Matteo Chinosi
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Karting
Matteo Chinosi began his kart racing career at an early age of nine. In 2002 he won the International Winter Cup at LonatoLonato
Lonato del Garda is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, Italy. Lonato is located in the middle of northern Italy, about half way between Milan and Venice, on the south-west shore of Lake Garda, the biggest lake in Italy.The commune is bordered by those of near Castiglione...
(Brescia), the Torneo Industrie at San Pancrazio (Parma) and he finished third in the Italian Open Masters
Italian Open Masters
The Italian Open Masters is a kart racing series based in Italy.-Formula A/KF1:-Intercontinental A/KF2:-Intercontinental A Junior/KF3:-Intercontinental C/KZ2:-External links:*...
final standings in the ICA-J
KF3
KF3 is a kart racing class for top drivers aged 12 to 15 .This class used to be called Junior Intercontinental A and has changed since January 2007 when CIK-FIA decided to replace the 100 cc air-cooled two-stroke engines with 125 cc Touch-and-Go water-cooled two-stroke...
class.
In 2004 Chinosi become an official factory driver for the CRG racing team in the ICA category. His best result in the season was a runner-up position in the Central and Eastern European Zone Championship.
Formula Renault
Chinosi began his single-seater racing car career by driving in the Italian Formula Renault ChampionshipItalian Formula Renault Championship
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia is a Formula Renault 2.0 racing series that is based in Italy. The series races mostly on Italian races but it has regular races at Belgium's Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and in Spain....
with Prema Powerteam
Prema Powerteam
Prema Powerteam is a motorsports team from Italy. It currently operates in the World Series by Renault, but has also taken part in Formula Three Euroseries and Italian Formula 3. The team was founded in 1984. Also this team was a part of Toyota Driver Programme.-Formula Three Euroseries:-World...
in 2005. He finished 25th in the standings with six points. The following season
2006 Formula Renault seasons
This page describe all the 2006 seasons of Formula Renault series.-Formula Renault 3.5L:-2006 Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup season:-2006 Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 season:*Point system : 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 for 10th...
, Chinosi competed in both the Formula Renault 2.0 Italy
Italian Formula Renault Championship
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia is a Formula Renault 2.0 racing series that is based in Italy. The series races mostly on Italian races but it has regular races at Belgium's Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and in Spain....
and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 is a Formula Renault 2.0 championship with a presence of many Formula Renault championships drivers. It serves as a support series to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series as part of the World Series by Renault....
championships for RP Motorsport
RP Motorsport
RP Motorsport is an auto racing team based in Italy....
. 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
Hockenheimring
The Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg is an automobile racing track situated near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route. Amongst other motor racing events, it biennially hosts the Formula One German Grand Prix...
. In the Eurocup, he was a guest driver at Misano
Misano World Circuit
The Misano World Circuit and before 2006 called Circuito Internazionale Santamonica, is an Italian racetrack located next to the town of Misano Adriatico in the frazione of Santamonica. Originally designed in 1969 as a length of , it hosted its first event in 1972...
.
Formula Three
In 2007, Chinosi stepped up to the ATS Formel 3 CupGerman Formula Three Championship
The German Formula Three Championship – currently titled the ATS Formel 3 Cup – is Germany's national Formula Three series. In the hierarchy of motor racing formulae, Formula Three is placed between national Formula Renault and championships such as GP2...
with the Ombra Racing
Ombra Racing
Ombra Racing is an auto racing team based in Italy....
team. He finished sixth in the standings after taking four podium places. Also he appeared as a guest driver at Monza
Autodromo Nazionale Monza
The Autodromo Nazionale Monza is a race track located near the town of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy. The circuit's biggest event is the Formula One Italian Grand Prix, which has been hosted there since the sport's inception....
in British Formula Three
2007 British Formula Three season
The 2007 British Formula Three season was the 57th British Formula Three Championship season. It commenced on April 9, 2007 and ended on September 30 after twenty two races, with Estonian driver Marko Asmer crowned champion.-Teams and drivers:-Calendar:...
. Chinosi remained in the series for 2008
2008 German Formula Three season
The 2008 ATS F3 Cup season was the 6th German F3 Cup season. It commenced on May 24, 2008 and ended on October 12 after eighteen rounds. The title was won by Frédéric Vervisch.-Teams and drivers:* Guest drivers in italics.-Calendar:...
with Ombra Racing. He finished fifth in the standings with two wins at Hockenheim
Hockenheimring
The Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg is an automobile racing track situated near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route. Amongst other motor racing events, it biennially hosts the Formula One German Grand Prix...
and the Nürburgring
Nürburgring
The Nürburgring is a motorsport complex around the village of Nürburg, Germany. It features a modern Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a much longer old North loop track which was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. It is located about...
. Again, he was a guest driver at Monza
Autodromo Nazionale Monza
The Autodromo Nazionale Monza is a race track located near the town of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy. The circuit's biggest event is the Formula One Italian Grand Prix, which has been hosted there since the sport's inception....
in British Formula Three
2008 British Formula Three season
The 2008 British Formula Three season was the 58th British Formula Three Championship season. It began on 24 March 2008 at Oulton Park's Easter Monday meeting and ended on 12 October at Donington Park after 22 rounds in four different countries. Jay Bridger sealed the National Class championship at...
where he gained a pole position.
Chinosi moved to Prema Powerteam
Prema Powerteam
Prema Powerteam is a motorsports team from Italy. It currently operates in the World Series by Renault, but has also taken part in Formula Three Euroseries and Italian Formula 3. The team was founded in 1984. Also this team was a part of Toyota Driver Programme.-Formula Three Euroseries:-World...
and the Formula Three Euroseries
Formula Three Euroseries
The Formula 3 Euro Series is a European-based junior single seater formula for Formula Three chassis that was launched in 2003 as a merger of the French Formula Three Championship and German Formula Three Championship...
in 2009
2009 Formula Three Euroseries season
The 2009 Formula 3 Euro Series season was the seventh championship year of the Formula 3 Euro Series. The series consisted of ten double-header meetings beginning at Hockenheim on May 16 and ending at the same venue on October 25...
but left the series pointless after the Zandvoort
Circuit Park Zandvoort
Circuit Park Zandvoort is a motorsport race track located in Burgemeester van Alphenstraat 108, 2041 KP in the dunes north of the town of Zandvoort, in the Netherlands, near the North Sea coast line.- History :...
round. During the same season he finished eleventh in the 2009 Masters of Formula 3
2009 Masters of Formula 3
The 2009 Tango Masters of Formula 3 was the nineteenth Masters of Formula 3 race held at Circuit Park Zandvoort on June 14, 2009. The race returned to Zandvoort after a two-year stay at Zolder. It was won by Masters debutant Valtteri Bottas, for ART Grand Prix.-Drivers and teams:-Odd numbers:-Even...
at Zandvoort
Zandvoort
Zandvoort is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.Zandvoort is one of the major beach resorts of the Netherlands; it has a long sandy beach, bordered by coastal dunes...
.
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Formula Renault 2.0 Italy | Prema Powerteam Prema Powerteam Prema Powerteam is a motorsports team from Italy. It currently operates in the World Series by Renault, but has also taken part in Formula Three Euroseries and Italian Formula 3. The team was founded in 1984. Also this team was a part of Toyota Driver Programme.-Formula Three Euroseries:-World... |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25th |
| 2006 | Formula Renault 2.0 Italy | RP Motorsport RP Motorsport RP Motorsport is an auto racing team based in Italy.... |
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 9th |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 2006 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season The 2006 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season was the sixteenth Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season. The season began at Zolder on April 29 and finished at the Circuit de Catalunya on October 29, after fourteen rounds... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC† | ||
| 2007 | German Formula Three 2007 German Formula Three season The 2007 ATS F3 cup season was the 5th German F3 Cup season. It commenced on April 28, 2007 and ended on September 30 after eighteen races. The title was won by Carlo van Dam in penultimate Sachsenring round.-Teams and drivers:-Calendar:-Results:... |
Ombra Racing Ombra Racing Ombra Racing is an auto racing team based in Italy.... |
18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 6th |
| British Formula Three Championship 2007 British Formula Three season The 2007 British Formula Three season was the 57th British Formula Three Championship season. It commenced on April 9, 2007 and ended on September 30 after twenty two races, with Estonian driver Marko Asmer crowned champion.-Teams and drivers:-Calendar:... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC† | ||
| 2008 | German Formula Three 2008 German Formula Three season The 2008 ATS F3 Cup season was the 6th German F3 Cup season. It commenced on May 24, 2008 and ended on October 12 after eighteen rounds. The title was won by Frédéric Vervisch.-Teams and drivers:* Guest drivers in italics.-Calendar:... |
16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 73 | 5th | |
| British Formula Three Championship 2008 British Formula Three season The 2008 British Formula Three season was the 58th British Formula Three Championship season. It began on 24 March 2008 at Oulton Park's Easter Monday meeting and ended on 12 October at Donington Park after 22 rounds in four different countries. Jay Bridger sealed the National Class championship at... |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC† | ||
| 2009 | Formula Three Euroseries 2009 Formula Three Euroseries season The 2009 Formula 3 Euro Series season was the seventh championship year of the Formula 3 Euro Series. The series consisted of ten double-header meetings beginning at Hockenheim on May 16 and ending at the same venue on October 25... |
Prema Powerteam Prema Powerteam Prema Powerteam is a motorsports team from Italy. It currently operates in the World Series by Renault, but has also taken part in Formula Three Euroseries and Italian Formula 3. The team was founded in 1984. Also this team was a part of Toyota Driver Programme.-Formula Three Euroseries:-World... |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd |
| Masters of Formula 3 2009 Masters of Formula 3 The 2009 Tango Masters of Formula 3 was the nineteenth Masters of Formula 3 race held at Circuit Park Zandvoort on June 14, 2009. The race returned to Zandvoort after a two-year stay at Zolder. It was won by Masters debutant Valtteri Bottas, for ART Grand Prix.-Drivers and teams:-Odd numbers:-Even... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 11th |
† - As Chinosi was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
External links
- Official site
- Chinosi career statistics at Driver Database