AC Milan (Superleague Formula team)

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AC Milan SF Racing Team
AC-Milan logo.gif
Founded2008
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Driver(s) Robert Doornbos (2008)
Giorgio Pantano (2009)
Yelmer Buurman (2010)
First race 2008 Donington
Last race 2010 Navarra
Rounds24
Ch'ships0
Total points1252 (including Super Finals)
2010 position5th (631 pts)
RacesPolesWinsPodiumsF. Laps
4715124
NOTE - Data not including Super Finals
AC Milan car on track at Silverstone Circuit (2010) Silverstone 2010 - AC Milan Superleague Formula car.jpg
AC Milan car on track at Silverstone Circuit (2010)

AC Milan Superleague Formula team was a racing team representing Italian football club AC Milan in Superleague Formula.

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2008 season

In the 2008 Superleague Formula season AC Milan hired the services of ex Formula One driver Robert Doornbos. [1] Robert won 2 races and AC Milan finished 3rd overall in the standings. Doornbos did not return to the series in 2009. He now drives in the IndyCar Series.

2009 season

AC Milan returned for the 2009 Superleague Formula season with former Formula One racer and current GP2 Series champion Giorgio Pantano. [2] In having Pantano as their driver, AC Milan are the first Superleague Formula team in history to have had two Formula One drivers to drive their car. In Giorgio's first round for AC Milan he had gearbox problems in qualifying, putting him 16th on grid for the first race. [3] AC Milan won the 2nd race of the opening round of the season. [4]

2010 season

Yelmer Buurman will be the driver of the ATECH Grand Prix run team for the 2010 season. [5]

Record

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2008

Operator(s)Driver(s)123456PointsRank
DON NÜR ZOL EST VAL JER
Scuderia Playteam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robert Doornbos 17DN16184222171103353rd

2009

Operator(s)Driver(s)123456PointsRank
MAG ZOL DON EST MOZ JAR
Azerti Motorsport Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano 1212511417X6661511314X2867th

2010

Operator(s)Driver(s)12345678910NC11PointsRank
SIL ASS MAG JAR NÜR ZOL BRH ADR POR ORD BEI NAV
Atech GP/Reid Motorsport Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yelmer Buurman 216X57317121031834554124114X1016X67473C712X6315th

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