Giancarlo Serenelli
Giancarlo "Gato" Serenelli Pellechia is a Venezuelan racing driver.Career
After karting, Serenelli raced in Formula Ford in his native Venezuela, winning his first title in 2000. After racing in the Italian Formula Renault Championship in 2001, he reclaimed the Formula Ford title in 2002.
In 2007 he finished runner-up in the Formula Renault Panam GP series, with two wins from the nine races. In 2008 he won the LATAM Challenge Series, and after finishing runner-up in 2009 he won the title again in both 2010 and 2011.
In 2012 he returned to European competition, signing to race in the Auto GP World Series for Ombra Racing. He also signed to race in the GP2 Series with new team Venezuela GP Lazarus, where his team-mate was first Fabrizio Crestani and then Sergio Canamasas. After nine rounds of the championship, he was replaced by René Binder.
He signed with Belardi Auto Racing to make his debut in the Firestone Indy Lights series at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in August 2013. He continued with the team, competing in the final four races of the season and finished 10th in points. His best finish was three seventh place finishes in the final three races.Racing record
Career summary
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
| 2012 | Ombra Racing | MNZ
1
9 | MNZ
2
8 | VAL
1
11 | VAL
2
12 | MAR
1
11 | MAR
2
11 | HUN
1
4 | HUN
2
9 | ALG
1
10 | ALG
2
6 | CUR
1 | CUR
2 | SON
1
6 | SON
2
Ret | 12th | 34 |
Complete GP2 Series results
| 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 |
| 2012 | Venezuela GP Lazarus | SEP
FEA
23 | SEP
SPR
20 | BHR1
FEA
18 | BHR1
SPR
21 | BHR2
FEA
22 | BHR2
SPR
21 | CAT
FEA
25 | CAT
SPR
Ret | MON
FEA
22 | MON
SPR
Ret | VAL
FEA
Ret | VAL
SPR
16 | SIL
FEA
19 | SIL
SPR
16 | HOC
FEA
24 | HOC
SPR
Ret | HUN
FEA
20 | HUN
SPR
22 | SPA
FEA | SPA
SPR | MNZ
FEA | MNZ
SPR | MRN
FEA | MRN
SPR | 33rd | 0 |
