Stefano Costantini

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Stefano Costantini
Stefano Costantini.jpg
Nationality Flag of Italy.svg Italian
Born (1983-05-24) 24 May 1983 (age 41)
Rome, Italy
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season 2023
Current team AF Corse
Racing licence FIA Bronze Driver.png FIA Bronze
Car number21
Starts0 (0 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD (LMGTE Am) in 2023
Championship titles
2022 GTWCE Endurance Cup - Pro-Am

Stefano Costantini (born 24 May 1983) is an Italian amateur racing driver currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship with AF Corse. He is the reigning champion of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup in the Pro-Am class. [1]

Contents

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2009Italian Touring Endurance Championship - OverallStarteam60000923rd
2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia AB Racing Team120000915th
2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia Heaven Motorsport140000387th
2013 International GT Open - GTS Ombra 1600022813th
Superstars GT Sprint 20000733rd
2014 International GT Open - GTS Ombra Racing [2] 101004339th
Italian GT Championship - GT3 210012025th
2015 Renault Sport Trophy - Prestige V8 Racing [3] 30000407th
Renault Sport Trophy - Endurance 30000122nd
Italian GT Championship - GT3Solaris Motorsport40000249th
International GT Open - Pro-Am 20000020th
2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Ombra Racing 400000NC
2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Raton Racing [4] 300000NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 300001231st
2018 International GT Open Target Racing [5] 120000438th
International GT Open - Pro-Am 800012110th
International GT Open - Am 421131810th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 100000NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Am 100013415th
2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Raton Racing by Target [6] 500000NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Am 51003923rd
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - AmImperiale Racing100000NC
24H GT Series - European Championship - A6 GRT Grasser Racing Team 200010NC†
24H GT Series - Continents' Target Racing 100000NC
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Raton Racing [7] 100000NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Am 100002210th
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Orange 1 FFF Racing Team [8] 300000NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 310013215th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 100000NC
2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup AF Corse [9] [10] 500000NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 520051181st
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 200000NC
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Pro-Am 21002266th
2023 Asian Le Mans Series - GT AF Corse [11] [12] 40001237th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am 1000018*9th*
Italian GT Championship - GT Cup Centro Porsche Ticino
Intercontinental GT Challenge Car Collection Motorsport
2024 GT2 European Series - Pro-Am LP Racing
Italian GT Endurance Championship - Pro-Am Vincenzo Sospiri Racing 1001122NC

As Costantini was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.* Season still in progress.

Complete GT World Challenge results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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

YearTeamCarClass1234567Pos.Points
2017 Raton Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Pro-Am MNZ
20
SIL
27
LEC
37
SPA
6H
SPA
12H
SPA
24H
CAT 33rd12
2018 Target Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA
6H

38
SPA
12H

40
SPA
24H

30
CAT 15th34
2019 Raton Racing by Target Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Am MNZ
28
SIL
34
LEC
35
SPA
6H

46
SPA
12H

39
SPA
24H

36
CAT
20
3rd92
2020 Raton Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Am IMO NÜR SPA
6H

43
SPA
12H

40
SPA
24H

Ret
LEC 10th22
2021 Orange 1 FFF Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Pro-Am MNZ LEC SPA
6H

35
SPA
12H

Ret
SPA
24H

Ret
NÜR
20
CAT
35
15th32
2022 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Pro-Am IMO
33
LEC
26
SPA
6H

35
SPA
12H

29
SPA
24H

20
HOC
30
CAT
39
1st118

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

YearTeamClassCarEngine1234Pos.Points
2023 AF Corse GT Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DUB
1

9
DUB
2

3
ABU
1

Ret
ABU
2

7
7th23

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassCarEngine1234567RankPoints
2023 AF Corse LMGTE Am Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SEB
4
PRT SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 9th*18*

Endorsement Partnerships

In 2022, Stefano Costantini entered into an endorsement agreement with Bianchet [13] and won both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, and the 24-hours of SPA GT Pro-Am race. [14] [15] Costantini and Bianchet renewed their partnership in 2023 and collaborated during the Asian Le Mans Series, the WEC, and the 12h of Gulf.

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