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Dino Zamparelli

Dino Zamparelli

British racing driver

Dino Zamparelli (born 5 October 1992) is a British racing driver, born to English parents and with Italian ancestry.[1] His father Mike was a F1 Powerboat World Championship racer.

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Career

Early career

Zamparelli began karting at the age of seven, and spent seven years in the various classes around the United Kingdom and Europe.

In 2007 he debuted in Ginetta Junior Championship with Muzz Racing, finishing in thirteenth position. He stayed in series for the next year, and amassed ten wins and another five podiums on his way to the championship title.[2]

Formula Renault and Formula Three

Zamparelli's next step was Formula Renault BARC in 2009, where he finished in third place, scoring three wins. In 2010, due to a lack of funding, he competed only in two races of the BARC championship and two races of the Italian Formula Three Championship with Corbetta Competizioni.[3] Zamparelli returned full-time to Formula Renault BARC in 2011, winning four races and the championship title.[4] He was also a finalist in the 2011 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.

FIA Formula Two Championship

In 2012, Zamparelli graduated to the FIA Formula Two Championship.[5] Zamparelli was involved in an extraordinary incident during the race meet at Spa. In heavy rain and under safety car conditions, Zamparelli was driving along the Kemmel Straight when a car in front spun. Unable to see the spinning car, he was forced to take evasive action at the very last second. The video of the incident quickly went viral and was viewed over 600,000 times within the first two weeks after being uploaded to YouTube.[6]

GP3 Series

Following the decision to discontinue the running of the Formula Two Championship following the 2012 season,[7] Zamparelli signed for the Marussia Manor Racing F1 Team Young Driver Programme and entered into the 2013 GP3 Series season.[8] He finished the season in 18th place after an indifferent debut year. Zamparelli finished in the points in half of the season's 16 races but was excluded from race 2 in Italy after causing an accident in race 1 of the same event that had a significant impact on the championship standings.[9]

Prior to the 2014 season Zamparelli joined ART Grand Prix.[10] ART will be attempting to continue their record of winning every GP3 series Team Championship since its inception in 2010.

Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

In January 2015 Zamparelli announced that he was switching from single seaters to sports cars, joining Parr Motorsport to race in the 2015 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain.[11]

British GT Championship

Zamparelli's GT Marques Porsche Cayman at Brands Hatch

Zamparelli entered the 2019 championship at Snetterton with Chris Car in a Porsche Cayman GT4. The car was uncompetitive in every round and failed to score any points.

Racing record

Zamparelli, at the Knockhill round of the 2017 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain.

Career summary

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

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

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Complete GP3 Series results

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Complete Britcar results

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Complete British GT Championship results

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References

  1. [1]
    "BACKGROUND". dinozamprelli.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Formula Renault BARC Drivers". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. Retrieved 30 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. [3]
    "Test ACI-CSAI: Classifica Riepilogativa" (PDF). F3Italia.it. Italian Formula Three Championship; Misano World Circuit. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
  4. [4]
    Paice, Simon (16 October 2011). "Maiden win for Mason as Zamparelli secures BARC title". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  5. [5]
    "F2 2012 Driver line-up". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  6. [6]
    "Amazing Reactions by Dino Zamparelli in a Racing Car!!". Dino Zamparelli. YouTube. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  7. [7]
    "MSV and FIA agree not to run F2 in 2013". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  8. [8]
    "Marussia Manor Racing GP3 signs Zamparelli to F1 Team Young Driver Programme". Marussia F1 Team. marussiaf1team.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  9. [9]
    "Monza Post Race 1 Penalties". GP3 Series. gp3series.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  10. [10]
    "Dino Zamparelli signs for GP3 champions". Bristol Sport. bristol-sport.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  11. [11]
    "Bristol Sport racing driver Dino Zamparelli ready to take on Porsche Carrera Cup challenge". Bristol Post. 9 January 2015. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
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