Francesco Braschi
{{Short description|Italian racing driver (born 2004)}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Francesco Braschi
| image = File:Carrera Cup Italy 2024 Mugello Nr. 28 Braschi.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Braschi racing at the Mugello Circuit during the 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Italy.
| nationality = {{flagicon|ITA}} Italian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2004|11|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Pesaro, Italy
| racing licence = 12px FIA Silver
| current series = Eurocup-3
| first year = 2023
| current team = Campos Racing
| car number = 28
| former teams =
| starts = 16 (16 entries)
| wins = 2
| podiums = 6
| poles = 1
| fastest laps = 1
| best finish = 5th
| year = 2023
| prev series = FR European Championship
FR Asian Championship
Italian F4 Championship
ADAC Formula 4
F4 Spanish Championship
F4 UAE Championship
| prev series years = 2022
2022
2021, 2020
2021
2021
2021
| titles =
| title years =
| awards =
| award years =
}}
Francesco Braschi (born 27 November 2004) is an Italian racing driver who currently competes in the Porsche Supercup as well as the Porsche Carrera Cup Italia. He was previously active in single-seaters, winning two races in the inaugural Eurocup-3 season.{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Ida |date=2023-05-05 |title=Braschi dominates for first win in cars in crazy inaugural Eurocup-3 race |url=https://formulascout.com/braschi-dominates-for-first-win-in-cars-in-crazy-inaugural-eurocup-3-race/106538 |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}}
Early career
= Formula 4 =
After several tests, Braschi made his car racing debut in the 2020 Italian F4 Championship with Jenzer Motorsport from round 4, partnering Santiago Ramos.{{cite web|url=https://formulascout.com/patrese-jr-and-rosberg-protege-barnard-to-debut-in-cars-in-italian-f4/68943|title=Patrese Jr and Rosberg protege Barnard to debut in cars in Italian F4|website=Formula Scout|date=30 September 2020 |access-date=17 April 2022}} He finished 35th in the standings. After driving in the F4 UAE series at the start of 2021, Braschi would remain at Jenzer in Italian F4, finishing 16th in the standings with a best race finish of fifth.{{cite web |date=10 January 2021 |title=Mucke to field Francesco Braschi and Jonas Ried in first F4 UAE round |url=https://formulascout.com/mucke-to-field-francesco-braschi-and-jonas-ried-in-first-f4-uae-round/73824 |access-date=17 April 2022 |website=Formula Scout}} He also competed in two rounds of ADAC F4 as a guest entrant and drove in the Spanish F4 season opener.{{cite web |date=10 June 2021 |title=Iron Lynx and Jenzer join grid of ADAC F4 opener |url=https://formulascout.com/iron-lynx-and-jenzer-join-grid-of-adac-f4-opener/79768 |access-date=17 April 2022 |website=Formula Scout}}File:F4 Deutschland 2021 Spielberg Nr. 67 Braschi.jpg.]]
= Formula Regional & Eurocup-3 =
Moving up to the Formula Regional category in 2022, the Italian would first drive in three rounds of the Formula Regional Asian Championship with 3Y by R-ace GP. Thanks to two points finishes at Dubai Braschi ended up 22nd in the standings.{{cite web|url=https://formulascout.com/mumbai-falcons-announces-three-ferrari-juniors-and-montoya-for-frac/88402|title=Mumbai Falcons gets three Ferrari juniors and Montoya for FRAC|website=Formula Scout|date=10 January 2022 |access-date=17 April 2022}} Subsequently, Braschi joined KIC Motorsport at the start of the Formula Regional European season.{{cite web |date=26 February 2022 |title=Francesco Braschi Announced as KIC Motorsport's First FRECA Driver for 2022 |url=https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2022/02/francesco-braschi-announced-as-kic-motorsports-first-freca-driver-for-2022/ |access-date=17 April 2022 |website=theChequeredFlag.co.uk}}{{Cite web |last=Wolff |first=Perceval |date=2022-04-20 |title=Your season guide to the 2022 FRECA Championship |url=https://feederseries.net/2022/04/20/your-season-guide-to-the-2022-freca-championship/ |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=Feeder Series |language=en}} However, he would leave the team after a scoreless first half of the campaign, moving to MP Motorsport for a round to replace the injured Dilano van 't Hoff.{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Ida |date=2022-07-06 |title=Injury puts van't Hoff out of FREC in Hungary, Braschi takes place at MP |url=https://formulascout.com/injury-puts-vant-hoff-out-of-frec-in-hungary-braschi-takes-place-at-mp/95952 |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-GB}} From the round at Spa onward Braschi would join FA Racing by MP, for whom he scored a lone point near the end of the year, thereby placing himself 26th overall.{{Cite web |title=Rivoluzione sulla griglia di Spa Scambio Masson-Boya, Braschi in FA - REGIONAL BY ALPINE |url=https://www.italiaracing.net/newsint.aspx?id=246402&cat=1096 |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=www.italiaracing.net |language=it-IT}}{{Cite web |title=Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine Standings 2022 {{!}} Motorsport Stats |url=https://motorsportstats.com/series/formula-regional-european-championship-by-alpine/standings/2022 |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=motorsportstats.com}}
After contesting the opening two events of the FRMEC championship in the winter of 2023, Braschi joined the newly-founded Eurocup-3 series with Campos Racing during the main season.{{Cite web|last=Wood|first=Ida|date=21 February 2023|title=Francesco Braschi joins Campos for Eurocup-3|url=https://formulascout.com/francesco-braschi-joins-campos-for-eurocup-3/103959|access-date=23 February 2023|website=Formula Scout|language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Devaux |first=Grégoire |date=2023-05-03 |title=Your guide to the 2023 Eurocup-3 season |url=https://feederseries.net/2023/05/03/your-guide-to-the-2023-eurocup-3-season/ |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=Feeder Series |language=en}} He began the year well, scoring successive podiums in the first four races, including taking the first win in series history at Spa. He would fall behind teammate Esteban Masson and other title contenders soon after though, only taking one further victory at Jerez and a second place at Estoril to finish fifth in the standings.{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Ida |date=2023-06-11 |title=Mari Boya wins again in Eurocup-3 at Monza |url=https://formulascout.com/mari-boya-wins-again-in-eurocup-3-at-monza/107969 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Ida |date=2023-09-23 |title=Tsolov takes pole on debut but Braschi wins Eurocup-3 race one at Jerez |url=https://formulascout.com/tsolov-takes-pole-on-debut-but-braschi-wins-eurocup-3-race-one-at-jerez/111542 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}}
Sportscar career
= Porsche Cup =
Braschi made his sportscar debut in 2023, competing for Dinamic Motorsport in two rounds of the Porsche Carrera Cup Italy. He would make the Porsche series his home in 2024, as the Italian embarked on a double campaign in both the PCCI and the main Porsche Supercup, both of which he contested with Dinamic.{{Cite instagram |postid=C4nOR8cty17 |user=carreracupitalia |title=Coming off a victory in the Team classification last season, this year they will have three cars on their roster: Aldo Festante and Francesco Braschi in the Pro category, and Luca Pastorelli in the Michelin Cup category. |date=17 March 2024 |access-date=24 March 2024}}
Racing record
= Racing career summary =
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! Season ! Series ! Team ! Races ! Wins ! Poles ! F/Laps ! Podiums ! Points ! Position |
2020
|align=left| Italian F4 Championship | align="left" | Jenzer Motorsport | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th |
---|
rowspan="5" |2021
| align="left" | Formula 4 UAE Championship | align="left" | BWT Mücke Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 8th |
align="left" | Italian F4 Championship
| rowspan="4" align="left" | Jenzer Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 16th |
align="left" | ADAC Formula 4 Championship
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
align=left| F4 Spanish Championship
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21st |
align=left| FIA Central European Zone Formula 4
|2 |0 |? |? |1 |28 |5th |
rowspan="4" | 2022
| align="left" | Formula Regional Asian Championship | align="left" | 3Y by R-ace GP | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22nd |
rowspan="3" align="left" | Formula Regional European Championship
|align=left| KIC Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | rowspan="3" | 1 | rowspan="3" | 26th |
align=left| MP Motorsport
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align=left| FA Racing by MP
| 8 | 0 | 0 |0 |0 |
rowspan="3" | 2023
|align=left| Formula Regional Middle East Championship |align=left| R-ace GP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27th |
align=left| Eurocup-3
|align=left| Campos Racing | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 156 |style="background:#;" |5th |
align=left| Porsche Carrera Cup Italy
|align=left| Dinamic Motorsport |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |36th |
rowspan="3" |2024
| align="left" | Porsche Supercup | rowspan="2" align="left" | Dinamic Motorsport |7 |0 |0 |0 |0 |15 |17th |
align=left| Porsche Carrera Cup Italy
|12 |0 |0 |0 |2 |89 |8th |
align=left| Porsche Carrera Cup France
|align=left| Martinet/Forestier Racing |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC† |
rowspan="2" |2025
|align=left| Porsche Carrera Cup Italy | rowspan="2" align="left" | Ombra Racing | | | | | | | |
align=left| Porsche Supercup
| | | | | | | |
† As Braschi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
= Complete Italian F4 Championship results =
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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! 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
!nowrap|Jenzer Motorsport | style="background:#;" |MIS | style="background:#;" |MIS | style="background:#;" |MIS | style="background:#;" |IMO1 | style="background:#;" |IMO1 | style="background:#;" |IMO1 | style="background:#;" |RBR | style="background:#;" |RBR | style="background:#;" |RBR | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MUG | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |MUG | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MUG | style="background:#FFFFFF;" |MNZ | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MNZ | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MNZ | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |IMO2 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |IMO2 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |IMO2 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |VLL | style="background:#FFFFFF;" |VLL | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |VLL ! 35th ! 0 |
2021
!nowrap|Jenzer Motorsport | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |LEC | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |LEC | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |LEC | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MIS | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MIS | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MIS | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |VLL | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |VLL | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |VLL | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |IMO | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |IMO | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |IMO | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |RBR | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |RBR | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |RBR | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MUG | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |MUG | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |MUG | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MNZ | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MNZ | style="background:#FFFFFF;" |MNZ ! 16th ! 27 |
= Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results =
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! Pos ! Points |
2021
! nowrap| BWT Mücke Motorsport |style="background:#dfffdf"| DUB1 |style="background:#dfdfdf"| DUB1 |style="background:#dfffdf"| DUB1 |style="background:#dfffdf"| DUB1 |style="background:#cfcfff"| DUB2 |style="background:#dfffdf"| DUB2 |style="background:#dfffdf"| DUB2 |style="background:#dfdfdf"| DUB2 ! 8th ! 77 |
= Complete F4 Spanish Championship results =
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! 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 |
2021
!nowrap| Jenzer Motorsport |style="background:#DFFFDF"| SPA |style="background:#CFCFFF"| SPA |style="background:#CFCFFF"| SPA |NAV |NAV |NAV |ALG |ALG |ALG |ARA |ARA |ARA |CRT |CRT |CRT |JER |JER |JER |CAT |CAT |CAT ! 28th ! 0 |
= Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results =
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! Pos ! Points |
2021
!nowrap| Jenzer Motorsport |style="background:#CFCFFF"| RBR |style="background:#CFCFFF"| RBR |style="background:#CFCFFF"| RBR |style="background:#CFCFFF"| ZAN |style="background:#EFCFFF"| ZAN |style="background:#EFCFFF"| ZAN |SAC |SAC |SAC |NÜR |NÜR |NÜR ! NC ! – |
† As Braschi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points
=Complete Formula Regional Asian/Middle East Championship results=
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year ! Entrant ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! DC ! Points |
2022
! nowrap| 3Y by R-ace GP | ABU1 | ABU1 | ABU1 | DUB1 | DUB1 | DUB1 | style="background:#efcfff;" | DUB2 | style="background:#cfcfff;" | DUB2 | style="background:#cfcfff;" | DUB2 | style="background:#dfffdf;" | DUB3 | style="background:#cfcfff;" | DUB3 | style="background:#dfffdf;" | DUB3 | style="background:#cfcfff;" | ABU2 | style="background:#cfcfff;" | ABU2 | style="background:#cfcfff;" | ABU2 ! 22nd ! 3 |
2023
!nowrap| R-ace GP |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DUB1 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DUB1 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DUB1 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KUW1 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KUW1 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KUW1 |style="background:#;"| KUW2 |style="background:#;"| KUW2 |style="background:#;"| KUW2 |style="background:#;"| DUB2 |style="background:#;"| DUB2 |style="background:#;"| DUB2 |style="background:#;"| ABU |style="background:#;"| ABU |style="background:#;"| ABU ! 27th ! 6 |
= Complete Formula Regional European Championship results =
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
!Year !Team !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 !10 !11 !12 !13 !14 !15 !16 !17 !18 !19 !20 !DC !Points |
rowspan="3" | 2022
!nowrap| KIC Motorsport | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MNZ | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MNZ | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |IMO | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |IMO | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MCO | style="background:#FFCFCF;" |MCO | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |LEC | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |LEC | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |ZAN | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |ZAN |colspan=10| ! rowspan="3" | 26th ! rowspan="3" | 1 |
nowrap|MP Motorsport
|colspan=10| | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |HUN | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |HUN |colspan=8| |
---|
nowrap| FA Racing by MP
|colspan=12| | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | SPA | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | SPA | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | RBR | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | RBR | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | CAT | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | CAT | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MUG | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MUG |
= Complete Eurocup-3 results =
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
!Year !Team !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 !10 !11 !12 !13 !14 !15 !16 !DC !Points |
2023
|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|SPA |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|SPA |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|ARA |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|ARA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MNZ |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MNZ |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|ZAN |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|ZAN |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|JER |style="background:#EFCFFF;"|JER |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|EST |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|EST |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|CRT |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|CRT |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|CAT |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|CAT ! 5th ! 156 |
= Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Italia results =
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
!Year !Team !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 !10 !11 !12 !Pos !Points |
2023
! nowrap| Dinamic Motorsport | style="background:#;" |MIS1 | style="background:#;" |MIS1 | style="background:#;" |VLL | style="background:#;" |VLL | style="background:#;" |MUG | style="background:#;" |MUG | style="background:#;" |MNZ | style="background:#;" |MNZ | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MIS2 | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MIS2 | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |IMO | style="background:#FFFFFF;" |IMO ! 36th ! 0 |
2024
! nowrap| Dinamic Motorsport | style="background:#FFDF9F;" |MIS | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |MIS | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |IMO1 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |IMO1 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |MUG | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MUG | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |IMO2 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" |IMO2 | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |VLL | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |VLL | style="background:#DFFFDF;" |MNZ | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |MNZ ! 8th ! 89 |
*Season still in progress.
= Complete Porsche Supercup results =
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"
!Year !Team !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !Pos. !Points |
2024
! nowrap| Dinamic Motorsport SRL | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | IMO | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | MON | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | RBR | style="background:#CFCFFF;" | SIL | style="background:#;" | HUN | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SPA | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | ZAN | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MNZ ! 15th ! 16 |
References
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External links
- {{DriverDB driver|francesco-braschi}}
{{MP Motorsport}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Braschi, Francesco}}
Category:Italian racing drivers
Category:Italian F4 Championship drivers
Category:ADAC Formula 4 drivers
Category:Jenzer Motorsport drivers
Category:Formula Regional Asian Championship drivers
Category:Formula Regional European Championship drivers
Category:Mücke Motorsport drivers
Category:MP Motorsport drivers
Category:KIC Motorsport drivers
Category:Spanish F4 Championship drivers
Category:UAE F4 Championship drivers
Category:Formula Regional Middle East Championship drivers
Category:Campos Racing drivers
Category:Sportspeople from Pesaro
Category:Porsche Carrera Cup Italy drivers
Category:Porsche Supercup drivers
Category:Porsche Carrera Cup France drivers