Daniel Mancinelli

Daniel Mancinelli (born 23 July 1988 in San Severino Marche) is a professional racing driver from Italy.

Daniel Mancinelli
Nationality Italian
Born (1988-07-23) 23 July 1988
San Severino Marche (Italy)
Related toChristian Mancinelli (brother)
Italian Formula Three career
Debut season2008
Current teamTeam Ghinzani
Car number8
Former teamsBVM – Target Racing
Starts12
Wins2
Poles1
Fastest laps2
Best finish13th in 2008
Previous series
200910
2008
2008
2008
200709
2006
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
International Formula Master
Porsche Carrera Cup Italy
Italian FR2.0 Winter Series
Italian Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Azzurra
Championship titles
2009
2008
Italian Formula Renault 2.0
Italian FR2.0 Winter Series

Career

Karting

Mancinelli enjoyed a long karting career prior to stepping up to single-seater racing. In 2003, he finished fourth in the Italian Open Masters ICA Junior class, behind Sébastien Buemi, Stefano Coletti and Miguel Molina. The following year, he finished fourth in the European Championship ICA class and fifth in the Italian Open Masters ICA. 2005 saw Mancinelli finish fourth in the same competition, one place behind Jaime Alguersuari.

In 2007, he won the Copa Campeones Trophy ICA class, whilst also taking top three positions in the South Garda Winter Cup ICA and Italian Open Masters ICA.

Formula Azzurra

Mancinelli began his Formula Racing career in 2006, driving in the Italian Formula Azzurra series. He secured one podium position in his four races, although he was unclassified in the final standings.[1]

Formula Renault

Daniel Mancinelli's car

In 2007, he moved up to race in the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Championship with CO2 Motorsport. In his first season in the category, he scored 78 points to finish in sixteenth place. Mancinelli remained in the series the following year, although he only took part in the final six races of the season. He finished fifteenth in the championship after taking two podium places, including his first win at Mugello.

In November 2008, Mancinelli took part in the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series, which was contested over two races at the Imola circuit. He won the first race and finished fifth in the second event to take the title ahead of Kazim Vasiliauskas.

Mancinelli stayed in the main championship for a third season in 2009, joining the One Racing team. After securing six race wins, he comfortably won the title at Mugello with a round to spare.[2]

Mancinelli also took part in eight races of the 2009 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season, taking a best result of sixth at the opening round in Barcelona to be classified in nineteenth place in the final standings.[3] He returned to the Eurocup at the 2010 season-opening round at Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, finishing the races in seventh and ninth places.

International Formula Master

For 2008, Mancinelli stepped up to the International Formula Master series. He began the season with Euronova Racing, but switched to the Scuderia Famà team after the fourth round of the season at Estoril. He took his maiden podium finish in the fifth round at Brands Hatch and eventually finished the year in thirteenth place.[4]

Formula Three

In October 2008, Mancinelli made his Formula Three debut, racing for the BVM - Target Racing team in the final round of the Italian Formula Three season at Vallelunga. He finished the first race in sixth place before taking third in race two, behind Francesco Castellacci and series champion Mirko Bortolotti. He scored enough points in the two races to be classified thirteenth in the standings.[5] He will return to the series in 2010, partnering Vittorio Ghirelli at Team Ghinzani.[6]

Other Series

In 2008, Mancinelli also competed in two races of the Porsche Carrera Cup Italy, taking a podium position at Spa-Francorchamps.

In October 2009, Mancinelli tested a Formula Renault 3.5 Series car at Motorland Aragón for newly crowned team champions Draco Racing. He completed a total of 62 laps during the test, recording a best time of 1:44.027 on the second day of running.[7]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2006 Formula Azzurra CO2 Motorsport 4 0 0 0 1 ? NC
2007 Italian Formula Renault 2.0 14 0 0 0 0 78 16th
2008 International Formula Master Euronova Racing 12 0 0 0 1 13 13th
Scuderia Famà
Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Paragon Motorsports 6 1 0 0 1 66 15th
Italian Formula Three Championship BVM – Target Racing 2 0 0 0 1 9 13th
Porsche Carrera Cup Italy GDL Racing 2 0 0 1 1 13 15th
Italian Formula Renault 2.0 – Winter Series IT Loox Racing Car 2 1 1 1 1 58 1st
2009 Italian Formula Renault 2.0 One Racing 14 6 6 7 10 353 1st
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 8 0 0 0 0 9 19th
2010 Italian Formula Three Championship Team Ghinzani 16 2 1 2 7 138 4th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 One Racing 4 0 0 0 0 14 17th
2011 Italian Formula Three Championship RP Motorsport 8 1 0 0 1 30 11th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 RSC Mücke Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 0 35th

Complete GP3 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 DC Points
2011 RSC Mücke Motorsport IST
FEA
IST
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
VAL
FEA
VAL
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
NÜR
FEA
NÜR
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA

Ret
SPA
SPR

17
MNZ
FEA

15
MNZ
SPR

15
35th 0

References

  1. "Formula Azzurra 2006". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  2. "Daniel Mancinelli is the new Italian champion of Formula Renault 2.0". driverdb.com. Driver Database. 2009-09-14. Archived from the original on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  3. "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2009". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  4. "International Formula Master 2008". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  5. "Formula 3 Italia 2008". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  6. "Team Ghinzani announces Mancinelli and Ghirelli". F3Italia.it. Italian Formula Three Championship. 2010-03-20. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
  7. "Formula Renault 3.5 Series - Test Motorland Aragon 2009: Session 4". renault-sport.com. Renault Sport. 2009-10-28. Archived from the original on 2009-11-26. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
César Ramos
Italian Formula Renault 2.0
Winter Series

Champion

2008
Succeeded by
Series Discontinued
Preceded by
Pål Varhaug
Italian Formula Renault 2.0
Champion

2009
Succeeded by
Francesco Frisone
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