Alessandro Ghiretti

Alessandro Ghiretti (born 18 January 2002 in Montauban) is a French racing driver and former member of the Sauber Junior Team.

Alessandro Ghiretti
Ghiretti at the Red Bull Ring in 2023
NationalityFrance French
Born (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002
Montauban, France
ADAC Formula 4 career
Debut season2019
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number28
Former teamsUS Racing-CHRS
Starts20
Best finish6th in 2019
Previous series
2018-17F4 South East Asia Championship
Championship titles
2018F4 South East Asia Championship
Awards
2017Meritus Awards - Up & Coming Talent

Early life

Alessandro was born in Montauban to a family from Italian origins. His father Alain Ghiretti is an entrepreneur in metal construction. In the 1980s his father was a racing driver in Formula Renault and Formula 3000.[1][2] Since August 2017 Alessandro's family resides in Marrakesh.[3]

Career

Karting

Ghiretti began karting at the age of seven, claiming numerous titles in his career,[3] including the first place of the 2016 X30 Junior IAME National Final in Lavilledieu[4] and the third place of the Challenge Europa X30 Junior B in Castelletto.[5]

Lower formulae

In 2017, Ghiretti stepped up to single-seaters, contesting the Italian F4 championship.

In December 2018, Ghiretti signed with the British team Dragon Hitech GP to run in the 2019 F3 Asian Championship, both the winter and main sessions.[6]

In 2019 he contested the ADAC Formula 4 Championship and Italian F4 Championship with US Racing-CHRS.[7] In November, he attended the post-season tests of the Formula Renault Eurocup, at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza with ART Grand Prix[8][9] and at Circuit Paul Ricard with Bhaitech.[10] In March 2020 he took part in the pre-season test at Circuit Ricardo Tormo with MP Motorsport.[11][12]

Formula One

As part of his signing with US Racing-CHRS, Ghiretti was named as part of the Sauber Junior Team's 2019 line-up.[13]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F. Laps Podiums Points Position
2017 Italian F4 Championship BDL Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2017-18 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship Meritus.GP 6 1 0 1 5 92 11th
2018 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship Meritus.GP 24 14 4 12 21 446 1st
French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 6 0 0 0 2 0 NC†
2019 ADAC Formula 4 Championship US Racing-CHRS 20 0 0 0 3 136 6th
F3 Asian Winter Series Dragon Hitech GP 9 0 0 0 4 106 3rd
2020 Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Team Virage 1 0 0 1 0 0 NC†
Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3 3 2  ?  ? 3 68 2nd
2021 Porsche Carrera Cup France Martinet by Alméras 12 0 0 1 6 181 4th
Porsche Supercup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2022 Porsche Carrera Cup France Martinet by Alméras 12 0 ? ? 5 139 3rd
Ultimate Cup Series Endurance GT-Touring Challenge - Porsche Cup 2 0 2 1 1 28 9th
2023 Ultimate Cup Series Endurance GT-Touring Challenge - Porsche Cup Martinet by Alméras 1 1 1 1 1 25 11th*
Porsche Supercup 8 0 0 0 1 64 7th
Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe - Sport Division - Pro 1 1 0 0 1 37 8th
Porsche Carrera Cup France

As Ghiretti was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

(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 Pos Points
2019 US Racing-CHRS OSC
1

10
OSC
2

7
OSC
3

3
RBR
1

2
RBR
2

Ret
RBR
3

6
HOC
1

18
HOC
2

6
ZAN
1

13
ZAN
2

4
ZAN
3

2
NÜR
1

4
NÜR
2

4
NÜR
3

4
HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

14
HOC
3

8
SAC
1

8
SAC
2

7
SAC
3

DSQ
6th 136

Complete Porsche Supercup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos. Points
2021 Martinet by Alméras MON RBR RBR HUN SPA
30
ZND MNZ MNZ NC† 0
2023 Martinet by Alméras MON
Ret
RBR
7
SIL
3
HUN
Ret
SPA
5
ZND
5
ZND
6
MNZ
Ret
7th 64

References

  1. Jean-Luc Taillade. "Alessandro GHIRETTI tente sa chance en Formula 4 du Sud-Est Asiatique". fortylaps.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  2. Jacques Ramon (2002-12-12). "Alain Ghiretti, l'homme pressé". lesechos.fr (in French). Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  3. Karim El Medkouri (18 June 2018). "Qui est ce jeune pilote ?". Sportautomoto.ma (in French). Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  4. "Finale Nationale X30 Junior" (PDF). 2016.
  5. "X 30 CHALLENGE EUROPA 2016" (PDF). 2016.
  6. "Hitech GP add Alessandro Ghiretti to their 2019 FIA Asian F3 and Winter Series Line-Up". hitechgp.co.uk. 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  7. "Ghiretti, Pourchaire and Stanek join Sauber F4 campaign". f1feederseries.com. 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  8. Mattia Tremolada (2019-11-13). "Test a Monza, 1° giorno Cordeel beffa Collet". italiaracing.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  9. Mattia Tremolada (2019-11-14). "Test a Monza, 2° giorno Cordeel si conferma". italiaracing.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  10. "Victor Martins le plus rapide au Paul Ricard des essais de l'Eurocup". autonewsinfo.com (in French). 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  11. Wood, Elliot (2020-03-11). "ART Grand Prix sets test pace on Formula Renault Eurocup return". FormulaScout. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  12. Wood, Elliot (2020-03-13). "Caio Collet lowers pace on second Eurocup test day at Valencia". FormulaScout. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  13. Jack Benyon (2019-02-19). "Sauber Junior Team reveals 2019 line-up". Retrieved 2019-02-24.
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