Matteo Bobbi Explained

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Matteo Bobbi (born 2 July 1978 in Milan) is an Italian racing driver with experience in several motor sport categories, including three years as a Minardi test driver in Formula One.[1]

During a brief time with Formula One's Minardi as their test driver, he also began racing in sports cars, winning the 2003 FIA GT Championship with Thomas Biagi in a BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari,[2] and finishing as runner-up in 2004. In 2006, he won the GT2 class with Jaime Melo.

Bobbi began racing karts in 1995 and progressed to Formula Renault 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 Valencia. 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.[2] He also competed in the Rolex Sports Car Series for Cheever Racing.

Bobbi and Davide Valsecchi, who are currently working as Formula One commentators for Sky Italia, were suspended by the company for making sexist remarks during an on-air post-race analysis of the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix.[3]

Racing results

Complete Formula One participations

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Complete GT1 World Championship results

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2010Triple H Team HegersportMaseratiABU
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DNS
ABU
CR

7
SIL
QR

16
SIL
CR

4
BRN
QR

10
BRN
CR

11
PRI
QR

14
PRI
CR

11
30th19
Marc VDS Racing TeamFordSPA
QR
SPA
CR
NÜR
QR
NÜR
CR
ALG
QR
ALG
CR
NAV
QR

12
NAV
CR

10
INT
QR

20
INT
CR

15
SAN
QR

15
SAN
CR

Ret
2011DKR EngineeringCorvetteABU
QR
ABU
CR
ZOL
QR
ZOL
CR
ALG
QR

15
ALG
CR

Ret
SAC
QR
SAC
CR
SIL
QR
SIL
CR
NAV
QR
NAV
CR
PRI
QR
PRI
CR
ORD
QR
ORD
CR
BEI
QR
BEI
CR
SAN
QR
SAN
CR
43rd0

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.crash.net/motorsport/f1/news/57906-0/bobbi_keeps_on_testing_at_minardi.html Bobbi keeps on testing at Minardi. | F1 News | Crash.Net
  2. http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=116323&FS=FIA-GT Motorsport.com: News channel
  3. News: Tondo . Lorenzo . 2023-06-07 . Sky Italia suspends F1 commentators after sexist remarks on air . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-06-07 . 0261-3077.