Frankie Provenzano

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Francesco Provenzano
Nationality Flag of Italy.svg Italian
Born (1986-02-12) February 12, 1986 (age 38)
Rome, Italy
International Formula Master career
Debut season 2007
Current teamCram Competition
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number5
Former teamsADM Motorsport
Trident Racing
Starts38
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish15th in 2009
Previous series
2009
2008–09
2006
2006
2006
2006
World Series by Renault
GP2 Asia Series
FR2.0 Italia Winter Series
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Euroseries 3000

Francesco "Frankie" Provenzano (born February 12, 1986, in Rome [1] ) is an Italian racing driver.

Contents

Career

Formula Renault

Provenzano began his formula racing career with the BVM Minardi team in Italian Formula Renault, finishing second to Jaime Alguersuari in the 2006 Winter Series finishing three of the four races on the podium. [2] This was after he failed to score any points in the main championship; his best finish was 13th at Spa. He also competed in two races of the 2006 Formula Renault Eurocup.

Formula 3000

Provenzano also competed in two races of the 2006 Euroseries 3000 championship, driving for a team backed by former Formula One entrants Coloni. He did not score any points, ending up with a tenth-place finish and a retirement in the two races at Vallelunga. [3]

International Formula Master

Provenzano moved to the newly created International Formula Master series for 2007, driving for the ADM Motorsport team. He finished twentieth overall in that year, amassing seven points at the Brands Hatch meeting with a fifth and sixth. [4] Provenzano did somewhat better in the concurrent Formula Master Italia championship by taking third place in the championship. He remained in the series for 2008, but could not improve on his previous 20th position in the championship.

A1 Grand Prix

Provenzano took part in the British round of the 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix season as a rookie driver for A1 Team Italy. This meant that he took part in an extra practice session prior to the event, before handing the car back to regular driver Edoardo Piscopo for the remainder of the weekend.

GP2 Series

Over the winter of 2008–2009, Provenzano was signed by the Trident Racing team to compete in the third round of the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season. He replaced previous incumbent Alberto Valerio in the seat, and has been partnered by Adrián Vallés, who also made his début for Trident at the same time. [5] Provenzano was himself replaced by Ricardo Teixeira after four races.

World Series by Renault

Provenzano was then signed by Prema Powerteam for a 2009 campaign in the World Series by Renault, partnering Omar Leal. [6] However, he left the team after the second round, and returned to International Formula Master.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeam NameRacesPolesWinsPointsPosition
2006 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia BVM Minardi 12000NC
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Winter Series 4001022nd
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 BVM Racing2000NC
Euroseries 3000 Coloni Rookies Team 200021st
2007 International Formula Master ADM Motorsport 1200720th
Formula Master Italia810543rd
2008 International Formula Master ADM Motorsport 1600720th
2008–09 GP2 Asia Series Trident Racing 400035th
2009 World Series by Renault Prema Powerteam 400031st
International Formula Master Trident Racing 1000315th
Cram Competition

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617PosPoints
2009 Prema Powerteam CAT
1

Ret
CAT
2

15
SPA
1

16
SPA
2

13
MON
1
HUN
1
HUN
2
SIL
1
SIL
2
BUG
1
BUG
2
ALG
1
ALG
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
ALC
1
ALC
2
31st0

Complete GP2 Asia series results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112DCPoints
2008–09 Trident Racing CHN
FEA
CHN
SPR
UAE
FEA
UAE
SPR
BHR
FEA

15
BHR
SPR

15
QAT
FEA

19
QAT
SPR

20
MAL
FEA

MAL
SPR

BHR
FEA

BHR
SPR

35th0

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