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Nationality  Italian | |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
|---|---|
| Active years | 1995 |
| Teams | Footwork |
| Races | 7 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 1995 British Grand Prix |
| Last race | 1995 European Grand Prix |
Massimiliano "Max" Papis (born October 3, 1969[1]) is a racing driver from Como, Italy who has competed in several top-level motorsports series such as Formula One and Champ Car. In 2007 he drove the #36 car in the NASCAR Busch Series for McGill Motorsports following the release of Tim Sauter from the ride. Papis made his Sprint Cup Series debut at Infineon Raceway in 2008, piloting the #66 Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet in place of regular driver Scott Riggs. He is also scheduled to drive the #64 car for Rusty Wallace, Inc. on three road course races in the 2008 Nationwide Series. Haas CNC Racing hired Papis to drive the #70 Chevrolet Monte Carlo at the course at Watkins Glen in the Sprint Cup Series in August 2008. Was announced as the driver of the #13 Geico Toyota in 18 races in the 2009 Sprint Cup.
Papis is the son-in-law of Emerson Fittipaldi.
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Formula One
After a spell as the Lotus team's test driver in 1994, Papis replaced Gianni Morbidelli in the Footwork team for seven races in the middle of the 1995 Formula One season, as he brought valuable sponsorship to the cash-strapped outfit. Despite being a race-winner in Formula 3000, he often struggled with the unfamiliar car, and was occasionally outpaced by his much-maligned team-mate, Taki Inoue. He also proved to be an unlucky driver, suffering a spectacular puncture and suspension failure on his début race at Silverstone due to clipping the pit lane wall after a tire change, being left on the grid at Hockenheim due to a transmission failure, and spinning on dust and oil kicked up by David Coulthard at the Ascari Chicane on the first lap of the Italian GP, causing a pile-up and a restart. However, he only missed out on a point in the restarted race when he was overtaken by Jean-Christophe Bouillon's Sauber on the last lap. When Morbidelli returned, Papis was out of a drive and headed to America for 1996.
Champ Car
He moved to CART Champ Car racing in 1996 as a replacement for Jeff Krosnoff who was killed in the previous race in Toronto. In 1999 he joined the more competitive Rahal team, almost winning the US 500 before running out of fuel, and finishing 5th in the series. He broke his duck by winning the 2000 season-opener, but failed to finish in the championship top 10. In 2001 he won twice and finished 6th overall, but was dropped by the team, mainly due to two collisions with team-mate Kenny Bräck. He started 2002 with the Sigma team before they folded, and did a partial season with PK Racing in 2003, but has mostly concentrated on sportscars since 2001, infamously remarking that "Champ Car needs me more than I need it" as the series struggled to fill its grid for 2003 after many teams defected to the IRL. Max also raced in the 2002 and 2006 Indianapolis 500 races for Cheever Racing. He made his NASCAR debut, competing in the Busch Series race at Watkins Glen International Raceway in August 2006 for McGill Motorsports. He attempted to qualify for the NEXTEL Cup race but failed to make the race. He is also credited with having helped develop Toyota's Champ Car engine.
"Mad Max"
Papis earned the nickname "Mad Max" at the 1996 24 Hours of Daytona during his last stint at the end of the race. Although his second-place Ferrari 333SP had been battered due to collisions, some of its bodywork held together by tape, Papis unlapped himself by passing the race leader (the Doyle Racing Riley & Scott-Oldsmobile driven by Wayne Taylor) and proceeded to set some of the fastest laps of the entire race. Taylor was nursing his car around the track due to an overheating problem and otherwise would have been able to cruise to a win, but Papis' pace and the slowing Oldsmobile suggested that Papis could theoretically take the win from him. Papis' speed was achieved at the cost of maximum fuel consumption and although he drove down the pit lane at full speed to re-fuel (pit lane speed limits were imposed the next year), Taylor was still ahead by 64 seconds at the end of the race.
Career results
Complete Formula One results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Footwork Hart | Footwork FA16 | Hart V8 | BRA | ARG | SMR | ESP | MON | CAN | FRA | GBR Ret | GER Ret | HUN Ret | BEL Ret | ITA 7 | POR Ret | EUR 12 | PAC | JPN | AUS | NC | 0 |
Complete CART results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Team Arciero-Wells |  MIADNP |  RIODNP |  SURDNP | LBH DNP | NAZ DNP | 500 DNP | MIL DNP | DET DNP | POR DNP | CLE DNP |  TORDNP | MIC DNP | MDO 24 Ret | ROA 9 | VAN DNP | LAG 22 Ret | 26th | 4 | |||||
| 1997 | Team Arciero-Wells | MIA 19 | SUR 14 | LBH 25 Ret | NAZ 22 Ret | RIO 13 | GAT 26 Ret | MIL 19 Ret | DET 11 | POR 28 Ret | CLE 27 Ret | TOR 15 | MIC 8 | MDO 14 | ROA 15 | VAN 20 Ret | LAG 14 | FON 12 | 24th | 8 | ||||
| 1998 | Team Arciero-Wells | MIA 26 Ret |  MOT13 | LBH 24 Ret | NAZ 14 | RIO 28 Ret | GAT 22 Ret | MIL 16 | DET 18 | POR 11 | CLE 12 | TOR 8 | MIC 19 Ret | MDO 14 | ROA 11 | VAN 9 | LAG 12 | HOU 5 | SUR 17 Ret | FON 16 Ret | 21st | 25 | ||
| 1999 | Team Rahal | MIA 5 | MOT 16 | LBH 9 | NAZ 13 | RIO 4 | GAT 5 | MIL 13 | POR 8 | CLE 16 | ROA 5 | TOR 5 | MIC 7 | DET 26 Ret | MDO 5 | CHI 4 | VAN 23 Ret | LAG 3 | HOU 4 | SUR 2 | FON 2 | 5th | 150 | |
| 2000 | Team Rahal | MIA 1 | LBH 20 Ret | RIO 16 Ret | MOT 8 | NAZ 22 Ret | MIL 7 | DET 2 | POR 25 Ret | CLE 18 Ret | TOR 7 | MIC 9 | CHI 24 Ret | MDO 4 | ROA 7 | VAN 8 | LAG 16 | GAT 6 | HOU 24 Ret | SUR 16 Ret | FON 12 Ret | 14th | 88 | |
| 2001 | Team Rahal |  MTY12 | LBH 17 | FTW Canc | NAZ 24 Ret | MOT 6 | MIL 8 | DET 11 | POR 1 | CLE 19 | TOR 8 | MIC 16 Ret | CHI 13 | MDO 24 Ret | ROA 16 | VAN 22 Ret |  LAU2 |  ROC11 | HOU 9 | LAG 1 | SUR 9 | FON 2 | 6th | 107 |
| 2002 | Sigma Autosport | MTY 9 | LBH 3 | MOT 18 Ret | MIL 3 | LAG 13 | POR DNP | CHI DNP | TOR DNP | CLE DNP | VAN DNP | 19th | 32 | |||||||||||
| Fernandez Racing | MDO 15 Ret | ROA DNP | MTL DNP | DEN DNP | ROC DNP | MIA DNP | SUR DNP | FON 14 Ret | MEX DNP | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | PK Racing | STP DNP | MTY DNP | LBH DNP | BRH DNP | LAU DNP | MIL DNP | LAG DNP | POR 15 Ret | CLE 12 | TOR 16 Ret | VAN 9 | ROA 4 | MDO 9 | MTL 9 | DEN DNP | MIA DNP | MEX DNP | SUR DNP | FON Canc | 17th | 25 |
[edit] Complete A1 Grand Prix results
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (sr = sprint race, fr = feature race)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | Italy | GBR | GER | POR | AUS | MAL | UAE | ZAF | IND | MEX | USA sr: 19 fr: 7 | CHI |
External links
References
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- ^ Jenkins, Richard. "The World Championship drivers - Where are they now?". OldRacingCars.com. http://www.oldracingcars.com/bydriver/watn.asp?letter=P. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Terry Borcheller | Rolex Sports Car Series DP Champion 2004 with: Scott Pruett | Succeeded by Max Angelelli Wayne Taylor |
| Germain Racing | |
| Sprint Cup drivers | Max Papis (#13) |
| Nationwide drivers | Michael Annett (#15) |
| Truck Series drivers | Todd Bodine (#30) |
| Development drivers | Chrissy Wallace |
| Owners | Bob Germain | Richard Germain | Stephen Germain |
| Crew chiefs | Randy Goss (#13) | Bruce Cook (#15) | Mike Hillman (#30) |
| Championships | 2006 (Craftsman Truck Series) |
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