13 Facts About Gianmaria Bruni

Gianmaria "Gimmi" Bruni was born on 30 May 1981 and is an Italian Porsche factory auto racing driver who drove in the 2004 Formula One World Championship for Minardi.

Gianmaria Bruni is a GP2 Series race winner and is racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship, in which he gained the 2013 and 2014 GT Drivers' Titles whilst driving as a factory Ferrari driver.

Gianmaria Bruni won the 2008 FIA GT Championship, 2011 Le Mans Series and 2012 International GT Open and took three class victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in 2008,2012 and 2014.

Gianmaria Bruni was successful at the 2009 and 2015 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, 2010 12 Hours of Sebring and 2011 Petit Le Mans.

In fact Gianmaria Bruni did join Minardi for the 2004 Formula 1 season, though he struggled in a car which was considerably less developed than the rest of the grid.

Gianmaria Bruni was one of only two drivers to contest the majority of the season without scoring any points.

In 2005 Gianmaria Bruni competed in the GP2 Series, the single-seater Championship which is part of the Formula 1 support package and which is intended to be its feeder series.

Gianmaria Bruni won Race 1 at Barcelona and took second at Monaco driving for Coloni.

In 2006 Gianmaria Bruni competed again in the GP2 Series, this time with the new Trident Racing squad.

Gianmaria Bruni scored two victories, the first at Imola and the second at Hockenheim.

Gianmaria Bruni finished 2nd at the Le Mans 24hrs and won the Petit Le Mans.

Gianmaria Bruni scored three wins and two second places at the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship, so he won the GTE-Pro teams trophy and the GTE drivers and manufacturers cups.

In February 2017, Ferrari and Gianmaria Bruni announce that, by mutual consent, they have early terminated their relationship.