Mirko Venturi

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Mirko Venturi
AF Corse's Ferrari 458 Italia Driven by Luis Perez Companc, Marco Cioci and Mirko Venturi (14017312063).jpg
Venturi in 2014
Nationality Flag of Italy.svg Italian
Born (1981-05-01) 1 May 1981 (age 44)
Albinea, Italy
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold (until 2013, 2015–2019)
FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver (2014) [1] [2]
Championship titles
2016
2010		 Italian GT Championship – Super GT3
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro

Mirko Venturi (born 1 May 1981) is an Italian racing driver who last competed in the Italian GT Championship for Black Bull Swiss Racing.

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Career

Venturi began his racing career in 1999, racing in Formula Renault Campus Italy. After two years in Formula Renault 2000 Italia for Drumel Motorsport, [3] Venturi drove for Opel Team KMS in the first three rounds of the German Formula Three Championship in 2002, taking a best result of 13th at the Sachsenring. [4] During 2002, Venturi also made his sportscar debut, racing in the first two rounds of the FIA Sportscar Championship for Durango Corse in the SR1 class, taking a best result of sixth at Barcelona. [5]

Following one-off appearances in the Italian Superturismo Championship in 2005 and 2006, [6] Venturi made further one-off appearances in Porsche Carrera Cup Italy amd the Italian Touring Endurance Championship in 2008. [7] The following year, Venturi made select appearances in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe for Puresport. [8] Remaining in Super Trofeo Europe for 2010 with Black Bull Swiss Racing, [9] Venturi clinched the Pro title in his only full-time season in the series. [10] [11]

Continuing with Black Bull Swiss Racing in 2011, Venturi raced with them in the opening round of the Blancpain Endurance Series at Monza, [12] qualifying his Ferrari F430 on pole and finishing sixth overall and third in GT3 Pro-Am. [13] [14] The following year, Venturi raced in all but one rounds of the Endurance Champions Cup for the same team, finishing runner-up in the Gold Cup standings. [15] During 2012, Venturi also made raced in the Pro-Am class of the Blancpain Endurance Series at the Monza and Le Castellet rounds. [16] Continuing with Black Bull Swiss Racing for 2013, Venturi raced with them in the Italian GT Championship, [17] taking three wins as he ended the year third in the GT3 standings. [18] [19]

In 2014, Venturi joined AF Corse to race a Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 in the LMGTE Am class of the FIA World Endurance Championship alongside Marco Cioci and Luis Pérez Companc. [20] Racing in the first four rounds before leaving the team ahead of Fuji, [21] Venturi won at Spa en route to a sixth-place points finish in points. [22] In parallel, Venturi raced in the LMGTE class of the European Le Mans Series for the same team at Imola, [23] and for AT Racing at Le Castellet, where he finished second. [24] During 2014, Venturi also raced at the 12 Hours of Sebring for Spirit of Race, [25] as well as making a one-off appearance in International GT Open for Black Bull Swiss Racing at the Nürburgring. [26] The following year, Venturi raced in select rounds of the Italian GT Championship for BMS Scuderia Italia, taking a lone win in race two at Imola. [27]

Returning to Black Bull Swiss Racing for 2016, Venturi raced with them in the Super GT3 class of the Italian GT Championship alongside Stefano Gai. [28] Starting off the season with wins at Monza and Misano, [29] [30] the Ferrari 488 GT3 crew then scored further wins at Imola and Mugello to take the title. [31] [32] Venturi remained with the team for 2017, racing in select rounds of the Italian GT Championship, winning both races at Imola and race one at Vallelunga to end the year ninth in the Super GT3 Pro standings. [33] [34]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
1991Torneo Delle Industrie – 60 Minikart16th
1992Torneo Delle Industrie – K60 Minikart6th
1993Torneo Delle Industrie – Minikart2nd
1994Torneo Delle Industrie – 100 Junior1st
1995Trofeo Andrea Margutti – 100 Junior6th
Torneo Delle Industrie – 100 Junior10th
1996Trofeo Andrea Margutti – 100 Junior20th
1998 Karting World Championship – Formula A 29th
Sources: [3]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
1999Formula Renault Campus Italy3rd
2000 Formula Renault 2000 Italia Drumel Motorsport100003827th
2001Formula Renault 2000 ItaliaDrumel Motorsport1011141404th
2002 German Formula Three Championship Opel Team KMS40000034th
FIA Sportscar Championship – SR1 Durango Corse 20000623rd
2006 Italian Superturismo Championship Zerocinque Motorsport20001615th
2008Porsche Carrera Cup ItalyCentro Porsche Padova200000NC
Italian Touring Endurance ChampionshipW&D Racing200001120th
Italian GT Championship – GTCCiesse Motorsport200000NC
2009Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – ProPuresport30130414th
24H Series – A4PB Racing110010NC
2010Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro Black Bull Swiss Racing 1st
6 Hours of Vallelunga10000N/aDNF
2011Winter Series by GT Sport – GTS Black Bull Swiss Racing 600300NC
Blancpain Endurance Series – GT3 Pro-Am 101111516th
Belcar Endurance Championship100000NC
2012Winter Series by GT Sport – GTS Black Bull Swiss Racing 200000NC
Endurance Champions Cup – Gold30002192nd
Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro-Am 201100NC
2013Winter Series by GT Sport – GTS Black Bull Racing 211010NC
Italian GT Championship – GT31436751233rd
2014 United SportsCar Championship – GTD Spirit of Race 100001888th
FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Am AF Corse 41102766th
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am 10001N/a3rd
European Le Mans Series – LMGTE 100002413th
AT Racing10001
International GT Open – Super GT Black Bull Swiss Racing 10000314th
2015Italian GT Championship – GT3 BMS Scuderia Italia 611124313th
2016 Italian GT Championship – Super GT3 Black Bull Swiss Racing 1442371471st
2017 Italian GT Championship – Super GT3 Pro Black Bull Swiss Racing 63004809th
Sources: [35] [3]

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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

YearTeamCarClass12345678Pos.Points
2011 Black Bull Swiss Racing Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 GT3 Pro-Am MNZ
6		 NAV
SPA
6H
SPA
12H
SPA
24H
MAG
SIL
16th15
2012 Black Bull Swiss Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Pro-Am MNZ
22		 SIL
LEC
Ret		 SPA
6H
SPA
12H
SPA
24H
NÜR
NAV
NC0

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassMakeEngine1234567891011RankPoints
2014 Spirit of Race GTD Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 DAY
SEB
14		 LAG DET WGL
MOS IMS ELK VIR COA PET
88th18

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345678RankPoints
2014 AF Corse LMGTE Am Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5L V8 SIL
6		 SPA
1		 LMS
3		 COA
4		 FUJ
SHA
BHR
SÃO
6th76

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2014 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cioci
Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Pérez Companc 		Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 GTE
Am		33122nd3rd

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345RankPoints
2014 AF Corse LMGTE Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SIL
IMO
7		 RBR
13th24
AT Racing LEC
2		 EST

References

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  2. ↑ "Entry List 24 Heures du Mans 2014" (PDF). autosport.be. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mirko Venturi | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Sachs'ring race 2 Glock triumphs". autosport.com. 2 June 2002. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "Race: All French affair in Spain". autosport.com. 7 April 2002. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "Campionato super-turismo: Meloni e Venturi al secondo posto". sanmarinortv.sm (in Italian). 15 May 2005. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "'Crescentini a Vallelunga per completare l'impresa'". libertas.sm (in Italian). 15 October 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "Petri Corse Claim 2009 Super Trofeo Teams And Drivers Titles". racecar.com. 4 October 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo". racecar.com. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "Venturi-Maino replicano il successo di Gara 1". motorsport.com (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "Lo sport ha fatto festa". gazzettadireggio.it (in Italian). 24 December 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  12. ↑ "Il reggiano Mirko Venturi in pole position a Monza". motorsport.com (in Italian). Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  13. ↑ "Ferrari 430GT 1-2 at Monza Four Hours". velocetoday.com (in Italian). 6 April 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  14. ↑ "Blancpain Endurance Series, Monza - Race Result". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  15. ↑ "ECC: trionfo della Kessel Racing alla 4h di Monza". motorsport.com (in Italian). Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  16. ↑ "Ferrari cheer for home fans at Monza as Blancpain Endurance season bursts into life". racecar.com. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  17. ↑ "ALEX FRASSINETI (AUDI R8 LMS) E MIRKO VENTURI (FERRARI 458 ITALIA) SI DIVIDONO LE DUE POLE". monzaspeed.it (in Italian). 6 July 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  18. ↑ "C.Italiano GT – AL MUGELLO VENTURI-MAINO (FERRARI 458 ITALIA) SI AGGIUDICANO GARA-1". speed-live.it (in Italian). 7 July 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  19. ↑ "C.I. GT: VENTURI-MAINO (FERRARI 458 ITALIA) SUL GRADINO PIÙ ALTO DEL PODIO IN GARA-2". speed-live.it (in Italian). 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  20. ↑ "A new challenge for Ferrari and AF Corse". motorsport.com/. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  21. ↑ "Skeen Set To Make FIA WEC Debut with AF Corse in Fuji". sportscar365.com. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  22. ↑ "WEC 2014, Spa-Francorchamps. Vince ancora la Toyota". automoto.it (in Italian). 4 May 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  23. ↑ "Elms a Imola: prova generale dei "privati" per Le Mans". motoremotion.it (in Italian). 16 May 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  24. ↑ "ELMS: Paul Ricard, Race Report". dailysportscar.com. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  25. ↑ "68 Cars On Sebring Provisional Entry". dailysportscar.com. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  26. ↑ "International GT Open: Nürburgring, Race 2 Report". dailysportscar.com. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  27. ↑ "GT Italiano: Lucchini-Venturi si aggiudicano gara2". autosprint.it (in Italian). 28 June 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  28. ↑ "STEFANO GAI SALE SULLA FERRARI 488 GT3 DEL BLACK BULL RACING IN COPPIA CON MIRCO VENTURI". suissemotorsport.ch (in Italian). 21 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  29. ↑ "GT Italia: Venturi-Gai sotto la pioggia". autosprint.it (in Italian). 1 May 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  30. ↑ "GT Italiano, Ferrari sugli scudi a Misano". autosprint.it (in Italian). 13 June 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  31. ↑ "Super GT3 - GT3: Gai e Venturi si impongono in Gara 1 ad Imola". motorsport.com (in Italian). 24 September 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  32. ↑ "GT, Zanardi 1° al Mugello, a Venturi-Gai il titolo". sport.sky.it (in Italian). 16 October 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  33. ↑ "GT Italiano – Imola: inizio sfolgorante per Stefano Gai e Mirko Venturi". motorsport.motorionline.com (in Italian). 4 May 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  34. ↑ "Super GT3-GT3: Venturi-Gai si impongono in Gara 1 a Vallelunga". motorsport.com (in Italian). 23 September 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  35. ↑ "Mirko Venturi Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
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