Marco Bonanomi


Marco Bonanomi is an Italian professional racing driver.

Career

Formula Renault

Bonanomi began his car racing career in 2001 by competing in a few rounds of the Formula Renault Eurocup and Italian Formula Renault championships with the Cram Competition team. He took part in the same series in 2002, but moved to the RP Motorsport team.
Four years later, Bonanomi drove in four races of the 2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season for Tech 1 Racing, starting his current career trend. He completed a full season in the formula in 2007, finishing 12th in the Drivers' Championship for the RC Motorsport team. In 2008, he drove in the series again, this time for the Comtec team. He survived a horrendous crash at the season finale at the Circuit de Catalunya. Running behind Mikhail Aleshin on the front straight, Bonanomi jinked out to make a pass but touched wheels with the Russian which launched him into the air and after hitting the bottom of the scoring tower, his car landed upside down on the grass beside the pit exit. He was unhurt, but his car was unrepairable, thus meaning his season was over.

Formula Three

From 2003 to 2005 Bonanomi focussed on Formula Three competing in the Italian championship and the Euro Series, as well as a number of one-off races. During this period he drove for the former Formula One team, Coloni, and another run by retired F1 driver and compatriot Piercarlo Ghinzani.

Formula 3000

For 2006, Bonanomi drove in the Euroseries 3000 for the Fisichella Motor Sport team. He finished runner-up in the Drivers' Championship with six pole positions and wins from eighteen starts; his most successful stint yet in motorsport.

Formula Master

In addition to a full World Series by Renault campaign in 2007, Bonanomi also competed in selected rounds of the inaugural International Formula Master series, achieving in final placing of fifteenth in the Drivers' Championship.

GP2 Series

In the early part of 2008, Bonanomi drove in another new motorsport championship: the GP2 Asia Series. Driving for the Minardi Piquet Sports team, he won the final race of the season in Dubai, the most prestigious win of his racing career so far. He returned to the GP2 Asia Series in the 2008–09 championship, replacing Alex Yoong at Qi-Meritus Mahara from the January Bahrain meeting onwards. This was due to Yoong lacking sufficient time for racing.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2004Team GhinzaniDallara F302/052Mugen-HondaHOC
1
Ret		HOC
2
24		EST
1
14		EST
2
17		ADR
1
DSQ		ADR
1
12		PAU
1
Ret		PAU
2
11		NOR
1
14		NOR
1
Ret		MAG
1
Ret		MAG
2
17		NÜR
1
18		NÜR
2
17		ZAN
1
12		ZAN
2
17		BRN
1
Ret		BRN
2
19		HOC
1
16		HOC
2
Ret		25th0
2005Prema PowerteamDallara F305/026OpelHOC
1
3		HOC
2
14		PAU
1
Ret		PAU
2
10		SPA
1
DNS		SPA
2
19		MON
1
13		MON
2
16		OSC
1
12		OSC
2
17		NOR
1
6		NOR
2
Ret		NÜR
1
9		NÜR
2
4		ZAN
1
8		ZAN
2
9		LAU
1
10		LAU
2
13		HOC
3
6		HOC
4
6		11th21

Complete Formula V8 3.5 Series results

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
2006Tech 1 RacingZOL
1		ZOL
2		MON
1		IST
1		IST
2		MIS
1		MIS
2		SPA
1
Ret		SPA
2
8		NÜR
1
9		NÜR
2
Ret		DON
1		DON
2		LMS
1		LMS
2		CAT
1		CAT
2		31st5
2007RC MotorsportMNZ
1
3		MNZ
2
18		NÜR
1
6		NÜR
2
Ret		MON
1
10		HUN
1
DNQ		HUN
2
Ret		SPA
1
9		SPA
2
Ret		DON
1
7		DON
2
3		MAG
1
Ret		MAG
2
23		EST
1
11		EST
2
8		CAT
1
20		CAT
2
Ret		13th44
2008Comtec RacingMNZ
1
Ret		MNZ
2
DSQ		SPA
1
4		SPA
2
2		MON
1
13		SIL
1
8		SIL
2
9		HUN
1
5		HUN
2
13		NÜR
1
Ret		NÜR
2
4		BUG
1
5		BUG
2
11		EST
1
Ret		EST
2
5		CAT
1
Ret		CAT
2
DNS		11th56
2016RP MotorsportALC
1		ALC
2		HUN
1		HUN
2		SPA
1		SPA
2		LEC
1		LEC
2		SIL
1		SIL
2		RBR
1
9		RBR
2
10		MNZ
1		MNZ
2		JER
1		JER
2		CAT
1		CAT
2		18th3

Complete GP2 Series results

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

YearEntrant123456789101112DCPoints
2008Piquet SportsUAE
FEA
20		UAE
SPR
13		IND
FEA
Ret		IND
SPR
8		MAL
FEA
Ret		MAL
SPR
15		BHR
FEA
Ret		BHR
SPR
Ret		UAE
FEA
6		UAE
SPR
1		12th9
2008–09Qi-Meritus MaharaCHN
FEA		CHN
SPR		UAE
FEA		UAE
SPR		BHR
FEA
20		BHR
SPR
10		QAT
FEA
16		QAT
SPR
11		MAL
FEA
Ret		MAL
SPR
14		BHR
FEA
14		BHR
SPR
8		22nd0

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results