Alessio Deledda

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Alessio Deledda
Deledda 2022.jpg
Deledda in 2022
Nationality Flag of Italy.svg Italian
Born (1994-12-10) 10 December 1994 (age 29)
Genzano di Roma, Italy
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters career
Debut season 2022
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Teams GRT Grasser Racing Team
Car number23
Starts32 (32 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish26th in 2022
Previous series
2021
2021
2020
2019–20
2019
2019
2018 		FIA Formula 2 Championship
F3 Asian Championship
FIA Formula 3 Championship
F3 Asian Championship
FIA Formula 3 Championship
Formula Renault Eurocup
Italian F4 Championship

Alessio Deledda (born 10 December 1994) is an Italian racing driver. He currently competes in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and previously competed in the 2021 Formula 2 Championship for HWA Racelab. [1]

Contents

Early career

Beginnings

Deledda was born in Genzano di Roma. He did not start in karting like most racing drivers. Among other things, he participated in the Italian Superstock 600 motorcycle championship in 2017. After little success, he switched to auto racing in 2018 and made his Formula 4 debut in the Italian F4 Championship, racing for Technorace, an Italian team dedicated to bringing drivers up the junior ranks. [2]

Deledda struggled through his debut season and scored no points. With 17th place at Autodromo Nazionale Monza as his best result, he finished in 39th place in the championship, and only 16th among the rookie drivers.[ citation needed ]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

2019

In 2019, Deledda started the season in the winter championship of the Euroformula Open Championship, where he drove for Campos Racing. The two-races took place solely at Circuit Paul Ricard, and Deledda finished the races in eighth and ninth place. Subsequently, he made the switch to the new FIA Formula 3 Championship, in which he also drove for Campos. Deledda had a rough debut Formula 3 season, and finished 29th.

2020

Despite this, he was retained for the 2020 F3 season, and partnered 2019 teammates Alex Peroni and German Sophia Flörsch. By the conclusion of his second season in Formula 3, his best finish had been 16th place, while all of his other finishes across several dozen races had been 20th or lower.[ citation needed ]

FIA Formula 2 Championship

Deledda (car in front) driving the Dallara F2 2018 at the 2021 Silverstone Formula 2 round 2021 British Grand Prix (51348542457).jpg
Deledda (car in front) driving the Dallara F2 2018 at the 2021 Silverstone Formula 2 round

On January 22, 2021, Deledda was announced to be signing for HWA Racelab in Formula 2, partnering fellow countryman Matteo Nannini. [3]

At the second round of the season in Monaco, Deledda qualified 6.8 seconds slower than polesitter Théo Pourchaire, which was outside of the 107% rule. [4] Despite this, he was given permission to start the races from 22nd and last place on the grid. [5] He finished the season 25th in the driver's championship standings, with no points scored.

Sportscar career

2022: Switch to DTM

For the 2022 season, Deledda left single-seaters to join the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, driving a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo for Grasser Racing. [6] [7] [8] He scored his only point of the campaign during the final race at Hockenheim and finished 26th in the standings. [9] [10]

2023: Daytona debut

The Italian took part in the 24 Hours of Daytona at the start of 2023, competing for NTE Sport in the GTD category. [11]

His main campaign would once again lie in the DTM, where Deledda teamed up with Mirko Bortolotti and Franck Perera at SSR Performance. [12]

Controversy

On 26 November 2020, Deledda caused a stir after publishing several videos on his Instagram profile of himself driving recklessly and with high speed on an Italian motorway near Pomezia, Lazio. [13] In one of the videos he slalomed around many cars during a traffic jam, and in another video he filmed the dashboard of his own car reaching 300 km/h in the process. A third video showed a Point-of-view shot driving a Lamborghini Urus on a public road, reaching again around 200 km/h while driving with one arm on the steering wheel. Deledda was criticized by former F1 driver Giedo van der Garde, along with a handful of other notable F1 personalities. [14]

Deledda posted a statement in Italian on his Twitter on November 27 saying that he's sorry they associated the video with his name and that his intent was and will always be to "raise awareness" among his followers about "similar acts of villainy". He went onto say that his mistake was "probably not to specify that it was an act of complaint". [15]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2018 Italian F4 Championship Technorace200000039th
2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship Campos Racing 160000029th
Euroformula Open Winter Series 2000069th
Macau Grand Prix 10000025th
Formula Renault Eurocup GRS110000024th
FIA Central European Zone Circuit Championship - F3 N/A21 ? ?2434th
2019–20 F3 Asian Championship Hitech Grand Prix 1500002115th
2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship Campos Racing 180000034th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro Cup VS Racing 20000420th
2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship HWA Racelab 230000025th
F3 Asian Championship Pinnacle Motorsport 150000915th
2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters GRT Grasser-Racing.com 160000126th
2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters SSR Performance160000032nd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD NTE Sport1000012069th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Tresor Attempto Racing200000NC
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver Cup 20000619th
Italian GT Championship - GT3 Oregon Team

* Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021PosPoints
2018 Technorace ADR
1
26		 ADR
2
Ret		 ADR
3
22		 LEC
1
27		 LEC
2
30		 LEC
3
29		 MNZ
1
19		 MNZ
2
17		 MNZ
3
18		 MIS
1
22		 MIS
2
Ret		 MIS
3
19		 IMO
1
21		 IMO
2
23		 IMO
3
19		 VLL
1
18		 VLL
2
21		 VLL
3
19		 MUG
1
21		 MUG
2
Ret		 MUG
3
28		39th0

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2019 GRS MNZ
1
16		 MNZ
2
Ret		 SIL
1 		SIL
2 		MON
1
15		 MON
2
16		 LEC
1
19		 LEC
2
19		 SPA
1
18		 SPA
2
19		 NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		HOC
1
DNS		 HOC
2
Ret		 YMC
1
18		 YMC
2
18		24th0

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
2019 Campos Racing CAT
FEA
Ret		 CAT
SPR
23		 LEC
FEA
16		 LEC
SPR
23		 RBR
FEA
25		 RBR
SPR
24		 SIL
FEA
Ret		 SIL
SPR
25		 HUN
FEA
24		 HUN
SPR
26		 SPA
FEA
28		 SPA
SPR
20		 MNZ
FEA
23		 MNZ
SPR
25		 SOC
FEA
21		 SOC
SPR
22		29th0
2020 Campos Racing RBR
FEA
29		 RBR
SPR
20		 RBR
FEA
27		 RBR
SPR
21		 HUN
FEA
20		 HUN
SPR
23		 SIL
FEA
23		 SIL
SPR
28		 SIL
FEA
25		 SIL
SPR
Ret		 CAT
FEA
28		 CAT
SPR
Ret		 SPA
FEA
Ret		 SPA
SPR
23		 MNZ
FEA
23		 MNZ
SPR
22		 MUG
FEA
25		 MUG
SPR
26		34th0

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

YearTeamCarQualifyingQuali RaceMain race
2019 Flag of Spain.svg Campos Racing Dallara F3 2019 29th24th25th

Complete F3 Asian Championship results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415DCPoints
2019–20 Hitech Grand Prix SEP
1
11		 SEP
2
13		 SEP
3
12		 DUB
1
13		 DUB
2
Ret		 DUB
3
12		 ABU
1
10		 ABU
2
9		 ABU
3
12		 SEP
1
Ret		 SEP
2
9		 SEP
3
10		 CHA
1
7		 CHA
2
10		 CHA
3
13†		15th21
2021 Pinnacle Motorsport DUB
1
13		 DUB
2
6		 DUB
3
13		 ABU
1
22		 ABU
2
15		 ABU
3
Ret		 ABU
1
16		 ABU
2
13		 ABU
3
15		 DUB
1
17		 DUB
2
10		 DUB
3
16		 ABU
1
13		 ABU
2
13		 ABU
2
Ret		15th9

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2021 HWA Racelab BHR
SP1
18		 BHR
SP2
Ret		 BHR
FEA
Ret		 MCO
SP1
18		 MCO
SP2
12		 MCO
FEA
17		 BAK
SP1
Ret		 BAK
SP2
15		 BAK
FEA
19		 SIL
SP1
Ret		 SIL
SP2
Ret		 SIL
FEA
22		 MNZ
SP1
13		 MNZ
SP2
19		 MNZ
FEA
Ret		 SOC
SP1
18		 SOC
SP2
C		 SOC
FEA
17		 JED
SP1
Ret		 JED
SP2
Ret		 JED
FEA
20		 YMC
SP1
18		 YMC
SP2
Ret		 YMC
FEA
19		25th0

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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

YearEntrantChassis12345678910111213141516RankPoints
2022 GRT Grasser Racing.com Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo ALG
1
22		 ALG
2
23		 LAU
1
19		 LAU
2
21		 IMO
1
22		 IMO
2
16		 NOR
1
Ret		 NOR
2
18		 NÜR
1
20		 NÜR
2
16		 SPA
1
20		 SPA
2
18		 RBR
1
21		 RBR
2
21		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
10		26th1
2023 SSR Performance Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo OSC
1
19		 OSC
2
20		 ZAN
1
24		 ZAN
2
Ret		 NOR
1
19		 NOR
2
Ret		 NÜR
1
Ret		 NÜR
2
DSQ		 LAU
1
Ret		 LAU
2
19		 SAC
1
21		 SAC
2
18		 RBR
1
26		 RBR
2
22		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
Ret		32nd0

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassMakeEngine1234567891011RankPoints
2023 NTE SportGTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY
20		 SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS PET 69th120

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

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

YearTeamCarClass12345678910Pos.Points
2023 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver BRH
1 		BRH
2 		MIS
1
31		 MIS
2
28		 HOC
1 		HOC
2 		VAL
1 		VAL
2 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		19th6

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