Gabriele Minì (Italian pronunciation: [ɡa.briˈɛ.le miˈni]; born 20 March 2005) is an Italian racing driver who is competing in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship with Prema Racing. He is the 2020 Italian F4 Champion, and was runner-up during the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship and the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship.[1] He is a member of the Alpine Academy.[2]
| Gabriele Minì | |
|---|---|
 Minì driving for Prema Racing during the 2024 Spielberg Formula 3 round. | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Born | 20 March 2005 Palermo, Sicily, Italy |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Prema Racing |
| Car number | 2 |
| Former teams | Hitech Pulse-Eight |
| Starts | 37 (38 entries) |
| Wins | 4 |
| Podiums | 9 |
| Poles | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 2nd in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2023 2022 2021–2022 2020 2020 | FR Middle East Championship FR Asian Championship FR European Championship ADAC Formula 4 Italian F4 Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2020 | Italian F4 Championship |
| Awards | |
| 2019 | CIK-FIA Rookie of the Year |
Career
editKarting
editMinì started his karting career in 2012. His first karting title came in the Italian Championship in 2017 in the 60 Mini Class at the age of 12. The year after Minì mainly competed in international competitions, becoming champion in the WSK Super Master Series, beating Mercedes Academy driver Paul Aron among others, and finishing as runner-up in the CIK-FIA Karting World Championship. Following these achievements, Minì was signed to Nicolas Todt's All Road Management scheme.[3] 2019 would be Minì's final year in karting; he finished second in the WSK Champions Cup and the FIA Karting European Championship respectively.[4]
Lower formulae
editIn late January 2020 it was announced that the Italian would make his car racing debut in the Italian F4 Championship and race in two rounds of the ADAC F4 Championship for Prema Powerteam alongside Sebastian Montoya, Gabriel Bortoleto and FDA-Member Dino Beganovic.[5] Minì started his season off strongly by scoring all three pole positions at the first round in Misano, winning his first ever race in single-seaters.[6] He would not score any more podiums for five consecutive races, although he finished each one of those races in the points. The Italian collected a hattrick of podiums at the Red Bull Ring, where he also won the third race of the weekend. After further wins in Mugello and Imola Minì had amassed a sizeable gap to his title rivals behind, and after a second-place finish in race two in the penultimate weekend the Italian was crowned champion of the series.[7]
Minì also raced in two rounds of the ADAC F4 Championship, winning his first race in that series at the Nürburgring.[8] He finished tenth in the standings.
Formula Regional
edit2021
editIn December 2020 Minì took part in the post-season rookie test for the Formula Regional European Championship for ART Grand Prix alongside his F4 title rival Francesco Pizzi and Grégoire Saucy.[9] Without prior experience in a car at that level Minì completed the second-fastest laptime of the day.[10] After a second test later that month, the French outfit confirmed Minì would race with them in the 2021 season.[11][12] He started his season off by scoring his first points in race 2 of the first round, with a sixth place also giving him the distinction of being the highest-placed rookie. In the second weekend in Barcelona Minì achieved his first podium in the category in the first race, while he went on to score more points in the second race. After two tenth-placed finishes at the Monaco Circuit the Italian returned to the podium in the first race at Paul Ricard. Following that Minì had his best weekend of the season at the Circuit Zandvoort, where he finished second and third, whilst also being the best rookie of the event. Minì finished the season seventh overall and second behind Isack Hadjar in the rookie standings.
2022
editMinì remained with ART Grand Prix for the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship.
2023
editMinì joined Hitech Grand Prix for the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship during the opening three rounds, to prepare for his main Formula 3 campaign.[13]
FIA Formula 3
edit2023
editIn September 2022, Minì took part in the FIA Formula 3 post-season test at Jerez, driving for Hitech Grand Prix,[14] setting the fastest lap during the first day.[15] That November, Minì announced that he would drive for the British team during the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship.[16]
He took part in the post-season testing sessions with Prema Racing.[17] He set the fastest lap on both days during the Imola test.[18][19][20] Minì is also set to partake in the Macau Grand Prix with Prema.[21]
2024
editIn October 2023, Minì announced that he would reunite with Prema Racing for the 2024 season.[22]
Mini would start the season by picking up points in each of the first 3 races before he scored his first podium of the season by finishing third in the Australia feature race. He then scored two 6th place finishes in Imola before he took his first pole of the season in Monaco and won the feature race to take the championship lead for the first time in 2024.
However the next race in Spain would be a disaster as Mini would go pointless after a poor qualifying. Mini would bounce back by taking 6th in the sprint and 2nd in the feature at Austria to get back into the title fight. He would then follow this up by finishing 6th in the sprint and 2nd in the feature race at Silverstone which gave Mini back the championship lead with 3 rounds to go putting him in a good position to win the title.
The next round in Hungary would go awfully for Mini though as he would fail to score after a poor qualifying ended his chance for points. Mini would then finish behind his teammate Dino Beganovic in the SPA sprint race in 2nd place but he would fail to score in the feature race losing the championship lead to Leonardo Fornaroli with 1 round to go. Mini would qualify third at Monza but Fornaroli would get pole giving him two more points. Mini would finish behind Fornaroli in 9th in the spring leaving him 5 points behind his fellow countryman going into the feature race. In the feature race Mini would move into 2nd with Fornaroli 4th giving him prime position for the title but Fornaroli overtook Christian Mansell in the last corner to snatch the title away from Mini by 2 points. Adding insult to injury Mini would later be disqualified from the feature race losing his 2nd place due to his tyre pressure being below the minimum limit.
Mini finished 2024 2nd in the championship with 130, 23 points away from the title scoring 1 win with 4 more podiums, 1 pole and 1 fastest laps. Despite missing out on the title he helped Prema win the teams championship by scoring 37.03 percent of the teams total points.
FIA Formula 2
editTwo weeks following the Formula 3 season finale, Minì would make his Formula 2 debut in Baku for Prema Racing, in place of Oliver Bearman, as the Briton was called to stand in for Haas in Formula One.[23]
Formula One
editAt the start of 2023, Minì was announced to be joining the Alpine Academy.[24]
Formula E
editIn May 2024, Minì would make his Formula E debut during the rookie test at the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit, for the Nissan Formula E Team.[25][26]
Karting record
editKarting career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Trofeo Nazionale — 60 Baby | Minì, Fabrizio | 2nd |
| Italian Championship— Formula 60 | 11th | ||
| Italian Regional Championship Sicilia Region — 60 Baby | 1st | ||
| World Cup Trophy — 60 Baby | 1st | ||
| Trofeo Leotta — 60 Baby | 3rd | ||
| 2014 | Trofeo Nazionale — 60 Baby | Minì, Fabrizio | 16th |
| Italian Regional Championship Sicilia Region — 60 Baby | 1st | ||
| Italian Cup Central Zone — 60 Baby | 12th | ||
| Italian Cup South Zone — 60 Baby | 1st | ||
| Trofeo Leotta — 60 Mini | 1st | ||
| 2015 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | Lenzokart Srl | 12th |
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 16th | ||
| Trofeo Nazionale — 60 Mini | Giugliano Kart | 6th | |
| Italian Championship — 60 Mini | 6th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | Giugliano Kart | 5th | |
| 2016 | Italian Championship — 60 Mini | 1st | |
| WSK Night Edition — 60 Mini | 8th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | Minì, Fabrizio | 3rd | |
| ROK Cup Italy Area Nord — Mini ROK | 51st | ||
| ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK | 10th | ||
| 2017 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | Parolin Racing Kart | 2nd |
| Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini | 4th | ||
| Italian Championship — 60 Mini | 1st | ||
| Trofeo delle Industrie — OKJ | 12th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 1st | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OKJ | 19th | ||
| SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior | Russell Karting Specialties | 7th | |
| 2018 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | Parolin Racing Kart | 6th |
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 1st | ||
| SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior | 30th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | 2nd | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | 2nd | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OKJ | 2nd | ||
| 2019 | WSK Champions Cup — OK | Parolin Racing Kart | 2nd |
| South Garda Winter Cup — OK | DNF | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OK | 4th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 2nd | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | 8th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OK | 5th |
Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Parolin Racing Kart Srl | OKJ | SAR QH (9) |
SAR R 2 |
PFI QH 4 |
PFI R 3 |
AMP QH 5 |
AMP R (14) |
AUB QH 5 |
AUB R 1 |
2nd | 80 |
| 2019 | Parolin Racing Kart Srl | OK | ANG QH 3 |
ANG R 3 |
GEN QH 13 |
GEN R (5) |
KRI QH 3 |
KRI R 2 |
LEM QH 4 |
LEM R 1 |
2nd | 84 |
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Italian F4 Championship | Prema Powerteam | 20 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 284 | 1st |
| ADAC Formula 4 Championship | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 82 | 10th | ||
| 2021 | Formula Regional European Championship | ART Grand Prix | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 122 | 7th |
| 2022 | Formula Regional Asian Championship | Hitech Grand Prix | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 130 | 4th |
| Formula Regional European Championship | ART Grand Prix | 20 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 242 | 2nd | |
| 2023 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Hitech Grand Prix | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22nd |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 92 | 7th | |
| Macau Grand Prix | SJM Theodore Prema Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | |
| 2024 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Prema Racing | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 130 | 2nd |
| FIA Formula 2 Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 23rd* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
edit(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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Prema Powerteam | MIS 1 1 |
MIS 2 4 |
MIS 3 2 |
IMO1 1 7 |
IMO1 2 5 |
IMO1 3 4 |
RBR 1 2 |
RBR 2 3 |
RBR 3 1 |
MUG 1 4 |
MUG 2 2 |
MUG 3 1 |
MNZ 1 10 |
MNZ 2 2 |
MNZ 3 Ret |
IMO2 1 1 |
IMO2 2 2 |
IMO2 3 2 |
VLL 1 7 |
VLL 2 C |
VLL 3 3 |
1st | 284 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
edit(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 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ART Grand Prix | IMO 1 11 |
IMO 2 6 |
CAT 1 2 |
CAT 2 5 |
MCO 1 10 |
MCO 2 10 |
LEC 1 3 |
LEC 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 2 |
ZAN 2 3 |
SPA 1 6 |
SPA 2 4 |
RBR 1 11 |
RBR 2 12 |
VAL 1 14 |
VAL 2 10 |
MUG 1 9 |
MUG 2 Ret |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 5 |
7th | 122 |
| 2022 | ART Grand Prix | MNZ 1 15 |
MNZ 2 3 |
IMO 1 28 |
IMO 2 1 |
MCO 1 4 |
MCO 2 3 |
LEC 1 5 |
LEC 2 1 |
ZAN 1 3 |
ZAN 2 2 |
HUN 1 2 |
HUN 2 2 |
SPA 1 DSQ |
SPA 2 6 |
RBR 1 7 |
RBR 2 4 |
CAT 1 5 |
CAT 2 7 |
MUG 1 Ret |
MUG 2 1 |
2nd | 242 |
Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Hitech Grand Prix | ABU 1 2 |
ABU 2 Ret |
ABU 3 1 |
DUB 1 Ret |
DUB 2 13 |
DUB 3 4 |
DUB 1 |
DUB 2 |
DUB 3 |
DUB 1 5 |
DUB 2 7 |
DUB 3 4 |
ABU 1 8 |
ABU 2 1 |
ABU 3 2 |
4th | 130 |
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results
edit(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hitech Grand Prix | DUB1 1 11 |
DUB1 2 21 |
DUB1 3 5 |
KUW1 1 Ret |
KUW1 2 Ret |
KUW1 3 19 |
KUW2 1 |
KUW2 2 |
KUW2 3 |
DUB2 1 |
DUB2 2 |
DUB2 3 |
ABU 1 |
ABU 2 |
ABU 3 |
22nd | 10 |
Complete Macau Grand Prix results
edit| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Dallara F3 2019 | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
edit(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 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | BHR SPR 17 |
BHR FEA 8 |
MEL SPR 4 |
MEL FEA 3 |
MON SPR 11 |
MON FEA 1 |
CAT SPR 20 |
CAT FEA 14 |
RBR SPR 2 |
RBR FEA Ret |
SIL SPR 5 |
SIL FEA 7 |
HUN SPR 1 |
HUN FEA 16 |
SPA SPR Ret |
SPA FEA DNS |
MNZ SPR 6 |
MNZ FEA 19 |
7th | 92 | ||
| 2024 | Prema Racing | BHR SPR 7 |
BHR FEA 6 |
MEL SPR 6 |
MEL FEA 3 |
IMO SPR 6 |
IMO FEA 6 |
MON SPR 11 |
MON FEA 1 |
CAT SPR Ret |
CAT FEA 21 |
RBR SPR 6 |
RBR FEA 2 |
SIL SPR 6 |
SIL FEA 2 |
HUN SPR 14 |
HUN FEA 11 |
SPA SPR 2 |
SPA FEA 13 |
MNZ SPR 9 |
MNZ FEA DSQ |
2nd | 130 |
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results
edit(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 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Prema Racing | BHR SPR |
BHR FEA |
JED SPR |
JED FEA |
MEL SPR |
MEL FEA |
IMO SPR |
IMO FEA |
MON SPR |
MON FEA |
CAT SPR |
CAT FEA |
RBR SPR |
RBR FEA |
SIL SPR |
SIL FEA |
HUN SPR |
HUN FEA |
SPA SPR |
SPA FEA |
MNZ SPR |
MNZ FEA |
BAK SPR 3 |
BAK FEA Ret |
LSL SPR |
LSL FEA |
YMC SPR |
YMC FEA |
23rd* | 6* |
* Season still in progress.
References
edit- ^ "Gabriele Mini - Prema Powerteam". 11 March 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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- ^ "Karting-talent Gabriele Mini to race with Prema in Formula 4". 31 January 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Gabriele Mini wins on car racing debut at Misano in Italian F4". 1 August 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Gabriele Mini crowned Italian F4 champion at Imola with second place to Crawford". 22 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Prema's Gabriele Mini wins on ADAC F4 debut at Nurburgring". 15 August 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Mini, Pizzi and Saucy to drive for ART GP in 'FREC' rookie test". 7 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "ART GP's Saucy fastest on final day of 'FREC' Paul Ricard rookie test". 9 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (19 December 2020). "Montoya and Beganovic star in Euroformula and FREC test at Barcelona". FormulaScout. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "ART WELCOMES GABRIELE MINI TO ITS FORMULA REGIONAL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP BY ALPINE CAMPAIGN". 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ Wood, Ida (7 January 2023). "Hitech GP to run six drivers in FRegional Middle East". Formula Scout. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (20 September 2022). "FIA F3 reveals full entry list for post-season Jerez test". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ "Mini fastest for Hitech on Day 1 at Jerez post-season test". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Hitech Grand Prix confirms Gabriele Mini for 2023 FIA Formula 3 season". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Wood, Ida (3 October 2023). "Lindblad and Mini join Prema for FIA Formula 3 post-season testing". Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Minì heads the field on opening day of Imola post-season test". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Minì: Small tweaks make the biggest difference to maximising final testing opportunity". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Minì quickest once again on final day of post-season testing in Imola". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (25 October 2023). "Two-time winner Ticktum headlines 2023 Macau GP entry list". Formula Scout. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Gabriele Minì switches to PREMA Racing for 2024 campaign". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Gabriele Minì to replace Oliver Bearman at PREMA Racing in Baku". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Mini and Tsolov join Alpine Academy for 2023 season". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Collet and Minì to drive for Nissan Formula E Team at Rookie Test". nismo.com. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Nissan Formula E Team completes strong Berlin Rookie Test with Collet and Minì". nismo.com. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
External links
edit- Gabriele Minì career summary at DriverDB.com