Lorenzo Patrese (born 12 August 2005) is an Italian racing driver and horse rider, currently competing in the GT World Challenge Europe with Tresor Attempto Racing. He participated in the 2021 and 2020 Italian F4 Championship.[1][2]

Lorenzo Patrese
Patrese in 2024
Nationality Italian
Born (2005-08-12) 12 August 2005 (age 19)
Padua, Italy
Related toRiccardo Patrese (father)
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup career
Debut season2022
Current teamTresor Attempto Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number88
Previous series
2020-2021Italian F4 Championship

Racing career

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Karting

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Patrese debuted in karts in 2016, when he was 11, and started making experience in lower karting categories.[3][4][5] In 2017 he placed second in the EasyKart Trophy Italy and third in the international final.[4][5][6] In 2018 he entered in the X30 Italian Championship obtaining pole positions, podiums and the eighth place in the final championship standing.[4] In 2019 he participated in the Skusa Winter Cup in Florida obtaining a tenth place in the final.[7] He also participated in the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship and the Karting World Championship always qualifying for the final. In 2020 he participated in the European and World championship again, obtaining finals and one group pole position, which put him second overall.[8][9]

Formula 4

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In 2020 Patrese debuted in single seaters with AKM Motorsport, taking part in the races of Mugello and Monza of the 2020 Italian F4 Championship.[1][10][11]

In 2021 he entered the championship with AKM Motorsport once again.[2] He finished the season as third in the Rookies' championship and 12th in the overall Drivers' championship.[12][13] In the final round of the season he secured all three overall pole positions.[14][15][16]

Italian GT Championship

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Patrese was signed to participate in the first round of the 2022 Italian GT Championship in Pergusa,[17] but the car was retired at the start of qualifying.[citation needed]

GT World Challenge Europe

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Endurance Cup

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Patrese racing in the 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup at the Imola Circuit.

After a GT winter test in Valencia, Tresor Team Principal entered Lorenzo in the 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup to participate in the 5 rounds of the Championship with an Audi R8 LMS.[12][13][18] He started the season with a silver Pole Position in Qualifying 1[19] in Imola and in the event of Paul Ricard he completed his first double stint. He became the youngest ever participant at the 24 hours of Spa at the age of 16 years and eleven months.

In 2023 he joined Tresor Attempto Racing to compete in his second season of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with Alex Aka and Pietro Delli Guanti being his teammates.[20]

Sprint Cup

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He was called to substitute Luca Ghiotto in the Misano round of the 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup.[21][22] He qualified fourth overall in Qualifying 1[23] and in the race he was sitting in P5 overall before a technical failure.

In 2023, Patrese competed in his first full season of the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup with Tresor Attempto Racing and Alex Aka as his teammate.[24] The pair would become vice-champions in the Silver Cup.

Show jumping career

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In addition to his motorsport career, Lorenzo has always ridden horses for passion and show jumping was his main profession before starting his motorsport career.[3]

In 2017 and 2018 Lorenzo went around Europe competing for the Italian junior horse riding National Team, competing in many Nations Cup and winning in Austria.

In 2018 he took part in the European FEI Championship in Fontainebleau, France. He has lead of the FISE computer list for the Children category for one year in 2018.

In 2022 the main events he participated in were test events for the junior category in Gorla and Cattolica, CSIO in Gorla Minore, where he obtained one victory, CSIO in Lamprechtshausen, Austria, the Italian championships in Arezzo, where he placed himself in the top 20 and Regional Cup in Fieracavalli Verona, where he won the individual 130cm category.[25][26]

Personal life

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Lorenzo currently studies Economics and Business at LUISS University in Rome.[27] He is the son of Formula 1 driver Riccardo Patrese, who raced in Formula One from 1977 to 1993, and Francesca Accordi.[3][28][29] Lorenzo speaks fluent Italian, English and Spanish.

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2020 Italian F4 Championship AKM Motorsport 5 0 0 0 0 0 39th
2021 Italian F4 Championship AKM Motorsport 21 0 3 0 0 37 12th
2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Tresor by Car Collection 5 0 0 0 0 6 25th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Tresor Attempto Racing 7 2 1 0 4 87 3rd
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver 10 5 2 4 7 118 2nd
2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Tresor Attempto Racing
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 6 0 0 0 0 16 12th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Gold Cup 6 4 0 1 5 81.5 4th
GT2 European Series - Pro-Am Attempto Racing

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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(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 Pos Points
2020 AKM Motorsport MIS
1
MIS
2
MIS
3
IMO1
1
IMO1
2
IMO1
3
RBR
1
RBR
2
RBR
3
MUG
1

16
MUG
2

17
MUG
3

Ret
MNZ
1

Ret
MNZ
2

19
MNZ
3

DNS
IMO2
1
IMO2
2
IMO2
3
VLL
1
VLL
2
VLL
3
39th 0
2021 AKM Motorsport LEC
1

Ret
LEC
2

10
LEC
3

27
MIS
1

11
MIS
2

14
MIS
3

10
VLL
1

11
VLL
2

Ret
VLL
3

22
IMO
1

11
IMO
2

16
IMO
3

7
RBR
1

11
RBR
2

10
RBR
3

6
MUG
1

13
MUG
2

9
MUG
3

26†
MNZ
1

27†
MNZ
2

7
MNZ
3

4
12th 37

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

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GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2022 Tresor by Car Collection Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver IMO
30
LEC
38
SPA
6H

21
SPA
12H

Ret
SPA
24H

Ret
HOC
Ret
CAT
21
25th 6
2023 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver MNZ
Ret
LEC
15
SPA
6H

21
SPA
12H

23
SPA
24H

47†
NÜR
18
CAT
28
3rd 87
2024 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Gold LEC
40
SPA
6H

48
SPA
12H

46
SPA
24H

30
NÜR
MNZ
JED
7th* 34*

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

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Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2022 Tresor by Car Collection Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro BRH
1
BRH
2
MAG
1
MAG
2
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
MIS
1

11
MIS
2

21
VAL
1
VAL
2
NC 0
2023 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver BRH
1

10
BRH
2

21
MIS
1

18
MIS
2

12
HOC
1

33†
HOC
2

13
VAL
1

10
VAL
2

4
ZAN
1

13
ZAN
2

25†
2nd 118
2024 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Gold BRH
1
BRH
2
MIS
1
MIS
2
HOC
1

11
HOC
2

7
MAG
1

6
MAG
2

4
CAT
1

19
CAT
2

9
4th 81.5

References

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