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Antonio Fuoco

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Antonio Fuoco
NationalityItaly Italian
Born (1996-05-20) 20 May 1996 (age 28)
Cariati, Italy
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamFerrari AF Corse
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number50
Former teamsCetilar Racing
Starts27
Wins3
Podiums14
Poles4
Fastest laps4
Best finish2nd in 2024
Previous series
2019–20
201718
201516
2014
2013
2013
Asian Le Mans Series - GT
FIA Formula 2 Championship
GP3 Series
FIA Formula 3 European Championship
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Championship titles
2013Formula Renault 2.0 Alps

Antonio Fuoco (born 20 May 1996) is an Italian racing driver who is currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Ferrari AF Corse in the Ferrari 499P. He also serves as a development driver for the Scuderia Ferrari Formula One team and is a junior driver for the Competizione GT. He previously competed in Formula 2 for Charouz Racing System, and is a former member of the Ferrari Driver Academy.[1][2]

Career

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Karting

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Born in Cariati, Fuoco debuted in karting at the age of four and raced in various European championships, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF2 category by 2012, when he finished third in WSK Euro Series and fourth in the CIK-FIA European KF2 Championship.[3][4]

Formula Renault

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In 2013, Fuoco graduated to single-seaters, racing in the newly launched Formula Renault 2.0 Alps series for Prema Junior.[5] He won races at Vallelunga, Imola, Monza and Mugello and amassed another three podiums.[6] He also competed in a round of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship with the team, at Spa-Francorchamps.[7]

Formula Three

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Antonio Fuoco in F3 - Hockenheimring 2014

Fuoco stepped up to FIA European Formula Three Championship in 2014, continuing with Prema Powerteam.[8] He finished fifth in the driver standings, with two wins at Silverstone and Spielberg, and 10 podiums out of 33 races.

GP3 Series

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On 23 January 2015, it was announced Fuoco would be racing in the GP3 Series with Carlin Motorsport.[9] Despite scoring two podiums, Fuoco experienced an inconsistent season, including crashes at the Red Bull Ring, the Hungaroring, Spa and Monza.

In February 2016, following Carlin's departure from the series, it was announced Fuoco would be racing for Trident, where he collected his maiden victories and finished third in the championship.

FIA Formula 2 Championship

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Antonio Fuoco in F2 - Red Bull Ring 2018

In November 2016, it was announced that Fuoco would graduate to the series, reunite with Prema and partner fellow Ferrari junior and GP3 champion Charles Leclerc for the 2017 season.[10]

FIA Formula E

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In October 2018, Fuoco partook in the pre-season test at Valencia with GEOX Dragon and the following month, was named the team's reserve and test driver for the 2018-19 season.[11][12] In January 2019, Dragon ran Fuoco in the rookie test at Marrakesh where he set the third best time in the overall classification.[13][14]

Formula One

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On 23 June 2015, Fuoco had his first Formula One test with Ferrari during the two-day post-Austrian Grand Prix test in Spielberg at the Red Bull Ring.[15]

On 19 January 2019, when Mick Schumacher was confirmed as a Ferrari Driver Academy driver, it was also confirmed that Fuoco was no longer part of the academy, but was instead promoted to Ferrari’s F1 simulator team.[16][17]

He took part in the 2020 Young Driver Test for Ferrari alongside Robert Shwartzman. In December 2021, Fuoco took part in the post-season test at Yas Marina Circuit for Scuderia Ferrari.[18]

Hypercar career

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For the 2023 season, Fuoco joined the Ferrari AF Corse outfit in the Le Mans Hypercar category of the World Endurance Championship, partnering Miguel Molina and Nicklas Nielsen in a Ferrari 499P.[19] The opening round at the 1000 Miles of Sebring began with a positive surprise, as Fuoco took the brand's first pole in the top class of the Championship.[20] In 2024, Fuoco, along with Nielsen and Molina of the number 50 Ferrari AF Corse team, won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Hypercar category. [21]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Prema Junior 14 6 5 5 11 245 1st
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Prema Powerteam 2 0 1 0 0 N/A NC†
2014 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Prema Powerteam 32 2 0 2 10 255 5th
Florida Winter Series N/A 12 4 3 3 7 N/A 1st
2015 GP3 Series Carlin 18 0 0 0 2 88 6th
Formula One Scuderia Ferrari Development driver
2016 GP3 Series Trident 18 2 0 0 8 157 3rd
Formula One Scuderia Ferrari Development driver
2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship Prema Racing 22 1 0 1 5 98 8th
2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship Charouz Racing System 23 2 0 1 6 141 7th
2018–19 Formula E GEOX Dragon Test/Reserve driver
2019 Italian GT Sprint Championship AF Corse 8 0 ? ? 3 62 4th
Formula One Scuderia Ferrari Test driver
2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Car Guy Racing 1 0 0 0 0 10 16th
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup SMP Racing 1 0 1 0 0 7 20th
Formula One Scuderia Ferrari Development driver
2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Cetilar Racing 6 1 1 1 2 75 5th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC‡
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Iron Lynx 5 0 0 1 0 27 11th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Iron Lynx Motorsport Lab 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
AF Corse - Francorchamps Motors 2 0 0 0 0
Formula One Scuderia Ferrari Development driver
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro AF Corse 6 1 0 1 5 131 3rd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Cetilar Racing 3 1 0 2 1 870 28th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Iron Lynx 5 1 2 0 3 87 2nd
Intercontinental GT Challenge Iron Lynx 1 0 0 0 1 58 3rd
AF Corse - Francorchamps 2 1 0 0 2
Formula One Scuderia Ferrari Development driver
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Ferrari AF Corse 7 0 2 1 4 120 3rd
24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar 1 0 1 1 0 N/A 5th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup AF Corse 5 0 0 0 1 33 9th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Cetilar Racing 4 0 0 0 0 637 38th
Formula One Scuderia Ferrari Development driver
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Ferrari AF Corse 8 1 1 1 3 115 2nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar 1 1 0 0 1 50 1st
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Cetilar Racing 5 0 1 0 1 1183 29th
FIA GT World Cup AF Corse

As Fuoco was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. * Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points
2013 Prema Junior VLL
1

2
VLL
2

1
IMO1
1

1
IMO1
2

1
SPA
1

14
SPA
2

3
MNZ
1

1
MNZ
2

6
MIS
1

2
MIS
2

Ret
MUG
1

1
MUG
2

1
IMO2
1

2
IMO2
2

2
1st 245

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 DC Points
2014 Prema Powerteam Mercedes SIL
1

4
SIL
2

3
SIL
3

1
HOC
1

11
HOC
2

Ret
HOC
3

3
PAU
1

17
PAU
2

19†
PAU
3

11
HUN
1

19
HUN
2

2
HUN
3

2
SPA
1

5
SPA
2

Ret
SPA
3

16
NOR
1

Ret
NOR
2

7
NOR
3

9
MSC
1

6
MSC
2

2
MSC
3

3
RBR
1

6
RBR
2

1
RBR
3

19
NÜR
1

2
NÜR
2

4
NÜR
3

4
IMO
1

16
IMO
2

25
IMO
3

2
HOC
1

14
HOC
2

DSQ
HOC
3

DNS
5th 255

Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete GP3 Series results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2015 Carlin CAT
FEA

8
CAT
SPR

4
RBR
FEA

2
RBR
SPR

Ret
SIL
FEA

18
SIL
SPR

23
HUN
FEA

8
HUN
SPR

Ret
SPA
FEA

4
SPA
SPR

Ret
MNZ
FEA

Ret
MNZ
SPR

11
SOC
FEA

6
SOC
SPR

4
BHR
FEA

9
BHR
SPR

5
YMC
FEA

7
YMC
SPR

2
6th 88
2016 Trident CAT
FEA

4
CAT
SPR

3
RBR
FEA

5
RBR
SPR

3
SIL
FEA

3
SIL
SPR

1
HUN
FEA

2
HUN
SPR

10
HOC
FEA

1
HOC
SPR

18†
SPA
FEA

4
SPA
SPR

2
MNZ
FEA

8
MNZ
SPR

3
SEP
FEA

8
SEP
SPR

Ret
YMC
FEA

16
YMC
SPR

17
3rd 157

Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2017 Prema Racing BHR
FEA

9
BHR
SPR

11
CAT
FEA

13
CAT
SPR

Ret
MON
FEA

11
MON
SPR

10
BAK
FEA

Ret
BAK
SPR

12
RBR
FEA

3
RBR
SPR

5
SIL
FEA

16
SIL
SPR

12
HUN
FEA

Ret
HUN
SPR

17
SPA
FEA

3
SPA
SPR

7
MNZ
FEA

1
MNZ
SPR

3
JER
FEA

3
JER
SPR

5
YMC
FEA

DSQ
YMC
SPR

11
8th 98
2018 Charouz Racing System BHR
FEA

17
BHR
SPR

12
BAK
FEA

3
BAK
SPR

DNS
CAT
FEA

10
CAT
SPR

7
MON
FEA

8
MON
SPR

1
LEC
FEA

4
LEC
SPR

4
RBR
FEA

3
RBR
SPR

4
SIL
FEA

3
SIL
SPR

Ret
HUN
FEA

3
HUN
SPR

17
SPA
FEA

17
SPA
SPR

19
MNZ
FEA

DSQ
MNZ
SPR

10
SOC
FEA

6
SOC
SPR

9
YMC
FEA

7
YMC
SPR

1
7th 141

Complete GT World Challenge results

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GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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(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
2020 SMP Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Pro IMO NÜR SPA
6H
SPA
12H
SPA
24H
LEC
7
20th 7
2021 Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Pro MNZ
4
LEC
4
SPA
6H

Ret
SPA
12H

Ret
SPA
24H

Ret
NÜR
38
CAT
39
11th 27
2022 Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Pro IMO
8
LEC
1
SPA
6H

2
SPA
12H

4
SPA
24H

3
HOC
Ret
CAT
2
2nd 87

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points
2021 Cetilar Racing LMP2 Dallara P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
6†
SEB WGL WGL ELK LGA PET NC† 0†
2022 Cetilar Racing GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DAY
14
SEB
1
LBH LGA MDO DET WGL
4
MOS LIM ELK VIR PET 28th 870
2023 Cetilar Racing GTD Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6 DAY
23
SEB
14
LBH LGA WGL
18
MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS PET
13
38th 637
2024 Cetilar Racing GTD Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6 DAY
10
SEB
2
LBH LGA WGL
18
MOS ELK VIR IMS
7
PET
14
29th 1183

Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2021 Cetilar Racing LMGTE Am Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SPA
3
ALG
1
MNZ
10
LMS
Ret
BHR
9
BHR
4
5th 75
2022 AF Corse LMGTE Pro Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SEB
6
SPA
3
LMS
3
MNZ
2
FUJ
2
BHR
1
3rd 131
2023 Ferrari AF Corse Hypercar Ferrari 499P Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6 SEB
3
ALG
2
SPA
Ret
LMS
5
MNZ
2
FUJ
4
BHR
3
3rd 120
2024 Ferrari AF Corse Hypercar Ferrari 499P Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6 QAT
6
IMO
4
SPA
3
LMS
1
SÃO
6
COA
3
FUJ
9
BHR
11
2nd 115

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2021 Italy Cetilar Racing Italy Roberto Lacorte
Italy Giorgio Sernagiotto
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Am
90 DNF DNF
2022 Italy AF Corse Spain Miguel Molina
Italy Davide Rigon
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo GTE
Pro
349 30th 3rd
2023 Italy Ferrari AF Corse Spain Miguel Molina
Denmark Nicklas Nielsen
Ferrari 499P Hypercar 337 5th 5th
2024 Italy Ferrari AF Corse Spain Miguel Molina
Denmark Nicklas Nielsen
Ferrari 499P Hypercar 311 1st 1st

References

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Champion

2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Junior Champion

2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
2024
With: Miguel Molina & Nicklas Nielsen
Succeeded by
Incumbent