Paolo Montin

Paolo Montin
Paolo Montin
	Montin in 2002
Nationality	Italian
Born	November 18, 1976 (age 48); Asolo, Veneto, Italy
Porsche Carrera Cup Italy
Years active	2008
Teams	Bonaldi Motorsport
Starts	13
Wins	1
Poles	0
Fastest laps	1
Best finish	6th in 2008
Previous series
2005 ; 1998-2004 ; 2001-2003 ; 1999	Super GT - GT300 ; Formula 3 (various) ; Super GT - GT500 ; Italian Formula 3000

Paolo Montin (born 8 November 1976) is an Italian racecar driver.^[1]^[2]

Career

Montin finished 2nd in the Italian Formula 3 championship in 1998 driving for Team Ghinzani with 1 win and 113 points. He raced for the team at the Macau GP in the same season, finishing 10th. In 1999 he switched to Italian F3000, driving for Durango, across 7 races securing 1 podium finish. He also raced at the prestigious Macau GP and Korean Super Prix Formula 3 races for Carlin. Montin would finish 2nd in the 2000 Macau GP driving for Target Racing.

In 2001, Montin went to Japan and joined the TOM's racing team. He competed in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship, finishing 2nd with 201 points. The season included 3 wins, 16 podium finishes, 2 pole positions and 6 fastest laps. He also completed his first Super GT race in the TOM's Toyota Supra, finishing 5th at Twin Ring Motegi. For 2002, Montin continued driving for TOM's, finishing 2nd again in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship, this time with 269 points, 7 wins, 8 pole positions and 9 fastest laps. He also qualified on pole position for the 2002 Macau GP. Alongside his efforts in Formula 3, Montin also raced for the team in Super GT, once again in the Supra. He secured two podiums and finished 18th in the championship.

In 2003, Montin moved on from TOM's and joined Three Bond Racing for his third Japanese Formula 3 Championship. He finished in 4th position, securing 3 wins in the season. In addition, he raced at the Macau GP and Korea Super Prix. He returned to Super GT for one race, driving the Dome Project Honda NSX. After racing once in 2004, in 2005 he returned to Three Bond Racing in Japanese Formula 3. He picked up 1 victory and finished in 5th place overall. Alongside this, he completed two unsuccessful races for Ombra Racing in Formula 3 Euroseries. Montin made a return to Super GT, this time with Jim Gainer in GT300. Driving the Ferrari 360 Modena, he won 1 race, secured 2 podiums and finished 4th in the championship.

Montin did not race competitively again until 2008, when he completed a season in the Porsche Carrera Cup Italy. Driving the single make series Porsche 997 Cup, he finished 6th in the championship for Bonaldi Motorsport, winning one race at Vallelunga, where he also secured a further podium finish.

Racing Record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
1998	British Formula 3 Championship	Team Ghinzani	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Italian Formula 3 Championship		10	1	0	3	5	113	2nd
	Macau Grand Prix		1					0	10th
	Masters of Formula 3		1					0	4th
1999	Korea Super Prix	Carlin Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	Ret
	Macau Grand Prix	Carlin Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	Ret
	Italian Formula 3000 Championship	Durango	7	0	0	0	1	9	9th
2000	Korea Super Prix	Target Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	16th
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	1	0	2nd
	FIA European Formula 3 Cup		1	0	0	0	0	0	9th
	Italian Formula 3 Championship	Monaco Motorsport Junior Team	1	0	0	0	1	0	NC
2001	Korea Super Prix	TOM's	1	0	0	0	0	0	6th
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	0	0	11th
	All-Japan GT Championship		1	0	0	0	0	8	31st
	Japanese Formula 3 Championship		19	3	2	6	16	201	2nd
	Masters of Formula 3	RC Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	Ret
2002	Korea Super Prix	TOM's	1	0	0	0	0	0	5th
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	1	0	0	0	Ret
	All-Japan GT Championship		7	0	0	0	2	38	18th
	Japanese Formula 3 Championship		20	7	8	9	16	269	2nd
2003	Korea Super Prix	Three Bond Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	20th
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	1	0	0	0	6th
	Japanese Formula 3 Championship		20	4	4	2	10	209	2nd
	All-Japan GT Championship	DOME	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2004	Masters of Formula 3	Ombra	1	0	0	0	0	0	Ret
2005	Macau Grand Prix	Ombra	1	0	1	0	0	0	8th
	Formula 3 Euro Series	Ombra	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Japanese Formula 3 Championship	Three Bond Racing	12	1	0	0	4	174	5th
	All-Japan GT Championship	Jim Gainer	8	1	0	?	2	66	4th
2008	Porsche Carrera Cup Italy	Bonaldi Motorsport	13	1	0	1	3	91	6th
	GT3 Cup Coppa Paul Frère	Bonaldi Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC

Complete JGTC/Super GT Results

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	DC	Pts
2001	TOYOTA TEAM TOM'S	Toyota Supra	GT500	TAI	FUJ	SUG	FUJ	MOT 5	SUZ	MIN		20th	8
2002	TOYOTA TEAM TOM'S	Toyota Supra	GT500	TAI Ret	FUJ 12	SUG 5	SEP 3	FUJ 3	MOT 7	MIN Ret	SUZ	12th	38
2003	Dome Racing Team	Honda NSX	GT500	TAI	FUJ	SUG	FUJ	FUJ	MOT	AUT Ret	SUZ	NC	0
2005	Jim Gainer	Ferrari 360 Modena	GT300	OKA 6	FUJ 4	SEP 4	SUG Ret	MOT 9	FUJ 2	AUT 5	SUZ 1	4th	66

References

^ "Paolo Montin | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
^ "SUPERGT.net | 2005 Driver Information". supergt.net. Retrieved 2021-06-21.

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[1] "Paolo Montin | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2021-06-21.

[2] "SUPERGT.net | 2005 Driver Information". supergt.net. Retrieved 2021-06-21.

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