Diego José Ciantini (born 21 July 1998) is a racing driver from Argentina.[1]

Diego Ciantini
Ciantini in 2022
Nationality Argentine
Born (1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 26)
Balcarce, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Turismo Carretera
Years active2020–present
TeamsRenault Sport Torino Team
JP Carrera
Di Meglio Motorsport
LRD Performance
Starts52
Wins1 (Finals)
3 (Heats)
Poles1
Fastest laps2
Best finish10th in 2020
Previous series
2014–2015
2015, 2017
2016
2016
2017
2018–2019
2020
2021–2023
Fórmula Metropolitana
TC2000 Series
Italian F4 Championship
ADAC Formula 4
TC Mouras
TC Pista
Súper TC 2000
TC Pick Up
Championship titles
2019TC Pista

Biography

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Ciantini began racing in low-level Argentine open-wheeler series in 2014, before stepping up to the second tier of domestic touring cars in 2015. In 2016 he moved to Europe to contest Formula 4 in Italy and Germany with Jenzer Motorsport, finishing on the podium once at Imola in a red-flag finish caused by an accident he was involved in.[2] He moved back to Argentina in 2017 and joined the Turismo Carretera pyramid, competing in TC Mouras and finishing ninth with two wins before stepping up to TC Pista in 2018, winning the championship the following season.[3]

Ciantini advanced to Turismo Carretera in 2020, scoring a top five at Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez but failing to qualify for the playoffs. He also returned to touring cars at the end of the year, competing in the last four rounds of Súper TC 2000 and scoring a podium in Paraná.[4] He won his first Turismo Carretera race at Autódromo Provincia de La Pampa in 2023.[5]

Ciantini comes from a potato farming and producing family.[6][7] His father, José Ciantini [es], raced in Turismo Carretera between 1993 and 2012, winning three Finals for Dodge.[8]

Career results

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Summary

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Season Series Position Car Team
2014 Fórmula Metropolitana 29th Crespi–Renault Scuderia Ramini
2015 Fórmula Metropolitana 3rd Crespi–Renault WCC Squadra
TC2000 Series 20th Honda Civic Mk.9 PSG-16 Team
2016 Italian F4 Championship 20th Tatuus–Abarth F4 T-014 Jenzer Motorsport
ADAC Formula 4 Championship NC
2017 TC Mouras 9th Chevrolet Coupé SS JP Carrera
TC2000 Series 13th Chevrolet Cruze J300
Chevrolet Cruze J400
Pro Racing
2018 TC Pista 4th Chevrolet Coupé SS JP Carrera
2019 TC Pista 1st Chevrolet Coupé SS Las Toscas Racing
JP Carrera
2020 Turismo Carretera 19th Torino Cherokee Renault Sport Torino Team
2020–21 Súper TC2000 20th Honda Civic Mk.10
Toyota Corolla E210
RAM Racing Factory
Midas Carrera Team
2021 Turismo Carretera 22nd Dodge Cherokee JP Carrera
TC Pick Up 15th Fiat Toro
Toyota Hilux
Midas Carrera Team
2022 Turismo Carretera 25th Dodge Cherokee
Chevrolet Coupé SS
Di Meglio Motorsport
LRD Performance
TC Pick Up 24th Toyota Hilux Midas Carrera Team
2023 Turismo Carretera Chevrolet Coupé SS JP Carrera
TC Pick Up Volkswagen Amarok JP Carrera

References

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  1. ^ "DIEGO CIANTINI". Asociación Corredores de Turismo Carretera. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Juan Manuel Correa collects Maiden win at Final Imola Race". The Checkered Flag. 1 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Diego Ciantini es el campeón del TC Pista y correrá en el Turismo Carretera" (in Spanish). Minuto Balcarce. 1 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Super TC2000 en Paraná – Carrera: Victoria de Rossi que lo acerca al campeonato" (in Spanish). Motores a Plano. 17 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Ciantini ganó la carrera especial del TC en Toay" (in Spanish). SoloTC. 26 March 2023.
  6. ^ "El Ciantini productor de papas" (in Spanish). Vision Auto. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Otra mirada al TC junto a José "Bocha" Ciantini" (in Spanish). Asociación Corredores de Turismo Carretera on YouTube. 27 August 2024.
  8. ^ "La historia de los Ciantini, padre e hijo que comparten un auto" (in Spanish). Clarín. 6 February 2017.
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