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Mattia Colnaghi

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Mattia Colnaghi
NationalityItaly Italian
Argentina Argentine
via dual nationality
Born (2008-07-26) 26 July 2008 (age 16)
Monza, Italy
F4 Spanish Championship career
Debut season2024
Current teamMP Motorsport
Car number71
Starts21 (21 entries)
Wins6
Podiums12
Poles7
Fastest laps5
Best finish1st in 2024
Previous series
2024
2024
F4 Spanish Championship
Formula Winter Series
Championship titles
2024F4 Spanish Championship

Mattia Colnaghi (born 26 July 2008) is an Italian-Argentine[1] racing driver who is the 2024 F4 Spanish champion. During the season, he drove for MP Motorsport.

Career

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Karting

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He made his karting debut in 2020, coming 7th in the Trofeo Italiano Easykart, in the Easykart 60 category. For the 2022 season, he raced for Forza Racing in the OK Junior category, coming 12th in the 50° Trofeo delle Industrie, and making his debut in the CIK-FIA World Championship, coming in 26th place.

Colnaghi made his OK debut in 2023, first competing in the CIK-FIA European Championship, where he finished the championship in 15th. The Italian drove for CRG in the CIK-FIA World Championship and came in 6th.

Formula 4

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After winning the Richard Mille Young Talent Shootout, Colnaghi was announced to be making his single-seater debut in the 2024 F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport.[2] Targeting top rookie honours for the campaign,[3] he experienced a difficult start to the season in with only an eighth place, despite scoring his first pole in the third race.[4] He secured his first wins in the category with a double in Paul Ricard.[5] Although Colnaghi would not win in the next two rounds, he would score double podiums which allowed him to maintain his title charge alive. This would be followed by an outstanding four wins in the next five races in Jerez and Barcelona, allowing him to take the championship lead from longtime leader Keanu Al Azhari heading into the final race.[6][7] Finishing fifth in the final race, Colnaghi was able to clinch the title, ten points ahead of Al Azhari.[8]

Formula Regional

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Colnaghi would make his debut in Formula Regional machinery with MP Motorsport during the 2024 Formula Regional World Cup.[9] He did not finish the race due to a crash at the end of lap 13, but was classified in 14th since he finished 85% of the race.[10][11]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2020 Trofeo Italiano Easykart - Easykart 60 7th
2021 32° Trofeo Andrea Margutti - X30 Junior Zanchi Motorsport
2022 50° Trofeo delle Industrie - OK Junior Forza Racing 12th
CIK-FIA World Championship - OK Junior 26th
2023 CIK-FIA European Championship - OK 15th
CIK-FIA World Championship - OK CRG 6th

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2024 Formula Winter Series MP Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 16 18th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 14th†
F4 Spanish Championship KCL by MP Motorsport 21 6 7 5 12 282 1st

Complete Formula Winter Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points
2024 MP Motorsport JER
1

7
JER
2

19
JER
3

7
CRT
1

31
CRT
2

8
CRT
3

Ret
ARA
1
ARA
2
ARA
3
CAT
1
CAT
2
CAT
3
18th 16

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2024 KCL by MP Motorsport JAR
1

8
JAR
2

Ret
JAR
3

17
ALG
1

2
ALG
2

4
ALG
3

9
LEC
1

1
LEC
2

1
LEC
3

5
ARA
1

2
ARA
2

7
ARA
3

3
CRT
1

14
CRT
2

2
CRT
3

3
JER
1

1
JER
2

3
JER
3

1
CAT
1

1
CAT
2

1
CAT
3

5
1st 282

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

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Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race
2024 Netherlands MP Motorsport Tatuus F3 T-318 14th DNF 14th

References

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  1. ^ Attanasio, Davide (14 September 2024). "Valencia, libere 1 Comanda Peebles, poi Colnaghi". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. ^ Wood, Ida (19 October 2023). "Mattia Colnaghi wins Spanish F4 seat with MP in Richard Mille shootout". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Richard Mille shootout winner Colnaghi targeting top rookie honours in Spanish F4". Feeder Series. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  4. ^ Wood, Ida (12 May 2024). "Colnaghi claims pole as 0.913s covers top 28 in Spanish F4 qualifying". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Multiple wins, poles, and podiums at Paul Ricard". MP Motorsport. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Spanish F4 season finale: The drivers featuring in an all-MP title fight". Feeder Series. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  7. ^ Wood, Ida (10 November 2024). "Spanish F4 title fight swings Colnaghi's way with one race to go". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  8. ^ Wood, Ida (10 November 2024). "Cota cruises to Spanish F4 win at Barcelona as Colnaghi clinches crown". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  9. ^ Wood, Ida (7 November 2024). "Colnaghi and Liu complete 2024 Macau GP entry list". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Race Classification". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  11. ^ Wood, Ida (17 November 2024). "Ugochukwu takes FRegional World Cup by winning the Macau GP". Formula Scout. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by F4 Spanish Championship
Champion

2024
Succeeded by
Incumbent