Frankie Provenzano

Francesco Provenzano (born February 12, 1986, in Rome ) is an Italian former racing driver.

Career

Formula Renault Provenzano began his formula racing career with the BVM Minardi team in Italian Formula Renault, finishing second to Jaime Alguersuari in the 2006 Winter Series – finishing three of the four races on the podium. This was after he failed to score any points in the main championship; his best finish was 13th at Spa. He also competed in two races of the 2006 Formula Renault Eurocup.

Formula 3000 Provenzano also competed in two races of the 2006 Euroseries 3000 championship, driving for a team backed by former Formula One entrants Coloni. He did not score any points, ending up with a tenth-place finish and a retirement in the two races at Vallelunga.

International Formula Master Provenzano moved to the newly created International Formula Master series for 2007, driving for the ADM Motorsport team. He finished twentieth overall in that year, amassing seven points at the Brands Hatch meeting with a fifth and sixth. Provenzano did somewhat better in the concurrent Formula Master Italia championship by taking third place in the championship. He remained in the series for 2008, but could not improve on his previous 20th position in the championship.

A1 Grand Prix Provenzano took part in the British round of the 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix season as a rookie driver for A1 Team Italy. This meant that he took part in an extra practice session prior to the event, before handing the car back to regular driver Edoardo Piscopo for the remainder of the weekend.

GP2 Series Over the winter of 2008–2009, Provenzano was signed by the Trident Racing team to compete in the third round of the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season. He replaced previous incumbent Alberto Valerio in the seat, and was partnered by Adrián Vallés, who also made his début for Trident at the same time. Provenzano was himself replaced by Ricardo Teixeira after four races.

World Series by Renault Provenzano was then signed by Prema Powerteam for a 2009 campaign in the World Series by Renault, partnering Omar Leal. However, he left the team after the second round, and returned to International Formula Master.

Racing record

Career summary Season Series Team name Races Poles Wins Points Position 2006 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia BVM Minardi 12 0 0 0 NC Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Winter Series 4 0 0 102 2nd Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 BVM Racing 2 0 0 0 NC Euroseries 3000 Coloni Rookies Team 2 0 0 0 21st 2007 International Formula Master ADM Motorsport 12 0 0 7 20th Formula Master Italia 8 1 0 54 3rd 2008 International Formula Master ADM Motorsport 16 0 0 7 20th 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series Trident Racing 4 0 0 0 35th 2009 World Series by Renault Prema Powerteam 4 0 0 0 31st International Formula Master Trident Racing 10 0 0 3 15th Cram Competition

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

† As Provenzano was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Points 2009 Prema Powerteam CAT1Ret CAT215 SPA116 SPA213 MON1 HUN1 HUN2 SIL1 SIL2 BUG1 BUG2 ALG1 ALG2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ALC1 ALC2 31st 0

Complete GP2 Asia series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points 2008–09 Trident Racing CHNFEA CHNSPR UAEFEA UAESPR BHRFEA15 BHRSPR15 QATFEA19 QATSPR20 MALFEA MALSPR BHRFEA BHRSPR 35th 0