Mario Romancini

Mario Klabin Xavier Romancini (born December 15, 1987, in Telêmaco Borba^[1]) is a Brazilian former professional racing driver.

Mario Romancini
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1987-12-15) December 15, 1987 (age 37) Telêmaco Borba (Brazil)
IZOD INDYCAR Series career
Debut season	2010
Current team	Conquest Racing
Car number	None
Starts	6
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Previous series
2009 2008 2007 2006	Firestone Indy Lights Series World Series by Renault South American Formula 3 Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0

Romancini started his racing career in 2006 in the Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 series. Driving for the Full Time Racing Team, he took two podium finishes, including one race win, to finish the season in fifth place. After his impressive debut season, Romancini moved up to the South American Formula Three championship in 2007 with leading team Cesário F3. During the season he took ten podium places in fourteen races, including two wins, to finish runner-up in the championship behind team-mate Clemente de Faria, Jr.

Romancini on his way to his first Indy Lights victory at the Milwaukee Mile in 2009

In November 2007, Romancini took part in World Series by Renault testing at both Paul Ricard and Valencia, driving for Epsilon Euskadi, Prema Powerteam and the reigning champions Tech 1 Racing. In January 2008 he was signed by Epsilon Euskadi to partner Frenchman and fellow rookie Alexandre Marsoin.^[2] During the season, he scored two points finishes and was lying 28th in the standings when he left the team due to sponsorship problems with two rounds of the championship remaining.^[3] He was replaced by former Epsilon driver Filipe Albuquerque. He has signed to race for Andersen Racing to race in the Firestone Indy Lights Series in 2009.^[4] He captured his first win in the series in his fifth start from the pole at the Milwaukee Mile. He ended the season with a victory in Homestead in the 6th place.

Romancini competed full–time in the IZOD INDYCAR Series for the 2010 season for Conquest Racing. He started his first and only Indianapolis 500 that year, where he finished thirteenth as the highest finishing rookie. Romancini also received sponsorship from Armando Montelongo, TV celebrity from Flip This House.^[5][6][7][8]

Motorsports career results

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2006	Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil	Full Time Racing	13	1	1	0	2	123	5th
2007	Formula Three Sudamericana	Cesário F3	14	2	2	0	10	85	2nd
2008	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Epsilon Euskadi	13	0	0	0	0	3	29th
2009	Indy Lights	RLR/Andersen Racing[9]	15	2	1	1	4	392	6th
2010	IndyCar Series	Conquest Racing	11	0	0	0	0	149	24th

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	DC	Points
2008	Epsilon Euskadi	MNZ 1 Ret	MNZ 2 12	SPA 1 10	SPA 2 17	MON 1 23†	SIL 1 18	SIL 2 19	HUN 1 Ret	HUN 2 Ret	NÜR 1 9	NÜR 2 Ret	LMS 1 Ret	LMS 2 18	EST 1	EST 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	29th	3

^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

American open–wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Indy Lights

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Rank	Points
2009	RLR/Andersen Racing	STP 9	STP 6	LBH 24	KAN 3	INDY 3	MIL 1	IOW 4	WGL 20	TOR 6	EDM 8	KTY 10	MOH 17	SNM 9	CHI 16	HMS 1	6th	392

IndyCar Series

Year	Team	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points	Ref
2010	Conquest Racing	34	SAO 17	STP 13	ALA 22	LBH 23	KAN 22	INDY 13	TXS 17	IOW 16	WGL 22	TOR 22	EDM 24	MOH	SNM	CHI	KTY	MOT	HMS	24th	149	[10]

Years	Teams	Races	Poles	Wins	Podiums (Non-win)	Top 10s (Non-podium)	Indianapolis 500 Wins	Championships
1	1	11	0	0	0	0	0	0

Reference:^[11]

Indianapolis 500

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish	Team
2010	Dallara	Honda	27	13	Conquest