Matteo Cairoli | |
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Nationality | Italian |
Born | Como, Italy | 1 June 1996
FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
Debut season | 2017 |
Current team | Team Project 1 |
Racing licence | FIA Platinum |
Car number | 56 |
Former teams | Dempsey-Proton Racing |
Starts | 24 |
Wins | 2 |
Podiums | 9 |
Poles | 6 |
Previous series | |
2016–2019 2014–2016 | European Le Mans Series Porsche Supercup |
Championship titles | |
2014 | Porsche Carrera Cup Italy |
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup career | |
Debut season | 2020 |
Current team | Dinamic Motorsport |
Car number | 54 |
Starts | 5 |
Wins | 2 |
Podiums | 3 |
Matteo Cairoli (born 1 June 1996) is an Italian racing driver who currently competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship and European Le Mans Series for Iron Lynx, having previously competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship. He is a Lamborghini factory driver, and the 2014 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia champion. [1]
Cairoli began his single-seater racing career in 2012, competing in the Italian Formula Renault Championship. He would finish the season 13th in points after competing in the final four races, scoring one podium. After a 2013 season in which he competed in the German Formula Three Championship, Cairoli joined GSK Grand Prix for the 2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series season. [2] However, he would only compete in the first round at Imola before leaving the team.
After competing in junior formula competition, Cairoli moved to sports cars in 2014, taking part in the Porsche Carrera Cup Italia with Antonelli Motorsport. It was a successful first season, as Cairoli took the series title by 70 points, winning six of the fourteen races. [3] As a result, he was invited to compete for the Porsche International Cup Scholarship, which he won, receiving €200,000 and Porsche Junior driver status for 2015. [3] As part of the 2015 Porsche Junior driver class, Cairoli was awarded a seat in the Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup Germany for that season, signing with Project 1 Motorsport in both series. [4] At the end of 2016, following a second-placed points finish in the 2016 Porsche Supercup, Cairoli was further promoted in the Porsche system to "Young Professional" status. [5]
In 2017, Cairoli stepped up to compete for Dempsey-Proton Racing in the LMGTE Am class of the FIA World Endurance Championship. [6] [7] The opportunity provided Cairoli with his first appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where the team finished sixth in class. [8] In his first season with the team, the team finished second in the LMGTE Am class, winning twice at the Nürburgring and in Mexico City. Cairoli also competed with Dempsey-Proton in the European Le Mans Series for 2017, [9] scoring a class victory at Portimão as the team finished third in points. Ahead of the 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship, Cairoli returned to Team Project 1.
In February 2020, Cairoli signed with Dinamic Motorsport to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. [10] The following season, Cairoli featured as part of the Manthey Racing team that claimed overall victory at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, driving alongside Kévin Estre and Michael Christensen. [11] At the end of 2023, Cairoli departed the Porsche factory roster. [12]
Ahead of 2024, Cairoli joined the Lamborghini factory roster, taking part in the team's IMSA SportsCar Championship effort for the season. [13] In addition, Cairoli embarked on GT programs with the manufacturer, beginning with a GTD Pro entry in the 2024 24 Hours of Daytona. [14]
* Season still in progress.
(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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | DC | Points |
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2013 | ADM Motorsport | OSC1 1 7 | OSC1 2 8 | OSC1 2 Ret | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 11 | SPA 3 8 | NÜR1 1 8 | NÜR1 2 C | NÜR1 3 9 | SAC 1 5 | SAC 2 6 | SAC 3 4 | LAU1 1 9 | LAU1 2 7 | LAU1 3 5 | NÜR2 1 7 | NÜR2 2 5 | NÜR2 3 7 | LAU2 1 8 | LAU2 2 3 | LAU2 3 7 | OSC2 1 8 | OSC2 2 3 | OSC2 3 7 | HOC 1 16† | HOC 2 7 | HOC 3 7 | 7th | 112 |
(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 | DC | Points |
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2014 | Antonelli Motorsport | ADR 1 4 | ADR 2 Ret | ADR 3 DNS | IMO1 1 21 | IMO1 2 16 | IMO1 3 3 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | MUG 3 | MAG 1 | MAG 2 | MAG 3 | VLL 1 | VLL 2 | VLL 3 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | IMO2 1 | IMO2 2 | IMO2 3 | 13th | 33 |
(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 | Pos. | Points |
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2014 | Antonelli Motorsport | MIS 1 3 | MIS 2 1 | MNZ1 1 3 | MNZ1 2 3 | MUG 1 1 | MUG 2 3 | LEC 1 1 | LEC 2 1 | VLL 1 1 | VLL 2 2 | IMO 1 2 | IMO 2 8 | MNZ2 1 1 | MNZ2 2 2 | 1st | 200 |
(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 | Pos. | Points |
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2014 | Antonelli Motorsport | CAT | MON | RBR | SIL | GER | HUN | SPA 15 | MNZ 10 | USA | USA | NC† | 0 | |
2015 | Market Leader by Project 1 | CAT 14 | MON 8 | RBR 7 | SIL 6 | HUN 11 | SPA 8 | SPA Ret | MNZ 2 | MNZ 2 | USA C | USA 11 | 7th | 83 |
2016 | Fach Auto Tech | CAT 1 | MON 1 | RBR 4 | SIL 3 | HUN 7 | HOC 1 | SPA 4 | MNZ 1 | USA Ret | USA 2 | 2nd | 151 |
(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 |
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2016 | Proton Competition | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL | IMO | RBR 5 | LEC | SPA 2 | EST | 11th | 29 |
2017 | Proton Competition | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL 2 | MNZ 5 | RBR 5 | LEC 6 | SPA 6 | ALG 1 | 3rd | 80 |
2018 | Proton Competition | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | LEC 2 | MNZ | RBR 1 | SIL 2 | SPA 3 | ALG 3 | 3rd | 85.5 |
2019 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | LEC 3 | MNZ 1 | CAT 6 | SIL 7 | SPA 2 | ALG Ret | 2nd | 76 |
2023 | Iron Lynx | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | CAT 4 | LEC 2 | ARA 7 | SPA 1 | PRT 3 | ALG 8 | 3rd | 80 |
2024 | Iron Lynx–Proton | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT | LEC | IMO | SPA | MUG | ALG | ||
Source: [15] |
* Season still in progress.
(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 | 9 | Rank | Points |
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2017 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | SIL 3 | SPA 2 | LMS 3 | NÜR 1 | MEX 1 | COA 4 | FUJ 3 | SHA 3 | BHR 4 | 2nd | 168 |
2018–19 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | SPA 6 | LMS Ret | SIL 8 | FUJ DSQ | SHA 3 | SEB 7 | SPA 9 | LMS Ret | 16th | 26 | |
2019–20 | Team Project 1 | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | SIL 6 | FUJ 7 | SHA 5 | BHR 9 | COA 3 | SPA 4 | LMS 4 | BHR | 10th | 80 | |
2021 | Team Project 1 | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2L Flat-6 | SPA DNS | POR 2 | MON 4 | LMS Ret | FUJ 3 | BHR 3 | 4th | 78 | |||
2022 | Team Project 1 | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2L Flat-6 | SEB Ret | SPA 5 | LMS Ret | MON 3 | FUJ 6 | BHR 1 | 7th | 71 | |||
2023 | Project 1 – AO | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2L Flat-6 | SEB 12 | PRT 6 | SPA WD | LMS 5 | MNZ 8 | FUJ 5 | BHR 10 | 13th | 36 | ||
Source: [15] |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points | Ref |
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2017 | Manthey Racing | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | DAY 26 | SEB | LBH | AUS | BEL | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | 84th | 5 | [16] |
2018 | Manthey Racing | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | DAY 20 | SEB | MOH | BEL | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | 64th | 11 | [17] | |
2019 | Black Swan Racing | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | DAY 14 | SEB | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | 62nd | 17 | [18] | |
2022 | WeatherTech Racing | GTD Pro | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche MA1.76/MDG.G 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY 8 | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | PET | 32nd | 253 | [19] | ||
2024 | Iron Lynx | GTD Pro | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | DAY 12 | SEB | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | ATL | 41st* | 213* | |||
Lamborghini – Iron Lynx | GTP | Lamborghini SC63 | Lamborghini 3.8 L twin-turbo V8 | DAY | SEB 7 | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL 11 | ELK | IMS 10 | ATL | 15th* | 716* | |||||
Source: [15] |
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2017 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Marvin Dienst Christian Ried | Porsche 911 RSR | LMGTE Am | 329 | 34th | 6th |
2018 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Giorgio Roda Khaled Al Qubaisi | Porsche 911 RSR | LMGTE Am | 225 | DNF | DNF |
2019 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Satoshi Hoshino Giorgio Roda | Porsche 911 RSR | LMGTE Am | 79 | DNF | DNF |
2020 | Team Project 1 | Egidio Perfetti Larry ten Voorde | Porsche 911 RSR | LMGTE Am | 339 | 27th | 4th |
2021 | Team Project 1 | Egidio Perfetti Riccardo Pera | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | LMGTE Am | 84 | DNF | DNF |
2022 | Team Project 1 | Nicolas Leutwiler Mikkel O. Pedersen | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | LMGTE Am | 77 | DNF | DNF |
2023 | Project 1 – AO | P. J. Hyett Gunnar Jeannette | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | LMGTE Am | 309 | 35th | 7th |
2024 | Lamborghini Iron Lynx | Andrea Caldarelli Romain Grosjean | Lamborghini SC63 | Hypercar | 309 | 13th | 13th |
Source: [15] |
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
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2020 | Dinamic Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Pro | IMO 10 | NÜR 1 | SPA 6H 13 | SPA 12H 7 | SPA 24H 3 | LEC 10 | 3rd | 53 | |
2021 | Dinamic Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Pro | MON 1 | LEC 7 | SPA 6H 18 | SPA 12H 6 | SPA 24H Ret | NÜR 40 | CAT 2 | 6th | 53 |
2022 | Dinamic Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Pro | IMO 6 | LEC Ret | SPA 6H | SPA 12H | SPA 24H | HOC 3 | CAT 1 | 6th | 48 |
2023 | Huber Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Bronze | MNZ | LEC | SPA 6H 27 | SPA 12H 27 | SPA 24H 13 | NÜR | CAT | 9th | 36 |
2024 | Iron Lynx | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Pro | LEC 2 | SPA 6H 57† | SPA 12H Ret | SPA 24H Ret | NÜR 9 | MNZ | JED | 6th* | 21* |
* Season still in progress.
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