Lorenzo Bertelli

Lorenzo Bertelli (born 10 May 1988) is an Italian businessman in the fashion industry and a rally driver. He is the son of Prada majority owners, fashion designer Miuccia Prada and her husband, the businessman Patrizio Bertelli.

Biography Racing career In rallying, Bertelli occasionally competes as a privateer in the World Rally Championship and made his series debut during the 2011 season at the Rally d'Italia Sardegna.

In May 2013, Bertelli took the wheel of the Ford Fiesta RRC, with which he secured his first victory in the WRC-2 at the 2014 Rally Sardegna and four further podiums on his way to third in the championship.

In 2015, Bertelli made his debut in the WRC proper. He was involved in a crash in Portugal that resulted in him criticising the organisers over their safety protocols; claims that were rebuked by the WRC Commission.

During the 2016 season, Bertelli competed again in the WRC World Championship, finishing 22nd overall with 5 points earned, in Mexico and Australia. In 2017, he competed in the Rally Sweden with an old Fiesta RS WRC, retiring, and switched to the new Fiesta WRC in the Rally Mexico, finishing 16th. He also competed in the Rally Argentina, retiring due to gearbox problems. In 2018, he did not compete in the World Championship.

In 2019, Bertelli returned to the WRC in the Fiesta WRC of the M-Sport Ford WRT team, finishing the Rally Sweden in 20th position and the Rally Chile in 13th position. He then skipped 2020 to return in 2021, still with the M-Sport Fiesta. He competed in the Arctic Rally Finland finishing only 51st and the Safari Rally Kenya finishing 11th.

In 2022, Bertelli competed in the Rally New Zealand with the new Ford Puma Rally1 of M-Sport, finishing in 7th position, his best result ever, earning 6 points and finishing 25th in the championship.

Business career Bertelli has been an executive director of Prada since May 2021, having previously held roles at the company as Head of Digital Communication, Group Marketing Director and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility.

Career results WRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Points Lorenzo Bertelli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX SWE MEX POR JOR ITA26 ARG GRE FIN GER AUS FRA ESP26 GBR20 NC 0 Lorenzo Bertelli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX MONRet SWE MEX ARG23 NC 0 Subaru Impreza STi N15 PORRet GRE24 NZLRet FIN GER ITARet ESP29 Subaru Impreza STi GBR22 FRA Lorenzo Bertelli Subaru Impreza STi N15 MONRet SWE20 MEXRet PORRet ARGRet NC 0 Ford Fiesta RRC GRERet ITA12 FINRet GER AUS FRA Ford Fiesta R5 ESPRet GBR38 FWRT s.r.l. Ford Fiesta R5 MON12 SWE18 POR30 FINRet GER50 ESPRet GBR12 23rd 2 Lorenzo Bertelli Ford Fiesta RRC MEX13 FWRT s.r.l. ARG13 ITA9 POL AUS14 FRA FWRT s.r.l. Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON68 SWERet MEXRet ARG18 PORRet ITARet POL16 FIN10 GERDNS AUS18 FRARet ESPRet GBR10 29th 2 FWRT s.r.l. Ford Fiesta RS WRC MONRet SWERet MEX8 ARG13 PORWD ITARet POL12 FINRet GERWD CHNC FRA17 ESP11 GBR15 AUS10 22nd 5 FWRT s.r.l. Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWERet NC 0 M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC MEX16 FRA ARGRet POR ITA POL FIN GER ESP GBR AUS FWRT s.r.l. Ford Fiesta WRC MON SWEWD MEX FRA ARG POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS NC 0 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC MON SWE20 MEX FRA ARG CHL13 POR ITA FIN GER TUR GBR ESP AUS NC 0 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC MON ARC51 CRO POR ITA KEN11 EST BEL GRE FIN ESP MNZ NC 0 M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Puma Rally1 MON SWE CRO POR ITA KEN EST FIN BEL GRE NZL ESP JPN 25th 6 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 MON SWE14 MEX CRO POR ITA KEN EST FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN NC 0 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 MON SWE KEN CRO POR ITA POL LAT FIN GRE CHL EUR JPN NC 0 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 MON SWE KEN ESP POR ITA GRE EST FIN PAR CHL EUR JPN SAU NC* 0* Season still in progress.

PWRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points 2012 Lorenzo Bertelli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX MONRet MEX ARG8 10th 24 Subaru Impreza STi N15 GRE5 NZLRet GER ITARet ESP5

WRC-2 results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Points 2013 Lorenzo Bertelli Subaru Impreza STi N15 MONRet SWE MEXRet POR ARGRet 21st 15 Ford Fiesta RRC GRERet ITA3 FIN GER AUS FRA Ford Fiesta R5 ESPRet GBR11 2014 FWRT s.r.l. Ford Fiesta R5 MON2 SWE6 GBR2 3rd 103 Lorenzo Bertelli Ford Fiesta RRC MEX2 POR FWRT s.r.l. ARG4 ITA1 POL FIN GER AUS4 FRA ESP

WRC-Trophy results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Points 2017 FWRT s.r.l. Ford Fiesta RS WRC MON SWERet MEX FRA ARG POR ITA POL FIN GER ESP GBR AUS NC 0