Luigi Ferrara

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Luigi Ferrara
Nationality Flag of Italy.svg Italian
Born (1982-05-12) 12 May 1982 (age 41)
Bari, Italy
TCR International Series career
Debut season 2016
Current team Top Run Motorsport
Car number32
Starts3
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish26th in 2016

Luigi Ferrara (born 12 May 1982) is an Italian racing driver from Bari.

Contents

Career

He began his career in feeder formula series such as the Formula Renault 2.0 Italia, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, Italian Formula Three and International Formula Master. He was the champion of the 2005 Italian Formula Three Championship with team Corbetta Competizioni.

Ferrara switched to sports car in 2008, and won the Porsche Carrera Cup Italy. In 2009 he raced part-time at the Porsche Supercup.

In 2010, Ferrara joined the Superstars Series with the CAAL team. Driving a Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG, he collected four wins and 10 podiums in 20 races, placing second in the International Series and third in the Italian Championship.

At the 2011 Superstars Series, Ferrara had one win and eight podiums in 18 races. He again placed second in the International Series and third in the Italian Championship.

Ferrara only competed in two rounds of the 2012 season: Spa-Francorchamps with CAAL and Pergusa with Roma, in both cases with a Mercedes-Benz. He finished second and fourth out of four races, and placed 16th in the International Series.

He returned full-time to the Superstars Series for the 2013, remaining in Roma.

Racing record

Complete TCR International Series results

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

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2016 Top Run Motorsport Subaru Impreza STi TCR BHR
1

12
BHR
2

8
EST
1
EST
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
IMO
1
IMO
2
SAL
1
SAL
2
OSC
1
OSC
2
SOC
1
SOC
2
CHA
1

Ret
CHA
2

DNS
MRN
1
MRN
2
SEP
1
SEP
2
MAC
1
MAC
2
26th4
2017 Top Run Motorsport Subaru Impreza STi TCR RIM
1
RIM
2
BHR
1
BHR
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
SAL
1

DNS
SAL
2

DNS
HUN
1
HUN
2
OSC
1
OSC
2
CHA
1
CHA
2
ZHE
1
ZHE
2
DUB
1
DUB
2
NC0

Complete World Touring Car Cup results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2018 Team Mulsanne Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR MAR
1
MAR
2
MAR
3
HUN
1
HUN
2
HUN
3
GER
1
GER
2
GER
3
NED
1
NED
2
NED
3
POR
1
POR
2
POR
3
SVK
1
SVK
2
SVK
3
CHN
1
CHN
2
CHN
3
WUH
1
WUH
2
WUH
3
JPN
1

14
JPN
2

23†
JPN
3

NC
MAC
1

9
MAC
2

8
MAC
3

Ret
29th8

Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

NASCAR

Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO

(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained)

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213NWESPts
2019 42 Racing by FS Motorsport42 Ford VAL VAL FRA
5
FRA
23
BRH BRH MOS MOS VEN HOC HOC ZOL ZOL 38th46
2020 Shadow Racing Cars by 42 Racing ITA
9
ITA
15
ZOL
10
ZOL
17
MOS MOS VAL VAL ESP ESP 23rd97
2021 42 Racing Shadow DNM8 ESP
10
ESP
20
GBR GBR CZE CZE CRO CRO BEL BEL ITA ITA 35th44

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References

    Sporting positions
    Preceded by Italian Formula 3 Championship
    Champion

    2005
    Succeeded by
    Preceded by Porsche Carrera Cup Italy
    Champion

    2008
    Succeeded by