Michelotto began karting at the age of five, and raced in karts until 2018.[3] During his time in karts, Michelotto won the Easykart International Grand Finals in 2013,[4] the WSK Night Edition,[5] Trofeo delle Industrie and the WSK Final Cup all in 2015 in the Mini class.[6][7]
After testing Formula 4 machinery,[8] Michelotto stepped up to car racing in 2019, signing with Antonelli Motorsport to race in the GT Light class of both the Italian GT Endurance and Sprint championships,[9][10] including a one-off round in the GT4 class in the latter at Vallelunga.[11] In the endurance series, Michelotto was on the podium in all four races, winning three of them on his way to the GT Light title at Mugello.[12] In the latter meanwhile, Michelotto won race one at Mugello and finished runner-up in the GT Light standings.[13]
In 2020, Michelotto stayed in both Italian GT championships, albeit stepping up to GT3 Pro-Am by joining Easy Race alongside Matteo Greco and Sean Hudspeth.[14] In the endurance championship, Michelotto took class wins at Imola and Monza en route to the GT3 Pro-Am title.[15][16] In the sprint championship, Michelotto won in his class in race two at the season-opening Misano round and race one at the season-ending Vallelunga round to finish runner-up in the GT3 Pro-Am standings.[17]
Joining the Lamborghini Young Driver Programme for 2021,[18] Michelotto joined VS Racing to compete in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe alongside Luis Michael Dörrbecker.[19] In his first season in the series, Michelotto finished on the podium at Le Castellet and Misano, on their way to ninth in points.[20][21] Before the year ended, Michelotto won both races of the Super Trofeo World Finals at Misano alongside Karol Basz, en route to the title at the end of the weekend.[22]
Extending his partnership with Vincenzo Sospiri Racing in 2024 as a Professional driver for Lamborghini,[38] Michelotto returned to Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe, whilst also competing full-time in the Italian GT Sprint Championship and also racing part-time in the GT3 Pro-Am class of the Italian GT Endurance Championship.[39][40] In Super Trofeo Europe, Michelotto won at Le Mans and Barcelona to finish fourth in points in fourth season in the series.[41][42] In Italian GT, Michelotto finished third in the sprint standings after taking two wins at Misano and Imola,[43][44] whilst in the endurance series, Michelotto won in class at the season-ending Monza round to finish runner-up in the Pro-Am points.[45] During 2024, Michelotto returned to the 24 Hours of Spa, racing in the Bronze Cup for Barwell Motorsport.[46] In the race, Michelotto led in class until the latter stages, during which the Italian suffered a puncture and eventually finished third in class.[47]
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