Mirko Bortolotti | |
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Nationality | Italian |
Born |
Trento, Italy |
10 January 1990
Eurocup Mégane Trophy career | |
Debut season | 2013 |
Current team | Oregon Team |
Car no. | 4 |
Starts | 11 |
Wins | 7 |
Poles | 11 |
Fastest laps | 4 |
Best finish | 1st in 2013 |
Previous series | |
2009, 11 2010 2009 2007-08 2006 2006 2005-07 2005 |
FIA Formula Two Championship GP3 Series Formula 3 Euro Series Italian Formula Three Formula Azzurra Formula Junior 1600 Italy FR 2.0 Italy Winter series Formula Gloria Italy |
Championship titles | |
2013 2011 2008 |
Eurocup Mégane Trophy FIA Formula Two Championship Italian Formula Three |
Mirko Bortolotti (born 10 January 1990 in Trento) is an Italian racing driver. He is the 2011 FIA Formula Two champion.
After karting for several years, Bortolotti began his formula racing career in 2005 by competing in the Italian Formula Renault Winter Series and Formula Gloria. He competed in the Winter Series for a further two years, with a best finish of fourth in 2006. He also drove in the Italian Formula Junior 1600 championship for this year, in addition to the Formula Azzurra championship. In the latter series he finished as runner-up in the drivers' championship, behind winner Giuseppe Termine.
In 2007, Bortolotti moved up to Italian Formula Three, finishing fourth in the championship at his first attempt. He remained in the series for 2008, driving for the Lucidi Motors team, and won the championship with nine wins and six pole positions from the sixteen races.
Bortolotti obtained backing from Red Bull following his championship win; the company opted to place him in the relaunched FIA Formula Two Championship in 2009. He drove car number 14 in the series, and finished fourth. During the break between the final two rounds of the season, Bortolotti returned to Formula Three to compete for Carlin Motorsport in the Formula 3 Euro Series season finale at Hockenheim, finishing on the podium in the second race.
Bortolotti's next move was to the newly created GP3 Series. He drove in the 2010 season for Addax Team alongside teammates Felipe Guimarães and Pablo Sánchez López and managed some good results, finishing 11th and getting a podium in his final race.