Dino Lunardi

Dino Lunardi
Lunardi in 2015
Nationality French
Born (1978-10-25) 25 October 1978
Nîmes, France
Racing licence FIA Gold (until 2015, 2022–)
FIA Silver (2016–2021)
Championship titles
2015
2011
2007
2006		European Le Mans Series – GTC
ADAC GT Masters
THP Spider Cup
Peugeot RC Cup

Dino Lunardi (born 25 October 1978) is a French racing driver who last competed in the Le Mans Cup's LMP3 class for IDEC Sport.

Career

Lunardi began his racing career in 2003, competing in Formula Ford France.[1] After not racing in 2004, Lunardi began racing in the Peugeot RC Cup in 2005,[2] finishing runner-up in his maiden season,[3] before winning the title the following year.[4] In 2007, Lunardi raced in the THP Spider Cup for RBA Sport, winning the title at season's end and earning a test drive in a Peugeot 908 HDi FAP.[5]

Stepping up to GT3 competition in 2008, Lunardi raced a Dodge Viper for La Torre Motorsport in the first four rounds of the FIA GT3 European Championship, taking a best result of third in race two at Oschersleben.[6] Switching to Ferrari outfit JMB Racing for the final two rounds, Lunardi matched his season-best result of third in race one at Nogaro en route to an eighth-place points finish.[7] Remaining in the series for 2009, Lunardi raced in the first four rounds for Ford-affiliated Matech GT Racing,[8] taking a win at Adria and a podium at Oschersleben to end the year 11th in points.[9] The following year, Lunardi primarily raced an Audi R8 LMS in the FFSA GT Championship for Saintéloc – Phoenix Racing, taking a lone win at Albi to round out the year 10th in points.[10] During 2010, Lunardi also raced in the first four rounds of the FIA GT3 European Championship for Toni Seiler Racing, in which he scored a best result of second at Silverstone.[11]

Joining Liqui Moly Team Engstler for the 2011 ADAC GT Masters season, Lunardi and teammate Alexandros Margaritis began the year by taking wins at Oschersleben and Zolder,[12] before repeating at Assen and Hockenheimring to secure the title at season's end.[13][14] In parallel, Lunardi also raced in the FIA GT3 European Championship for Saintéloc Racing, in which he took a best result of third at Le Castellet in race one.[15] Continuing with the Alpina brand for the 2012 ADAC GT Masters season,[16] Lunardi won the season-opening race at Oschersleben,[17] before taking two wins at the Nürburgring en route to a fourth-place points finish.[18] During 2012, Lunardi also raced for Saintéloc Racing in select rounds of the FIA GT3 European Championship, French GT Championship and the Blancpain Endurance Series.[19][20] In 2013, Lunardi primarily raced in the French GT Championship for Team Speed Car, winning race one at Spa and both races at Magny-Cours to end the year fourth in points.[21][22]

After not racing in 2014, Lunardi joined TDS Racing to compete in the GTC class of the 2015 European Le Mans Series, sharing a BMW Z4 GT3 with Eric Dermont and Franck Perera.[23] In his first season in the series, Lunardi won the season-opening race at Silverstone,[24] before winning at Le Castellet and taking two other podiums to seal the GTC title at Estoril.[25] The following year, Lunardi joined Duqueine Engineering to race in the series' LMP3 class alongside David Hallyday, and was later joined by David Droux from Imola onwards.[26] The trio originally won on track at the Red Bull Ring, but were later demoted to second after not respecting the minimum pit stop time.[27] Their season-best result was matched a race later at Le Castellet, which helped them end the year fourth in points.[28]

Following a one-off appearance in the 2017 GT4 European Series Southern Cup,[29] Lunardi joined Eric De Doncker's Motorsport 98 outfit to race in the LMP3 class of the Le Mans Cup the following year.[30] He featured in select races for the team up until 2021, scoring a best result of second at Spa in 2019 and Le Castellet in 2020.[31][32] In those two years, Lunardi also made one-off appearances in the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series for Inter Europol Competition, most notably winning at Monza in the latter year.[33] Lunardi then joined IDEC Sport from 2022 until 2024 as he continued to race in select rounds of the Le Mans Cup,[34][35][36] taking a best result of fifth at Le Castellet in 2022, which helped him end the year 12th in points.[37]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2003 Formula Ford France Sirius
2005 Peugeot RC Cup Geoscan 14 4 4 7 8 109 2nd
2006 Peugeot RC Cup Geoscan 13 3 5 4 9 170 1st
2007 THP Spider Cup RBA Sport 13 5 4 5 10 206 1st
Diester Racing Cup 8 4 3 2 6 123 4th
2008 FIA GT3 European Championship La Torre Motorsport 8 0 0 0 1 22 8th
JMB Racing 3 0 0 0 1
French GT Championship – GT3 Sport Garage 2 0 0 0 0 6 18th
Matech GT Racing 2 0 2 0 0
THP Spider Cup RBA Sport 2 2 2 0 2 0 NC
2009 FIA GT3 European Championship Matech GT Racing 8 1 0 0 2 22 11th
Mühlner Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0
French GT Championship – GT3 Sport Garage 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
ADAC GT Masters Callaway Competition 2 0 0 0 1 10 18th
2010 French GT Championship Saintéloc – Phoenix Racing 11 1 0 0 2 46 10th
FIA GT3 European Championship Toni Seiler Racing 8 0 1 0 2 51 11th
International GT Open – Super GT JMB Racing 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC
2011 French GT Championship Saintéloc 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC
ADAC GT Masters Liqui Moly Team Engstler 16 4 3 2 7 189 1st
FIA GT3 European Championship Saintéloc Racing 12 0 0 0 1 35 16th
Blancpain Endurance Series – GT3 Pro Marc VDS Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 8 29th
2012 ADAC GT Masters Alpina 16 3 2 2 5 134 4th
FIA GT3 European Championship Saintéloc Racing 8 0 1 1 0 58 9th
French GT Championship 8 0 0 0 0 6 27th
Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 1 38th
Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro 2 0 0 0 0 5 24th
FIA GT1 World Championship Exim Bank Team China 2 0 0 0 0 0 34th
2013 ADAC GT Masters The Boss Yaco Racing 4 0 0 0 0 12 30th
French GT Championship Team Speed Car 10 3 0 0 4 125 4th
Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2015 European Le Mans Series – GTC TDS Racing 5 2 3 2 4 101 1st
French GT Championship Duqueine Engineering 5 1 0 2 2 49 17th
2016 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Duqueine Engineering 6 0 0 1 2 62 4th
V de V Endurance Series – LMP3 1 1 0 0 1 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup CMR by Sport Garage 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2017 GT4 European Series Southern Cup – Pro-Am Speed Car 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2018 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 Motorsport 98 6 0 0 0 0 35.5 6th
2019 European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Inter Europol Competition 1 0 0 0 0 0.5 23rd
Le Mans Cup – LMP3 Motorsport 98 3 0 0 0 1 40 5th
2020 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 Motorsport 98 5 0 0 0 1 40 8th
European Le Mans Series – LMP3 Inter Europol Competition 2 1 0 0 2 40 8th
2021 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 Motorsport 98 4 0 0 0 0 11 20th
Mühlner Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0
2022 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 IDEC Sport 6 0 0 0 0 18 12th
2022–23 Middle East Trophy – GT3 Pro-Am Visiom 1 0 0 0 0 24 NC
2023 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 IDEC Sport 6 0 0 0 0 3 26th
2024 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 IDEC Sport 4 0 0 0 0 0 42nd
Sources:[38][1]

Complete FIA GT3 European Championship results

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points
2008 La Torre Motorsport Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Dodge Viper 8.3 L V10 SIL
1
8 		SIL
2
5 		MNZ
1
Ret 		MNZ
2
5 		OSC
1
8 		OSC
2
3 		BRN
1
Ret 		BRN
2
11 		8th 22
JMB Racing Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari F136 4.3 L V8 NOG
1
3 		NOG
2
17 		DUB
1
9 		DUB
2
DNS
2009 Matech GT Racing Ford GT GT3 Ford Cammer 5.0 L V8 SIL
1
7 		SIL
2
11 		ADR
1
1 		ADR
2
21 		OSC
1
3 		OSC
2
12 		ALG
1
Ret 		ALG
2
14 		11th 22
Mühlner Motorsport Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 LEC
1
9 		LEC
2
5 		ZOL
1 		ZOL
2
2010 Toni Seiler Racing Corvette Z06.R GT3 Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8 SIL
1
2 		SIL
2
13 		BRN
1
3 		BRN
2
7 		JAR
1
20 		JAR
2
13 		LEC
1
8 		LEC
2
6 		ALG
1
 ALG
2
 ZOL
1
 ZOL
2
 11th 51
2011 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10 ALG
1
11 		ALG
2
17 		SIL
1
14 		SIL
2
7 		NAV
1
9 		NAV
2
4 		LEC
1
3 		LEC
2
Ret 		SLO
1
16 		SLO
2
11 		ZAN
1
16 		ZAN
2
17 		16th 35
2012 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2 L V10 NOG
1
5 		NOG
2
6 		ZOL
1
Ret 		ZOL
2
6 		NAV
1
5 		NAV
2
9 		ALG
1
 ALG
2
 MSC
1
 MSC
2
 NUR
1
5 		NUR
2
5 		9th 58

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2009 Callaway Competition Corvette Z06.R GT3 OSC1
1 		OSC1
2 		ASS
1 		ASS
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		LAU
1 		LAU
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		SAC
1 		SAC
2 		OSC2
1
Ret 		OSC2
2
2 		18th 10
2011 Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW Alpina B6 GT3 OSC
1
1 		OSC
2
3 		SAC
1
Ret 		SAC
2
Ret 		ZOL
1
2 		ZOL
2
1 		NÜR
1
Ret 		NÜR
2
20 		RBR
1
6 		RBR
2
2 		LAU
1
4 		LAU
2
4 		ASS
1
1 		ASS
2
7 		HOC
1
1 		HOC
2
Ret 		1st 189
2012 Alpina Alpina B6 GT3 OSC
1
1 		OSC
2
4 		ZAN
1
5 		ZAN
2
27 		SAC
1
11 		SAC
2
16 		NÜR
1
2 		NÜR
2
1 		RBR
1
13 		RBR
2
18 		LAU
1
23 		LAU
2
19 		NÜR
1
1 		NÜR
2
2 		HOC
1
18 		HOC
2
10 		4th 134
2013 The Boss Yaco Racing Audi R8 LMS Ultra OSC
1
4 		OSC
2
20 		SPA
1
17 		SPA
2
11 		SAC
1
 SAC
2
 NÜR
1
 NÜR
2
 RBR
1
 RBR
2
 LAU
1
 LAU
2
 SVK
1
 SVK
2
 HOC
1
 HOC
2
 30th 12

Complete FIA GT1 World Championship results

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2012 Exim Bank Team China Porsche 911 GT3-R NOG
QR 		NOG
CR 		ZOL
QR 		ZOL
CR 		NAV
QR
Ret 		NAV
QR
15 		SVK
QR 		SVK
CR 		ALG
QR
DNS 		ALG
CR
DNS 		SVK
QR 		SVK
CR 		MOS
QR 		MOS
CR 		NUR
QR 		NUR
CR 		DON
QR 		DON
CR 		34th 0

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos. Points
2011 Marc VDS Racing Team Alpina B6 GT3 GT3 Pro MNZ
 NAV
 SPA
6H
 SPA
12H
 SPA
24H
 MAG
 SIL
6 		29th 8
2012 Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Ultra Pro-Am MNZ
 SIL
 LEC
16 		38th 1
Pro SPA
6H
? 		SPA
12H
? 		SPA
24H
Ret 		NÜR
5 		NAV
DNS 		24th 5
2013 Team Speed Car Audi R8 LMS Ultra Pro MNZ
 SIL
 LEC
26 		SPA
6H
 SPA
12H
 SPA
24H
 NÜR
 NC 0
2016 CMR by Sport Garage Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Pro-Am MNZ
NC 		SIL
 LEC
 SPA
6H
 SPA
12H
 SPA
24H
 NÜR
 NC 0

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos. Points
2015 TDS Racing GTC BMW Z4 GT3 BMW P65B44 4.4 L V8 SIL
1 		IMO
4 		RBR
2 		LEC
1 		EST
2 		1st 101
2016 Duqueine Engineering LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 SIL
4 		IMO
4 		RBR
2 		LEC
2 		SPA
Ret 		EST
9 		4th 62
2019 Inter Europol Competition LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
13 		MNZ
 CAT
 SIL
 SPA
 ALG
 23rd 0.5
2020 Inter Europol Competition LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 LEC
 SPA
 LEC
 MNZ
1 		ALG
3 		8th 40

Complete Le Mans Cup results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points
2018 Motorsport 98 LMP3 Ligier JS P3 LEC
 MNZ
8 		LMS
1
15 		LMS
2
10 		RBR
7 		SPA
4 		ALG
4 		6th 35.5
2019 Motorsport 98 LMP3 Ligier JS P3 LEC
 MNZ
 LMS
1
 LMS
2
 CAT
5 		SPA
2 		ALG
4 		5th 40
2020 Motorsport 98 LMP3 Ligier JS P320 LEC1
2 		SPA
6 		LEC2
Ret 		LMS
1
 LMS
2
 MNZ
5 		ALG
8 		8th 40
2021 Motorsport 98 LMP3 Ligier JS P320 BAR
12 		LEC
8 		LMS
1
19 		LMS
2
DNS 		SPA
7 		POR
 20th 11
Mühlner Motorsport MNZ
Ret
2022 IDEC Sport LMP3 Ligier JS P320 LEC
5 		IMO
7 		LMS
1
26 		LMS
2
Ret 		MNZ
 SPA
9 		ALG
19 		12th 18
2023 IDEC Sport LMP3 Ligier JS P320 CAT
17 		LMS
1
21 		LMS
2
9 		LEC
Ret 		ARA
12 		SPA
 ALG
25† 		26th 3
2024 IDEC Sport LMP3 Ligier JS P320 CAT
Ret 		LEC
19 		LMS
1
17 		LMS
2
Ret 		SPA
 MUG
 ALG
 42nd 0

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