Alberto Naska

Alberto Naska
Nationality	Italy
Born	Alberto Fontana (1990-06-14) June 14, 1990 (age 34) Turin, Italy
NASCAR Euro Series
Teams	CAAL Racing
Car number	88, 54
Crew chief	Luca Canneori
Starts	24
Wins	7
Poles	3
Fastest laps	4
Best finish	2nd in 2022
Finished last season	6th in 2023
Previous series
2021-22 2022-23 2023	Legend Cars Italia NASCAR Euro Series EuroLegend Cup
Championship titles
2019 2023 2024	Race Attack 1000 EuroLegend Cup Lotus Cup Italia

Alberto Naska
Personal information
Born	Alberto Fontana (1990-06-14) June 14, 1990 (age 34) Turin, Italy
YouTube information
Channel	Alberto Naska
Genre	Racing
Subscribers	1 million (main channel) 1.14 million (combined) [a] [1]
Total views	348.0 million 362.4 million (combined) [b] [1]
Creator Awards 100,000 subscribers 2018
Last updated: 09 April 2024

Alberto Fontana (born 14 June 1990), known professionally as Alberto Naska, is an Italian social media personality and racing driver. He has over 1 million subscribers on his YouTube channel, with content related to motorsports and racing.

Naska most recently competed in the NASCAR Euro Series with the Italian team CAAL Racing. With a best result of 2nd in the EuroNascar 2 category.

Early life and education

Alberto Naska was born in Turin, ^[2] in the Piedmont region, in 1990. In 2012, he graduated at the Polytechnic University of Turin as computer engineer, and moved to Milan the next year where he opened a racing social network and worked as a videomaker. ^[3]

Racing career

In sim racing

Naska debuted in 2006 as a virtual racer and won a championship in 2007 year.^{[ citation needed ]} As a reward, he received the possibility of driving a Formula Renault 2000 Lite on track. In 2012, Naska took part at the Swiss racing reality show Make it Your Race , organized by Abarth and won the Abarth Benelux Trophy in 2013.^{[ citation needed ]}

In real-life motorsport

2018: Motorcycle racing debut

In 2018, Naska began his amateur motorcycle racing career in the Trofeo Motoestate in the Race Attack 1000 division. He ended his first season in 5th place, claiming three podiums in the process. ^[4]

The next season he stayed in the championship and after a run of five consecutive wins he claimed the title at the last round in Varano. ^[5]

In 2020, he switched to the Coppa Italia Senior Cup, but an ankle injury following an accident in the first round of Misano cut short his season and ended his motorcycle career.

2021: Full switch to cars racing

After the accident that had compromised his motorcycle career, Naska decided to focus exclusively on car racing, where he has competed occasionally since 2018.

He competed in the Formula X Italian Series for Harp Racing in 2021, where he showed good pace winning three races, but a series of mechanical troubles during the first part of the season did not allow him to finish higher than second.

In 2021, he also raced in the Legend Cars Italia series where he ended up 2nd despite eight race wins and in the Smart EQ Cup where a difficult adaptation to the car and the electric power did not allow him to express at his best, finishing 19th.

2022 and 2023: NASCAR Whelen Euro Series

In 2022, he announced he would race in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series ^[6] with the CAAL Racing's number 88 car for that season in the Euronascar 2 division. Naska finished his debut season with five wins and a 2nd place overall both in the rookie and general standings. ^{[7] [8]}

For the 2023 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series season, Naska switched to the number 54, still with CAAL Racing. He raced in the Mitjet Italian Series, sharing car number 54 from GRT Motorsport with Ian Rocca. He also raced in the EuroLegend Cup, also with car number 54, with the Heroes Valley team. At the first round at Circuit Valencia, he finished 2nd in both Euro Series races behind Vladimiros Tziorzis. At the second round at Brands Hatch, he finished second in Race 1 behind Vladimiros Tziortzis and 3rd in Race 2 behind Vladimiros Tziortzis and Paul Jouffreau. At the third round at Autodromo Vallelunga, he won Race 1 in front of Paul Jouffreau and Gil Linster. Naska finished 2nd in Race 2 behind Jouffreau. At the fourth round at Autodrom Most, he ended up 14th in Race 1 and 1st in Race 2. At the fifth round at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, he took 2nd position in Race 1 and 15th in Race 2, making him 2nd in the championship 3 points behind Tziortzis. After two unsuccessful races at Circuit Zolder he ended the season in 6th, 57 points away from the lead, while his EuroNascar Pro teammate Gianmarco Ercoli won the championship with the number 54 car. He ended up 15th in Mitjet Italian Series championship, sharing car number 54 from GRT Motorsport with Ian Rocca (who ended up 31th). Naska also won the 2023 EuroLegend Cup championship.

2024: Back to racing in Italy

In 2024, Naska raced in Formula X Italian Series's Championships, FX Pro, Lotus Cup Italy, and in Mitjet Italian Series. At the first two races at Mugello, he won Race 2 in Lotus Cup Italy, after concluding Race 1 in 2nd position. In FX Pro, he concluded Race 1 in 5th position, after having taken pole position. He took 2nd place in Race 2 because of grid inversion of the top-6. He concluded a sort-of-rainy Race 2 in 2nd position, losing the race at the last lap. After the disqualification of Patrik Fraboni, who concluded the race in 1st place at the beginning and whose car was found to not conform to technical regulations, Naska inherited the win in Race 2. At the second round, in Varano de Melegari, he ended Race 1 of FX Pro category with a win,and ended Race 2 in second place. In Lotus Cup Italy championship he won both races. At the third round at Circuito di Magione, he ended Race 1 of FX Pro category with a win, while he did not finish Race 2. In Lotus Cup Italy he ended Race 1 in P2 and Race 2 in P3. At the fourth round at Misano World Circuit, he ended Race 1 of FX Pro in sixth position, while Race 2 in second position. In Lotus Cup Italy he ended both races in second position. At the fifth round at Autodromo "Piero Taruffi" in Vallelunga, he concluded Race 1 of FX Pro with a second place, while Race 2 with a win. In Lotus Cup Italy he concluded Race 1 with a win, while Race 2 in P2 (this round had a 1.5 coefficient). At the sixth round at Mugello Circuit, he concluded Race 1 of FX Pro in seventh position, later promoted to sixth, due to a penalty to his close friend and fellow competitor Andrea Gilardoni. He then concluded Race 2 in third position, being promoted to second, due to a penalty to his closest rival in the championship, Patrik Fraboni. He concluded both Lotus Cup Italy races in third place. At the seventh round at Misano World Circuit, he concluded Race 1 of FX Pro in third position and Race 2 in thirteenth position, after a 25 second penalty due to a contact with his rival in the championship, Patrik Fraboni. He concluded this championship in third position, behind Francesco Pio Coppola, as well. In Lotus Cup Italy, he won the championship straight after Superpole Qualifying, then concluding both Race 1 and Race 2 in second position.

In Mitjet Italian Series, his rivals include amongst others his friend Ian Rocca and EuroLegend Cup contender Davide Gaggianesi. At the first round at Circuit Paul Ricard, he ended Race 1 and 2 in P3, Race 3 in P2 and Race 4 in P6. At the second round at Autodromo Vallelunga he ended Race 1 in P1, Race 2 in P2, Race 3 in P3 and Race 4 in P2. At the third round at Autodromo di Pergusa, he ended both Race 1 and 2 in fourth position, Race 3 in seventh position and Race 4 in fifth position. At the fourth round at Mugello Circuit, he ended Race 1 in eleventh position, Race 2 in fifth position, Race 3 in eighth position and Race 4 in seventh position. At the fifth round at Misano World Circuit, he ended Race 1 in third position, Race 2 in seventh position, Race 3 in sixth position and Race 4 in fourth position.

He concluded this championship in third position.

Personal life

In 2016, Naska opened his YouTube channel, which through the years has reached over 900,000 followers. On his channel he makes videos about his racing career and other experiences outside motorsport. ^[9] In 2020, Naska published his autobiographical book Fino all'ultima curva. ^[10]

He is currently married with Sthefanny Vasquez, who he met in 2020 and married after 2 years on July 18th 2022. ^[11]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2018	MotoEstate - Race Attack 1000	TecnicaMoto	10	0	2	1	3	143	5th
	FormulaX Italian Series - Trofeo Predator's PC015	SRZ	6	0	1	0	7	0	NC†
2019	MotoEstate - Race Attack 1000	TecnicaMoto	10	5	2	0	7	174	1st
	FormulaX Italian Series - Trofeo Predator's PC015	SRZ	6	0	0	0	1	0	NC
		Harp Racing	4	0	0	0	0	0
	24h di Adria - Ibiza Cup	Team AdriaRaceway	1	0	0	0	1	-	3rd
	TCR DSG Endurance	Scuderia del Girasole	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2020	Coppa Italia - Superior Cup	TecnicaMoto	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	FormulaX Italian Series - Trofeo Predator's PC015	Harp Racing
2021	FormulaX Italian Series - Trofeo Predator's FX3	Harp Racing	14	3	2	0	8	-	2nd
	Legend Cars Italia	Heroes Valley	16	8	8	2	9	-	2nd
	Smart EQ Cup	Merbag Milano	8	0	2	0	1	-	19th
2022	NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR 2	CAAL Racing	12	5	2	3	9	444	2nd
	Legend Cars Italia	Heroes Valley	11	3	-	-	7	-	2nd
	BMW M2 CS Racing Italia		2	0	0	0	0	14
	Italian GT Championship - GT4 Endurance		1	0(1)	0(1)	0(1)	0(1)	20	1st
2023	NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR 2	CAAL Racing	12	2	3	1	6	371	6th
	Mitjet Italian Series	GRT Motorsport	10	0	1	0	1	99	15th
	EuroLegend Cup	Heroes Valley	14	3	1	2	8	534	1st
	Italian GT Championship - GT3 Endurance	Nova Race	1	0	0	0	0	2	9th
	FormulaX Italian Series - GT4 Italy	Autorlando Italia	2	1	2	0	2	0	NC
2024	FormulaX Italian Series - Formula 4	Harp Racing	14	4	1	-	5	230	3rd
	Lotus Cup Italia	PB Racing	14	4	2	-	10	348.5	1st
	Mitjet Italian Series	GRT Motorsport	20	1	1	0	7	290.5	3rd
	US Legend Cars Semi-Pro World Finals	Legend Stock Car							5th

^† As Naska was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula X Italian Series Results

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

Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	DC	Pts
2018	SRZ	54	Predator PC015	CRE 5	CRE 2													NC†	0
			Predator PC010			CER 2	CER 3	VAR 2	VAR 3
2019	SRZ		Predator PC015	CRE 5	CRE 4	VAR DNS	VAR 5											??	??
	Harp Racing							VAR 6	VAR Ret	VAR 3	VAR C	ADR	ADR
2021	Harp Racing		Predator FX3 PC015	VAR 5	VAR 4	MOD 4	MOD Ret	VAL 5	VAL 4	MIS 1	MIS 3	VAR 2	VAR 2	VAL 1	VAL 2	CER 2	CER 1	2nd	??
2024	Harp Racing		FX Pro - Tatuus T014	MUG 5	MUG 1	VAR 1	VAR 2	MAG 1	MAG Ret	MIS 6	MIS 2	VAL 2	VAL 1	MUG 6	MUG 2	MIS 3	MIS 13	3rd	230 (230)

Complete Italian Legend Cars Championship Results

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

Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	DC	Pts
2021	Heroes Valley	54	Legend Stock Car	CAS 4	CAS 2	VAR 7	VAR 5	MOD 1	MOD 1	MOD 1	MOD 1	CAS 10	CAS 9	VAR 1	VAR 1	CAS 5	CAS 4	CER 1	CER 1			2nd	??
2022	Heroes Valley	54	Legend Stock Car	VAR 1	VAR 3	MAG 1	MAG 2	MOD 4	MOD 3	VAL 3	VAL 1	CAS 10	CAS Ret	VAR 7	VAR 5	CER TA	CER TA	MON	MON	MUG	MUG	2nd	??

Complete EuroLegend Cup Results

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

Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos	Pt
2023	Heroes Valley	54	Legend Stock Car	ESP 2	ESP 1	ESP 1	ITA 6	ITA 8	ITA 3	CZE 1	CZE 2	CZE 5	MIS Ret	MIS 2	MIS 4	MIS 4	MIS 3	1st	534

Complete NASCAR Whelen Euro Series results

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

Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos	Pt
2022	CAAL Racing	88	Chevrolet Camaro	ESP 2	ESP 2	GBR 1	GBR 2	ITA 1	ITA 5	CZE 1	CZE 1	BEL 24	BEL 5	CRO 2	CRO 3	2nd	444
2023		54		ESP 2	ESP 2	GBR 2	GBR 3	ITA 1	ITA 2	CZE 14	CZE 1	GER 2	GER 15	BEL 18	BEL 19	6th	371

Complete Mitjet Italian Series results

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

Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pos	Pt
2023	GRT Motorsport	54	Mitjet	VAL 10	VAL Ret	MUG DNS	MUG DNS	MON Ret	MON 10	MIS DNS	MIS DNS	HOC 5	HOC 2											15th	99
2024				PRC 3	PRC 3	PRC 2	PRC 6	VAL 1	VAL 2	VAL 3	VAL 2	PER 4	PER 4	PER 7	PER 5	MUG 11	MUG 5	MUG 8	MUG 7	MIS 3	MIS 7	MIS 6	MIS 4	3rd	290.5

Complete Lotus Cup Italia results

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

Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos	Pt
2024	PB Racing	54	Lotus Elise	MUG 2	MUG 1	VAR 1	VAR 1	MAG 2	MAG 3	MIS 2	MIS 2	VAL 1	VAL 2	MUG 3	MUG 3	MIS 2	MIS 2	1st	348.5

Motorcycle record

Motorcycle career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2018	MotoEstate - Race Attack 1000	TecnicaMoto	10	0	2	1	3	143	5th
2019	MotoEstate - Race Attack 1000	TecnicaMoto	10	5	2	0	7	174	1st
2020	Coppa Italia - Superior Cup	TecnicaMoto	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC

* Season still in progress.

Complete Race Attack 1000 results

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

Race Attack 1000 Italian Championship- Results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos	Pt
2018	TecnicaMoto	54	Yamaha R1	FRA 3	FRA 3	VAR 12	VAR 4	CER 5	CER C	FRA 2	FRA Ret	VAR 5	VAR 5	5th	143
2019				FRA 2	FRA C	VAR Ret	VAR 3	CER 4	CER 1	FRA 1	FRA 1	VAR 1	VAR 1	1st	174

Notes

1. Subscribers, broken down by channel:
   966 thousand (Alberto Naska)
   32 thousand (Alberto Naska ENG)
   151 thousand (Naska Gaming)
2. Views, broken down by channel:
   348.0 million (Alberto Naska)
   2.8 million (Alberto Naska ENG)
   11.6 million (Naska Gaming)

References

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6. Release, Team. "ALBERTO NASKA TO ENTER THE NASCAR WHELEN EURO SERIES WITH CAAL RACING". www.euronascar.com. euronascar. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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