Alessandro Ghiretti (born 18 January 2002 in
Montauban
Montauban (, ; oc, Montalban ) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department, region of Occitania, Southern France. It is the capital of the department and lies north of Toulouse. Montauban is the most populated town in Tarn-et-Garonne, an ...
) is a
French racing driver and former member of the
Sauber Junior Team
The Sauber Academy – formerly known as the Sauber Junior Team – is an initiative by Sauber Motorsport to help nurture talent from karts through the feeder series ladder to promote them to their Formula One team.
In November 2018, Sauber e ...
.
Early life
Alessandro was born in
Montauban
Montauban (, ; oc, Montalban ) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department, region of Occitania, Southern France. It is the capital of the department and lies north of Toulouse. Montauban is the most populated town in Tarn-et-Garonne, an ...
to a family from
Italian origins. His father Alain Ghiretti is an entrepreneur in metal construction. In the 1980s his father was a racing driver in
Formula Renault
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and
Formula 3000
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Formula 3000 championships
...
. Since August 2017 Alessandro's family resides in
Marrakesh
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.
Career
Karting
Ghiretti began karting at the age of seven, claiming numerous titles in his career,
including the first place of the 2016 X30 Junior IAME National Final in
Lavilledieu and the third place of the Challenge Europa X30 Junior B in Castelletto.
Lower formulae
In 2017, Ghiretti stepped up to single-seaters, contesting 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 ...
.
In December 2018, Ghiretti signed with the British team
Dragon Hitech GP to run in the
2019 F3 Asian Championship
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, both the winter and main sessions.
In 2019 he contested the
ADAC Formula 4 Championship and
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 ...
with
US Racing
US Racing is an auto racing team based in Kerpen, Germany.
History
US Racing is the joint Formula 4 team of Ralf Schumacher and Gerhard Ungar. The championship team of the ADAC Formula 4 season 2015 has moved its seat to Kerpen at the end o ...
-
CHRS. In November, he attended the post-season tests of the
Formula Renault Eurocup
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It served as a support series to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series as part of the World Series by Renault from 2005 to 2015. Renault Sp ...
, at
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
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with
ART Grand Prix
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and at
Circuit Paul Ricard
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with
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 usin ...
. In March 2020 he took part in the pre-season test at
Circuit Ricardo Tormo
Circuit Ricardo Tormo, also known as ''Circuit de Valencia'' and officially named ''Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo'', is a motorsport race track located in Cheste (Valencian Community, Spain) and built in 1999. The track is n ...
with
MP Motorsport
MP Motorsport (previously Marcel Peters Motorsport) is a Dutch auto racing team currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship. The team has also participated in Auto GP, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Northern Europea ...
.
Formula One
As part of his signing with
US Racing
US Racing is an auto racing team based in Kerpen, Germany.
History
US Racing is the joint Formula 4 team of Ralf Schumacher and Gerhard Ungar. The championship team of the ADAC Formula 4 season 2015 has moved its seat to Kerpen at the end o ...
-
CHRS, Ghiretti was named as part of the
Sauber Junior Team
The Sauber Academy – formerly known as the Sauber Junior Team – is an initiative by Sauber Motorsport to help nurture talent from karts through the feeder series ladder to promote them to their Formula One team.
In November 2018, Sauber e ...
's 2019 line-up.
Racing record
Career summary
† As Ghiretti was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
(
key
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Common meanings
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* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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2002 births
Living people
People from Montauban
French racing drivers
Italian F4 Championship drivers
French F4 Championship drivers
ADAC Formula 4 drivers
Porsche Supercup drivers
US Racing drivers
Hitech Grand Prix drivers
F3 Asian Championship drivers
Charouz Racing System drivers
Team Meritus drivers