Mattia Colnaghi

Mattia Colnaghi
Colnaghi driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2025 Eurocup-3 season
Nationality	Italian Argentine via dual nationality
Born	(2008-07-26) 26 July 2008 (age 17) Monza, Italy
Eurocup-3 career
Debut season	2025
Current team	MP Motorsport
Car number	71
Starts	10
Wins	3
Podiums	4
Poles	1
Fastest laps	3
Best finish	TBD in 2025
Previous series
2025 2024 2024	Eurocup-3 Winter F4 Spanish Formula Winter Series
Championship titles
2024	F4 Spanish

Mattia Colnaghi (born 26 July 2008) is an Italian-Argentine ^[1] racing driver who is competing in the 2025 Eurocup-3 season with MP Motorsport. He is the 2024 F4 Spanish champion.

Colnaghi is set to step up to FIA Formula 3 in 2026 with MP Motorsport. He is a member of the Red Bull Junior Team.

Career

Karting

He made his karting debut in 2020, coming 7th in the Trofeo Italiano Easykart, in the Easykart 60 category. For the 2022 season, he raced for Forza Racing in the OK Junior category, coming 12th in the 50° Trofeo delle Industrie, and making his debut in the CIK-FIA World Championship, coming in 26th place.

Colnaghi made his OK debut in 2023, first competing in the CIK-FIA European Championship, where he finished the championship in 15th. The Italian drove for CRG in the CIK-FIA World Championship and came in 6th.

Formula 4

Formula Winter Series

Colnaghi made his single-seater and Formula 4 debut in the 2024 Formula Winter Series driving for MP Motorsport, where he drove in the first two rounds of the season. ^[2]

At his debut race in the first round at Jerez, Colnaghi came in seventh place, getting his first points in the series. For the next two races he came nineteenth and then seventh again in the third race.

He scored only one points finish in the second round at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, where he came eighth in the second race after finishing a lowly thirty-first in his first race. Colnaghi retired from the final race, finishing the drivers championship in 18th with 16 points.

F4 Spanish Championship

After winning the Richard Mille Young Talent Shootout, Colnaghi was announced to be making his full-time Formula 4 debut in the 2024 F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport. ^[3] Targeting top rookie honours for the campaign, ^[4] he experienced a difficult start to the season in with only an eighth place, despite scoring his first pole in the third race. ^[5] He secured his first wins in the category with a double in Paul Ricard. ^[6] Although Colnaghi did not win in the next two rounds, he went on to score double podiums which allowed him to maintain his title charge alive. This was followed by an outstanding four wins in the next five races in Jerez and Barcelona, allowing him to take the championship lead from longtime leader Keanu Al Azhari heading into the final race. ^{[7] [8]} Finishing fifth in the final race, Colnaghi was able to clinch the title, ten points ahead of Al Azhari. ^[9] He became the first rookie to win the Spanish F4 championship since Nikola Tsolov, who won in 2022. ^[10]

Formula Regional

Macau Grand Prix

Colnaghi made his debut in Formula Regional machinery with MP during the 2024 Formula Regional World Cup. ^[11] He did not finish the race due to a crash at the end of lap 13, but was classified in 14th since he finished 85% of the race. ^{[12] [13]}

Eurocup-3

Colnaghi competes in the 2025 Eurocup-3 season, continuing with MP Motorsport. ^[14]

FIA Formula 3

In 2026, Colnaghi is set to make the promotion to FIA Formula 3, remaining with MP Motorsport once more. ^[15]

Formula One

In August 2025, Colnaghi was announced to be joining the Red Bull Junior Team. ^[16]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2020	Trofeo Italiano Easykart - Easykart 60		7th
2021	32° Trofeo Andrea Margutti - X30 Junior	Zanchi Motorsport
2022	50° Trofeo delle Industrie - OK Junior	Forza Racing	12th
	CIK-FIA World Championship - OK Junior		26th
2023	CIK-FIA European Championship - OK		15th
	CIK-FIA World Championship - OK	CRG	6th

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2024	Formula Winter Series	MP Motorsport	6	0	0	0	0	16	18th
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	14th†
	F4 Spanish Championship	KCL by MP Motorsport	21	6	7	5	12	282	1st
2025	Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship	MP Motorsport	8	2	1	1	4	97	2nd
	Eurocup-3		10	4	1	3	4	132	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	9	10	11	12	DC	Points
2024	MP Motorsport	JER 1 7	JER 2 19	JER 3 7	CRT 1 31	CRT 2 8	CRT 3 Ret	ARA 1	ARA 2	ARA 3	CAT 1	CAT 2	CAT 3	18th	16

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
2024	KCL by MP Motorsport	JAR 1 8	JAR 2 Ret	JAR 3 17	ALG 1 2	ALG 2 4	ALG 3 9	LEC 1 1	LEC 2 1	LEC 3 5	ARA 1 2	ARA 2 7	ARA 3 3	CRT 1 14	CRT 2 2	CRT 3 3	JER 1 1	JER 2 3	JER 3 1	CAT 1 1	CAT 2 1	CAT 3 5	1st	282

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Year	Team	Car	Qualifying	Quali Race	Main race
2024	MP Motorsport	Tatuus F3 T-318	14th	DNF	14th

Complete Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter 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	DC	Points
2025	MP Motorsport	JER 1 1	JER 2 7	JER 3 3	POR 1 5	POR 2 2	POR 3 1	ARA 1 24	ARA 2 13	2nd	97

Complete Eurocup-3 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	DC	Points
2025	MP Motorsport	RBR 1 1	RBR 2 2	POR 1 21	POR SR 5	POR 2 7	LEC 1 1	LEC SR 7	LEC 2 5	MNZ 1 6	MNZ 2 1	ASS 1 3	ASS 2 1	SPA 1 2	SPA 2 2	JER 1	JER 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	1st*	213*

References

1. Attanasio, Davide (14 September 2024). "Valencia, libere 1 Comanda Peebles, poi Colnaghi". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Retrieved 26 November 2024.
2. "PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST JEREZ 10/11 FEBRUARY 2024" (PDF). Formula Winter Series. 6 February 2024.
3. Wood, Ida (19 October 2023). "Mattia Colnaghi wins Spanish F4 seat with MP in Richard Mille shootout". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
4. "Richard Mille shootout winner Colnaghi targeting top rookie honours in Spanish F4". Feeder Series. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
5. Wood, Ida (12 May 2024). "Colnaghi claims pole as 0.913s covers top 28 in Spanish F4 qualifying". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
6. "Multiple wins, poles, and podiums at Paul Ricard". MP Motorsport . 8 July 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
7. "Spanish F4 season finale: The drivers featuring in an all-MP title fight". Feeder Series. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
8. Wood, Ida (10 November 2024). "Spanish F4 title fight swings Colnaghi's way with one race to go". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
9. Wood, Ida (10 November 2024). "Cota cruises to Spanish F4 win at Barcelona as Colnaghi clinches crown". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
10. Tirado, Seb (26 December 2024). "Spanish F4 champion Colnaghi: First title 'hasn't hit me'". Feeder Series. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
11. Wood, Ida (7 November 2024). "Colnaghi and Liu complete 2024 Macau GP entry list". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
12. "Race Classification". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
13. Wood, Ida (17 November 2024). "Ugochukwu takes FRegional World Cup by winning the Macau GP". Formula Scout. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
14. Wood, Ida (27 January 2025). "Spanish F4 champion Mattia Colnaghi heads to Eurocup-3 with MP". Formula Scout. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
15. "Mattia Colnaghi moves up to FIA Formula 3 with MP Motorsport in 2026 as Red Bull Junior". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
16. "Red Bull sign two new potential future stars". Racingnews365. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.

External links

• Mattia Colnaghi career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Théophile Naël	F4 Spanish Championship Champion 2024	Succeeded by Incumbent