Andrea Montermini

Montermini
Nationality Italian
Date of Birth 30 May, 1964
Teams Simtek (1994)
Pacific (1995)
Forti (1996)
Races Entered 28
DNQ/DNPQ 6
Best Result 8th, Germany, 1994

This F3000 graduate and long-time F1 test driver has proven his talent in CART and sportscars. But he had a horror run in Grands Prix, racing for the three worst teams of the mid-90s (Simtek, Pacific and Forti) in succession!

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Career Summary
Before F1
1987 • Italian Formula Alfa Boxer, 5 starts, 3rd overall, 3 wins.
1988 • Italian F3 in an Automotor Ralt Volkswagen.
1989 • Italian F3, 4th overall, 27 points, 3 wins in a Euroteam Reynard 893 Alfa Romeo.
1990 • F3000, 8th overall, 13 points in a Mansell-Madgwick Reynard 90D Mugen.
1991 • F3000, 10th overall, 8 points in a 3001 International Lola T91/50 Cosworth.
1992 • F3000, 2nd overall, 34 points, 3 wins in an Il Barone Rampante Reynard 92D Judd and a Forti Corse Reynard 92D Cosworth.
• World Cup F3000 event, 1st place.
1993 • World Cup F3000 event, 1st place.
• CART PPG Indy Car World Series, 4 starts, 18th overall, 12 points in a Euromotorsport Lola T92/00 Chevrolet.
1994 • CART PPG Indy Car World Series, 4 entries, 24th overall, 10 points in a Dale Coyne Racing Lola T93/06 Ford, Budweiser King Lola T93/04 Ford, and Project Indy Lola T93/06 Ford.
• 17th Rally of Monza, 1st place in a Lancia Delta Evolution.
Formula One
1990 • Official test driver for the Scuderia Italia Dallara team.
1991 • Official test driver for the Ferrari team.
1993 • Official test driver for the Benetton team.
1994 • Simtek S941 Ford HB V8, 1 entry, 1 DNQ.
1995 • Pacific PR02 Ford ED V8, 17 entries.
1996 • Forti FG01 95B/FG03 Ford Zetec R V8, 10 entries, 5 DNQs.
1997 • Reported to be the official test driver for the Mastercard Lola team.
After F1
1996 • Competed at the Bercy indoor karting event.
1997 • Monza 1000kms, 7th place in a Moretti Racing Ferrari 333SP with Moretti and Hermann.
• IMSA World Sportscar Championship, 6th overall, 175 points, 3 wins in a Moretti Racing Ferrari 333SP with Hermann.
1998 • F1 commentator for Italian digital TV.
• Le Mans 24hrs, 6th place in a TWR Nissan R390 GT1 with Lammers and Comas.
1999 • Le Mans 24hrs, 6th place in a Courage C52 Nissan with Caffi and Schiattarella.
• American Le Mans Series, 1 start in a Doyle-Risi Ferrari 333SP with Caffi and Taylor.
• CART FedEx World Series, 4 starts, 31st overall, 2 points in an All American Racers Eagle 997 Toyota.
2001 • Grand American Road Racing Championship, 1 start at Daytona in a Mastercar Ferrari 355 with Peroni, Zlobin and Ring.
• Vallelunga 6hrs, 9th place in an Art Engineering Porsche 996 GT3-R with Knapfield and Nardini.
2002 • Grand American Road Racing Championship, 1 start at Daytona in a Mastercar Ferrari 360 GT with Zlobin, Bertoli and Polli.

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