Andrea Pizzitola | |
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Pizzitola in 2012. | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Montpellier, France | 19 June 1992
European Le Mans Series career | |
Debut season | 2016 |
Current team | G-Drive Racing |
Racing licence | ![]() ![]() |
Car number | 10 |
Former teams | Algarve Pro Racing |
Starts | 21 |
Wins | 3 |
Poles | 1 |
Fastest laps | 3 |
Best finish | 1st in 2018 |
Previous series | |
2015 2012-14 2012–14 2011 | Renault Sport Trophy Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC French F4 Championship |
Championship titles | |
2016 2015 | European Le Mans Series Renault Sport Trophy Elite Class |
Andrea Pizzitola (born 19 June 1992) is a professional French racing driver. He is best known for winning the 2018 European Le Mans Series with G-Drive Racing.
Born in Montpellier, Pizzitola entered karting in 2008, racing in local championships. [1] His best achievement was eighth place in the French KF2 Championship in 2011. [2]
In 2011, Pizzitola made his début in single-seaters, taking part in the French F4 Championship 1.6-litre category. [3] He finished as runner-up to his future Eurocup rival Matthieu Vaxivière with seven podiums, including wins at Lédenon, Val de Vienne and Albi. [4]
Pizzitola moved to the 2-litre Formula Renault machinery in 2012, joining R-Ace GP in the Formula Renault Eurocup. [5] He finished 21st with two-point-scoring finishes. [6] He also had eleven starts in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup with the same team, collecting podiums at Hockenheim, the Nürburgring and Assen. [7]
Pizzitola stayed with R-Ace GP — rebranded as the ART Junior Team for 2013. [8] He took his first Eurocup podium in the series finale at Barcelona, as well as another four-point-scoring positions. [9] He also continued competing in Formula Renault 2.0 NEC, winning his first Formula Renault race at Hockenheim, improving to sixth in the standings. [10]
For the 2014 season, Pizzitola switched to Manor MP Motorsport. It helped him to secure his first Eurocup win at Alcañiz. [11] He had another win at the Hungaroring, finally finishing the season in fourth place in the championship. [12] As in previous years, he combined his Eurocup participations with the NEC series, winning a race at the Nürburgring. [13]
(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 |
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2012 | R-ace GP | ALC 1 12 | ALC 2 12 | SPA 1 32 | SPA 2 13 | NÜR 1 13 | NÜR 2 9 | MSC 1 19 | MSC 2 12 | HUN 1 Ret | HUN 2 16 | LEC 1 5 | LEC 2 16 | CAT 1 Ret | CAT 2 18 | 21st | 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 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
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2012 | R-ace GP | HOC 1 4 | HOC 2 2 | HOC 3 3 | NÜR 1 9 | NÜR 2 3 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | OSC 3 | ASS 1 3 | ASS 2 Ret | RBR 1 8 | RBR 2 Ret | MST 1 | MST 2 | MST 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | SPA 1 10 | SPA 2 17 | 13th | 141 |
2013 | ART Junior Team | HOC 1 6 | HOC 2 11 | HOC 3 1 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 4 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | SPA 1 23 | SPA 2 2 | ASS 1 6 | ASS 2 6 | MST 1 6 | MST 2 8 | MST 3 5 | ZAN 1 3 | ZAN 2 Ret | ZAN 3 C | 6th | 190 | |||
2014 | Manor MP Motorsport | MNZ 1 3 | MNZ 2 5 | SIL 1 WD | SIL 2 WD | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | HOC 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | ASS 1 | ASS 2 | MST 1 6 | MST 2 8 | MST 3 C | NÜR 1 1 | NÜR 2 3 | NÜR 3 C | 14th | 114 |
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
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2016 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL | IMO | RBR 5 | LEC 7 | SPA 9 | EST | 20th | 18 |
2017 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL Ret | MNZ Ret | RBR Ret | LEC 8 | SPA Ret | ALG 11 | 20th | 4.5 |
2018 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 4 | MNZ 1 | RBR 1 | SIL 1 | SPA 12‡ | ALG 4 | 1st | 100.25 |
2019 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 14 | MNZ 12 | CAT 6 | SIL 6 | SPA 10 | ALG 5 | 14th | 28 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2016 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Ligier JS P2-Nissan | LMP2 | 341 | 17th | 12th |
2018 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 369 | DSQ | DSQ |
2019 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 357 | 15th | 10th |
Pierre Gasly won both races, giving him third in the final standings behind Andrea Pizzitola.