Antonio Giovinazzi

Antonio Giovinazzi
Giovinazzi at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans
Born
Antonio Maria Giovinazzi

(1993-12-14) 14 December 1993 (age 30)
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season2016
Current teamFerrari AF Corse[1][2]
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number51
Former teamsESM
Starts16
Championships0
Wins1
Podiums4
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish4th in 2023 (HY)
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityItaly Italian
Active years2017, 20192021
TeamsSauber, Alfa Romeo
Car number99
Entries62 (62 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points21
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry2017 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
24 Hours of Le Mans career
Years2018, 20232024
TeamsAF Corse, Ferrari
Best finish1st (2023)
Class wins1 (2023)
Previous series
2022
2016
2015–2016
2015
20132015
2013
2012
2012
Formula E
GP2 Series
ALMS
DTM
FIA F3 European
British F3
Formula Pilota China
Formula Abarth
Championship titles
2015
2012
Masters of F3
Formula Pilota China
Websitewww.antoniogiovinazzi.com

Antonio Maria Giovinazzi (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo dʒoviˈnattsi]; born 14 December 1993) is an Italian racing driver, currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Ferrari. Giovinazzi competed in Formula One between 2017 and 2021. In endurance racing, Giovinazzi won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2023 with Ferrari.

Born in Martina Franca, Taranto, Giovinazzi began competitive kart racing aged six, winning several national and international titles. Graduating to junior formulae in 2012, he won his first championship at the Formula Pilota China that year. After finishing runner-up in the 2013 British Formula 3 Championship, Giovinazzi moved to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in 2014, finishing runner-up to Felix Rosenqvist the following season and winning the Masters of Formula 3. Giovinazzi then progressed to the GP2 Series in 2016, finishing runner-up to Pierre Gasly in his rookie season with Prema.

A reserve driver for Sauber, Ferrari and Haas in 2017, Giovinazzi made his Formula One debut for the former at the Australian Grand Prix, replacing an injured Pascal Wehrlein for the opening two rounds of the season. Following another season as a reserve driver for Sauber and Ferrari in 2018, Giovinazzi signed for Sauber—re-branded as Alfa Romeo—as a full-time driver for the 2019 season. He scored his maiden points finish at the Austrian Grand Prix, with a career-best fifth at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Giovinazzi remained at Alfa Romeo for the 2020 season, scoring three points finishes throughout the season. Retaining his seat for 2021, he scored further points in Monaco and Saudi Arabia, before being dropped by Alfa Romeo at the conclusion of the season. Giovinazzi has since remained a reserve driver for Ferrari, a role he has held continuously since 2017.

Outside of Formula One, Giovinazzi has competed in the 2021–22 Formula E World Championship with Dragon, and in the FIA World Endurance Championship since 2016. Joining the Ferrari 499P Hypercar project in its inaugural 2023 season, Giovinazzi won the 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi. Giovinazzi has also competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, the Asian Le Mans Series and the European Le Mans Series.

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  2. ^ "FIA WEC Reveal 38 Car Full Season Entry, 13 Hypercars For Breakthrough Season". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 28 February 2024.

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