Giovanni Venturini

Giovanni Venturini
Giovanni Venturini
Born	November 9, 1991 (age 35); Vicenza, Italy
Occupation	Racing driver

Giovanni Venturini (born 9 November 1991 in Vicenza) is an Italian professional racing driver.

Formula 2000 Light

Venturini launched his formula racing journey in November 2008 by taking part in the Formula 2000 Light Italy Winter Trophy, where he concluded the competition as runner-up behind Martin Scuncio. During the following season, he competed in the opening event at Magione, securing two podium finishes including a victory, although this round was not included in the championship standings.

Formula Renault 2.0

Towards the end of 2008, Venturini participated in the Portuguese Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series, ending tied for seventh place. Throughout 2009, he contested both the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 and the Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 championships with CO₂ Motorsport. Despite missing one event, he achieved third place overall in the Italian series, earning nine podiums and a victory at Misano. In the Swiss championship, he finished as runner-up, collecting three wins and ten podium finishes.

In 2010, Venturini progressed to the premier Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 series with Spanish outfit Epsilon Euskadi, piloting the newly introduced Barazi–Epsilon chassis. He secured fifth place in the final standings, highlighted by a win at Magny–Cours. Additionally, he took part in a British Formula Renault 2.0 support race at Silverstone during the World Series by Renault weekend, finishing mid-field, and competed in a Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup event at Spa–Francorchamps where he claimed pole position for one of the races.

Auto GP

In January 2011, Venturini took part in a two-day testing session for Auto GP at Circuit Ricardo Tormo near Valencia, setting the fastest time on day one. The next month, he signed with the Durango squad for the 2011 campaign, teaming up with fellow Italian driver Giuseppe Cipriani. Venturini recorded his maiden victory in the series by winning from pole position at the season opener held at Monza. He added further podium finishes including one at the Hungaroring and secured a second triumph at Oschersleben in July.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

In October 2010, Venturini completed his first test in a Formula Renault 3.5 Series car with Epsilon Euskadi and Junior Lotus Racing during a two-day session at Circuit de Catalunya. Shortly thereafter, following his fifth-place finish in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup, he was selected among 25 drivers invited by Renault Sport Technologies to participate in testing at Motorland Aragón.

After extensive testing sessions with both Draco Racing and Fortec Motorsport towards the end of 2011, Venturini advanced to compete in the series during the 2012 season, joining Italian outfit BVM Target alongside teammate Nikolay Martsenko.

GP3 Series

Venturini raced in the 2013 GP3 Series for Trident, finishing fifteenth overall and securing one victory at the Silverstone round of that year’s championship.

Career overview

Season

Championship

Team

Events

Victories

Pole positions

Fastest laps

Podium finishes

Points scored

Final standing

2008

Formula 2000 Light Italy - Winter Trophy

CO₂ Motorsport

2

0

2

56

2nd

Portuguese Formula Renault 2.0 - Winter Series

4

0

16

7th

2009

Formula 2000 Light Italy

CO₂ Motorsport

2

1

0

1

2

0

NC†

Italian Formula Renault 2.0

12

1

0

9

274

3rd

Swiss Formula Renault 2.0

12

3

10

270

2nd

2010

Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0

Epsilon Euskadi

16

1

0

2

76

5th

Formula Renault UK

2

0

12

29th

Formula Renault 2.0 NEC

3

0

1

0

31

24th

2011

Auto GP

Griffitz Durango

14

2

1

0

3

76

9th

2012

GP3 Series

Trident Racing

10

0

2

31

13th

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

Target Racing

BVM Target

7

0

3

25th

2013

2013 GP3 Series season

GP3 Series Trident Racing 16 1 0 0 1 26 15th

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† – Venturini participated as a guest driver and therefore was not eligible to earn championship points. ^* Current season ongoing.

Full Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Results

(key) (Events highlighted in bold denote pole position; those in italics signify fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Position	Points Scored
2010	Epsilon Euskadi	HOC 1	HOC 2	BRN 1	BRN 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	OSC 1	OSC 2	OSC 3	ASS 1	ASS 2	MST 1	MST 2	MST 3	SPA 1 Ret	SPA 2 4	SPA 3 8	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	NÜR 3	26th	31

Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results

(key) (Pole positions are shown in bold, fastest laps in italics)

Year	Team Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final Standing	Total Points
2010	Epsilon Euskadi	ALC 1 4	ALC 2 Ret	SPA 1 Ret	SPA 2 8	BRN 1 15	BRN 2 11	MAG 1 4	MAG 2 1	HUN 1 6	HUN 2 10	HOC 1 10	HOC 2 Ret	SIL 1 Ret	SIL 2 6	CAT 1 get6	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya#CAT_2 get2	"5th"	"76"

Full Auto GP Results

(key) (Entries shown in bold represent pole positions) (Entries in italics denote fastest laps)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final Position	Points Scored
2011	Griffitz Durango	MNZ 1 1	MNZ 2 5	HUN 1 3	HUN 2 7	BRN 1 Ret	BRN 2 11	DON 1 9	DON 2 7	OSC 1 8	OSC 2 1	VAL 1 10	VAL 2 9	MUG 1 11	MUG 2 9	9th	76

Full Formula Renault 3.5 Series Results

(key) (Races marked in bold signify pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap)

Year	Team Name	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Championship Position	Total Points
2012	BVM Target	ALC 1 Ret	ALC 2 9	MON 1 Ret	SPA 1 16	SPA 2 10	NÜR 1 22	NÜR 2 14										25th	3

Complete GP3 Series Results

(key) (Bold font highlights pole positions) (Italicized results indicate fastest laps)

Year	Team Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Drivers' Championship Standing	Points Accumulated
2012	Trident Racing	CAT FEA	CAT SPR	MON FEA	MON SPR	VAL FEA	VAL SPR	SIL FEA 13	SIL SPR 16	HOC FEA 3	HOC SPR 8	HUN FEA 11	HUN SPR Ret	SPA < br > FEA < br > 9	SPA < br > SPR < br > 9	MNZ < br > FEA < br > 8	MNZ < br > SPR < br > 3	13th	31
2013	nowrapTrident Racing	style = "background: #CFCFFF;" Circuit de Catalunya#CAT_FEA	15th	26

Full Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Results

Year	Team	Vehicle	Category	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final Position	Points Earned
2017	Attempto Racing	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	Pro	MIS QR 23	MIS CR 27	BRH QR 9	BRH CR 13	ZOL QR 9	ZOL CR 7	HUN QR	HUN CR	NÜR QR	NÜR CR	20th	7

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