Alessandro Ghiretti

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Alessandro Ghiretti
FIA Porsche Supercup Austria 2023 Nr. 22.jpg
Ghiretti at the Red Bull Ring in 2023
Nationality Flag of France.svg French
Born (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22)
Montauban, France
ADAC Formula 4 career
Debut season 2019
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number28
Former teamsUS Racing-CHRS
Starts20
Best finish6th in 2019
Previous series
2018-17 F4 South East Asia Championship
Championship titles
2018 F4 South East Asia Championship
Awards
2017Meritus Awards - Up & Coming Talent

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

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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

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF. LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2017 Italian F4 Championship BDL Motorsport600000NC†
2017-18 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship Meritus.GP 610159211th
2018 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship Meritus.GP 2414412214461st
French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 600020NC†
2019 ADAC Formula 4 Championship US Racing-CHRS 2000031366th
F3 Asian Winter Series Dragon Hitech GP 900041063rd
2020 Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Team Virage100100NC†
Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P332 ? ?3682nd
2021 Porsche Carrera Cup France Martinet by Alméras 1200161814th
Porsche Supercup 100000NC†
2022 Porsche Carrera Cup France Martinet by Alméras 1200051393rd
Ultimate Cup Series Endurance GT-Touring Challenge - Porsche Cup20211289th
2023 Ultimate Cup Series Endurance GT-Touring Challenge - Porsche Cup Martinet by Alméras 311113711th
Porsche Supercup 80001647th
Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe - Sport Division - Pro11001378th
Porsche Carrera Cup France 11212102152nd
2024 Porsche Supercup Schumacher CLRT81011856th
Porsche Carrera Cup France 1291011123031st
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Team Jebsen14829123081st

† 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)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
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		6th136

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup France results

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

YearTeam123456789101112PosPoints
2021 Martinet by Alméras MAG
1
2		 MAG
2
3		 LEC
1
5		 LEC
2
6		 SPA
1
4		 SPA
2
4		 MNZ
1
3		 MNZ
2
5		 CAT
1
3		 CAT
2
2		 ALG
1
Ret		 ALG
2
2		4th181
2022 Martinet by Alméras NOG
1
2		 NOG
2
2		 SPA
1
9		 SPA
2
7		 MAG
1
2		 MAG
2
5		 ZAN
1
2		 ZAN
2
Ret		 VAL
1
4		 VAL
2
Ret		 LEC
1
3		 LEC
2
Ret		3rd139
2023 Martinet by Alméras CAT
1
1		 CAT
2
1		 MAG
1
2		 MAG
2
2		 LMS
3		 RBR
1
3		 RBR
2
2		 MNZ
1
2		 MNZ
2
2		 LEC
1
2		 LEC
2
8		2nd215
2024 Schumacher CLRT CAT
1
1		 CAT
2
1		 LEC
1
1		 LEC
2
3		 SPA
1
1		 SPA
2
1		 DIJ
1 		DIJ
2 		MUG
1 		MUG
2 		ALG
1 		ALG
2 		1st*154*

*Season still in progress.

Complete Porsche Supercup results

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

YearTeam12345678Pos.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		7th64
2024 Schumacher CLRT IMO
Ret		 MON
8		 RBR
6		 SIL
5		 HUN
6		 SPA
5		 ZAN
9		 MNZ
1		5th85

* Season still in progress.

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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. 1 2 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.
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  13. ↑ Jack Benyon (2019-02-19). "Sauber Junior Team reveals 2019 line-up" . Retrieved 2019-02-24.
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Preceded by
Daniel Cao
 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship
Champion
2018 		Succeeded by
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