Daniel Mancinelli

Daniel Mancinelli (born 23 July 1988 in San Severino Marche) is a professional racing driver from Italy.

Daniel Mancinelli
Nationality	Italian
Born	23 July 1988 San Severino Marche (Italy)
Related to	Christian Mancinelli (brother)
Italian Formula Three career
Debut season	2008
Current team	Team Ghinzani
Car number	8
Former teams	BVM – Target Racing
Starts	12
Wins	2
Poles	1
Fastest laps	2
Best finish	13th in 2008
Previous series
2009–10 2008 2008 2008 2007–09 2006	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 International Formula Master Porsche Carrera Cup Italy Italian FR2.0 Winter Series Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Azzurra
Championship titles
2009 2008	Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Italian FR2.0 Winter Series

Career

Karting

Mancinelli enjoyed a long karting career prior to stepping up to single-seater racing. In 2003, he finished fourth in the Italian Open Masters ICA Junior class, behind Sébastien Buemi, Stefano Coletti and Miguel Molina. The following year, he finished fourth in the European Championship ICA class and fifth in the Italian Open Masters ICA. 2005 saw Mancinelli finish fourth in the same competition, one place behind Jaime Alguersuari.

In 2007, he won the Copa Campeones Trophy ICA class, whilst also taking top three positions in the South Garda Winter Cup ICA and Italian Open Masters ICA.

Formula Azzurra

Mancinelli began his Formula Racing career in 2006, driving in the Italian Formula Azzurra series. He secured one podium position in his four races, although he was unclassified in the final standings.[1]

Formula Renault

Daniel Mancinelli's car

In 2007, he moved up to race in the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Championship with CO2 Motorsport. In his first season in the category, he scored 78 points to finish in sixteenth place. Mancinelli remained in the series the following year, although he only took part in the final six races of the season. He finished fifteenth in the championship after taking two podium places, including his first win at Mugello.

In November 2008, Mancinelli took part in the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series, which was contested over two races at the Imola circuit. He won the first race and finished fifth in the second event to take the title ahead of Kazim Vasiliauskas.

Mancinelli stayed in the main championship for a third season in 2009, joining the One Racing team. After securing six race wins, he comfortably won the title at Mugello with a round to spare.[2]

Mancinelli also took part in eight races of the 2009 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season, taking a best result of sixth at the opening round in Barcelona to be classified in nineteenth place in the final standings.[3] He returned to the Eurocup at the 2010 season-opening round at Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, finishing the races in seventh and ninth places.

International Formula Master

For 2008, Mancinelli stepped up to the International Formula Master series. He began the season with Euronova Racing, but switched to the Scuderia Famà team after the fourth round of the season at Estoril. He took his maiden podium finish in the fifth round at Brands Hatch and eventually finished the year in thirteenth place.[4]

Formula Three

In October 2008, Mancinelli made his Formula Three debut, racing for the BVM - Target Racing team in the final round of the Italian Formula Three season at Vallelunga. He finished the first race in sixth place before taking third in race two, behind Francesco Castellacci and series champion Mirko Bortolotti. He scored enough points in the two races to be classified thirteenth in the standings.[5] He will return to the series in 2010, partnering Vittorio Ghirelli at Team Ghinzani.[6]

Other Series

In 2008, Mancinelli also competed in two races of the Porsche Carrera Cup Italy, taking a podium position at Spa-Francorchamps.

In October 2009, Mancinelli tested a Formula Renault 3.5 Series car at Motorland Aragón for newly crowned team champions Draco Racing. He completed a total of 62 laps during the test, recording a best time of 1:44.027 on the second day of running.[7]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2006	Formula Azzurra	CO2 Motorsport	4	0	0	0	1	?	NC
2007	Italian Formula Renault 2.0		14	0	0	0	0	78	16th
2008	International Formula Master	Euronova Racing	12	0	0	0	1	13	13th
		Scuderia Famà
	Italian Formula Renault 2.0	Paragon Motorsports	6	1	0	0	1	66	15th
	Italian Formula Three Championship	BVM – Target Racing	2	0	0	0	1	9	13th
	Porsche Carrera Cup Italy	GDL Racing	2	0	0	1	1	13	15th
	Italian Formula Renault 2.0 – Winter Series	IT Loox Racing Car	2	1	1	1	1	58	1st
2009	Italian Formula Renault 2.0	One Racing	14	6	6	7	10	353	1st
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0		8	0	0	0	0	9	19th
2010	Italian Formula Three Championship	Team Ghinzani	16	2	1	2	7	138	4th
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	One Racing	4	0	0	0	0	14	17th
2011	Italian Formula Three Championship	RP Motorsport	8	1	0	0	1	30	11th
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	RSC Mücke Motorsport	4	0	0	0	0	0	35th

Complete GP3 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	DC	Points
2011	RSC Mücke Motorsport	IST FEA	IST SPR	CAT FEA	CAT SPR	VAL FEA	VAL SPR	SIL FEA	SIL SPR	NÜR FEA	NÜR SPR	HUN FEA	HUN SPR	SPA FEA Ret	SPA SPR 17	MNZ FEA 15	MNZ SPR 15	35th	0

References

1. "Formula Azzurra 2006". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
2. "Daniel Mancinelli is the new Italian champion of Formula Renault 2.0". driverdb.com. Driver Database. 2009-09-14. Archived from the original on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
3. "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2009". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
4. "International Formula Master 2008". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
5. "Formula 3 Italia 2008". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
6. "Team Ghinzani announces Mancinelli and Ghirelli". F3Italia.it. Italian Formula Three Championship. 2010-03-20. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
7. "Formula Renault 3.5 Series - Test Motorland Aragon 2009: Session 4". renault-sport.com. Renault Sport. 2009-10-28. Archived from the original on 2009-11-26. Retrieved 2009-11-17.

External links

• Official website
• Career details from Driver Database