Matteo Bobbi (born 2 July 1978 in

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) is an Italian racing driver with experience in several motor sport categories, including three years as a

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test driver in

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.Bobbi keeps on testing at Minardi. , F1 News , Crash.Net
/ref> During a brief time with Formula One's Minardi as their test driver, he also began racing in

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, winning the 2003

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with

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in a

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/ref> and finishing as runner-up in 2004. In 2006, he won the GT2 class with Jaime Melo. Bobbi began racing

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in 1995 and progressed to

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in 1998, where he finished on the podium several times. He tested a Formula One car for Minardi in 2000, and became their official test driver the following year. Also that year, he competed in the Spanish Formula Nissan Championship, in which he won at

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. He won six races in 2002, finishing as runner-up in the championship standings. Bobbi continued to work with Minardi until mid-2003, including a Grand Prix weekend test session at the 2003 San Marino Grand Prix. Giovanni Minardi was his manager at the time. He also competed in the

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for Cheever Racing.

Racing results

Complete Formula One participations

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24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete GT1 World Championship results

References

External links

Official website
1978 births Living people FIA GT Championship drivers Rolex Sports Car Series drivers Racing drivers from Milan 24 Hours of Daytona drivers American Le Mans Series drivers European Le Mans Series drivers FIA GT1 World Championship drivers Porsche Supercup drivers British GT Championship drivers Blancpain Endurance Series drivers International GT Open drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers {{F1-bio-stub SMP Racing drivers Cheever Racing drivers AF Corse drivers