Samuele Buttarelli

Samuele Buttarelli
Born	(1992-05-02) May 2, 1992 Genoa, Italy
Occupation	Racing driver

Samuele Buttarelli (born 2 May 1992 in Genoa) is an Italian professional racing driver.

Master Junior Formula

Buttarelli initiated his journey in single-seater racing in 2007 by entering the Spanish Master Junior Formula series, where he took part in three out of twenty-one events and concluded the season in 23rd place.

Formula Renault 2.0

The following year, 2008, saw him progress to Formula Renault, competing simultaneously in both the Italian and Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 championships with Cram Competition. He participated in the initial ten rounds of the Italian championship, achieving a top result of tenth at Misano, while also contesting six races in the Swiss series, where his best finish was sixth at Hockenheim.

Formula Three

In 2009, Buttarelli advanced to Formula Three, joining the emiliodevillota.com squad for the European F3 Open Championship. He competed through the first six rounds, departing after the event at Monza, where he recorded his highest placement and ended the season 18th overall. That June, he entered the Masters of Formula 3 at Zandvoort with Carlin Motorsport, finishing 31st. Later, in September, he made his debut in the Italian Formula Three Championship driving for RC Motorsport at Imola, securing 18th and 17th positions in two races.

For the 2010 campaign, Buttarelli signed with Prema Powerteam to compete in Italian Formula Three. Over ten races, he achieved three podium finishes and set one fastest lap before departing after the fifth round at Varano. Subsequently, he joined Team Ghinzani, partnering with Daniel Mancinelli, and earned a podium at Vallelunga. He wrapped up the season ranked eighth overall.

Formula Le Mans

In July 2009, Buttarelli took part in a single round of the Formula Le Mans series held at Portimão. Teaming up with GP2 driver Jérôme d'Ambrosio in an Oreca FLM09, they dominated by winning both races along with securing pole position and fastest lap. As guest entrants, they were not eligible to score championship points.

International Formula Master

During summer 2009, Buttarelli competed selectively in the International Formula Master events supporting the and Grands Prix under the Talent Support Program (T.S.P) managed by series organiser N.Technology. Across four appearances, his best outcome was ninth place in the sprint race at the Hungaroring.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2007	Master Junior Formula	?	3	0	0	0	0	9	23rd
2008	Italian Formula Renault 2.0	Cram Competition	10	0	0	0	0	10	28th
	Swiss Formula Renault 2.0		6	0	0	0	0	33	14th
2009	European F3 Open Championship	emiliodevillota.com	12	0	0	0	0	9	18th
	International Formula Master	IFM Talent Support Program	4	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Italian Formula Three Championship	RC Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	0	25th
	Formula Le Mans	DAMS	2	2	1	1	2	0	NC†
	Masters of Formula 3	Carlin Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0
2010	2010 Italian Formula Three season	Prema Powerteam / Team Ghinzani	16 races, no wins or poles, one fastest lap, four podiums, total of fifty points, finishing eighth overall

† – As guest driver, Buttarelli was not eligible to accumulate championship points.