Kevin Giovesi (born 8 November 1993) is an Italian racing driver. He is the 2012 European F3 Open Copa Class champion.
| Kevin Giovesi | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Born | 8 November 1993 Rho (Italy) |
| GP2 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Current team | Rapax |
| Car number | 14 |
| Former teams | Venezuela GP Lazarus |
| Starts | 4 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 29th in 2013 |
| Previous series | |
| 2013-14 2012 2010–12 2009 | Auto GP European F3 Open Italian F3 Formula Lista Junior |
| Championship titles | |
| 2012 2009 | European F3 Open Copa Class Formula Lista Junior |
Career
editKarting
editBorn in Rho, Giovesi began karting in 2005 and raced primarily in his native Italy for the majority of this part of career, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF3 category by 2008.[1]
Formula Lista Junior
editIn 2009, Giovesi graduated to single–seaters into the Formula Lista Junior series, competing with Daltec Racing. He won races at Nürburgring, Magny-Cours and Hockenheimring with four another podium finishes on his way to the championship title.[2]
Italian Formula Three
editGiovesi stepped up to Italian Formula Three Championship, joining BVM – Target Racing,[3] ut after the first round he switched to JD Motorsport.[4] He finished half of the season races in points. This brought him fifteenth place in the championship.[5]
Giovesi remain in Italian championship in 2011 but moved to Lucidi Motors team.[6] He progressed to the seventh place in the championship standings.[7]
After skipping first three rounds in 2012, Giovesi returned in the championship, participating with Ghinzani Arco Motorsport.[8] He finished sixth in the European Series and fourth in the Italian Series.[9]
European F3 Open
editIn 2012, Giovesi decided to race in Copa Class of the European F3 Open Championship for the Dallara F308 cars with DAV Racing.[10] He finished sixth in the main class and won the Copa Class.[11]
Formula Renault
editGiovesi had single appearances in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and in Formula Renault Northern European Cup 2012 with EPIC Racing and Daltec Racing.[12]
GP2 Series
editGiovesi made his GP2 Series switch in 2013, joining Venezuela GP Lazarus.[13]
Racing record
editCareer summary
editComplete GP2 Series results
edit(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Venezuela GP Lazarus | SEP FEA 16 |
SEP SPR 10 |
BHR FEA Ret |
BHR SPR 17 |
CAT FEA Ret |
CAT SPR 17 |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR 20 |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HOC FEA |
HOC SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
MRN FEA |
MRN SPR |
YMC FEA |
YMC SPR |
29th | 0 |
| 2014 | Rapax | BHR FEA |
BHR SPR |
CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
MON FEA |
MON SPR |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HOC FEA |
HOC SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
SOC FEA |
SOC SPR |
YMC FEA 19 |
YMC SPR 20 |
33rd | 0 |
Complete Auto GP results
edit(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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ghinzani Motorsport | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MAR 1 |
MAR 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
SIL 1 13 |
SIL 2 3 |
MUG 1 2 |
MUG 2 5 |
NÜR 1 2 |
NÜR 2 10 |
DON 1 3 |
DON 2 3 |
BRN 2 Ret |
BRN 2 6 |
6th | 91 |
| 2014 | Eurotech Engineering | MAR 1 Ret |
MAR 2 Ret |
LEC 1 4 |
LEC 2 1 |
HUN 1 4 |
HUN 2 4 |
MNZ 1 8 |
MNZ 2 1 |
5th | 155 | ||||||||
| FMS Racing | IMO 1 2 |
IMO 2 2 |
RBR 1 4 |
RBR 2 7† |
NÜR 1 2 |
NÜR 2 6 |
EST 1 WD |
EST 2 WD |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
References
edit- ^ "Biography". kevingiovesi.com. Kevin Giovesi. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ^ "LO Formel Lista Junior 2009". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "BVM Target e Giovesi: accordo fatto". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 16 February 2010. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ "Giovesi passa a JD Motorsport". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 15 May 2010. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
- ^ "Campionato Italiano Formula 3 2010". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "Lucidi con Giovesi, Cheever e Guerin". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ^ "Campionato Italiano Formula 3 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "Misano Racing Weekend, 06–07–08 Luglio 2012: E.S.Italian F3 – C.Italiano F3 – Classifica Libere 1° Turno" [Misano Racing Weekend, 06/07/08 July 2012: E.S.Italian F3 – F3 C.Italiano – 1st Free Practice Ranking] (PDF). Italian Formula Three Championship (in Italian). ACI Sport Italia. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- ^ "Campionato Italiano Formula 3 2012". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "Dav Racing sceglie Giovesi" [Dav Racing chooses Giovesi]. ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 24 April 2012. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ "European F3 Open – Championship Cup 2012". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "Kevin Giovesi". World Series by Renault Media Guide. Renault Sport. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ "Kevin Giovesi joins Venezuela GP Lazarus". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
External links
edit- Official website
- Kevin Giovesi on Twitter
- Kevin Giovesi career summary at DriverDB.com
