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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11/10/31 - GIANMARCO RAIMONDO WRAPS UP MAIDEN F3 EURO SEASON, Official Release

Raimondo completes an up and down weekend at the Hockenheim Circuit in Germany as the Canadian racer closes out the 2011 season

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, made the trip to the Hockenheim Circuit in Germany, scene of the final weekend of F3 Euro Series action in 2011. Raimondo and the Prema Powerteam had hoped for a strong weekend to end the season but had to overcome several hurdles to wrap up the 30 round, 2011 campaign. The weekend started off on a down note as the front shock cover became unattached and damaged the left mirror during practice session one. With the practice sessions already shortened, Raimondo lost valuable track time as the team went to work to make the repairs. Heading straight into qualifying Raimondo would have to settle for 13th on the timing sheets and race his way forward in the field.

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11/10/20 - GIANMARCO RAIMONDO HEADS INTO FINAL F3 EURO WEEKEND, Official Release

With a return trip to the Hockenheim Circuit in Germany, Raimondo looking to close out 2011 season with a strong performance

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, prepares for the final round of racing action in the 2011 F3 Euro Series season. The F3 Euro Series makes a return trip to the Hockenheim Circuit in Germany to close out the 2011 season on October 21-23. Hockenheim was the scene for the second weekend of the 2011 season where Raimondo was only able to score a single point. As the last race of the season heads to a track that Raimondo knows well, he and the Prema Powerteam are expecting to have the best weekend of the year. The Prema Powerteam set-up suits the track well, and Gmo is very positive on his chances to score points in these final three rounds of racing action in 2011. For Raimondo, the opportunity at Hockenheim stems from a track with many spots for overtaking. Even though, the Prema Powerteam has already claimed the Drivers Championship and is closing in the Constructors Championship, they are still pushing 100% until the very end.

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11/10/11 - GIANMARCO RAIMONDO SUCCESSFUL IN SPAIN, Official Release

Familiar Valencia circuit helps Raimondo to biggest points haul in 2011 F3 Euro Series season with just one round remaining

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, left Valencia, Spain with the largest points gain in his maiden season of F3 Euro Series racing action. Looking to score well in the penultimate round of the 2011 season, the familiar confines of the Valencia circuit helped Raimondo overcome several challenges en route to a great weekend. If running in a competitive grid was not enough of a challenge, Raimondo was fighting a virus all weekend long making the racing extremely difficult. The weekend really put Gmo's physical and mental conditioning to the test, especially on Saturday when the F3 Euro Series runs two races. Raimondo scored a total of 15 points, eclipsing his previous best of 14 points from Spielberg, Austria, which was the fourth weekend on the calendar and host for rounds 10, 11 and 12.

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11/09/29 - GIANMARCO RAIMONDO HEADS TO VALENCIA FOR F3 ACTION, Official Release

Penultimate weekend of the 2011 F3 Euro Series heads to Spain and the famous track at Valencia as drivers take in three rounds of racing

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, makes the short trip from Italy to the sun-drenched city of Valencia, Spain to take in the second-to-last weekend of F3 Euro Series racing action. Looking to close out his first season in the F3 Euro Series, Raimondo is excited to be returning to a track he knows well. Raimondo has been to Valencia on several occasions for testing in various formula cars. In 2007 the Canadian racer visited twice for the Formula BMW licensing and scholarship courses. Then in 2010 Gmo tested in the Italian F3 program for two days. That was followed by a trip this past February to test with the F3 Euro Series. With four opportunities to cycle the 11-turn 4.00 kilometre (2.5 mile) track, Raimondo is very excited about the weekend.

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11/09/20 - GIANMARCO RAIMONDO SCORES POINTS AT SILVERSTONE, Official Release

Canadian racer Gianmarco Raimondo endured an up and down weekend at Silverstone and managed to score championship points

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, took on the challenging 5.901 kilometre Silverstone circuit, where the Formula 3 Euro Series raced for the first time in its history. The historic track has now become a favourite venue in Europe for Raimondo as he nears the end of his first season in the F3 Euro Series. The Prema Power Team driver was thrilled with the incredibly fast average speed of 185 kph. A disappointing qualifying session had Raimondo starting back several rows for Race One. Contact at the start of the race threw off the alignment and toe of the car and over the duration of the race the front tires overheated and grained so badly that the car was drivable but it was too dangerous to continue. Back in the pits, the team discovered the right rear tire had been punctured as well. With Race One behind him, Raimondo would start Race Two from the final grid slot. A solid start in the short Race Two moved Raimondo up quickly as he passed the most cars in the race en route to an eighth place finish from starting last.

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11/09/08 - GIANMARCO RAIMONDO READY TO ROCK AT SILVERSTONE, Official Release

F3 Euro Series makes first ever stop at Silverstone as Canadian racer Gianmarco Raimondo looks to score points in triple-header weekend

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, heads to Great Britain this weekend to take in round seven of the nine round F3 Euro Series. The Niagara Region native is looking to continue his march to the front of the field as he and the Prema Powerteam develop their program. This weekend some of the world's top young formula car racing talent will head to the 5.901 kilometer Silverstone circuit, where the Formula 3 Euro Series is going to race for the first time in its history. The Euro Series young guns won't be racing as a support class for the DTM Series this weekend but instead will race in support of the Le Mans Series. All the drivers are keen to put their best foot forward including Raimondo as he begins making plans for 2012.

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11/08/15 - GIANMARCO RAIMONDO SCORES POINTS IN NURBURGRING, Official Release

For a second straight F3 Euro Series event, Gianmarco Raimondo scores points and finishes inside the top ten

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, completed another solid outing, scoring points in two of the three rounds of F3 Euro Series racing action from the Nurburgring. Raimondo would be pushed to the limit all weekend long on the challenging track. The well-known German track that hosts rounds of the Formula One Championship showed that it is difficult to master as a lot of drivers who are usually fast were not in their normal grid positions after qualifying. Raimondo would run eighth quickest in both practice sessions leading up to qualifying. Looking to set a solid grid spot, Gmo went ninth in qualifying for race one and tenth for race three with the order of race two being set by the results from race one.

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11/08/03 - NÜRBURGRING NEXT FOR GIANMARCO RAIMONDO, Official Release

F3 Euro Series makes second consecutive stop in Germany as Gianmarco Raimondo looks to score well following testing

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, heads back to Germany this weekend for the sixth weekend of F3 Euro Series action that will see drivers contest rounds 19, 20 and 21 of the 30 round series. The upcoming event at the famed Nürburgring follows the most recent round held just to the east at the Norisring. Raimondo and the Prema Powerteam have been hard at work as they recently completed two days of testing in Italy in preparation for this critical round in the championship. Raimondo has also been preparing for the weekend on the simulator at Formula Medicine to prepare as much as possible for the event. Not to leave any stone unturned, Gmo has also been studying on board videos and races from previous years.

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11/07/29 - GIANMARCO RAIMONDO F3 TESTING REPORT, Official Release

Canadian formula car driver took in two practice programs as a lead up to charge forward in second half of F3 Euro Series season

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, took to the track for two separate single day testing programs as he prepares for an all out assault on the remaining races on the 2011 calendar. Raimondo and the Prema Powerteam tested in Imola on the 6th of July and Misano on the 13th of July. The strategy for both tests was to simulate a qualifying situation and improve on the early pace. During the first day of testing at Imola, Raimondo managed to set the fastest lap in the afternoon as he was the only driver to get the best out of the new tires. There was a red flag right after Raimondo set the benchmark stint, so no one could improve after that. Still for the second year F3 driver and his new team it was a good qualifying simulation and they gained valuable information.

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11/07/07 - FRUSTRATING WEEKEND FOR GIANMARCO RAIMONDO AT NORISRING, Official Release

Up and down weekend in Germany for Raimondo as weather and contact play a major role F3 Euro Series action

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, is still looking for that perfect weekend as he inches closer to the front of the field in 2011 F3 Euro Series competition. Raimondo and the Prema Powerteam squad hit the Norisring Circuit looking to score a breakthrough finish. All three races had different challenges as Raimondo managed to score a great finish in race two as changing weather and several on track altercations factored into the final outcome through the weekend.

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11/07/01 - GIANMARCO RAIMONDO HEADS TO NORISRING, Official Release

F3 Euro Series competitors head to the smallest venue on the 2011 schedule as they complete second consecutive weekend in Germany

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, continues the month long German portion of the 2011 F3 Euro Series schedule. Raimondo and his new Prema Powerteam squad recently headed from the newly renamed Red Bull Ring near the Austrian/German border to the Euro Speedway in Lausitz, Germany for two days of official series testing. Now Raimondo heads to the Norisring, the shortest track on the schedule for the first of two consecutive weekends of racing in Germany before heading to Great Britain. The F3 Euro Series has already competed in Germany at the Hockenheim Circuit earlier in the campaign and will return there in October for the final round of the season. The simple five-corner layout of the Norisring circuit presents many challenges for drivers. At only 2.3 km, drivers will be running the quickest laps times they will see all season long.

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11/06/15 - GIANMARCO RAIMONDO HITS EUROSPEEDWAY FOR F3 TESTING, Official Release

Newest Prema Powerteam driver joins all the F3 Euro Series competitors for two days of official testing in Germany

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, remained in the eastern part of Europe as the Prema Powerteam headed from Austria to Lausitz, Germany, home of EuroSpeedway. All three team drivers participated in the two-day official series test as they prepare for the midway point in the season. Raimondo has already tested at EuroSpeedway in the F3 Euro car making this an important program in the new Prema car. On day one Raimondo would go seventh quick in the morning and match that effort in the afternoon as all three Prema Powerteam drivers ran near the top. With the sessions combined, Gmo would stay in the seventh spot overall. Day two in the morning session had Raimondo tenth on the time sheets as teams and drivers tried different tire programs. In the afternoon session Raimondo jumped up the speed charts to set the fifth quickest time and go seventh overall for day two.

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11/06/08 - GIANMARCO RAIMONDO SCORES IN ALL THREE RACES AT RED BULL RING, Official Release

Canadian driver moved to Prema Powerteam for the F3 Euro Series round held at the newly rebuilt Red Bull Ring

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, shook up the grid by changing to the Prema Powerteam just days before the F3 Euro Series contested its fourth weekend of racing. Raimondo drove a third Prema-run Dallara-Mercedes, alongside current drivers Roberto Merhi and Daniel Juncadella in a bid to improve on his current 11th place in the points standings. Juncadella and Raimondo raced against each other in Formula BMW Americas series in 2008 and are looking forward to working together. Despite his best finish in the last round held at Zandvoort, Raimondo felt a change was needed if he was to stay in the championship hunt in this pivotal season of formula car competition.

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11/06/03 - PREMA POWERTEAM AND GIANMARCO RAIMONDO JOIN TOGETHER IN THE UPCOMING RACES OF F3 EURO SERIES, Official Release

premapowerteam.com - Prema Powerteam is proud to announce the arrival of Gianmarco Raimondo starting from the next round of the Formula 3 Euro Series at Zeltweg. The Canadian racer, who left a strong impression in the Italian F.3 Championship an during the start of the Euro Series season, will be fielded behind the wheel of the team's third Mercedes-powered Dallara.

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11/05/17 - PODIUM FINISH FOR GIANMARCO RAIMONDO IN ZANDVOORT, Official Release

Canadian driver collects two top ten finishes as he completes his best weekend so far in 2011 F3 Euro Series action

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, finally broke through this past weekend to take a spot on the podium in the second race held at Circuit of Zandvoort Park this past weekend. Focused on capturing some good results, the 20-year-old driver and his Team Motopark squad began to gel as the weekend progressed. Raimondo was rewarded with a trip to the post race ceremonies taking second place in race two. The action was furious throughout all three races held on the weekend, which were completed under sunny and dry conditions.

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11/04/27 - GIANMARCO RAIMONDO HEADS TO GERMANY FOR F3 EURO SERIES, Official Release

Canadian driver sets sites on second weekend of action taking place at the famed Hockenheim Circuit in Germany

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, returns to Germany after a successful two-day test following the opening weekend of F3 Euro Series racing action. Raimondo and Team Motopark arrived in Germany ahead of the second weekend of racing looking to unlock a few new tricks. Running at the Euro Speedway near Laustiz, Germany on April 18 and 19, Raimondo and the team enjoyed a productive program including race distance stints to make the best race set-up and several qualifying set-up runs. Raimondo now turns his attention to rounds four, five and six taking place this weekend at Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg.

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11/04/20 - CHALLENGING OPENING WEEKEND FOR RAIMONDO, Official Release

Lone Canadian in F3 Euro field completes a difficult opening weekend as team looks to bounce back in Germany

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, leaves the long and flowing 5.791-kilometer circuit of Paul Richard in France feeling he didn't complete the best opening weekend of his career. The pairing of Raimondo and Team Motopark Academy showed excellent pace in Valencia and Barcelona during preseason testing. Running at two tracks that were familiar to the 20-year-old racer was a big plus. At the close of the opening weekend that held three rounds of the 18 rounds of the top flight F3 Euro Challenge, both Raimondo and Team Motopark rallied to build speed and close the gap on the field. Building on that speed, Raimondo and Team Motopark made the trek to Germany early, home of the next round of the F3 Euro series, to complete two days of extensive testing.

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11/03/30 - Gianmarco Raimondo Ready for F3 Euro Series Season Opener, Official Release

Young Canadian completes pre-season testing in anticipation of 2011 season opener in France

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, completed four days of official series testing ahead of the opening round of the 2011 F3 Euro Series season. The sessions in Valencia and Barcelona were Raimondo's first tests in the Euro Series car and also his first sessions with Team Motopark. It was a very good first impression for Gmo who feels that he and the team can produce a car that is capable of winning consistently in the ultra competitive series. The pairing of Raimondo and Team Motopark showed excellent pace in Valencia and again in Barcelona. Running at two tracks that were familiar to the 20-year old racer was a big plus.

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11/03/14 - Gianmarco Raimondo Set for 2011 F3 Euro Series Campaign, Official Release

Fourth year open wheel driver to begin 2011 F3 Euro Series official testing this week in Spain

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, will open the 2011 F3 Euro Series campaign with two sessions of official series testing. After signing with Team Motopark Academy just a few short weeks ago, Raimondo is excited to be getting back in the seat. The talented 20-year-old will begin his fourth season of open wheel racing by heading to Spain on the weekend for testing in Valencia on March 14 & 15, then head to Barcelona on March 20 & 21. Having recently completed tests at both tracks has Raimondo really excited about the start of this new stage in his racing career. From his new home in Viareggio, Italy near the city of Pisa and about a three-hour drive north of Rome, Raimondo looks to break through in a grueling 2011 Formula 3 campaign.

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11/02/21 - Gianmarco Raimondo joins Team Motopark Academy for F3 Euro Series, Official Release

Canadian open wheel racer moves to the ultra competitive F3 Euro Series for 2011 following a fantastic rookie season in F3 Italia

St. Catharines, Ontario - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, will head the F3 Euro Series for 2011, running the Team Motopark Academy. Raimondo will use VW power in his Dallara chassis as he makes the move to F3 Euro following an excellent rookie season in F3 Italia. In the final tally in F3 Italia, Gmo would go third in the Rookie Championship and sixteenth overall with four Championship scoring races. With only two DNF's in 16 rounds of racing action, Raimondo showed great patience and fantastic race craft throughout his first season of F3 competition. This next step in his racing career will see Raimondo race against the top F3 pilots throughout the Europe.

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11/02/08 - Gianmarco Raimondo: F3 Italia Year-End Report, Official Release

Canadian open wheel racer completes a successful rookie season of international open wheel competition

St. Catharines, Ontario - Gianmarco Raimondo, Canadian formula car racer, completed the 2010 season that saw many highs and lows as the young racer took on a full time effort of motor racing in Europe. Living in Italy for the past ten months has put Raimondo right in the heart of the European motor racing community, immersing him in the culture and history of the sport in which he looks to excel. After several tests at the beginning of the season, the 19-year-old driver settled on Team Lucidi Motorsports to campaign the hotly contest F3 Italia series. One the best-attended series in Europe, with one of the richest prize packages, Raimondo would compete against many of the best F3 drivers in world.

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