Dino Zamparelli

Dino Zamparelli
Dino Zamparelli
	Zamparelli in 2017.
Nationality	British
Born	5 October 1992 (age 32); Bristol, England
GP3 Series career
Debut season	2013
Current team	ART Grand Prix
Car number	3
Former teams	Marussia Manor Racing
Starts	33
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	2
Best finish	7th in 2014
Previous series
2012; 2009–11; 2007–08	FIA Formula Two Championship; Formula Renault BARC; Ginetta Junior Championship
Championship titles
2011; 2008	Formula Renault BARC; Ginetta Junior Championship

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

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 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

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2007	Ginetta Junior Championship	Muzz Racing	9	0	0	0	0	115	13th
2007	Ginetta Junior Winter Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2008	Ginetta Junior Championship	Muzz Racing	24	10	8	9	15	611	1st
2008	Formula Renault 2.0 Portugal Winter Series	Fortec Motorsport	4	0	0	0	0	2	25th
2009	Formula Renault BARC	Reon Motorsport	13	3	3	1	9	286	3rd
2009	Formula Renault UK Winter Cup	Fortec Motorsport	4	0	0	0	0	70	6th
2010	Italian Formula 3 Championship	Corbetta Competizioni	2	0	0	0	0	0	41st
2010	Formula Renault BARC	Antel Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	40	18th
2011	Formula Renault BARC	Antel Motorsport	11	4	6	5	8	295	1st
2012	FIA Formula Two Championship	Motorsport Vision	16	0	0	0	2	106.5	8th
2013	GP3 Series	Marussia Manor Racing	15	0	0	0	0	12	18th
2014	GP3 Series	ART Grand Prix	18	0	0	2	6	126	7th
2014	German Formula 3 Championship	ADM Motorsport	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2015	Porsche Carrera Cup GB	Parr Motorsport	12	0	0	0	0	180	6th
2015	Porsche Carrera Cup GB	GT Marques	4	2	0	2	4	180	6th
2016	Porsche Carrera Cup GB	GT Marques	16	3	2	5	11	257	2nd
2016	Porsche Supercup	MOMO-Megatron Team Partrax	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2017	Porsche Carrera Cup GB	JTR	15	3	1	2	12	228	2nd
2018	Porsche Carrera Cup GB	Redline Racing	16	4	2	4	10	115	2nd
2018	Porsche Supercup	BWT Lechner Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2019	British GT Championship - GT4	GT Marques	7	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2020	Porsche Sprint Challenge GB	Redline Racing	2	0	1	1	1	0	NC†
2021	GT Cup Open Europe	J. Morcillo/E2P Racing	4	0	1	0	0	20	17th
	GT Cup Open Europe - Pro-Am		4	0	1	0	1	15	9th
	International GT Open		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†

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

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

(key)

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pos	Points
2012	SIL 1 9	SIL 2 6	ALG 1 8	ALG 2 5	NÜR 1 13	NÜR 2 7	SPA 1 7	SPA 2 10	BRH 1 Ret	BRH 2 3	LEC 1 4	LEC 2 6	HUN 1 6	HUN 2 3	MNZ 1 7	MNZ 2 7	8th	106.5

Complete GP3 Series results

(key) (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	Pos	Points
2013	Marussia Manor Racing	CAT FEA Ret	CAT SPR 17	VAL FEA 9	VAL SPR 10	SIL FEA 10	SIL SPR Ret	NÜR FEA 9	NÜR SPR 7	HUN FEA 13	HUN SPR 21	SPA FEA 10	SPA SPR 7	MNZ FEA Ret	MNZ SPR EX	YMC FEA 9	YMC SPR 8			18th	12
2014	ART Grand Prix	CAT FEA 6	CAT SPR 3	RBR FEA 15	RBR SPR 8	SIL FEA 8	SIL SPR 7	HOC FEA 6	HOC SPR 2	HUN FEA 8	HUN SPR 2	SPA FEA 2	SPA SPR 7	MNZ FEA 2	MNZ SPR 9	SOC FEA 18	SOC SPR 13	YMC FEA 3	YMC SPR 4	7th	126

Complete Britcar results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class – 1 point awarded just in first race) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class – 1 point awarded all races)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	DC	CP	Points
2017	DMS & FF Corse	Ferrari 458 Challenge	E2	SIL 1 1	SIL 2 4	SNE 1 Ret	SNE 2 Ret	SIL 1	SIL 2	BRH 1	BRH 2	DON 1	DON 2	OUL 1	OUL 2	SIL	BRH 1	BRH 2	16th	3rd	76

Complete British GT Championship results

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

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	DC	Points
2019	GT Marques	Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport	GT4	OUL 1	OUL 2	SNE 1 28	SNE 2 32	SIL 1 32	DON 1 32	SPA 1 32	BRH 1 Ret	DON 1 29	NC	0

References

^ "BACKGROUND". dinozamprelli.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
^ "Formula Renault BARC Drivers". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. Retrieved 30 March 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "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]}
^ Paice, Simon (16 October 2011). "Maiden win for Mason as Zamparelli secures BARC title". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
^ "F2 2012 Driver line-up". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
^ "Amazing Reactions by Dino Zamparelli in a Racing Car!!". Dino Zamparelli. YouTube. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Monza Post Race 1 Penalties". GP3 Series. gp3series.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
^ "Dino Zamparelli signs for GP3 champions". Bristol Sport. bristol-sport.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
^ "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.

External links

Official website
Dino Zamparelli career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Nigel Moore	Ginetta Junior Championship Winner 2008	Succeeded by Sarah Moore
Preceded by Alice Powell	Formula Renault BARC Champion 2011	Succeeded by Scott Malvern

[1] "BACKGROUND". dinozamprelli.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2012.

[2] "Formula Renault BARC Drivers". Renault Sport UK. Renault Sport. Retrieved 30 March 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[MisanoTest-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] Paice, Simon (16 October 2011). "Maiden win for Mason as Zamparelli secures BARC title". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 30 March 2012.

[5] "F2 2012 Driver line-up". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. Retrieved 30 March 2012.

[6] "Amazing Reactions by Dino Zamparelli in a Racing Car!!". Dino Zamparelli. YouTube. Retrieved 12 July 2012.

[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] "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] "Monza Post Race 1 Penalties". GP3 Series. gp3series.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.

[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] "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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