Stefano coletti is new to indycar, new to indianapolis, and new to this country in general. Stefano coletti is a 31 year old driver from monaco, for 2015 he is competing in indycar with kv racing technology and sits 19 th in the standings after 16 races. Campos racing and its driver duo, ralph boschung and stefano coletti, kicked off the 2017 fia formula 2 season in sakhir in the frame of f. A veteran of europes gp2 series, coletti joined kv racing technology for the 2015 indycar season, driving the teams. In 2003, he finished as runnerup in the italian open masters icajunior category before winning the andrea margutti trophy and european championship icajunior titles in 2004, beating the likes of charles pic, jaime alguersuari and jules bianchi along the way. Luciano soprani fw 201819 style return, sparkling elegance. Monegasque driver, who in 20, became the first driver from the principality since louis chiron to win at monaco in the gp2 sprint race. He enjoyed a third place finish at the 2006 formula bmw world final for the.
A victory in the gp2 series 2014 season finale at abu dhabi was a fitting farewell to stefano coletti, who rides into the verizon indycar series for 2015 with kv racing technology. Brother of alexandra coletti, who was an alpine downhill skiier with two winter olympic games to her credit, stefano spent 5 years in gp2 with seven wins, all of which came in the sprint races. Team penske and chip ganassi racing have established around the top five spots in. Our cookies are friendly and dont collect personal information but helps to improve the user experience. Exindycar driver coletti joins campos for f2 opener. He enjoyed a third place finish at the 2006 formula bmw world final for the eurointernational team. More of a surprise was the eyecatching effort of kv racing technologys new signing from the gp2 series, stefano coletti, who finished second to power in the morning and with the third fastest. Jun 30, 2017 ive never seen a driver so highly touted struggle so badly. Mar 11, 2015 stefano coletti was born in monte carlo, monaco on april 6th 1989 and began racing at age nine with a successful karting career.
The car that coletti will run in bahrain with was driven by exformula 1 driver roberto merhi and raoul hyman in preseason testing, the former having announced he was working to race in f2 with campos this year. Stefano coletti takes dominant victory in gp2 sprint race in. The 28yearold contested four seasons in f2s predecessor gp2 between 2011 and 14. Stefano coletti will drive for kv racing technology during the 2015 verizon indycar series season, the team announced on monday. He joined the formula racing world in 2005 to contend for the formula bmw adac championship. Kvsh could have indycar contender with sebastien bourdais, stefano coletti.
Indycar series news indianapolis, in march 9, 2015 kv racing technology announced today that stefano coletti will compete for the team during the 2015 verizon indycar. Coletti, who tested with kvrt in february at nola motorsports park, will make his indycar series debut at the season opening firestone grand prix of st. Nola has seen its share of firsts, but this is a special time for indycar racing and we are grateful, as well as thrilled, to be in the hunt. Kvsh could have indycar contender with sebastien bourdais. Stefano coletti returns to europe with smp elms program. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for stefano coletti on. Coletti enjoyed a successful karting career prior to moving into singleseater racing. The monegasque driver seized the lead into turn one as he capitalised on an. Louisiana based oil field rental tool company variable bore. Stefano coletti racing career profile driver database.
He is the first monegasque driver since louis chiron to have won a race in monaco. Stefano coletti born 6 april 1989 is a monegasque professional racing driver who races for smp racing in the european le mans series. Oct, 2015 in 19th place and the secondranked rookie this season, was kv racing technologys stefano coletti. Calados russian time team were making their debut at the event. Stefano coletti came into the 2015 verizon indycar series as a wild card.
During friday, boschung and coletti completed 12 and 16 laps in the mornings single free practice session clocking lap times of 1. In 2005, he moved up to formula racing and worked his way through. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of stefano coletti and adrian quaifehobbs over time since january 1st 20. She later competed for monaco at the 2010 winter olympics, and was monacos flag bearer during the opening ceremony. Sparco race suit raceworn by monegasque driver stefano coletti. Stefano coletti is a aries and was born in the year of the serpent life. Coletti has raced hard with 2 race wins under his belt. With lights blazing all around the circuit, the darkness beyond had at least taken the sting out of the extreme heat from this mornings practice session as stefano coletti set the early pace, but it didnt take long before palmer and then rossi took over the running, with the american sawing away at his own times as his rivals tried in vain to keep up. Unique perspectives on the daily sports topics that matter most. Coletti heads saturday prerace warmup indycar news. Stefano coletti is a monegasque professional racing driver who races for.
Stefano coletti has signed with campos for the opening round of the new fia formula 2 championship in bahrain. Stefano coletti took victory in the sprint race in abu dhabi as the gp2 season concluded with a rather tame affair. Stefano coletti is a monegasque professional racing driver who races for kv racing technology in the indycar series. Now better known as an endurance sports car driver, coletti wore this suit in his one and only season in the indycar series while driving for the kv racing technology team in 2015. Bell racing 30 main street, speedway, indiana 46224 rated 4. Coletti gives up successful gp2 career to follow childhood. In 19th place and the secondranked rookie this season, was kv racing technologys stefano coletti. Became the first driver from monaco to win a race in his home country since 1931. Coletti, who turns 26 on april 6, will drive the no. Fighting hard with the other front runners coletti. Stefano coletti incident at the grand prix of nola youtube.
Kv racing technology names stefano coletti for 2015 verizon. Browse through indepth news on stefano coletti along with latest information, updates, biography, expert analysis and opinions. Stefano coletti stats, race results, wins, news, record. Everybody at campos racing is very enthusiastic and we all are keen to start working with stefano, a driver of the highest calibre. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Pole position, as decided on the previous day, went to rapax driver, stefano coletti. Find everything in one place on stefano coletti including their biography, latest news and updates, high resolution photos, high quality. The 2014 austria gp2 series round was a pair of motor races held on june 21 and 22, 2014 at the red bull ring in spielberg, austria as part of the gp2 series. The race was won by racing engineering driver, fabio leimer with james calado in second. Stefano coletti is a monegasque professional racing driver who races for smp racing in the european le mans series. Stefano coletti took victory in the gp2 sprint race in monaco to extend his lead at the top of the drivers championship over felipe nasr. Stefano coletti was born in monaco on thursday, april 6, 1989 millennials generation.
Stefano coletti is one of the most exciting rookie drivers to come along in quite a while. Stefano coletti incident at the grand prix of nola. He is the first monegasque driver since louis chiron 1931 to have won a race in monaco. May 09, 2015 stefano coletti enjoyed saturday morning in the limelight, as the kv racing technology driver set the fastest time in the 30minute final warmup session ahead of this afternoons angies list. Ive never seen a driver so highly touted struggle so badly. With only one top ten finish coletti will need to pick up the pace for more consistent point scoring finishes. Stefano coletti won a thrilling gp2 sprint race at hockenheim, as a slicktyre gamble on the grid paid off for the racing engineering drivers first win in over a year. Mar 09, 2015 stefano coletti secures the second kv racing technology seat in indycar. More than 300 of the worlds most exceptional vintage race cars will compete in 12 different sportscar vintage racing association svra classes on the 14turn.
Stefano coletti bio, facts, family famous birthdays. Stefano coletti was born in monte carlo, monaco on april 6th 1989 and began racing at age nine with a successful karting career. Brickyard vintage racing invitational the pedigree of the brickyard vintage racing invitational june 2021 at the indianapolis motor speedway is elite, for both machines and drivers. Weathertech sportscar championship results races click on the race to see the complete results for that race. Stefano coletti joins campos for 2017 formula 2 opening round. The 25yearold coletti, who tested with kvrt in february at nola.
Stefano coletti indianapolis kv racing technology has named stefano coletti the driver of the no. Atlantic stars adv ss 2018 mars calls venus be more. Stefano coletti wins gp2 sprint race on home soil in monaco. Fighting hard with the other front runners coletti will need to keep pushing to take the title this season.
Stefano coletti enjoyed saturday morning in the limelight, as the kv racing technology driver set the fastest time in the 30minute final warmup session ahead of this afternoons angies list. Its a great opportunity to be on the same team as a driver. Stefano coletti archives motorsportstalk nbc sports. Having been present to see kv racing win the 20 indianapolis 500 anything could happen. Stefano coletti secures the second kv racing technology seat in indycar.
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