{"id":33174,"date":"2020-12-06T06:07:15","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T06:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/massimiliano-papis\/"},"modified":"2023-11-07T23:02:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T23:02:05","slug":"massimiliano-papis","status":"publish","type":"driver","link":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/massimiliano-papis\/","title":{"rendered":"Massimiliano Papis"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n<section class=\"hero hero--small-image\">\n    \n            \n<section class=\"c-site-breadcrumbs site-breadcrumbs proxima \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <nav class=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/nav>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n    \n    <div class=\"hero__content\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                            <div class=\"circular-image\">\n                                            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"\" >\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" alt=\"papis2\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/papis2-200x200.jpg.webp\" srcset=\"\"  loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                                    <\/div>\n                        <h1 class=\"hero__title sanomat\"><\/h1>\n                                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"anchor-menu container-no-breakpoints proxima\">\n    <ul>\n                    <li><a href=\"#biography\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Biography<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#championship-seasons\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Championship Seasons<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#non-championship-races\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Non-Championship Races<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#teams\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Teams<\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"container\" id=\"biography\">\n            <div class=\"post__item\">\n                <div class=\"js-react\" data-behaviour=\"driver-data-box\" data-driver-id=\"33174\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        <aside class=\"sidebar\" data-target=\"ad-container\">\n            <aside class=\"broadcast-space \">\n            <div class=\"broadcast-space__element\" id=\"div-gpt-ad-1563288058060-3\" data-behaviour=\"ad-target\"><\/div>\n    <\/aside>\n        <\/aside>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" id=\"full-biography\">\n    \n        \n        <section class=\"c-expanding-content expanding-content expanding-content--expandable content-section toggle\">\n            <p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The son of a self-made man, Massimiliano\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Papis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was unable to establish himself in Formula 1 but a subsequent move to America paid dividends. Now known as Max\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Papis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, he was a race winner in Champ Cars and 2004 Grand-Am Champion with Scott Pruett and Chip Ganassi Racing. His ready sense of humour and sunny disposition quickly endeared this tall Italian to the American racing public.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Education and early racing career<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Given a kart on his 11th birthday, he was determined to race for a living although he still completed his education. By the time he left Milan University with a degree in political science,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Papis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0had made his Formula 3 debut. Four seasons in the Italian Championship from 1989 included three victories and sixth place in the 1992 standings.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He graduated to Formula 3000 in 1993 driving a Vortex Motorsport Reynard 93D-Cosworth and was fourth on his debut at\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Donington<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Park. Two further top-six finishes helped\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Papis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to 10th in the standings despite a couple of crashes. Driving Mythos Racing\u2019s Reynard 94D-Judd in 1994,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Papis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0scored a brilliant victory at Barcelona although fourth at Enna-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pergusa<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and sixth at\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Magny-Cours<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0were his only other scores.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Formula 1 with Footwork Arrows<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As well as finishing fifth in the F3000 championship,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Papis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0spent 1994 as test driver for the Lotus-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mugen<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0F1 team. He signed with Footwork Arrows as its 1995 reserve driver and got his Grand Prix opportunity at Silverstone when replacing Gianni\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Morbidelli<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. He started seven races in the Footwork FA16-Hart (finishing seventh in Italy) before\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Morbidelli<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was restored to the team.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;Mad Max&#8221; stars in America<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Papis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0then drove a Momo Corse Ferrari 333SP in the 1996 IMSA Championship. He was christened &#8220;Mad Max&#8221; after a barnstorming final stint on his debut in the Daytona 24 Hours during which he made up four laps on the leader. Although he had to settle for second that day, his drive prompted a phone call from Ferrari President Luca di\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Montezemolo<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Papis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and car owner\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Giampiero<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Moretti won three races but he was denied the title by Wayne Taylor at the final round.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Champ Car career<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Papis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0drove an\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Arciero<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-Wells Reynard 96I-Toyota for three of the last four Champ Car races of the year after Jeff\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Krosnoff<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0had been killed in Toronto. He continued with the team for the next two seasons before being chosen to replace the retiring Bobby Rahal in 1999.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Reduced to tears after running out of fuel on the last lap while leading the US 500 at Michigan, he qualified on pole position at Chicagoland and scored back-to-back second place finishes at Surfers Paradise and Fontana to clinch fifth in the championship. 2000 opened in the best possible style with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Papis\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Reynard 2KI-Ford winning the opening round at Homestead. The team switched to a Lola B01\/00 for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2001 and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Papis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0won twice more as he took sixth in the championship. However, that season also included crashes with team-mate Kenny\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Br\u00e4ck<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0at Michigan and Mid-Ohio that compromised the Swede\u2019s title challenge.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sports car success<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Papis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was not retained and he began 2002 by winning the Daytona 24 Hours with a Doran Lista\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dallara<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0LMP-Judd. He drove Sigma Autosport\u2019s Lola B02\/00-Ford in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Champc<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Cars and finished third at both Long Beach and Milwaukee. However, he was without a ride once more when the team withdrew mid-season after Cosworth refused to supply engines due to unpaid invoices.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A partial season with PK Racing during 2003 drew a close to his Champ Car career.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Papis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0joined Chip Ganassi\u2019s Grand-Am team in 2004 and he immediately won the title with Scott Pruett and a Riley\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">MkXI<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-Lexus. Married to Emerson\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fittipaldi\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0daughter Tatiana,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Papis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0continue<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to compete in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the occasional\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">endurance\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and stock car\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">race as late as 2018<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0He founded a steering wheel manufacturing company, Max\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Papis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Innovations (MPI), with his wife in 2009 and has been\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a permanent steward for\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the IndyCar Series\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ce<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a02016<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n                            <div class=\"expanding-content__buttons\">\n                                            <a href=\"#\" class=\"button button--outline button--chevron-down expanding-content__more\" data-behaviour=\"toggle\">Read full bio<\/a>\n                        <a href=\"#\" class=\"button button--outline button--chevron-up expanding-content__less\" data-behaviour=\"toggle\">Read Less<\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/section>\n\n                                \n   <\/div>\n\n<section class=\"content-section content-section--no-padding-bottom database-table-collapsible toggle open\" 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