About David

Date of Birth: August 6, 1986

Nationality: Italian

Languages: David is fluent in Italian, Portuguese, and English

Education: Currently studying International Relations at the International University in Vienna, Austria

Currently Resides: Vienna, Austria (university) / Civitavecchia, Italia

Started Racing: Karting in Brazil, 1999

Road Racing Debut: Interlagos, Brazil, FF1800, August 2002

Racing Hero: Gilles Villeneuve

David's Racing CV

2010

• David tested a Formula Palmer Audi car in March, 2009. After his test, the official FPA feedback suggested "We expect him to be well within the top ten and potentially challenging for podiums and race wins."

2006 - 2009

Through 2006 and 2009, David has been racing in several online simulation (sim) racing championships using rFactor. While merely a substitute for real racing, David has solidifed his reputation was one of the world's best sim racing drivers. Along the way he has raced against, and beaten, real racers who also indulge in sim racing as a hobby.

• David kicked off 2009 with a handful of online wins in rFactor race events hosted by rFactorCentral and Race.Me. These wins netted nearly $1500 in prize money.
• David won several online racing competitions in 2008, including the rFO Italia racing league which earned him a 10-minute drive in a Formula 3 car against current GP2 driver Marco Bonanomi. See TV highlights of David's Adria experience on YouTube.
• He also won a round of the Virtual World Touring Car Championship held in by racing simulation developer SimBin and the World Touring Car Championship. Read more...
• Winner of three hotlap competitions in exhibitor simulators at the Bologna Motor Show in December, 2007
• Finished second in the 2007 Formula SimRacing World Championship-the premier online championship-with four race wins.
• Led Team Italy to the win in the Armaroli Sim Racing World Cup with wins in five of the nine races.

2005

• Skip Barber Racing School two-day advanced race training.
• Five Races, Skip Barber National Championship
• Podium finish in first race
• Front-row start in third race

2004

• Official Test Driver for Gelles Racing in the Formula Renault North America pro series.
• Topped Formula Renault testing with P1 in a wet session at Watkins Glen June 17, 2004.

2003

• Formula Ford Testing, Key Motorsports, Canada.

2002

• Participated in one event of the Brazilian FF1800 Championship, finished 6th in first outing in racing car.
• Participated in the Biland karting championship at the Granja Viana Kartodromo in Sao Paulo.
• Participated in two races of the Paulista Karting Championship (Brazil) in the Novatos category.

2001

• Second place (Category B), 500 Miles of Granja Viana, endurance karting race.
• Summer champion: Super Sport and F4 Suzuki class karts.
• Vice-champion entire Super Sport karting championship.

2000

• Second place (Category B), 500 Miles of Granja Viana.
• Participated in Super Sport karting championship.
• First season of racing karts: fifth place in Category v4 Junior Championship (Sao Paulo, Brazil).

1999

• Began karting in Sao Paulo, Brazil.