Francesco Simonazzi

Italian racing driver
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroItalian racing driver
PlacesItaly
isRacecar driver
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth2002
Age22 years
The details

Biography

Francesco Simonazzi (born 8 March 2004) is an Italian racing driver who last raced in the Euroformula Open Championship with BVM Racing. He previously competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Rodin Carlin. He previously competed in the Italian F4 Championship with the same outfit.

Career

Lower formulae

2019

In 2019, Simonazzi made his car racing debut, competing in the Italian F4 Championship with Cram Motorsport. He experienced a challenging rookie year, scoring points on just one occasion, with an eighth place coming at Imola. The Italian missed the final two rounds of the season, which meant that he ended up 22nd in the standings.

2020

Simonazzi returned to Italian F4 for 2020, contesting the first round for DRZ Benelli. Having scored two points in a pair of appearances for Jenzer Motorsport, which also included a one-off start in Spanish F4, where he took the first podium of his career, Simonazzi drove for BVM Racing in the remaining half of the Italian F4 campaign. More points finishes followed, as the Italian finished 18th in the championship with a best result of sixth at the season finale at Vallelunga.

2021

Simonazzi at the Red Bull Ring in 2021

The following year, Simonazzi once again raced in the Italian F4 Championship. He remained with BVM and scored 28 points, having competed in merely four of the seven rounds, which left him 14th at season's end.

He also made an appearance in the F2000 Italian Formula Trophy during 2021, scoring his first two victories in car racing.

Euroformula Open

2021

In 2021, Simonazzi spearheaded BVM's return to the Euroformula Open Championship, racing in the final two rounds at Monza and Barcelona. With the former event yielding a triple of points finishes, Simonazzi was classified 18th in the standings.

2022

Simonazzi racing in the 2022 Euroformula Open at the Red Bull Ring.

He returned to the series for the 2022 season, being the sole driver for BVM Racing once more. Despite low grid numbers, the Italian struggled in the opening rounds, having to wait until the middle of the season for his first podium, which he scored at the Hungaroring. The biggest success of his season would follow just two rounds later, as, after finishing second in Race 2, Simonazzi scored his first win in the category at the Red Bull Ring, inheriting victory after original race winner Vladislav Lomko was awarded a five-second penalty for colliding with Frederick Lubin. A less successful weekend in Monza followed, which included Simonazzi causing a collision with Christian Mansell, which sent the Australian's car flipping upside down, before Simonazzi capped off his season by taking second place in Race 1 at Barcelona. This result meant that the Italian finished sixth in the standings, being the second-lowest full-time competitor in the standings, only ahead of Alex García.

2023

Simonazzi returned to the Euroformula Open in 2023, remaining with BVM Racing once more.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

Simonazzi was announced to race in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Rodin Carlin for the final two rounds, replacing Max Esterson who returned to the GB3 Championship.

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2015WSK Final Cup — 60 MiniEvokart SrlNC
2018Trofeo Andrea Margutti — X30 Senior14th
2019Italian Karting Championship — KZN Under32nd
Source:

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2019Italian F4 ChampionshipCram Motorsport120000422nd
2020Italian F4 ChampionshipDRZ Benelli300001818th
Jenzer Motorsport60000
BVM Racing110000
F4 Spanish ChampionshipJenzer Motorsport300012314th
2021Italian F4 ChampionshipBVM Racing1200002814th
Euroformula Open Championship600001518th
F2000 Italian Formula Trophy - FX2222220NC†
FIA Central European Zone Formula 420??2304th
2022Euroformula Open ChampionshipBVM Racing2610141976th
2023Euroformula Open ChampionshipBVM Racing2320282893rd
F2000 Italian Formula Trophy
FIA Formula 3 ChampionshipRodin Carlin40000027th

As Simonazzi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122PosPoints
2019Cram MotorsportVLL1
13
VLL2
Ret
VLL3
15
MIS1
13
MIS2
14
MIS3
C
HUN1
17
HUN2
30
HUN3
22
RBR1
WD
RBR2
WD
RBR3
WD
IMO1
8
IMO2
12
IMO3
27
IMO4
13
MUG1MUG2MUG3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ322nd4
2020DRZ BenelliMIS1
11
MIS2
12
MIS3
Ret
18th18
Jenzer MotorsportIMO11
13
IMO12
16
IMO13
Ret
RBR1
17
RBR2
21
RBR3
9
BVM RacingMUG1
12
MUG2
7
MUG3
9
MNZ1
11
MNZ2
14
MNZ3
21
IMO21
16
IMO22
23
IMO23
15
VLL1
6
VLL2
C
VLL3
15
2021BVM RacingLEC1
14
LEC2
9
LEC3
9
MIS1MIS2MIS3VLL1VLL2VLL3IMO1IMO2IMO3RBR1
7
RBR2
7
RBR3
4
MUG1
16
MUG2
18
MUG3
15
MNZ1
26†
MNZ2
11
MNZ3
27
14th28

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

YearEntrant1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526DCPoints
2021BVM RacingPOR1POR2POR3LEC1LEC2LEC3SPA1SPA2SPA3HUN1HUN2HUN3IMO1IMO2IMO3RBR1RBR2RBR3MNZ1
9
MNZ2
10
MNZ3
6*
CAT1
16
CAT2
12*
CAT3
15
18th15
2022BVM RacingEST1
9
EST2
6
EST3
9
PAU1
8*
PAU2
Ret
LEC1
9
LEC2
11
LEC3
10
SPA1
9
SPA2
10
SPA3
8
HUN1
7
HUN2
7
HUN3
2*
IMO1
4
IMO2
4
IMO3
6
RBR1
7
RBR2
2*
RBR3
1
MNZ1
4
MNZ2
7
MNZ3
7
CAT1
2
CAT2
8
CAT3
6
6th197
2023BVM RacingPRT1
4
PRT2
1
PRT3
3
SPA1
5
SPA2
3
SPA3
2
HUN1
4
HUN2
5
HUN3
5
LEC1
Ret
LEC2
3*
LEC3
5
RBR1
4*
RBR2
2
RBR3
5
MNZ1
4*
MNZ2
5
MNZ3
4
MUG1
2
MUG2
5
CAT1
4
CAT2
5
CAT3
1
3rd289

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
2023Rodin CarlinBHRSPRBHRFEAMELSPRMELFEAMONSPRMONFEACATSPRCATFEARBRSPRRBRFEASILSPRSILFEAHUNSPRHUNFEASPASPR
14
SPAFEA
24
MNZSPR
18
MNZFEA
11
26th0

Season still in progress.

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