Career
Di Folco made his car racing debut in 2012, at the 6 Hours of Vallelunga, which he won in the Silver class. [1] The following year, Di Folco joined Team Torino Motorsport to make his single-seater debut in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series. [2] After competing in the first two rounds and scoring a best result of 11th at Vallelunga, Di Folco joined ART Junior Team to race in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. [3] Competing in the final four rounds in the series, Di Folco scored a best result of eighth in race three at Most. [4]
Switching to sports cars in 2014, Di Folco joined Imperiale Racing to race in the Pro-Am class of Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe. [5] In his first season in the series, Di Folco won three times in class and scored six more podiums to clinch the Pro-Am title. [6] Remaining in the series for the following year, Di Folco joined Raton Racing as he stepped up to the Pro class. [7] In his sophomore season, Di Folco scored a lone win at Spa and three more podiums to end the year third in points. [8] During 2015, Di Folco also made a one-off appearance in the Blancpain Sprint Series for Grasser Racing Team at Misano. [9]
In 2016, Di Folco joined Antonelli Motorsport to race in the Super GT3 class of the Italian GT Championship. [10] In his first season in the series, Di Folco scored wins at Mugello and Vallelunga en route to a sixth-place points finish in Super GT3. [11] [12] During 2016, Di Folco also made a one-off appearance in the Le Castellet round of the Blancpain Endurance Series for the same team. [13] The following year, Di Folco joined FFF Racing Team to race in Blancpain GT Series Asia alongside Aidan Read. [14] In his only season in the series, Di Folco scored four class podiums, including a best class result of second at Zhejiang to finish the year fourth in the Silver Cup. [15] Joining Target Racing for the following two seasons, [16] [17] Di Folco primarily competed in International GT Open, two Pro-Am class podiums, as well as returning to Super Trofeo Europe competition in the latter year, winning both races at Silverstone in Pro-Am. [18] During both years, Di Folco also raced at the 24 Hours of Spa for the same team, scoring an Am class podium in both years. [19] [20]
Continuing with Target Racing for 2020, Di Folco raced in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe alongside Kevin Rossel, scoring a lone win at the Nürburgring as the duo finished third in the Pro standings. [21] Joining Imperiale Racing the following year, Di Folco raced in the Italian GT Endurance Championship, winning at Mugello and finishing on the podium twice more to secure runner-up honors in GT3. [22] During 2021, Di Folco also made a one-off appearance in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe at Monza, in which he won race two, [23] and also raced in the 24 Hours of Spa for GRT Grasser Racing Team. [24]
Returning to Imperiale Racing for 2022, Di Folco raced with them in the Italian GT Sprint Championship. [25] In his first season in the Sprint Championship, Di Folco scored wins at Monza, [26] Imola and Mugello to end the year fourth in the overall GT3 standings. [27] [28] During 2022, Di Folco also made one-off appearances in GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup and International GT Open with the same team, [29] [30] as well as racing in the 24 Hours of Spa for Team Tresor. [31] The following year, Di Folco joined Boutsen VDS to compete in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups. [32] In the former, Di Folco scored a class win at Barcelona and a podium at Le Castellet en route to a fourth-place points finish in the Gold Cup. [33] In the latter, Di Folco scored class wins at Brands Hatch, [34] Misano and Hockenheimring to secure runner-up honors in the Gold Cup. [35] [36]
Transitioning to Vincenzo Sospiri Racing for 2024, Di Folco raced with them for the full Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup and for the first two rounds of the Italian GT Championship Sprint Cup. [37] In his second full-time season in the Endurance Series, Di Folco finished on the podium in all but one race to secure runner-up honors in the overall GT3 standings. [38] In parallel, Di Folco raced in select rounds of Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe for Rexal Villorba Corse, [39] scoring a lone podium at Spa to take 12th in the Pro standings. [40] During 2024, Di Folco also made one-off appearances for Oregon Team in International GT Open, [41] as well as in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Imperiale Racing. [42]
Di Folco then returned to Tresor Attempto Racing for a dual campaign in the Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup and the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. [43] Finishing 11th in the former's GT3 Pro-Am standings, Di Folco found more success in the latter, scoring a class podium at Monza en route to an eighth-place finish in the Silver Cup standings despite missing the finale at Barcelona. [44]
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