A.C. Milan (Superleague Formula team)

A.C. Milan Superleague Formula team was a racing team representing Italian football club A.C. Milan in Superleague Formula.

A.C. Milan SF Racing Team
Founded 2008
Country  Italy
Driver(s) Robert Doornbos (2008)
Giorgio Pantano (2009)
Yelmer Buurman (2010)
First race 2008 Donington
Last race 2010 Navarra
Rounds 24
Ch'ships 0
Total points 1252 (including Super Finals)
2010 position 5th (631 pts)
Races Poles Wins Podiums F. Laps
47 1 5 12 4
NOTE - Data not including Super Finals
A.C. Milan car on track at Silverstone Circuit (2010)

2008 season

In the 2008 Superleague Formula season A.C. Milan hired the services of ex Formula One driver Robert Doornbos.[1] Robert won 2 races and A.C. Milan finished 3rd overall in the standings. Doornbos did not return to the series in 2009. He now drives in the IndyCar Series.

2009 season

A.C. Milan returned for the 2009 Superleague Formula season with former Formula One racer and current GP2 Series champion Giorgio Pantano.[2] In having Pantano as their driver, A.C. Milan are the first Superleague Formula team in history to have had two Formula One drivers to drive their car. In Giorgio's first round for A.C. Milan he had gearbox problems in qualifying, putting him 16th on grid for the first race.[3] A.C. Milan won the 2nd race of the opening round of the season.[4]

2010 season

Yelmer Buurman will be the driver of the ATECH Grand Prix run team for the 2010 season.[5]

Record

(key)

2008
Operator(s) Driver(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 Points Rank
DON NÜR ZOL EST VAL JER
Scuderia Playteam Robert Doornbos 17 DN 1 6 18 4 2 2 2 17 1 10 335 3rd

2009
  • Super Final results in 2009 did not count for points towards the main championship.
Operator(s) Driver(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 Points Rank
MAG ZOL DON EST MOZ JAR
Azerti Motorsport Giorgio Pantano 12 1 2 5 11 – 4 17 X 6 6 6 15 11 – 3 14 X 286 7th

2010
Operator(s) Driver(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NC 11 Points Rank
SIL ASS MAG JAR NÜR ZOL BRH ADR POR ORD BEI NAV
Atech GP/Reid Motorsport Yelmer Buurman 2 16 X 5 7 3 1 7 1 2 10 3 1 8 3 4 5 5 4 12 4 11 4 X 10 16 X 6 7 4 7 3 C 7 12 X 631 5th

References
  1. "Doornbos joins Superleague series". Autosport. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  2. "Superleague thrilled to add Pantano". Autosport. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  3. "Pantano to start near back of grid". Autosport. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  4. "Pantano wins for AC Milan in France". Autosport. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
  5. Beer, Matt (2010-03-10). "Buurman gets AC Milan drive for 2010". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
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