Matteo Grassotto
Matteo Grassotto (born 14 March 1980 in Asolo, Veneto) is an Italian race car driver.
Career
[edit]Formula Renault
[edit]Grassotto finished as runner-up in the 1998 Formula Renault Campus Italy series and then moved up to FRenault 2000 for 2000. In the European-wide series he finished a competitive third in the final standings, and he also drove a handful of races in the Italian series, achieving one podium finish.
Formula Three
[edit]Grassotto graduated to German Formula Three in 2001, and finished 11th in the final drivers' standings.
Formula 3000
[edit]Grassoto spent 2002 and 2003 in the Euro Formula 3000 series, in which he was a frontrunner, before moving to the more competitive FIA-backed series for the final two races of 2004 as a replacement for compatriot Raffaele Giammaria. He scored a point for eighth place on his début but retired from the next race. Unable to get a drive in the new GP2 Series for 2005, he went back to country level and competed in one race in Italian F3000.
Racing record
[edit]Complete International Formula 3000 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 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | AEZ Racing | IMO | CAT | MON | NUR | MAG | SIL | HOC | HUN | SPA 8 |
MNZ Ret |
18th | 1 |
References
[edit]- Matteo Grassotto career statistics at driverdb.com, retrieved 27 November 2006.
- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from Asolo
- Italian racing drivers
- Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- Auto GP drivers
- German Formula Three Championship drivers
- International Formula 3000 drivers
- Sportspeople from the Province of Treviso
- JD Motorsport drivers
- Durango (racing team) drivers
- Draco Racing drivers
- Target Racing drivers
- Cram Competition drivers
- Italian auto racing biography stubs