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Gianmaria " Gimmi" Bruni (born 30 May 1981) is an Italian Porsche factory auto racing driver who drove in the 2004 Formula One World Championship for Minardi. He is a GP2 Series race winner and is now 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. He 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. He also was successful at the 2009 and 2015 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, 2010 12 Hours of Sebring and 2011 Petit Le Mans.
In fact, 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. He was one of only two drivers to contest the majority of the season without scoring any points.
In 2006, Bruni competed again in the GP2 Series, this time with the new Trident Racing squad. He scored two victories, the first at Imola and the second at Hockenheimring. At the end of the season, he was seventh in the Drivers' Classification.
After competing in the American Le Mans Series for Risi Competizione, Bruni shifted focus to Europe for 2011, teaming with Giancarlo Fisichella in an AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia, winning the driver's and team's championship in the LM GTE Pro class of the Le Mans Series and helping win the team's championship in the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. Bruni finished second at the Le Mans 24hrs and won the Petit Le Mans.
At the 2012 12 Hours of Sebring, Bruni disqualified his car by attempting to shunt off the BMW M3 GT of Joey Hand on the last lap to help the sister car of Olivier Beretta to win the overall grand touring classification, though the BMW was in a different class and the car would not have classified anyway because it did not make 70% of the race leader's distance.
In the 80th edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2012, Bruni and the AF Corse Team scored first place in the GTE-Pro class along with his co-drivers Toni Vilander and Giancarlo Fisichella; their Ferrari 458 Italia covered a total of 336 laps (2,845.53 miles) of the Circuit de la Sarthe. 24 Heures du Mans – Official Website
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 Bruni announced that, by mutual consent, they had early terminated their relationship. After a collaboration that started in 2007, Bruni would leave Ferrari at the end of June of that year. He then signed a contract with Porsche.
As a result of the contract termination settlement, Bruni sat out the first half of the 2017 racing season, making his Porsche debut in July at Watkins Glen. In 2018, he raced for Porsche in the WEC, replacing Frédéric Makowiecki.
| ADM Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| FIA Sportscar Championship - SR1 | Durango | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21st |
| Formula One | Minardi | Test Driver | ||||||
| Durango | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Le Mans Series - GT2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12th | |
| American Le Mans Series - GT2 | Risi Competizione | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 16th |
| Le Mans Series - GT2 | Virgo Motorsport | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 !style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3rd |
| American Le Mans Series - GT2 | Risi Competizione | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - GT2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A !style="background:#FBFFBF" | 1st | |
| Le Mans Series - GT2 | JMW Motorsport | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 35 !style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2nd |
| American Le Mans Series - GT2 | Pecom Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 27th |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - GT2 | AF Corse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th |
| American Le Mans Series - GT | Risi Competizione | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 140 !style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2nd |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - GT2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |
| American Le Mans Series - GT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A !style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2nd | |
| International GT Open - GT | 16 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 195 !style="background:#FBFFBF" | 1st | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Pro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A !style="background:#FBFFBF" | 1st | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Pro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A !style="background:#FFFFBF" | 1st | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A !style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3rd | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Pro | Porsche GT Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A !style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2nd |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Pro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A !style="background:#FFFFBF" | 1st | |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 814 | 15th | |
| FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20th | |
| European Le Mans Series - LMGT3 | JMW Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18th |
| 2000 ! nowrap | Fortec Motorsport ! nowrap | Dallara ! nowrap | Mugen-Honda ! Championship | Thruxton Circuit | Croft Circuit | Oulton Park | Donington Park | Donington Park | SIL | Brands Hatch | Donington Park | Donington Park | Croft Circuit | SIL | SNE | SPA | SIL | ! 5th ! 95 | ||||||||||||
| 2001 ! nowrap | Fortec Motorsport ! nowrap | Dallara ! nowrap | Renault Sport ! Championship | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | SNE 1 | SNE 2 | Donington Park | Donington Park | Oulton Park | Oulton Park | Croft Circuit | Croft Circuit | ROC 1 | ROC 2 | CAS 1 | CAS 2 | Brands Hatch | Brands Hatch | Donington Park | Donington Park | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | Thruxton Circuit | Thruxton Circuit | Thruxton Circuit | Brands Hatch | Brands Hatch | SIL 1 | SIL 2 ! 5th ! 156 |
| 2002 ! nowrap | Scuderia Coloni | VLL | NÜR | PER | MNZ | Donington Park | ! rowspan=2 12th ! rowspan=2 | 5 | ||||
| 2003 ! nowrap | ADM Motorsport | NÜR | MAG | PER | MNZ | SPA | Donington Park | Masaryk Circuit | JER | CAG | !style="background:#FFDF9F;" 3rd !style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 30 |
| !nowrap Minardi !nowrap | Minardi PS03 !nowrap | Cosworth CR-3 3.0 V10 | AUS | MAL | BRA | SMR | ESP | AUT | MON | CAN | EUR | FRA | GBR | GER | HUN | ITA | USA | JPN | ! – ! – |
| !nowrap Minardi ! rowspan="2" nowrap | Minardi PS04B ! rowspan="2" nowrap | Cosworth CR-3L 3.0 V10 | AUS | MAL | BHR | SMR | ESP | MON | EUR | CAN | USA | FRA 18† | GBR | GER | ! rowspan="2" 25th ! rowspan="2" | 0 | |||
| 2005 !nowrap | Coloni Motorsport | IMO FEA | IMO SPR | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | MON FEA | NÜR FEA | NÜR SPR | MAG FEA | MAG SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | Hockenheimring | Hockenheimring | Hungaroring | Hungaroring | Istanbul Park | Istanbul Park | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | !rowspan=2 10th !rowspan=2 | 35 | |
| 2006 !nowrap | Trident Racing | VAL FEA | VAL SPR | IMO FEA | IMO SPR | NÜR FEA | NÜR SPR | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | MON FEA | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | MAG FEA | MAG SPR | Hockenheimring | Hockenheimring | Hungaroring | Hungaroring | Istanbul Park | Istanbul Park | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | ! 7th ! 33 |
| 2007 !nowrap | Virgo Motorsport ! GT2 !nowrap | Ferrari F430GT !nowrap | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | MNZ | VAL | NÜR | SPA | SIL | INT ! 12th ! 10 | ||
| 2008 !nowrap | Virgo Motorsport ! GT2 !nowrap | Ferrari F430GT !nowrap | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | CAT | MNZ | SPA | NÜR | SIL | !style="background:#FFDF9F;" 3rd !style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 30 | |
| 2009 !nowrap | JMW Motorsport ! GT2 !nowrap | Ferrari F430 GT2 !nowrap | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | CAT | SPA | ALG | NÜR | SIL | !style="background:#DFDFDF;" 2nd !style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 35 | |
| 2010 !nowrap | AF Corse ! GT2 !nowrap | Ferrari F430 GT2 !nowrap | Ferrari 4.0 L V8 | LEC | SPA | ALG | HUN | SIL | ! 4th ! 50 | ||
| 2011 !nowrap | AF Corse !nowrap | GTE Pro !nowrap | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 !nowrap | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | LEC | SPA | IMO | SIL | EST | !style="background:#FFFFBF;" 1st !style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 60 |
| 2012 !nowrap | AF Corse ! LMP2 !nowrap | Oreca 03 !nowrap | Nissan Motors VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | LEC | DON | PET | ! 14th ! 6 | ||||
| 2018 !nowrap | Proton Competition ! LMGTE !nowrap | Porsche 911 RSR !nowrap | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | LEC | MNZ | RBR | SIL | SPA | ALG ! 12th ! 10 | ||
| 2021 !nowrap | WeatherTech Racing ! LMGTE !nowrap | Porsche 911 RSR-19 !nowrap | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | CAT | RBR | LEC | MNZ | SPA | ALG ! 12th ! 43 | ||
| 2022 !nowrap | Proton Competition ! LMGTE !nowrap | Porsche 911 RSR-19 !nowrap | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | LEC | Imola Circuit | MNZ | CAT | SPA | ALG !style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1st !style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 82 |
| 2023 !nowrap | Proton Competition !nowrap | LMP2 Pro-Am !nowrap | Oreca 07 !nowrap | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT | LEC | ARA | SPA | ALG | ALG ! 15th ! 26 | |
| 2025 ! JMW Motorsport ! LMGT3 ! Ferrari 296 GT3 ! Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 | CAT | LEC | IMO | SPA | SIL | ALG ! 18th ! 11 | |||||
| 2012 !nowrap | AF Corse !nowrap | LMGTE Pro !nowrap | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 !nowrap | Ferrari 4.5L V8 | SEB | SPA | LMS | SIL | SÃO | BHR | FUJ | SHA | ! 62nd ! 3 | ||
| 2013 !nowrap | AF Corse !nowrap | LMGTE Pro !nowrap | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 !nowrap | Ferrari 4.5L V8 | SIL | SPA | LMS | SÃO | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | !style="background:#FFFFBF;" 1st !style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 145 | |
| 2014 !nowrap | AF Corse !nowrap | LMGTE Pro !nowrap | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 !nowrap | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | SIL | SPA | LMS | COA | Fuji Speedway | SHA | BHR | SÃO | 1st | 168 | |
| 2015 !nowrap | AF Corse !nowrap | LMGTE Pro !nowrap | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 !nowrap | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | SIL | SPA | LMS | NÜR | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | !style="background:#DFDFDF;" 2nd !style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 131.5 | |
| 2016 !nowrap | AF Corse !nowrap | LMGTE Pro !nowrap | Ferrari 488 GTE !nowrap | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | SIL | SPA | LMS | NÜR | MEX | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR !style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3rd !style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 128 |
| 2018–19 !nowrap | Porsche GT Team !nowrap | LMGTE Pro !nowrap | Porsche 911 RSR !nowrap | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SPA | LMS | FUJ | SHA | SEB | SPA | LMS | !style="background:#FFDF9F;" 3rd !style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 131 | ||
| 2019–20 !nowrap | Porsche GT Team !nowrap | LMGTE Pro !nowrap | Porsche 911 RSR-19 !nowrap | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | SIL | FUJ | SHA | BHR | COA | SPA | LMS | BHR | ! 7th ! 111 | ||
| 2021 !nowrap | Porsche GT Team !nowrap | LMGTE Pro !nowrap | Porsche 911 RSR-19 !nowrap | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | SPA | ALG | MNZ | LMS | BHR | BHR | !style="background:#FFDF9F;" 3rd !style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 111 | |||
| 2022 !nowrap | Porsche GT Team !nowrap | LMGTE Pro !nowrap | Porsche 911 RSR-19 !nowrap | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | SEB | SPA | LMS | MNZ | FUJ | BHR | ! 4th ! 125 | ||||
| 2023 !nowrap | Proton Competition ! Hypercar !nowrap | Porsche 963 !nowrap | Porsche 4.6 L Turbo V8 | SEB | ALG | SPA | LMS | MNZ | FUJ | BHR | ! 20th ! 4 | ||||
| 2014 !nowrap | Risi Competizione ! GTLM !nowrap | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 !nowrap | Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | IMS | Road America | VIR | COA | PET ! 33rd ! 42 | |
| 2015 !nowrap | AF Corse ! GTLM !nowrap | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 !nowrap | Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | LIM | Road America | VIR | COA | PET ! 27th ! 22 | |
| 2016 !nowrap | AF Corse ! GTLM !nowrap | Ferrari 488 GTE !nowrap | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L V8 | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | COA | PET ! 28th ! 22 | |
| 2017 !nowrap | CORE Autosport ! GTLM !nowrap | Porsche 911 RSR !nowrap | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY | SEB | LBH | COA | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET ! 10th ! 186 | |
| 2018 !nowrap | CORE Autosport ! GTLM !nowrap | Porsche 911 RSR !nowrap | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY | SEB | LBH | MDO | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET ! 15th ! 55 | |
| 2021 !nowrap | WeatherTech Racing ! GTLM !nowrap | Porsche 911 RSR-19 !nowrap | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | DAY | SEB | DET | WGL | WGL | LIM | ELK | LGA | LBH | VIR | PET ! 15th ! 280 | |
| 2023 !rowspan=2 | Proton Competition ! LMP2 !nowrap | Oreca 07 !nowrap | Gibson GK428 V8 | DAY | SEB | LGA | WGL | ! NC† ! 0†| rowspan="2" | |||||||
| 2024 ! Proton Competition Mustang Sampling ! GTP !nowrap | Porsche 963 !nowrap | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L V8 | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL | ELK | IMS | PET | ! 9th ! 2372 | |||
| 2025 ! nowrap | JDC–Miller MotorSports ! GTP ! nowrap | Porsche 963 ! nowrap | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L V8 | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL | ELK | IMS | PET | ! 14th ! 1680 | ||
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