ADM Motorsport
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ADM Motorsport are an Italian motorsports team, currently competing in the International Formula Master
series, though they have also competed in Euro Formula 3000 and Formula Three
.
Since the debut, the car was fast and at the end of its first racing season, it was 2nd in the final standings of the Trofeo Cadetti Agip of Formula Panda with Alessandro Aghernio as the driver.
1989 brought more success as Marco Baroncini won them the Formula Panda Italian Championship while Oliverio Saleri won the Trofeo Cadetti Agip.
cars winning the championship in 1992 with Saleri.
1993 saw the team move to Formula Europa Boxer, the team was directly involved in design and manufacture of its own cars.
In 1994 ADM lined up two cars in the Formula Boxer resulting in three wins and two 2nd places. They also won the Greek Formula 3 with Manolis Moschous.
They continued in Greek Formula 3 until 1998 with Moschous still driving, winning the championship in 1995, 1996 and 1998.
In addition they also ventured into the Hungarian Formula 3 championship with Claudia Steffek finishing 2nd in the championship.
The team came 10th in the teams championship with 2 points.
The team vastly improved their results in 2000, winning the drivers championship with Ricardo Sperafico
. A second car was also added with Paolo Ruberti, Salvatore Tavano
and Tomas Scheckter
sharing the car. ADM came 2nd in the team's championship losing out by only 5 points to Arden Team Russia
.
Brazilian, Vitor Meira
lead the team in the 2001 Euro F3000 though he failed to continue Sperafico's championship winning ways, only finishing 5th in the driver's championship. Once again the second car saw an assortment of drivers with Matteo Santoponte
, Gabriele Varano and Sergei Zlobin
all sharing the car. ADM dropped back down to 5th in the team's championship.
Meira continued with the team in 2002 but got replaced midseason by Leonardo Nienkotter who in turn was replaced by Gianmaria Bruni
. Armin Pornbacher raced in the second car but never managed to score. It was a disappointing season as no points were scored by any of the drivers.
2003 saw a return to form for the team with Gianmaria Bruni
returning for five races with the team, winning three of them on his way to 3rd in the drivers championship. Rafaele Sperafico was his teammate but he only scored two points and was replaced for the last two races by Jaime Melo
who won the season finale. ADM would finish 2nd in the teams championship.
For 2004 the team took on Norbert Siedler
and Allam Khodair
. Siedler converted two of his five pole positions into wins on his way to 3rd in the drivers championship. Khodair on the other hand only managed one point dragging the team down to 4th in the team's championship.
. Norbert Siedler
continued with the team with Fausto Ippoliti
as his teammate. A third part time car was added with Stefano Attianese, Franz Woss and Davide Valsecchi
all running at least one race. Siedler tied for the drivers championship with Max Busnelli
in a unique situation where not only the two drivers scored the same amount of points but had also had an exact same record of race results over the 8 race championship. Ippoliti meanwhile finished 7th in the championship while ADM were again runners up in the team's championship.
2006 saw the 3000 Pro Series rebranded as the F3000 International Masters
championship. The team ran three full time cars. Fausto Ippoliti
continued with the team alongside Daniil Move
and Luca Persiani
. Ippoliti however would be replaced by Alessandro Pier Guidi
after one round with Tor Graves
taking over from round 3 at Brands Hatch
. Daniil Move
would also be replaced by Dominik Schraml midseason. Persiani scored the team's only win of the season on his way to 4th in the drivers championship. ADM came 3rd in the teams championship.
In 2007 the F3000 formula was dropped and rebranded as the International Formula Master
series. ADM started the season with 4 cars driven by Frankie Provenzano
, Michele Caliendo, Nick de Brujin and Dominick Schraml. However one car was dropped after three rounds after Schraml left while de Brujin was replaced by a returning Norbert Siedler
. Siedler would earn two wins on his way to 6th in the championship easily outclassing Provenzano and Caliendo. ADM came 5th in the teams championship.
In 2008 Siedler, Provenzano and Caliendo were joined by Octavio Fretias. However only Caliendo finished the season with the team. Davide Rigon
, Tomas Pivoda, Earl Bamber
and Federico Scionti also ran for the team later in the season. Siedler was again the team's highest ranked driver in 10th though Bamber managed 15th in the championship despite only running one round after winning the team's only win of the season in one of the two races. ADM only managed 6th in the teams championship.
Bamber returned for the 2009 season with Marcello Puglisi
as his teammate. Unfortunately the team only lasted two rounds with Harald Schlegelmilch
replacing Puglisi for the second round. As a result the team were only 8th in the teams championship having scored just 4 points. It is unknown whether they will return for the 2010 season.
International Formula Master
International Formula Master, also known as Formula Super 2000, was a European-based junior single seater formula. The series was conceived as a competitor for Formula Three and made its debut at Valencia in 2007...
series, though they have also competed in Euro Formula 3000 and Formula Three
Formula Three
Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or F3, is a class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers...
.
Birth and Formula Panda
The team was founded in 1988 by Renato Melchioretto when he manufactured his first racing car, the ADM Formula Panda.Since the debut, the car was fast and at the end of its first racing season, it was 2nd in the final standings of the Trofeo Cadetti Agip of Formula Panda with Alessandro Aghernio as the driver.
1989 brought more success as Marco Baroncini won them the Formula Panda Italian Championship while Oliverio Saleri won the Trofeo Cadetti Agip.
Formula 3 and Formula Boxer
In 1991 ADM began to race in the Italian Formula 3 with three DallaraDallara
Dallara Automobili is an Italian chassis manufacturer for various motor racing series, being most notable for its near-monopoly in Formula 3 since 1993...
cars winning the championship in 1992 with Saleri.
1993 saw the team move to Formula Europa Boxer, the team was directly involved in design and manufacture of its own cars.
In 1994 ADM lined up two cars in the Formula Boxer resulting in three wins and two 2nd places. They also won the Greek Formula 3 with Manolis Moschous.
They continued in Greek Formula 3 until 1998 with Moschous still driving, winning the championship in 1995, 1996 and 1998.
In addition they also ventured into the Hungarian Formula 3 championship with Claudia Steffek finishing 2nd in the championship.
Italian and Euro Formula 3000
ADM Motorsport began competing in the new Italian Formula 3000 championship in 1999. Italian, Cesare Manfredini began the season as their driver but was replaced midseason by Greek driver, Nikolas Stremmeneos.The team came 10th in the teams championship with 2 points.
The team vastly improved their results in 2000, winning the drivers championship with Ricardo Sperafico
Ricardo Sperafico
Ricardo Sperafico is a Brazilian racing driver.-Career:He resides in a family of racers, twin brother of Rodrigo, and with two cousins, Alexandre and the late Rafael. He began his career in Europe and won the Italian Formula 3000 series in 2000, before moving to International F3000 competition...
. A second car was also added with Paolo Ruberti, Salvatore Tavano
Salvatore Tavano
Salvatore Tavano is an Italian auto racing driver.-Career:After starting his racing career in karting, Tavano spent two years in the Italian Formula Three Championship. He finished fourth in 1998 and third in 1999. In 2001 he competed in the European Formula 3000 Championship. He was the Italian...
and Tomas Scheckter
Tomas Scheckter
Tomas Scheckter is a South African racing driver, born in Monte Carlo. He is the son of 1979 Formula One World Champion Jody Scheckter.-Early years:...
sharing the car. ADM came 2nd in the team's championship losing out by only 5 points to Arden Team Russia
Arden International
Arden International is an GP2 Series team, created by Christian Horner.Initially created to raise up Horner's career, and then reliant on sponsorship from Viktor Maslov, the team began to get good results and was the best team of Formula 3000 in its last years, showing new talents to motorsport...
.
Brazilian, Vitor Meira
Vitor Meira
Vitor Meira is an auto racing driver currently competing in the IndyCar Series. He has twice finished second in the Indianapolis 500....
lead the team in the 2001 Euro F3000 though he failed to continue Sperafico's championship winning ways, only finishing 5th in the driver's championship. Once again the second car saw an assortment of drivers with Matteo Santoponte
Matteo Santoponte
Matteo Santoponte is an Italian racing driver from Rome who has raced under the pseudonym "Babalus".Santoponte competed part-time in Euro Formula 3000 from 2000 to 2004 for a variety of different teams. He finished 9th in series points in 2000 and 10th in series points in 2004.-External links:* at...
, Gabriele Varano and Sergei Zlobin
Sergei Zlobin
Sergei Zlobin is a Russian racing driver. In 2002, he was a test driver for the Minardi Formula One. Although he never competed at a Grand Prix, he is one of the few Russians to pilot a Formula One car. He later entered briefly in the FIA GT Championship in 2006, driving for BMS Scuderia Italia...
all sharing the car. ADM dropped back down to 5th in the team's championship.
Meira continued with the team in 2002 but got replaced midseason by Leonardo Nienkotter who in turn was replaced by Gianmaria Bruni
Gianmaria Bruni
Gianmaria "Gimmi" Bruni is an Italian racing driver who in 2004 drove in Formula One with the Minardi team, and is now racing in the Le Mans Series and Intercontinental Le Mans Cup....
. Armin Pornbacher raced in the second car but never managed to score. It was a disappointing season as no points were scored by any of the drivers.
2003 saw a return to form for the team with Gianmaria Bruni
Gianmaria Bruni
Gianmaria "Gimmi" Bruni is an Italian racing driver who in 2004 drove in Formula One with the Minardi team, and is now racing in the Le Mans Series and Intercontinental Le Mans Cup....
returning for five races with the team, winning three of them on his way to 3rd in the drivers championship. Rafaele Sperafico was his teammate but he only scored two points and was replaced for the last two races by Jaime Melo
Jaime Melo
Jaime Melo, also known as Jaime Melo, Jr. , is a Brazilian auto racing driver best known for his success in grand tourers as Ferrari driver. In 2006 he won the FIA GT Championship in the GT2 class driving for AF Corse and the next year he did the same at the American Le Mans Series for Risi...
who won the season finale. ADM would finish 2nd in the teams championship.
For 2004 the team took on Norbert Siedler
Norbert Siedler
Norbert Siedler is an Austrian racing driver.Siedler began his career in motorsport in karts. In 1992 he began at the age of ten years in the German Kartszene and in 1997, won the junior class. In 1999 he was an Austrian kart driver. 2000, he moved into Formula Ford and won in Germany and Austria...
and Allam Khodair
Allam Khodair
Allam Khodair is a Brazilian racing driver, currently driving in Stock Car Brasil.His father is Lebanese and his mother is Japanese Brazilian .- karting :...
. Siedler converted two of his five pole positions into wins on his way to 3rd in the drivers championship. Khodair on the other hand only managed one point dragging the team down to 4th in the team's championship.
International Formula Master
In 2005 the team switched to the new 3000 Pro SeriesInternational Formula Master
International Formula Master, also known as Formula Super 2000, was a European-based junior single seater formula. The series was conceived as a competitor for Formula Three and made its debut at Valencia in 2007...
. Norbert Siedler
Norbert Siedler
Norbert Siedler is an Austrian racing driver.Siedler began his career in motorsport in karts. In 1992 he began at the age of ten years in the German Kartszene and in 1997, won the junior class. In 1999 he was an Austrian kart driver. 2000, he moved into Formula Ford and won in Germany and Austria...
continued with the team with Fausto Ippoliti
Fausto Ippoliti
-Fausto Ippoliti's Career:1997: 4th Italian Formula Campus1999: 3rd Italian Formula 3 Federal2000: 13th Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup2001: 5th Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup2002: 5th Italian Formula 3 Championship ....
as his teammate. A third part time car was added with Stefano Attianese, Franz Woss and Davide Valsecchi
Davide Valsecchi
-Formula Renault:Valsecchi drove in Renault-based series from 2003 to 2007, rising from Italian Formula Renault and the Formula Renault Eurocup to the more powerful cars of the World Series by Renault in 2006...
all running at least one race. Siedler tied for the drivers championship with Max Busnelli
Max Busnelli
Max Busnelli is a racing car driver from Italy. He drove two races for the Italian A1 Team.-Complete A1 Grand Prix results:...
in a unique situation where not only the two drivers scored the same amount of points but had also had an exact same record of race results over the 8 race championship. Ippoliti meanwhile finished 7th in the championship while ADM were again runners up in the team's championship.
2006 saw the 3000 Pro Series rebranded as the F3000 International Masters
International Formula Master
International Formula Master, also known as Formula Super 2000, was a European-based junior single seater formula. The series was conceived as a competitor for Formula Three and made its debut at Valencia in 2007...
championship. The team ran three full time cars. Fausto Ippoliti
Fausto Ippoliti
-Fausto Ippoliti's Career:1997: 4th Italian Formula Campus1999: 3rd Italian Formula 3 Federal2000: 13th Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup2001: 5th Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup2002: 5th Italian Formula 3 Championship ....
continued with the team alongside Daniil Move
Daniil Move
-Early career:Move began his racing career in 2004, where he finished as runner–up in the Formula RUS series. The following year he stepped up to the Formula 1600 Russia championship, finishing in 12th place, with current Lotus Renault GP driver Vitaly Petrov taking the title...
and Luca Persiani
Luca Persiani
Luca Persiani is an Italian racing driver. He has competed in such series as International Formula Master and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0.-External links:* *...
. Ippoliti however would be replaced by Alessandro Pier Guidi
Alessandro Pier Guidi
Alessandro Pier Guidi is a racing driver from Italy. He drove two races for the Italian A1 Team.Pier Guidi drove a Ferrari 430 GT in the Spanish GT Championship and Italian GT Championship in 2005 and 2006, for the Scuderia Playteam...
after one round with Tor Graves
Tor Graves
Tor Graves is a Thai racing driver.-Career:1993: British Formula First1994: 7th British Formula First1995: 10th British Formula Renault1996: 14th British Formula Renault1997: 11th British Formula Renault...
taking over from round 3 at Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit near West Kingsdown in Kent, England. First used as a dirt track motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently holds many British and international racing events...
. Daniil Move
Daniil Move
-Early career:Move began his racing career in 2004, where he finished as runner–up in the Formula RUS series. The following year he stepped up to the Formula 1600 Russia championship, finishing in 12th place, with current Lotus Renault GP driver Vitaly Petrov taking the title...
would also be replaced by Dominik Schraml midseason. Persiani scored the team's only win of the season on his way to 4th in the drivers championship. ADM came 3rd in the teams championship.
In 2007 the F3000 formula was dropped and rebranded as the International Formula Master
International Formula Master
International Formula Master, also known as Formula Super 2000, was a European-based junior single seater formula. The series was conceived as a competitor for Formula Three and made its debut at Valencia in 2007...
series. ADM started the season with 4 cars driven by Frankie Provenzano
Frankie Provenzano
Francesco "Frankie" Provenzano is an Italian racing driver.-Formula Renault:Provenzano began his formula racing career with the BVM Minardi team in Italian Formula Renault, finishing second to Jaime Alguersuari in the 2006 Winter Series – finishing three of the four races on the podium...
, Michele Caliendo, Nick de Brujin and Dominick Schraml. However one car was dropped after three rounds after Schraml left while de Brujin was replaced by a returning Norbert Siedler
Norbert Siedler
Norbert Siedler is an Austrian racing driver.Siedler began his career in motorsport in karts. In 1992 he began at the age of ten years in the German Kartszene and in 1997, won the junior class. In 1999 he was an Austrian kart driver. 2000, he moved into Formula Ford and won in Germany and Austria...
. Siedler would earn two wins on his way to 6th in the championship easily outclassing Provenzano and Caliendo. ADM came 5th in the teams championship.
In 2008 Siedler, Provenzano and Caliendo were joined by Octavio Fretias. However only Caliendo finished the season with the team. Davide Rigon
Davide Rigon
Davide Rigon is an Italian racing driver.-Career:Starting out in Formula BMW ADAC in 2003, he progressed to the Italian Formula Renault Championship and Italian Formula Three...
, Tomas Pivoda, Earl Bamber
Earl Bamber
Earl Anderson Bamber is a motor racing driver and commentator from New Zealand.-Career:Bamber is a young rookie driver with a reputation for suffering from bouts of red mist but has demonstrated race driving talent when progressing through karts and minor single seater series, and in 2008 was...
and Federico Scionti also ran for the team later in the season. Siedler was again the team's highest ranked driver in 10th though Bamber managed 15th in the championship despite only running one round after winning the team's only win of the season in one of the two races. ADM only managed 6th in the teams championship.
Bamber returned for the 2009 season with Marcello Puglisi
Marcello Puglisi
Marcello Puglisi is an Italian racing driver.-Formula Renault:Puglisi began his car racing career by driving in the Italian Formula Renault Championship and Formula Renault Eurocup in 2003. He remained in the Italian series for three years, with a best finish of 13th in the drivers' championship...
as his teammate. Unfortunately the team only lasted two rounds with Harald Schlegelmilch
Harald Schlegelmilch
Haralds Šlēgelmilhs, known internationally as Harald Schlegelmilch is a Latvian racing driver.-Career:...
replacing Puglisi for the second round. As a result the team were only 8th in the teams championship having scored just 4 points. It is unknown whether they will return for the 2010 season.