Mario Romancini

Mario Romancini
Mario Romancini
Born	December 15, 1987 (age 38); Telêmaco Borba, Brazil
Occupation	Professional race car driver (retired)
Years active	2006–2010

Mario Klabin Xavier Romancini (born December 15, 1987, in Telêmaco Borba) is a retired Brazilian professional race car driver.

Romancini launched his racing career in 2006, competing in the Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 championship with Full Time Racing Team. During that season, he achieved two podium finishes, including one victory, concluding the year in fifth place overall. The following year, he progressed to the South American Formula Three series with Cesário F3, where he earned ten podiums and secured two wins across fourteen events, ultimately finishing as runner-up to his teammate Clemente de Faria, Jr..

At the end of 2007, Romancini participated in test sessions for Epsilon Euskadi, Prema Powerteam, and Tech 1 Racing within the World Series by Renault. He subsequently signed with Epsilon Euskadi for the 2008 campaign alongside fellow rookie Alexandre Marsoin. Although he managed to score points during the season, financial difficulties forced him to leave the team before the final races; Filipe Albuquerque took over his seat.

In 2009, Romancini joined Andersen Racing to compete in the Firestone Indy Lights Series. He captured his first victory from pole position at the Milwaukee Mile and added another win at Homestead by season’s end, finishing sixth in the championship standings.

For the 2010 season, Romancini raced full-time in the IZOD INDYCAR Series with Conquest Racing. Making his debut at the Indianapolis 500, he secured a 13th-place finish—the best result among rookies—and gained sponsorship support from TV personality Armando Montelongo.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2006	Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil	Full Time Racing	13	1	1	0	2	123	5th
2007	Formula Three Sudamericana	Cesário F3	14	2	2	0	10	85	2nd
2008	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Epsilon Euskadi	13	0	0	0	0	3	29th
2009	Indy Lights	RLR/Andersen Racing	15	2	1	1	4	392	6th
2010	IndyCar Series	Conquest Racing	11	0	0	0	0	149	24th

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key)

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2]]
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1]]
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2]]
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1]]
9 style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [[Nürburgring#NÜR
2]]
Ret style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [[Circuit de la Sarthe#Bugatti Circuit#LMS
1]]
Ret style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Circuit de la Sarthe#Bugatti Circuit#LMS
2]]
18

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	DC	Points
2008	Epsilon Euskadi	MNZ 1 Ret	MNZ 2 12	SPA 1 10	SPA 2 17	MON 1 23†	SIL 1 18
				29th	3

^† Despite not finishing, classified after completing over ninety percent of race distance.

Results in American Open-Wheel Racing

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

Indy Lights

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final Position	Points Scored
2009	RLR/Andersen Racing	STP 9	STP 6	LBH 24	KAN 3	INDY 3	MIL 1	IOW 4	WGL 20	TOR 6	EDM 8	KTY 10	MOH 17	SNM 9	CHI 16	HMS 1	6th	392

IndyCar Series

Year	Team	Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final Standing	Points Accumulated
2010	Conquest Racing	34	SAO 17	STP 13	ALA 22	LBH 23	KAN 22	INDY 13	TXS 17	IOW 16	WGL 22	TOR 22	EDM 24							24th	149

Years Active	Teams Represented	Total Races Entered	Pole Positions Secured	Victories Achieved	Podium Finishes (Excluding Wins)	Top Ten Finishes (Excluding Podiums)	Indianapolis 500 Victories Recorded	Championship Titles Earned

|- 1 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0

Indianapolis 500

Year	Chassis	Engine	Starting Position	Finishing Position	Team
2010	Dallara	Honda	27	13	Conquest

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