Pietro Gandolfi (born April 21, 1987 in

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) is an Italian

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Career

Formula Renault

Gandolfi began his racing career at the age of thirteen, competing in

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for four years. In 2004 he became a racing instructor at the Henry Morrogh Motor School in

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, driving a

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1600 car for the first time as well at around this time. In 2006, Gandolfi competed in five races of the

Italian Formula Renault Championship Formula Renault 2.0 Italia was a Formula Renault 2.0 racing series that is based in Italy. The series raced mostly on Italian races but it had regular races at Belgium's Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and in Spain. Several Formula One drivers ra ...

. The following year he moved to the equivalent Swiss series, taking 21st position in the championship. He remained in the category for 2007, but slipped to 26th overall.

Formula Two

Gandolfi signed to drive for the relaunched FIA Formula Two Championship in

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. He drove car number nine in the series, and finished 27th with no points. He has not raced since.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

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

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gandolfi, Pietro 1987 births Living people Italian racing drivers Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers FIA Formula Two Championship drivers BVM Racing drivers Sportspeople from Parma