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Italian racing driver (born 1994)
This article is about the racing driver. For the gangster, see
Nicolo Schiro
.
Niccolo Schiro
(born 25 March 1994) is an Italian
racing driver
, who is best known for being the
2012
European F3 Open
champion.
Career
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Karting
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Born in
Milan
, Schiro began
karting
in 2007 and raced both in his native Italy and Europe for the majority of his karting career, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the
KF2
category a year later, when he finished 28th in the European KF2 Championship.
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Formula Abarth
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In
2010
, Schiro graduated to
single?seaters
into the newly launched
Formula Abarth
series, competing with Emmebi Motorsport. He only finished five races inside the top twenty placings and finished the season in 29th place.
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European F3 Open
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Schiro stepped up to the
European F3 Open Championship
in
2011
, joining
RP Motorsport
.
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He finished all but one of the season's races in the points, including two second-place finishes at
Brands Hatch
. This brought him fifth place in the final championship standings.
[4]
Schiro remained in the championship in
2012
with the same team.
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He scored four wins at
Le Castellet
and
Monza
and clinched the championship title ahead of teammate
Gianmarco Raimondo
, having trailed by fifteen points heading into the final weekend in
Barcelona
.
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International GT Open
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Schiro made his sports car racing debut in the SGT class of the
International GT Open
in
2013
, racing for
Drivex School
.
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He finished fourth in the GTS standings with three class wins.
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After competing for the Villorba Corse in the final round at
Barcelona
, he will continue his partnership with the team in 2014.
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Auto GP
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Schiro made his
Auto GP
debut in
2014
at
Le Castellet
, joining Ibiza Racing.
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Racing record
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Career summary
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References
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