Matteo Cairoli

Matteo Cairoli (born 1 June 1996) is an Italian racing driver who competes in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for Emil Frey Racing.

A homegrown Porsche talent since 2014, Cairoli developed into one of the leading LMGTE Am drivers, and was FIA World Endurance Championship runner-up for Dempsey-Proton in 2017. He later won the 2021 24 Hours of Nürburgring for Manthey and took pole at the 2023 24 Hours of Spa. In 2024, Cairoli moved to Lamborghini to graduate to LMDh in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and won once for Iron Lynx in ELMS as an LMP2 rookie.

Cairoli finished runner-up in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Mercedes-AMG in 2025, before taking three DTM victories on his Ferrari debut in 2026.

Career Junior formula Cairoli began his single-seater racing career in 2012, competing in the Italian Formula Renault Championship. He would finish the season 13th in points after competing in the final four races, scoring one podium. After a 2013 season in which he competed in the German Formula Three Championship, Cairoli joined GSK Grand Prix for the 2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series season. However, he would only compete in the first round at Imola before leaving the team.

Sports cars After competing in junior formula competition, Cairoli moved to sports cars in 2014, taking part in the Porsche Carrera Cup Italia with Antonelli Motorsport. It was a successful first season, as Cairoli took the series title by 70 points, winning six of the fourteen races. As a result, he was invited to compete for the Porsche International Cup Scholarship, which he won, receiving €200,000 and Porsche Junior driver status for 2015. At the end of 2016, following a second-placed points finish in the 2016 Porsche Supercup, Cairoli was further promoted in the Porsche system to "Young Professional" status.

In 2017, Cairoli stepped up to compete for Dempsey-Proton Racing in the LMGTE Am class of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The opportunity provided him with his first appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where the team finished sixth in class. In his first season with the team, the team finished second in the LMGTE Am class, winning twice at the Nürburgring and in Mexico City. Cairoli also competed with Dempsey-Proton in the European Le Mans Series for 2017, scoring a class victory at Portimão as the team finished third in points. Ahead of the 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship, Cairoli returned to Team Project 1.

In February 2020, Cairoli signed with Dinamic Motorsport to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. The following season, Cairoli featured as part of the Manthey Racing team that claimed overall victory at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, driving alongside Kévin Estre and Michael Christensen. At the end of 2023, Cairoli departed the Porsche factory roster.

Ahead of 2024, Cairoli joined the Lamborghini factory roster, taking part in the team's IMSA SportsCar Championship effort for the season in both the GTD Lamborghini Huracán and the GTP Lamborghini SC63 teams; he also drove at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He left Lamborghini in January 2025 and joined the Iron Lynx team for the 2025 World Endurance Championship.

Racing record Career summary

Season still in progress. † Guest driver, ineligible for points.

Complete German Formula Three Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 DC Points 2013 ADM Motorsport OSC11 OSC12 OSC12 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 NÜR11 NÜR12 NÜR13 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 LAU11 LAU12 LAU13 NÜR21 NÜR22 NÜR23 LAU21 LAU22 LAU23 OSC21 OSC22 OSC23 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 7th 112

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 DC Points 2014 Antonelli Motorsport ADR1 ADR2 ADR3 IMO11 IMO12 IMO13 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 MAG1 MAG2 MAG3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 IMO21 IMO22 IMO23 13th 33

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Italia 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 Points 2014 Antonelli Motorsport MIS1 MIS2 MNZ11 MNZ12 MUG1 MUG2 LEC1 LEC2 VLL1 VLL2 IMO1 IMO2 MNZ21 MNZ22 1st 200

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 9 10 11 Points 2014 Antonelli Motorsport CAT MON RBR SIL GER HUN SPA MNZ USA USA NC† 0 2015 Market Leader by Project 1 CAT MON RBR SIL HUN SPA SPA MNZ MNZ USA USA 7th 83 2016 Fach Auto Tech CAT MON RBR SIL HUN HOC SPA MNZ USA USA 2nd 151

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2017 Dempsey-Proton Racing Marvin Dienst Christian Ried Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am 329 34th 6th 2018 Dempsey-Proton Racing Giorgio Roda Khaled Al Qubaisi Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am 225 DNF DNF 2019 Dempsey-Proton Racing Satoshi Hoshino Giorgio Roda Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am 79 DNF DNF 2020 Team Project 1 Egidio Perfetti Larry ten Voorde Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am 339 27th 4th 2021 Team Project 1 Egidio Perfetti Riccardo Pera Porsche 911 RSR-19 LMGTE Am 84 DNF DNF 2022 Team Project 1 Nicolas Leutwiler Mikkel O. Pedersen Porsche 911 RSR-19 LMGTE Am 77 DNF DNF 2023 Project 1 – AO P. J. Hyett Gunnar Jeannette Porsche 911 RSR-19 LMGTE Am 309 35th 7th 2024 Lamborghini Iron Lynx Andrea Caldarelli Romain Grosjean Lamborghini SC63 Hypercar 309 13th 13thSource:

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

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 Pos. Points 2026 Emil Frey Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Pro BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 17th* 7*

Complete International GT Open results (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 2023 Huber Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Pro-Am ALG1 ALG2 SPA HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 10th 202025 Team Motopark Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro ALG1 ALG2 SPA HOC1 HOC2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 13th 23 Pro-Am CAT1 CAT2 MNZ 28th 4

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)