Nicola De Marco returns to Formula Two after a promising maiden
season in which he ended the year tenth position overall, having
achieved two magnificent podiums and a pole position.
His year started superbly, qualifying fourth at Valencia and
finishing fifth in the second race. A fantastic weekend in Brno
then saw him master the tricky wet conditions and claim his maiden
pole position for race one. Nicola was unfortunately unable to
capitalise on his pole after being forced to start from the pit
lane, but nevertheless he qualified a great fourth for race two and
was leading for much of the race until a small spin dropped him to
down to a frustrated but still outstanding third and his maiden
podium.
Nicola's best result was yet to come though and after picking up
points in both races at Oschersleben he recorded his best result of
the year by finishing second in Barcelona, having started from
fourth, to the jubilation of his family and sponsors. The result
allowed him to jump Edoardo Piscopo and Carlos Iaconelli and clinch
tenth in the championship
De Marco's single seater career stretches back to 2006, when he
won three races and finished third overall in his maiden season in
Formula Azzurra. He stepped up to Formula 3 Italy in 2007, scoring
podiums on a regular basis and clinching one pole, before a strong
2008 campaign saw him outclass his RP Motorsport team-mates and
finish fourth in Spanish F3, with two race wins and four podiums to
his credit.