Dino Morelli

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Field	Value
name	Dino Morelli
nationality	British
birth_date
birth_place	Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
last_series	Formula 3000
years_active	1995-2001
teams	Team Astromega
World Racing Team
Coloni Motorsport
Auto Sport Racing
DKS Racing
Omegaland
starts	17
wins	0
poles	0
fastest_laps	0
best_finish	12th
year	1997
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| name = Dino Morelli | image = | caption = | nationality = British | birth_date = | birth_place = Ballymoney, Northern Ireland | death_date = | death_place = | relatives = | last_series = Formula 3000 | years_active = 1995-2001 | teams = Team Astromega World Racing Team Coloni Motorsport Auto Sport Racing DKS Racing Omegaland | starts = 17 | wins = 0 | poles = 0 | fastest_laps = 0 | best_finish = 12th | year = 1997

Dino Morelli (born June 6, 1973), is a former racing driver who competed sporadically in Formula 3000 between 1995 and 2001.

Career

Morelli began racing in karts in the late 1980s before joining Irish Formula Ford in 1990, and later British Formula Ford in 1991. By 1994, he was racing in British Formula 3 where he finished seventh in the championship. He joined Omegaland to compete in the first two rounds of the 1995 International Formula 3000 season. He retired from both races. In 1996, he joined Coloni to race in Italian Formula 3, before returning to Formula 3000 in 1997. Driving for DKS Racing, Morelli's season started well finishing fifth in the opening race at Silverstone. He would secure his first, and only, Formula 3000 podium at Helsinki. At the next round in Germany, Morelli was involved in a major accident with Gareth Rees and Cyril Sauvage which saw his car launched over the barriers. Morelli was airlifted to hospital, suffering lacerations on the face and complex fractures to his feet. He did not race again in 1997, but did finish in 12th position in the championship.

In 1998, Morelli returned to the Formula 3000 and completed four races with a best finish of 8th at Monaco. In 1999, he represented Coloni Motorsport in both International F3000 and Italian Formula 3000. In Italy, Morelli completed two races finishing fourth at Misano and winning the final round of the season at Imola. Scoring thirteen points he finished sixth overall in Italian F3000 that season. In International F3000, his best result was tenth at Spa.

As he headed into 2000, Morelli completed two International F3000 races for WRT and Durango. Alongside this he also raced in the Sports Racing World Cup completing three rounds. At Donington Park, he won with team mate Richard Lyons. In 2001, he completed five races for Team Astromega with a best finish of seventh place. He retired from both the Monaco and British rounds of the championship after crashes.

Racing record

Career summary

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Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F.Laps	Podiums	Points	Position	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Formula Ford Festival	?	1	0	0	0	0	0	22nd
British Formula Ford Championship	Fulmar	?	2	?	?	?	157	4th
Formula Opel Lotus Euroseries	?	?	0	0	0	0	0	NC
British Formula Three Championship	P1 Engineering	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
Formula Opel Lotus Euroseries	David Sears Motorsport	?	1	0	0	0	0	NC
British Formula Three Championship	P1 Engineering	15	0	0	0	1	63	9th
Macau Grand Prix	1	0	0	0	0	0	11th
International Formula 3000	Omegaland	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
Italian Formula Three Championship	Coloni Motorsport	5	0	0	0	0	9	12th
International Formula 3000	DKS Racing	4	0	0	0	1	6	12th
British Formula 3000	1	1	1	1	1	0	NC
International Formula 3000	Auto Sport Racing	4	0	0	0	0	0	NC
International Formula 3000	Coloni Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
Italian Formula 3000	2	1	1	0	1	13	5th
International Formula 3000	World Racing Team	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
Italian Formula 3000	Durango	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
Sports Racing World Cup - SR2	Tampolli Engineering	2	0	1	0	1	17	27th
International Formula 3000	Team Astromega	5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
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Complete International Formula 3000 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.) ::data[format=table] | Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts | Omegaland | nowrap| Reynard 95D | nowrap| Zytek-Judd | NC | 0 | nowrap| DKS Racing | nowrap| Lola T96/50 | nowrap| Zytek-Judd | 12th | 6 | nowrap| Auto Sport Racing | nowrap| Lola T96/50 | Zytek-Judd | 28th | 0 | nowrap| Coloni Motorsport | nowrap| Lola T99/50 | Zytek | NC | 0 | nowrap| World Racing Team | nowrap| Lola T99/50 | Zytek | NC | 0 | nowrap| Team Astromega | nowrap| Lola T99/50 | Zytek | 21st | 0 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1995 | SIL Ret | CAT Ret | PAU | PER | HOC | SPA | EST | MAG | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1997 | SIL 5 | PAU 11 | HEL 3 | NÜR 24 | PER | HOC | A1R | SPA | MUG | JER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1998 | OSC | IMO Ret | CAT 19 | SIL 10 | MON 8 | PAU | A1R | HOC | HUN | SPA | PER | NÜR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1999 | IMO | MON | CAT | MAG | SIL | A1R | HOC | HUN | SPA 10 | NÜR DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2000 | IMO | SIL | CAT | NÜR | MON | MAG | A1R DNQ | HOC Ret | HUN | SPA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2001 | INT | IMO | CAT | A1R 7 | MON Ret | NÜR 22 | MAG 20 | SIL Ret | HOC | HUN | SPA | MNZ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Personal life

Morelli is based in Portrush, and runs a successful business. His family were the founders of the Morelli's ice cream parlour business in Northern Ireland.

References

References

1. "Nurburgring race stopped after hard crash". Motorsport.
2. "Pescatori and Terrien take win". Autosport.
3. "Dino Morelli". DriverDB.
4. "Dino Morelli". motorsportstats.com.
5. "Dino Morelli". speedsport-magazine.com.
6. (26 May 2001). "Crashes mar Monaco F3000". crash.net.
7. "Closing up the championship". grandprix.com.
8. (15 September 2003). "The Gail Walker Interview: Ice Cool Family". Belfast Telegraph.

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