Alessio Picariello

Alessio Picariello
Alessio Picariello at the Hockenheimring
Nationality	Belgian
Born	(1993-08-27) 27 August 1993 (age 32) Montemarano, Italy
Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia career
Debut season	2012
Current team	Craft-Bamboo Racing
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Car number	15
Starts	42
Wins	7
Poles	4
Fastest laps	2
Best finish	1st in 2013
Championship titles
2013 2017 2020, 2023 2025	ADAC Formel Masters Audi R8 LMS Cup European Le Mans Series GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

Clemente Alessio Picariello (born 27 August 1993) is an Italian-born Belgian racing driver competing in the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship driving for AO Racing. ^{[1] [2]} He has won the ADAC Formel Masters in 2013, the Audi R8 LMS Cup in 2017, and is a two-time champion in the GTE class of the European Le Mans Series, having become champion in 2020 and 2023. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Picariello during the 2023 Nürburgring Endurance Series

Racing Record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2010	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC - FR2000	SL Formula Racing	6	3	0	0	4	142	8th
2011	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	SL Formula Racing	20	0	0	0	2	209	6th
2012	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	SL Formula Racing	10	0	1	1	3	120	15th
	ADAC Formel Masters	G&J/Schiler Motorsport	23	2	1	1	5	152	6th
2013	ADAC Formel Masters	ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.	24	12	5	6	16	388	1st
2014	Formula Acceleration 1	Acceleration Team France	6	0	0	1	0	34	8th
2015	Formula Masters China	Absolute Racing	9	5	3	3	8	126	4th
	Audi R8 LMS Cup China	ams Racing Team	2	0	0	0	0	24	14th
2015–16	MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship	MRF Racing	10	5	3	6	6	181	4th
	Asian Le Mans Series - GT	Absolute Racing	3	1	0	0	2	50	5th
2016	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup	Phoenix Racing	4	0	0	0	0	8	21st
	Audi R8 LMS Cup China	MGT Team by Absolute	12	1	2	0	7	166	2nd
2016–17	Asian Le Mans Series - GT	Absolute Racing	1	0	0	0	0	10	14th
2017	ADAC GT Masters	BWT Mücke Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	10	34th
	Blancpain GT Series Asia	J-Fly by Absolute Racing	10	0	3	0	1	46	12th
	Audi R8 LMS Cup	MGT Team by Absolute	10	4	3	5	7	178	1st
	GT4 European Series Northern Cup - Silver	PROsport Performance	2	1	0	0	1	33	18th
2018	ADAC GT Masters	Montaplast by Land-Motorsport	6	0	0	0	0	8	34th
	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	2	0	0	0	0	7.5	20th
	Blancpain GT Series Asia - GT3	Absolute Racing	4	0	0	0	2	36	18th
	China GT Championship	Kings Racing	8	5	7	2	6	143	3rd
	Super Taikyu - ST-X	J-Fly Racing by Phoenix Racing Asia	2	0	0	0	1	71‡	5th‡
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Audi Sport Team Hitotsuyama	1	0	0	0	0	4	23rd
2019	Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia - GT3	Craft-Bamboo Racing	10	2	2	3	3	68	11th
	China GT Championship		10	2	1	3	7	144	3rd
	Super GT - GT300	Audi Team Hitotsuyama	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Intercontinental GT Challenge		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	FIA GT World Cup	Mercedes-AMG Team Craft-Bamboo Racing	2	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2019–20	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am	Gulf Racing	1	0	0	0	0	15	24th
2020	European Le Mans Series - LMGTE	Proton Competition	5	2	1	1	4	99	1st
	Porsche Carrera Cup France	Martinet by Alméras	3	0	0	0	0	10	19th
2021	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am	Dempsey-Proton Racing	2	0	0	0	0	18	17th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am	Absolute Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	7th
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9	Falken Motorsports	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	4th
2022	European Le Mans Series - GTE	Absolute Racing	6	0	0	1	1	49	7th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Porsche Zentrum Oberer Zürichsee by Herberth	2	0	0	0	0	40	8th
		Dinamic Motorsport	2	1	0	0	2
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro	WeatherTech Racing	2	0	0	0	0	524	21st
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am	Hardpoint Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	11th
	Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9	Falken Motorsports	3	1	0	0	1	0	NC†
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2023	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am	Iron Lynx	7	0	0	1	1	30	15th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	European Le Mans Series - GTE	Proton Competition	6	2	2	1	5	105	1st
	GT World Challenge Asia - GT3	AAS Motorsport by Absolute Racing	8	0	3	0	4	95	6th
	Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9	Falken Motorsports	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	FIA GT World Cup	Luanzhou International Circuit	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	8th
2024	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP	Proton Competition Mustang Sampling	4	0	0	0	0	1067	14th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	The Bend Manthey EMA	1	0	0	0	0	20	13th
		Falken Motorsports	1	0	0	0	0
		Lionspeed x Herberth	1	0	0	0	0
	GT World Challenge Asia	Absolute Racing	12	2	0	?	4	131	2nd
	FIA GT World Cup		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	4th
	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9	Falken Motorsports	5	1	0	0	1	0	NC†
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	6th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Lionspeed x Herberth	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	International GT Open	Lionspeed GP x Herberth	1	0	0	1	0	0	68th
2024–25	Asian Le Mans Series - GT	Proton Competition	6	0	0	0	0	10	18th
2025	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro	AO Racing	2	1	0	0	1	636	22th
	European Le Mans Series - LMGT3	Proton Competition	4	0	0	0	1	29	12th
	GT World Challenge Asia	Origine Motorsport	4	1	0	0	2	43	16th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Absolute Racing	1	0	0	0	0	55	5th
		Falken Motorsports	1	0	0	0	0
		Rutronik Racing	1	1	0	0	1
		Origine Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0
		RS1	1	0	0	0	0
	Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9	Falken Motorsports
	24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Rutronik Racing	5	0	0	0	3	73	1st
	FIA GT World Cup	Tempo by Absolute Racing

‡ Team standings

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC FR2000 results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	DC	Points
2010	SL Formula Racing	HOC 1	HOC 2	BRN 1	BRN 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	OSC 1	OSC 2	OSC 3	ASS 1	ASS 2	MST 1 8	MST 2 11	MST 3 12	SPA 1 7	SPA 2 15	SPA 3 7	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	NÜR 3	8th	142

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	DC	Points
2011	SL Formula Racing	ALC 1	ALC 2	SPA 1 9	SPA 2 36	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	SIL 1	SIL 2	LEC 1	LEC 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	NC†	0

† As Picariello was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	DC	Points
2011	SL Formula Racing	HOC 1 Ret	HOC 2 8	HOC 3 Ret	SPA 1 9	SPA 2 36	NÜR 1 5	NÜR 2 7	ASS 1 3	ASS 2 4	ASS 3 3	OSC 1 4	OSC 2 Ret	ZAN 1 9	ZAN 2 11	MST 1 21	MST 2 4	MST 3 10	MNZ 1 4	MNZ 2 Ret	MNZ 3 15	6th	209
2012	SL Formula Racing	HOC 1	HOC 2	HOC 3	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	OSC 1 6	OSC 2 3	OSC 3 19	ASS 1 16	ASS 2 28	RBR 1	RBR 2	MST 1 4	MST 2 27	MST 3 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	ZAN 3	SPA 1 2	SPA 2 8	15th	120

Complete ADAC Formel Masters 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	21	22	23	24	DC	Points
2012	G&J/Schiler Motorsport	OSC 1 10	OSC 2 2	OSC 3 4	ZAN 1 12	ZAN 2 5	ZAN 3 7	SAC 1 Ret	SAC 2 8	SAC 3 C	NÜR1 1 1	NÜR1 2 3	NÜR1 3 DSQ	RBR 1 3	RBR 2 1	RBR 3 5	LAU 1 Ret	LAU 2 9	LAU 3 4	NÜR2 1 7	NÜR2 2 12	NÜR2 3 13	HOC 1 10	HOC 2 7	HOC 3 14	6th	152
2013	ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.	OSC 1 1	OSC 2 1	OSC 3 4	SPA 1 1	SPA 2 1	SPA 3 Ret	SAC 1 6	SAC 2 1	SAC 3 7	NÜR 1 1	NÜR 2 1	NÜR 3 3	RBR 1 1	RBR 2 1	RBR 3 Ret	LAU 1 2	LAU 2 2	LAU 3 13	SVK 1 1	SVK 2 2	SVK 3 16	HOC 1 1	HOC 2 1	HOC 3 4	1st	388

Complete GT World Challenge Asia results

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

Year	Team	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	DC	Points
2017	J-Fly by Absolute Racing	Audi R8 LMS	SEP 1	SEP 2	CHA 1 4	CHA 2 5	SUZ 1 13	SUZ 2 3	FUJ 1 12	FUJ 2 Ret	SHA 1 25	SHA 2 11	ZHE 1 7	ZHE 2 10	12th	46
2018	Absolute Racing	Audi R8 LMS	SEP 1	SEP 2	CHA 1	CHA 2	SUZ 1	SUZ 2	FUJ 1	FUJ 2	SHA 1 2	SHA 2 Ret	NIN 1 Ret	NIN 2 2	18th	36
2019	Craft-Bamboo Racing	Mercedes-AMG GT3	SEP 1 1	SEP 2 20	CHA 1 13	CHA 2 15	SUZ 1 16	SUZ 2 1	FUJ 1 16	FUJ 2 16	KOR 1	KOR 2	SHA 1 14	SHA 2 2	11th	68
2023	AAS Motorsport by Absolute Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	BUR 1 2	BUR 2 3	FUJ 1 2	FUJ 2 23	SUZ 1	SUZ 2	MOT 1 Ret	MOT 2 6	OKA 1 2	OKA 2 2	SEP 1	SEP 2	6th	95
2024	Absolute Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	SEP 1 5	SEP 2 12	BUR 1 4	BUR 2 3	FUJ 1 5	FUJ 2 1	SUZ 1 8	SUZ 2 2	OKA 1 8	OKA 2 17	SHA 1 1	SHA 2 6	2nd	131

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Rank	Points
2019–20	Gulf Racing	LMGTE Am	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	SIL	FUJ	SHA	BHR	COA	SPA	LMS	BHR 5	24th	15
2021	Dempsey-Proton Racing	LMGTE Am	Porsche 911 RSR-19	Porsche 4.2L Flat-6	SPA 5	POR	MON 6	LMS	BHR	BHR			17th	18
2023	Iron Lynx	LMGTE Am	Porsche 911 RSR-19	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	SEB 6	PRT 12	SPA 11	LMS Ret	MNZ 2	FUJ 11	BHR Ret		15th	30
Source: [6]

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Rank	Points
2020	Proton Competition	LMGTE	Porsche 911 RSR	Porsche 4.0L Flat-6	LEC 1	SPA 6	LEC 2	MNZ 2	ALG 1		1st	99
2022	Absolute Racing	LMGTE	Porsche 911 RSR-19	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	LEC 8	IMO Ret	MNZ 4	CAT 5	SPA 3	ALG 6	7th	49
2023	Proton Competition	LMGTE	Porsche 911 RSR-19	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	CAT 1	LEC 9	ARA 2	SPA 3	PRT 2	ALG 1	1st	105
2025	Proton Competition	LMGT3	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6	CAT 3	LEC 8	IMO 5	SPA Ret	SIL	ALG	12th	29
Source: [6]

^* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2021	Absolute Racing	Andrew Haryanto Marco Seefried	Porsche 911 RSR-19	GTE Am	332	34th	7th
2022	Hardpoint Motorsport	Andrew Haryanto Martin Rump	Porsche 911 RSR-19	GTE Am	338	44th	11th
2023	Iron Lynx	Matteo Cressoni Claudio Schiavoni	Porsche 911 RSR-19	GTE Am	28	DNF	DNF
Source: [6]

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year	Team	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos.	Points
2022	WeatherTech Racing	GTD	Porsche 911 GT3 R	Porsche MA1.76/MDG.G 4.0 L Flat-6	DAY 8	SEB 6	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	PET	21st	524
2024	Proton Competition	GTP	Porsche 963	Porsche 9RD 4.6 L V8	DAY 5	SEB 8	LBH	LGA	DET	WGL	ELK	IMS 7	ATL 6		14th	1067
2025	AO Racing	GTD Pro	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	DAY 8	SEB 1	LGA	DET	WGL	MOS	ELK	VIR	IMS	ATL	22th	636
Source: [6]

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pos.	Points
2022	Herberth Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3 R	Pro-am	IMO	LEC 27	SPA 6H 27	SPA 12H 20	SPA 24H 43†	HOC	CAT	6th	49
	Dinamic Motorsport		Pro	IMO	LEC	SPA 6H	SPA 12H	SPA 24H	HOC 3	CAT 1	8th	40
2024	Lionspeed x Herberth	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Bronze	LEC	SPA 6H 41	SPA 12H 28	SPA 24H 22	NÜR	MNZ	JED	29th	10
2025	Rutronik Racing	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Pro	LEC 2	MNZ 21	SPA 6H 4	SPA 12H 6	SPA 24H 2	NÜR 3	CAT 7	1st	73

^* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Spa results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2022	Porsche Zentrum Oberer Zürichsee by Herberth	Stefan Aust Nicolas Leutwiler Nico Menzel	Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.II)	Pro-Am	382	43rd	5th
2024	Lionspeed x Herberth	Antares Au Alexander Fach Martin Rump	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Bronze	475	22nd	7th
2025	Rutronik Racing	Sven Müller Patric Niederhauser	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Pro Cup	549	2nd	2nd

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Ovr. Pos.	Cla. Pos.
2024	Manthey Racing / EMA Motorsport	Harry King Yasser Shahin	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Pro-Am	274	9th	1st
2025	Absolute Racing	Matthew Campbell Ayhancan Güven	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	Pro	306	6th	6th

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2021	Falken Motorsports	Klaus Bachler Sven Müller Martin Ragginger	Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.II)	SP9	59	4th	4th
2022	Falken Motorsports	Klaus Bachler Patrick Pilet Martin Ragginger	Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.II)	SP9 Pro	58	DNF	DNF
2023	Falken Motorsports	Klaus Bachler Sven Müller	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	SP9 Pro	77	DNF	DNF
2024	Falken Motorsports	Julien Andlauer Klaus Bachler Sven Müller	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	SP9 Pro	50	6th	6th
2025	Falken Motorsports	Julien Andlauer Nico Menzel Sven Müller	Porsche 911 GT3 R (992)	SP9 PRO	23	DNF	DNF

References

1. "Alessio Picariello: 2013 champion in profile". adac-formel-masters.de. ADAC Formel Masters. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
2. Dagys, John (5 December 2024). "Bachler to Join Heinrich for AO's GTD Pro Title Defense – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
3. Kilshaw, Jake (3 October 2017). "Picariello: Audi R8 LMS Cup Has Been "Great Experience" – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
4. Lloyd, Daniel (4 April 2022). "2020 GTE Champion Picariello Returns in Absolute Lineup – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
5. "United Wins, APR Takes LMP2 Title In Wild ELMS Finale". www.dailysportscar.com. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
6. "Alessio Picariello Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 9 January 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Alessio Picariello career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Marvin Kirchhöfer	ADAC Formel Masters Champion 2013	Succeeded by Mikkel Jensen