Valentino Catalano (born 2 November 2005) is a German racing driver who currently competes in the Prototype Cup Germany with Gebhardt Motorsport.
| Valentino Catalano | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  German |
| Born | 2 November 2005 Westheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| Prototype Cup Germany career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Gebhardt Motorsport |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 70 |
| Co-driver | Robin Rogalski, Markus Pommer |
| Former teams | DKR Engineering |
| Starts | 24 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Poles | 6 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2023 2022 2021 2020 | Prototype Cup Germany Le Mans Cup ADAC Formula 4 French F4 Championship |
Early career
editKarting
editCatalano started karting at the Motorclub Haßloch at the age of 5.[1] In 2018 he won the X30 Junior category of the ADAC Kart Cup with RMW Motorsport after finishing fourth in the ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf.[2][3]
Formula 4
editIn 2019 Catalano begin testing in a privately owned Tatuus F4-T014.[1] In 2020 he began competing in single-seaters, driving in the French F4 Championship.[4][5] Having been part of the junior class given his age, the German would dominate, taking wins in every race for the juniors' standings, whilst finishing on the overall podium four times.[6][7] With him finishing inside the top ten throughout each event, Catalano ended up fifth in the FFSA Academy classification.
For the 2021 season, a move to BWR Motorsports would be in order for the German, who would be driving in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship.[6][8] However, Catalano ended up splitting up from the team after merely two rounds, in which he had scored a best finish of fifth.[9]
Sportscar career
edit2022: LMP3 debut
editCatalano made his sportscar debut in 2022, driving in the LMP3 category of the European Le Mans Series.[10][11] Teaming up with Horst Felbermayr Jr. and Austin McCusker at RLR MSport, the German experienced a testing campaign, as three retirements meant that he would finish 15th in the drivers' standings.
2023: First win
editAt the start of 2023, Catalano paired up with Tom van Rompuy at DKR Engineering for a campaign in the Asian Le Mans Series.[12] The second race in Dubai saw an impressive performance from the pairing, with an aggressive fuel strategy paying off to give Catalano his maiden victory in car racing.[13][14][15][16] He then went on to compete in the 2023 Prototype Cup Germany with the same team and Robin Rogalski as his teammate.[17] He took his maiden victory in the series Motorsport Arena Oschersleben and finished the season fourth in the standings.[18][19][20]
Karting record
editKarting career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ADAC Kart Masters — X30 Junior | 3rd | |
| 2018 | ADAC Kart Masters — X30 Junior | 3rd | |
| ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf — X30 Junior | RMW Motorsport | 4th | |
| Sources:[21] | |||
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 144 | 5th |
| 2021 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | BWR Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18th |
| Drexler Automotive Formula 4 Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 4th | ||
| 2022 | European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | RLR MSport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15th |
| Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2023 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 | DKR Engineering | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 4th |
| Prototype Cup Germany | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 130 | 4th | ||
| 2024 | Prototype Cup Germany | Gebhardt Motorsport | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 206 | 1st |
| Prototype Winter Series - Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 | 14th | ||
| IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge - LMP3 | Gebhardt Intralogistics Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 600 | 15th | |
| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - VT2-R+4WD | Adrenalin Motorsport Team Mainhatten Wheels |
* Season still in progress.
Complete French F4 Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | NOG 1 8 |
NOG 2 2 |
NOG 3 7 |
MAG 1 6 |
MAG 2 7 |
MAG 3 7 |
ZAN 1 6 |
ZAN 2 5 |
ZAN 3 3 |
LEC1 1 4 |
LEC1 2 5 |
LEC1 3 6 |
SPA 1 6 |
SPA 2 6 |
SPA 3 5 |
LEC2 1 3 |
LEC2 2 6 |
LEC2 3 6 |
LEC3 1 8 |
LEC3 2 3 |
LEC3 3 10 |
5th | 144 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | RLR MSport | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | LEC Ret |
IMO 6 |
MNZ Ret |
CAT 8 |
SPA Ret |
ALG 7 |
15th | 18 |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DKR Engineering | LMP3 | Duqueine M30 - D08 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 | DUB 1 6 |
DUB 2 1 |
ABU 1 5 |
ABU 2 Ret |
4th | 43 |
Complete Prototype Cup Germany results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | DKR Engineering | Duqueine M30 - D08 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | HOC 1 6 |
HOC 2 2 |
OSC 1 3 |
OSC 2 1 |
ZAN 1 6 |
ZAN 2 2 |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 Ret |
ASS 1 5 |
ASS 2 8† |
NÜR 1 7 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
4th | 130 | ||
| 2024 | Gebhardt Motorsport | Duqueine M30 - D08 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | SPA 1 C |
SPA 2 C |
LAU 1 1 |
LAU 2 3 |
LAU 3 2 |
ZAN 1 3 |
ZAN 2 5 |
HOC 1 DNS |
HOC 2 2 |
HOC 3 3 |
NÜR 1 4 |
NÜR 2 2 |
SAC 1 1 |
SAC 2 3 |
1st | 206 |
* Season still in progress.
References
edit- ^ a b "Valentino Catalano vom Jugendkart über Kartrennen mit 14 Jahren zur Formel 4". Motorclub Haßloch (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Koblenzer RMW-Motorsport-Team tanzte sehr erfolgreich auf vier Hochzeiten gleichzeitig « kartpress.de – Official Website". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf zeigt packenden Kartsport – Kart-Magazin.de – More Than Speed" (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "F4 Academy: Nogaro opens the festivities with a quality grid". Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (24 July 2020). "Daniel Ligier, Loris Cabirou and Valentino Catalano join French F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ a b Allen, Peter (5 March 2021). "French F4 junior champion Catalano makes ADAC switch with BWR". Formula Scout. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Valentino Catalano vom Jugendkart über Kartrennen mit 14 Jahren zur Formel 4". Motorclub Haßloch (in German). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "BWR, cooperating with Nico Rosberg, lines up with Valentino Catalano and Taylor Barnard". KartXpress. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ida (17 September 2021). "Dunne fastest on F4 return in ADAC practice, Catalano drops out". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (14 February 2022). "ELMS Reveals 42-Car Full Season Entry List". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "2022 ELMS LMP3 News: Eurointernational, United, RLR & Inter Europol | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (7 February 2023). "Asian Le Mans Series Confirm Full Entry With Most Drivers Named". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ Dagys, John (12 February 2023). "Inter Europol Wins Sunday Dubai Race After Siegel's Late Pass – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Superb Siegel Caps Off Inter Europol's 'Spin & Win' In Dubai | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Motorsport - Autorennen: Valentino Catalano ist der jüngste Sieger bei der Asian Le Mans-Series 2023". Wochenblatt Reporter (in German). 2 March 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Valentino Catalano bei der Asian Le Mans Series 2023 erfolgreich". Motorclub Haßloch (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Fünffacher LMP3-Champion bereichert Prototype Cup Germany | Prototype Cup Germany". adac-motorsport.de (in German). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Valentino Catalano: "Beide Titel sind das Ziel" | Prototype Cup Germany". www.adac-motorsport.de (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Prototype Cup: Catalano und Rogalski mit Debütsieg / Sportwagen - SPEEDWEEK.COM". www.speedweek.com (in German). 28 May 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Schwieriges Rennen gut beendet". www.usinger-anzeiger.de (in German). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Valentino Catalano | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
External links
edit- Valentino Catalano career summary at DriverDB.com
- Official website