Matteo
Bobbi

Matteo Bobbi was born in Milan on 2 July 1978. He began in karting in 1995 and moved up to Formula Renault in 1998, where he took several podium finishes. In 2000 he tested a Formula One car for Minardi, and the following year he became the team's official test driver. He stayed with them until the middle of 2003, which included a test session during the 2003 San Marino Grand Prix weekend. He never started a World Championship race.

Alongside this, he contested the Spanish Formula Nissan Championship in 2001 and won at Valencia. In 2002 he won six races and finished as runner-up in the standings.

During his time with Minardi he also began racing sports cars. In 2003 he won the FIA GT Championship with Thomas Biagi in a BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari, and he finished second in 2004. In 2006 he won the GT2 class with Jaime Melo. He also raced for Cheever Racing in the Rolex Sports Car Series.

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