Andrea Pizzitola (born 19 June 1992) is a professional

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racing driver. He is best known for finishing as the runner-up in the 2011 French F4 Championship season.

Career

Karting

Born in

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, Pizzitola entered

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in 2008, racing in local championships. His best achievement was eighth place in the French KF2 Championship in 2011.

Formula Renault

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, Pizzitola made his début in

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, taking part in the

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1.6-litre category. He finished as runner-up to his future Eurocup rival

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with seven podiums, including wins at

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, Val de Vienne and

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. Pizzitola moved to the 2-litre Formula Renault machinery in 2012, joining R-Ace GP in the Formula Renault Eurocup. He finished 21st with two-point-scoring finishes. He also had eleven starts in the

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with the same team, collecting podiums at Hockenheim, the

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and

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. Pizzitola stayed with R-Ace GP — rebranded as the ART Junior Team for

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. He took his first Eurocup podium in the series finale at

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, as well as another four-point-scoring positions. He also continued competing in Formula Renault 2.0 NEC, winning his first Formula Renault race at Hockenheim, improving to sixth in the standings. For the 2014 season, Pizzitola switched to Manor

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. It helped him to secure his first Eurocup win at

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. He had another win at the

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, finally finishing the season in fourth place in the championship. As in previous years, he combined his Eurocup participations with the NEC series, winning a race at the Nürburgring.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete European Le Mans Series results

^‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

External links

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