Luca Badoer

Luca Badoer
Badoer at the 2021 Minardi Classic
Born (1971-01-25) 25 January 1971 (age 53)
Montebelluna, Italy
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityItaly Italian
Active years1993, 19951996, 1999, 2009
TeamsScuderia Italia, Minardi, Forti, Ferrari
Entries58 (50 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1993 South African Grand Prix
Last entry2009 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, 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]

  1. ^ "Luca Badoer". Sky Sports. 3 September 2009. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Why it's still hard to make your point in F1". Autosport.com. 18 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Luca Badoer". StatsF1.com. StatsF1. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  4. ^ Everett Tadeo, Patrick (12 August 2009). "10 little known facts about Luca Badoer". BBC Top Gear Philippines. Retrieved 23 August 2009.