Alberto Di Folco

Italian racing driver (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alberto Maria Di Folco (born 21 March 1996) is an Italian racing driver set to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Tresor Attempto Racing. Dividing his time between Lamborghini and Audi, he has finished runner-up twice in Italian GT and once in GTWC Europe.

NationalityItaly Italian
Born (1996-03-21) 21 March 1996 (age 30)
Rome, Italy
Racing licence FIA Silver
2014Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro-Am
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Alberto Di Folco
Di Folco in 2024
NationalityItaly Italian
Born (1996-03-21) 21 March 1996 (age 30)
Rome, Italy
Racing licence FIA Silver
Championship titles
2014Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro-Am
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Career

Di Folco made his car racing debut in 2012, at the 6 Hours of Vallelunga, which he won in the Silver class.[1] The following year, Di Folco joined Team Torino Motorsport to make his single-seater debut in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series.[2] After competing in the first two rounds and scoring a best result of 11th at Vallelunga, Di Folco joined ART Junior Team to race in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup.[3] Competing in the final four rounds in the series, Di Folco scored a best result of eighth in race three at Most.[4]

Switching to sports cars in 2014, Di Folco joined Imperiale Racing to race in the Pro-Am class of Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe.[5] In his first season in the series, Di Folco won three times in class and scored six more podiums to clinch the Pro-Am title.[6] Remaining in the series for the following year, Di Folco joined Raton Racing as he stepped up to the Pro class.[7] In his sophomore season, Di Folco scored a lone win at Spa and three more podiums to end the year third in points.[8] During 2015, Di Folco also made a one-off appearance in the Blancpain Sprint Series for Grasser Racing Team at Misano.[9]

In 2016, Di Folco joined Antonelli Motorsport to race in the Super GT3 class of the Italian GT Championship.[10] In his first season in the series, Di Folco scored wins at Mugello and Vallelunga en route to a sixth-place points finish in Super GT3.[11][12] During 2016, Di Folco also made a one-off appearance in the Le Castellet round of the Blancpain Endurance Series for the same team.[13] The following year, Di Folco joined FFF Racing Team to race in Blancpain GT Series Asia alongside Aidan Read.[14] In his only season in the series, Di Folco scored four class podiums, including a best class result of second at Zhejiang to finish the year fourth in the Silver Cup.[15] Joining Target Racing for the following two seasons,[16][17] Di Folco primarily competed in International GT Open, two Pro-Am class podiums, as well as returning to Super Trofeo Europe competition in the latter year, winning both races at Silverstone in Pro-Am.[18] During both years, Di Folco also raced at the 24 Hours of Spa for the same team, scoring an Am class podium in both years.[19][20]

Continuing with Target Racing for 2020, Di Folco raced in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe alongside Kevin Rossel, scoring a lone win at the Nürburgring as the duo finished third in the Pro standings.[21] Joining Imperiale Racing the following year, Di Folco raced in the Italian GT Endurance Championship, winning at Mugello and finishing on the podium twice more to secure runner-up honors in GT3.[22] During 2021, Di Folco also made a one-off appearance in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe at Monza, in which he won race two,[23] and also raced in the 24 Hours of Spa for GRT Grasser Racing Team.[24]

Returning to Imperiale Racing for 2022, Di Folco raced with them in the Italian GT Sprint Championship.[25] In his first season in the Sprint Championship, Di Folco scored wins at Monza,[26] Imola and Mugello to end the year fourth in the overall GT3 standings.[27][28] During 2022, Di Folco also made one-off appearances in GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup and International GT Open with the same team,[29][30] as well as racing in the 24 Hours of Spa for Team Tresor.[31] The following year, Di Folco joined Boutsen VDS to compete in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups.[32] In the former, Di Folco scored a class win at Barcelona and a podium at Le Castellet en route to a fourth-place points finish in the Gold Cup.[33] In the latter, Di Folco scored class wins at Brands Hatch,[34] Misano and Hockenheimring to secure runner-up honors in the Gold Cup.[35][36]

Transitioning to Vincenzo Sospiri Racing for 2024, Di Folco raced with them for the full Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup and for the first two rounds of the Italian GT Championship Sprint Cup.[37] In his second full-time season in the Endurance Series, Di Folco finished on the podium in all but one race to secure runner-up honors in the overall GT3 standings.[38] In parallel, Di Folco raced in select rounds of Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe for Rexal Villorba Corse,[39] scoring a lone podium at Spa to take 12th in the Pro standings.[40] During 2024, Di Folco also made one-off appearances for Oregon Team in International GT Open,[41] as well as in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Imperiale Racing.[42]

Di Folco then returned to Tresor Attempto Racing for a dual campaign in the Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup and the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[43] Finishing 11th in the former's GT3 Pro-Am standings, Di Folco found more success in the latter, scoring a class podium at Monza en route to an eighth-place finish in the Silver Cup standings despite missing the finale at Barcelona.[44] The following year, Di Folco remained with the team to race in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[45]

Karting record

Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2010 WSK Master Series — KF3 Primavera Antonina 6th
Italian Open Masters — KF3 12th
WSK Nations Cup — KF3 Chiesa Corse 22nd
2011 WSK Master Series — KF2 RTM
Formula K		 4th
WSK Euro Series — KF2 RTM
Comer S.p.a.[a]		 55th
Italian Karting Championship — KF2 RTM 5th
Karting European Championship — KF2 NC
WSK Final Cup — KF2 Millennium Motorsport 13th
South European KF2 Trophy RTM di Maccarone Massimiliano 24th
Karting World Cup — KF2 Formula K NC
2012 South Garda Winter Cup — KF2 11th
WSK Master Series — KF2 Intrepid Driver Program 78th
WSK Euro Series — KF2 Millennium Motorsport
Morsicani Racing[b]		 64th
Karting European Championship — KF2 Millennium Motorsport 40th
Italian Karting Championship — KF2 11th
Karting World Cup — KF2 8th
2013 Italian Karting Championship — KZ2 Galiffa Kart NC
Sources:[46][47][48][49][50][51]
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Racing record

Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 6 Hours of Vallelunga – Silver Leonardo Maddalena 1 1 0 0 1 N/a 1st
2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series Team Torino Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 0 28th
Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup ART Junior Team 9 0 0 0 0 73 20th
2014 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro-Am Imperiale Racing 12 3 0 1 9 129 1st
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals – Pro-Am 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2015 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro Raton Racing 12 1 0 1 4 90 3rd
Blancpain Sprint Series Grasser Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain Sprint Series – Silver 0 1 1 1 7 8th
2016 Italian GT Championship – Super GT3 Antonelli Motorsport 14 2 0 0 4 114 6th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Am 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2017 Blancpain GT Series Asia FFF Racing Team by ACM 12 0 0 0 1 62 8th
Blancpain GT Series Asia – Silver 0 0 0 3 131 4th
2018 International GT Open Target Racing 12 0 0 0 0 12 24th
International GT Open – Pro-Am 8 0 0 0 1 21 10th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Am 0 0 0 1 34 15th
2019 International GT Open – Pro-Am Raton Racing by Target 8 0 0 0 1 17 13th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro-Am 31 7th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro 64 6th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Am 0 0 0 1 28 16th
2020 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro Target Racing 10 1 0 0 4 80 3rd
2021 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro Imperiale Racing 2 1 0 0 1 25 13th
Italian GT Endurance Championship – GT3 4 1 0 0 3 50 2nd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GRT Grasser Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2022 Italian GT Sprint Championship – GT3 Imperiale Racing 8 3 0 0 3 76 4th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 2 0 0 0 0 3 22nd
International GT Open 2 0 0 0 0 4 23rd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Audi Sport Team Tresor 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 0 0 0 0 6 28th
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Boutsen VDS 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Gold 1 0 1 2 83 4th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 0 0 0 0 8.5 17th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Gold 3 1 3 6 105 2nd
Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring – CUP3 Team Mathol Racing e.V. 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2024 Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup – GT3 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing 4 0 1 1 3 62 2nd
Italian GT Championship Sprint Cup – GT3 4 0 0 0 2 34 NC
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro Rexal Villorba Corse 10 0 0 0 1 29 12th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Imperiale Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Gold 0 0 0 1 0 NC
International GT Open Oregon Team 2 0 0 0 0 3 30th
2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Tresor Attempto Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 0 0 2 1 42 8th
Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup – GT3 Pro-Am 4 0 0 0 0 9 11th
2026 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Tresor Attempto Racing
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze
Sources:[52][46][53]
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Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results

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

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points
2013 Team Torino Motorsport VLL
1
18		 VLL
2
11		 IMO1
1
17		 IMO1
2
24		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 MIS
1		 MIS
2		 MUG
1		 MUG
2		 IMO2
1		 IMO2
2		 28th 0
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Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup results

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

More information Year, Team ...
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Points
2013 ART Junior Team HOC
1		 HOC
2		 HOC
3		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 SPA
1
Ret		 SPA
2
12		 ASS
1
10		 ASS
2
13		 MST
1
13		 MST
2
18		 MST
3
8		 ZAN
1
12		 ZAN
2
9		 ZAN
3
C		 20th 73
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Complete GT World Challenge results

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

More information Year, Team ...
Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
2015 Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Silver NOG
QR		 NOG
CR		 BRH
QR		 BRH
CR		 ZOL
QR		 ZOL
CR		 MSC
QR		 MSC
CR		 ALG
QR		 ALG
CR		 MIS
QR
16		 MIS
CR
DNS		 ZAN
QR		 ZAN
CR		 8th 7
2022 Imperiale Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Pro BRH
1		 BRH
2		 MAG
1		 MAG
2		 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 MIS
1
13		 MIS
2
7		 VAL
1		 VAL
2		 22th 3
2023 Boutsen VDS Audi R8 LMS Evo II Gold BRH
1
9		 BRH
2
26		 MIS
1
6		 MIS
2
Ret		 HOC
1
10		 HOC
2
10		 VAL
1
29		 VAL
2
8		 ZAN
1
20		 ZAN
2
17		 2nd 105
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GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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

More information Year, Team ...
Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2016 Antonelli Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Pro-Am MNZ SIL LEC
39		 SPA
6H		 SPA
12H		 SPA
24H		 NÜR NC 0
2018 Target Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA
6H
38		 SPA
12H
40		 SPA
24H
30		 CAT 15th 34
2019 Raton Racing by Target Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA
6H
46		 SPA
12H
39		 SPA
24H
36		 CAT 16th 28
2021 GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Silver MNZ LEC SPA
6H
46		 SPA
12H
35		 SPA
24H
Ret		 NÜR CAT NC 0
2022 Tresor by Car Collection Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver IMO LEC SPA
6H
21		 SPA
12H
Ret		 SPA
24H
Ret		 HOC CAT 28th 6
2023 Boutsen VDS Audi R8 LMS Evo II Gold MNZ
Ret		 LEC
11		 SPA
6H
14		 SPA
12H
46		 SPA
24H
42		 NUR
12		 CAT
13		 4th 83
2024 Imperiale Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Gold LEC SPA
6H		 SPA
12H		 SPA
24H		 NÜR MNZ JED
33		 NC 0
2025 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver LEC
23		 MNZ
13		 SPA
6H
16		 SPA
12H
61†		 SPA
24H
Ret		 NÜR
Ret		 BAR 8th 42
2026 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Bronze LEC
43		 MNZ
 SPA
6H
 SPA
12H
 SPA
24H
 NÜR
 ALG
 NC* 0*
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Complete GT World Challenge Asia results

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

More information Year, Team ...
Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Pts
2017 FFF Racing Team by ACM Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Silver SEP
1
7		 SEP
2
4		 BUR
1
3		 BUR
2
3		 SUZ
1
6		 SUZ
2
3		 FUJ
1
6		 FUJ
2
7		 SHA
1
7		 SHA
2
5		 ZHE
1
2		 ZHE
2
5		 4th 131
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Complete International GT Open results

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

More information Year, Entrant ...
Year Entrant Chassis Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2018 Target Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Pro-Am EST
1		 EST
2		 LEC
1
4		 LEC
2
6		 SPA
1
5		 SPA
2
4		 HUN
1
Ret		 HUN
2
Ret		 SIL
1
6		 SIL
2
3		 10th 21
Pro MNZ
1
Ret		 MNZ
2
Ret		 CAT
1
23		 CAT
2
6		 24th 12
2019 Raton Racing by Target Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Pro-Am LEC
1
8		 LEC
2
5		 HOC
1
7		 HOC
2
6		 SPA
1
6		 SPA
2
8		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 CAT
1		 CAT
2		 MNZ
1
3		 MNZ
2
6		 13th 17
2022 Target Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Pro EST
1
 EST
2
 LEC
1
 LEC
2
 SPA
 HUN
1
 HUN
2
 RBR
1
 RBR
2
 MNZ
1
18†		 MNZ
2
7		 CAT
1
 CAT
2
 23rd 4
2024 Oregon Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Pro ALG
1		 ALG
2		 HOC
1		 HOC
2		 SPA HUN
1		 HUN
2		 LEC
1		 LEC
2		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 CAT
1
8		 CAT
2
Ret		 MNZ 30th 2
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Di Folco competed for RTM in round 1 and for Comer S.p.a. in round 4.
  2. [b]
    Di Folco competed for Millenium Motorsport in rounds 2-3 and for Morsicani Racing in round 4.

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