AC Milan (Superleague Formula team)

AC Milan Superleague Formula team was a racing team representing Italian football club AC Milan in Superleague Formula.

AC Milan SF Racing Team
Founded	2008
Country	Italy
Driver(s)	Robert Doornbos (2008) Giorgio Pantano (2009) Yelmer Buurman (2010)
First race	2008 Donington
Last race	2010 Navarra
Rounds	24
Ch'ships	0
Total points	1252 (including Super Finals)
2010 position	5th (631 pts)
Races Poles Wins Podiums F. Laps 47 1 5 12 4
NOTE - Data not including Super Finals

AC Milan car on track at Silverstone Circuit (2010)

2008 season

In the 2008 Superleague Formula season AC Milan hired the services of ex Formula One driver Robert Doornbos.^[1] Robert won 2 races and AC Milan finished 3rd overall in the standings. Doornbos did not return to the series in 2009. He now drives in the IndyCar Series.

2009 season

AC Milan returned for the 2009 Superleague Formula season with former Formula One racer and current GP2 Series champion Giorgio Pantano.^[2] In having Pantano as their driver, AC Milan are the first Superleague Formula team in history to have had two Formula One drivers to drive their car. In Giorgio's first round for AC Milan he had gearbox problems in qualifying, putting him 16th on grid for the first race.^[3] AC Milan won the 2nd race of the opening round of the season.^[4]

2010 season

Yelmer Buurman will be the driver of the ATECH Grand Prix run team for the 2010 season.^[5]

Record

(key)

2008

Operator(s)	Driver(s)	1		2		3		4		5		6		Points	Rank
		DON		NÜR		ZOL		EST		VAL		JER
Scuderia Playteam	Robert Doornbos	17	DN	1	6	18	4	2	2	2	17	1	10	335	3rd

2009

• Super Final results in 2009 did not count for points towards the main championship.

Operator(s)	Driver(s)	1			2			3			4			5			6			Points	Rank
		MAG			ZOL			DON			EST			MOZ			JAR
Azerti Motorsport	Giorgio Pantano	12	1	2	5	11	–	4	17	X	6	6	6	15	11	–	3	14	X	286	7th

2010

Operator(s)	Driver(s)	1			2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10				NC				11			Points	Rank
		SIL			ASS			MAG			JAR			NÜR			ZOL			BRH			ADR			POR			ORD				BEI				NAV
Atech GP/Reid Motorsport	Yelmer Buurman	2	16	X	5	7	3	1	7	1	2	10	3	1	8	3	4	5	5	4	12	4	11	4	X	10	16	X	6	7	4		7	3	C		7	12	X	631	5th

References

1. "Doornbos joins Superleague series". Autosport. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
2. "Superleague thrilled to add Pantano". Autosport. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
3. "Pantano to start near back of grid". Autosport. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
4. "Pantano wins for AC Milan in France". Autosport. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
5. Beer, Matt (2010-03-10). "Buurman gets AC Milan drive for 2010". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-03-10.

External links

• A.C. Milan Superleague Formula team minisite^[usurped]
• Official A.C. Milan football club website