Lorenzo Ferrari (born 22 October 2002) is an Italian racing driver.[1] He is the champion of the 2022 European Le Mans Series in the LMGTE class with Proton Competition.
| Lorenzo Ferrari | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Born | 22 October 2002 Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Italy |
| European Le Mans Series career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | Proton Competition |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Car number | 77 |
| Co-driver | Gianmaria Bruni, Christian Ried |
| Starts | 6 (6 entries) |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 1st (LMGTE) in 2022 |
| Previous series | |
| 2021 2020-2021 2019 2019 | International GT Open Italian GT Championship Euroformula Open Championship Italian F4 Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2022 2021 2021 | ELMS - LMGTE Italian GT - Sprint Italian GT - Endurance |
Early career
editLower formulae
editFerrari began his car racing career in 2019, competing for Antonelli Motorsport in the Italian F4 Championship.[2] With a sole podium coming at Mugello, the Italian finished 17th in the standings.
Near the end of the year, Ferrari made a guest appearance in the Euroformula Open Championship with RP Motorsport.[3]
Sportscar career
edit2020: Debut in GT3
editFor the 2020 season, Ferrari switched to GT3 machinery, remaining with the renamed AKM Motorsport outfit for the Italian GT Championship.[4] Aboard a Mercedes-AMG GT3, he ended up fifth in the Sprint standings, having taken a pair of victories.
2021: National glory
editFerrari remained in the Italian GT Championship the following year, teaming up with Audi Sport Italia and partnering Riccardo Agostini and Audi factory driver Mattia Drudi.[5] He would claim both the Sprint and Endurance titles, winning four and three times respectively.[6][7]
2022: ELMS title
editA step to the international scene came in 2022, where Ferrari switched allegiance to Porsche and raced for Proton Competition in the European Le Mans Series, pairing up with works driver Gianmaria Bruni and team owner Christian Ried.[8] The year began with a podium at Le Castellet, with teammate Bruni losing out on victory by a mere tenth of a second.[9] During the second round in Imola however, contact on the opening lap would force the squad out of the race.[10] This setback would be rectified at Monza, as, with Ried having taken pole position, the team ended up with another second place.[11][12] At round four, Ferrari would help his team to take their only win of the season, winning in Barcelona to grab the championship lead.[13][14] A pair of top-five finishes in the remaining two races meant that Ferrari, Bruni and Ried were crowned champions of the LMGTE category.[15][16]
Ferrari combined his ELMS exploits with a GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup programme in Winward Racing's Gold Cup effort, sharing a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo with Lucas Auer and gentleman driver Jens Liebhauser.[17] Despite getting class pole at the season opener in Imola, the trio struggled to find success and finished tenth in the Gold Cup standings with 31 points. They had achieved their first win at the Barcelona round, but a post-race penalty for Auer spinning Arjun Maini round on the final lap demoted them to sixth place.[18] Ferrari's performances in the 2022 season earned him an upgrade to gold status in the FIA's driver categorisation for 2023.[19]
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit† As Ferrari was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Antonelli Motorsport | VLL 1 14 |
VLL 2 9 |
VLL 3 10 |
MIS 1 29 |
MIS 2 15 |
MIS 3 C |
HUN 1 Ret |
HUN 2 DNS |
HUN 3 DNS |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
IMO 1 17 |
IMO 2 14 |
IMO 3 9 |
IMO 4 23 |
MUG 1 2 |
MUG 2 13 |
MUG 3 9 |
MNZ 1 13 |
MNZ 2 11 |
MNZ 3 Ret |
17th | 25 |
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 | Proton Competition | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | LEC 2 |
IMO Ret |
MNZ 2 |
CAT 1 |
SPA 9 |
ALG 5 |
1st | 82 |
References
edit- ^ "ELMS". www.europeanlemansseries.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Costa, Massimo (19 February 2019). "Ferrari e Rosso piloti del team Antonelli (Ferrari and Rosso pilots of the Antonelli team)". ITALIARACING.net. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Entry List_prov" (PDF). 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ Tassi, Marcello. "Debutto con vittoria al Mugello nella classe GT3 per Lorenzo Ferrari - Libertà Piacenza". Liberta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Bosch, Miguel (11 June 2021). "Italian GT Misano race 2 report: Easy Race triumphs in late-race rain". GT REPORT. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Eleven more titles for Audi Sport customer racing". Audi MediaCenter. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Rodriguez, Christian (13 October 2021). "Italian GT Mugello: Ferrari and Agostini claim Sprint championship". GT REPORT. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "2022 European Le Mans Series - Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Google APIs. European Le Mans Series. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ Euwema, Davey (17 April 2022). "Prema Takes Maiden Win; LMP3, GTE Decided on Last Lap". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Media, Proton (15 May 2022). "Jetzt konzentrieren wir uns voll motiviert auf Le Mans". Proton Competition.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (2 July 2022). "Beche Charges to Monza Pole for TDS Racing x Vaillante". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Euwema, Davey (3 July 2022). "IDEC Sport Ends Lengthy Win Drought at Monza". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Proton Competition take ELMS LMGTE win at the 4 Hours of Barcelona". PorscheSport | Latest Motorsport News & Interviews. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (16 October 2022). "Prema, Cool Racing & Racing Team Turkey Win Race & Championship Doubles, Iron Dames Crush The Field In GTE". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (16 October 2022). "Deletraz, Habsburg Champions as Prema Wins at Portimao". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Prema wins ELMS title as Le Mans auto-invites awarded". Autosport. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Goodwin, Graham (7 March 2022). "Auer Leads Winward Gold Cup Programme". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (2 February 2022). "JP McLaren Inherits Gold Cup Win After Winward Penalty". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Plümer, Jonas (1 January 2023). "Anpassungen der FIA-Fahrereinstufungen 2023". GT-Place.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (4 March 2022). "Auer Leads Winward's Gold Cup Mercedes-AMG Crew". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ Plümer, Jonas (24 June 2022). "ADAC GT Masters: Lorenzo Ferrari für MANN-FILTER Team LANDGRAF" [ADAC GT Masters: Lorenzo Ferrari for MANN-FILTER Team LANDGRAF]. gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 5 July 2022.
External links
edit- Lorenzo Ferrari career summary at DriverDB.com