Andrea Pizzitola (born 19 June 1992) is a professional French racing driver. He is best known for finishing as the runner-up in the 2011 French F4 Championship season.
Andrea Pizzitola
Pizzitola in 2012.
Nationality
French
Born
(1992-06-19) 19 June 1992 (age 31) Montpellier (France)
Born in Montpellier, Pizzitola entered karting in 2008, racing in local championships.[1] His best achievement was eighth place in the French KF2 Championship in 2011.[2]
Pizzitola stayed with R-Ace GP — rebranded as the ART Junior Team for 2013.[8] He took his first Eurocup podium in the series finale at Barcelona, as well as another four-point-scoring positions.[9] He also continued competing in Formula Renault 2.0 NEC, winning his first Formula Renault race at Hockenheim, improving to sixth in the standings.[10]
For the 2014 season, Pizzitola switched to ManorMP Motorsport. It helped him to secure his first Eurocup win at Alcañiz.[11] He had another win at the Hungaroring, finally finishing the season in fourth place in the championship.[12] As in previous years, he combined his Eurocup participations with the NEC series, winning a race at the Nürburgring.[13]
^. Autosport Academy. French F4 Championship. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^Allen, Peter (20 October 2013). "Weekend Review: Bortolotti closes F2 season in dominant fashion". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 3 November 2014. Pierre Gasly won both races, giving him third in the final standings behind Andrea Pizzitola.
^"Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2012 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^"Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2012 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^"A generation full of promise". World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 18 February 2013. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^"Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 203 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^Khorounzhiy, Valentin (7 April 2013). "Pizzitola triumphs in reverse-grid race at Hockenheim". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^Musker, Ant (27 April 2014). "Maiden Eurocup victory for Andrea Pizzitola". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^Khorounzhiy, Valentin (13 September 2014). "Pizzitola takes second Eurocup win in Saturday race at Hungaroring". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^David, Gruz (19 September 2014). "Pizzitola triumphs in Formula Renault NEC race one at Nurburgring". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
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Andrea Pizzitola born 19 June 1992 is a professional French racing driver He is best known for finishing as the runner up in the 2011 French F4 Championship season Andrea PizzitolaPizzitola in 2012 NationalityFrenchBorn 1992 06 19 19 June 1992 age 31 Montpellier France European Le Mans Series careerDebut season2016Current teamG Drive RacingCar number10Former teamsAlgarve Pro RacingStarts21Wins3Poles1Fastest laps3Best finish1st in 2018Previous series20152012 142012 142011Renault Sport TrophyEurocup Formula Renault 2 0Formula Renault 2 0 NECFrench F4 ChampionshipChampionship titles20162015European Le Mans SeriesRenault Sport Trophy Elite Class Contents 1 Career 1 1 Karting 1 2 Formula Renault 2 Racing record 2 1 Career summary 2 2 Complete European Le Mans Series results 2 3 24 Hours of Le Mans results 3 References 4 External linksCareer editKarting edit Born in Montpellier Pizzitola entered karting in 2008 racing in local championships 1 His best achievement was eighth place in the French KF2 Championship in 2011 2 Formula Renault edit In 2011 Pizzitola made his debut in single seaters taking part in the French F4 Championship 1 6 litre category 3 He finished as runner up to his future Eurocup rival Matthieu Vaxiviere with seven podiums including wins at Ledenon Val de Vienne and Albi 4 Pizzitola moved to the 2 litre Formula Renault machinery in 2012 joining R Ace GP in the Formula Renault Eurocup 5 He finished 21st with two point scoring finishes 6 He also had eleven starts in the Formula Renault 2 0 Northern European Cup with the same team collecting podiums at Hockenheim the Nurburgring and Assen 7 Pizzitola stayed with R Ace GP rebranded as the ART Junior Team for 2013 8 He took his first Eurocup podium in the series finale at Barcelona as well as another four point scoring positions 9 He also continued competing in Formula Renault 2 0 NEC winning his first Formula Renault race at Hockenheim improving to sixth in the standings 10 For the 2014 season Pizzitola switched to Manor MP Motorsport It helped him to secure his first Eurocup win at Alcaniz 11 He had another win at the Hungaroring finally finishing the season in fourth place in the championship 12 As in previous years he combined his Eurocup participations with the NEC series winning a race at the Nurburgring 13 Racing record editCareer summary edit Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position 2010 French Renault Clio Cup Speed Car 14 0 0 0 0 102 16th 2011 French F4 Championship Auto Sport Academy 14 3 0 2 7 120 2nd 2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2 0 R ace GP 14 0 1 0 0 12 21st Formula Renault 2 0 NEC 11 0 0 1 4 141 13th 2013 Eurocup Formula Renault 2 0 ART Junior Team 14 0 0 0 1 39 13th Formula Renault 2 0 NEC 14 1 2 1 3 190 6th Blancpain Endurance Series Speed Car 1 0 0 0 0 N A NC 2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2 0 Manor MP Motorsport 14 2 2 0 1 108 4th Formula Renault 2 0 NEC 6 1 2 1 3 114 14th 2015 Renault Sport Trophy Elite Class ART Junior Team 9 2 0 1 6 140 1st Renault Sport Endurance Trophy 6 2 2 1 5 95 2nd 2016 European Le Mans Series Algarve Pro Racing 3 0 0 0 0 18 20th 24 Hours of Le Mans LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N A 12th 2017 European Le Mans Series Algarve Pro Racing 6 0 0 0 0 4 5 20th 2018 European Le Mans Series G Drive Racing 6 3 1 0 3 100 25 1st 24 Hours of Le Mans LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N A DSQ 2018 19 Asian Le Mans Series Algarve Pro Racing 4 2 1 1 3 69 2nd 2019 European Le Mans Series Algarve Pro Racing 6 0 0 0 0 28 14th 24 Hours of Le Mans LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N A 10th Complete European Le Mans Series results edit Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2016 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4 5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR5 LEC7 SPA9 EST 20th 18 2017 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4 2 L V8 SILRet MNZRet RBRRet LEC8 SPARet ALG11 20th 4 5 2018 G Drive Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4 2 L V8 LEC4 MNZ1 RBR1 SIL1 SPA12 ALG4 1st 100 25 2019 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4 2 L V8 LEC14 MNZ12 CAT6 SIL6 SPA10 ALG5 14th 28 Half points awarded as less than 75 of race distance was completed 24 Hours of Le Mans results edit Year Team Co Drivers Car Class Laps Pos ClassPos 2016 nbsp Algarve Pro Racing nbsp Chris Hoy nbsp Michael Munemann Ligier JS P2 Nissan LMP2 341 17th 12th 2018 nbsp G Drive Racing nbsp Roman Rusinov nbsp Jean Eric Vergne Oreca 07 Gibson LMP2 369 DSQ DSQ 2019 nbsp Algarve Pro Racing nbsp John Falb nbsp David Zollinger Oreca 07 Gibson LMP2 357 15th 10thReferences edit ANDREA PIZZITOLA World Series by Renault Renault Sport Archived from the original on 12 April 2014 Retrieved 3 November 2014 French Championship KF2 2011 standings driverdb com Driver Database Retrieved 3 November 2014 Drivers 2011 Autosport Academy French F4 Championship Archived from the original on 3 October 2011 Retrieved 3 November 2014 Allen Peter 20 October 2013 Weekend Review Bortolotti closes F2 season in dominant fashion Paddock Scout Retrieved 3 November 2014 Pierre Gasly won both races giving him third in the final standings behind Andrea Pizzitola Motorland Aragon Collective Test 1 PDF World Series by Renault Renault Sport 4 May 2012 Retrieved 3 November 2014 Formula Renault 2 0 Eurocup 2012 standings driverdb com Driver Database Retrieved 3 November 2014 Formula Renault 2 0 NEC 2012 standings driverdb com Driver Database Retrieved 3 November 2014 A generation full of promise World Series by Renault Renault Sport 18 February 2013 Archived from the original on 12 April 2013 Retrieved 3 November 2014 Formula Renault 2 0 Eurocup 203 standings driverdb com Driver Database Retrieved 3 November 2014 Khorounzhiy Valentin 7 April 2013 Pizzitola triumphs in reverse grid race at Hockenheim Paddock Scout Retrieved 3 November 2014 Musker Ant 27 April 2014 Maiden Eurocup victory for Andrea Pizzitola Paddock Scout Retrieved 3 November 2014 Khorounzhiy Valentin 13 September 2014 Pizzitola takes second Eurocup win in Saturday race at Hungaroring Paddock Scout Retrieved 3 November 2014 David Gruz 19 September 2014 Pizzitola triumphs in Formula Renault NEC race one at Nurburgring Paddock Scout Retrieved 3 November 2014 External links editAndrea Pizzitola career summary at DriverDB com Sporting positions Preceded byInaugural Renault Sport Trophy Elite ClassChampion2015 Succeeded byPieter Schothorst Preceded byMemo RojasLeo Roussel European Le Mans SeriesLMP2 Champion2018 With Roman Rusinov Succeeded byMemo RojasPaul Loup ChatinPaul Lafargue Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andrea Pizzitola amp oldid 1219774483, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
