Very successful in Formula 3000 and GP2, finally winning the title of the latter in 2008, but less successful with Jordan in F1. A F1 drive didn't materialise straight after his GP2 win and so Pantano went into the Auto GP series, amongst other one-off drive in various series, including the IRL (both in 2011 and 2012), but finding a full drive has been very difficult since then. In 2013, Giorgio spent a whole season racing in the Karting World Championship as well as driving in the GT Open Series, but 2014 saw some career momentum at last with a drive in Blancpain and the FIA GT series. The team he drove for - Bhai Tech - then proposed a new career path for 2015 - Giorgio became their karting driver manager and instructor, whilst running his own kart team. In 2016, he became head of the ART Birel Junior karting team, combining managing the team with driver coaching.

Biography last updated 2 May 2016