Matteo Meneghello

Matteo Meneghello
Matteo Meneghello
Born	June 8, 1981 (age 45); Abano Terme, Italy
Occupation	Racing driver (retired)

Matteo Meneghello (born 8 June 1981 in Abano Terme) is a retired Italian racing driver.

Career

Initially competing in karting, Meneghello was a contemporary and competitor of Fernando Alonso. Between 1991 and 2000, he participated in various karting championships, notably securing second place in the 1995 World Championship, finishing behind Andre’ Lotterer and ahead of Alonso. He then progressed to Italian Formula Renault Elf Campus before moving up to Italian Formula 3 Federale in 2001. In 2002, Meneghello entered the Formula Renault 2000 Italy series, where his top performance was a fifth-place finish at the Pergusa GP in 2003. By 2004, he advanced to compete in the Formula Renault V6 Eurocup.

During 2004, Meneghello also took part in a single race each within the Euro and FIA Formula 3000 championships. In the following years, he raced part-time in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, participating throughout 2005 and entering four events in 2006, achieving his best result of sixth place at Monza.

In 2007, Meneghello shifted his focus to GT racing, piloting a Dodge Viper alongside Andrea Pellizzato. Over the course of 2008 and 2009, he competed selectively in the Italian GT Championship driving a Porsche GT3 Cup car, earning two podium finishes with gentleman driver Riccardo Bianco.

Meneghello made a solitary appearance in the Superstars International Series during 2010 at Hockenheimring, driving a Jaguar XF; however, he retired due to engine trouble while positioned eighth. Later, in 2015, he participated in the VdeV series behind the wheel of a Tatuus Mugen alongside gentleman driver Vito Rinaldi.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	F.Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2001	Italian Formula Three Championship - Federal Class	Drumel Motorsport	5	4	?	5	13	1st
2002	Formula Renault 2.0 Italia	Drumel Motorsport	10	0	0	0	42	11th
2003	Formula Renault 2.0 UK	Motaworld Racing	13	0	0	0	121	14th
2004	Formula Renault V6 Eurocup	AFC Motorsport	15	0	0	0	6	22nd
	International Formula 3000	Durango Corse	1	0	0	0	0	NC
	Euro Formula 3000 Series	Traini Corse	1	0	0	0	0	NC
	Mastercar	1	0	0	0	16	-	2005	2005 Formula Renault 3.5 Series	EuroInternational	12	0	0	0	0	3	27th
2006	2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series	GD Racing	8	0	0	0	0	NC
2010	2010 Superstars Series	Team Ferlito	1	0	0	0	0	NC
2015	V de V Challenge Endurance Proto - Scratch	Scuderia Bi & Bi	4	0	0	0	3	39th \|-

Full International Formula 3000 Results

(key) (Events shown in bold represent pole position; those in italics denote fastest lap.)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final Position	Points
2004	Durango Corse	IMO	CAT	MON	NUR	MAG	SIL	HOC	HUN	SPA 15	MNZ	NC	0

Full Formula Renault 3.5 Series Results

(key) (Events in bold indicate pole position; events in italics signify fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final Standing	Points
2005	EuroInternational	ZOL 1 NC	ZOL 2 13†	MON 1 DNS	VAL 1	VAL 2	LMS 1	LMS 2	BIL 1 16	BIL 2 17	OSC 1 Ret	OSC 2 13	DON 1 12	DON 2 16	EST 1 20	EST 2 14	MNZ 1 Ret	MNZ 2 8	27th	3
2006	GD Racing	ZOL 1 16	ZOL 2 DNQ	MON 1 18	IST 1 18	IST 2 11	MIS 1 18	MIS 2 20	SPA 1 17	SPA 2 18	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	DON 1	DON 2	LMS 1	LMS 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	35th	0

^† Although the driver did not cross the finish line, classification was granted for completing more than 90% of the race distance.

References

Career statistics of Matteo Meneghello can be found at driverdb.com, accessed on 17 December 2006.

External links

Official website of Meneghello