About Gianni Morbidelli
Born 1968. Gianni Morbidelli is an Italian racing automobile driver and formula One driver.
Gianni Morbidelli (born 13 January 1968 ) is an Italian racing driver. He participated in 70 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 11 March 1990. He achieved one podium and scored a total of 8.5 championship points. He most recently competed in the TCR International Series.
Racing career
Early career Morbidelli was born in Pesaro. His father, Giancarlo Morbidelli, was the founder of the Morbidelli motorcycle company, which had some success in Grand Prix motorcycle racing. Morbidelli started karting in 1980. He won the EUR-AM championship in 1986, before moving to Italian Formula Three. He became Italian Formula 3 and Formula 3 European Cup champion in 1989, as well as winning two races in Italian Touring Cars. He then moved to the Scuderia Italia Formula One team, doing the first two races of the F1 season as stand-in for Emanuele Pirro, before concentrating on Formula 3000. He won one race and finished fifth in the 1990 championship, as well as undertaking test driver duties for Scuderia Ferrari for that year.
Formula One
Resuming his F1 career at the end of the season, Morbidelli competed in the final two races of the season with Minardi, where he remained until the end of . Morbidelli raced in the Italian round of the 2004 season in a SEAT Toledo, but scored no points and did not contest in further meetings.
Morbidelli drove a Lamborghini in several grand tourer races in 2005, and moved back to touring cars for 2006. Competing in the World Touring Car Championship for N-Technology, he managed two second places in an Alfa Romeo 156. Not as competitive as when he was driving the BMW, he moved back to GT racing for 2007, winning two races in the ADAC GT Masters series. He has had considerable success in the Italian Superstars Championship, where Morbidelli won the title with both Audi RS4 and BMW M3 three years in a row from 2007.
Morbidelli made his WTCC return in 2014, driving a Chevrolet Cruze for Münnich Motorsport. He made his debut in the FIA World Rallycross Championship with the same team at his home round in 2015.
Racing record
Career summary †Not eligible for points.
Complete International Formula 3000 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 DC Points 1990 Forti Corse DON SIL PAU JER MNZ PER HOC BRH BIR BUG NOG 5th 20
Complete Formula One results Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WDC Points 1990 BMS Scuderia Italia Dallara F190 Ford Cosworth DFR 3.5 V8 USA BRA SMR MON CAN MEX FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP NC 0 SCM Minardi Minardi M190 JPN AUS 1991 Minardi Team Minardi M191 Ferrari 037 3.5 V12 USA BRA SMR MON CAN MEX FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR ESP JPN 24th 0.5 Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 643 AUS 1992 Minardi Team Minardi M191B Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12 RSA MEX BRA ESP NC 0 Minardi M192 SMR MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR JPN AUS 1994 Footwork Footwork FA15 Ford HBE7/8 3.5 V8 BRA PAC SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR EUR JPN AUS 22nd 3 1995 Footwork Footwork FA16 Hart 830 3.0 V8 BRA ARG SMR ESP MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR EUR PAC JPN AUS 14th 5 1997 Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber C16 Petronas SPE-01 3.0 V10 AUS BRA ARG SMR MON ESP CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA AUT LUX JPN EUR NC 0
Complete Italian Superturismo Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete British Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded all races) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) ( signifies that driver lead feature race for at least one lap – 1 point awarded)
Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Pos Pts 1998 Volvo S40 Racing Volvo S40 THR1 THR2 SIL1 SIL2 DON1 DON2 BRH1 BRH2 OUL1 OUL29* DON1 DON2 CRO1 CRO2 SNE1 SNE2 THR1 THR2 KNO1 KNO2 BRH1 BRH2 OUL1 OUL2 SIL1 SIL2 11th 56
Complete European Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete European Super Production Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Pts 2001 CiBiEmme Engineering BMW 320i MNZ BRN MAG SIL ZOL HUN A1R NÜR JAR EST 5th 75
Complete World Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points 2006 N. Technology Alfa Romeo 156 ITA129†ITA2 FRA1 FRA2 GBR1 GBR2 GER1 GER2 BRA1 BRA2 MEX1 MEX2 CZE1 CZE2 TUR1 TUR2 ESP1 ESP2 MAC1 MAC2 14th 22 2014 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 MAR1 MAR2 FRA1 FRA2 HUN1 HUN2 SVK1 SVK2 AUT1 AUT2 RUS1 RUS2 BEL1 BEL2 ARG1 ARG2 BEI1 BEI2 CHN1 CHN2 JPN1 JPN2 MAC1 MAC2 9th 109 †Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete Campionato Italiano Superstars results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete International Superstars Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points 2009 ROAL Motorsport BMW M3 (E90) IMOR1 IMOR2 ALGR1 ALGR2 MUGR1 MUGR2 MNZR1 MNZR2 KYAR1 KYAR2 1st 123 2010 Team BMW Italia BMW M3 (E92) MNZR1 MNZR2 IMOR1 IMOR2 ALGR1 ALGR2 HOCR1 HOCR2 CPRR1 CPRR2 VALR1 VALR2 KYAR1 KYAR2 6th 74 2011 Hopmobile Audi Sport Italia Audi RS4 MNZR1 MNZR2 VNCR1 VNCR2 ALGR1 ALGR2 DONR1 DONR2 MISR1 MISR2 SPAR1 SPAR2 MUGR1 MUGR2 VALR1 VALR2 15th 18 2012 Audi Sport Italia Audi RS5 MNZR1 MNZR2 IMOR1 IMOR2 DONR1 DONR2 MUGR1 MUGR2 HUNR1 HUNR2 SPAR1 SPAR2 VALR1 VALR2 PERR1 PERR2 4th 128 2013 Audi Sport Italia Audi RS5 MNZR1 MNZR2 BRNR1 BRNR2 SVKR1 SVKR2 ZOLR1 ZOLR2 ALGR1 ALGR2 DONR1 DONR2 IMOR1 IMOR2 VALR1 VALR2 1st 233
Complete V8 Supercar results Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Final pos Points 2010 Triple F Racing YMCR1 YMCR2 BHRR3 BHRR4 ADER5 ADER6 HAMR7 HAMR8 QLDR9 QLDR10 WINR11 WINR12 HDVR13 HDVR14 TOWR15 TOWR16 PHIQ PHIR17 BATR18 SURR19 SURR20 SYMR21 SYMR22 SANR23 SANR24 SYDR25 SYDR26 NC 0 †2011 Triple F Racing YMCR1 YMCR2 ADER3 ADER4 HAMR5 HAMR6 PERR7 PERR8 PERR9 WINR10 WINR11 HDVR12 HDVR13 TOWR14 TOWR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 QLDR18 PHIQ PHIR19 BATR20 SURR21 SURR22 SYMR23 SYMR24 SANR25 SANR26 SYDR27 SYDR28 79th 45 2012 Triple F Racing ADER1 ADER2 SYMR3 SYMR4 HAMR5 HAMR6 PERR7 PERR8 PERR9 PHIR10 PHIR11 HDVR12 HDVR13 TOWR14 TOWR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 SMPR18 SMPR19 SANQ SANR20 BATR21 SURR22 SURR23 YMCR24 YMCR25 YMCR26 WINR27 WINR28 SYDR29 SYDR30 NC 0 ††Not eligible for points.
Complete TCR International Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points 2015 WestCoast Racing Honda Civic TCR SEP1 SEP2 SHA1 SHA2 VAL1 VAL2 ALG1 ALG2 MNZ1 MNZ2 SAL1 SAL2 SOC1 SOC2 RBR1 RBR2 MRN1 MRN2 CHA1 CHA2 MAC1 MAC2 4th 243 2016 WestCoast Racing Honda Civic TCR BHR1 BHR2 EST1 EST2 SPA1 SPA2 IMO1 IMO2 SAL1 SAL2 OSC1 OSC2 SOC1 SOC2 CHA1 CHA2 MRN1 MRN2 SEP1 SEP2 MAC1 MAC2 6th 174 2017 WestCoast Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR RIM1 RIM2 BHR1 BHR2 SPA1 SPA2 MNZ1 MNZ2 SAL1 SAL2 HUN1 HUN2 OSC1 OSC2 CHA1 CHA2 ZHE1 ZHE2 DUB1 DUB2 6th 132 †Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.
Complete FIA World Rallycross Championship results Supercar Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pos. Points 2015 All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Audi S3 POR HOC BEL GBR GER SWE CAN NOR FRA ESP TURITAARG 40th 0
Complete World Touring Car Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points 2018 Team Mulsanne Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR MAR1 MAR2 MAR3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 GER1 GER2 GER3 NED1 NED2 NED3 POR1 POR2 POR3 SVK1 SVK2 SVK3 CHN1 CHN2 CHN3 WUH1 WUH2 WUH3 JPN1 JPN2 JPN3 MAC1 MAC2 MAC3 35th 0 †Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete TCR Europe Touring Car Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points 2019 WestCoast Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR HUN1 HUN2 HOC1 HOC2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 OSC1 OSC2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ1 MNZ2 13th 135
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