Andrea Cola (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛːa ˈkɔːla]; born 9 June 1999 in Rome) is an Italian racing driver currently competing in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe for Target Racing.
| Andrea Cola | |
|---|---|
 Andrea Cola | |
| Nationality |  Italy |
| Born | 9 June 1999 Rome, Italy |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Target Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 99 |
| Starts | 4 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2020 2019 2017-18 | FR European Championship Drexler-Automotive Formula 3 Cup Remus F3 Cup |
Career
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Karting
editHe began racing in 2009, when he was 10 years-old, practicing on karting. After gaining experience in the Italian Championship Regione Lazio in the 60 cc category in 2009 and 2010, he took part in the Italian Championship Regione Lazio 125 cc category junior in 2011 and 2012. In the 2012 championship he ranked second.[1]
Single-seater racing
editIn June 2016 Andrea had his debut on F. Abarth in the F2 Italian Trophy with Monolite Racing (in the middle of the championship) at the Misano World Circuit getting the first place of his class in both races. He ranked second in the final standings of his class.[2]
On 1 April 2017 he debuted in Formula 3 driving a F312 Dallara-Mercedes again on the Misano World Circuit. He retired in the last corner while he was second during Race 1 and ranked third in Race 2.[2]
In 2017 he raced also in the Austria Formula 3 Cup, Afr Pokale and FIA CEZ Formula 3 championships. His first win in Formula 3 came in Race 2 on the Red Bull Ring circuit in Spielberg, Austria.[2] Thanks to the good standings[3] in the last two races on the Brno Circuit he won the FIA CEZ Formula 3 Championship 2017.[2][4]
In 2018 he raced in the FIA CEZ Formula 3 Championship again. He ranked first in his category in the first two races of the season at the Hungaroring on 28 and 29 April.[5][6] At the Red Bull Ring circuit, the second round of the season, he ranked third in Race 1 and second in Race 2, behind Jo Zeller Racing driver Sandro Zeller who won both races.[7][8][9] Cola managed to win the 2018 Championship by scoring 154.5 points, 27 more than Paolo Brajnik, while another Italian racer, Ricardo Perego, got the third place.[10]
In 2019, he is again defending his title in the FIA CEZ Formula 3 Championship, on his F312 Dallara now motorized Volkswagen.[11][12]
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit* Season still in progress.
Complete GT World Challenge results
editGT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
edit(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | Silver | IMO | LEC | SPA 6H |
SPA 12H |
SPA 24H |
HOC | CAT 24 |
NC | 0 |
| 2023 | Boutsen VDS | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Silver | MNZ 33 |
LEC 21 |
SPA 6H 41 |
SPA 12H 63 |
SPA 24H Ret |
NÜR 38 |
CAT Ret |
7th | 39 |
*Season still in progress.
References
edit- ^ "COLA ANDREA | F2000 Italian Formula Trophy". www.f2trophy.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Andrea Cola – the young talent from Italy". FIA CEZ. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Results 2017". FIA CEZ. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Wertungen CEZ – Austrian Motorsport Federation". austria-motorsport.at (in Austrian German). Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "FIA-CEZ 2018 Round 1 Race 1 standings" (PDF). FIA CEZ. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "FIA-CEZ 2018 Round 1 Race 2 standings" (PDF). FIA CEZ. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "FIA-CEZ 2018 Round 2 Race 1 standings" (PDF). FIA CEZ. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "FIA-CEZ 2018 Round 2 Race 2 standings" (PDF). FIA CEZ. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Motorsport XL". Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ fia-cez.com. "Andrea Cola F3 champion once again". FIA CEZ. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "AFR POKALE - Sandro Zeller wins sovereign double victory". www.afr-pokale.com. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ stránek, Jiří Chabera Tvorba. "Drexler Cup v Mostě, Češi uspěšní". www.jednodusemotorsport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 24 July 2019.
External links
edit- Andrea Cola career summary at DriverDB.com
- Andrea Cola official website