Pasquale Di Sabatino

Pasquale Di Sabatino
Born	(1988-01-20) January 20, 1988 Atri, Italy
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2005–2012
Known for	Formula Renault 3.5 Series, World Touring Car Championship

Pasquale Di Sabatino (born 20 January 1988 in Atri) is a retired Italian professional racing driver. Throughout his career, he participated in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, where he secured race victories, and also competed in the World Touring Car Championship representing bamboo-engineering during the 2012 season.

Formula Junior

Di Sabatino's motorsport journey began with karting before he transitioned to single-seater racing in 2005. He took part in the Italian Formula Junior 1600 championship with Tomcat Racing, where he achieved five wins and ten podium finishes over twelve races, ultimately clinching the championship title ahead of notable rivals such as former Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One driver Jaime Alguersuari.

Formula Renault 2.0

Toward the end of 2005, Di Sabatino advanced to the Formula Renault category by competing in the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series at Adria International Raceway. There, he attained a podium finish and placed tenth overall. The subsequent year saw him contest a full season in the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 championship; however, he did not manage to score points during twelve events.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

Di Sabatino made his debut in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in July 2006, stepping in for Miloš Pavlović at the Italian outfit Cram Competition. Despite participating in ten races, he did not register any points, with his highest finish being sixteenth place.

In 2007, he secured a full-time seat with Italian team GD Racing. Over the season, he garnered a single points finish—a ninth place at Spa–Francorchamps—and ended the year ranked twenty-sixth overall. During the off-season, Di Sabatino tested with both RC Motorsport and Comtec Racing, eventually signing with Comtec Racing in January 2008.

At the opening round of the 2008 season held at Monza, Di Sabatino achieved his best result to that point by finishing second behind Dutch racer Giedo van der Garde. Following this, he recorded tenth and eighth-place finishes at Spa–Francorchamps. Unfortunately, financial difficulties led to his departure from the team after the round at the Le Mans.

In March 2009, after testing again with RC Motorsport at the Circuit de Catalunya, Di Sabatino joined their squad in April. He scored points in three of the first four races and celebrated his inaugural victory during the second race at the Hungaroring in June. Despite budgetary limitations cutting his campaign short, he concluded the season twelfth in the championship standings.

Formula Three

For the 2010 Italian Formula Three Championship, Di Sabatino returned to compete domestically with Alan Racing. After failing to accumulate points across four races, he departed from Alan Racing following Hockenheim and missed competing at Imola. Subsequently, he signed with RC Motorsport for Mugello, substituting for an unwell Francesco Castellacci. Nevertheless, both Di Sabatino and teammate Frédéric Vervisch were unable to start their races due to engine failures encountered during practice sessions.

Auto GP

In 2011, Di Sabatino took part in the Auto GP series. Initially, he replaced Samuele Buttarelli at Ombra Racing, while Buttarelli transferred to TP Formula. After the first round, Di Sabatino moved to TP Formula and ultimately finished twelfth in the overall championship rankings.

World Touring Car Championship

In February 2012, Di Sabatino made a shift to touring car racing by joining the World Touring Car Championship with Bamboo Engineering. He competed in a Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T alongside fellow rookie Alex MacDowall. Due to illness caused by bronchitis and pneumonia, he missed several events and was subsequently replaced by Michel Nykjær for the Race of Brazil. Di Sabatino did not participate in any further rounds that season, concluding the year unclassified without earning any points.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2005	Italian Formula Junior 1600	Tomcat Racing	12	5	3	?	10	268	1st
	Italian Formula Renault 2.0 - Winter Series		4	0	0	0	1	12	10th
2006	Italian Formula Renault 2.0	Tomcat Racing	12	0	0	?	0	0	36th
	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Cram Competition	10	0	0	0	0	0	39th
2007	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	GD Racing	17	0	0	0	0	2	26th
2008	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Comtec Racing	13	0	0	0	1	16	20th
2009	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	RC Motorsport	15	1	0	0	2	39	12th
2010	Italian Formula Three Championship	Alan Racing	4	0	0	0	0	0	30th
		RC Motorsport
2011	Auto GP	Ombra Racing	14	0	0	0	0	38	12th
2012	World Touring Car Championship	Bamboo Engineering	14	0	0	0	0	0	NC

Full Formula Renault 3.5 Series Results

(key) (Events in bold denote 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 Position	Points
2006	Cram Competition	ZOL 1	ZOL 2	MON 1	IST 1	IST 2	MIS 1	MIS 2	SPA 1 16	SPA 2 19	NÜR 1 20	NÜR 2 18	DON 1 24	DON 2 20	LMS 1 25	LMS 2 16	CAT 1 24	CAT 2 Ret	39th	0
2007	GD Racing	MNZ 1 Ret	MNZ 2 Ret	NÜR 1 20	NÜR 2 14	MON 1 18	HUN 1 13	HUN 2 11	SPA 1 Ret	SPA 2 9	DON 1 19	DON 2 15
26th	2

Year	Team	Selected Races	Final Position	Points

|- |- | 2008 ! nowrap | Red Devil Comtec Racing |- style="font-size:85%" | Notable finishes: MNZ-1 (2nd), MNZ-2 (10th), SPA-2 (8th), SIL-1 (11th), LMS-2 (14th) |- ! 20th ! 16 |- |- | 2009 ! nowrap | RC Motorsport |- style="font-size:85%" | Highlighted results: CAT-1 (11th), CAT-2 (8th), SPA-1 (8th), HUN-2 (1st), LMS-1 (2nd), ALG-2 (18th) |- ! 12th ! 39 | |}

Full Auto GP Results

(key) (Entries in bold signify pole position) (Entries in italics denote fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Position	Points
2011	Ombra Racing	MNZ 1 7	MNZ 2 12													12th	38
	TP Formula			HUN 1 8	HUN 2 8	BRN 1 5	BRN 2 13	DON 1 10	DON 2 Ret	OSC 1 7	OSC 2 4	VAL 1 11	VAL 2 10	MUG 1 9	MUG 2 10

Full World Touring Car Championship Results

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

Year	Team	Car Model	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	Final Position	Points Earned
2012	Bamboo Engineering	Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T	ITA 1 14	ITA 2 19	ESP 1 22	ESP 2 16	MAR 1 17	MAR 2 15	SVK 1 13	SVK 2 12	HUN 1 12	HUN 2 15	AUT 1 12	AUT 2 15	POR 1 15	POR 2 17	BRA 1	BRA 2	USA 1	USA 2	JPN 1