Francisco Soldavini

Last updated

Francisco Soldavini
F4 Italy 2022 Nr. 54 (2).jpg
Soldavini in 2022
Born
Juan Francisco Soldavini Nores

(2007-03-03) 3 March 2007 (age 18)
Nationality Flag of Argentina.svg Argentine

Juan Francisco "Panchito" Soldavini Nores [1] (born 3 March 2007) is an Argentine racing driver currently competing for Nielsen Racing in Euroformula Open.

Contents

Career

Soldavini began karting at the age of seven. [2] Initially competing in the America, Soldavini began competing in Europe in 2017 with Birel ART Racing, finishing 29th on his debut in the WSK Champions Cup. [3] Soldavini remained in karting until 2021, most notably finishing third in the 2018 IAME International Finals in the X30 Mini class. [4]

Stepping up to single-seaters in 2022, Soldavini made his F4 debut in the Italian F4 Championship with Maffi Racing. [5] In the two rounds, Soldavini took a best result of 21st in race one at Monza. [6] One month later, Soldavini competed in the final round of the F4 Spanish Championship with Cram-Pinnacle at Barcelona, [7] scoring a best result of 25th in race one. [8] Soldavini then ended the year with a one-off appearance for KTF Sports in the final round of the F4 Brazilian Championship, [9] taking his maiden career points by finishing 10th in race one. [10]

In 2023, Soldavini joined Team Virage to make a one-off appearance in the Ultimate Cup Series' Challenge Monoplace series at Estoril, winning on debut and finishing third in the other two races. [11] [12] Soldavini then joined G4 Racing to compete in the last two rounds of the Formula Regional European Championship. [13] Racing at both the Zandvoort and Hockenheimring rounds, Soldavini scored a best result of 22nd in race two at Zandvoort. [14]

Soldavini remained in Ultimate Cup Series' Challenge Monoplace the following season, joining ART-Line Virage from the second round of the season onwards. Having taken his maiden win in cars in race three at Algarve, [15] Soldavini then won the first two races of the following round at Hockenheimring, [16] before retiring in race three. [17] In the following round at Mugello, Soldavini won all three races, [18] before taking a best result of third at in the following round at Magny-Cours, after taking pole earlier in the weekend. [19] That turned out to be his last podium of the season as he withdrew from the final round at Le Castellet, as he ended the year third in points. [20]

Having sat much of 2025 on the sidelines, Soldavini returned to racing in September by joining Nielsen Racing to make his debut in Euroformula Open. [21]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2015 SKUSA SuperNationals — TaG CadetCRG SoCal71st
2016 SKUSA SuperNationals — Mini Swift2Wild Karting71st
2017 WSK Champions Cup — 60 MiniBirel ART Racing29th
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini76th
South Garda Winter Cup — Mini RokNC
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini16th
2018 WSK Champions Cup — 60 MiniAV Racing23rd
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini29th
South Garda Winter Cup — Mini RokNC
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini32nd
WSK Open Cup — 60 MiniNC
WSK Final CupOK-J 66th
Italian Karting Championship — 60 Mini23rd
IAME International Final — X30 Mini3rd
2019 WSK Champions Cup — 60 MiniNovalux Racing Team18th
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini46th
WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini47th
Karting European ChampionshipOK-J 102nd
Karting World ChampionshipOK-J NC
WSK Open Cup — OK-J 89th
WSK Final CupOK-J NC
X30 Codasur Junior Argentina16th
2020 WSK Super Master SeriesOK-J CRG104th
Karting European ChampionshipOK-J 37th
WSK Euro SeriesOK-J 60th
Champions of the FutureOK-J DPK RacingNC
Karting World ChampionshipOK-J NC
2021 WSK Champions CupOK-J DPK RacingNC
WSK Super Master SeriesOK-J 72nd
Sources: [22] [23] [24]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2022 Italian F4 Championship Maffi Racing40000050th
F4 Spanish Championship Cram-Pinnacle 300000†NC†
F4 Brazilian Championship KTF Sports 20000118th
2023 Ultimate Cup Series Challenge Monoplace – F3R Team Virage310031367th
Formula Regional European Championship G4 Racing400000†NC†
2024 Ultimate Cup Series Challenge Monoplace – F3R (13 inch) ART-Line Virage1267472303rd
2025 Euroformula Open Championship Nielsen Racing **
Sources: [25] [22]

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

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2022 Maffi Racing IMO
1
IMO
2
IMO
3
MIS
1
MIS
2
MIS
3
SPA
1
SPA
2
SPA
3
VLL
1
VLL
2
VLL
3
RBR
1
RBR
2

23
RBR
3

24
RBR
4

DNQ
MNZ
1

21
MNZ
2

27
MNZ
3

C
MUG
1
MUG
2
MUG
3
50th0

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2022 Cram-Pinnacle ALG
1

ALG
2

ALG
3

JER
1

JER
2

JER
3

CRT
1

CRT
2

CRT
3

SPA
1

SPA
2

SPA
3

ARA
1

ARA
2

ARA
3

NAV
1

NAV
2

NAV
3

CAT
1

25
CAT
2

28
CAT
3

Ret
NC†0

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

Complete F4 Brazilian Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
2022 KTF Sports MOG1
1
MOG1
2
MOG1
3
INT1
1

INT1
2

INT1
3

INT2
1

INT2
2

INT2
3

MOG2
1

MOG2
2

MOG2
3

GYN
1

GYN
2

GYN
3

INT3
1

10
INT3
2

Ret
INT3
3

DNS
18th1

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2023 G4 Racing IMO
1

IMO
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

HUN
1

HUN
2

SPA
1
SPA
2
MUG
1

MUG
2

LEC
1

LEC
2

RBR
1
RBR
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
ZAN
1

26
ZAN
2

22
HOC
1

24
HOC
2

26
NC†0

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

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2025 Nielsen Racing PRT
1
PRT
2
PRT
3
SPA
1
SPA
2
SPA
3
HOC
1
HOC
2
HOC
3
HUN
1
HUN
2
HUN
3
LEC
1

LEC
2

LEC
3

RBR
1

RBR
2

RBR
3

CAT
1

CAT
2

CAT
3

MNZ
1

MNZ
2

MNZ
3

**

References

  1. Santangelo, Miki (10 October 2024). "Dos argentinos con presencia destacada en Francia". Campeones (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  2. "FRANCISCO SOLDAVINI JOINS MAFFI RACING". maffiracing.ch. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  3. "Soldavini y su desempeño en la WSK Máster Series de Adria". curva1kart.com.ar/ (in Spanish). 30 January 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  4. "Uno spettacolo fantastico a Le Mans e un'altra scommessa vinta da IAME". tkart.it (in Italian). 15 October 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  5. "F4 Italy | 40 drivers present at the Red Bull Ring, the four-race format confirmed". p300.it. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  6. "Wurz wins as 16 drivers in record 44-car Italian F4 grid fail to finish". formulascout.com. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  7. "Otra promesa argentina que se abre pista en Europa". campeones.com.ar (in Spanish). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  8. "Tsolov takes 11th win in Spanish F4 race one at Barcelona". formulascout.com. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  9. "Argentino Soldavini é o primeiro estrangeiro na Fórmula 4 Brasil". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  10. "Lucas Staico and Barrichello cousins split wins in last Brazilian F4 round". formulascout.com. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  11. "Troféu Formula : Soldavini marque les esprits, Trojani et Le Gallais confirment au Portugal". sport-auto.ch (in French). 10 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  12. "2023 International Formula Regional season review". formulascout.com. 26 December 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  13. "Formula Regional Europe | G4 Racing ingaggia Francisco Soldavini per il finale di stagione". p300.it (in Italian). 9 October 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  14. "Antonelli clinches FREC title in style with dominant victory at Zandvoort". formulascout.com. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  15. "Ultimate Formula Cup – Spectacle de tous les instants à Portimao". sport-auto.ch (in French). 26 May 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  16. "FRANCISCO SOLDAVINI Fin de semana de doble victoria en Hockenheim". corazonf1.com (in Spanish). 7 July 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  17. "Virage et CD Sport triomphent en European Endurance Prototype Cup, Karen Gaillard privée d'un podium par la mécanique". sport-auto.ch (in French). 8 July 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  18. "Francisco Soldavini arrasó en Mugello". lacuadriculada.com.ar (in Spanish). 7 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  19. "FRANCISCO SOLDAVINI El dueño de la pole en Magny Cours". corazonf1.com (in Spanish). 11 October 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  20. "La saison de l'Ultimate Cup Series se conclut au Castellet". sport-auto.ch (in French). 10 November 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  21. "Euroformula Open resumes at Red Bull Ring with fierce four-way battle title". Euroformula Open Championship . 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  22. 1 2 "Francisco Soldavini | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  23. "Juan Francisco Soldavini | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  24. Kartcom. "Soldavini Francisco" . Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  25. "Juan Francisco Soldavini Nores Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.