Andrea Caldarelli | |
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Nationality | Italian |
Born | Pescara, Italy | 14 February 1990
Related to | Vitaliano Caldarelli (father) Vitantonio Liuzzi (brother-in-law) |
Super GT career | |
Debut season | 2012 (GT500) |
Current team | Lexus Team LeMans WAKO'S |
Racing licence | FIA Platinum |
Car number | 6 |
Former teams | Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S, Lexus Team Kraft |
Starts | 47 |
Wins | 3 |
Poles | 2 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
Best finish | 3rd in 2014 |
Previous series | |
2011, 2013 2011 2011 | Formula Nippon GP3 Series GP2 Asia |
Andrea Caldarelli (born 14 February 1990 in Pescara) is an Italian racing driver who currently competes in IMSA in the GTP class for Lamborghini- Iron Lynx in the Lamborghini SC63 Hypercar alongside Matteo Cairoli and former Formula One driver Romain Grosjean . He has competed in such series as Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, the Formula Three Euroseries, GP2 Asia, the GP3 Series and the Super Formula series.
He undertook a Formula One test in 2008 with Toyota Racing [1] and in 2010 with Ferrari. [2]
Caldarelli claimed his maiden victory in Super GT in 2014. Driving alongside Daisuke Itō for Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S, Caldarelli claimed victory in the opening race of the season at Okayama. [3] The duo would finish the season second in the GT500-class championship to Tsugio Matsuda and Ronnie Quintarelli.
Ahead of the 2017 Blancpain GT Series campaign, Caldarelli joined Lamborghini Squadra Corse's factory roster, taking part in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup campaign with GRT Grasser Racing Team. [4] Partnering with Christian Engelhart and Mirko Bortolotti, the trio claimed the series championship at season's end. Two years later, Caldarelli swept all three of the championships under the GT World Challenge Europe umbrella; the Endurance Cup, Sprint Cup, and combined championship at large. [5]
For the 2021 season, Caldarelli began competing in the United States, taking part in K-Pax Racing's return to the GT World Challenge America. Paired with Jordan Pepper, Caldarelli would claim nine overall victories in 13 races, taking the series championship two races early. [6] [7] He returned to the team the following year, [8] successfully defending his title during the 2022 season. [9] In 2023, Caldarelli returned to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, taking part with Iron Lynx alongside co-drivers Bortolotti and Pepper. [10]
In July 2022, Caldarelli was named as one of the first drivers slated to compete in Lamborghini's LMDh entry, set to debut in 2024. [11]
† As Caldarelli was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | DC | Points |
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2011 | Ocean Racing Technology | YMC FEA 16 | YMC SPR 11 | IMO FEA 18 | IMO SPR 12 | 21st | 0 |
Source: [12] |
(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 | DC | Points |
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2011 | Tech 1 Racing | IST FEA 2 | IST SPR 5 | CAT FEA 4 | CAT SPR 4 | VAL FEA | VAL SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | NÜR FEA | NÜR SPR | HUN FEA | HUN SPR | SPA FEA | SPA SPR | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | 10th | 20 |
Source: [13] |
(Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
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2011 | Kondō Racing | SUZ Ret | AUT Ret | FUJ 13 | MOT 13 | SUZ C | SUG 9 | MOT Ret | MOT Ret | 16th | 0 | |
2013 | Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans | SUZ 7 | AUT | FUJ | MOT | SUG | SUZ Ret | SUZ 5 | 13th | 4 | ||
2014 | Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans | SUZ | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ Ret | 12th | 7 | |||||
Petronas Team TOM'S | MOT 3 | AUT | SUG | SUZ | SUZ | |||||||
2015 | Lenovo Team Impul | SUZ 11 | OKA 6 | FUJ 9 | MOT 11 | AUT 15 | SUG 16 | SUZ Ret | SUZ 12 | 14th | 4 | |
Source: [12] |
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
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2012 | Lexus Team Kraft | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA Ret | FUJ 12 | SEP 10 | SUG 6 | SUZ 2 | FUJ 7 | AUT 13 | MOT Ret | 13th | 28 |
2013 | Lexus Team TOM'S | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA 15 | FUJ 6 | SEP 10 | SUG 2 | SUZ 5 | FUJ 3 | AUT 9 | MOT 6 | 8th | 47 |
2014 | Lexus Team TOM'S | Lexus RC F | GT500 | OKA 1 | FUJ 5 | AUT 4 | SUG 2 | FUJ 9 | SUZ 7 | BUR 4 | MOT 2 | 2nd | 79 |
2015 | Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S | Lexus RC F | GT500 | OKA 1 | FUJ 6 | CHA 6 | FUJ 12 | SUZ 8 | SUG 9 | AUT 12 | MOT 1 | 5th | 56 |
2016 | Lexus Team LeMans WAKO's | Lexus RC F | GT500 | OKA 4 | FUJ 5 | SUG 4 | FUJ 9 | SUZ 4 | CHA 3 | MOT 4 | MOT 2 | 2nd | 69 |
2017 | Lexus Team LeMans WAKO's | Lexus LC500 | GT500 | OKA 2 | FUJ 2 | AUT 13 | SUG 3 | FUJ 9 | SUZ 7 | CHA 2 | MOT 13 | 3rd | 63 |
2018 | JLOC | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | SUZ | CHA 6 | FUJ | SUG | AUT | MOT | 18th | 5 |
Source: [13] |
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points | Ref |
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2017 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Pro | MIS QR | MIS CR | BRH QR | BRH CR | ZOL QR | ZOL CR | HUN QR | HUN CR | NÜR QR 2 | NÜR CR 3 | 13th | 21 | [14] |
2018 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Pro | ZOL 1 6 | ZOL 2 3 | BRH 1 12 | BRH 2 Ret | MIS 1 4 | MIS 2 20 | HUN 1 16 | HUN 2 11 | NÜR 1 3 | NÜR 2 5 | 9th | 37 | [15] |
2019 | Orange1 FFF Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Pro | BRH 1 Ret | BRH 2 2 | MIS 1 1 | MIS 2 2 | ZAN 1 3 | ZAN 2 7 | NÜR 1 1 | NÜR 2 3 | HUN 1 5 | HUN 2 4 | 1st | 92.5 | [16] |
2023 | VSR | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Pro | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | VAL 1 15 | VAL 2 12 | ZAN 1 8 | ZAN 2 4 | 14th | 9.5 | [17] |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
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2020 | WPI Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | DON 1 1 | DON 2 7 | BRH 1 | DON 1 | SNE 1 6 | SNE 2 2 | SIL 1 6 | 8th | 84.5 |
Source: [13] |
(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 |
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2023 | Prema Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEB 7 | ALG | SPA 4 | LMS | MNZ 9 | FUJ 10 | BHR | 17th | 24 | |
2024 | Lamborghini Iron Lynx | Hypercar | Lamborghini SC63 | Lamborghini 3.8 L Turbo V8 | QAT | IMO | SPA Ret | LMS | SAP | COA | FUJ | BHR | 34th | 0 |
Sources: [13] [26] |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
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2023 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | NOR 1 | NOR 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | LAU 1 | LAU 2 | SAC 1 | SAC 2 | RBR 1 17 | RBR 2 DSQ | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | 31st | 0 |
Source: [13] |
(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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | Iron Lynx | LMGT3 | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | CAT 3 | LEC 2 | IMO 3 | SPA Ret | MUG 9 | ALG 1 | 1st | 76 |
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | Lamborghini Iron Lynx | Matteo Cairoli Romain Grosjean | Lamborghini SC63 | Hypercar | 309 | 13th | 13th |
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