Giancarlo Serenelli

Giancarlo Serenelli
Giancarlo Serenelli
Nationality	Venezuelan
Born	10 July 1981 (age 41); Caracas (Venezuela)
Previous series
2013 ; 2012 ; 2012 ; 2011; 2008–11 ; 2006–07 ; 2005 ; 2001; 1997, 2000, 02	Indy Lights ; GP2 Series ; Auto GP World Series ; SEAT Leon Supercopa Mexico; LATAM Challenge Series ; Formula Renault 2000 de America ; Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 ; Formula Renault 2.0 Italia ; Formula Ford Venezuela
Championship titles
2008, 10–11 ; 2000, 02	LATAM Challenge Series ; Formula Ford 2000 Venezuela

Last updated August 10, 2022

Giancarlo "Gato" Serenelli Pellechia (born 10 July 1981 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan racing driver.

Career

After karting, Serenelli raced in Formula Ford in his native Venezuela, winning his first title in 2000. After racing in the Italian Formula Renault Championship in 2001, he reclaimed the Formula Ford title in 2002.

In 2007 he finished runner-up in the Formula Renault Panam GP series, with two wins from the nine races. In 2008 he won the LATAM Challenge Series, and after finishing runner-up in 2009 he won the title again in both 2010 and 2011.

In 2012 he returned to European competition, signing to race in the Auto GP World Series for Ombra Racing.^[1] He also signed to race in the GP2 Series with new team Venezuela GP Lazarus, where his team-mate was first Fabrizio Crestani and then Sergio Canamasas. After nine rounds of the championship, he was replaced by René Binder.^[2]

He signed with Belardi Auto Racing to make his debut in the Firestone Indy Lights series at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in August 2013. He continued with the team, competing in the final four races of the season and finished 10th in points. His best finish was three seventh place finishes in the final three races.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1997	Formula Ford 1600 Venezuela		?	?	?	?	?	?	2nd
2000	Formula Ford 2000 Venezuela		?	?	?	?	?	?	1st
2001	Formula Renault 2000 Italia	Drumel Motorsport	8	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2001	Formula Renault 2000 Italia	LT Motorsport	8	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2002	Formula Ford 2000 Venezuela		?	?	?	?	?	?	1st
2002	Formula Renault 2000 Italia	Facondini Racing	0	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2005	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Cram Competition	4	0	0	0	0	0	45th
2006	Formula Renault 2000 de America	R/E Racing	3	0	0	0	0	14	19th
2007	Formula Renault 2000 de America	R/E Racing	9	2	2	1	7	176	2nd
2008	LATAM Challenge Series	R/E Racing	16	7	3	4	12	362	1st
2009	LATAM Challenge Series	R/E Racing	18	4	5	6	10	318	2nd
2010	LATAM Challenge Series	R/E Racing	18	5	2	6	12	356	1st
2011	LATAM Challenge Series	R/E Racing	18	7	0	6	10	268	1st
2011	Super Copa León México	PDVSA	16	2	1	1	7	1285	3rd
2012	GP2 Series	Venezuela GP Lazarus	18	0	0	0	0	0	33rd
2012	Auto GP World Series	Ombra Racing	12	0	0	0	0	34	12th
2013	Firestone Indy Lights	Belardi Auto Racing	4	0	0	0	0	97	10th

Complete Auto GP World Series results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos	Points
2012	Ombra Racing	MNZ 1 9	MNZ 2 8	VAL 1 11	VAL 2 12	MAR 1 11	MAR 2 11	HUN 1 4	HUN 2 9	ALG 1 10	ALG 2 6	CUR 1	CUR 2	SON 1 6	SON 2 Ret	12th	34

Complete GP2 Series results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	DC	Points
2012	Venezuela GP Lazarus	SEP FEA 23	SEP SPR 20	BHR1 FEA 18	BHR1 SPR 21	BHR2 FEA 22	BHR2 SPR 21	CAT FEA 25	CAT SPR Ret	MON FEA 22	MON SPR Ret	VAL FEA Ret	VAL SPR 16	SIL FEA 19	SIL SPR 16	HOC FEA 24	HOC SPR Ret	HUN FEA 20	HUN SPR 22	SPA FEA	SPA SPR	MNZ FEA	MNZ SPR	MRN FEA	MRN SPR	33rd	0

Indy Lights

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
2013	Belardi Auto Racing	STP	ALA	LBH	INDY	MIL	IOW	POC	TOR	MDO 11	BAL 7	HOU 7	FON 7	10th	97

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References

↑ "Serenelli joins Auto GP with Ombra Racing". AutoGP.org. 13 January 2012. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
↑ O'Leary, Jamie (2012-08-31). "Rene Binder replaces Giancarlo Serenelli at Lazarus GP2 team". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 2012-08-31.

External links

Official website (in Spanish)
Giancarlo Serenelli career summary at DriverDB.com
Giancarlo Serenelli on Twitter

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[1] "Serenelli joins Auto GP with Ombra Racing". AutoGP.org. 13 January 2012. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.

[2] O'Leary, Jamie (2012-08-31). "Rene Binder replaces Giancarlo Serenelli at Lazarus GP2 team". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 2012-08-31.

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