Andrea Barlesi

Andrea Barlesi
Andrea Barlesi at Spa putting on a Fernando Bachmann face cap and Gulf Racing polo shirt in 2011.
Nationality	Belgian
Born	(1991-06-15) June 15, 1991 (age 34) Paris, France
World Touring Car Championship career
Debut season	2012
Current team	SUNRED Engineering
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	40

Andrea Barlesi (born 15 June 1991, in Paris) is a Belgian-Italian racing driver who runs under a Belgian racing licence. He has won the 2010 Formula Le Mans season with DAMS. He was accompanied by Alessandro Cicognani and Gary Chalandon. In 2012, he is running one of SUNRED Engineering cars in World Touring Car Championship.

Early career

Barlesi has won the French Karting Championship a Europe Kart Championship twice (2007 and 2008). He won Belgium Karting Championship once (2007). In 2009, he was third on the Clio Junior Cup Championship with 5 podiums.

Formula Le Mans

In 2010, Barlesi, joined the field with DAMS winning one race, Hungaroring. He eventually won the championships with only two points of difference.

Blancpain Endurance Series

In 2011, Barlesi did four rounds of the championship with Gulf Racing running with a Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 for GT3 Pro-Am category. He scored six points on the season finale at Silverstone alongside Frédéric Fatien.

Intercontinental Le Mans Cup

In 2011, Barlesi also did 4 rounds of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup with OAK Racing. He was thirty first (fourth among the LMP2 entrants) on 12 Hours of Sebring and twenty fifth (seventh among LMP2 entrants) on Le Mans 24 Hours.

WTCC

In 2012, Barlesi joined SUNRED Engineering alongside Fernando Monje. Barlesi will run the No. 40 Seat Léon.

External links

• Official website