Michael Patrizi

Michael Tony Patrizi (born 4 May 1984) is an Australian racing driver.

Michael Patrizi
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1984-05-04) 4 May 1984 (age 41) Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Supercars Championship career
Car number	91
Current team	Tekno Autosports
Championships	0
Races	45
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Pole positions	0
2012 position	18th (1397 pts)

Biography

Starting off in karts in his native Western Australia, he moved to Formula Ford in 2004, then to Formula BMW in Asia 2005, then UK in 2006. In 2007 he joined the competitive ranks for the Formula Three Euroseries racing for the Prema Powerteam. Since 2008 Patrizi has returned home to compete in V8 Supercars^[1] and presently competes for Queensland-based team Tekno Autosports.

After two years in V8 Supercars racing for Ford Rising Stars Racing, then Paul Cruickshank Racing, Patrizi lost his seat in V8 Supercars. In February 2010 he made his debut in the Chevrolet Supercars Middle East Championship sedan series at Yas Marina Circuit, coming away with a race win.^[2]

In 2010 and 2011 he drove as an endurance driver in the V8 Supercar series and did a full season in the 2011 Australian Carrera Cup Championship. In 2012 Patrizi secured the newly created second seat at Tekno Autosports and had his best ever season in V8 Supercars.

Career results

Holden VE Commodore of Michael Patrizi

Season	Series	Position	Car	Team
2000	Australian Junior Clubman Championship	3rd	Tecno – Yamaha	Patrizi Racing
2001	Australian CIK Intercontinental A class Championship	4th	Birel-Parilla	Patrizi Racing
2002	West Australian Clubman Light Karting Championship	1st	Birel – Yamaha	Patrizi Racing
	CIK-FIA Karting World Cup	2nd		Birel Motorsport
	Australian Formula 100 Karting Championship	1st		Patrizi Racing
2003	Australian Formula 100 Karting Championship	2nd		Patrizi Racing
2004	New South Wales Formula Ford Championship	4th	Van Diemen RF93	Anglo Australian Motorsport
	Victorian Formula Ford Championship	7th
2005	Formula BMW Asia Championship	2nd	Mygale FB02 – BMW	Team Meritus
2006	Formula BMW UK Championship	8th	Mygale FB02 – BMW	Motaworld Racing
	Champ Car Atlantic Championship	26th	Swift 016.a – Mazda Cosworth	Walker Racing
2007	Formula Three Euroseries	18th	Dallara F306 – AMG Mercedes	Prema Powerteam
2008	V8 Supercar Championship Series	26th	Ford BF Falcon	Ford Rising Stars Racing
2009	V8 Supercar Championship Series	27th	Ford BF Falcon	Paul Cruickshank Racing
2010	V8 Supercar Championship Series	58th	Ford FG Falcon	Triple F Racing
2011	Australian Carrera Cup Championship	6th	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Car	McElrea Racing
	International V8 Supercars Championship	56th	Ford FG Falcon	Triple F Racing
2012	International V8 Supercars Championship	18th	Holden VE Commodore	Tekno Autosports
2013	Australian Carrera Cup Championship	5th	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	McElrea Racing
2014	Australian Carrera Cup Championship	8th	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Type 991	Onsite Racing

Champ Car Atlantic

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
2006	Walker Racing	LBH	HOU	MTY	POR	CLE1	CLE2	TOR	EDM	SJO	DEN	MTL 8	ROA 15	25th	21

Complete Bathurst 1000 results

Year	Team	Car	Co-driver	Position	Laps
2008	Ford Rising Stars Racing	Ford Falcon BF	Karl Reindler	19th	156
2009	Paul Cruickshank Racing	Ford Falcon FG	Fabian Coulthard	DNF	120
2010	Triple F Racing	Ford Falcon FG	Dean Fiore	DNF	56
2011	Triple F Racing	Ford Falcon FG	Dean Fiore	20th	160
2012	Tekno Autosports	Holden Commodore VE	Jonny Reid	DNF	19