Marco Bonanomi

Marco Bonanomi
Born	(1985-03-12) March 12, 1985 Lecco, Italy
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2001–present
Known for	Professional racing driver competing in Formula Renault, Formula Three, GP2 Series, and World Endurance Championship development

Marco Bonanomi (born 12 March 1985 in Lecco) is a professional racing driver from Italy.

Formula Renault

Bonanomi initiated his journey in car racing in 2001 by participating in selected events of the Formula Renault Eurocup and the Italian Formula Renault Championship with Cram Competition. The following year, 2002, he remained active in these championships, this time representing RP Motorsport.

In 2006, he advanced to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, joining Tech 1 Racing, marking the beginning of his steady involvement in this category. He completed a full campaign in 2007 with RC Motorsport, securing 12th place in the Drivers' Championship. During the 2008 season, Bonanomi competed for Comtec Racing. Unfortunately, at the final round held at Circuit de Catalunya, he was involved in a serious accident after colliding with Mikhail Aleshin; his vehicle overturned and came to rest upside down near the pit exit. Although he emerged without injury, the damage to his car was irreparable, forcing him to end his season early.

Formula Three

Between 2003 and 2005, Bonanomi participated primarily in Formula Three, concentrating on the Italian series and the Euro Series, alongside occasional one-off appearances. During this period, he drove for teams including former Formula One outfit Coloni and the squad managed by ex-F1 competitor Piercarlo Ghinzani.

Formula 3000

In 2006, Bonanomi competed in the Euroseries 3000 championship with Fisichella Motor Sport, achieving runner-up status in the Drivers' Championship. His season featured six pole positions and victories from eighteen starts, marking his most accomplished year in motorsport up to that point.

Formula Master

Alongside a full campaign in the World Series by Renault during 2007, Bonanomi took part in selected rounds of the inaugural International Formula Master, finishing fifteenth overall in the Drivers' Championship.

GP2 Series

At the beginning of 2008, Bonanomi joined the newly established GP2 Asia Series, driving for Minardi Piquet Sports. He claimed victory in the final race of that season held in Dubai, which stands as a significant milestone in his career. He returned for the 2008–09 series with Qi-Meritus Mahara, stepping in for Alex Yoong from the Bahrain round onward due to Yoong’s limited availability.

WEC Hypercar

In 2023, Bonanomi took on responsibilities as a test and development driver for the Tipo 6 Isotta Frashini Italian LMH Hypercar alongside Jean-Karl Vernay. The British squad Vector intends to enter this vehicle into competition during the 2024 World Endurance Championship (WEC).

Career summary

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Complete Formula 3 Euro Series Results

(key) (Events shown in bold denote pole positions) (Events in italics signify fastest laps)

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2001	Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup	Cram Competition	3	0	0	0	0	0	43rd
	Formula Renault 2000 Italia		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2002	Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup	RP Motorsport	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Formula Renault 2000 Italia		10	0	0	0	0	22	15th
2003	Italian Formula 3 Championship	Coloni Motorsport	9	1	1	1	4	77	4th
	Korea Super Prix	Target Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	16th
	2003 Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	20th
2004	2004 Formula 3 Euro Series	Team Ghinzani	20	0	0	0	0	0	25th
	2004 Masters of Formula 3		0	0	0	0	N/A	DNQ
	2004 Italian Formula Three Championship	Team Ghinzani	2	2	2	0	2	86	6th
		Corbetta Angelo	4	1	0	0	1
2005	2005 Formula 3 Euro Series	Prema Powerteam	19	0	0	0	1	21	11th
	2005 Masters of Formula 3		1	0	0	0	N/A	18th
2006	2006 Euroseries 3000	align="left" Scuderia Coloni FMS International   |   18 |   6 |   6 |   5 |   8 |   94 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" 2nd |
	align="left" 2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series	align="left" Tech 1 Racing
align="left" 2007 Formula Renault 3.5 Series   | align="left" RC Motorsport   | 16   | 0   | 0   | 1   | 2   | 44   | 13th   |

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Position	Points Scored
2004	Team Ghinzani	Dallara F302/052	Mugen-Honda	HOC 1 Retired	HOC 2 24th	EST 1 14th	EST 2 17th	ADR 1 Disqualified	ADR 2 12th	PAU 1 Retired	PAU 2 11th	NOR 1 14th	NOR 2 Retired	MAG 1 Retired	MAG 2 17th	NÜR 1 18th	NÜR 2 17th	ZAN 1 12th	ZAN 2 17th	BRN 1 Retired	BRN 2 19th	HOC 3 16th	HOC 4 Retired	25th	0
2005	Prema Powerteam	Dallara F305/026	Opel	HOC 1 3rd	HOC < br > 2 < br />14th	PAU < br > 1 < br /> Retired	PAU < br > 2 < br />10th	SPA < br > 1 < br /> Did Not Start	SPA < br > 2 < br />19th	MON < br > 1 < br />13th	MON < br > 2 < br />16th	OSC < br > 1 < br />12th	OSC < br > 2 < br />17th	NOR < br > 1 < br />6th	NOR < br > 2 < br /> Retired	NÜR < br > 1 < br />9th	NÜR < br >2 < br />4th

Complete Formula V8 3.5 Series Results

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

Year	Team	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	R18	Final Standing	Points Accumulated
2006	Tech 1 Racing	ZOL Race 1	ZOL Race 2	MON Race 1	IST Race 1	IST Race 2	MIS Race 1	MIS Race 2	style="background:#eFcFfF;" | SPA Race 1 Template:Small Retired	style="background:#DFfFDF;" | SPA Race 2 Template:Small 8th	style="background:#DFfFDF;" | NÜR Race 1 Template:Small 9th	style="background:#eFcFfF;" | NÜR Race 2 Template:Small Retired	DON Race 1	DON Race 2	LMS Race 1	LMS Race 2	CAT Race 1	CAT Race 2		31st	5
2007	nowrap | RC Motorsport	style="background:#FFDF9F;" | MNZ R1 Template:Small 3rd	style="background:#cFcFfF;" | MNZ R2 Template:Small 18th	style="background:#DFfFDF;" | NÜR R1 Template:Small 6th	style="background:#eFcFfF;" | NÜR R2 Template:Small Retired	style="background:#DFfFDF;" | MON R1 Template:Small 10th	style="background:#FFCFCF;" | HUN R1 Template:Small Did Not Qualify	style="background:#eFcFfF;" | HUN R2 Template:Small Retired	style="background:#DFfFDF;" | SPA R1 Template:Small 9th	style="background:#eFcFfF;" | SPA R2 Template:Small Retired	style="background:#DFfFDF;" | DON R1 Template:Small 7th	style="background:#FFDF9F;" | DON R2 Template:Small 3rd	13th	44

2016 Formula V8 3.5 Championship

_2008	nowrap | Comtec Racing	style= “background:#eFcFfF;” | _MNZ Race 1 Template:Small Retired	style= “background:#000000; color:white” | _MNZ Race 2 Template:Small Disqualified	style= “background:#DFfFDF;” | _SPA Race 1 Template:Small Fourth	style= “background:#DFDFDF;” | _SPA Race 2 > Template:Small Second	style= “background:#cFcFfF;” | _MON Race 1 Template:Small Thirteenth	style= “background:#DFfFDF;” | _SIL Race 1 Template:Small Eighth	style= “background:#DFfFDF;” | _SIL Race 2 Template:Small Ninth	style= “background:#DFfFDF;” | _HUN Race 1 Template:Small Fifth	style= “background:#cFcFfF;” | _HUN Race 2 Template:Small Thirteenth	style= “background:#eFcFfF;” | _NÜR Race 1 Template:Small Retired	style= “background:#DFfFDF;” | _NÜR Race 2 Template:Small Fourth	style= “background:#DFfFDF;” | _BUG Race 1 Template:Small Fifth	style= “background:#cFcFfF;” | _BUG Race 2 Template:Small Eleventh	style= “background:#eFcFfF;” | _EST Race 1 Template:Small Retired	style= “background:#DFfFDF;” | _EST Race 2 Template:Small Fifth	style= “background:#eFcFfF;” | _CAT Race 1 Template:Small Retired	style= “background:#FFFFFF;” | _CAT Race 2 Template:Small Did Not Start	11th	56

Year	Team	Events Participated	Final Position	Points Earned
'2016'	RP Motorsport	ALCar, HUN, SPA, LEC, SIL, RBR, MNZ, JER, CAT	18th	3

Complete GP2 Asia Series Results

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

Year	Team Entry	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Round 9	Round10	Round11	Round12	Championship Position	Total Points
2008 GP2 Asia Series season│2008	nowrap │ Piquet GP│Piquet Sports	style ="background:#CFCFFF;" Dubai Autodrome│UAE FE A: 20th place	style ="background:#CFCFFF;" Dubai Autodrome│UAE SPR: 13th place	style ="background:#EFCFFF;" Sentul International Circuit│IND FE A: Retired	style ="background:#CFCFFF;" Sentul International Circuit│IND SPR: 8th place	style ="background:#EFCFFF;" Sepang International Circuit│MAL FE A: Retired	style ="background:#CFCFFF;" Sepang International Circuit│MAL SPR: 15th place	style ="background:#EFCFFF;" Bahrain International Circuit│BHR FE A: Retired	style ="background:#EFCFFF;" Bahrain International Circuit│BHR SPR: Retired	style ="background:#DFFFDF;" Dubai Autodrome│UAE FE A: 6th place	style ="background:#FBFFBF;" Dubai Autodrome│UAE SPR: Winner (P. )			12th||9 points
nowrap │ 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season│2008–09	nowrap │ Team Meritus│Qi-Meritus Mahara				style ="background:#CFCFFF;" Bahrain International Circuit│BHR FE A: 20th place	...	22nd||0 points

Full FIA World Endurance Championship Results

Year	Entrant	Category	Chassis	Power Unit	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final Position	Points Earned
2014	Audi Sport Team Joest	LMP1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro	Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel)	SIL	SPA 6	LMS Ret	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	SÃO		22nd	8
2015	Audi Sport Team Joest	LMP1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro	Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel)	SIL	SPA 4	LMS 7	NÜR	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR		12th	24
2017	ByKolles Racing Team	LMP1	ENSO CLM P1/01	Nismo VRX30A 3.0 Turbo V6	SIL	SPA	LMS Ret	NÜR 14	MEX	COA	FUJ	SHA	BHR	36th	0.5

Full Blancpain Sprint Series Results

Year	Team Name	Vehicle	Category	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Round 9	Round 10	Round 11	Round 12	Round 13	Round 14	Overall Position	Total Points
2015	ISR	Audi R8 LMS ultra	Pro	NOG QR 6	NOG CR 7	BRH QR 12	BRH CR 11	ZOL QR 10	ZOL CR 7	MOS QR 14	MOS CR Ret	ALG QR 9	ALG CR 11	MIS QR 13	MIS CR 10	ZAN QR 11	ZAN CR 4	16th	26

[[2016 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup#2016 Season Results|\n|-

- \n|\n[[2016 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup#Saintéloc Racing|\nSaintéloc Racing\n|\nAudi R8 LMS\n|\nPro\n|\nMIS QR\n|\nMIS CR\n|\nBRH QR\n|\nBRH CR\n|\nNÜR QR\n|\nNÜR CR\n|\nHUN QR\n|\nHUN CR\n|\nstyle=\"background:#EFCFFF;\" CAT QR Ret\n|\nstyle=\"background:#FFFFFF;\" CAT CR DNS\n|\n|\n|\n!\nNC\n!\n0\n|}

References

• Accessed on 3 July 2008.