Alessandro Balzan

Alessandro Balzan (born 17 October 1980 in Rovigo) is an Italian auto racing driver.

Racing career Balzan in a Honda Accord Euro R during the 2004 European Touring Car Championship. In 1998, Balzen stepped up from Kart racing, by competing in Italian Formula Campus and the Italian Renault Megane Cup Winter Series. A year later, he drove in the Italian Renault Clio V6 Cup Winter Series, along with selected rounds of the Italian Renault Megane Cup. 2000 saw him finish the season fourth on points in the Renault Clio V6 Eurocup. That year, he also became champion in the Italian Renault Clio Cup Winter Series. Another title followed in 2002, winning the Italian Alfa 147 Cup.

Balzan progressed up to the European Touring Car Championship for the 2003 season. He raced an Alfa Romeo for the Bigazzi Team, and in 2004 he drove a JAS ran Honda. In 2005 and 2006, he drove in the Italian Superturismo Championship.

Balzan competed in the inaugural season of the World Touring Car Championship in 2005, for the independent Scuderia del Girasole Team in a SEAT Toledo. Competing in five rounds, his best finish was an eleventh place in round two of the opening event at Monza. He returned to the WTCC in 2006 for the opening four rounds, this time in an Alfa Romeo 156 for DB Motorsport. Balzan managed a fourth-place finish, in race two at Monza.

For 2007, Balzan competed in the Superstars Series in a Jaguar S-Type. In 2008, he drove a Ferrari F430 in the Italian GT Championship.

In the 2008, Balzan drove the Ferrari 430 GT2 in the Italian Gt championship, he won two races and several times he finished on the podium.

Balzan won the Porsche Carrera Cup from 2009 to 2011. In the 2011, he set the world fastest lap ever during the Porsche Supercup qualifying at Monza, during the Formula One Grand Prix.

In 2012, Balzan was the Ferrari 458 Challenge WORLD and EUROPEAN Champion with Ferrari team Moscow.

In 2013, Balzen competed in the GRAND AM Season 458 GT3. He also competed in that years 24 hours of Daytona, where he finished in fourth. After a long season, he won the last Rolex Gt Grand Am championship.

Racing record

Career summary ‡ Not eligible for points

Complete European Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Pts 2003 Scuderia Bigazzi Alfa Romeo 156 GTA VAL1 VAL2 MAG1 MAG2 PER1 PER2 BRN1 BRN2 DON1 DON2 SPA1 SPA2 AND1 AND2 OSC1 OSC2 EST1 EST2 MNZ1 MNZ2 14th 10 2004 JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R MNZ1 MNZ2 VAL1 VAL2 MAG1 MAG2 HOC1 HOC2 BRN1 BRN2 DON1 DON2 SPA1 SPA2 IMO1 IMO2 OSC1 OSC2 DUB1 DUB2 17th 3Source:

Complete World Touring Car Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

† Balzan did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2017 Scuderia Corsa Christina Nielsen Bret Curtis Ferrari 488 GTE GTEAm 314 44th 14th 2022 Iron Lynx Raffaele Giammaria Claudio Schiavoni Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTEAm 289 NC NCSources:

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points 2014 Scuderia Villorba Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Pro NOGQR NOGCR BRHQR BRHCR ZANQR ZANCR SVKQR SVKCR ALGQR ALGCR ZOLQR ZOLCR BAKQR BAKCR 24th 6

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)