Dino Zamparelli

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Dino Zamparelli
Dino Zamparelli - 2017 PCCGB Knockhill (Sunday, post-race).jpg
Zamparelli in 2017.
NationalityBritish
Born (1992-10-05) 5 October 1992 (age 31)
Bristol, England
GP3 Series career
Debut season 2013
Current team ART Grand Prix
Car number3
Former teams Marussia Manor Racing
Starts33
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps2
Best finish7th in 2014
Previous series
2012
200911
2007–08
FIA Formula Two Championship
Formula Renault BARC
Ginetta Junior Championship
Championship titles
2011
2008
Formula Renault BARC
Ginetta Junior Championship

Dino Zamparelli (born 5 October 1992) is a British racing driver, born to English parents and with Italian ancestry. [1] His father Mike was a F1 Powerboat World Championship racer.

Contents

Career

Early career

Zamparelli began karting at the age of seven, and spent seven years in the various classes around the United Kingdom and Europe.

In 2007 he debuted in Ginetta Junior Championship with Muzz Racing, finishing in thirteenth position. He stayed in series for the next year, and amassed ten wins and another five podiums on his way to the championship title. [2]

Formula Renault and Formula Three

Zamparelli's next step was Formula Renault BARC in 2009, where he finished in third place, scoring three wins. In 2010, due to a lack of funding, he competed only in two races of the BARC championship and two races of the Italian Formula Three Championship with Corbetta Competizioni. [3] Zamparelli returned full-time to Formula Renault BARC in 2011, winning four races and the championship title. [4] He was also a finalist in the 2011 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.

FIA Formula Two Championship

In 2012, Zamparelli graduated to the FIA Formula Two Championship. [5] Zamparelli was involved in an extraordinary incident during the race meet at Spa. In heavy rain and under safety car conditions, Zamparelli was driving along the Kemmel Straight when a car in front spun. Unable to see the spinning car, he was forced to take evasive action at the very last second. The video of the incident quickly went viral and was viewed over 600,000 times within the first two weeks after being uploaded to YouTube. [6]

GP3 Series

Following the decision to discontinue the running of the Formula Two Championship following the 2012 season, [7] Zamparelli signed for the Marussia Manor Racing F1 Team Young Driver Programme and entered into the 2013 GP3 Series season. [8] He finished the season in 18th place after an indifferent debut year. Zamparelli finished in the points in half of the season's 16 races but was excluded from race 2 in Italy after causing an accident in race 1 of the same event that had a significant impact on the championship standings. [9]

Prior to the 2014 season Zamparelli joined ART Grand Prix. [10] ART will be attempting to continue their record of winning every GP3 series Team Championship since its inception in 2010.

Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

In January 2015 Zamparelli announced that he was switching from single seaters to sports cars, joining Parr Motorsport to race in the 2015 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. [11]

British GT Championship

Zamparelli's GT Marques Porsche Cayman at Brands Hatch GT Marques Porsche Cayman GT4.jpg
Zamparelli's GT Marques Porsche Cayman at Brands Hatch

Zamparelli entered the 2019 championship at Snetterton with Chris Car in a Porsche Cayman GT4. The car was uncompetitive in every round and failed to score any points.

Racing record

Zamparelli, at the Knockhill round of the 2017 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. Dino Zamparelli - 2017 PCCGB Knockhill (Sunday).jpg
Zamparelli, at the Knockhill round of the 2017 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain.

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2007 Ginetta Junior Championship Muzz Racing9000011513th
Ginetta Junior Winter Series 300000NC
2008 Ginetta Junior Championship Muzz Racing241089156111st
Formula Renault 2.0 Portugal Winter Series Fortec Motorsport 40000225th
2009 Formula Renault BARC Reon Motorsport1333192863rd
Formula Renault UK Winter Cup Fortec Motorsport 40000706th
2010 Italian Formula 3 Championship Corbetta Competizioni20000041st
Formula Renault BARC Antel Motorsport200004018th
2011 Formula Renault BARC Antel Motorsport1146582951st
2012 FIA Formula Two Championship Motorsport Vision 160002106.58th
2013 GP3 Series Marussia Manor Racing 1500001218th
2014 GP3 Series ART Grand Prix 1800261267th
German Formula 3 Championship ADM Motorsport 300000NC†
2015 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Parr Motorsport1200001806th
GT Marques42024
2016 Porsche Carrera Cup GB GT Marques16325112572nd
Porsche Supercup MOMO-Megatron Team Partrax100000NC†
2017 Porsche Carrera Cup GB JTR 15312122282nd
2018 Porsche Carrera Cup GB Redline Racing 16424101152nd
Porsche Supercup BWT Lechner Racing 100000NC†
2019 British GT Championship - GT4 GT Marques700000NC
2020 Porsche Sprint Challenge GB Redline Racing 201110NC†
2021 GT Cup Open Europe J. Morcillo/E2P Racing401002017th
GT Cup Open Europe - Pro-Am 40101159th
International GT Open 100000NC†

As Zamparelli was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

(key)

Year12345678910111213141516PosPoints
2012 SIL
1

9
SIL
2

6
ALG
1

8
ALG
2

5
NÜR
1

13
NÜR
2

7
SPA
1

7
SPA
2

10
BRH
1

Ret
BRH
2

3
LEC
1

4
LEC
2

6
HUN
1

6
HUN
2

3
MNZ
1

7
MNZ
2

7
8th106.5

Complete GP3 Series results

(key) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
2013 Marussia Manor Racing CAT
FEA

Ret
CAT
SPR

17
VAL
FEA

9
VAL
SPR

10
SIL
FEA

10
SIL
SPR

Ret
NÜR
FEA

9
NÜR
SPR

7
HUN
FEA

13
HUN
SPR

21
SPA
FEA

10
SPA
SPR

7
MNZ
FEA

Ret
MNZ
SPR

EX
YMC
FEA

9
YMC
SPR

8
18th12
2014 ART Grand Prix CAT
FEA

6
CAT
SPR

3
RBR
FEA

15
RBR
SPR

8
SIL
FEA

8
SIL
SPR

7
HOC
FEA

6
HOC
SPR

2
HUN
FEA

8
HUN
SPR

2
SPA
FEA

2
SPA
SPR

7
MNZ
FEA

2
MNZ
SPR

9
SOC
FEA

18
SOC
SPR

13
YMC
FEA

3
YMC
SPR

4
7th126

Complete Britcar results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class – 1 point awarded just in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class – 1 point awarded all races)

YearTeamCarClass123456789101112131415DCCPPoints
2017DMS & FF Corse Ferrari 458 Challenge E2 SIL
1

1
SIL
2

4
SNE
1

Ret
SNE
2

Ret
SIL
1

SIL
2

BRH
1

BRH
2

DON
1

DON
2

OUL
1

OUL
2

SIL
BRH
1

BRH
2

16th3rd76

Complete British GT Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamCarClass123456789DCPoints
2019 GT Marques Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport GT4 OUL
1
OUL
2
SNE
1

28
SNE
2

32
SIL
1

32
DON
1

32
SPA
1

32
BRH
1

Ret
DON
1

29
NC0

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Ginetta Junior Championship
Winner

2008
Succeeded by
Preceded by Formula Renault BARC
Champion

2011
Succeeded by