3rd |
| Italian Formula 3 Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20th | ||
| 2011 | European F3 Open | RP Motorsport | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 115 | 2nd |
| Italian Formula 3 Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18th | ||
| 2012 | GP3 Series | MW Arden International | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 11th |
| 2013 | GP3 Series | Trident Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19th |
| 2014 | Blancpain Sprint Series | ROAL Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26th |
| Blancpain Sprint Series - Silver Cup | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 154 | ' 2nd '| | ||
| rowspan=2 2015
!align=left Renault Sport Trophy - Elite Class !align=left rowspan=2 Oregon Team !9 !1 !2 !0 !2 !103 !style="background:#FFDF9F;" 3rd | |||||||||
| align=left Renault Sport Endurance Trophy | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 115 | style="background:#FFFFBF;" 1st | ||
| rowspan="5" 2016 | align=left Renault Sport Trophy - Pro Class | align=left rowspan=2 Oregon Team | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 4th |
| align=left Renault Sport Endurance Trophy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11th | ||
| align=left Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | align=left Automobile Tricolore | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15th | |
| align=left Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | align=left rowspan=2 Scuderia Praha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| align=left Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 30th |
† Guest driver; no championship points awarded. * Current season in progress.
Full GP3 Series Results
(Legend) (Events highlighted in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics signify fastest lap)
| Season | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | D.C. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | MW Arden | CAT FEA 9th |
CAT SPR 17th |
MON FEA 4th |
MON SPR 5th |
VAL FEA 3rd |
VAL SPR 16th |
SIL FEA DNS |
SIL SPR DNS |
HOC FEA 12th |
HOC SPR 10th |
HUN FEA 8th |
HUN SPR Retired |
SPA FEA 20th |
SPA SPR Retired |
MNZ FEA 6th |
MNZ SPR 13th |
11th | 47 |
| 2013 | Trident Racing | CAT < br > FEA < br > 7th | CAT < br > SPR < br > 17th | VAL < br > FEA < br > Retired | VAL < br > SPR < br > Retired | SIL < br > FEA < br > Retired | SIL < br > SPR < br > 20th | NÜR < br > FEA < br > 17th | NÜR < br > SPR < br > 20th | HUN < br > FEA < br > 16th | HUN < br > SPR < br > 18th | SPA < br > FEA < br > 15th | SPA < br > SPR < br > 14th | MNZ < br > FEA < br > 15th | MNZ < br > SPR < br > 18th | YMC < br > FEA | YMC < br > SPR | 19th | 6 |
Blancpain Sprint Series Full Results
(legend) (Events shown in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics represent fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Vehicle | Category | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final Standing | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ROAL Motorsport | BMW Z4 GT3 | Silver | NOG QR 15 |
NOG CR 11 |
BRH QR 11 |
BRH CR 10 |
ZAN QR 15 |
ZAN CR 12 |
SVK QR 5 |
SVK CR 13 |
ALG QR Ret |
ALG CR 15 |
ZOL QR 12 |
ZOL CR 17 |
BAK QR Ret |
BAK CR 14 |
2nd | 154 |
| 2017 | Strakka Racing | McLaren 650S GT3 | Silver | MIS QR |
MIS CR |
BRH QR 14 |
BRH CR 11 |
ZOL QR 11 |
ZOL CR 25 |
5th | 55 |
Asian Le Mans Series Complete Results
(legend) (Pole positions shown in bold; fastest laps in italics)
| Year | Team | Category | Vehicle | Engine | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Final Position | Points Accumulated |
|---|
| 2019–20 | ACE1 Villorba Corse | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8 | SHA | BEN 3 |
SEP 5 |
BUR 1 |
4th | 50 |
- |
2022 | Kessel Racing | GT | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | DUB 1 DNS |
DUB 2 DNS |
ABU 1 10 |
ABU 2 10 |
14th | 2 |
- |
2023 | Kessel Racing | GT | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | DUB 1 NC |
DUB 2 13 |
ABU 1 DNS |
ABU 2 WD |
22nd | 0 |
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* The season is ongoing.
Full IMSA SportsCar Championship Results
(legend) (Events shown in bold denote pole positions; events in italics signify fastest laps)
| Season | Team | Category | Vehicle | Power Unit | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final Position | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Inception Racing | GTD | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbocharged V6 | DAY 19 |
SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | 19th* | 143* |
* Current season in progress.