Salvatore Cicatelli (born 21 May 1990 in
Naples
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) is a professional
racing driver
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from
Italy
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.
Career
Formula Azzurra
After completing a
karting
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career that spanned six years, Cicatelli stepped up to
single–seaters in 2007, racing in the Italian
Formula Azzurra championship. After a season–long battle with fellow Italian driver
Marco Zipoli, Cicatelli won the title by a single point, winning half of the season's fourteen races and taking a further four podium places in the process.
Formula Renault 2.0
At the end of 2007, Cicatelli made his
Formula Renault
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debut, racing in the season–ending
Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Winter series held at
Vallelunga
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. Driving for Viola Formula Racing, he finished seventh in the standings with 44 points.
Formula Three
The
following season, Cicatelli graduated to the prestigious
Italian Formula Three Championship
The Italian Formula Three Championship was the Formula Three racing competition in Italy.
History
Formula Three has traditionally been regarded as the first major stepping stone for F1 hopefuls - it is typically the first point in a driver's care ...
, racing for
BVM–Target Racing. In a championship dominated by
Mirko Bortolotti
Mirko Bortolotti (born 10 January 1990) is an Italian auto racing, racing driver from Trento. He has won the Italian Formula 3 Championship in 2008, the FIA Formula Two Championship (2009–2012), FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2011, the Eurocup M� ...
and
Edoardo Piscopo
Edoardo Piscopo (born 4 February 1988) is a former Italian racing driver.
Career
Formula BMW
After previously competing in karting, Piscopo began his single seater career in Formula BMW USA in 2005, where despite missing the first rounds he ...
, he finished every race of the season and took four podium places to finish third in the standings. This result was enough for him to earn a test in a
Ferrari F2008 Formula One car
A Formula One car or F1 car is a single-seat, open-cockpit, open-wheel racing car, open-wheel formula racing car used to compete in Formula One racing events. It has substantial front and rear wings, large wheels, and a turbocharged engine mid ...
alongside Bortolotti and Piscopo, which took place at
Fiorano on 27 November 2008. He completed a total of 33 laps at the test, recording a best lap time of 1:01.243, and was the slowest of the three drivers.
Cicatelli stayed in the championship for the
2009 season, joining the Corbetta Competizioni team. This relationship lasted for only six races, however, before he left the outfit to join
Team Ghinzani
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History
Team Ghinzani have raced in Italian Formula Three C ...
. Despite the switch of teams, he finished the season in seventh place, taking podium positions at
Misano,
Varano and
Imola
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.
Racing record
Career summary
References
External links
Official website
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1990 births
Living people
Italian racing drivers
Racing drivers from Naples
Formula Azzurra drivers
Italian Formula Three Championship drivers
Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
BVM Target drivers