Giancarlo Serenelli

Giancarlo "Gato" Serenelli Pellechia (born 10 July 1981 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan racing driver.

Giancarlo Serenelli
Nationality Venezuelan
Born (1981-07-10) 10 July 1981
Caracas (Venezuela)
Previous series
2013
2012
2012
2011
2008–11
2006–07
2005
2001
1997, 2000, 02		Indy Lights
GP2 Series
Auto GP World Series
SEAT Leon Supercopa Mexico
LATAM Challenge Series
Formula Renault 2000 de America
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia
Formula Ford Venezuela
Championship titles
2008, 10–11
2000, 02		LATAM Challenge Series
Formula Ford 2000 Venezuela
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Serenelli and the second or maternal family name is Pellechia.

Career

After karting, Serenelli raced in Formula Ford in his native Venezuela, winning his first title in 2000. After racing in the Italian Formula Renault Championship in 2001, he reclaimed the Formula Ford title in 2002.

In 2007 he finished runner-up in the Formula Renault Panam GP series, with two wins from the nine races. In 2008 he won the LATAM Challenge Series, and after finishing runner-up in 2009 he won the title again in both 2010 and 2011.

In 2012 he returned to European competition, signing to race in the Auto GP World Series for Ombra Racing.[1] He also signed to race in the GP2 Series with new team Venezuela GP Lazarus, where his team-mate was first Fabrizio Crestani and then Sergio Canamasas. After nine rounds of the championship, he was replaced by René Binder.[2]

He signed with Belardi Auto Racing to make his debut in the Firestone Indy Lights series at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in August 2013. He continued with the team, competing in the final four races of the season and finished 10th in points. His best finish was three seventh place finishes in the final three races.

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
1997 Formula Ford 1600 Venezuela ? ? ? ? ? ? 2nd
2000 Formula Ford 2000 Venezuela ? ? ? ? ? ? 1st
2001 Formula Renault 2000 Italia Drumel Motorsport 8 0 0 0 0 0 NC
LT Motorsport
2002 Formula Ford 2000 Venezuela ? ? ? ? ? ? 1st
Formula Renault 2000 Italia Facondini Racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2005 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Cram Competition 4 0 0 0 0 0 45th
2006 Formula Renault 2000 de America R/E Racing 3 0 0 0 0 14 19th
2007 Formula Renault 2000 de America R/E Racing 9 2 2 1 7 176 2nd
2008 LATAM Challenge Series R/E Racing 16 7 3 4 12 362 1st
2009 LATAM Challenge Series R/E Racing 18 4 5 6 10 318 2nd
2010 LATAM Challenge Series R/E Racing 18 5 2 6 12 356 1st
2011 LATAM Challenge Series R/E Racing 18 7 0 6 10 268 1st
Super Copa León México PDVSA 16 2 1 1 7 1285 3rd
2012 GP2 Series Venezuela GP Lazarus 18 0 0 0 0 0 33rd
Auto GP World Series Ombra Racing 12 0 0 0 0 34 12th
2013 Firestone Indy Lights Belardi Auto Racing 4 0 0 0 0 97 10th

Complete Auto GP World 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 Pos Points
2012 Ombra Racing MNZ
1
9		 MNZ
2
8		 VAL
1
11		 VAL
2
12		 MAR
1
11		 MAR
2
11		 HUN
1
4		 HUN
2
9		 ALG
1
10		 ALG
2
6		 CUR
1		 CUR
2		 SON
1
6		 SON
2
Ret		 12th 34

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 23 24 DC Points
2012 Venezuela GP Lazarus SEP
FEA
23		 SEP
SPR
20		 BHR1
FEA
18		 BHR1
SPR
21		 BHR2
FEA
22		 BHR2
SPR
21		 CAT
FEA
25		 CAT
SPR
Ret		 MON
FEA
22		 MON
SPR
Ret		 VAL
FEA
Ret		 VAL
SPR
16		 SIL
FEA
19		 SIL
SPR
16		 HOC
FEA
24		 HOC
SPR
Ret		 HUN
FEA
20		 HUN
SPR
22		 SPA
FEA		 SPA
SPR		 MNZ
FEA		 MNZ
SPR		 MRN
FEA		 MRN
SPR		 33rd 0

Indy Lights
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2013 Belardi Auto Racing STP ALA LBH INDY MIL IOW POC TOR MDO
11		 BAL
7		 HOU
7		 FON
7		 10th 97

References
  1. "Serenelli joins Auto GP with Ombra Racing". AutoGP.org. 13 January 2012. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  2. O'Leary, Jamie (2012-08-31). "Rene Binder replaces Giancarlo Serenelli at Lazarus GP2 team". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
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