Difference between revisions of "Valentino Nicchi"

From Formula Rejects Wiki
Jump to: navigation, search
Line 270: Line 270:
 
|'''28'''
 
|'''28'''
 
|}
 
|}
 +
 +
===Complete Formula One Results===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
 +
|-
 +
! Year
 +
! Entrant
 +
! Chassis
 +
! Engine
 +
! 1
 +
! 2
 +
! 3
 +
! 4
 +
! 5
 +
! 6
 +
! 7
 +
! 8
 +
! 9
 +
! 10
 +
! 11
 +
! 12
 +
! 13
 +
! 14
 +
! 15
 +
! 16
 +
! 17
 +
! WDC
 +
! Points
 +
|-
 +
! [[1980 rFactor Alternate Formula One season|1980]]
 +
! Gazprom Restov Racing
 +
! Restov RS11
 +
! Lada Turbo
 +
|[[1980 Australian Grand Prix|AUS]]
 +
|[[1980 South African Grand Prix|RSA]]
 +
|[[1980 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]
 +
|[[1980 Belgian Grand Prix|BEL]]
 +
|[[1980 French Grand Prix|FRA]]
 +
|[[1980 Monaco Grand Prix|MON]]
 +
|[[1980 Swiss Grand Prix|SUI]]
 +
|[[1980 United States Grand Prix|USA]]
 +
|[[1980 Canadian Grand Prix|CAN]]
 +
|[[1980 Irish Grand Prix|IRE]]
 +
|[[1980 British Grand Prix|GBR]]
 +
|[[1980 German Grand Prix|GER]]
 +
|[[1980 European Grand Prix|EUR]]
 +
|[[1980 Austrian Grand Prix|AUT]]
 +
|[[1980 Italian Grand Prix|ITA]]
 +
|[[1980 Japanese Grand Prix|JAP]]
 +
|[[1980 United States Grand Prix East|USE]]
 +
! N/A*
 +
! N/A*
 +
|}
 +
 +
* A * denotes a season currently in progress.
 +
[[Category:Drivers]]

Revision as of 17:01, 8 December 2012

Template:F1 driver Valentino Nicchi (born October 30, 1956 in Vatican City) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One test driver. He is well known for being Vatican City's first racing driver.

Biography

After the 1978 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Valentino decided to quit motorcycling to pursue an auto racing career. He made his 4-wheel racing debut in the 1979 Formula Two Championship, impressing by scoring 4 podiums and 28 points. He was offered a testing seat at Restov Racing for F1 in 1980 and he immediately signed.

Formula One

On his first F1 test at Silverstone, Valentino performed respectively, finishing the session just under 3 tenths slower than one of the regular drivers.

Nicchi will make his Formula One debut at the Brazilian Grand Prix, driving car number 37 as a replacement for the banned Beppe Gabbiani.

Racing record

Motorcycle Grand Prix Results

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

(Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Class Team Machine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Points Rank Wins
1976 250cc Yamaha TZ250 FRA
- 		NAT
2 		IOM
2 		NED
2 		BEL
3 		SWE
1 		FIN
2 		CZE
3 		GER
7 		ESP
- 		73 2nd 1
350cc Yamaha TZ350 FRA
4 		AUT
- 		NAT
10 		YUG
3 		IOM
9 		NED
- 		FIN
- 		CZE
11 		GER
4 		ESP
- 		28 7th 0
500cc Yamaha TZ500 FRA
- 		AUT
WD 		NAT
- 		IOM
4 		NED
- 		BEL
- 		SWE
- 		FIN
- 		CZE
- 		GER
- 		8 26th 0
1977 250cc Yamaha TZ250 VEN
- 		GER
- 		NAT
8 		ESP
1 		FRA
8 		YUG
2 		NED
6 		BEL
2 		SWE
4 		FIN
- 		CZE
- 		GBR
- 		58 4th 1
350cc Yamaha TZ350 VEN
- 		GER
1 		NAT
3 		ESP
3 		FRA
1 		YUG
1 		NED
- 		SWE
1 		FIN
1 		CZE
- 		GBR
- 		95 1st 5
1978 350cc Yamaha TZ350 VEN
1 		AUT
3 		FRA
- 		NAT
3 		NED
- 		SWE
3 		FIN
2 		GBR
- 		GER
1 		CZE
- 		YUG
- 		77 2nd 2
500cc Yamaha TZ500 VEN
- 		ESP
3 		AUT
- 		FRA
- 		NAT
- 		NED
4 		BEL
6 		SWE
3 		FIN
2 		GBR
9 		GER
5 		53 5th 0

Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Pts
1979 San Remo Racing March/792 BMW SIL
6 		HOC
6 		THR
5 		NÜR
3 		VAL
Ret 		MUG
Ret 		PAU
2 		HOC
Ret 		ZAN
3 		PER
Ret 		MIS
3 		DON
2 		5th 28

Complete Formula One Results

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WDC Points
1980 Gazprom Restov Racing Restov RS11 Lada Turbo AUS RSA BRA BEL FRA MON SUI USA CAN IRE GBR GER EUR AUT ITA JAP USE N/A* N/A*
  • A * denotes a season currently in progress.
Retrieved from "http://formularejects.com/w/index.php?title=Valentino_Nicchi&oldid=6778"