Giorgio Mondini
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Switzerland
FIA Gold (until 2015)
FIA Silver (2016–2025)
FIA Bronze (2026–)| Giorgio Mondini | |
|---|---|
 Mondini (centre) at the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers' parade | |
| Nationality | Switzerland |
| Born | July 19, 1980 Genoa, Italy |
| Racing licence | FIA Gold (until 2015) FIA Silver (2016–2025) FIA Bronze (2026–) |
| Previous series | |
| 2009 2005, 2007 2005-2006 2005–06 2005 2003-04 2001-02 | Le Mans Series Formula Renault 3.5 Formula One Testing A1 Grand Prix GP2 Series Formula Renault V6 Eurocup Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup |
| Championship titles | |
| 2004 | Formula Renault V6 Eurocup Championship |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
|---|---|
| Years | 2009 |
| Teams | Kolles |
| Best finish | 9th |
| Class wins | 0 |
Giorgio Mondini (born July 19, 1980) is an Italo-Swiss[1] former racing driver who last competed in the 2018 European Le Mans Series. In 2004, he was champion of the Formula Renault V6 Eurocup series. He previously served as a Formula One test driver for Midland.
Formula Renault
Mondini began his competitive racing career at the age of 20, with no karting experience, when he came 26th in the Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup series with Jenzer Motorsport.[2] In 2002, he made his way up to 17th place with the same team.[3]
Mondini's first partnership with EuroInternational came when he graduated to the 2003 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup season, where he achieved 7th place.[1] In 2004, he became champion with three wins, three pole positions and a total of eight podiums.[4] The following year, he competed in start of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series before graduating to GP2. He returned for the season finale once the GP2 season finished, replacing Will Power at Carlin Motorsport,[5] but retired from both races. He finished 24th in the standings.[6]
GP2 Series
In 2005, Mondini moved to GP2 with DPR, replacing Ryan Sharp.[7] However, he failed to score any points, and was not classified in the standings.[8] He also competed for the Swiss A1GP team for the 2005-06 A1 Grand Prix season, teaming up with Neel Jani – the pair finished second.[9]
Formula One
In December 2005, Mondini enjoyed his first taste of Formula One when he got behind the wheel of a Renault R25 as a reward for winning the Formula Renault V6 series.[10]
In 2006, Mondini joined Midland F1 Racing as one of their third drivers, testing at nine of the 18 races.[9]
On February 20, 2011, Mondini tested a F1 car for Hispania Racing in Barcelona.[11]
Prototypes
Mondini switched to prototypes in 2009, competing in the Le Mans Series. The same year, he made his Le Mans debut, driving an Audi R10 TDI LMP1 for Kolles, joined in the car by Christian Bakkerud and Christijan Albers. The trio qualified thirteenth, starting on row seven alongside their sister car. They finished in ninth overall.[12]
After a four-year break from racing, Mondini competed in the Italian Prototype Challenge in 2015. He began the season in the CN4 class with Audisio & Benvenuto,[13] before switching to CN2 for race four, once again partnering with EuroInternational. He won nine of the remaining eleven races and took seven pole positions on his way to becoming champion.[14]
In 2016, Mondini joined EuroInternational in the European Le Mans Series, competing in the LMP3 category.[15] He came second in class in the 4 Hours of Imola alongside Marco Jacoboni and Andrea Roda,[16] but the team retired from every other race they entered and finished 12th in the standings.[17]
Mondini continued with the same team in 2017, and took his first class win at the 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring with Davide Uboldi after finishing second on the road, as the winning car was given a late drive-through penalty.[18] With better fortune in the remaining races than the previous year, scoring points in three additional races, the team finished seventh in the standings.[19]
Mondini returned to the series for 2018, now partnering Kay van Berlo. The season began with a third place in class in the 2018 4 Hours of Le Castellet,[20] followed by a class win in the 4 Hours of Monza.[21] The team once again finished seventh overall.[22]
