| Nationality | Italy |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Marco Erminio Bonanomi |
| Birth date | 12 March 1985 (age 41) |
| Birth place | Lecco, Italy |
| Racing licence | FIA Platinum (until 2017) FIA Gold (2018–2025) FIA Silver (2026–)[1] |
| Current series | FIA World Endurance Championship |
| First year | 2014 |
| Current team | ByKolles Racing Team |
| Car number | 4 |
| Former teams | Audi Sport Team Joest |
| Starts | 6 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Prev series | Italian GT Championship GP2 Asia Series International Formula Master Euroseries 3000 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Formula 3 Euro Series Italian F3 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia |
| Prev series years | 2010–11 2008–09 2007 2006, 2009 2006–08 2004–05 2003–04 2001–02 2001–02 |
| Titles | Italian GT Championship GT3 |
| Title years | 2011 |
| Years | , - |
|---|---|
| Teams | Audi Sport North America |
| Best finish | 3rd () |
| Class wins | 0 |
Marco Erminio Bonanomi[2] (born 12 March 1985 in Lecco) is an Italian professional racing driver.
Career
Source:[3]
Formula Renault
Bonanomi began his car racing career in 2001 by competing in a few rounds of the Formula Renault Eurocup and Italian Formula Renault championships with the Cram Competition team. He took part in the same series in 2002, but moved to the RP Motorsport team.
Four years later, Bonanomi drove in four races of the 2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season for Tech 1 Racing, starting his current career trend. He completed a full season in the formula in 2007, finishing 12th in the Drivers' Championship for the RC Motorsport team. In 2008, he drove in the series again, this time for the Comtec team. He survived a horrendous crash at the season finale at the Circuit de Catalunya. Running behind Mikhail Aleshin on the front straight, Bonanomi jinked out to make a pass but touched wheels with the Russian which launched him into the air and after hitting the bottom of the scoring tower, his car landed upside down on the grass beside the pit exit. He was unhurt, but his car was unrepairable, thus meaning his season was over.
Formula Three
From 2003 to 2005 Bonanomi focussed on Formula Three competing in the Italian championship and the Euro Series, as well as a number of one-off races. During this period he drove for the former Formula One team, Coloni, and another run by retired F1 driver and compatriot Piercarlo Ghinzani.
Formula 3000
For 2006, Bonanomi drove in the Euroseries 3000 for the Fisichella Motor Sport team. He finished runner-up in the Drivers' Championship with six pole positions and wins from eighteen starts; his most successful stint yet in motorsport.
Formula Master
In addition to a full World Series by Renault campaign in 2007, Bonanomi also competed in selected rounds of the inaugural International Formula Master series, achieving in final placing of fifteenth in the Drivers' Championship.
GP2 Series
In the early part of 2008, Bonanomi drove in another new motorsport championship: the GP2 Asia Series. Driving for the Minardi Piquet Sports team, he won the final race of the season in Dubai, the most prestigious win of his racing career so far. He returned to the GP2 Asia Series in the 2008–09 championship, replacing Alex Yoong at Qi-Meritus Mahara from the January Bahrain meeting onwards.[4] This was due to Yoong lacking sufficient time for racing.[4]
WEC Hypercar
In 2023, Bonanomi worked as a test & development driver on the Tipo 6 Isotta Frashini Italian LMH Hypercar alongside French driver Jean-Karl Vernay. British team Vector plans to enter the car in 2024 in WEC.
Racing record
Career summary
† As Bonanomi was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Team Ghinzani | Dallara F302/052 | Mugen-Honda | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 24 | EST 1 14 | EST 2 17 | ADR 1 DSQ | ADR 1 12 | PAU 1 Ret | PAU 2 11 | NOR 1 14 | NOR 1 Ret | MAG 1 Ret | MAG 2 17 | NÜR 1 18 | NÜR 2 17 | ZAN 1 12 | ZAN 2 17 | BRN 1 Ret | BRN 2 19 | HOC 1 16 | HOC 2 Ret | 25th | 0 |
| 2005 | Prema Powerteam | Dallara F305/026 | Opel | HOC 1 3 | HOC 2 14 | PAU 1 Ret | PAU 2 10 | SPA 1 DNS | SPA 2 19 | MON 1 13 | MON 2 16 | OSC 1 12 | OSC 2 17 | NOR 1 6 | NOR 2 Ret | NÜR 1 9 | NÜR 2 4 | ZAN 1 8 | ZAN 2 9 | LAU 1 10 | LAU 2 13 | HOC 3 6 | HOC 4 6 | 11th | 21 |
Complete Formula V8 3.5 Series results
(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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Tech 1 Racing | ZOL 1 | ZOL 2 | MON 1 | IST 1 | IST 2 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 8 | NÜR 1 9 | NÜR 2 Ret | DON 1 | DON 2 | LMS 1 | LMS 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | 31st | 5 | |
| 2007 | RC Motorsport | MNZ 1 3 | MNZ 2 18 | NÜR 1 6 | NÜR 2 Ret | MON 1 10 | HUN 1 DNQ | HUN 2 Ret | SPA 1 9 | SPA 2 Ret | DON 1 7 | DON 2 3 | MAG 1 Ret | MAG 2 23 | EST 1 11 | EST 2 8 | CAT 1 20 | CAT 2 Ret | 13th | 44 | |
| 2008 | Comtec Racing | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 DSQ | SPA 1 4 | SPA 2 2 | MON 1 13 | SIL 1 8 | SIL 2 9 | HUN 1 5 | HUN 2 13 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 4 | BUG 1 5 | BUG 2 11 | EST 1 Ret | EST 2 5 | CAT 1 Ret | CAT 2 DNS | 11th | 56 | |
| 2016 | RP Motorsport | ALC 1 | ALC 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | RBR 1 9 | RBR 2 10 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | JER 1 | JER 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | 18th | 3 |
Complete GP2 Series results
Complete GP2 Asia Series results
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Piquet Sports | UAE FEA 20 | UAE SPR 13 | IND FEA Ret | IND SPR 8 | MAL FEA Ret | MAL SPR 15 | BHR FEA Ret | BHR SPR Ret | UAE FEA 6 | UAE SPR 1 | 12th | 9 | ||
| 2008–09 | Qi-Meritus Mahara | CHN FEA | CHN SPR | UAE FEA | UAE SPR | BHR FEA 20 | BHR SPR 10 | QAT FEA 16 | QAT SPR 11 | MAL FEA Ret | MAL SPR 14 | BHR FEA 14 | BHR SPR 8 | 22nd | 0 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Audi Sport North America | Oliver Jarvis Mike Rockenfeller | Audi R18 ultra | LMP1 | 375 | 3rd | 3rd |
| 2014 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Filipe Albuquerque Oliver Jarvis | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | LMP1-H | 25 | DNF | DNF |
| 2015 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Filipe Albuquerque René Rast | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | LMP1 | 387 | 7th | 7th |
| 2017 | ByKolles Racing Team | Oliver Webb Dominik Kraihamer | ENSO CLM P1/01-Nismo | LMP1 | 7 | DNF | DNF |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Audi Sport Team Joest | LMP1 | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel) | SIL | SPA 6 | LMS Ret | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | SÃO | 22nd | 8 | |
| 2015 | Audi Sport Team Joest | LMP1 | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel) | SIL | SPA 4 | LMS 7 | NÜR | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 12th | 24 | |
| 2017 | ByKolles Racing Team | LMP1 | ENSO CLM P1/01 | Nismo VRX30A 3.0 Turbo V6 | SIL | SPA | LMS Ret | NÜR 14 | MEX | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 36th | 0.5 |
Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ISR | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Pro | NOG QR 6 | NOG CR 7 | BRH QR 12 | BRH CR 11 | ZOL QR 10 | ZOL CR 7 | MOS QR 14 | MOS CR Ret | ALG QR 9 | ALG CR 11 | MIS QR 13 | MIS CR 10 | ZAN QR 11 | ZAN CR 4 | 16th | 26 |
| 2016 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | MIS QR | MIS CR | BRH QR | BRH CR | NÜR QR | NÜR CR | HUN QR | HUN CR | CAT QR Ret | CAT CR DNS | NC | 0 |
Complete Le Mans Cup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | AF Corse | Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo | GT3 | BAR 4 | LEC 8 | LMS | SPA | SIL | POR | 7th* | 16* |
* Season still in progress.
References
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (2 October 2025). "2026 Provisional FIA Driver Categorisations Released". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "2026 Michelin Le Mans Cup - Season Entry List". Google APIs. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 28 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ The race media (27 January 2026). "Marco Bonanomi". Driver Database. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
- ^ "Bonanomi replaces Yoong at Meritus". autosport.com. 2009-01-17. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
External links
- Official website (in Italian)
- Retrieved on 3 July 2008.