Matteo Chinosi

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| name = Matteo Chinosi

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| nationality = Italian

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1989|02|14}}

| birth_place = Pavia (Italy)

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Matteo Chinosi (born 14 February 1989) is an Italian racing driver.

Career

=Karting=

Matteo Chinosi began his kart racing career at the age of nine. In 2002 he won the International Winter Cup at Lonato (Brescia), the Champions Cup at Ottobiano (Pavia), the Torneo Industrie at San Pancrazio (Parma) and he finished third in the Italian Open Masters final standings in the ICA-J class.

=Formula Renault=

Chinosi began his single-seater racing car career by driving in the Italian Formula Renault Championship with Prema Powerteam in 2005.{{Cite web|title=formula3.info / www.formula-3.net – Das weltweite Formel-3-Portal|url=http://www.formula3.info/saison2005/teams/prema/1003_fr1.htm|access-date=2020-11-11|website=formula3.info}} The following season, Chinosi competed in both the Formula Renault 2.0 Italy and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championships for RP Motorsport. He finished ninth in the Italian series standings, taking nine points-scoring positions in fourteen races, including a podium in the first race at Hockenheim.{{cite news| title = Formula Renault 2.0 Italy 2006| work = driverdb.com| publisher = Driver Database| url = http://www.driverdb.com/standings/130-2006/| accessdate = 2009-12-09}} In the Eurocup, he was a guest driver at Misano.{{cite news| title = Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2006| work = driverdb.com| publisher = Driver Database| url = http://www.driverdb.com/standings/129-2006/| accessdate = 2009-12-09}}

=Formula Three=

In 2007, Chinosi stepped up to the ATS Formel 3 Cup with the Ombra Racing team. He finished sixth in the standings after taking four podium places. Also he appeared as a guest driver at Monza in British Formula 3. Chinosi remained in the series for 2008 with Ombra Racing. He finished fifth in the standings with two wins at Hockenheim{{cite news|url=http://www.formel3.de/ergebnisse/2008-04-27-r1.pdf|title=Jim Clark Revival Hockenheimring|date=2008-04-26|work=formel3.de|publisher=ATS Formel 3 Cup|language=German|accessdate=2009-12-09}} and the Nürburgring.{{cite news|url=http://www.formel3.de/ergebnisse/2008-05-25-r2.pdf|title= 36. ADAC- Zurich 24h-Rennen Nurburgring |date=2008-05-24|work=formel3.de|publisher=ATS Formel 3 Cup|language=German|accessdate=2009-12-09}} Again, he was a guest driver at Monza in British Formula 3 where he gained a pole position.{{Cite web|title=Series 2008 season review|url=https://www.motorsport.com/bf3/news/series-2008-season-review/314606/|access-date=2020-11-11|website=motorsport.com|language=en}}

Chinosi moved to Prema Powerteam and the Formula 3 Euro Series in 2009{{cite news|url=http://www.f3euroseries.com/newsausgabe.php?id=2334 |title=Prema Powerteam signs Matteo Chinosi |work=f3euroseries.com |publisher=Formula 3 Euro Series |date=2009-04-17 |accessdate=2009-04-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105124105/http://f3euroseries.com/newsausgabe.php?id=2334 |archivedate=5 January 2010 }} but left the series after the Zandvoort round. During the same season he finished eleventh in the 2009 Masters of Formula 3 at Zandvoort.

Racing record

=Career summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" ! Season ! Series ! Team ! Races ! Wins ! Poles ! F/Laps ! Podiums ! Points ! Position
2005 \|align=left\| Formula Renault 2.0 Italy \|align=left \| Prema Powerteam \| 17 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 6 \| 25th
rowspan=2\| 2006 \|align=left\| Formula Renault 2.0 Italy \|align=left rowspan=2\| RP Motorsport \| 15 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 1 \| 80 \| 9th
align=left\| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 \| 2 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| N/A \| NC†
rowspan=2\| 2007 \|align=left\| German Formula Three \|align=left rowspan=4\| Ombra Racing \| 18 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 4 \| 77 \| 6th
align=left\| British Formula 3 Championship \| 2 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| N/A \| NC†
rowspan=2\| 2008 \|align=left\| German Formula Three \| 16 \| 2 \| 2 \| 0 \| 7 \| 73 \| 5th
align=left\| British Formula 3 Championship \| 2 \| 0 \| 1 \| 0 \| 0 \| N/A \| NC†
rowspan=2\| 2009 \|align=left\| Formula 3 Euro Series \|align=left rowspan=2\| Prema Powerteam \| 8 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 23rd
align=left\| Masters of Formula 3 \| 1 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| N/A \| 11th

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2005