Gianluca de Lorenzi

Gianluca De Lorenzi (born February 21, 1972, in Ravenna) is an Italian auto racing driver and team owner.

Career After previously competing in karting, De Lorenzi began competing in the Italian Formula Three Championship in 1991. He moved to touring cars in 1996, competing in the Italian Super Touring Championship.

De Lorenzi raced for the works Alfa Romeo team, Alfa Team Nordauto in the European Super Touring Championship in 2000, finishing the season in seventh place. In 2001, he formed his own team, GDL Racing to compete in the championship, finishing seventh again as a driver for the team.

De Lorenzi finished runner-up to Salvatore Tavano in the Italian Super Touring Championship in 2003 with GDL Racing, and finished third in 2004. In 2005, the Italian championship was part of the new World Touring Car Championship for three rounds, as De Lorenzi finished runner-up once again in the Italian series, this time beaten by Alex Zanardi.

After concentrating on team management in 2006, De Lorenzi returned to the cockpit in 2007, finishing as runner-up in the Porsche Carrera Cup Italy.

Racing record

Complete World 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 Points 2005 GDL Racing BMW 320i ITA1 ITA2 FRA1 FRA2 GBR1 GBR2 SMR1 SMR2 MEX1 MEX2 BEL1 BEL2 GER1 GER2 TUR1 TUR2 ESP1 ESP2 MAC1 MAC2 NC 0

NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1 results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Points 2014 GDL Racing 67 Ford VAL VAL BRH BRH TOU TOU NÜR NÜR UMB UMB LEM LEM 23rd 170 2015 87 VAL VAL VEN VEN BRH BRH TOU TOU UMB UMB ZOL ZOL 31st 68