Vittorio Ghirelli
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.
| Vittorio Ghirelli | |
|---|---|
![]() Ghirelli in 2012. | |
| Nationality | |
| Born | 9 May 1994 Fasano, Italy |
| NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career | |
| Debut season | 2019 |
| Current team | Team Bleekemolen |
| Racing licence | |
| Car number | 72 |
| Former teams | Racers Motorsport, PK Carsport, Hendriks Motorsport, Not Only Motorsport |
| Starts | 53 |
| Wins | 9 |
| Poles | 8 |
| Fastest laps | 7 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2020 |
| Finished last season | 5th in 2021 |
| 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 |
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 |
| Addax Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | One Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23rd | |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 128 | 9th | ||
| 2012 | FIA Formula Two Championship | MotorSport Vision | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14th |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| FMS Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 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 |
| Renault Sport Trophy - Endurance | 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 |
| PK Carsport | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 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 |
| Not Only Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 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 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 281 | 2nd* |
* Season still in progress.
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 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | ||
| Addax Team | MNZ FEA Ret |
MNZ SPR 18 |
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 | ||||||
| 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)
| 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 |
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 | 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 | |||||
| Not Only Motorsport | 90 | 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 |
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 |
BEL |
2nd* | 281* | |||
* Season still in progress.
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 |
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| 24 | 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
