# Lamberto Leoni

Lamberto Leoni (born 24 May 1953) is a former racing driver from Italy. He participated in five Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, failing to qualify for three of them. He scored no championship points.

## Career

After racing in Italian Formula 3, Leoni graduated to European Formula 2 in 1976. He had a promising start, finishing third in his first race with Massimo Ciccozzi's team Scuderia del Passatore at Autódromo do Estoril. He then raced for Giancarlo Minardi's Scuderia Everest, with mixed results. His best result came the following season, when he won at Misano with a car fielded by Scuderia Trivellato.
In 1977 Leoni made his Formula One debut with Surtees at the 1977 Italian Grand Prix, replacing Vern Schuppan, but failed to qualify. The following year he joined Morris Nunn's Ensign. Leoni qualified for the opening event, the 1978 Argentine Grand Prix, but was forced to retire the car after 28 laps because of an engine failure. At the following race in Brazil, Leoni once again managed to qualify but was prevented from starting the race after his transmission broke down during the formation lap. After failing to qualify the car in the following two races in South Africa and the United States, Leoni departed from the team and was replaced by Jacky Ickx.
Leoni returned to Formula 2 and then Formula 3000. In 1987 he formed his own First Racing team. Following a few moderately successful seasons, with wins for drivers Marco Apicella and Pierluigi Martini, in 1989 Leoni made an abortive attempt to enter Formula One with a car designed by Richard Divila and Gabriele Tarquini at the wheel. The car, however, was poorly assembled and although Leoni commissioned a second chassis, he eventually elected to end the team experience in Formula One. The second chassis was then purchased by Ernesto Vita for his unsuccessful Life outfit.
Leoni subsequently managed the career of Apicella, who ended up winning the Super Formula Championship in 1994 and have an outing in Formula One with Jordan Grand Prix in 1993.
In the early 1990s, Leoni resumed his racing career by becoming involved in powerboat racing. He was able to win several races and narrowly missed the 1993 World Championship.

## Racing record
### Complete European Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Pts |
| 1975 | Scuderia del Passatore | March 752 | BMW | EST 3 | THR Ret | HOC NC | NÜR 14 | PAU | HOC Ret | SAL | ROU | MUG Ret | PER Ret | SIL | ZOL | NOG | VAL | 18th | 4 |
| 1977 | Scuderia Everest | Ralt RT1 | Ferrari | SIL | THR Ret | HOC DNQ | NÜR | VAL Ret | PAU DNQ | MUG 7 | ROU DNQ | NOG 9 | | | | | | 11th | 9 |
| 1977 | Trivellato Racing Team | Chevron B40 | BMW | | | | | | | | | | PER 8 | MIS 1 | EST 9 | DON | | 11th | 9 |
| 1979 | Lamberto Leoni | March 782 | Amaroli | SIL | HOC | THR | NÜR | VAL DNQ | MUG Ret | PAU | HOC | ZAN | PER | MIS | DON | | | NC | 0 |
| 1982 | Team Merzario | Merzario 282 | BMW | SIL | HOC | THR | NÜR | MUG | VAL | PAU | SPA | HOC | DON | MAN | PER | MIS 14 | | NC | 0 |
| 1983 | Schweizer Automobil Rennsport | March 832 | BMW | SIL 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20th | 1 |
| 1983 | James Gresham Racing | March 832 | BMW | | THR 11 | HOC 7 | NÜR Ret | VAL 9 | PAU Ret | JAR | DON | MIS | PER | ZOL | MUG | | | 20th | 1 |
| 1984 | Emco Sports | Minardi M283 | BMW | SIL Ret | HOC Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 1984 | Minardi Team | Minardi M283 | BMW | | | THR 9 | VAL | MUG | PAU | HOC | MIS 10 | PER 9 | DON 11 | BRH | | | | NC | 0 |

### Complete International Formula 3000 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Pts |
| 1985 | PMC Motorsport | Williams FW08C | Cosworth | SIL NC | THR 16 | EST | NÜR | VAL Ret | PAU 3 | SPA Ret | DIJ 15 | | | | | 11th | 8 |
| 1985 | Corbari Italia | March 85B | Cosworth | | | | | | | | | PER Ret | ÖST 3 | ZAN 11 | DON 11 | 11th | 8 |
| 1986 | ITI 3000 | March 86B | Cosworth | SIL 11 | VAL Ret | PAU 7 | SPA Ret | IMO 9 | MUG DNQ | PER 15 | ÖST DNS | BIR | BUG | JAR | | NC | 0 |
| 1987 | First Racing | March 87B | Cosworth | SIL 8 | VAL 8 | SPA 13 | PAU 6 | DON Ret | PER 5 | BRH 11 | BIR Ret | IMO 4 | | | | 9th | 12 |
| 1987 | First Racing | March 87B | Judd | | | | | | | | | | BUG 4 | JAR 4 | | 9th | 12 |

### Complete Formula One World Championship results

(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | WDC | Pts |
| 1977 | Team Surtees | Surtees TS19 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG | BRA | RSA | USW | ESP | MON | BEL | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA DNQ | USA | CAN | JPN | NC | 0 |
| 1978 | Team Tissot Ensign | Ensign N177 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | ARG Ret | BRA DNS | RSA DNQ | USW DNQ | MON | BEL | ESP | SWE | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | USA | CAN | | NC | 0 |

### 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 1988 | Italya Sport Team Le Mans | Akio Morimoto Anders Olofsson | March 88S-Nissan | C1 | 69 | DNF | DNF |
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