Francisco Soldavini
Francisco Soldavini | |
|---|---|
Soldavini at the Red Bull Ring in 2025 | |
| Born | Juan Francisco Soldavini Nores 3 March 2007 |
| Nationality | Argentine |
Juan Francisco "Panchito" Soldavini Nores[1] (born 3 March 2007) is an Argentine racing driver who last competed for Nielsen Racing in Euroformula Open.
Career
Soldavini began karting at the age of seven.[2] Initially competing in the America, Soldavini began competing in Europe in 2017 with Birel ART Racing, finishing 29th on his debut in the WSK Champions Cup.[3] Soldavini remained in karting until 2021, most notably finishing third in the 2018 IAME International Finals in the X30 Mini class.[4]
Stepping up to single-seaters in 2022, Soldavini made his F4 debut in the Italian F4 Championship with Maffi Racing.[5] In the two rounds, Soldavini took a best result of 21st in race one at Monza.[6] One month later, Soldavini competed in the final round of the F4 Spanish Championship with Cram-Pinnacle at Barcelona,[7] scoring a best result of 25th in race one.[8] Soldavini then ended the year with a one-off appearance for KTF Sports in the final round of the F4 Brazilian Championship,[9] taking his maiden career points by finishing 10th in race one.[10]
In 2023, Soldavini joined Team Virage to make a one-off appearance in the Ultimate Cup Series' Challenge Monoplace series at Estoril, winning on debut and finishing third in the other two races.[11][12] Soldavini then joined G4 Racing to compete in the last two rounds of the Formula Regional European Championship.[13] Racing at both the Zandvoort and Hockenheimring rounds, Soldavini scored a best result of 22nd in race two at Zandvoort.[14]
Soldavini remained in Ultimate Cup Series' Challenge Monoplace the following season, joining ART-Line Virage from the second round of the season onwards. Having taken his maiden win in cars in race three at Algarve,[15] Soldavini then won the first two races of the following round at Hockenheimring,[16] before retiring in race three.[17] In the following round at Mugello, Soldavini won all three races,[18] before taking a best result of third at in the following round at Magny-Cours, after taking pole earlier in the weekend.[19] That turned out to be Soldavini's last podium of the season as he withdrew from the final round at Le Castellet, as he ended the year third in points.[20]
Having sat much of 2025 on the sidelines, Soldavini returned to racing in September by joining Nielsen Racing to make his debut in Euroformula Open.[21]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | SKUSA SuperNationals — TaG Cadet | CRG SoCal | 71st |
| 2016 | SKUSA SuperNationals — Mini Swift | 2Wild Karting | 71st |
| 2017 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | Birel ART Racing | 29th |
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 76th | ||
| South Garda Winter Cup — Mini Rok | NC | ||
| Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini | 16th | ||
| 2018 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | AV Racing | 23rd |
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 29th | ||
| South Garda Winter Cup — Mini Rok | NC | ||
| Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini | 32nd | ||
| WSK Open Cup — 60 Mini | NC | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OK-J | 66th | ||
| Italian Karting Championship — 60 Mini | 23rd | ||
| IAME International Final — X30 Mini | 3rd | ||
| 2019 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | Novalux Racing Team | 18th |
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 46th | ||
| WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini | 47th | ||
| Karting European Championship — OK-J | 102nd | ||
| Karting World Championship — OK-J | NC | ||
| WSK Open Cup — OK-J | 89th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OK-J | NC | ||
| X30 Codasur Junior Argentina | 16th | ||
| 2020 | WSK Super Master Series — OK-J | CRG | 104th |
| Karting European Championship — OK-J | 37th | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OK-J | 60th | ||
| Champions of the Future — OK-J | DPK Racing | NC | |
| Karting World Championship — OK-J | NC | ||
| 2021 | WSK Champions Cup — OK-J | DPK Racing | NC |
| WSK Super Master Series — OK-J | 72nd | ||
| Sources:[22][23][24] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Italian F4 Championship | Maffi Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50th |
| F4 Spanish Championship | Cram-Pinnacle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| F4 Brazilian Championship | KTF Sports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18th | |
| 2023 | Ultimate Cup Series Challenge Monoplace – F3R | Team Virage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 136 | 7th |
| Formula Regional European Championship | G4 Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0† | NC† | |
| 2024 | Ultimate Cup Series Challenge Monoplace – F3R (13 inch) | ART-Line Virage | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 230 | 3rd |
| 2025 | Euroformula Open Championship | Nielsen Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20th |
| Sources:[25][22] | |||||||||
† As Soldavini was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Maffi Racing | IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
VLL 1 |
VLL 2 |
VLL 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 23 |
RBR 3 24 |
RBR 4 DNQ |
MNZ 1 21 |
MNZ 2 27 |
MNZ 3 C |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
50th | 0 |
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cram-Pinnacle | ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
ALG 3 |
JER 1 |
JER 2 |
JER 3 |
CRT 1 |
CRT 2 |
CRT 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
ARA 1 |
ARA 2 |
ARA 3 |
NAV 1 |
NAV 2 |
NAV 3 |
CAT 1 25 |
CAT 2 28 |
CAT 3 Ret |
NC† | 0 |
† As Soldavini was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete F4 Brazilian Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | KTF Sports | MOG1 1 |
MOG1 2 |
MOG1 3 |
INT1 1 |
INT1 2 |
INT1 3 |
INT2 1 |
INT2 2 |
INT2 3 |
MOG2 1 |
MOG2 2 |
MOG2 3 |
GYN 1 |
GYN 2 |
GYN 3 |
INT3 1 10 |
INT3 2 Ret |
INT3 3 DNS |
18th | 1 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | G4 Racing | IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
ZAN 1 26 |
ZAN 2 22 |
HOC 1 24 |
HOC 2 26 |
NC† | 0 |
† As Soldavini was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Nielsen Racing | PRT 1 |
PRT 2 |
PRT 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 3 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
RBR 1 10 |
RBR 2 10 |
RBR 3 9 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
20th | 4 |
References
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- ^ "Francisco Soldavini arrasó en Mugello". lacuadriculada.com.ar (in Spanish). 7 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "FRANCISCO SOLDAVINI El dueño de la pole en Magny Cours". corazonf1.com (in Spanish). 11 October 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
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- ^ "Euroformula Open resumes at Red Bull Ring with fierce four-way battle title". Euroformula Open Championship. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Francisco Soldavini | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "Juan Francisco Soldavini | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ Kartcom. "Soldavini Francisco". Retrieved 2 September 2025.
- ^ "Juan Francisco Soldavini Nores Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
External links
- Francisco Soldavini career summary at DriverDB.com