Andrea Caldarelli
Italian racing driver (born 1990)
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Andrea Caldarelli (born 14 February 1990) is an Italian racing driver who currently competes in IMSA in the GTD Pro class for Pfaff Motorsports in a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo alongside Marco Mapelli and former IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe. He has competed in such series as Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, the Formula Three Euroseries, GP2 Asia, the GP3 Series and the Super Formula series.
Vitantonio Liuzzi (brother-in-law)
| Andrea Caldarelli | |
|---|---|
Caldarelli in 2019 | |
| Nationality | |
| Born | 14 February 1990 Pescara, Italy |
| Relatives | Vitaliano Caldarelli (father) Vitantonio Liuzzi (brother-in-law) |
| Super GT career | |
| Debut season | 2012 (GT500) |
| Current team | Lexus Team LeMans WAKO'S |
| Categorisation | |
| Car number | 6 |
| Former teams | Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S, Lexus Team Kraft |
| Starts | 47 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 3rd in 2014 |
| Previous series | |
| 2011, 2013 2011 2011 | Formula Nippon GP3 Series GP2 Asia |
| Championship titles | |
| 2019 2021-2022 2024 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup GT World Challenge America - Pro European Le Mans Series - LMGT3 |
Caldarelli undertook a Formula One test in 2008 with Toyota Racing[2] and in 2010 with Ferrari.[3]
Career
Super GT
Caldarelli claimed his maiden victory in Super GT in 2014. Driving alongside Daisuke Itō for Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S, Caldarelli claimed victory in the opening race of the season at Okayama.[4] The duo would finish the season second in the GT500-class championship to Tsugio Matsuda and Ronnie Quintarelli.[citation needed]
Lamborghini factory driver
Ahead of the 2017 Blancpain GT Series campaign, Caldarelli joined Lamborghini Squadra Corse's factory roster, taking part in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup campaign with GRT Grasser Racing Team.[5] Partnering with Christian Engelhart and Mirko Bortolotti, the trio claimed the series championship at season's end.[citation needed] Two years later, Caldarelli swept all three of the championships under the GT World Challenge Europe umbrella; the Endurance Cup, Sprint Cup, and combined championship at large.[6]

For the 2021 season, Caldarelli began competing in the United States, taking part in K-Pax Racing's return to the GT World Challenge America. Paired with Jordan Pepper, Caldarelli would claim nine overall victories in 13 races, taking the series championship two races early.[7][8] He returned to the team the following year,[9] successfully defending his title during the 2022 season.[10] In 2023, Caldarelli returned to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, taking part with Iron Lynx alongside co-drivers Bortolotti and Pepper.[11]
In July 2022, Caldarelli was named as one of the first drivers slated to compete in Lamborghini's LMDh entry, which debuted in 2024.[12]
Racing record
Racing career summary
† As Caldarelli was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete GP2 Series results
Complete GP2 Asia Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | CO2 Motorsport | ZOL 1 |
ZOL 2 |
IST 1 |
IST 2 |
MIS 1 23 |
MIS 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
LMS 1 |
LMS 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
NC† | 0 |
| 2007 | Prema Powerteam | ZOL 1 28† |
ZOL 2 14 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 21 |
HUN 1 9 |
HUN 2 33 |
DON 1 Ret |
DON 2 20 |
MAG 1 29 |
MAG 2 15 |
EST 1 27 |
EST 2 23 |
CAT 1 23 |
CAT 2 24 |
24th | 2 |
| 2008 | SG Formula | SPA 1 2 |
SPA 2 Ret |
SIL 1 2 |
SIL 2 3 |
HUN 1 2 |
HUN 2 2 |
NÜR 1 5 |
NÜR 2 3 |
LMS 1 2 |
LMS 2 2 |
EST 1 8 |
EST 2 12 |
CAT 1 3 |
CAT 2 2 |
3rd | 123 |
† As Caldarelli was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points
Complete GP3 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Nippon/Super Formula Results
(Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kondō Racing | Toyota | SUZ Ret |
AUT Ret |
FUJ 13 |
MOT 13 |
SUZ C |
SUG 9 |
MOT Ret |
MOT Ret |
16th | 0 | |
| 2013 | Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans | Toyota | SUZ 7 |
AUT | FUJ | MOT | SUG | SUZ Ret |
SUZ 5 |
13th | 4 | ||
| 2014 | Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans | Toyota | SUZ | FUJ | FUJ | FUJ Ret |
12th | 7 | |||||
| Petronas Team TOM'S | Toyota | MOT 3 |
AUT | SUG | SUZ | SUZ | |||||||
| 2015 | Lenovo Team Impul | Toyota | SUZ 11 |
OKA 6 |
FUJ 9 |
MOT 11 |
AUT 15 |
SUG 16 |
SUZ Ret |
SUZ 12 |
14th | 4 | |
| Source:[13] | |||||||||||||
Complete Super GT results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Lexus Team Kraft | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA Ret |
FUJ 12 |
SEP 10 |
SUG 6 |
SUZ 2 |
FUJ 7 |
AUT 13 |
MOT Ret |
13th | 28 |
| 2013 | Lexus Team TOM'S | Lexus SC430 | GT500 | OKA 15 |
FUJ 6 |
SEP 10 |
SUG 2 |
SUZ 5 |
FUJ 3 |
AUT 9 |
MOT 6 |
8th | 47 |
| 2014 | Lexus Team TOM'S | Lexus RC F | GT500 | OKA 1 |
FUJ 5 |
AUT 4 |
SUG 2 |
FUJ 9 |
SUZ 7 |
BUR 4 |
MOT 2 |
2nd | 79 |
| 2015 | Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S | Lexus RC F | GT500 | OKA 1 |
FUJ 6 |
CHA 6 |
FUJ 12 |
SUZ 8 |
SUG 9 |
AUT 12 |
MOT 1 |
5th | 56 |
| 2016 | Lexus Team LeMans WAKO's | Lexus RC F | GT500 | OKA 4 |
FUJ 5 |
SUG 4 |
FUJ 9 |
SUZ 4 |
CHA 3 |
MOT 4 |
MOT 2 |
2nd | 69 |
| 2017 | Lexus Team LeMans WAKO's | Lexus LC500 | GT500 | OKA 2 |
FUJ 2 |
AUT 13 |
SUG 3 |
FUJ 9 |
SUZ 7 |
CHA 2 |
MOT 13 |
3rd | 63 |
| 2018 | JLOC | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | SUZ | CHA 6 |
FUJ | SUG | AUT | MOT | 18th | 5 |
| Source:[14] | |||||||||||||
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Pro | MNZ 1 |
SIL 1 |
LEC 13 |
SPA 6H 2 |
SPA 12H 1 |
SPA 24H Ret |
CAT 3 |
1st | 86 |
| 2018 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Pro | MNZ 4 |
SIL 10 |
LEC 13 |
SPA 6H 55 |
SPA 12H 59 |
SPA 24H Ret |
CAT 13 |
31st | 13 |
| 2019 | Orange 1 FFF Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Pro | MNZ 2 |
SIL 6 |
LEC 3 |
SPA 6H 33 |
SPA 12H 21 |
SPA 24H 8 |
CAT 1 |
1st | 74 |
| 2020 | Orange 1 FFF Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Pro | IMO Ret |
NÜR 16 |
SPA 6H 2 |
SPA 12H 2 |
SPA 24H 38 |
LEC 3 |
9th | 37 | |
| 2021 | Orange 1 FFF Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Pro | MNZ 24 |
LEC 3 |
SPA 6H 2 |
SPA 12H 10 |
SPA 24H 8 |
NÜR 1 |
CAT 4 |
4th | 73 |
| 2022 | Orange 1 K-PAX Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Pro | IMO | LEC | SPA 6H 31 |
SPA 12H 22 |
SPA 24H 11 |
HOC | CAT | NC | 0 |
| 2023 | Iron Lynx | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Pro | MNZ 3 |
LEC 39† |
SPA 6H 61 |
SPA 12H Ret |
SPA 24H Ret |
NÜR Ret |
CAT 20 |
14th | 15 |
| 2024 | Iron Lynx | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Pro | LEC 2 |
SPA 6H 57† |
SPA 12H Ret |
SPA 24H Ret |
NÜR 9 |
MNZ | JED 7 |
10th | 27 |
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Pro | MIS QR |
MIS CR |
BRH QR |
BRH CR |
ZOL QR |
ZOL CR |
HUN QR |
HUN CR |
NÜR QR 2 |
NÜR CR 3 |
13th | 21 | [15] |
| 2018 | GRT Grasser Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | Pro | ZOL 1 6 |
ZOL 2 3 |
BRH 1 12 |
BRH 2 Ret |
MIS 1 4 |
MIS 2 20 |
HUN 1 16 |
HUN 2 11 |
NÜR 1 3 |
NÜR 2 5 |
9th | 37 | [16] |
| 2019 | Orange1 FFF Racing Team | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Pro | BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 2 |
MIS 1 1 |
MIS 2 2 |
ZAN 1 3 |
ZAN 2 7 |
NÜR 1 1 |
NÜR 2 3 |
HUN 1 5 |
HUN 2 4 |
1st | 92.5 | [17] |
| 2023 | VSR | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Pro | BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
VAL 1 15 |
VAL 2 12 |
ZAN 1 8 |
ZAN 2 4 |
14th | 9.5 | [18] |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
Complete British GT Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class)
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iron Lynx | LMGT3 | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10 | CAT 3 |
LEC 2 |
IMO 3 |
SPA Ret |
MUG 9 |
ALG 1 |
1st | 76 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lamborghini SC63 | Hypercar | 309 | 13th | 13th | ||