Mario Romancini
Brazilian racing driver
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Mario Klabin Xavier Romancini (born December 15, 1987) is a Brazilian former professional racing driver.
Brazilian| Mario Romancini | |
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| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Born | December 15, 1987 Telêmaco Borba, Brazil[1] |
| IZOD INDYCAR Series career | |
| Debut season | 2010 |
| Current team | Conquest Racing |
| Car number | None |
| Starts | 6 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2009 2008 2007 2006 | Firestone Indy Lights Series World Series by Renault South American Formula 3 Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 |
Romancini started his racing career in 2006 in the Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 series. Driving for the Full Time Racing Team, he took two podium finishes, including one race win, to finish the season in fifth place. After his impressive debut season, Romancini moved up to the South American Formula Three championship in 2007 with leading team Cesário F3. During the season he took ten podium places in fourteen races, including two wins, to finish runner-up in the championship behind team-mate Clemente de Faria, Jr.
In November 2007, Romancini took part in World Series by Renault testing at both Paul Ricard and Valencia, driving for Epsilon Euskadi, Prema Powerteam and the reigning champions Tech 1 Racing. In January 2008, he was signed by Epsilon Euskadi to partner Frenchman and fellow rookie Alexandre Marsoin.[2] During the season, he scored two points finishes and was lying 28th in the standings when he left the team due to sponsorship problems with two rounds of the championship remaining.[3] He was replaced by former Epsilon driver Filipe Albuquerque. He has signed to race for Andersen Racing to race in the Firestone Indy Lights Series in 2009.[4] He captured his first win in the series in his fifth start from the pole at the Milwaukee Mile. He ended the season with a victory in Homestead in the 6th place.
Romancini competed full–time in the IZOD INDYCAR Series for the 2010 season for Conquest Racing. He started his first and only Indianapolis 500 that year, where he finished thirteenth as the highest finishing rookie. Romancini also received sponsorship from Armando Montelongo, TV celebrity from Flip This House.[5][6][7][8]
Motorsports career results
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil | Full Time Racing | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 5th |
| 2007 | Formula Three Sudamericana | Cesário F3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 85 | 2nd |
| 2008 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Epsilon Euskadi | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29th |
| 2009 | Indy Lights | RLR/Andersen Racing[9] | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 392 | 6th |
| 2010 | IndyCar Series | Conquest Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 24th |
Source:[10] | |||||||||
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(key)
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
American open–wheel racing results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Indy Lights
IndyCar Series
| Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Podiums (Non-win) |
Top 10s (Non-podium) |
Indianapolis 500 Wins |
Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reference:[15]
Indianapolis 500
