Andrea Pizzitola

Andrea Luigi René Pizzitola (born 19 June 1992) is a French former professional racing driver. He is best known for winning the 2018 European Le Mans Series with G-Drive Racing.

Career

Karting Born in Montpellier, Pizzitola entered karting in 2008, racing in local championships. His best achievement was eighth place in the French KF2 Championship in 2011.

Formula Renault Pizzitola made his LMP2 debut in 2016 for Algarve Pro Racing. In 2011, Pizzitola made his début in single-seaters, taking part in the French F4 Championship 1.6-litre category. He finished as runner-up to his future Eurocup rival Matthieu Vaxivière with seven podiums, including wins at Lédenon, Val de Vienne and Albi.

Pizzitola moved to the 2-litre Formula Renault machinery in 2012, joining R-Ace GP in the Formula Renault Eurocup. He finished 21st with two-point-scoring finishes. He also had eleven starts in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup with the same team, collecting podiums at Hockenheim, the Nürburgring and Assen.

Pizzitola was ELMS champion in 2018 with G-Drive Racing, here pictured at Le Mans.

Pizzitola stayed with R-Ace GP — rebranded as the ART Junior Team for 2013. He took his first Eurocup podium in the series finale at Barcelona, as well as another four-point-scoring positions. He also continued competing in Formula Renault 2.0 NEC, winning his first Formula Renault race at Hockenheim, improving to sixth in the standings.

For the 2014 season, Pizzitola switched to Manor MP Motorsport. It helped him to secure his first Eurocup win at Alcañiz. He had another win at the Hungaroring, finally finishing the season in fourth place in the championship. As in previous years, he combined his Eurocup participations with the NEC series, winning a race at the Nürburgring.

Racing record

Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position 2010 French Renault Clio Cup Speed Car 14 0 0 0 0 102 16th 2011 French F4 Championship Auto Sport Academy 14 3 0 2 7 120 2nd 2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 R-ace GP 14 0 1 0 0 12 21st Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 11 0 0 1 4 141 13th 2013 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 ART Junior Team 14 0 0 0 1 39 13th Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 14 1 2 1 3 190 6th Blancpain Endurance Series Speed Car 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC 2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Manor MP Motorsport 14 2 2 0 1 108 4th Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 6 1 2 1 3 114 14th 2015 Renault Sport Trophy - Elite Class ART Junior Team 9 2 0 1 6 140 1st Renault Sport Endurance Trophy 6 2 2 1 5 95 2nd 2016 European Le Mans Series Algarve Pro Racing 3 0 0 0 0 18 20th 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 12th 2017 European Le Mans Series Algarve Pro Racing 6 0 0 0 0 4.5 20th 2018 European Le Mans Series G-Drive Racing 6 3 1 0 3 100.25 1st 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DSQ 2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series Algarve Pro Racing 4 2 1 1 3 69 2nd 2019 European Le Mans Series Algarve Pro Racing 6 0 0 0 0 28 14th 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 10th

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete European Le Mans Series results Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2016 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC SPA EST 20th 18 2017 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL MNZ RBR LEC SPA ALG 20th 4.5 2018 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC MNZ RBR SIL SPA ALG 1st 100.25 2019 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC MNZ CAT SIL SPA ALG 14th 28 ‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2016 Algarve Pro Racing Chris Hoy Michael Munemann Ligier JS P2-Nissan LMP2 341 17th 12th 2018 G-Drive Racing Roman Rusinov Jean-Éric Vergne Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 369 DSQ DSQ 2019 Algarve Pro Racing John Falb David Zollinger Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 357 15th 10th