Vittorio Ghirelli

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Vittorio Ghirelli
Vittorio Ghirelli 2012.JPG
Ghirelli in 2012.
Nationality Flag of Italy.svg Italian
Born (1994-05-09) 9 May 1994 (age 30)
Fasano, Italy
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career
Debut season 2019
Current team PK Carsport
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number24
Former teamsRacers Motorsport, Hendriks Motorsport, Not Only Motorsport, Team Bleekemolen
Starts68
Wins16
Poles18
Fastest laps11
Best finish1st in 2020, 2024
Previous series
2017
2015
2014
201314
2012
201011
2011
2011
2010
Italian GT Championship
Renault Sport Trophy
Indy Lights
Auto GP
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
GP3 Series
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Italian Formula Three
Championship titles
2020
2019
2013
WES - EuroNASCAR 2
Smart EQ fortwo e-cup
Auto GP

Vittorio Ghirelli (born 9 May 1994 in Fasano [1] ) is an Italian racing driver that currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series for PK Carsport in the Elite 2 division and the smart EQ fortwo e-cup, where he is currently the series' defending champion. [2] Ghirelli won the Auto GP championship in 2013 for Super Nova International. He also previously competed in series such as Italian Formula Three, GP3 Series, and Indy Lights.

Contents

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2010 GP3 Series Atech CRS GP 140000034th
Italian Formula 3 Championship Team Ghinzani 20000023rd
EuroInternational 40000
BVM – Target Racing 20000
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia One Racing200003820th
Formula 3 Brazil Open Cesário Fórmula10000N/A5th
2011 GP3 Series Jenzer Motorsport 120000025th
Addax Team 20000
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 One Racing140000123rd
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 900031289th
2012 FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision 200001214th
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Comtec Racing 170000524th
2013 GP2 Series Venezuela GP Lazarus 100000127th
Auto GP Series Super Nova International 16215112221st
2014 Auto GP Series Super Nova International 40002449th
FMS Racing20000
Indy Lights Team Moore Racing 400009013th
2015 Renault Sport Trophy - Elite Zele Racing 60001469th
Renault Sport Trophy - Endurance 40000121st
2017 Italian GT Championship - Super GT3 Pro Audi Sport Italia1410041149th
2019 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2 Racers Motorsport600024883rd
PK Carsport 71002
2020 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR 2 Hendriks Motorsport1054474191st
2021 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR PRO Hendriks Motorsport-MOMO 1011223815th
Not Only Motorsport20001
2022 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR PRO Not Only Motorsport12010228313th
2023 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR PRO Team Bleekemolen1221143913rd
2024 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR PRO PK Carsport 13710495551st

Complete GP3 Series results

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

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2010 ATECH CRS GP CAT
FEA

DNS
CAT
SPR

DNS
IST
FEA

17
IST
SPR

26
VAL
FEA

20
VAL
SPR

22
SIL
FEA

20
SIL
SPR

21
HOC
FEA

15
HOC
SPR

16
HUN
FEA

24
HUN
SPR

15
SPA
FEA

Ret
SPA
SPR

Ret
MNZ
FEA

23
MNZ
SPR

21
34th0
2011 Jenzer Motorsport IST
FEA

25
IST
SPR

Ret
CAT
FEA

9
CAT
SPR

8
VAL
FEA

13
VAL
SPR

9
SIL
FEA

14
SIL
SPR

22
NÜR
FEA

13
NÜR
SPR

11
HUN
FEA

22
HUN
SPR

Ret
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
25th0
Addax Team MNZ
FEA

Ret
MNZ
SPR

18

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314PosPoints
2011 One Racing MNZ
1

9
MNZ
2

16
IMO
1

IMO
2

PAU
1

PAU
2

RBR
1

20
RBR
2

8
HUN
1

3
HUN
2

9
LEC
1

3
LEC
2

2
SPA
1

DNS
SPA
2

8
9th128

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617PosPoints
2012 Comtec Racing ALC
1

12
ALC
2

17
MON
1

16
SPA
1

20
SPA
2

Ret
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

Ret
MSC
1

11
MSC
2

Ret
SIL
1

8
SIL
2

10
HUN
1

21
HUN
2

17
LEC
1

17
LEC
2

23
CAT
1

20
CAT
2

19
24th5

Complete Auto GP results

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

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516PosPoints
2013 Super Nova International MNZ
1

4
MNZ
2

3
MAR
1

9
MAR
2

2
HUN
1

2
HUN
2

1
SIL
1

2
SIL
2

Ret
MUG
1

6
MUG
2

2
NÜR
1

3
NÜR
2

2
DON
1

1
DON
2

4
BRN
2

2
BRN
2

3
1st222
2014 Super Nova International MAR
1
MAR
2
LEC
1
LEC
2
HUN
1

8
HUN
2

2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
EST
1

2
EST
2

Ret
9th44
FMS Racing IMO
1

10
IMO
2

6
RBR
1
RBR
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2

Complete GP2 Series results

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

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2013 Venezuela GP Lazarus SEP
FEA
SEP
SPR
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
NÜR
FEA
NÜR
SPR
HUN
FEA

17
HUN
SPR

17
SPA
FEA

18
SPA
SPR

18
MNZ
FEA

10
MNZ
SPR

20
MRN
FEA

Ret
MRN
SPR

19
YMC
FEA

Ret
YMC
SPR

19
27th1

Indy Lights

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2014 Team Moore Racing STP
4
LBH
12
ALA
8
ALA
11
IND IND INDY POC TOR MDO MDO MIL SNM SNM 13th90

Complete NASCAR results

Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO

(key) (Bold – Pole position. Italics – Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained)

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213NWESPts
2021 Hendriks Motorsport-MOMO 50 Ford ESP
6
ESP
4
GBR
4
GBR
6
CZE
4
CZE
1*
CRO
2
CRO
4
BEL
4
BEL
5
5th381
Not Only Motorsport90 Chevy ITA
2
ITA
19
2022 36 Ford ESP
25
ESP
32
GBR
31
GBR
10
ITA
3
ITA
18
CZE
11^
CZE
5
BEL
2
BEL
19
CRO
21
CRO
15
13th283
2023 Team Bleekemolen72 Chevy ESP
4
ESP
16
GBR
2
GBR
14
ITA
5
ITA
1*
CZE
1*
CZE
2
GER
4*
GER
4
BEL
6
BEL
13
3rd391
2024 PK Carsport 24 ESP
1
ESP
2*
ITA
1*
ITA
1*
GBR
1*
GBR
7
NED
4
CZE
1*
CZE
2
GER
8
GER
1*
BEL
1*
BEL
10
1st555

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2 results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213NWESPts
2019 Racers Motorsport9 Ford VAL
2
VAL
3
FRA
6
FRA
5
BRH
4
BRH
10
3rd488
PK Carsport 11 Chevy MOS
7
MOS
3
24 VEN
1*
HOC
25
HOC
14^
ZOL
4
ZOL
4
2020 Hendriks Motorsport18 Ford ITA
2
ITA
4
ZOL
7
ZOL
2
MOS
1*
MOS
1*
VAL
1*
VAL
1*
ESP
16
ESP
1*
1st419

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References

  1. "Vittorio Ghirelli - Bio, News, Foto e Video". 21 November 2017.
  2. "Ghirelli Crowned smart e-cup Champion at Adria". e-racing365.com. e-racing365. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Auto GP
Champion

2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Lasse Sørensen
(Elite 2)
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
EuroNASCAR 2 Champion

2020
Succeeded by
Martin Doubek
Preceded by NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
EuroNASCAR PRO Champion

2024
Succeeded by
Incumbent