Matteo De Palo

Matteo De Palo
De Palo in 2025
Nationality	Italian
Born	(2007-11-08) 8 November 2007 (age 17) Rome, Italy
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season	2024
Current team	Trident
Car number	8
Former teams	Saintéloc Racing
Starts	32
Wins	2
Podiums	6
Poles	1
Fastest laps	1
Best finish	17th in 2024
Previous series
2024 2023 2023 2023	FR Middle East F4 British F4 Spanish Italian F4

Matteo De Palo (born 8 November 2007) is an Italian racing driver who competes in the Formula Regional European Championship for Trident.

De Palo previously competed in the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship with Campos Racing, finishing fifth overall, and the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship with Saintéloc Racing.

Career

Formula Winter Series

De Palo made his car racing debut at the second round in Circuit Ricardo Tormo during the 2023 Formula Winter Series. ^[1] He won the first race on debut, while taking both poles for the round. ^[2]

In July 2022, De Palo took part in a scouting camp conducted by the Ferrari Driver Academy. ^[3]

Formula 4

Spanish F4

De Palo racing at Spa-Francorchamps during the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship.

De Palo joined Campos Racing for the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship. ^[4] He took his only Spanish F4 win of the year during the first round in Spa-Francorchamps, after original winner Valerio Rinicella received a penalty for track limits. ^[5] A further podium came the next round in Aragón where he finished third from pole. ^[6] He would next stand on the podium during the penultimate round at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, scoring a double podium. ^[7] Despite only four podiums, his consistent points scoring saw him fifth in the standings, with 171 points.

Italian F4

De Palo took part in the opening round of the 2023 Italian F4 Championship with R-ace GP at Imola. ^[8] With ten points, De Palo was ranked 20th in the standings. ^[9]

British F4

De Palo made a cameo appearance in two rounds during the 2023 F4 British Championship. ^[10]

Formula Regional

2024

De Palo racing at the Red Bull Ring during the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship

For 2024, De Palo was promoted to the Formula Regional European Championship with Saintéloc Racing. ^[11] In the pre-season, he partook in the first two rounds of the Formula Regional Middle East Championship with the team. ^[12] He scored two points finishes with the highest being a seventh, putting him 18th in the standings. ^[13] In his main campaign, De Palo scored his first points with fifth in the second round in Spa-Francorchamps. ^[14] He improved his personal best to fourth during the second race at the Red Bull Ring. ^[15] With six points finishes, De Palo finished 17th in the drivers' standings with 29 points.

De Palo also took part in the Macau Grand Prix with PHM Racing. ^[16] In an incident-packed race, De Palo managed to find his way to finish in fifth place, but was disqualified due to a car infringement. ^[17]

2025

For the final two rounds of the Formula Regional Middle East campaign, De Palo joined the grid with Evans GP. ^[18]

De Palo remained in Formula Regional Europe for 2025, switching over to Trident for his sophomore campaign. ^[19] De Palo won the first race of the season at the Misano World Circuit, a maiden win in the series for both him and Trident. ^[20] He followed this result with a podium in race two, putting him second in the overall standings behind Evan Giltaire. ^[21]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2016	WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini		NC
2017	WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini		32nd
	46° Trofeo Delle Industrie — 60 Mini	Energy Corse	10th
	WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini		8th
	WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini		12th
	ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK	ASD Giugliano Kart	25th
2018	29° Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini		NC
	Italian Championship — 60 Mini		14th
	ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK		26th
2019	24° South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK	AV Racing	4th
	WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini		28th
	WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini		NC
	WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini		NC
	ROK Cup Superfinal — Junior ROK	KGT Motorsport	4th
	48° Trofeo delle Industrie — OKJ		16th
	WSK Open Cup — OKJ		NC
	WSK Final Cup — OKJ		33rd
2020	WSK Champions Cup — OKJ	KGT Motorsport	15th
	WSK Super Master Series — OKJ		NC
	25° South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ		10th
	CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy		5th
	WSK Euro Series — OKJ	Ward Racing	51st
	31° Andrea Margutti — X30 Junior	Mixauto Motorsport	8th
2021	WSK Champions Cup — OKJ	KR Motorsport	24th
	WSK Super Master Series — OKJ		14th
	WSK Open Cup — OK		31st
	Champions of the Future — OKJ		31st
	FIA Karting European Championship — Junior		30th
2022	Champions of the Future Winter Series — OK	Kart Republic Motorsport	15th
	FIA Karting European Championship — OK		42nd
Source: [22]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2023	Formula Winter Series	Campos Racing	2	1	2	0	2	37	6th
	F4 Spanish Championship		21	1	1	1	4	171	5th
	Italian F4 Championship	R-ace GP	3	0	0	0	0	10	20th
	F4 British Championship	Phinsys by Argenti	5	0	0	0	0	0	25th
2024	Formula Regional Middle East Championship	Saintéloc Racing	6	0	0	0	0	8	18th
	Formula Regional European Championship		20	0	0	0	0	29	17th
	Macau Grand Prix	PHM Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DSQ
2025	Formula Regional Middle East Championship	Evans GP	6	0	0	0	0	4	19th
	Formula Regional European Championship	Trident	12	2	1	1	6	170*	2nd*

* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Winter Series results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	DC	Points
2023	Campos Racing	JER 1	JER 2	CRT 1 1	CRT 2 5	NAV 1	NAV 2	CAT 2	CAT 2	6th	37

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

(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
2023	Campos Racing	SPA 1 9	SPA 2 7	SPA 3 1	ARA 1 7	ARA 2 5	ARA 3 3	NAV 1 15	NAV 2 Ret	NAV 3 6	JER 1 4	JER 2 7	JER 3 8	EST 1 7	EST 2 4	EST 3 9	CRT 1 7	CRT 2 3	CRT 3 2	CAT 1 6	CAT 2 6	CAT 3 4	5th	171

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(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	22	DC	Points
2023	R-ace GP	IMO 1 24†	IMO 2	IMO 3 7	IMO 4 8	MIS 1	MIS 2	MIS 3	SPA 1	SPA 2	SPA 3	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MNZ 3	LEC 1	LEC 2	LEC 3	MUG 1	MUG 2	MUG 3	VLL 1	VLL 2	VLL 3	20th	10

Complete F4 British Championship results

(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	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	DC	Points
2023	Phinsys by Argenti	DON 1	DON 2	DON 3	BHI 1	BHI 2	BHI 3	SNE 1 C	SNE 2 11	SNE 3 19	THR 1 13	THR 2 19	THR 3 12	OUL 1	OUL 2	OUL 3	SIL 1	SIL 2	SIL 3	CRO 1	CRO 2	CRO 3	KNO 1	KNO 2	KNO 3	DPGP 1	DPGP 2	DPGP 3	DPGP 4	BHGP 1	BHGP 2	BHGP 3	25th	0

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

(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	DC	Points
2024	Saintéloc Racing	YMC1 1 15	YMC1 2 14	YMC1 3 9	YMC2 1 7	YMC2 2 16	YMC2 3 15	DUB1 1	DUB1 2	DUB1 3	YMC3 1	YMC3 2	YMC3 3	DUB2 1	DUB2 2	DUB2 3	18th	8
2025	Evans GP	YMC1 1	YMC1 2	YMC1 3	YMC2 1	YMC2 2	YMC2 3	DUB 1	DUB 2	DUB 3	YMC3 1 Ret	YMC3 2 16	YMC3 3 24†	LUS 1 Ret	LUS 2 9	LUS 3 19	19th	4

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

(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	DC	Points
2024	Saintéloc Racing	HOC 1 15	HOC 2 13	SPA 1 5	SPA 2 11	ZAN 1 Ret	ZAN 2 Ret	HUN 1 DSQ	HUN 2 10	MUG 1 19	MUG 2 18	LEC 1 10	LEC 2 15	IMO 1 8	IMO 2 Ret	RBR 1 10	RBR 2 4	CAT 1 22	CAT 2 Ret	MNZ 1 25†	MNZ 2 Ret	17th	29
2025	Trident	MIS 1 1	MIS 2 3	SPA 1 2	SPA 2 6	ZAN 1 6	ZAN 2 6	HUN 1 1	HUN 2 3	LEC 1 2	LEC 2 6	IMO 1 5	IMO 2 4	RBR 1 1	RBR 2 Ret	CAT 1	CAT 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	2nd*	195*

^* Season still in progress.

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Year	Team	Car	Qualifying	Quali Race	Main Race
2024	PHM Racing	Tatuus F3 T-318	10th	6th	DSQ

References

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18. Wood, Ida (14 February 2025). "Bedrin and De Palo join FRME grid in Abu Dhabi". Formula Scout. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
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External links

• Matteo De Palo career summary at DriverDB.com