Kevin Giovesi
Italian racing driver (born 1993)
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Kevin Giovesi (born 8 November 1993) is an Italian former racing driver. He is the 2012 European F3 Open Copa Class champion.
| Kevin Giovesi | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Born | 8 November 1993 |
| GP2 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Former teams | Venezuela GP Lazarus, Rapax |
| Starts | 4 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 29th in 2013 |
| Previous series | |
| 2013-14 2012 2010–12 2009 | Auto GP European F3 Open Italian F3 Formula Lista Junior |
| Championship titles | |
| 2012 2009 | European F3 Open Copa Class Formula Lista Junior |
Career
Karting
Born in Rho, Giovesi began karting in 2005 and raced primarily in his native Italy for the majority of his karting career, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF3 category by 2008.[1]
Formula Lista Junior
In 2009, Giovesi graduated to single–seaters into the Formula Lista Junior series, competing with Daltec Racing. He won races at Nürburgring, Magny-Cours and Hockenheimring with four another podium finishes on his way to the championship title.[2]
Italian Formula Three
Giovesi stepped up to Italian Formula Three Championship, joining BVM – Target Racing,[3] but after the first round he switched to JD Motorsport.[4] He finished half of the seasons races in the points. This brought him fifteenth place in the championship.[5]
Giovesi remained in the Italian championship in 2011 but moved to Lucidi Motors team.[6] He progressed to the seventh place in the championship standings.[7]
After skipping the first three rounds in 2012, Giovesi returned in the championship, participating with Ghinzani Arco Motorsport.[8] He finished sixth in the European Series and fourth in the Italian Series.[9]
European F3 Open
In 2012, Giovesi decided to race in Copa Class of the European F3 Open Championship for the Dallara F308 cars with DAV Racing.[10] He finished sixth in the main class and won the Copa Class.[11]
Formula Renault
Giovesi had single appearances in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and in Formula Renault Northern European Cup 2012 with EPIC Racing and Daltec Racing.[12]
GP2 Series
Giovesi made his GP2 Series switch in 2013, joining Venezuela GP Lazarus.[13]
Racing record
Career summary
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Venezuela GP Lazarus | SEP FEA 16 |
SEP SPR 10 |
BHR FEA Ret |
BHR SPR 17 |
CAT FEA Ret |
CAT SPR 17 |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR 20 |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HOC FEA |
HOC SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
MRN FEA |
MRN SPR |
YMC FEA |
YMC SPR |
29th | 0 |
| 2014 | Rapax | BHR FEA |
BHR SPR |
CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
MON FEA |
MON SPR |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HOC FEA |
HOC SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
SOC FEA |
SOC SPR |
YMC FEA 19 |
YMC SPR 20 |
33rd | 0 |
Complete Auto GP 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ghinzani Motorsport | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MAR 1 |
MAR 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
SIL 1 13 |
SIL 2 3 |
MUG 1 2 |
MUG 2 5 |
NÜR 1 2 |
NÜR 2 10 |
DON 1 3 |
DON 2 3 |
BRN 2 Ret |
BRN 2 6 |
6th | 91 |
| 2014 | Eurotech Engineering | MAR 1 Ret |
MAR 2 Ret |
LEC 1 4 |
LEC 2 1 |
HUN 1 4 |
HUN 2 4 |
MNZ 1 8 |
MNZ 2 1 |
5th | 155 | ||||||||
| FMS Racing | IMO 1 2 |
IMO 2 2 |
RBR 1 4 |
RBR 2 7† |
NÜR 1 2 |
NÜR 2 6 |
EST 1 WD |
EST 2 WD |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.