Matteo Chinosi

Matteo Chinosi (born 14 February 1989) is an Italian former racing driver.

Career

Karting Chinosi began his kart racing career at the age of nine. In 2002, he won the International Winter Cup at Lonato (Brescia), the Champions Cup at Ottobiano (Pavia), the Torneo Industrie at San Pancrazio (Parma) and he finished third in the Italian Open Masters final standings in the ICA-J class.

Formula Renault Chinosi began his single-seater racing car career by driving in the Italian Formula Renault Championship with Prema Powerteam in 2005. The following season, Chinosi competed in both the Formula Renault 2.0 Italy and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championships for RP Motorsport. He finished ninth in the Italian series standings, taking nine points-scoring positions in fourteen races, including a podium in the first race at Hockenheim. In the Eurocup, he was a guest driver at Misano.

Formula Three In 2007, Chinosi stepped up to the ATS Formel 3 Cup with the Ombra Racing team. He finished sixth in the standings after taking four podium places. Also he appeared as a guest driver at Monza in British Formula 3. Chinosi remained in the series for 2008 with Ombra Racing. He finished fifth in the standings with two wins at Hockenheim and the Nürburgring. Again, he was a guest driver at Monza in British Formula 3 where he gained a pole position.

Chinosi moved to Prema Powerteam and the Formula 3 Euro Series in 2009 but left the series after the Zandvoort round. During the same season he finished eleventh in the 2009 Masters of Formula 3 at Zandvoort.

Racing record

Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Italy Prema Powerteam 17 0 0 0 0 6 25th 2006 Formula Renault 2.0 Italy RP Motorsport 15 0 0 0 1 80 9th Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC† 2007 German Formula Three Ombra Racing 18 0 0 0 4 77 6th British Formula 3 Championship 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC† 2008 German Formula Three Ombra Racing 16 2 2 0 7 73 5th British Formula 3 Championship 2 0 1 0 0 N/A NC† 2009 Formula 3 Euro Series Prema Powerteam 8 0 0 0 0 0 23rd Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th † – As Chinosi was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

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

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