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.
Career
Karting
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
In 2011, Pizzitola made his début 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 Vaxivière with seven podiums, including wins at Lédenon, 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 Nürburgring 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 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]
Racing record
Career summary
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | R-ace GP | HOC 1 4 |
HOC 2 2 |
HOC 3 3 |
NÜR 1 9 |
NÜR 2 3 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
OSC 3 |
ASS 1 3 |
ASS 2 Ret |
RBR 1 8 |
RBR 2 Ret |
MST 1 |
MST 2 |
MST 3 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
SPA 1 10 |
SPA 2 17 |
13th | 141 |
| 2013 | ART Junior Team | HOC 1 6 |
HOC 2 11 |
HOC 3 1 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 4 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SPA 1 23 |
SPA 2 2 |
ASS 1 6 |
ASS 2 6 |
MST 1 6 |
MST 2 8 |
MST 3 5 |
ZAN 1 3 |
ZAN 2 Ret |
ZAN 3 C |
6th | 190 | |||
| 2014 | Manor MP Motorsport | MNZ 1 3 |
MNZ 2 5 |
SIL 1 WD |
SIL 2 WD |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
ASS 1 |
ASS 2 |
MST 1 6 |
MST 2 8 |
MST 3 C |
NÜR 1 1 |
NÜR 2 3 |
NÜR 3 C |
14th | 114 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
| 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 | RBR 5 |
LEC 7 |
SPA 9 |
EST | 20th | 18 |
| 2017 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL Ret |
MNZ Ret |
RBR Ret |
LEC 8 |
SPA Ret |
ALG 11 |
20th | 4.5 |
| 2018 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 4 |
MNZ 1 |
RBR 1 |
SIL 1 |
SPA 12‡ |
ALG 4 |
1st | 100.25 |
| 2019 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 14 |
MNZ 12 |
CAT 6 |
SIL 6 |
SPA 10 |
ALG 5 |
14th | 28 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |  Algarve Pro Racing
|
 Chris Hoy Michael Munemann
|
Ligier JS P2-Nissan | LMP2 | 341 | 17th | 12th |
| 2018 |  G-Drive Racing
|
Roman Rusinov Jean-Éric Vergne
|
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 369 | DSQ | DSQ |
| 2019 | Algarve Pro Racing
|
 John Falb David Zollinger
|
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 357 | 15th | 10th |
References
- ^ "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
- Andrea Pizzitola career summary at DriverDB.com
