Giovanna Amati

Quick Facts

Full Name	Giovanna Amati
Occupation	Racing Automobile Driver
Date Of Birth	Jul 20, 1959(1959-07-20)
Age	65
Birthplace	Rome
Country	Italy
Horoscope	Cancer

Giovanna Amati Biography

Giovanna Amati is one of the most popular and richest Racing Automobile Driver who was born on July 20, 1959 in Rome, Italy. Amati was born in Rome on July 20, 1959, the son of the actress Anna Maria Pancani and cinema chain owner Giovanni Amati.

Born into a rich family background Amati was abducted in the year 1978 and later released for 800 million lire ransom.

She started her racing career in Formula Abarth series before moving up into Formula Three for 1985–86. An entry into Formula 3000 in 1987 brought little success but the following year, Amati improved her performances. She moved to Japan for 1989 but still had no success. A move back to Europe in 1990 saw better performances that continued into 1991. In 1992, Amati became the fifth woman Formula One driver when she signed for Brabham.

Nieto, a French citizen, was later arrested after a meeting with the former kidnapped. When he was released, newspapers published stories detailing the strong emotional relationship between Nieto and Amati. He was sentenced to 18 years in prison. Nieto escaped prison in 1989 and remained a fugitive until he was arrested in April 2010.

Her abduction was for ransom on February 12, 1978 by three of the gangsters belonging to the group headed by Jean Daniel Nieto, who were alleged to have raped her, and then engaged in a romantic relationship.

Giovanna Amati Net Worth

Giovanna Amati is one of the richest Racing Automobile Driver from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Giovanna Amati 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Giovanna Amati (Italian pronunciation: [dZo’vanna a.ma.tiGiovanna Amati (Italian pronunciation: [dZo’v ) (born 20 July in 1959) is a former professional race driver hailing from Italy. The most recently female racer who has entered in the Formula One World Championship.

Amati was removed from a vehicle she was sitting in close proximity to her parents’ home and transported away in the van. The captors threw her in the house that was near the home of her parents, but she was relocated when police arrived to search for Amati. She was held in the wooden enclosure for 75 days. She was physically and psychologically tortured however Nieto helped her. Amati was released by a 800 million lire ($933,000 during 1978) ransom on the 27th of April with receipts from the box office of Star Wars. Star Wars and her mother made a sale of some of her jewellery and managed to tap into her servants’ savings in order to cover the ransom. Magistrates directed that all those belonging to the Amati family be frozen to avoid the payment.

To increase her skills in order to prepare her for Motor Racing, Amati attended a motor racing school with her friend, Elio de Angelis. She began racing professionally in the Formula Abarth series in 1981, winning several times over the next four years before moving up to Italian Formula Three in 1985–86, again scoring a few wins. By 1987 she had moved up to Formula 3000 racing three times, but only qualified for the race at Donington. Amati competed in F3000 for 1988 with Lola and managed to secure two 10th places at Monza and Jerez. At Jerez, she finished behind future Formula One drivers Jean-Denis Délétraz, Jean Alesi and Marco Apicella. Amati moved to the Japanese F3000 for 1989 but she had no success. In 1990, Amati returned to Europe to the International F3000. Within the first four rounds, she raced with Roni Motorsports in a Reynard 90D Cosworth before moving to Lola for round five. Her final team change was to Cobra Motorsports for the last five rounds. In 1990, Amati was involved in a crash with British driver Phil Andrews, in which she ran him off the road during a test session prior to the Brands Hatch race that year. She would never score any points during her tenure in Formula 3000.

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Giovanna Ranked on the list of most popular Racing Automobile Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Giovanna Amati celebrates birthday on July 20 of every year.