Ferdinando Monfardini (born 20 November 1984 in Isola della Scala) is an Italian

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driver. He raced in the

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and

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seasons, having previously raced in the

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series which it replaced.

Career

Monfardini started out in 1994, competing in

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like many of his GP2 rivals. He stayed there until 2000, debuting in Italian Formula Renault in 2001. He would stay there in 2002, also driving in Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup. He again raced in Italian Formula Renault in 2003, driving two races in both 2000 Eurocup and

, the latter being with the BCN team. In 2004 he drove the full F3000 season for the AEZ team, and in 2005 was one of a select few GP2 Series drivers with a full season of F3000 experience behind them. He drove for the

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team as the number two to

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, moving to the Coloni team at the end of the season, essentially switching places with compatriot Gianmaria Bruni. For 2006 he moved to the

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team, but only scored one more point than in the previous season and was not retained beyond the end of the year. For 2007, he raced in the GT1 class of the

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, driving an

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. For 2008, he is driving a

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in the GTA class of the International GT Open.

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.)

Complete GP2 Series results

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

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

References

External links

Official website
1984 births Living people GP2 Series drivers Italian racing drivers Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers International Formula 3000 drivers FIA GT Championship drivers World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers International GT Open drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers {{Italy-autoracing-bio-stub Aston Martin Racing drivers DAMS drivers Durango (racing team) drivers Scuderia Coloni drivers