 Badoer at the 2021 Minardi Classic | |
| Born | 25 January 1971 Montebelluna, Italy |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Active years | 1993, 1995–1996, 1999, 2009 |
| Teams | Scuderia Italia, Minardi, Forti, Ferrari |
| Entries | 58 (50 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1993 South African Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2009 Belgian Grand Prix |
Luca Badoer (born 25 January 1971) is an Italian former racing driver. Badoer has raced for the Scuderia Italia, Minardi, Forti and, most recently, Ferrari teams. In addition to his racing duties, Badoer was one of the active test and reserve drivers for Ferrari from 1998 to 2010 and in 2009 stood in for Ferrari's regular race driver Felipe Massa at the European Grand Prix and the Belgian Grand Prix after the Brazilian was injured during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix and his original replacement, Michael Schumacher, pulled out due to injury.
As of May 2023[update], Badoer holds the record for the most Grand Prix starts (50) and the most race laps completed (2364) without scoring a point,[1] although all of his races before his 2009 comeback came during a period when only the top six finishers scored points. Under the 2010 scoring system, he would have scored 26 points over his career.[2][3] He nearly achieved a points finish in the 1999 European Grand Prix when a strong drive saw him reach fourth place, but the gearbox on his Minardi failed with 13 laps remaining.[4]
- ^ "Luca Badoer". Sky Sports. 3 September 2009. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
- ^ "Why it's still hard to make your point in F1". Autosport.com. 18 September 2011.
- ^ "Luca Badoer". StatsF1.com. StatsF1. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ Everett Tadeo, Patrick (12 August 2009). "10 little known facts about Luca Badoer". BBC Top Gear Philippines. Retrieved 23 August 2009.