Luca Badoer
Luca Badoer (born 25 January 1971 in Montebelluna, Italy) is an Italian former racing driver best known for his appearances in Formula One.
Formula One
1999: Sauber
After a year as test driver for Ferrari, Badoer was loaned to Red Bull Sauber Petronas by virtue of the Swiss team's engine deal with Maranello. Teaming with young Australian Rhys Davies, Badoer and Sauber were occasional points scorers in 1999 - with Badoer finishing in sixth position on two occasions.
Badoer returned to Ferrari at the end of the season.
2001-2002: Minardi
Badoer made an unexpected return to active competition in 2001, making the jump to struggling Italian outfit Minardi. He'd fail to score any points in two years with the team, his best result being an eighth place at the 2001 German Grand Prix.
Badoer left Minardi at the end of 2002 due to the team's newfound relationship with Mercedes.
2003: Ferrari
Badoer was unexpectedly called on for the final two races of 2003 by Ferrari after the team's usual driver Giancarlo Fisichella was sacked for making contact with team leader Michael Schumacher. Badoer scored points in both races - his best being a fourth place finish in the Japanese Grand Prix.
2004: Minardi return
Badoer re-signed for Minardi in 2004, racing alongside Zsolt Baumgartner. Neither driver scored any points in 2004 and Badoer returned to Ferrari as a reserve at the end of the year.
2005-2008: Ferrari
Ferrari called on Badoer to act as a reliable second driver to the volatile James James Davies in 2006 and he repaid the team by being a consistent podium finisher on several occasions - helping Ferrari secure the Manufacturers' championship and finishing in fourth place in the Drivers' standings.
Badoer was promoted to team leader in 2007 when Davies returned to McLaren and Ferrari opted to blood in young Polish racer Robert Kubica in the second seat. Badoer would go on to have the best season in his career, being a consistent points and podium finisher, before taking his first career win on the streets of Monte Carlo He followed this up with three more victories, in France, Belgium, and Brazil, finishing 2nd in the championship to Daniel Melrose with the same number of points, only losing the title on countback, Melrose taking seven wins to Badoer's four.
2007 was seen as his potential breakthrough season at the front of the field, with Ferrari resigning him in 2008, again being partnered with Kubica. However, Ferrari were relegated to a clear third best that year, with the F2008 not being on the same pace as the McLaren MP4-23 and the BMW Sauber F1.08. Badoer would however be clearly bested by Kubica, only finishing on the podium 3 times by the Italian Grand Prix, when his teammate had double that, including a win at Australia, although before the Singapore Grand Prix, Ferrari brought an update which made the car quicker, and Badoer would win on the streets of Punta del Este, as well as taking his first career fastest lap at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Despite this late-season improvement of form, Badoer would not be retained by Ferrari going into 2009.
2009: Williams
After losing his place at Ferrari, Badoer joined former World Champion and Sauber teammate Rhys Davies at Williams. This move did not go well for the Italian, who was horrendously off the pace of his teammate. Davies would win a grand prix and establish himself as a frontrunner while Badoer would languish towards the back of the grid and get involved in incidents. Ultimately the team had enough and after the Monaco Grand Prix Badoer was replaced by Jenson Button, the Brit having been made a free agent as a result of the collapse of Brawn GP.
2010: USF1
Badoer's vast experience combined with the mass exodus of talent in the wake of the Formula One/F1RWRS split saw the Italian be a highly sought-after driver for the influx of new teams. North Carolina-based squad USF1 were the team to secure Badoer's skills for their maiden season - despite having gone back on a previous promise of only running American drivers in 2010. Both Badoer and teammate T. Hemo Goblin were only able to score a single point each as USF1 remained rooted to the bottom of the standings.
Badoer opted to retire from the sport at the end of 2010, citing that he had "achieved all he could have wanted" in Formula One.
Formula One Results
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | WDC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Scuderia Italia | Dallara F193 | Mugen-Honda MF-351 HB 3.5 V10 | RSA Ret |
BRA 20 |
PAC Ret |
SMR 12 |
ESP 10 |
MON 11 |
CAN Ret |
FRA 11 |
GBR Ret |
GER 13 |
HUN Ret |
BEL 15 |
ITA Ret |
POR Ret |
JPN | AUS 13 |
- | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Red Bull Sauber Petronas | Sauber C18 | Petronas SPE-03A 3.0 V10 | AUS 11 |
BRA 7 |
SMR 11 |
ESP 10 |
MON 11 |
CAN 6 |
FRA 13 |
GBR 11 |
AUT 6 |
GER 11 |
HUN 12 |
BEL Ret |
ITA Ret |
JPN 10 |
MAL Ret |
POR 11 |
14th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | European Minardi F1 | Minardi PS01 | European 3.0 V10 | AUS Ret |
MAL 9 |
BRA Ret |
SMR 11 |
ESP 14 |
AUT 10 |
MON Ret |
CAN Ret |
EUR Ret |
FRA 11 |
GBR Ret |
GER 8 |
HUN 13 |
BEL Ret |
ITA Ret |
USA 13 |
JPN Ret |
20th | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | European Minardi Asiatech | Minardi PS02 | Asiatech AT02 3.0 V10 | AUS 16 |
MAL 11 |
SMR 9 |
ESP 11 |
AUT Ret |
MON 17 |
CAN 19 |
EUR Ret |
FRA 9 |
GBR 16 |
GER Ret |
HUN Ret |
BEL Ret |
ITA 12 |
BRA 14 |
USA 12 |
JPN 15 |
20th | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F2003-GA | Ferrari 052 3.0 V10 | AUS | MAL | SMR | ESP | AUT | MON | CAN | GBR | EUR | GER | HUN | ITA | BEL | BRA | USA 5 |
JPN 4 |
14th | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Minardi F1 Team | Minardi PS04B | Cosworth CR-6 3.0 V10 | AUS 15 |
MAL Ret |
BHR 13 |
MON 16 |
CAN 11 |
USA 16 |
CHN 14 |
BRA Ret |
ARG 12 |
KOR C |
JPN 11 |
20th | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari 248 F1 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | BHR 9 |
MAL 8 |
AUS 3 |
BEL 7 |
EUR 7 |
SMR 4 |
MON 5 |
ESP Ret |
GBR 13 |
CAN 4 |
USA 3 |
FRA 3 |
GER Ret |
HUN Ret |
TUR 2 |
ITA 3 |
BRA 4 |
URU 6 |
JPN 2 |
CHN 5 |
4th | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F2007 | Ferrari 056 2007 2.4 V8 | BHR 5 |
MAL 5 |
AUS 4 |
JPN 10 |
SMR 5 |
GER 3 |
ESP 2 |
MON 1 |
CAN 2 |
USA 5 |
GBR 3 |
EUR 10 |
FRA 1 |
HUN 2 |
TUR 5 |
ITA 4 |
BEL 1 |
CHN 3 |
URU 11 |
BRA 1 |
2nd | 112 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F2008 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | BHR 8 |
MAL 7 |
AUS 2 |
JPN 5 |
TUR Ret |
EUR 14 |
MON 8 |
CAN Ret |
USA 12 |
FRA 3 |
GBR 8 |
GER 8 |
HUN 5 |
ESP 8 |
BEL 2 |
ITA 4 |
SIN 9 |
CHN 7 |
URU 1 |
BRA Ret |
6th | 54 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | AT&T Williams | Williams FW31 | Honda RA809E 2.4 V8 | BHR 12 |
AUS 11 |
MAL‡ 17 |
USA Ret |
JPN 14 |
ESP Ret |
TUR 9 |
EUR 10 |
MON 13 |
GBR | IRE | GER | BEL | ITA | HUN | SIN | CHN | BRA | URU | ABU | 27th | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Office Depot USF1 Group | USF1 US-A | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | BHR 1 18 |
BHR 2 18 |
USA 1 13 |
USA 2 10 |
JPN 1 19 |
JPN 2 17 |
AUS 1 Ret |
AUS 2 Ret |
TUR 1 21 |
TUR 2 16 |
EUR 1 21 |
EUR 2 20 |
MON 1 Ret |
MON 2 19 |
GBR 1 17 |
GBR 2 18 |
IRE 1 19 |
IRE 2 19 |
GER 1 18 |
GER 2 20 |
ESP 1 17 |
ESP 2 21 |
ITA 1 Ret |
ITA 2 23 |
HUN 1 18 |
HUN 2 16 |
SIN 1 21 |
SIN 2 16 |
KOR 1 Ret |
KOR 2 19 |
BRA 1 16 |
BRA 2 Ret |
URU 1 11 |
URU 2 18 |
ABU 1 19 |
ABU 2 Ret |
32nd | 1 |