Alessandro Famularo (born 11 February 2003) is a

Venezuelan Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

racing driver who currently competes in

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for

Charouz Racing System Charouz Racing System (CHRS, also was known as Lotus in World Series Formula V8 3.5) is a racing team from Czech Republic, created in 1985 by . History In the 1980s, Charouz participated in the European Championship of Circuit Races' 1600 ...

. He has previously raced in the

Formula Regional European Championship The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) is a FIA-certified regional European Formula 3 racing series. On 12 October 2018 it was announced that the Italian autosport regulator Automobile Club d’Italia (ACI) and karting prom ...

for

Van Amersfoort Racing Van Amersfoort Racing is an auto racing team based in the Netherlands. In 2022 the team competes in the Formula 2 Championship, the Formula 3 Championship, the Formula Regional European Championship, Euroformula Open Championship, Italian F4 Cha ...

and G4 Racing, and is an

ADAC Formula 4 ADAC Formula 4 (german: ADAC Formel 4) is a racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was the 2015 ADAC Formula 4. It replaced the ADAC Formel Masters, held from 2008 to 2014. History Gerhard Berger and ...

race winner. He is coached by Colombian former

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and

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driver

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Personal life

Famularo was born on 11 February 2003 in the Venezuelan capital of

Caracas Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...

. His twin brother Anthony is also a racing driver who last raced in the

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. They were teammates at

Bhaitech Bhaitech Racing (sometimes stylised as BhaiTech Racing) was an Italian automotive research and development service provider and motorsport team. History Racing Bhaitech made its racing debut in 2012, contesting the Italian GT Championship using ...

in the

2018 Italian F4 Championship The 2018 Italian F4 Championship Powered by Abarth was the fifth season of the Italian F4 Championship. It began on 29 April in Imola and finished on 21 October in Monza after seven triple header rounds. The title was clinched by Enzo Fittipald ...

Career

Karting

Famularo started karting in his native Venezuela at the age of four years old. He was a factory driver for the

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team in 2017 and 2018.

Formula 4

Famularo began his racing career in 2018, racing for

in the

Italian F4 Championship Italian Formula 4 Championship is the first formula racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was the 2014 Italian F4 Championship, effectively replacing the Formula Abarth. History Gerhard Berger and th ...

. He was a lower-midfield runner for most of the season, his only points finishes coming in the last two rounds at

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and

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. In 2019 he switched to reigning teams' champions

Prema Powerteam Prema Powerteam (competing as Prema Racing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, the FIA Formula 3 Championship and European Le Mans Series and as Prema Orlen Team in the FIA World Endurance Championship) is a motorsport team from Italy. It mainly ...

for a double program in Italian F4 and

. The move yielded better results for Famularo straightaway, as he scored a podium in the Italian F4 season opener at Vallelunga. He then went on to win at the

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ADAC F4 round in August, after a tyre gamble to start a wet race on slicks. Those were only two only podiums of the year, but regular points finishes in both series meant he finished 12th in Italian F4 and 15th in ADAC F4, of which he sat out the last three rounds.

Formula Regional

On 18 February 2020, it was announced that Famularo would make the step up to the

with

. Having missed the opening two meetings through personal issues, he made his debut in the series at the

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in September. He left the championship after three rounds, in which he amassed 73 points and a best finish of fourth. Famularo briefly returned to the series in

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, as it merged with the

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to form the

Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) is a FIA-certified regional European Formula 3 racing series. On 12 October 2018 it was announced that the Italian autosport regulator Automobile Club d’Italia (ACI) and karting prom ...

. He participated in three rounds for G4 Racing and scored no points.

FIA Formula 3

2020

Famularo took part in

post-season testing at

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and

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in October 2020, driving for

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2022

Famularo made his FIA Formula 3 debut with

during the

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season finale, replacing David Schumacher as the German was required to attend his

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commitments. On his FIA F3 debut, where he finished both races in 23rd, Famularo stated that " emade a big step". Famularo ended the standings second to last in 39th. Famularo remained with Charouz for that year's post-season test at

, driving for the team on all three days.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Famularo, Alessandro 2003 births Living people Venezuelan racing drivers Italian F4 Championship drivers ADAC Formula 4 drivers Formula Regional European Championship drivers Prema Powerteam drivers Bhaitech drivers Van Amersfoort Racing drivers Karting World Championship drivers FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers Charouz Racing System drivers Venezuelan twins Sportspeople from Caracas