---
title: "Kart Racer Who Hurled Bumper at Opponent Gets 15-Year Racing Ban"
description: "Perhaps next time you're mad don't throw bodywork at a moving race car?"
date: "2021-04-20"
modified: "2021-04-20"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/40252/kart-racer-who-hurled-bumper-at-opponent-gets-15-year-racing-ban"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "Racing"
---

# Kart Racer Who Hurled Bumper at Opponent Gets 15-Year Racing Ban

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Back in October of last year, we showed you a video of a [disgruntled kart racing driver recklessly throwing a piece of bodywork](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/36884/disgruntled-driver-recklessly-hurls-front-bumper-at-rival-during-race>) at one of his on-track rivals. For obvious reasons, the video went viral and earned Luca Corberi worldwide condemnation for his actions. Nearly six months later, the FIA is now *officially* condemning such actions by issuing the Italian racer a 15-year ban from any form of motor racing sanctioned by the federation, which is essentially everything from karting all the way up to Formula 1.

According to [*Autosport*](<https://www.autosport.com/general/news/karter-corberi-vows-to-never-race-again-after-fight-4978462/4978462/>), Corberi's defense tried its best to reduce that ban to just one racing event, but it was unsuccessful. It even attempted to cite similar guidelines for cross-country skiing—because what else is more similar to karting than skiing?—claiming that "an athlete was only suspended for one competition for assaulting a competitor."

![message-editor%2F1618925995545-screenshot2021-04-20at9.39.30am.png](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1618925995545-screenshot2021-04-20at9.39.30am.png>)
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Of course, the FIA didn't buy that crap and upheld the hefty 15-year ban. And considering Corberi had already [pledged to never race again](<https://www.autosport.com/general/news/karter-corberi-vows-to-never-race-again-after-fight-4978462/4978462/>), it shouldn't be too big of a deal for the once-aspiring racer.

Corberi was filmed throwing his kart's front bumper at fellow competitor Paolo Ippolito while at a nationals race at the South Garda Karting Circuit in Lonato, Italy. As the video below shows, Corberi carefully waited until Ippolito came around the corner so he could hit him, but ultimately missed and managed to hit another driver who had nothing to do with the situation.

https://twitter.com/_/status/1312763376066596866

https://twitter.com/_/status/1312777784725516293

Unfortunately, that's not where it ended as Corberi later caught up to Ippolito at parc ferme once the race was over, and violently shoved him into the ground and attacked him. Much to everyone's disgrace, Corberi's father is also said to have sponsored this behavior rather than condemn it.

Actions have consequences, folks.

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## Author
Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

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