Matteo Davenia (born 7 January 1993 in

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) is a

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from

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Career

Karting

Davenia began his

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career in

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back in 2003, finishing fourth in the Italian Junior Championship. He was also champion of the 2007 Italian Rotax 125 championship.

Formula Three

Davenia moved up to

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in 2008, competing in the

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finale at

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, driving for Europa Corse in the Trofeo Nazionale CSAI class. He finished 23rd overall in the championship, after finishing tenth and thirteenth in the two races.

Formula Renault

Davenia joined the Cram Competition team in 2009, to compete in the Formule Renault 2.0 Suisse championship. He wasn't so successful in this series, winding up fourteenth in the championship. In the Formula 2000 Light Italy and Formula Renault 2.0 Italy, he was a guest driver at

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International Formula Master

In the third round at

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of the 2009 season, Davenia was a guest driver in the

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series, with Cram Competition. He finished fourteenth in the first race and twelfth in the second race.

Racing record

Career summary

References

External links

Official site
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Davenia, Matteo 1993 births Living people Racing drivers from Milan Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Italian Formula Three Championship drivers International Formula Master drivers Formula Abarth drivers Euroformula Open Championship drivers RP Motorsport drivers Cram Competition drivers Durango (racing team) drivers Italian racing drivers