Aldo Festante

Aldo Festante (born 23 May 2000) is an Italian and Canadian racing driver who is set to compete for Target Competition in Porsche Carrera Cup Italy, Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and Porsche Supercup.

Born in Capua to an Italian-Canadian father and a Swiss-born Italian mother, Festante began racing single-seaters in 2016, reaching Euroformula Open before moving on to one-make Porsche competition in late 2019 and becoming a mainstay in Porsche Carrera Cup Italy since. He was the 2020 GT Cup Open Europe champion.

Career Festante made his single-seater debut in 2016, racing for Mücke Motorsport in the Italian F4 Championship. In his first season in the series, Festante scored a best finish of tenth in race one at Adria to end the year 32nd in points. Switching to DR Formula for the following season, Festante scored a lone podium from pole in race three at Vallelunga, but wasn't classified in the final standings as he didn't race in the final round. In parallel, Festante raced in the first four rounds of the French F4 Championship, taking a best result of seventh in race three at Monza.

Stepping up to Euroformula Open in 2018, Festante joined RP Motorsport for his rookie season in the series. After racing with them through the first two rounds and scoring a best result of fifth in race one at Le Castellet, Festante switched to Fortec Motorsports for the next two rounds, before completing the season with Teo Martín Motorsport en route to a ninth-place points finish. Returning to the latter for 2019, Festante scored a best result of eighth twice, before leaving the team with three rounds to go to compete in the final three rounds of Porsche Carrera Cup Italy for Ombra Racing.

Remaining with Ombra Racing on a full-time basis for 2020, Festante raced with them in both Porsche Carrera Cup Italy and GT Cup Open Europe. In the former, Festante scored his maiden series win at Monza to take fourth in points, whereas in the latter, he won eight times as he clinched the overall and Pro-Am titles. Staying with the team for his second full-time season in Carrera Cup Italy the following year, Festante took a best result of fourth in race one at Mugello as he ended the year 13th in the overall standings. Another season in Porsche Carrera Cup Italy then ensued, in which Festante drove for Raptor Engineering to a second consecutive 13th-place points finish, with a best result of fifth in race two at Misano.

Festante racing for Dinamic at the Hockenheim round of PCCD in 2023.

Switching to Dinamic Motorsport to continue in Porsche Carrera Cup Italy for 2023, Festante scored a best result of fourth in race one at Vallelunga to take ninth in points. Continuing with Dinamic for 2024, Festante raced with them in both Porsche Carrera Cup Italy and Porsche Supercup. In the former, Festante was tenth in points with a best result of fourth in race two at Mugello, whereas in the latter, he was 17th with a best result of tenth at the season-opening race at Imola. Returning for a similar campaign in 2025, Festante most notably scored a double podium at Vallelunga in the Italian series en route to a seventh-place points finish, but slipped to 19th in Porsche Supercup.

The following year, Festante switched to Target Competition for a triple campaign in Porsche Carrera Cup Italy, Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and Porsche Supercup.

Karting record Karting career summary

Racing record Racing career summary

† As Festante was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Italian F4 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 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pos Points 2016 Mücke Motorsport MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 MIS4 ADR1 ADR2 ADR3 ADR4 IMO11 IMO12 IMO13 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 IMO21 IMO22 IMO23 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 32nd 1 2017 DR Formula MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 ADR1 ADR2 ADR3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 MUG11 MUG12 MUG13 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 MUG21 MUG22 MUG23 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 NC 57

Complete French F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Points 2017 NOG1 NOG2 NOG3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 PAU1 PAU2 PAU3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 MAG1 MAG2 MAG3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 14th 11

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Italia results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Porsche Supercup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points 2023 Dinamic GT MON RBR SIL HUN SPA ZND ZND MNZ NC† 0 2024 Dinamic Motorsport SRL IMO MON RBR SIL HUN SPA ZAN MNZ 17th 13 2025 Dinamic Motorsport IMO MON CAT RBR SPA HUN ZAN MNZ 19th 12 † As Festante was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.