Francesco Simonazzi
Simonazzi racing in the 2023 Euroformula Open at the Red Bull Ring.
NationalityItaly Italian
Born (2004-03-08) 8 March 2004
Reggio Emilia, Italy
Euroformula Open Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamBVM Racing
Car number84
Starts55 (55 entries)
Wins3
Podiums12
Poles0
Fastest laps3
Best finish3rd in 2023
Previous series
2019–2021
2020		Italian F4 Championship
F4 Spanish Championship

Francesco Simonazzi (born 8 March 2004) is an Italian racing driver who last raced in the Euroformula Open Championship with BVM Racing. He previously competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Rodin Carlin. He previously competed in the Italian F4 Championship with the same outfit.

Career

Lower formulae

2019

In 2019, Simonazzi made his car racing debut, competing in the Italian F4 Championship with Cram Motorsport.[1] He experienced a challenging rookie year, scoring points on just one occasion, with an eighth place coming at Imola. The Italian missed the final two rounds of the season, which meant that he ended up 22nd in the standings.

2020

Simonazzi returned to Italian F4 for 2020, contesting the first round for DRZ Benelli.[2] Having scored two points in a pair of appearances for Jenzer Motorsport,[3] which also included a one-off start in Spanish F4,[4] where he took the first podium of his career, Simonazzi drove for BVM Racing in the remaining half of the Italian F4 campaign. More points finishes followed, as the Italian finished 18th in the championship with a best result of sixth at the season finale at Vallelunga.

2021

Simonazzi at the Red Bull Ring in 2021

The following year, Simonazzi once again raced in the Italian F4 Championship.[5] He remained with BVM and scored 28 points, having competed in merely four of the seven rounds, which left him 14th at season's end.

He also made an appearance in the F2000 Italian Formula Trophy during 2021, scoring his first two victories in car racing.

Euroformula Open

2021

In 2021, Simonazzi spearheaded BVM's return to the Euroformula Open Championship, racing in the final two rounds at Monza and Barcelona.[6] With the former event yielding a triple of points finishes, Simonazzi was classified 18th in the standings.

2022

Simonazzi racing in the 2022 Euroformula Open at the Red Bull Ring.

He returned to the series for the 2022 season, being the sole driver for BVM Racing once more.[7] Despite low grid numbers, the Italian struggled in the opening rounds, having to wait until the middle of the season for his first podium, which he scored at the Hungaroring.[8] The biggest success of his season would follow just two rounds later, as, after finishing second in Race 2, Simonazzi scored his first win in the category at the Red Bull Ring, inheriting victory after original race winner Vladislav Lomko was awarded a five-second penalty for colliding with Frederick Lubin.[9][10] A less successful weekend in Monza followed, which included Simonazzi causing a collision with Christian Mansell, which sent the Australian's car flipping upside down,[11] before Simonazzi capped off his season by taking second place in Race 1 at Barcelona.[12] This result meant that the Italian finished sixth in the standings, being the second-lowest full-time competitor in the standings, only ahead of Alex García.

2023

Simonazzi returned to the Euroformula Open in 2023, remaining with BVM Racing once more.[13]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

Simonazzi was announced to race in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Rodin Carlin for the final two rounds, replacing Max Esterson who returned to the GB3 Championship.[14]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2015 WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini Evokart Srl NC
2018 Trofeo Andrea Margutti — X30 Senior 14th
2019 Italian Karting Championship — KZN Under 32nd
Source:[15][16]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2019 Italian F4 Championship Cram Motorsport 12 0 0 0 0 4 22nd
2020 Italian F4 Championship DRZ Benelli 3 0 0 0 0 18 18th
Jenzer Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0
BVM Racing 11 0 0 0 0
F4 Spanish Championship Jenzer Motorsport 3 0 0 0 1 23 14th
2021 Italian F4 Championship BVM Racing 12 0 0 0 0 28 14th
Euroformula Open Championship 6 0 0 0 0 15 18th
F2000 Italian Formula Trophy - FX2 2 2 2 2 2 0 NC†
FIA Central European Zone Formula 4 2 0  ?  ? 2 30 4th
2022 Euroformula Open Championship BVM Racing 26 1 0 1 4 197 6th
2023 Euroformula Open Championship BVM Racing 23 2 0 2 8 289 3rd
F2000 Italian Formula Trophy 2 2 2 2 2 0 NC†
FIA Formula 3 Championship Rodin Carlin 4 0 0 0 0 0 27th

† As Simonazzi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Pos Points
2019 Cram Motorsport VLL
1
13		 VLL
2
Ret		 VLL
3
15		 MIS
1
13		 MIS
2
14		 MIS
3
C		 HUN
1
17		 HUN
2
30		 HUN
3
22		 RBR
1
WD		 RBR
2
WD		 RBR
3
WD		 IMO
1
8		 IMO
2
12		 IMO
3
27		 IMO
4
13		 MUG
1		 MUG
2		 MUG
3		 MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 MNZ
3		 22nd 4
2020 DRZ Benelli MIS
1
11		 MIS
2
12		 MIS
3
Ret		 18th 18
Jenzer Motorsport IMO1
1
13		 IMO1
2
16		 IMO1
3
Ret		 RBR
1
17		 RBR
2
21		 RBR
3
9
BVM Racing MUG
1
12		 MUG
2
7		 MUG
3
9		 MNZ
1
11		 MNZ
2
14		 MNZ
3
21		 IMO2
1
16		 IMO2
2
23		 IMO2
3
15		 VLL
1
6		 VLL
2
C		 VLL
3
15
2021 BVM Racing LEC
1
14		 LEC
2
9		 LEC
3
9		 MIS
1		 MIS
2		 MIS
3		 VLL
1		 VLL
2		 VLL
3		 IMO
1		 IMO
2		 IMO
3		 RBR
1
7		 RBR
2
7		 RBR
3
4		 MUG
1
16		 MUG
2
18		 MUG
3
15		 MNZ
1
26†		 MNZ
2
11		 MNZ
3
27		 14th 28

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

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 25 26 DC Points
2021 BVM Racing POR
1		 POR
2		 POR
3		 LEC
1		 LEC
2		 LEC
3		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 SPA
3		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 HUN
3		 IMO
1		 IMO
2		 IMO
3		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 RBR
3		 MNZ
1
9		 MNZ
2
10		 MNZ
3
6*		 CAT
1
16		 CAT
2
12*		 CAT
3
15		 18th 15
2022 BVM Racing EST
1
9		 EST
2
6		 EST
3
9		 PAU
1
8*		 PAU
2
Ret		 LEC
1
9		 LEC
2
11		 LEC
3
10		 SPA
1
9		 SPA
2
10		 SPA
3
8		 HUN
1
7		 HUN
2
7		 HUN
3
2*		 IMO
1
4		 IMO
2
4		 IMO
3
6		 RBR
1
7		 RBR
2
2*		 RBR
3
1		 MNZ
1
4		 MNZ
2
7		 MNZ
3
7		 CAT
1
2		 CAT
2
8		 CAT
3
6		 6th 197
2023 BVM Racing PRT
1
4		 PRT
2
1		 PRT
3
3		 SPA
1
5		 SPA
2
3		 SPA
3
2		 HUN
1
4		 HUN
2
5		 HUN
3
5		 LEC
1
Ret		 LEC
2
3*		 LEC
3
5		 RBR
1
4*		 RBR
2
2		 RBR
3
5		 MNZ
1
4*		 MNZ
2
5		 MNZ
3
4		 MUG
1
2		 MUG
2
5		 CAT
1
4		 CAT
2
5		 CAT
3
1		 3rd 289

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship 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 DC Points
2023 Rodin Carlin BHR
SPR		 BHR
FEA		 MEL
SPR		 MEL
FEA		 MON
SPR		 MON
FEA		 CAT
SPR		 CAT
FEA		 RBR
SPR		 RBR
FEA		 SIL
SPR		 SIL
FEA		 HUN
SPR		 HUN
FEA		 SPA
SPR
14		 SPA
FEA
24		 MNZ
SPR
18		 MNZ
FEA
11		 26th 0

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. ↑ Caruccio, Antonio (22 March 2019). "Simonazzi chiude il poker Cram (Simonazzi closes Cram poker)". ITALIARACING.net. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Accordo 2020 tra DRZ Benelli e Simonazzi (2020 agreement between DRZ Benelli and Simonazzi)". Italiaracing.net. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Imola Entry List" (PDF). ACI Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. ↑ @F4Spain (12 August 2020). "NOTICIA: Jenzer Motorsport estará en el Circuito Paul Ricard para participar en la 2ª cita del campeonato de F4 Spanish Championship" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ Wood, Elliot (3 January 2021). "R-ace GP signs Australian karter Marcos Flack for Italian F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  6. ↑ Wood, Ida (17 September 2021). "BVM Racing returns to Euroformula after four-year break". Formula Scout. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  7. ↑ Mishra, Oorjit (27 April 2022). "Your season guide to the 2022 Euroformula Open Championship". F1 Feeder Series. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Mansell puts on defensive masterclass in Race 3 to beat an impressive Simonazzi". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "Lomko (CryptoTower) makes it 3 in action-packed Race 2 at Red Bull Ring". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "Simonazzi (BVM) inherits well-deserved first win in Race 3". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Mason takes Race 2 at Monza, Mansell unscathed after flip-over". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Goethe (Motopark) crowned 2022 EFO Champion with dominant win in Race 1". www.euroformulaopen.net. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  13. ↑ Wood, Ida (7 February 2023). "Simonazzi confirmed as BVM Racing's first Euroformula driver for 2023". Formula Scout. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  14. ↑ "Rodin Carlin confirms Francesco Simonazzi for remainder of the 2023 F3 season". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  15. ↑ kartcom (30 October 2015). "Simonazzi Francesco". Kartcom (in French). Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  16. ↑ "Francesco Simonazzi | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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