Ferdinando Monfardini

Ferdinando Monfardini (born 20 November 1984 in Isola della Scala, Veneto, Italy) is an Italian former racing driver, who competed in the FIA GP2 Series between 2005 and 2006. A veteran of the International Formula 3000 series before he joined GP2, Monfardini would race for three teams in GP2, before leaving to race in GT racing from 2007 until 2009.

Monfardini was signed by Durango ahead of the inaugural GP2 campaign, partnering Clivio Piccione for the campaign. A mixed campaign would see Monfardini only claim a handful of points, before ending the season at Coloni Motorsport having been replaced by former Coloni racer Gianmaria Bruni towards the end of the campaign.

For 2006 Monfardini secured a seat at DAMS, with the French squad signing the Italian racer alongside Franck Perera. Unfortunately for Monfardini it would be another difficult campaign, with the Italian racer only scoring a handful of points as he slipped to 21st in the championship.

At the end of the 2006 season Monfardini ended his single seater career, instead switching to GT racing in FIA GT and International GT Open. In 2010 the Italian racer took a five year hiatus from racing, before returning in 2015 to completed two seasons of GT3 racing in his native Italy.

Background
Monfardini began his career in karting, racing primarily in his native Italy from 1994 until 2000. In 2001 Monfardini stepped up into single-seaters, joining the Formula Renault 2.0 Italy series, finishing 26th after eight appearances. For 2002 Monfardini secured enough funding to join the FR Eurocup, while also racing in a couple of rounds of Italian FR.

Seeking Success: 2002 - 2004
The 2002 season ended with Monfardini only scoring two points in FR Italy, while failing to score at all in nine rounds of the Eurocup. 2003 saw Monfardini improve a little, finishing tenth in FR Italy while also making his debut in International Formula 3000 towards the end of the campaign. His cameo appearance in International F3000 was enough for the Italian racer to secure a full season seat in the series for 2004, although points would elude him throughout the final F3000 campaign.

GP2 Series History
Monfardini was one of a number of drivers who was signed from the out-going International Formula 3000 for the inaugural 2005 FIA GP2 Series, with Durango entering the Italian racer for their team alongside Clivio Piccione.

Post GP2 Series Career
After being dropped by Durango towards the end of the 2005 season, Monfardini would take part in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, claiming one point. In 2007 Monfardini called time on his single-seater career, instead signing up to drive a factory Aston Martin in the FIA GT Championship, claiming nineteenth in the final standings. For 2008 Monfardini moved into the International GT Open series racing a customer Ferrari, finishing sixth in the GTA class for GT2 cars.

Fading Fancy: 2009 - 2016
The 2009 season saw Monfardini bounce between various GT series, although victories would continue to elude him in-spite of twice finishing on the podium in International GT Open. Indeed, at the end of 2009 Monfardini would find himself without a drive, and would not race in a notable series again until 2015, when he joined the Italian GT Championship. The Italian racer would complete two campaigns in Italian GT at the wheel of a GT3 Lamborghini, before again failing to find a drive for 2017.

Full GP2 Series Record
Shown below are a series of tables outlining 's career in the GP2 Series in statistical form.

GP2 Series Entries
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for during their GP2 career:

Career Results
Below is a table showing 's full GP2 Series record.


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