Ombra Racing is an auto racing team based in Italy currently competing in the Porsche Supercup. Ombra Racing was established in 1994 by the team founders Gianfranco Colleoni and Matteo Quadri and first entered the Italian Formula Junior (Trofeo Cadetti) from 1994 to 1999.
History In 2000, Ombra stepped up to the Italian Formula 3, where it won both the drivers' as well as the teams' championship titles with Matteo Cressoni in 2004. It remained a full-time regular in the series until 2008. From 2006 to 2008, Ombra additionally made season campaigns in the German Formula 3 (ATS Formula 3 Cup). The team also made wildcard starts in the 2005 Formula 3 Euro Series and 2008 British Formula Three Championship.
They ventured in more powerful open wheeler categories when they ran a part-time schedule in the 2005 3000 Pro Series, and a complete season in the 2007 International Formula Master with Johnny Cecotto Jr. scoring three podiums. This was followed by entries in the Auto GP Series from 2010 to 2012 where Kevin Ceccon took the Drivers' Championship title while on the team in 2011.
Following 2012 they made the switch from open wheeler Formula style racing to Grand Touring racing. They focused on the International GT Open (IGTO)) and their domestic Italian GT Championship (CIGT). The duo of Alex Frassinetti and Michele Beretta won the Super GT3 PRO Category for both the Drivers' and Teams' Championship and the Manufacturers' title for Lamborghini in 2017.
The Team stepped up to the top class of GT3 in 2016 with their participation in the Blancpain Endurance Series (BES) with a highlight class win in the Silver Cup of the 2018 24 Hours of Spa. Following the 2019 season, they moved from Lamborghini to the Porsche Carrera Cup.
Since 2020 the team runs in the Porsche Carrera Cup Italia and Porsche Supercup. Simone Iaquinta took the Italian Porsche Carrera Cup Drivers' title in 2019 and 2020 for the Team.
Current series results Porsche Supercup Porsche Supercup Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Points 2020Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 991 II) Simone Iaquinta10000NC†NC Stefano Gattuso10000NC†2022Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 992) Loek Hartog8000438th7th Gianmarco Quaresmini80001417th Leonardo Caglioni30000NC†2023Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 992) Keagan Masters80004510th5th Riccardo Pera2000821st Risto Vukov8000422nd Marvin Klein60000NC† Alberto Cerqui10000NC†2024Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 992) Keagan Masters8000884th4th Lirim Zendeli80003612th Risto Vukov6000820th Dirk Schouten20000NC† Anthony Imperato10000NC†2025Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 992) Keagan Masters80003812th7th Francesco Braschi80011318th Anthony Imperato30001.523rd Luciano Martínez50000NC†2026Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 992.2) Liam McNeilly Luciano Martínez Filip Ugran Henry Wheeler † Guest drivers, which were ineligible to score points.
Former series results
Italian Formula 3 Italian Formula Three Championship Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Points 2004 Dallara F304-Mugen-Honda Matteo Cressoni 14 2 0 0 146 1st Davide Mazzoleni 5 0 0 0 33 10th 2005 Dallara F304-Mugen-Honda Basil Shaaban 1 0 0 0 2 17th Giuseppe Termine 2 0 0 0 16 11th Khalil Beschir 1 0 0 0 0 19th 2010 Dallara F308-FPT Giacomo Barri 16 0 0 0 8 17th Alberto Cerqui 16 0 0 0 3 19th
3000 Pro Series/International Formula Master 3000 Pro Series Year Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Points 2005 Khalil Beschir 5 0 0 0 4 13th 8th Basil Shaaban 5 0 0 0 0 19th International Formula Master 2007 Johnny Cecotto Jr. 16 0 1 0 30 8th 7th Dominick Muermans 16 0 0 0 1 28th
German Formula 3 German Formula Three Championship Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Points 2006 Dallara F306-Mugen-Honda Mattia Pavoni 19 0 0 0 0 28th Dallara F305-Mugen-Honda Marika Diana 8 0 0 0 0 37th† Johnny Cecotto Jr. 4 1 0 0 20 11th† Massimo Rossi 6 0 0 0 0 41st 2007 Dallara F305-Mugen-Honda Matteo Chinosi 18 0 0 0 77 6th Dallara F306-Mugen-Honda Federico Glorioso 15 0 0 0 9 12th Dallara F302-Mugen-Honda Marika Diana [T] 12 0 0 0 53 5th [T] 2008 Dallara F305-Mugen-Honda Matteo Chinosi 16 2 2 0 73 5th Philipp Eng 2 0 0 0 18 11th† Dallara F306-Mugen-Honda Federico Leo 18 0 0 0 23 9th Dallara F302-Mugen-Honda Massimo Rossi [T] 8 0 0 0 44 6th [T]
† Shared results with other teams
Auto GP Auto GP Series Year Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Points 2010 Giorgio Pantano 2 0 0 0 8 13th 9th† 2011 Kevin Ceccon 14 1 0 3 130 1st 5th Francesco Dracone 8 0 0 0 1 21st† Pasquale Di Sabatino 2 0 0 0 38 12th† Stefano Bizzarri 2 0 0 0 0 22nd Michele la Rosa 2 0 0 0 0 23rd 2012 Adderly Fong 4 0 0 0 3 21st 6th Yann Cunha 4 0 0 0 8 18th Antônio Pizzonia 2 2 0 0 45 9th† Antonio Spavone 2 0 0 0 41 10th† Giancarlo Serenelli 12 0 0 0 34 12th Rafael Suzuki 2 0 0 0 12 17th
† Shared results with other teams
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