Mattia Drudi

Mattia Drudi (born 16 July 1998) is an Italian racing driver who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Heart of Racing Team as an Aston Martin factory driver.

Career Early career Drudi begin his karting career in 2005, at the age of seven, in his native Italy. In 2009, he claimed three karting titles, taking the 60cc class titles in the Easykart Italy, Easykart European (Cadet), and Campeonato Area Centro series. Two years later, he won the 100cc class of the Easykart European series; his final major championship in karting before transitioning to single-seaters after 2014.

Drudi began his single-seater career in Formula 4 machinery, taking part in the Italian F4 Championship, first with Cram Motorsport before finishing the season with F & M. In just his fifth race in the championship (the second race at Imola), Drudi scored his first victory in the series. Drudi would finish the season second in the championship, with five races victories and ten podiums. Three of these victories came in a weekend sweep at Monza in September. In the offseason, Drudi conducted a series of tests with Campos Racing in Formula Three machinery, but elected to stay at the F4 level for 2015, joining SMG Swiss Motorsport Group for the inaugural season of the ADAC Formula 4 series.

Sports car racing

Porsche spec series In late 2014, Drudi competed in the annual Porsche Italia rookie test, where he was identified by Maurizio Lusuardi of Dinamic Motorsport, who wished to field an entry for Mattia in the Porsche Carrera Cup Italy for 2015. His single-seater commitments initially derailed this move, but in March 2015, Drudi officially signed with the team to compete full-time in the national spec series. In his debut season, Drudi claimed nine podiums and one victory in 13 races, finishing third in the championship. Drudi's season also included one-off Guest-class appearances in both the Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. 2016 would see Drudi continue with Dinamic Motorsport, taking nine wins and 16 podiums en route to a second-place finish in the 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia. He made a further three appearances as a guest in the Porsche Supercup in 2016, taking a podium at his home race at Monza. For 2017, Drudi competed full-time in the Porsche Supercup for the first time in his career, once again with Dinamic Motorsport. Through the 11-race season, he claimed one podium, once again at Monza, taking sixth in the championship. His final season in the series in 2018 saw him claim four podiums en route to a fifth-place finish in the championship.

GT racing

In late 2018, Drudi made his debut in the Italian GT Championship, driving for Audi Sport Italia. In his third race with the team, at Monza, he and co-driver Bar Baruch won the GT3 class, marking Drudi's first race victory in GT3 machinery. In August 2018, Drudi made his debut in prototype machinery, competing with Eurointernational at the Silverstone and Spa rounds of the 2018 European Le Mans Series. His Ligier JS P3 finished tenth and 13th in class respectively.

In February 2019, Drudi was signed to Audi's factory GT lineup, joining the marque's customer racing roster. His 2019 season primarily consisted of a dual GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup and Endurance Cup campaign with Attempto Racing, alongside a partial season in the ADAC GT Masters with EFP Car Collection by TECE. He found his greatest successes that season in the Sprint Cup, where he and co-driver Milan Dontje would claim five podiums and a class victory competing in the Silver Cup class. Prior to the 2020 season, Drudi and fellow Audi factory driver Kelvin van der Linde took part in the mid-season Formula E rookie test. For 2020, Drudi moved to the Pro class with Attempto Racing, adding a trio of appearances in the Intercontinental GT Challenge. In October, he partnered with Patric Niederhauser and Frédéric Vervisch to finish second overall at the 24 Hours of Spa. The podium finish helped boost he and Vervisch's position in the 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup classification, but a 36th-place finish and retirement in the opening two rounds would force the pair to settle for 12th in the overall standings. The 2021 GT World Challenge Europe campaign saw Drudi's entries score no podiums and a combined 13.5 points, enough for 25th and 26th in the Endurance and Sprint Cups respectively. However, Drudi found great success in 2021 in another endurance cup, taking the GT3-class crown in the 2021 Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup. It marked Drudi's first championship title in seven years of competition in senior motorsport.

2022 saw Drudi join Car Collection Motorsport's entry in the GT World Challenge Europe, taking part in both the Sprint and Endurance Cups. Drudi expressed his confidence ahead of the season, claiming that the team could fight for overall race victories. Alongside Luca Ghiotto and Christopher Haase in the Endurance Cup, Drudi finished 24th in the overall points classification, scoring all twelve points in a fourth-place finish at Imola. In the Sprint Cup, with Ghiotto again as his co-driver, Drudi would come home tenth, registering a season-high finish of fifth at Magny-Cours.

Drudi's Heart of Racing Aston Martin at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Drudi began his 2023 campaign at the Bathurst 12 Hour, although his car would retire early in the race following a crash. Drudi returned to his factory driver duties at the Kyalami 9 Hours, where he finished third overall alongside co-drivers Ricardo Feller and Patric Niederhauser. His partnership with Feller continued throughout the 2023 season, where the two shared Tresor Orange1's Audi for the full GT World Challenge Europe campaign. Fellow factory driver Dennis Marschall joined the entry for the Endurance Cup. 2023 also saw Drudi make his debut in DTM, once again competing for Tresor Orange1. Drudi enjoyed his most significant successes of the season in Sprint Cup, where he won four races alongside Feller en route to the overall championship. Through ten races, the duo tallied seven podiums and two pole positions. Drudi suffered a difficult maiden season in DTM competition, however, failing to finish half of the 16 races and placing no higher than 11th in any individual race. He would end the season 26th in the drivers' championship with twelve points. At the conclusion of the 2023 season, Drudi parted ways with Audi Sport.

Personal life Drudi's father, Luca, is a former racing driver. Luca is a two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans class winner, taking victory with Viper Team Oreca in 1998 and Seikel Motorsport in 2001.

Drudi lives in San Marino and has raced under a Sammarinese licence.

Racing record Career summary Season still in progress.

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 Cram Motorsport ADR1 ADR2 ADR32nd237 F & M IMO11 IMO12 IMO13 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 MAG1 MAG2 MAG3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 IMO21 IMO22 IMO23

Complete ADAC Formula 4 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 22 23 24 DC Points 2015 SMG Swiss Motorsport OSC11 OSC12 OSC13 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 LAU1 LAU2 LAU3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 OSC21 OSC22 OSC23 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 14th 48

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 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Points 2015 Dinamic Motorsport MNZ11 MNZ12 IMO1 IMO2 MUG11 MUG12 SPA VLL1 VLL2 MIS1 MIS2 MUG21 MUG22 3rd 145 2016 Dinamic Motorsport MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 IMO11 IMO12 IMO13 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 MUG11 MUG12 MUG13 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 IMO21 IMO22 IMO23 MUG21 MUG22 MUG23 2nd 208 2017 Dinamic Motorsport IMO11 IMO12 MIS1 MIS2 VLL1 VLL2 MUG11 MUG12 IMO21 IMO22 MUG21 MUG22 MNZ1 MNZ2 13th 33

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 Pts 2015 Dinamic Motorsport CAT MON RBR SIL HUN SPA SPA MNZ MNZ USA USA NC† 0 2016 Dinamic Motorsport CAT MON RBR SIL HUN HOC SPA MNZ COA COA NC† 0 2017 Dinamic Motorsport CAT CAT MON RBR SIL HUN SPA SPA MNZ MEX MEX 6th 91 2018 Dinamic Motorsport CAT MON RBR SIL HOC HUN SPA MNZ MEX MEX 5th 109

† As Drudi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

Complete ADAC GT Masters results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps 2020 Audi Sport Team Land Kelvin van der Linde Christopher Mies René Rast Audi R8 LMS Evo SP9 Pro 85 6th 6th 2021 Audi Sport Team Phoenix Robin Frijns Frank Stippler Dries Vanthoor Audi R8 LMS Evo SP9 17 DNF DNF 2022 Audi Sport Team Lionspeed by Car Collection Patrick Kolb Christopher Mies Patric Niederhauser Audi R8 LMS Evo II SP9 Pro 80 DNF DNF 2023 Audi Sport Team Scherer PHX Ricardo Feller Dennis Lind Frédéric Vervisch Audi R8 LMS Evo II SP9 Pro 159 6th 6th2025 Walkenhorst Motorsport Christian Krognes David Pittard Nicki ThiimAston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo SP9 Pro 72 DNF DNF2026 natural elements by Walkenhorst Motorsport Christian Krognes Nicki ThiimAston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo SP9 Pro 156 2nd 2nd

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Season still in progress.

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points 2023 Tresor Orange1 Audi R8 LMS Evo II OSC1 OSC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NOR1 NOR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 LAU1 LAU2 SAC1 SAC2 RBR1 RBR2 HOC1 HOC2 26th 12

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

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points 2025 Heart of Racing Team LMGT3 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 QAT IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ BHR 4th 86 2026 Heart of Racing Team LMGT3 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Aston Martin M177 4.0 L Turbo V8 IMO SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ CAT MNZ 17th* 19*

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2025 Heart of Racing Team Ian James Zacharie Robichon Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo LMGT3 341 36th 4th 2026 Heart of Racing Team Ian James Zacharie Robichon Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo LMGT3 291 DNF DNF