Stefano D'Aste

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Stefano D'Aste
Stefano D'Aste 2009 WTCC Race of Japan.jpg
D'Aste at the 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Japan.
NationalityFlag of Italy.svg  Italian
Born (1974-02-26) 26 February 1974 (age 49)
Genoa, Italy
World Touring Car Championship career
Debut season 2005
Current team Münnich Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number26
Former teams Proteam Motorsport, Wiechers-Sport, PB Racing
Starts200
Wins2
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish7th in 2012
Previous series
2008, 2011
2005
2004
2001–2002
2000		 GT4 European Cup
Italian Superturismo Championship
European Touring Car Championship
Renault Sport Clio Trophy
Italian Formula Renault
Championship titles
2007 WTCC Independents' Trophy

Stefano D'Aste (born 26 February 1974 in Genoa) is an Italian auto racing driver.

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His early racing career included competing on motorcycles and the Monza International Rally. He has competed in the World Touring Car Championship between 2004 (when it was known as the European Touring Car Championship) and 2013.

Racing career

World Touring Car Championship

Proteam Motorsport (2005–06)

In 2005 D'Aste competed for Proteam Motorsport in a BMW 320i, finishing third in the Independents' Trophy, with second overall in the second race at Spa-Francorchamps as his best result. He continued with Proteam in 2006, again finishing third in the Independents' Trophy, with a best overall finish of tenth.

Wiechers-Sport (2007) World Independent Trophy Champion

For 2007, D'Aste moved to the Wiechers-Sport team, where he won the Yokohama World Independents Trophy in a BMW 320si. His best overall finish was again tenth. He won the gold helmet, one of the most important awards during a racing car drivers career.

D'Aste driving for Scuderia Proteam Motorsport during the 2008 World Touring Car Championship season, at Brands Hatch. Stefano d'Aste 2008 Brands Hatch.jpg
D'Aste driving for Scuderia Proteam Motorsport during the 2008 World Touring Car Championship season, at Brands Hatch.

Scuderia Proteam Motorsport (2008)

In 2008 he stayed in the WTCC, returning to Proteam Motorsport for his third season at the team. He failed to retain his Independents' crown, finishing third in the final standings. He decided not to attend the final rounds in Macau as a protest at being given a five-place grid penalty after an incident at the previous round in Japan. This was despite being in contention to keep his teammate Sergio Hernández from taking his title. [1]

Wiechers-Sport (2009)

D'Aste competing in the 2009 World Touring Car Championship. Stefano D'Aste 2009 WTCC Race of Japan (Free Practice).jpg
D'Aste competing in the 2009 World Touring Car Championship.

For 2009 D'Aste was due to continue in the WTCC for Proteam, [2] but the deal collapsed and returned instead to Wiechers-Sport. [3] He finished the season nineteenth in the drivers' standings with a best result of sixth at the Race of Germany.

Scuderia Proteam Motorsport (2010)

In 2010, D'Aste returned for a third stint at Proteam. [4] He elected to again miss the season finale at Macau in order to attend the Monza Rally Show, this despite still being in contention for the Independents' Trophy and leaving teammate Hernandez as Proteam's only title challenger. [5] D'Aste ended the season sixth in the Independents' Trophy and nineteenth in the overall standings with a best finish of ninth at the 2010 FIA WTCC Race of the Czech Republic. At the Rally of Monza he got a Fantastic 4th place overall and first of GT Cars at the wheel of the Lotus Exige GT Rally of PB Racing Team.

Wiechers-Sport and Official Lotus Evora GT4 Driver (2011–2012)

D'Aste returned to the WTCC midseason in 2011, replacing Urs Sonderegger at Wiechers-Sport from the sixth round in Portugal. [6] He qualified tenth and took the benefit of the race two reversed grid pole position on his first outing under the new qualifying rules. [7] He took the first point of the season for the team in race one but finished out of the points in the second race. D'Aste missed the next round of the WTCC to race in the GT4 European Cup – driving the Official Lotus Evora for Gianni Giudici's eponymous team – but he returned for the rounds at Oschersleben and Valencia. He finished the season 17th in the overall standings, by this time his best finish in the WTCC despite having only competed in three events. He arrived third in the European GT4 serie.

After selected outings in 2011, D'Aste returned to Wiechers-Sport for a full season in 2012. [8] D'Aste took his first overall WTCC win at the Salzburgring, where a series of punctures for the front wheel drive cars allowed him to pass race leader Robert Huff at the last corner. [9] For the fourth time in 2012, he started from the reversed grid pole at Suzuka; he led from start to finish to claim his second win of the season ahead of independent rival Pepe Oriola and Gabriele Tarquini. [10] D'Aste finished on the podium once again at the Race of China, finishing third behind Chevrolet drivers Huff and Menu in race one. He ran as high as second in race two but the drivers' door on his car was stuck open and he dropped down the order. He went to the Race of Macau in contention for the Yokohama Trophy, 15 points behind trophy leader Norbert Michelisz. He qualified behind both his rivals and was then caught up in a pileup at Lisboa corner on the first lap, which caused considerable damage to D'Aste's car and he retired on lap two. Another accident in race two meant he scored no points from the meeting and remained third in the Yokohama Trophy; although 2012 did mark his best placing in the overall championship so far, with seventh place. In 2012 he took part to the first edition of Rally of Sebino at the wheel of Lotus Exige GT Rally and he was the first Driver to win a race overall with a Lotus Exige 2WD competing with S2000 4wd and WRC cars. It was a great result.

D'Aste competing in the 2013 World Touring Car Championship. Stefano D'Aste 2013 WTCC Race of Japan (Practice 2).jpg
D'Aste competing in the 2013 World Touring Car Championship.

PB Racing (2013)

D'Aste established his own team called PB Racing for the 2013 season which he would drive a BMW 320 TC for. [11] He crashed out of the first race of the Race of Italy when he spun on the exit of Ascari on lap four and hit the barriers, skating over the track and then hitting the barriers on the other side before coming to a halt. He started race 2 from the back of the grid, but finished in 9th. [12]

D'Aste's PB Racing Lotus Exige V6 Cup R competing in the 24H Series. 24H Series 2023 Spa Nr. 726 (2).jpg
D'Aste's PB Racing Lotus Exige V6 Cup R competing in the 24H Series.

Racing record

Complete European Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2004 Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i MNZ
1
13		 MNZ
2
8		 VAL
1
14		 VAL
2
12		 MAG
1
10		 MAG
2
9		 HOC
1
16		 HOC
2
DNS		 BRN
1
16		 BRN
2
14		 DON
1
16		 DON
2
Ret		 SPA
1
Ret		 SPA
2
DNS		 IMO
1
15		 IMO
2
Ret		 OSC
1 		OSC
2 		DUB
1 		DUB
2 		20th1

Complete World Touring Car Championship results

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

YearTeamCar123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2005 Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i ITA
1
16		 ITA
2
22		 FRA
1
Ret		 FRA
2
DNS		 GBR
1
Ret		 GBR
2
Ret		 SMR
1
22		 SMR
2
15		 MEX
1
12		 MEX
2
11		 BEL
1
16		 BEL
2
2		 GER
1
20		 GER
2
19		 TUR
1
14		 TUR
2
15		 ESP
1
17		 ESP
2
17		 MAC
1
11		 MAC
2
Ret		18th8
2006 Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i ITA
1
14		 ITA
2
21		 FRA
1
18		 FRA
2
10		 GBR
1
19		 GBR
2
Ret		 GER
1
19		 GER
2
19		 BRA
1
Ret		 BRA
2
Ret		 MEX
1
22		 MEX
2
Ret		 CZE
1
13		 CZE
2
11		 TUR
1
12		 TUR
2
11		 ESP
1
20		 ESP
2
19		 MAC
1
Ret		 MAC
2
11		NC0
2007 Wiechers-Sport BMW 320si BRA
1
11		 BRA
2
13		 NED
1
17		 NED
2
18		 ESP
1
12		 ESP
2
18		 FRA
1
13		 FRA
2
Ret		 CZE
1
14		 CZE
2
10		 POR
1
11		 POR
2
14		 SWE
1
21		 SWE
2
19		 GER
1
17		 GER
2
13		 GBR
1
17		 GBR
2
17		 ITA
1
21		 ITA
2
10		 MAC
1
18		 MAC
2
12		NC0
2008 Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320si BRA
1
9		 BRA
2
16		 MEX
1
13		 MEX
2
14		 ESP
1
14		 ESP
2
15		 FRA
1
18		 FRA
2
14		 CZE
1
25		 CZE
2
21		 POR
1
19		 POR
2
16		 GBR
1
12		 GBR
2
7		 GER
1
9		 GER
2
13		 EUR
1
18		 EUR
2
16		 ITA
1
24		 ITA
2
14		 JPN
1
9		 JPN
2
23		 MAC
1 		MAC
2 		18th2
2009 Wiechers-Sport BMW 320si BRA
1
Ret		 BRA
2
20		 MEX
1
12		 MEX
2
16		 MAR
1
16		 MAR
2
13		 FRA
1
Ret		 FRA
2
DNS		 ESP
1
9		 ESP
2
9		 CZE
1
17		 CZE
2
15		 POR
1
10		 POR
2
9		 GBR
1
9		 GBR
2
13		 GER
1
6		 GER
1
16		 ITA
1
12		 ITA
2
10		 JPN
1
24		 JPN
2
10		 MAC
1
DNS		 MAC
2
DNS		18th3
2010 Scuderia Proteam Motorsport BMW 320si BRA
1
17		 BRA
1
15		 MAR
1
Ret		 MAR
2
11		 ITA
1
11		 ITA
2
11		 BEL
1
16		 BEL
2
13		 POR
1
14		 POR
1
13		 GBR
1
18		 GBR
2
11		 CZE
1
10		 CZE
2
9		 GER
1
15		 GER
2
16		 ESP
1
Ret		 ESP
2
DNS		 JPN
1
Ret		 JPN
2
17		 MAC
1 		MAC
2 		19th3
2011 Wiechers-Sport BMW 320 TC BRA
1 		BRA
2 		BEL
1 		BEL
2 		ITA
1 		ITA
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		CZE
1 		CZE
2 		POR
1
10		 POR
2
11		 GBR
1 		GBR
2 		GER
1
6		 GER
2
9		 ESP
2
10		 ESP
2
11		 JPN
1 		JPN
2 		CHN
1 		CHN
2 		MAC
1 		MAC
2 		17th12
2012 Wiechers-Sport BMW 320 TC ITA
1
11		 ITA
2
5		 ESP
1
11		 ESP
2
3		 MAR
1
5		 MAR
2
5		 SVK
1
5		 SVK
2
14		 HUN
1
17		 HUN
2
8		 AUT
1
Ret		 AUT
2
1		 POR
1
11		 POR
2
18		 BRA
1
17		 BRA
2
13		 USA
1
9		 USA
2
9		 JPN
1
8		 JPN
2
1		 CHN
1
3		 CHN
2
4		 MAC
1
Ret		 MAC
2
23		7th144
2013 PB Racing BMW 320 TC ITA
1
Ret		 ITA
2
9		 MAR
1
Ret		 MAR
2
14		 SVK
1
12		 SVK
2
11		 HUN
1
14		 HUN
2
11		 AUT
1
15		 AUT
2
DNS		 RUS
1
10		 RUS
2
8		 POR
1
8		 POR
2
12		 ARG
1
14		 ARG
2
10		 USA
1
10		 USA
2
10		 JPN
1
29		 JPN
2
9		 CHN
1
28		 CHN
2
9		 MAC
1
9		 MAC
2
Ret		16th22
2015 ALL–INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport Chevrolet RML Cruze TC1 ARG
1
9		 ARG
2
Ret		 MAR
1
9		 MAR
2
6		 HUN
1
14		 HUN
2
12		 GER
1
8		 GER
2
Ret		 RUS
1
16		 RUS
2
14		 SVK
1
11		 SVK
2
12		 FRA
1
14		 FRA
2
15†		 POR
1
13		 POR
2
Ret		 JPN
1
14		 JPN
2
9		 CHN
1
9		 CHN
2
13†		 THA
1
8		 THA
2
8		 QAT
1
17		 QAT
2
Ret		14th28

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 75% of the race distance.

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