Matteo Chinosi (born 14 February 1989) is an Italian racing driver.

Career

Karting

Matteo Chinosi began his kart racing career at the age of nine. In 2002 he won the International Winter Cup at

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(Brescia), the Champions Cup at

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(Pavia), the Torneo Industrie at San Pancrazio (Parma) and he finished third in the

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final standings in the

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class.

Formula Renault

Chinosi began his single-seater racing car career by driving in the

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with

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in 2005. The following season, Chinosi competed in both the Formula Renault 2.0 Italy and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championships for

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. He finished ninth in the Italian series standings, taking nine points-scoring positions in fourteen races, including a podium in the first race at

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. In the Eurocup, he was a guest driver at Misano.

Formula Three

In 2007, Chinosi stepped up to the

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with the

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team. He finished sixth in the standings after taking four podium places. Also he appeared as a guest driver at

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British Formula 3 The British Formula Three Championship was an international motor racing series that took place primarily in the United Kingdom with a small number of events in mainland Europe. It was a junior-level feeder formula that used small single sea ...

. Chinosi remained in the series for

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with Ombra Racing. He finished fifth in the standings with two wins at

and the

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. Again, he was a guest driver at

where he gained a pole position. Chinosi moved to

and the

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but left the series after the

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round. During the same season he finished eleventh in the 2009 Masters of Formula 3 at

Racing record

Career summary

† – As Chinosi was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) † As Chinosi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chinosi, Matteo Italian racing drivers 1989 births Sportspeople from Pavia Living people Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers German Formula Three Championship drivers British Formula Three Championship drivers Formula 3 Euro Series drivers Prema Powerteam drivers Ombra Racing drivers RP Motorsport drivers