Alessio Rovera (born 22 June 1995) is an Italian

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Career

Early career

After starting out in Italian junior racing formulas, Rovera entered the

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in 2014 and competed there for Cram Motorsport. With 65 championship points and three podium finishes, he finished the season in sixth place in the final standings (master Nyck de Vries ahead of Charles Leclerc and

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). After a year in the

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, he switched to the Porsche Carrera Cup in 2016.

GT racing

Rovera was successful in this racing series from the start. After a third place in Porsche Carrera Cup Italy in 2016, he won this championship in 2017. This was followed by third place in the Porsche Carrera Cup France in the same year and finished runner-up in 2018. He then competed in the

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, where he won the overall standings in the GT3 class in

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and

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Racing record

Career summary

^† As Rovera was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rovera, Alessio 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Varese Italian racing drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers FIA World Endurance Championship drivers Formula Abarth drivers Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers Euroformula Open Championship drivers Porsche Supercup drivers 24H Series drivers International GT Open drivers European Le Mans Series drivers Asian Le Mans Series drivers WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers Cram Competition drivers BVM Racing drivers AF Corse drivers