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**William Ponissi**

Nationality	Italian
Superleague Career
Active Years	2002-2005, 2008-2011
Team(s)	Constant Racing Allen GP Nordsjoen Racing Woods Racing Stealth F1 EIRE MCR TGM MotorSport Southern Cross United Motorsports Mommark
Grand Prix	83
Championships	0
Wins	1
Podium finishes	7
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	1
First Grand Prix	2002 Australian Grand Prix
Supercup Career
Active Years	2005, 2010
Team(s)	Nordsjoen Racing
Grand Prix	10
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First Grand Prix	2005 Supercup San Marino Grand Prix

William "Will" Wangensteen Ponissi (Milan, Italy 10/05/1983) is a team manager and current head of the GPVWC. He is arguably the most handsome man in the GPVWC. He is also a former driver, having competed in Supercup and Superleague.

Ponissi first joined the GPVWC in 2002 and took control of the league, then named F1VWC, by the end of 2003. By the start of 2008, Ponissi brought back the original moniker, GPVWC, ratified by the league's originator, Dan Lawrence when Dan gave his blessing for a revival of the GPVWC brand name.

William introduced his team, E.I.R.E - an acronym which is a play on words relating to his Irish roots - in May of 2002 at the Monaco Grand Prix, driving for the team himself. In 2008 the team was rebranded and became known as Nordsjoen Racing.

Aside from his current admin and managerial responsibilities, Ponissi drove for Constant Racing in the Superleague. His most successful season was in 2008 with Nordsjoen. The Italian scored seven podiums that year, including a well earned victory at Monza, where he edged past Jeroen Jansen on the last lap and won by less than a tenth of a second. He is currently the GPVWC's third most experienced driver with 83 races, second only to Kieran Ryan and Mark Wicks.

Ponissi driving for Constant in 2010.

Early years

Ponissi grew an interest in racing early on, and his first "simracing" was with NES's Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing. Upon acquiring his first PC in 1996, he started playing F1GP and Grand Prix 2, and ultimately Grand Prix 3 and GP3 2000.

In 2002, improved internet access meant Ponissi became aware of offline Grand Prix 3 leagues, and joined the GrandPrixGamer league, where he drove in Blair Disley's Dizzo F3000 team. Unfortunately, the league folded two races in the season, so Ponissi moved to GPVWC just in time for the opening race of the 2002 season.

GPVWC Superleague

2002: Mommark, SCUM, TGM, EIRE, MCR

Ponissi driving for EIRE in 2002.

Arriving just a day before the 2002 Australian Grand Prix, Ponissi was scooped up in a last-minute deal by Dutch debutants Mommark to partner Australian Dan Regan. Ponissi missed qualifying as his contract had not been deposited on time with the GPVWC Administration and was disqualified from the race after his car's settings were found not to be within the rules. In his second race, however, in Malaysia, Ponissi finished 11th and claimed his first GPVWC point: just before the race, Mommark had been sold to Regan himself and had been rebranded SCUM.

Ponissi's Sepang performance wasn't enough to warrant him a drive at SCUM, and Regan replaced him with Peter Harding for the rest of the season. In an amicable transfer, Ponissi was sold to TGM, where poor team management meant he'd be the only driver for the best part of half a season. The GPVWC Administration grew concerned at TGM's lack of management and, before the Austrian Grand Prix, approached Ponissi for a takeover of the team. TGM competed for the last time in Austria, with Finn Risto Taipale alongside Ponissi, before being rebranded EIRE. Unfortunately, almost half a season of no development was to seriously compromise the chances of success of the car, which finished the Championship in last position despite Ponissi scoring points in Monaco, France and Japan.

Ponissi also competed one Grand Prix, in the USA with MCR before returning to EIRE for the final race of the season.

2003: EIRE, Stealth F1

The 2003 season saw Ponissi switch to wheel. Driving for EIRE alongside Championship contender Daniel Wilkinson, Ponissi had a torrid start of the season, collecting two retirements and a disqualification in the first three events. The collapse of GPVWC meant Ponissi set out to rescue the league together with Andy Graydon - both having to curtail their driving duties in favour of league management.

Ponissi couldn't make an advantage of the reduced fields during the season, collecting one retirement and a 6th place (in the Spanish Grand Prix) in the two events before the influx of teams and drivers from SFO. One last race, for Stealth Grand Prix in the USA, saw Ponissi finish 16th.

The managerial aspect saw heartbreak for Ponissi's EIRE team: Wilkinson put in a fantastic effort in the second part of the season, helped by Kieran Ryan in the second car. Unfortunately, controversy during the United States Grand Prix, where Ryan was given a corner cutting penalty subsequently removed when it became obvious Shiro Ryong would have deserved one too, resulting in a loss of position, saw the EIRE duo go in the last race needing a win from Wilkinson and Ryan holding off Ryong for 5th. Sadly, a last lap overtake by eventual Champion Ryong saw the SCUM driver take the 5th place that left Wilkinson only 1 point short of the title.

2004-2005: Woods Racing

The 2004 season saw the arrival of highly-regarded Scott Whiteman and Ross Loram at EIRE, resulting in Ponissi signing for debutants Woods Racing. Ponissi struggled in a very competitive field, and seven races with no points saw him replaced by Vincent Keersmaekers in the English team.

With the Belgian driver failing to show up on several occasions and Woods struggling for reliable drivers, Ponissi was recalled for two late-season races in France and Japan, but the best position the Italian could muster was 13th.

Woods Racing was demoted to F2VWC at the end of the season, so 2005 saw Ponissi take a break from simracing as a driver, concentrating on his EIRE team in a hiatus that would last for the whole of the 2006 and 2007 seasons. His only appearance in 2005 was with Woods as a last-minute replacement in the team's first race back in the Championship. Paired with Philip Cullen, Ponissi took part in the Italian Grand Prix finishing 19th. His seat was then taken by Giannis Pantas, before the Greek would be himself replaced by Mark Wicks for what would be one of the most enduring partnerships in the history of GPVWC.

2008: Nordsjoen Racing

The reformation of GPVWC saw Ponissi trying to muster up numbers for the newly rebadged Superleague. The Italian drove the whole season for Nordsjoen Racing, and the low numbers meant the possibility of scoring a good amount of points.

Solid points placements at the start of the season were followed by Ponissi's first ever podium at the Monaco Grand Prix, behind long-time friend Mal McKee. Ponissi went on to clinch two more second places in Great Britain and Germany, being narrowly beaten by eventual World Champion Laurentiu Albu. The highlight of the season, however, was the Italian Grand Prix, where Ponissi performed a great comeback to pass McKee and Albu on his way to a final lap showdown with race leader Jeroen Jansen. A spin by the Dutchman allowed Ponissi to close in to the Platform Michelangelo driver, and the power of the Nordsjoen car saw Ponissi slipstream and pass his rival on the finishing straight - winning by a mere hundredth of a second.

Podiums in Belgium, Austria and Japan helped Ponissi to a record second place in the Drivers' Championship and propelled Nordsjoen Racing to its first Constructors' Championship title.

2009: Allen GP, Constant Racing

The 2009 season saw the GPVWC embrace online racing. Ponissi was hired by Allen GP to partner Chris Allen in the Superleague. A promising start of the season saw the Italian retire when in the points in the Australian Grand Prix and finish a season-high 5th in China. However, a string of lacklustre performances resulted in no more points being scored until the mid-point in the season, the South African Grand Prix, with Allen dropping Ponissi for Chris Kinsman for the rest of the season.

Ponissi was surprisingly hired by Constant Racing for the Canadian Grand Prix, replacing highly-rated Mark Stanton: despite a brake failure when in the points in Canada, Ponissi went on to score in four of the remaining seven races and finished with a total of nine points, earning a contract renewal with Constant.

2010-2011: Constant Racing

After missing the first two races of the 2010 season (through disconnection and unavailability), Ponissi endured a difficult first part of the season, scoring points in Abu Dhabi and Monaco. Better fortunes started in Bahrain with a 7th place, followed by strong placements in Canada and Mexico. A decent season finale saw Ponissi gather 25 points by the end of the season and place 12th in the Drivers' Championship - despite a high-speed crash involving teammate Mark Stanton in Singapore when a double-point finish was on the cards.

The 2011 season, on the other hand, was an extremely difficult and frustrating one for Ponissi. Unable to adapt to the 2011 specifications, the Italian was miles off Stanton's pace despite a very strong car. A line of poor showings in the first races saw him replaced by Luis Fernando Laaff midway through the season; return before the Canada saw some better performances in the second half of the campaign, but despite some strong races he could only muster one point in the season, at the Italian Grand Prix.

Despite Constant Racing's willingness to confirm Ponissi for 2012, the Italian driver stepped down from his race seat stating he'd like to take a break from the Superleague.

2012-present: GPVWC Management

Ponissi's exploits in the GPVWC today are as part of its Administration; seemingly having hung up his helmet after the 2011 Superleague season to focus on his managerial duties. Since 2011, he has overseen the introduction of engine development to Superleague as well as numerous other major changes including, in 2016, a change in platform to rFactor 2.

Racing Career Results

Superleague

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	WDC	Points
2002	Mommark	?	Renault	AUS DQ																				28th	8
	SCUM	?	Renault		MAL 10
	TGM MotorSport	?	Ford			BRA Ret	SMR 13	ESP 11	AUT 14
	EIRE	EIRE001	Ford							MON 10	CAN 13	EUR -	GBR Ret	FRA 11	GER -	HUN -	BEL -	ITA -		JAP 10
	MCR	?	Mercedes																USA 13
2003	EIRE	EIRE002	Cosworth	AUS Ret	MAL Ret	BRA DQ	SMR -	ESP Ret	AUT -	MON -	CAN -	EUR -	FRA 6	GBR -	GER -	HUN -	ITA -		JAP -					16th	3
2003	Stealth F1	SGP02	BMW															USA 16						16th	3
2004	Woods Racing	?	Toyota	AUS 21	MAL 19	AUT -	SMR Ret	ESP Ret	MON -	EUR Ret	CAN -	USA -	GBR -	GER -	HUN -	BEL -	ITA -	FRA 13	JAP 15	BRA -				NC	0
2005	Woods Racing	?	Mercedes	AUS -	MAL -	AUT -	SMR -	ESP -	MON -	EUR -	CAN -	USA -	FRA -	GBR -	GER -	HUN -	ITA 19	BEL -	BRA -	JAP -				NC	0
2008	Nordsjoen Racing	NR001	Mercedes	AUS 4	MAL 5	BAH C	ESP 4	TUR C	MON 2	CAN 4	FRA -	GBR 2	GER 2	HUN -	EUR Ret	BEL 3	ITA 1	AUT 3	JAP 2	BRA -				2nd	73
2009	Allen GP	?	Mercedes	AUS Ret	CHN 5	JAP 9	FRA Ret	IRL 9	MON Ret	GBR Ret	CZE DNS	BAH Ret	RSA 8											18th	9
2009	Constant Racing	?	Renault											CAN Ret	MEX 8	BRA 8	ITA 8	ESP 10	BEL 8	NED 10	SIN 9			18th	9
2010	Constant Racing	CR-SL10	Renault	AUS -	CHN -	JAP 11	UAE 10	HUN 12	MON 10	GBR Ret	POR 11	BAH 7	TUR 11	CAN 6	MEX 7	BRA 12	ARG Ret	ESP DNS	ITA 7	BEL Ret	NED 5	SIN Ret		12th	25
2011	Constant Racing	CR-SL11	Renault	AUS 14	UAE 14	JAP Ret	CHN 17	RSA Ret	AUT -	FRA -	MON Ret	GBR -	BAH -	SMR -	TUR -	MEX -	CAN 12	BRA -	ITA 10	ESP 11	BEL Ret	NED 14	SIN Ret	27th	1

^† Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Supercup

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	WDC	Points
2010	Nordsjoen Racing	?	Toyota	AUS 4	CHN 5	JAP 5	UAE 9	HUN -	MON Ret	GBR -	POR Ret	BAH Ret	TUR -	CAN Ret	MEX -	BRA -	ARG -	ESP -	ITA -	BEL -	NED 8	SIN -	14th	22

^† Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

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-{{WIP}}
+{{Infobox SL-SC driver |
-{{Infobox SL driver
 | Name            = {{flagicon|ITA}} William Ponissi
 | Logo            = [[File:William_ponissi.png|250px]]|
 | Nationality     = {{flagicon|ITA}} Italian
-| Years           = 10 (2002-2011)
+| Years           = [[2002 Superleague season|2002]]-[[2005 Superleague season|2005]], [[2008 Superleague season|2008]]-[[2011 Superleague season|2011]]
-| Team(s)         = [[Mommark]], [[EIRE]], [[MCR]], [[Stealth]], [[Woods Racing|Woods]], [[Nordsjoen Racing|Nordsjøen]], [[Allen]], [[Constant Racing|Constant]]
+| Team(s)         = [[Constant Racing]]<br>[[Allen GP]]<br>[[Nordsjoen Racing]]<br>[[Woods Racing]]<br>[[Stealth F1]]<br>[[EIRE]]<br>[[MCR]]<br>[[TGM MotorSport]]<br>[[Southern Cross United Motorsports]]<br>[[Mommark]]
-| Races           = 76
+| Races           = 83
 | Championships   = 0
 | Wins            = 1
 | Podiums         = 7
 | Poles           = 0
-| Fastest laps    = 0
+| Fastest laps    = 1
 | First race      = [[2002 Australian Grand Prix]]
 | First win       = [[2008 Italian Grand Prix]]
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 | Last race       = [[2011 South African Grand Prix]]
 | Last season     = 2011
+| SCYears           = [[2005 Supercup season|2005]], [[2010 Supercup season|2010]]|
+| SCTeam(s)         = [[Nordsjoen Racing]]|
+| SCRaces           = 10 |
+| SCChampionships   = 0 |
+| SCWins            = 0 |
+| SCPodiums         = 0 |
+| SCPoles           = 0 |
+| SCFastest laps    = 0 |
+| SCFirst race      = [[2005 Supercup San Marino Grand Prix]]|
+| SCFirst win       = |
+| SCLast win        = |
+| SCLast race       = |
+| SCLast season     = [[2010 Supercup season|2010]]|
 }}
-'''William "Will" Wangensteen Ponissi''' (Milan, Italy 10/05/1983) is a driver, manager, owner and head of the [[GPVWC]].
+'''William "Will" Wangensteen Ponissi''' (Milan, Italy 10/05/1983) is a team manager and current head of the [[GPVWC]]. He is arguably the most handsome man in the GPVWC. He is also a former driver, having competed in [[Supercup]] and [[Superleague]].
 Ponissi first joined the GPVWC in 2002 and took control of the league, then named F1VWC, by the end of 2003. By the start of 2008, Ponissi brought back the original moniker, GPVWC, ratified by the league's originator, [[Dan Lawrence]] when Dan gave his blessing for a revival of the GPVWC brand name.
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 William introduced his team, E.I.R.E - an acronym which is a play on words relating to his Irish roots - in May of 2002 at the [[2002 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco Grand Prix]], driving for the team himself. In 2008 the team was rebranded and became known as [[Nordsjoen Racing]].
-Aside from admin and managerial responsibilities Ponissi currently drives for [[Constant Racing]] in the [[Superleague]]. His most successful season was in 2008 with Nordsjoen. The Italian scored seven podiums that year, including a well earned victory at [[2008 Italian Grand Prix|Monza]], where he edged past [[Jeroen Jansen]] on the last lap and won by less than a tenth of a second.
+Aside from his current admin and managerial responsibilities, Ponissi drove for [[Constant Racing]] in the [[Superleague]]. His most successful season was in 2008 with Nordsjoen. The Italian scored seven podiums that year, including a well earned victory at [[2008 Italian Grand Prix|Monza]], where he edged past [[Jeroen Jansen]] on the last lap and won by less than a tenth of a second. He is currently the GPVWC's third most experienced driver with 83 races, second only to [[Kieran Ryan]] and [[Mark Wicks]].
 [[File:Ponissi Canada 10.png|thumb|left|220px|Ponissi driving for [[Constant]] in [[2010 Superleague season|2010]].]]
-==Complete GPVWC Superleague results==
+==Early years==
+Ponissi grew an interest in racing early on, and his first "simracing" was with NES's Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing. Upon acquiring his first PC in 1996, he started playing F1GP and Grand Prix 2, and ultimately Grand Prix 3 and GP3 2000.
+In 2002, improved internet access meant Ponissi became aware of offline Grand Prix 3 leagues, and joined the GrandPrixGamer league, where he drove in [[Blair Disley]]'s [[Dizzo]] F3000 team. Unfortunately, the league folded two races in the season, so Ponissi moved to [[GPVWC]] just in time for the opening race of the [[2002 Superleague season|2002]] season.
+==GPVWC Superleague==
+====2002: Mommark, SCUM, TGM, EIRE, MCR====
+[[File:ponissi_2002.png|thumb|right|220px|Ponissi driving for [[Nordsjoen|EIRE]] in [[2002 Superleague season|2002]].]] Arriving just a day before the [[2002 Australian Grand Prix]], Ponissi was scooped up in a last-minute deal by Dutch debutants [[Mommark]] to partner Australian [[Dan Regan]]. Ponissi missed qualifying as his contract had not been deposited on time with the GPVWC Administration and was disqualified from the race after his car's settings were found not to be within the rules. In his second race, however, in [[2002 Malaysian Grand Prix|Malaysia]], Ponissi finished 11th and claimed his first GPVWC point: just before the race, Mommark had been sold to Regan himself and had been rebranded [[SCUM]].
+Ponissi's Sepang performance wasn't enough to warrant him a drive at SCUM, and Regan replaced him with [[Peter Harding]] for the rest of the season. In an amicable transfer, Ponissi was sold to [[Thomas Gustavsson Motorsport|TGM]], where poor team management meant he'd be the only driver for the best part of half a season. The GPVWC Administration grew concerned at TGM's lack of management and, before the Austrian Grand Prix, approached Ponissi for a takeover of the team. TGM competed for the last time in Austria, with Finn [[Risto Taipale]] alongside Ponissi, before being rebranded [[Nordsjoen|EIRE]]. Unfortunately, almost half a season of no development was to seriously compromise the chances of success of the car, which finished the Championship in last position despite Ponissi scoring points in [[2002 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]], [[2002 French Grand Prix|France]] and [[2002 Japanese Grand Prix|Japan]].
+Ponissi also competed one Grand Prix, in the [[2002 United States Grand Prix|USA]] with [[MCR]] before returning to EIRE for the final race of the season.
+====2003: EIRE, Stealth F1====
+The [[2003 Superleague season|2003]] season saw Ponissi switch to wheel. Driving for EIRE alongside Championship contender [[Daniel Wilkinson]], Ponissi had a torrid start of the season, collecting two retirements and a disqualification in the first three events. The collapse of GPVWC meant Ponissi set out to rescue the league together with [[Andy Graydon]] - both having to curtail their driving duties in favour of league management.
+Ponissi couldn't make an advantage of the reduced fields during the season, collecting one retirement and a 6th place (in the [[2003 Spanish Grand Prix|Spanish Grand Prix]]) in the two events before the influx of teams and drivers from SFO. One last race, for [[Stealth Grand Prix]] in the [[2003 United States Grand Prix|USA]], saw Ponissi finish 16th.
+The managerial aspect saw heartbreak for Ponissi's EIRE team: Wilkinson put in a fantastic effort in the second part of the season, helped by [[Kieran Ryan]] in the second car. Unfortunately, controversy during the [[2003 United States Grand Prix|United States Grand Prix]], where Ryan was given a corner cutting penalty subsequently removed when it became obvious [[Shiro Ryong]] would have deserved one too, resulting in a loss of position, saw the EIRE duo go in the last race needing a win from Wilkinson and Ryan holding off Ryong for 5th. Sadly, a last lap overtake by eventual Champion Ryong saw the SCUM driver take the 5th place that left Wilkinson only 1 point short of the title.
+====2004-2005: Woods Racing====
+The [[2004 Superleague season|2004]] season saw the arrival of highly-regarded [[Scott Whiteman]] and [[Ross Loram]] at EIRE, resulting in Ponissi signing for debutants [[Woods Racing]]. Ponissi struggled in a very competitive field, and seven races with no points saw him replaced by [[Vincent Keersmaekers]] in the English team.
+With the Belgian driver failing to show up on several occasions and Woods struggling for reliable drivers, Ponissi was recalled for two late-season races in [[2004 French Grand Prix|France]] and [[2004 Japanese Grand Prix|Japan]], but the best position the Italian could muster was 13th.
+Woods Racing was demoted to [[Supercup|F2VWC]] at the end of the season, so [[2005 Superleague season|2005]] saw Ponissi take a break from simracing as a driver, concentrating on his EIRE team in a hiatus that would last for the whole of the 2006 and 2007 seasons. His only appearance in 2005 was with Woods as a last-minute replacement in the team's first race back in the Championship. Paired with [[Philip Cullen]], Ponissi took part in the [[2005 Italian Grand Prix|Italian Grand Prix]] finishing 19th. His seat was then taken by [[Giannis Pantas]], before the Greek would be himself replaced by [[Mark Wicks]] for what would be one of the most enduring partnerships in the history of GPVWC.
+====2008: Nordsjoen Racing====
+The reformation of GPVWC saw Ponissi trying to muster up numbers for the newly rebadged [[Superleague]]. The Italian drove the whole season for [[Nordsjoen Racing]], and the low numbers meant the possibility of scoring a good amount of points.
+Solid points placements at the start of the season were followed by Ponissi's first ever podium at the [[2008 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco Grand Prix]], behind long-time friend [[Mal McKee]]. Ponissi went on to clinch two more second places in [[2008 British Grand Prix|Great Britain]] and [[2008 German Grand Prix|Germany]], being narrowly beaten by eventual World Champion [[Laurentiu Albu]]. The highlight of the season, however, was the [[2008 Italian Grand Prix|Italian Grand Prix]], where Ponissi performed a great comeback to pass McKee and Albu on his way to a final lap showdown with race leader [[Jeroen Jansen]]. A spin by the Dutchman allowed Ponissi to close in to the [[Platform Michelangelo]] driver, and the power of the Nordsjoen car saw Ponissi slipstream and pass his rival on the finishing straight - winning by a mere hundredth of a second.
+Podiums in [[2008 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgium]], [[2008 Austrian Grand Prix|Austria]] and [[2008 Japanese Grand Prix|Japan]] helped Ponissi to a record second place in the Drivers' Championship and propelled Nordsjoen Racing to its first Constructors' Championship title.
+====2009: Allen GP, Constant Racing====
+The [[2009 Superleague season|2009]] season saw the GPVWC embrace online racing. Ponissi was hired by [[Allen GP]] to partner [[Chris Allen]] in the Superleague. A promising start of the season saw the Italian retire when in the points in the [[2009 Australian Grand Prix|Australian Grand Prix]] and finish a season-high 5th in [[2009 Chinese Grand Prix|China]]. However, a string of lacklustre performances resulted in no more points being scored until the mid-point in the season, the [[2009 South African Grand Prix|South African Grand Prix]], with Allen dropping Ponissi for [[Chris Kinsman]] for the rest of the season.
+Ponissi was surprisingly hired by [[Constant Racing]] for the [[2009 Canadian Grand Prix|Canadian Grand Prix]], replacing highly-rated [[Mark Stanton]]: despite a brake failure when in the points in Canada, Ponissi went on to score in four of the remaining seven races and finished with a total of nine points, earning a contract renewal with Constant.
+====2010-2011: Constant Racing====
+After missing the first two races of the [[2010 Superleague season|2010]] season (through disconnection and unavailability), Ponissi endured a difficult first part of the season, scoring points in [[2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|Abu Dhabi]] and [[2010 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco]]. Better fortunes started in [[2010 Bahrain Grand Prix|Bahrain]] with a 7th place, followed by strong placements in [[2010 Canadian Grand Prix|Canada]] and [[2010 Mexico Grand Prix|Mexico]]. A decent season finale saw Ponissi gather 25 points by the end of the season and place 12th in the Drivers' Championship - despite a high-speed crash involving teammate Mark Stanton in Singapore when a double-point finish was on the cards.
+The [[2011 Superleague season|2011]] season, on the other hand, was an extremely difficult and frustrating one for Ponissi. Unable to adapt to the 2011 specifications, the Italian was miles off Stanton's pace despite a very strong car. A line of poor showings in the first races saw him replaced by [[Luis Fernando Laaff]] midway through the season; return before the [[2011 Canadian Grand Prix|Canada]] saw some better performances in the second half of the campaign, but despite some strong races he could only muster one point in the season, at the [[2011 Italian Grand Prix|Italian Grand Prix]].
+Despite Constant Racing's willingness to confirm Ponissi for [[2012 Superleague season|2012]], the Italian driver stepped down from his race seat stating he'd like to take a break from the Superleague.
+====2012-present: GPVWC Management====
+Ponissi's exploits in the GPVWC today are as part of its Administration; seemingly having hung up his helmet after the 2011 Superleague season to focus on his managerial duties. Since 2011, he has overseen the introduction of engine development to Superleague as well as numerous other major changes including, in [[2016 Superleague season|2016]], a change in platform to [[rFactor 2]].
+==Racing Career Results==
+===Superleague===
 ([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
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 <small>DQ</small>
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+![[Southern Cross United Motorsports|SCUM]]
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 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|MAL
 <small>10</small>
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 <small>Ret</small>
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 <small>13</small>
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 <small>11</small>
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 <small>14</small>
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 <small>10</small>
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 <small>13</small>
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 <small>10</small>
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-![[Nordsjoen Racing|EIRE]]{{sup|‡}}
+|'''?'''
+|'''Mercedes'''
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|USA
+<small>13</small>
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|-
+|rowspan=2|[[2003 Superleague season|2003]]
+![[Nordsjoen Racing|EIRE]]
 |'''EIRE002'''
 |'''Cosworth'''
@@ Line 135: / Line 296: @@
 |bgcolor="#fFFFfF"|ITA
 <small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|USA
+|
-<small>16</small>
 |bgcolor="#fFFFfF"|JAP
 <small>-</small>
@@ Line 143: / Line 303: @@
 |
 |
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|'''16th'''
+|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|'''16th'''
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|'''3'''
+|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|'''3'''
+|-
+![[Stealth F1]]
+|'''SGP02'''
+|'''BMW'''
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|USA
+<small>16</small>
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
 |-
 |[[2004 Superleague season|2004]]
 ![[Woods Racing]]
 |'''?'''
-|'''?'''
+|'''Toyota'''
-|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|AUS
+|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|AUS
 <small>21</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|MAL
+|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|MAL
 <small>19</small>
 |bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|AUT
@@ Line 178: / Line 363: @@
 |bgcolor="#FFFffF"|ITA
 <small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|FRA
+|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|FRA
 <small>13</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|JAP
+|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|JAP
 <small>15</small>
 |bgcolor="#ffffF"|BRA
@@ Line 187: / Line 372: @@
 |
 |
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|'''39th'''
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|'''NC'''
 |bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|'''0'''
 |-
@@ Line 193: / Line 378: @@
 ![[Woods Racing]]
 |'''?'''
-|'''?'''
+|'''Mercedes'''
 |bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|AUS
 <small>-</small>
@@ Line 220: / Line 405: @@
 |bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|HUN
 <small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|ITA
+|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|ITA
 <small>19</small>
 |bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|BEL
@@ Line 231: / Line 416: @@
 |
 |
-|bgcolor="#fffffF"|'''th'''
+|bgcolor="#fffffF"|'''NC'''
 |bgcolor="#fffffF"|'''0'''
 |-
@@ Line 243: / Line 428: @@
 <small>5</small>
 |bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|BAH
-<small>-</small>
+<small>C</small>
 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|ESP
 <small>4</small>
 |bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|TUR
-<small>-</small>
+<small>C</small>
 |bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|MON
 <small>2</small>
@@ Line 268: / Line 453: @@
 |bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|AUT
 <small>3</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|JAP
+|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|''JAP''
 <small>2</small>
 |bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|BRA
@@ Line 275: / Line 460: @@
 |
 |
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|'''th'''
+|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|'''2nd'''
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|'''?'''
+|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|'''73'''
 |-
-|[[2009 Superleague season|2009]]
+|rowspan=2|[[2009 Superleague season|2009]]
-! [[Platform Michelangelo]]{{sup|‡}}
+! [[Allen GP]]
-|'''PM001'''
+|'''?'''
-|'''Ferrari'''
+|'''Mercedes'''
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|AUS
+|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|AUS
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|CHN
+<small>Ret</small>
-|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|JAP
+|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|CHN
+<small>5</small>
+|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|JAP
+<small>9</small>
+|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|FRA
 <small>Ret</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|FRA
-<small>2</small>
 |bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|IRL
-<small>10</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|MON
-<small>7</small>
-|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|GBR
 <small>9</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|CZE
+|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|MON
-<small>8</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|BAH
-<small>5</small>
-|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|RSA
 <small>Ret</small>
+|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|GBR
+<small>Ret</small>
+|bgcolor="#fFFFfF"|CZE
+<small>DNS</small>
+|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|BAH
+<small>Ret</small>
+|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|RSA
+<small>8</small>
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|'''18th'''
+|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|'''9'''
+|-
+! [[Constant Racing]]
+|'''?'''
+|'''Renault'''
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
 |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|CAN
 <small>Ret</small>
 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|MEX
-<small>5</small>
+<small>8</small>
-|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|BRA
+|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|BRA
-<small>Ret</small>
+<small>8</small>
 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|ITA
+<small>8</small>
+|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|ESP
+<small>10</small>
+|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|BEL
+<small>8</small>
+|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|NED
+<small>10</small>
+|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|SIN
+<small>9</small>
+|
+|
+|-
+|[[2010 Superleague season|2010]]
+! [[Constant Racing]]
+|'''CR-SL10'''
+|'''Renault'''
+|bgcolor="#fFFFfF"|AUS
+<small>-</small>
+|bgcolor="#FFFffF"|CHN
+<small>-</small>
+|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|JAP
+<small>11</small>
+|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|UAE
+<small>10</small>
+|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|HUN
+<small>12</small>
+|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|MON
+<small>10</small>
+|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|GBR
+<small>Ret</small>
+|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|POR
+<small>11</small>
+|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|BAH
 <small>7</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|ESP
+|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|TUR
+<small>11</small>
+|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|CAN
 <small>6</small>
+|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|MEX
+<small>7</small>
+|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|BRA
+<small>12</small>
+|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|ARG
+<small>Ret</small>
+|bgcolor="#fffffF"|ESP
+<small>DNS</small>
+|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|ITA
+<small>7</small>
 |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|BEL
 <small>Ret</small>
 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|NED
-<small>6</small>
+<small>5</small>
 |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|SIN
 <small>Ret</small>
 |
-|
+|bgcolor="#FFfffF"|'''12th'''
-|'''9th'''
+|bgcolor="#FFfffF"|'''25'''
-|'''27'''
 |-
-|[[2010 Superleague season|2010]]
+|[[2011 Superleague season|2011]]
-! [[Woods Racing]]
+! [[Constant Racing]]
-|'''WR005'''
+|'''CR-SL11'''
-|'''Mercedes'''
+|'''Renault'''
-|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|AUS
+|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|AUS
-<small>6</small>
+<small>14</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|''CHN''
+|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|UAE
-<small>6</small>
+<small>14</small>
 |bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|JAP
 <small>Ret</small>
-|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|UAE
+|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|CHN
+<small>17</small>
+|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|RSA
 <small>Ret</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|HUN
+|bgcolor="#ffffff"|AUT
-<small>5</small>
+<small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|MON
+|bgcolor="#ffffff"|FRA
-<small>5</small>
+<small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|GBR
+|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|MON
+<small>Ret</small>
+|bgcolor="#ffffff"|GBR
+<small>-</small>
+|bgcolor="#ffffff"|BAH
+<small>-</small>
+|bgcolor="#ffffff"|SMR
+<small>-</small>
+|bgcolor="#ffffff"|TUR
+<small>-</small>
+|bgcolor="#ffffff"|MEX
+<small>-</small>
+|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|CAN
+<small>12</small>
+|bgcolor="#ffffff"|BRA
+<small>-</small>
+|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|ITA
+<small>10</small>
+|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|ESP
 <small>11</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|''POR''
+|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|BEL
-<small>5</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|BAH
-<small>1</small>
-|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|TUR
-<small>3</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|CAN
-<small>9<sup>†</sup></small>
-|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|MEX
-<small>2</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|BRA
-<small>2</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|ARG
-<small>4</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|ESP
-<small>5</small>
-|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|ITA
 <small>Ret</small>
-|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|'''BEL'''
+|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|NED
+<small>14</small>
+|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|SIN
 <small>Ret</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|NED
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|'''27th'''
-<small>2</small>
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|'''1'''
-|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|SIN
+|}
-<small>2</small>
+{{sup|†}} Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
-|
-|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|'''3rd'''
+===Supercup===
-|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|'''117'''
+([[:Template:F1 driver results legend 2|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position, races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
+{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
+! Year
+! Team
+! Chassis
+! Engine
+! 1
+! 2
+! 3
+! 4
+! 5
+! 6
+! 7
+! 8
+! 9
+! 10
+! 11
+! 12
+! 13
+! 14
+! 15
+! 16
+! 17
+! 18
+! 19
+! WDC
+! Points
 |-
-|[[2011 Superleague season|2011]]
+|[[2010 Supercup season|2010]]
-! [[Woods Racing]]
+! [[Nordsjoen Racing]]
-|'''WR006'''
+|'''?'''
-|'''Mercedes'''
+|'''Toyota'''
 |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|AUS
-<small>8</small>
+<small>4</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|UAE
+|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|CHN
-<small>10</small>
-|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|JAP
-<small>12</small>
-|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|CHN
-<small>13</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|RSA
 <small>5</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|AUT
+|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|JAP
-<small>6</small>
+<small>5</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|FRA
+|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|UAE
-<small>8</small>
+<small>9</small>
-|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|MON
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|HUN
-<small>13<sup>†</sup></small>
+<small>-</small>
-|GBR
+|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|MON
-<small>DNS</small>
-|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|BAH
-<small>13</small>
-|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|SMR
 <small>Ret</small>
-|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|TUR
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|GBR
-<small>14</small>
+<small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|MEX
+|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|POR
-<small>12</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|CAN
-<small>7</small>
-|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|BRA
 <small>Ret</small>
-|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|ITA
+|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|BAH
-<small>5</small>
-|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|ESP
 <small>Ret</small>
-|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|BEL
+|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|TUR
-<small>14</small>
+<small>-</small>
-|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|NED
+|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|CAN
-<small>13</small>
-|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|&nbsp;SIN&nbsp;
 <small>Ret</small>
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|MEX
+<small>-</small>
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|BRA
+<small>-</small>
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|ARG
+<small>-</small>
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|ESP
+<small>-</small>
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|ITA
+<small>-</small>
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|BEL
+<small>-</small>
+|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|NED
+<small>8</small>
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|SIN
+<small>-</small>
 |bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|'''14th'''
-|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|'''28'''
+|bgcolor="#FFFFFF"|'''22'''
 |}
 {{sup|†}} Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
-{{sup|‡}} Driver raced for more than one team that season. The constructor displayed is the team in which most races were driven.
 [[Category:Drivers|Ponissi]]