Matteo Quintarelli
Italian-Emirati racing driver (born 2007)
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Matteo Quintarelli (born 13 June 2007) is an Italian racing driver who lives in Dubai. He currently competes in the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series with Ultimate AF Corse in the LMP3 Category. He previously competed in Formula 4 with Sainteloc Racing in the Formula 4 UAE Championship and F4 Spanish Championship respectively.[1]
| Matteo Quintarelli | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Italy |
| Born | 13 June 2007 |
| Asian Le Mans Series career | |
| Debut season | 2024-25 |
| Current team | Ultimate AF Corse |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 35 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | currently 1st in 2024-25 |
| Finished last season | 1st |
| Previous series | |
| 2023 2023 20242024 | Italian F4 Championship Euro 4 Championship F4 Spanish Championship Formula 4 UAE Championship |
He is not related to fellow Italian racing driver Ronnie Quintarelli.
Career
Formula 4
2022
Quintarelli made his racing debut in the Formula 4 UAE Trophy Round, which is on the support bill of the Formula One Grand Prix held in Abu Dhabi. He drove for the Yas Heat Racing Academy, finishing ninth and eleventh in the two races respectively.[2]
2023
Quintarelli was then announced to be contesting the full 2024 Formula 4 UAE season, driving for the same team that he was with in the Trophy Round. He had a tough campaign finishing 34th in the standings with a best result of 16th.[3] Quintarelli would then move over to Europe to drive in Italian F4 with R-ace GP.[4] He finished 31st in the standings with a season-best result of 13th place.[5] He also competed in one round of the Euro 4 Championship, finishing as high as 16th over three races.[6]
2024
Quintarelli was then confirmed to be part of Saintéloc Racing's 2024 F4 Spanish Championship squad for the season.[1] In preparation, he also would contest in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship with the team.[7] Quintarelli impressed, managing to score a best result of 4th at Yas Marina on his way to 13th place in the standings, showing considerable improvement.[8][9] He then moved on to his main season in the F4 Spanish Championship, where he impressed on debut as he finished fourth with the fastest lap in the first round in race three at Jaramá.[10] That fourth place would turn out to be Quintarelli's highest finish of the season, as he missed the final two rounds of the season on his way to 15th place in the standings, ahead of all his teammates.[11]
Eurocup-3
Quintarelli competed in the final round of the 2024 Eurocup-3 season, with a best result of 20th from the two races he contested.[12]
Endurance racing
2024
Quintarelli was announced as one of the drivers competing for Ultimate AF Corse in the Asian Le Mans Series for the 2024-25 season.[13] Quintarelli had a strong start to his endurance racing career, as he and his team took two victories from the first round at Sepang, winning races 1 and 2 in the LMP3 category at the 4 Hours of Sepang.[14]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | IAME Series UAE - X30 Cadet | 17th | |
| 2019 | Rotax Max Challenge Bahrain - Mini | 2nd | |
| 2019-20 | IAME Series UAE - X30 Mini | 2nd | |
| 2020 | IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior | 37th | |
| IAME International Games - X30 Junior | Dan Holland Racing | 24th | |
| 2020-21 | IAME Series UAE - X30 Junior | 2nd | |
| 2021 | IAME Warriors Final - X30 Junior | GGM | NC |
| Rotax Max Challenge UAE - Rotax Junior | 3rd | ||
| 2021-22 | IAME Series UAE - X30 Junior | 2nd | |
| 2022 | IAME Euro Series - X30 Senior | 87th | |
| Italian ACI Championship - X30 Senior | NC | ||
| Sources:[15][16][17] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round | Yas Heat Racing Academy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
| 2023 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Yas Heat Racing Academy | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th |
| Italian F4 Championship | R-ace GP | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st | |
| Euro 4 Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th | ||
| 2024 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Saintéloc Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 13th |
| F4 Spanish Championship | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 15th | ||
| Eurocup-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2024–25 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 | Ultimate | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 3rd |
| 2025 | Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | 23Events Racing | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 7th |
| 2025–26 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 | 23Events Racing | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 7th |
| 2026 | European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | Team Virage |
* Season still in progress.
† As Quintarelli was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Yas Heat Racing Academy | DUB1 1 18 |
DUB1 2 22 |
DUB1 3 27 |
KMT1 1 24 |
KMT1 2 21 |
KMT1 3 22 |
KMT2 1 18 |
KMT2 2 25 |
KMT2 3 33 |
DUB2 1 19 |
DUB2 2 16 |
DUB2 3 20 |
YMC 1 21 |
YMC 2 18 |
YMC 3 22 |
34th | 0 |
| 2024 | Saintéloc Racing | YMC1 1 11 |
YMC1 2 5 |
YMC1 3 8 |
YMC2 1 7 |
YMC2 2 25 |
YMC2 3 13 |
DUB1 1 Ret |
DUB1 2 15 |
DUB1 3 Ret |
YMC3 1 8 |
YMC3 2 4 |
YMC3 3 20 |
DUB2 1 17 |
DUB2 2 14 |
DUB2 3 7 |
13th | 42 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Euro 4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Eurocup-3 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† As Quintarelli was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Le Mans Cup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23Events Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P325 | CAT 5 |
LEC 9 |
LMS 1 7 |
LMS 2 1 |
SPA 5 |
SIL 5 |
ALG 9 |
7th | 55 |
* Season still in progress.