| Giuseppe Cipriani | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Cipriani at the
Red Bull Ring in 2023 | |
| Nationality | 
Italian |
| Born | 9 June 1965 Venice, Italy |
| Auto GP career | |
| Debut season | 2010 |
| Current team | Ibiza Racing Team |
| Car number | 7 |
| Former teams | Durango, Campos Racing |
| Starts | 54 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 11th in 2014 |
| Previous series | |
|
2008-
09 1989-90 |
Formula Palmer Audi Italian Formula Three |
Giuseppe Cipriani (born 9 June 1965) is an Italian racing driver and businessman.
Biography
Cipriani is the grandson of Giuseppe Cipriani, founder of hotel and restaurant chain Cipriani S.A. which includes Harry's Bar. Cipriani today is managing director of the company founded by his grandfather. [1]
Cipriani began his involvement in motorsport in the United States in the late-1980s, competing in the Barber Pro Series. He returned to Italy to compete in domestic Formula 3 in 1990, before moving into team management the following year having founded International Formula 3000 team Il Barone Rampante. Cipriani attempted to buy Tyrrell Racing and enter Formula One in 1992 with IBR, with plans to compete as Benetton's B-team, but was not successful and left motorsport at the end of 1993 in favour of other business interests. [2] Cipriani returned to driving in the late-2000s, which saw him initially compete in open-wheel series including Formula Palmer Audi, Auto GP and Formula V8 3.5 before switching to GT racing in 2018. [3]
Racing record
Complete Auto GP results
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Durango |
BRN 1 |
BRN 2 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
MAG 1 |
MAG 2 |
NAV 1 |
NAV 2 |
MNZ 1 16 |
MNZ 2 13 |
26th | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | Griffitz Durango |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 14 |
HUN 1 15 |
HUN 2 13 |
BRN 1 9 |
BRN 2 12 |
DON 1 12 |
DON 2 Ret |
OSC 1 Ret |
OSC 2 13† |
VAL 1 15 |
VAL 2 12 |
MUG 1 13† |
MUG 2 Ret |
20th | 2 | ||
| 2012 | Campos Racing |
MNZ 1 11 |
MNZ 2 10 |
VAL 1 12 |
VAL 2 14 |
MAR 1 Ret |
MAR 2 9 |
HUN 1 6 |
HUN 2 6 |
ALG 1 Ret |
ALG 2 Ret |
CUR 1 Ret |
CUR 2 10 |
SON 1 Ret |
SON 2 Ret |
14th | 18 | ||
| 2013 | Ibiza Racing Team |
MNZ 1 9 |
MNZ 2 13 |
MAR 1 10 |
MAR 2 Ret |
HUN 1 13 |
HUN 2 Ret |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
BRN 1 |
BRN 2 |
21st | 3 |
| 2014 | Ibiza Racing |
MAR 1 3 |
MAR 2 7 |
LEC 1 10 |
LEC 2 10 |
HUN 1 12† |
HUN 2 Ret |
MNZ 1 7 |
MNZ 2 8 |
IMO 1 8 |
IMO 2 Ret |
RBR 1 9 |
RBR 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 9 |
EST 1 |
EST 2 |
11th | 38 |
| 2015 | Ibiza Racing Team |
HUN 1 Ret |
HUN 2 7 |
SIL 1 5 |
SIL 2 4 |
7th‡ | 24‡ |
‡ Position when season was cancelled.
Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 results
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Durango Racing Team |
ALC 1 13 |
ALC 2 13 |
HUN 1 Ret |
HUN 2 Ret |
SPA 1 9 |
SPA 2 8 |
LEC 1 13 |
LEC 2 13 |
SIL 1 11 |
SIL 2 12 |
RBR 1 13 |
RBR 2 Ret |
MNZ 1 13 |
MNZ 2 11 |
JER 1 Ret |
JER 2 15 |
CAT 1 12 |
CAT 2 14 |
17th | 6 |
| 2017 | Il Barone Rampante |
SIL 1 11 |
SIL 2 9 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 12 |
MNZ 1 10 |
MNZ 2 8 |
JER 1 10 |
JER 2 Ret |
ALC 1 10 |
ALC 2 10 |
NÜR 1 12 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
MEX 1 10 |
MEX 2 6 |
COA 1 Ret |
COA 2 9† |
BHR 1 |
BHR 2 |
15th | 21 |
† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
References
- ^ The Trouble with Harry’s - Mark Seal, Vanity Fair, 2 November 2009
- ^ "Il Barone Rampante's plan to buy Tyrrell". Unraced F1. 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Error". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
External links
- Official website
- Giuseppe Cipriani on Twitter
- Giuseppe Cipriani career summary at DriverDB.com
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Venice
- Italian racing drivers
- Sports car racing team owners
- Italian Formula Three Championship drivers
- Formula Palmer Audi drivers
- Auto GP drivers
- Superstars Series drivers
- Barber Pro Series drivers
- World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers
- International GT Open drivers
- Durango drivers
- Campos Racing drivers
- Audi Sport drivers
- Team Lazarus drivers
- 1965 births
| Giuseppe Cipriani | |
|---|---|
|
Cipriani at the
Red Bull Ring in 2023 | |
| Nationality |
Italian |
| Born | 9 June 1965 Venice, Italy |
| Auto GP career | |
| Debut season | 2010 |
| Current team | Ibiza Racing Team |
| Car number | 7 |
| Former teams | Durango, Campos Racing |
| Starts | 54 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 11th in 2014 |
| Previous series | |
|
2008-
09 1989-90 |
Formula Palmer Audi Italian Formula Three |
Giuseppe Cipriani (born 9 June 1965) is an Italian racing driver and businessman.
Biography
Cipriani is the grandson of Giuseppe Cipriani, founder of hotel and restaurant chain Cipriani S.A. which includes Harry's Bar. Cipriani today is managing director of the company founded by his grandfather. [1]
Cipriani began his involvement in motorsport in the United States in the late-1980s, competing in the Barber Pro Series. He returned to Italy to compete in domestic Formula 3 in 1990, before moving into team management the following year having founded International Formula 3000 team Il Barone Rampante. Cipriani attempted to buy Tyrrell Racing and enter Formula One in 1992 with IBR, with plans to compete as Benetton's B-team, but was not successful and left motorsport at the end of 1993 in favour of other business interests. [2] Cipriani returned to driving in the late-2000s, which saw him initially compete in open-wheel series including Formula Palmer Audi, Auto GP and Formula V8 3.5 before switching to GT racing in 2018. [3]
Racing record
Complete Auto GP results
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Durango |
BRN 1 |
BRN 2 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
MAG 1 |
MAG 2 |
NAV 1 |
NAV 2 |
MNZ 1 16 |
MNZ 2 13 |
26th | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | Griffitz Durango |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 14 |
HUN 1 15 |
HUN 2 13 |
BRN 1 9 |
BRN 2 12 |
DON 1 12 |
DON 2 Ret |
OSC 1 Ret |
OSC 2 13† |
VAL 1 15 |
VAL 2 12 |
MUG 1 13† |
MUG 2 Ret |
20th | 2 | ||
| 2012 | Campos Racing |
MNZ 1 11 |
MNZ 2 10 |
VAL 1 12 |
VAL 2 14 |
MAR 1 Ret |
MAR 2 9 |
HUN 1 6 |
HUN 2 6 |
ALG 1 Ret |
ALG 2 Ret |
CUR 1 Ret |
CUR 2 10 |
SON 1 Ret |
SON 2 Ret |
14th | 18 | ||
| 2013 | Ibiza Racing Team |
MNZ 1 9 |
MNZ 2 13 |
MAR 1 10 |
MAR 2 Ret |
HUN 1 13 |
HUN 2 Ret |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
BRN 1 |
BRN 2 |
21st | 3 |
| 2014 | Ibiza Racing |
MAR 1 3 |
MAR 2 7 |
LEC 1 10 |
LEC 2 10 |
HUN 1 12† |
HUN 2 Ret |
MNZ 1 7 |
MNZ 2 8 |
IMO 1 8 |
IMO 2 Ret |
RBR 1 9 |
RBR 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 9 |
EST 1 |
EST 2 |
11th | 38 |
| 2015 | Ibiza Racing Team |
HUN 1 Ret |
HUN 2 7 |
SIL 1 5 |
SIL 2 4 |
7th‡ | 24‡ |
‡ Position when season was cancelled.
Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 results
( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Durango Racing Team |
ALC 1 13 |
ALC 2 13 |
HUN 1 Ret |
HUN 2 Ret |
SPA 1 9 |
SPA 2 8 |
LEC 1 13 |
LEC 2 13 |
SIL 1 11 |
SIL 2 12 |
RBR 1 13 |
RBR 2 Ret |
MNZ 1 13 |
MNZ 2 11 |
JER 1 Ret |
JER 2 15 |
CAT 1 12 |
CAT 2 14 |
17th | 6 |
| 2017 | Il Barone Rampante |
SIL 1 11 |
SIL 2 9 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 12 |
MNZ 1 10 |
MNZ 2 8 |
JER 1 10 |
JER 2 Ret |
ALC 1 10 |
ALC 2 10 |
NÜR 1 12 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
MEX 1 10 |
MEX 2 6 |
COA 1 Ret |
COA 2 9† |
BHR 1 |
BHR 2 |
15th | 21 |
† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
References
- ^ The Trouble with Harry’s - Mark Seal, Vanity Fair, 2 November 2009
- ^ "Il Barone Rampante's plan to buy Tyrrell". Unraced F1. 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Error". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
External links
- Official website
- Giuseppe Cipriani on Twitter
- Giuseppe Cipriani career summary at DriverDB.com
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Venice
- Italian racing drivers
- Sports car racing team owners
- Italian Formula Three Championship drivers
- Formula Palmer Audi drivers
- Auto GP drivers
- Superstars Series drivers
- Barber Pro Series drivers
- World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers
- International GT Open drivers
- Durango drivers
- Campos Racing drivers
- Audi Sport drivers
- Team Lazarus drivers
- 1965 births