Davide Valsecchi
| Davide Valsecchi | |
|---|---|
Valsecchi driving in 2011 with Team Lotus
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| Nationality |
 Italian |
| Born |
24 January 1987 Eupilio (Italy) |
| GP2 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2008 |
| Current team | DAMS |
| Car no. | 3 |
| Former teams |
Durango Barwa Addax Team iSport International Team AirAsia |
| Starts | 96 |
| Wins | 7 |
| Poles | 3 |
| Fastest laps | 5 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2012 |
| Previous series | |
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2008–2011 2006–07 2006 2005 2005 2003–05 2003–05 2003–05 |
GP2 Asia Series Formula Renault 3.5 Series Le Mans Series German Formula Three 3000 Pro Series Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Italian Formula Three Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |
| Championship titles | |
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2012 2009–10 |
GP2 Series GP2 Asia Series |
Davide Valsecchi (born 24 January 1987) is an Italian racing driver, and the 2012 GP2 Series champion.
Valsecchi drove in Renault-based series from 2003 to 2007, rising from Italian Formula Renault and the Formula Renault Eurocup to the more powerful cars of the World Series by Renault in 2006. He won one race in the categories during this period, in the WSR during the 2007 season.
From 2003 to 2005, Valsecchi also competed in selected Italian and German Formula Three races, scoring one podium finish in these three years.
In 2005, Valsecchi drove one race in the 3000 Pro Series, a championship for old International Formula 3000 cars.
In 2006, Valsecchi competed in three races of the Le Mans Series for the Barazi-Epsilon team in the LMP2 class of the championship, taking a podium finish in each race.
For 2008, Valsecchi competed in both the GP2 Series and the new GP2 Asia Series for the Durango team, alongside Alberto Valerio. In qualifying for the second round of the GP2 Series at Istanbul, he crashed heavily at 175 mph, but escaped serious injury. However, he did not take part in the rest of the race meeting. Although the car was badly damaged in the crash, GP2 technical director Didier Perrin suspected a braking problem. Valsecchi's evacuation from the wreckage was also hampered by his crotch strap becoming wedged between the foam seat and the chassis, resulting in a technical bulletin being circulated amongst the GP2 teams with instructions on how to fit the strap correctly. Valsecchi suffered mild concussion and a spinal injury, and subsequently missed the next two rounds of the championship. His seat was taken first by compatriot Marcello Puglisi, and then by Ben Hanley. He returned to racing action for the race meeting at Silverstone, where he scored a point in the sprint race. He later crashed his car heavily during the feature race at Spa-Francorchamps, necessitating another visit to hospital, but this time he was uninjured and scored a point in the sprint race the next day. At Monza, Valsecchi won the sprint race, his first GP2 victory.
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