Mario Romancini

{{Short description|Brazilian racing driver}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Mario Romancini | image = Mario romancini 2010.jpg | imagesize = 200px | caption = | nationality = {{flagicon|Brazil}} Brazilian | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|12|15}} | birth_place = Telêmaco Borba, Brazil<ref>{{cite news|url=http://jornalempresasenegocios.com.br/images/edicoes/3436/pagina_10_ed_3436.pdf|title=Proclamas de Casamentos, Cartório de Registro Civil - 28º Subdistrito - Jardim Paulista|accessdate=22 April 2018|language=pt|archive-date=20 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420074616/http://jornalempresasenegocios.com.br/images/edicoes/3436/pagina_10_ed_3436.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> | current_series = IZOD INDYCAR Series | first_year = 2010 | current_team = Conquest Racing | car_number = None | former_teams = | starts = 6 | wins = 0 | poles = 0 | fastest_laps = 0 | awards = | best_finish = | year = | prev_series = Firestone Indy Lights Series World Series by Renault South American Formula 3 Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 | prev_series_years = 2009 2008 2007 2006 | titles = | title_years = }} '''Mario Klabin Xavier Romancini''' (born December 15, 1987) is a Brazilian former professional racing driver.

Romancini started his racing career in 2006 in the Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 series. Driving for the Full Time Racing Team, he took two podium finishes, including one race win, to finish the season in fifth place. After his impressive debut season, Romancini moved up to the South American Formula Three championship in 2007 with leading team Cesário F3. During the season he took ten podium places in fourteen races, including two wins, to finish runner-up in the championship behind team-mate Clemente de Faria, Jr.thumb|left|Romancini on his way to his first Indy Lights victory at the Milwaukee Mile in 2009

In November 2007, Romancini took part in World Series by Renault testing at both Paul Ricard and Valencia, driving for Epsilon Euskadi, Prema Powerteam and the reigning champions Tech 1 Racing. In January 2008, he was signed by Epsilon Euskadi to partner Frenchman and fellow rookie Alexandre Marsoin.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=17816&cat=5 |title=Epsilon signs Mario Romancini |publisher=italiaracing.net |date=2008-01-28 |accessdate=2008-07-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090911012253/http://www.italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=17816&cat=5 |archive-date=2009-09-11 }}</ref> During the season, he scored two points finishes and was lying 28th in the standings when he left the team due to sponsorship problems with two rounds of the championship remaining.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=20719&cat=5 | title = Filipe Albuquerque back in Epsilon for Estoril and Barcelona | publisher = italiaracing.net | date = 2008-09-22 | accessdate = 2008-09-23 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090911012154/http://www.italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=20719&cat=5 | archive-date = 2009-09-11 }}</ref> He was replaced by former Epsilon driver Filipe Albuquerque. He then signed to race for Andersen Racing to race in the Firestone Indy Lights Series in 2009.<ref>[http://andersenracingteam.com/newsitem.aspx?id=337 RLR/Andersen Racing Tabs Romancini For Full Firestone Indy Lights Campaign] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090911060346/http://andersenracingteam.com/newsitem.aspx?id=337 |date=2009-09-11 }}, Andersen Racing PR, March 3, 2009</ref> He captured his first win in the series in his fifth start from the pole at the Milwaukee Mile. He ended the season with a victory in Homestead in the 6th place.

Romancini competed full–time in the IZOD INDYCAR Series for the 2010 season for Conquest Racing. He started his first and only Indianapolis 500 that year, where he finished thirteenth as the highest finishing rookie. Romancini also received sponsorship from Armando Montelongo, TV celebrity from Flip This House.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fox Sports on MSN- 2010 Indianapolis 500 live updates-Mario Romancini |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/2010-Indianapolis-500-live-updates |accessdate=2010-07-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100629064401/http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/2010-Indianapolis-500-live-updates |archive-date=2010-06-29 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Canada.com-Mario Romancini |url=http://www.canada.com/sports/person/mario-romancini-0x11f797/topic_videos.html#video11 |accessdate=2010-07-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Automobilsports.com-Mario Romancini |url=http://www.automobilsport.com/race-categories--24,81191,Armandolive-com-joins-Conquest-Racing-for-Indy-500,news.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323234307/http://www.automobilsport.com/race-categories--24,81191,Armandolive-com-joins-Conquest-Racing-for-Indy-500,news.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 23, 2012 |accessdate=2010-07-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=News 9 |url=http://www.news9.com/Global/story.asp?S=12575862 |accessdate=2010-07-28 }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== Motorsports career results ==

===Career summary=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" !Season !Series !Team !Races !Wins !Poles !F/Laps !Podiums !Points !Position |- ! 2006 |align=left| Formula Renault 2.0 Brazil |align=left| Full Time Racing | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 5th |- ! 2007 |align=left| Formula Three Sudamericana |align=left| Cesário F3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 85 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd''' |- ! 2008 |align=left| Formula Renault 3.5 Series |align=left| Epsilon Euskadi | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29th |- ! 2009 |align=left| Indy Lights |align=left| RLR/Andersen Racing<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.andersenracingteam.com/rahal.aspx |title=Rahal Letterman Racing Partnership |publisher=RLR/Andersen Racing |accessdate=2009-03-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224025928/http://andersenracingteam.com/rahal.aspx |archive-date=2009-02-24 }}</ref> | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 392 | 6th |- ! 2010 |align=left| IndyCar Series |align=left| Conquest Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 24th |- !colspan="10"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Mario Romancini|url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/mario-romancini|publisher=DriverDB|access-date=30 September 2025}}</ref>}}}} |}

===Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results=== (key) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" |- ! Year ! Entrant ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! DC ! Points |- | 2008 ! nowrap| Epsilon Euskadi |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MNZ 1 Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ 2 12 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA 1 10 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA 2 17 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MON 1 23† |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 1 18 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL 2 19 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HUN 1 Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HUN 2 Ret |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR 1 9 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NÜR 2 Ret |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LMS 1 Ret |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LMS 2 18 | EST 1 | EST 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 ! 29th ! 3 |- !colspan="21"|{{center|{{small|Sources:<ref name=MSportMagDatabase>{{cite web|title=Mario Romancini|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/drivers/mario-romancini/|work=Motor Sport|access-date=30 September 2025}}</ref><ref name=MSportStatsResults>{{cite web|title=Mario Romancini Results|url=https://www.motorsportstats.com/driver/mario-romancini/results|publisher=Motorsport Stats|access-date=30 September 2025}}</ref>}}}} |} † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

===American open–wheel racing results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

====Indy Lights==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! Rank ! Points ! Ref |- | 2009 ! nowrap| RLR/Andersen Racing |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| STP 9 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| STP 6 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LBH 24 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| KAN 3 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| INDY 3 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''MIL''''' 1 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOW 4 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WGL 20 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| TOR 6 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| EDM 8 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| KTY 10 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MOH 17 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| SNM 9 |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI 16 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| HMS 1 |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|'''6th''' |style="background:#CFEAFF;"|'''392''' !<ref>{{cite web|title=Mario Romancini – 2009 Firestone Indy Lights Series Results|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/romanma01/2009/IL|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=30 September 2025}}</ref> |}

====IndyCar Series==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Team ! No. ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! Rank ! Points ! Ref |- | 2010 ! nowrap| Conquest Racing ! 34 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SAO 17 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| STP 13 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ALA 22 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LBH 23 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| KAN 22 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| INDY 13 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TXS 17 | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IOW 16 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WGL 22 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TOR 22 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| EDM 24 | MOH | SNM | CHI | KTY | MOT | HMS ! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 24th ! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 149 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/romanma01/2010/O/|title=Mario Romancini – 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref> |}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" ! Years ! Teams ! Races ! Poles ! Wins ! Podiums (Non-win) ! Top 10s (Non-podium) ! Indianapolis 500 Wins ! Championships |- |1 |1 |11 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |} Reference:<ref name="Official IndyCar Statistics">{{cite web|title=Official IndyCar driver's statistics |url=http://www.indycar.com/drivers/show/55-izod-indycar-series/3786-mario-romancini/ |publisher=IndyCar Series |accessdate=19 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804004153/http://www.indycar.com/drivers/show/55-izod-indycar-series/3786-mario-romancini/ |archive-date=4 August 2011 }}</ref>

====Indianapolis 500==== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- ! Year ! Chassis ! Engine ! Start ! Finish ! Team |- | 2010 | Dallara | Honda | align=center|27 | align=center style="background:#cfcfff;"|13 | Conquest |- !colspan="6"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Mario Romancini – Indianapolis 500 Career|url=https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/history/historical-stats/driver-stats/drivers/mario-romancini|publisher=Indianapolis Motor Speedway|access-date=30 September 2025}}</ref>}}}} |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.marioromancini.com.br/ingles/index.asp Mario Romancini official site]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110804004153/http://www.indycar.com/drivers/show/55-izod-indycar-series/3786-mario-romancini/ IndyCar Driver Page] *{{DriverDB driver|mario-romancini}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Romancini, Mario}} Category:1987 births Category:People from Telêmaco Borba Category:Living people Category:Brazilian people of Italian descent Category:Brazilian racing drivers Category:Brazilian IndyCar Series drivers Category:Stock Car Brasil drivers Category:Formula 3 Sudamericana drivers Category:Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers Category:Indy Lights drivers Category:IndyCar Series drivers Category:Indianapolis 500 drivers Category:Racing drivers from São Paulo Category:World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers Category:Lafer-Klabin family Category:Racing drivers from Paraná (state) Category:Conquest Racing drivers Category:Epsilon Euskadi drivers Category:Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing drivers