Matteo Bobbi (born 2 July 1978 in Milan) is an Italian racing driver with experience in several motor sport categories, including three years as a Minardi test driver in Formula One.[1]
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| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
|---|---|
| Years | 2009 |
| Teams | Racing Box |
| Best finish | DNF |
| Class wins | 0 |
During a brief time with Formula One's Minardi as their test driver, he also began racing in sports cars, winning the 2003 FIA GT Championship with Thomas Biagi in a BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari,[2] and finishing as runner-up in 2004. In 2006, he won the GT2 class with Jaime Melo.
Bobbi began racing karts in 1995 and progressed to Formula Renault in 1998, where he finished on the podium several times. He tested a Formula One car for Minardi in 2000, and became their official test driver the following year. Also that year, he competed in the Spanish Formula Nissan Championship, in which he won at Valencia. He won six races in 2002, finishing as runner-up in the championship standings.
Bobbi continued to work with Minardi until mid-2003, including a Grand Prix weekend test session at the 2003 San Marino Grand Prix. Giovanni Minardi was his manager at the time.[2] He also competed in the Rolex Sports Car Series for Cheever Racing.
Bobbi and Davide Valsecchi, who are currently working as Formula One commentators for Sky Italia, were suspended by the company for making sexist remarks during an on-air post-race analysis of the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix.[3]
Racing results edit
Complete Formula One participations edit
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | European Minardi Cosworth | Minardi PS03 | Cosworth V10 | AUS | MAL | BRA | SMR TD |
ESP | AUT | MON | CAN | EUR | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | ITA | USA | JPN | - | - |
24 Hours of Le Mans results edit
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |  Racing Box
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Andrea Piccini Thomas Biagi
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Lola B08/80-Judd | LMP2 | 203 | DNF | DNF |
Complete GT1 World Championship results edit
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Triple H Team Hegersport | Maserati | ABU QR DNS |
ABU CR 7 |
SIL QR 16 |
SIL CR 4 |
BRN QR 10 |
BRN CR 11 |
PRI QR 14 |
PRI CR 11 |
30th | 19 | ||||||||||||
| Marc VDS Racing Team | Ford | SPA QR |
SPA CR |
NÜR QR |
NÜR CR |
ALG QR |
ALG CR |
NAV QR 12 |
NAV CR 10 |
INT QR 20 |
INT CR 15 |
SAN QR 15 |
SAN CR Ret | |||||||||||
| 2011 | DKR Engineering | Corvette | ABU QR |
ABU CR |
ZOL QR |
ZOL CR |
ALG QR 15 |
ALG CR Ret |
SAC QR |
SAC CR |
SIL QR |
SIL CR |
NAV QR |
NAV CR |
PRI QR |
PRI CR |
ORD QR |
ORD CR |
BEI QR |
BEI CR |
SAN QR |
SAN CR |
43rd | 0 |
References edit
- ^ Bobbi keeps on testing at Minardi. | F1 News | Crash.Net
- ^ a b Motorsport.com: News channel
- ^ Tondo, Lorenzo (2023-06-07). "Sky Italia suspends F1 commentators after sexist remarks on air". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
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