Vittorio Ghirelli

Vittorio Ghirelli
Vittorio Ghirelli
	Ghirelli in 2012.
Nationality	Italian
Born	9 May 1994 (age 30); Fasano, Italy
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career
Debut season	2019
Current team	PK Carsport
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	24
Former teams	Racers Motorsport, Hendriks Motorsport, Not Only Motorsport, Team Bleekemolen
Starts	68
Wins	16
Poles	18
Fastest laps	11
Best finish	1st in 2020, 2024
Previous series
2017; 2015; 2014; 2013–14; 2012; 2010–11; 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.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2010	GP3 Series	Atech CRS GP	14	0	0	0	0	0	34th
	Italian Formula 3 Championship	Team Ghinzani	2	0	0	0	0	0	23rd
		EuroInternational	4	0	0	0	0
		BVM – Target Racing	2	0	0	0	0
	Formula Renault 2.0 Italia	One Racing	2	0	0	0	0	38	20th
	Formula 3 Brazil Open	Cesário Fórmula	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	5th
2011	GP3 Series	Jenzer Motorsport	12	0	0	0	0	0	25th
	GP3 Series	Addax Team	2	0	0	0	0	0	25th
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	One Racing	14	0	0	0	0	1	23rd
	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps	One Racing	9	0	0	0	3	128	9th
2012	FIA Formula Two Championship	MotorSport Vision	2	0	0	0	0	12	14th
2012	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Comtec Racing	17	0	0	0	0	5	24th
2013	GP2 Series	Venezuela GP Lazarus	10	0	0	0	0	1	27th
2013	Auto GP Series	Super Nova International	16	2	1	5	11	222	1st
2014	Auto GP Series	Super Nova International	4	0	0	0	2	44	9th
	Auto GP Series	FMS Racing	2	0	0	0	0	44	9th
	Indy Lights	Team Moore Racing	4	0	0	0	0	90	13th
2015	Renault Sport Trophy - Elite	Zele Racing	6	0	0	0	1	46	9th
2015	Renault Sport Trophy - Endurance	Zele Racing	4	0	0	0	0	1	21st
2017	Italian GT Championship - Super GT3 Pro	Audi Sport Italia	14	1	0	0	4	114	9th
2019	NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2	Racers Motorsport	6	0	0	0	2	488	3rd
2019	NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 2	PK Carsport	7	1	0	0	2	488	3rd
2020	NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR 2	Hendriks Motorsport	10	5	4	4	7	419	1st
2021	NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR PRO	Hendriks Motorsport-MOMO	10	1	1	2	2	381	5th
2021	NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR PRO	Not Only Motorsport	2	0	0	0	1	381	5th
2022	NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR PRO	Not Only Motorsport	12	0	1	0	2	283	13th
2023	NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR PRO	Team Bleekemolen	12	2	1	1	4	391	3rd
2024	NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR PRO	PK Carsport	13	7	10	4	9	555	1st

Complete GP3 Series results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	DC
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	34th
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			25th
2011	Addax Team															MNZ FEA Ret	MNZ SPR 18	25th

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos	Points
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	9th	128

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Pos	Points
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	24th	5

Complete Auto GP results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pos	Points
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	1st	222
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	9th	44
2014	FMS Racing									IMO 1 10	IMO 2 6	RBR 1	RBR 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2			9th	44

Complete GP2 Series results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	DC	Points
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	27th	1

Indy Lights

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2014	Team Moore Racing	STP 4	LBH 12	ALA 8	ALA 11	IND	IND	INDY	POC	TOR	MDO	MDO	MIL	SNM	SNM	13th	90

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
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	NWES	Pts
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				5th	381
2021	Not Only Motorsport	90	Chevy											ITA 2	ITA 19		5th	381
2022	Not Only Motorsport	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		13th	283
2023	Team Bleekemolen	72	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		3rd	391
2024	PK Carsport	24	Chevy	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	1st	555

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2 results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	NWES	Pts
2019	Racers Motorsport	9	Ford	VAL 2	VAL 3	FRA 6	FRA 5	BRH 4	BRH 10								3rd	488
	PK Carsport	11	Chevy							MOS 7	MOS 3
	PK Carsport	24	Chevy									VEN 1*	HOC 25	HOC 14^	ZOL 4	ZOL 4
2020	Hendriks Motorsport	18	Ford	ITA 2	ITA 4	ZOL 7	ZOL 2	MOS 1*	MOS 1*	VAL 1*	VAL 1*	ESP 16	ESP 1*				1st	419

References

^ "Vittorio Ghirelli - Bio, News, Foto e Video". 21 November 2017.
^ "Ghirelli Crowned smart e-cup Champion at Adria". e-racing365.com. e-racing365. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.

External links

Official website
Vittorio Ghirelli career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	Auto GP Champion 2013	Succeeded by Kimiya Sato
Preceded by Lasse Sørensen (Elite 2)	NASCAR Whelen Euro Series EuroNASCAR 2 Champion 2020	Succeeded by Martin Doubek
Preceded by Gianmarco Ercoli	NASCAR Whelen Euro Series EuroNASCAR PRO Champion 2024	Succeeded by Incumbent

[1] "Vittorio Ghirelli - Bio, News, Foto e Video". 21 November 2017.

[Ghirelli_E-Cup_Champion-2] "Ghirelli Crowned smart e-cup Champion at Adria". e-racing365.com. e-racing365. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.

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