12/05/08 - PODIUM FINISH FOR GIANMARCO RAIMONDO IN PORTIMAO, Official Release

Canadian open wheel racer takes his first podium in European F3 Open competition as he wraps up a solid weekend in a very wet Portugal

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, completed a busy weekend of racing that included a trip to the podium by taking second place in the Sunday feature race. Raimondo and his RP Motorsports team faced changing and challenging conditions throughout the weekend as the weather played havoc with setups and race results. The Autodromo Internacional Algarve near Portimao, Portugal played host to the four-day event that included practice on Thursday and Friday followed by qualifying and racing in both Saturday and Sunday. Raimondo was able to stay inside the top five throughout all five of the practice sessions.

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12/04/24 - GIANMARCO RAIMONDO PREPARES TO OPEN 2012 SEASON THIS WEEKEND, Official Release

Raimondo will start off the 2012 F3 Open season in Portugal following several days of very productive testing at multiple circuits through out Europe

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, is set to begin his third season of European open wheel racing as he heads to the Autodromo Internacional Algarve near Portimao, Portugal. Working closely with the RP Motorsports team, Raimondo has been hard at work preparing for the upcoming season having recently completed six test days in three different countries over two weeks time. The program began in Barcelona, Spain, then Spa Francorchamps in Belgium followed by a trip to the Algarve Circuit in Portugal. Both Spa and Algarve were important new circuits for Raimondo as he builds his resume of tracks ahead of the opening weekend of racing action.

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12/03/14 - SUCCESSFUL FIRST OUTING FOR GIANMARCO RAIMONDO IN F3 OPEN, Official Release

Canadian opens third season of open wheel racing in Europe with strong run at season testing weekend at Paul Ricard Circuit

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, begins the next stage of his racing program as he completes a very solid weekend of pre-season testing at the Paul Ricard Circuit. Running in the European F3 Open Series, the weekend consisted of four test sessions on the first day and then set out a simulated race day with practice, qualifying and race for the second day. Day one was the first test Raimondo has done with the other drivers in the F3 Open championship. Working with the RP Motorsports team, Raimondo managed to get the fastest time in the first session by 1.6 seconds, running in the older specification F308. That time held up through out the day until the last session. In the final session Raimondo hit the track in the new specification F312 and scored third fastest on the time sheets, just 0.30 of a second back from the leader.

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12/02/03 - GIANMARCO RAIMONDO TO RETURN TO EUROPE FOR 2012, Official Release

Canadian racer Gianmarco Raimondo will make the move to the F3 European Open Series for 2012 as he enters his third season of European racing

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, returns to his European base this week to begin preparations for his 2012 open wheel racing campaign. On the heels of his maiden season in the F3 Euro Series, Raimondo will make the switch to Formula 3 European Open where he recently signed with RP Motorsport. Teaming with RP Motorsport should place Raimondo high on the list as he makes the move from the highly competitive Euro Series. Raimondo will be driving the new F312 Dallara chassis, equipped with DRS and the updated Toyota engine package. The F3 European Open Series consists of eight double-header race weekends taking place in England, Portugal, Spain, Italy, France, Hungary, Belgium and Germany. This incredible list of venues and countries is actually a more "European" series than the Euro Series. With two seasons of F3 under his belt, Gmo will look to be quick from the start and is anticipating a very challenging preseason testing program.

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12/01/26 - GIANMARCO RAIMONDO REFLECTS ON 2011 AS PLANS TAKE SHAPE FOR 2012, Official Release

Canadian racer Gianmarco Raimondo puts another full season of European formula car racing in the books and makes final plans for the upcoming season

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, recently returned to home soil following another full season of ultra-competitive open wheel racing. Running in the elite F3 Euro Series, Raimondo went wheel-to-wheel with the world's best junior racers as he continues his march up the racing ladder. There was no shortage of twists and turns throughout the challenging 30-race schedule that covered some of the world's most renowned tracks located in several different countries. Based out of Europe for the past two seasons, Raimondo is keen to take his 2011 experience into the 2012 season. Raimondo ran the 2011 season with two different teams, making the switch part way through the campaign as he looked to improve his position in the standings. Looking back at the 2011 season, there is no better way to capture the year and all the various ups and downs than to hear from the man himself.

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