Paolo Maria Nocera

Paolo Maria Nocera (born July 25, 1985 in Rome) is an Italian former racing driver.

Career

Formula Renault Nocera began his car racing career by driving in the Italian Formula Renault Championship in 2003; also competing in one race of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0. For 2004 he stayed in the Italian series, but only finished twentieth in the drivers' championship in both this and the previous year.

Formula Three Nocera first raced in the Italian Formula Three Championship in 2004. Staying with the Lucidi Motors team throughout his time in this formula, he finished thirteenth overall in his first year and improved to third place in the standings in 2005. Following an unsuccessful foray into the Formula Three Euroseries in 2006, Nocera returned to Italy for 2007 and won the F3 championship at his third attempt.

Formula 3000 In 2006, Nocera also drove in the Euroseries 3000 for Formula One driver Giancarlo Fisichella's team. He finished thirteenth in the drivers' championship.

GP2 Series Nocera was recruited by the BCN Competicion team to drive for them in the 2008 GP2 Series season. However, he was released after one round of the championship in favour of Adrián Vallés, who had himself been replaced at Fisichella's GP2 team by Adam Carroll.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series It was announced on August 25, 2008, that Nocera had signed for RC Motorsport in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, replacing British driver Duncan Tappy who had encountered budget problems. After a further two rounds of the championship, Tappy returned to the seat, and Nocera has not raced since.

Racing record

Career summary Season Series Team name Races Poles Wins Points Final Placing 2003 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Imola Racing 12 0 0 10 20th Cram Competition Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Imola Racing 1 0 0 0 NC 2004 Italian Formula Three Lucidi Motors 7 1 0 28 13th Formula Renault 2.0 Italia RP Motorsport 11 0 0 8 20th 2005 Italian Formula Three Lucidi Motors 12 5 3 168 3rd 2006 Euroseries 3000 Fisichella Motor Sport 12 5 3 13th 13th Formula Three Euroseries Prema Powerteam 8 0 0 0 NC Masters of Formula Three Prema Powerteam 1 0 0 N/A 29th 2007 Italian Formula Three Lucidi Motors 16 5 6 114 1st 2008 GP2 Series BCN Competición 2 0 0 0 34th Formula Renault 3.5 Series RC Motorsport 4 0 0 0 32nd

Complete GP2 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 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2008 BCN Competición ESPFEA ESPSPR TURFEA TURSPR MONFEA MONSPR FRAFEA FRASPR GBRFEA GBRSPR GERFEA GERSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR EURFEA EURSPR BELFEA BELSPR ITAFEA ITASPR 34th 0

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 2008 RC Motorsport MNZ1 MNZ2 SPA1 SPA2 MON1 SIL1 SIL2 HUN1 HUN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 LMS1 LMS2 EST1 EST2 CAT1 CAT2 32nd 0