Matteo Grassotto (born 14 March 1980 in

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) is an Italian race car driver.

Career

Formula Renault

Grassotto finished as runner-up in the 1998

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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

Grassotto graduated to German

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in 2001, and finished 11th in the final drivers' standings.

Formula 3000

Grassoto spent 2002 and 2003 in the

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series, in which he was a frontrunner, before moving to the more competitive FIA-backed series for the final two races of

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as a replacement for compatriot

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. He scored a point for eighth place on his début but retired from the next race. Unable to get a drive in the new

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for 2005, he went back to country level and competed in one race in Italian F3000.

Racing record

Complete International Formula 3000 results

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

References

*Matteo Grassotto career statistics a
driverdb.com
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