10/02/04 - Gianmarco Raimondo 2010 season preview, Official Release

Gianmarco Raimondo, the 2008 Formula BMW Americas Rookie Champion, continued to impress in 2009 and now takes another step in the formula car racing ladder system as he heads to Europe to take on the very challenging Formula 3 Italia Series. The series offers competitive racing every weekend at some of EuropeÕs best tracks and provides one of the most coveted prizes in all of formula car racing. The top three drivers in the championship receive an official test day with the Ferrari F1 team at the end of the season. The series has been operating since 1964 and has had such drivers as Giancarlo Fisichella as series champion in 1994.

"Last year was a great year for me. Even though the year didn't go as well as I planned, I still have no regrets and have learned from all of my results," comments Raimondo. "Winning in Mosport on home turf ended the season on a high note and is also a plus to my motivation for the following year. Formula BMW was a great learning and competitive series from which I have gained a lot of experience."

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10/01/13 - Gianmarco Raimondo with Lucidi Motors in Italian Formula 3, Lucidi Motors

Team Lucidi Motors reached an agreement with the driver Gianmarco Raimondo for the 2010 season of the Italian Formula 3 Championship.

Raimondo, Canadian class 1990, after several successes in karting, won the rookies title in Formula BMW Americas in 2008 championship that saw him protagonist in 2009 too, season ended with the victory in the concluded round at Mosport.

Gabriele Lucidi (Team Principal):
"Raimondo is a promising young driver: he acquired a good technical preparation during the two years in Formula BMW Americas and this will allow him to face in the best possible way a competitive championship like Italian Formula 3. The work during pre-season tests will be very important but I am confident Gianmarco will do good things since the beginning".

10/01/01 - Canadian Raimondo to race in Italian F3 in 2010, Wheels.ca

Here's a quick follow-up on my item regarding the 2010 racing plans of talented St. Catharines teenager Alex Ellis.

Ellis had a teammate at Toronto's Team Autotecnica, Gianmarco Raimondo, who finished third in the 2009 Formula BMW Americas championship and who also hails from St. Catharines. Raimondo and Ellis, besides racing on the same team, also attended the same high school in St. Kitts.

Raimondo is in Italy as we speak, signing a contract to race in the Italian Formula 3 series this season with the Lucidi Motors team, whose driver, Mirko Bortolotti, won the '09 championship.

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09/11/27 - Raimondo Continues Formula 3 Testing - Official Release

Gianmarco Raimondo, 2008 Formula BMW Americas Rookie Champion, continued his racing journey and 2010 preparations with a series of Formula 3 tests in Europe. Raimondo recently flew to Paris in early November and headed straight the famed Magny-Cours racing facility in Nevers, France where he continued to test and impress in the F3 cars. The circuit is located 15 km (10 miles) southwest of Nevers, on the banks of the River Loirs, halfway between Paris and Lyon. The picturesque landscape plays host to one of racing's most famous venues and the location for Raimondo's first test session.

First on the slate was a test with team Alan Racing. The Italian-based team is the only F3 Italia Series team that uses the Mygale chassis, the same manufacturer that built the Formula BMW FB02 car. All of the other F3 Italia teams use the Dallara built chassis. While the day was completed under wet and cloudy conditions, GMo had a very successful test day and was impressive in his first outing in the Mygale car. The Mygale factory is situated at Magny-Cours and 20 Mygale executives and representatives were present to watch the testing as they celebrated their 20th anniversary.

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09/10/20 - Raimondo tests Formula 3 in Italy - Official Release

Gianmarco Raimondo, 2008 Formula BMW Americas Rookie Champion, headed straight to Italy following double podiums in the final round of the 2009 Formula BMW Americas Championship at Mosport. The 18-year-old rising star in open wheel racing tested with Team Corbetta Competizioni of Italy at the Vallelunga Circuit. Setting a blistering pace and coming to grips with the car quickly, Raimondo was impressive in his maiden F3 run. For the young Canadian talent this would be the first racing experience at the wheel of a Dallara F309, after concluding with a victory in his final weekend of FBMW Americas competition.

"I was surprised it didn't take me long to get use to the car. It has roughly the same power to grip ratio as the Formula BMW, so I could transfer a lot of my driving habits to the car, which was a big bonus," comments Raimondo. "However, the tracks over in Italy also help with your driving and racing because they are very smooth and have plenty of grip."

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