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Luca Ghiotto

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Luca Ghiotto
Ghiotto in 2019
NationalityItaly Italian
Born (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 29)
Arzignano, Veneto, Italy
IndyCar Series career
4 races run over 1 year
Team(s)No. 51 (Dale Coyne Racing)
Best finish34th (2024)
First race2024 Children's of Alabama
Indy Grand Prix (Barber)
Last race2024 Grand Prix of Monterey
(Laguna Seca)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season2017
Car number16
Former teamsRussian Time, Campos Racing, UNI-Virtuosi Racing, Hitech Grand Prix, DAMS
Starts91 (94 entries)
Wins6
Podiums24
Poles3
Fastest laps5
Best finish3rd in 2019
Previous series
2017–2020, 2022
2016
2014–2015
2014
2013
2012–2013
2012
2011–2012		FIA Formula 2 Championship
GP2 Series
GP3 Series
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Formula Abarth

Luca Ghiotto (born 24 February 1995) is an Italian racing driver who is currently set to compete in the 2024 European Le Mans Series for Inter Europol Competition, having most recently competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for DAMS. He is currently the simulator driver for the Nissan Formula E Team.

Career

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Karting

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Born in Arzignano, Ghiotto entered karting in 2008, when he took the title in the KF3 class of the Champions Cup,[1] before he finished fourth the following year.[2] Ghiotto remained in the KF3 category until the end of 2010.

Formula Abarth

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In 2011, Ghiotto made his début in single-seaters, taking part in the Formula Abarth series for Prema Powerteam.[3] He finished ninth in the Italian Series standings with a single podium at Misano, while in the European Series he finished sixth with four podiums.[4] He contested a sophomore campaign with the same team in 2012, improving to runner-up spots in both championships.[5]

Formula Renault

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Ghiotto remained with Prema, as they moved to the 2-litre Formula Renault machinery to compete in the final rounds of Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and Formula Renault 2.0 NEC at the end of 2012. For 2013, Ghiotto had full-time campaigns in both Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, staying with Prema.[6] He took a podium finish at Le Castellet, as well as a victory at Spa,[7] and finished ninth in the final championship standings. In the Alps series, he scored five wins and finished as runner-up to teammate Antonio Fuoco. Also he won the main race of the Formula Renault 2.0 Pau Trophy.[8]

Ghiotto graduated to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2014, competing for International Draco Racing.[9]

GP3 Series

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2014

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Ghiotto made his debut in 2014, with Trident, at Spa-Francorchamps, taking pole position on his debut.

2015

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He remained with Trident for 2015, taking five victories in the season, but losing the title to Esteban Ocon by eight points.

GP2 Series

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In February 2016, it was announced that Ghiotto would be graduating to the series, whilst continuing his collaboration with Trident. After a shaky start to the season, he claimed his first victory at the sprint race in Sepang and finished eighth in the overall standings.

FIA Formula 2 Championship

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2017

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In 2017, Ghiotto switched to Russian Time. He took one victory that season and finished fourth in the championship. Originally, he won both races in Monza, but was denied the feature race win due to leaving the track after having avoiding contact with Nyck de Vries and Charles Leclerc. After Ghiotto was stripped of his win, the victory was given to his country-mate Antonio Fuoco.

2018

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Ghiotto at the 2018 Spielberg Formula 2 round with Campos Racing

In 2018, he drove for Campos Racing alongside Israeli Roy Nissany. He took four podiums and finished 8th in the championship.

2019

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Ghiotto at the 2019 Spielberg Formula 2 round with UNI-Virtuosi Racing

Ghiotto moved to Virtuosi Racing to partner Chinese driver Guanyu Zhou in 2019. Ghiotto started the season very well with pole position, second place at race 1, and victory at race 2 in Bahrain. However, he scored only 2 points at Azerbaijan. The Italian once again took pole position at Spain, but was hit by Campos driver Dorian Boccolacci, who was later penalized with a drive-through penalty. He charged through the field to finish 4th and achieved another podium in Race 2, finishing in 2nd. At Monaco, originally, he finished second at the feature race, but was disqualified, and in the second race he hit the Arden car of Tatiana Calderon and the MP Motorsport car of Mahaveer Raghunathan. Ghiotto had to retire the car, and was given a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with the two drivers. At Le Castellet, he also had a nightmare weekend. In Race 1, he was hit by Juan Manuel Correa, causing him to retire with suspension damage. In Race 2, he only finished 13th, scoring no points. In Spielberg, he took two podium finishes with two second places. In Great Britain, he qualified 2nd behind his teammate Guanyu Zhou, who also made history with achieving the first pole position of a Chinese driver in GP2 or F2. He passed Guanyu before the first corner, and took the victory in the feature race. At Hungaroring, he finished 4th and 8th respectively.

In Spa-Francorchamps, the two races were cancelled after a tragic accident in the feature race, after Giuliano Alesi lost control of his car due to a puncture, which provoked an accident, that resulted in serious injures for Juan Manuel Correa, and the death of French driver Anthoine Hubert. In Monza Ghiotto took the fastest lap along with second place in the feature race, but after making contact with Sérgio Sette Câmara and Nyck de Vries he only finished in 15th position in the sprint race. At Sochi he finished fourth in the first race with taking fastest lap once again, however he lost the podium to Louis Delétraz on the final lap. In the second race, he came from fifth on the grid to 1st place and took his third win of the year. In the final round at Abu Dhabi the Italian scored 8 points in the first race by finishing sixth. In the sprint race, he started third, but overtook Nicholas Latifi for second place. A few laps later he passed Trident driver Giuliano Alesi for the race lead. Due to the retirements of Artem Markelov, Sean Gelael and contact between Nikita Mazepin and Matevos Isaakyan, there were three virtual safety cars. By that, Ghiotto extended his race lead and comfortably won his fourth race of the year. The Italian driver finished third in the championship, just behind champion Nyck de Vries and runner-up Nicholas Latifi.

2020

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In 2020 Ghiotto drove for the new Hitech Grand Prix team alongside Nikita Mazepin. He won the sprint race in Budapest and ended up tenth in the standings, five positions behind his Russian teammate. Ghiotto left Formula 2 at the end of the season.

2022

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Ghiotto returned to the 2022 Formula 2 Championship on a one-off return at Monza, replacing Roy Nissany as the Israeli driver was serving a race ban.[10]

Formula One

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In August 2017, Ghiotto participated in the post-Hungarian Grand Prix test for Williams Martini Racing.[11]

Formula E

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In April 2023, Ghiotto was announced to drive for the Nissan Formula E Team during the Berlin rookie test, whilst also being confirmed as the team's simulator driver.[12][13] Ghiotto once again drove Formula E machinery during the rookie practice session at the Rome ePrix.[14] He then took part in the rookie pre-season test with the team for the 2023–24 season.[15]

IndyCar Series

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Dale Coyne Racing (2024–)

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In April 2024, Ghiotto signed a two-race contract to drive for Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing for the races at Barber Motorsports Park and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.[16]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2008 Champions Cup — KF3 1st
Bridgestone Cup Europe — KF3 11th
Torneo Industrie — KF3 Gandolfio Ennio Racing 18th
Italian Open Masters — KF3 Ghiotti Franco DNF
2009 Spanish Karting Championship — KF3 36th
South Garda Winter Cup — KF3 Gandolfi Ennio Racing DNF
WSK International Series — KF3 DNF
2010 Trofeo delle Industrie — KF2 20th
WSK Master Series — KF2 13th
Bridgestone Cup Europe — KF2 8th
WSK World Series — KF2 21st
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KF2 30th
CIK-FIA Karting European Championship — KF2 Chiesa Corse 71st
CIK-FIA Asia-Pacific Championship — KF2 21st
Karting World Championship — KF2 23rd

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2011 Formula Abarth Italian Series Prema Powerteam 14 0 1 2 1 42 9th
Formula Abarth European Series 14 0 0 1 4 65 6th
2012 Formula Abarth European Series Prema Powerteam 24 7 8 9 11 246 2nd
Formula Abarth Italian Series 18 6 7 7 7 175 2nd
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 4 0 0 0 0 22 19th
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2 0 0 0 0 7 44th
2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Prema Powerteam 14 5 0 2 8 211 2nd
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 14 1 1 0 2 69 9th
Pau Formula Renault 2.0 Trophy 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series International Draco Racing 17 0 0 0 0 26 17th
GP3 Series Trident 4 0 1 0 0 4 20th
2015 GP3 Series Trident 18 5 5 9 8 245 2nd
2016 GP2 Series Trident 22 1 0 2 4 111 8th
2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship Russian Time 22 1 0 0 7 185 4th
Formula One Williams Martini Racing Test driver
2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship Campos Vexatec Racing 24 0 0 1 4 111 8th
2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship UNI-Virtuosi Racing 22 4 2 2 9 207 3rd
2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship Team LNT 1 0 0 0 1 0.5 24th
2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship Hitech Grand Prix 23 1 0 2 4 106 10th
Intercontinental GT Challenge R-Motorsport 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2021 Italian GT Championship Imperiale Racing 6 0 1 1 5 46 5th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Emil Frey Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
ADAC GT Masters T3 Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 21 28th
2022 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Tresor by Car Collection 8 0 0 0 0 22 10th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 5 0 0 0 0 12 24th
IMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP2 G-Drive Racing by APR 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
FIA Formula 2 Championship DAMS 2 0 0 0 0 0 25th
2022–23 Formula E Nissan Formula E Team Simulator driver
2023–24 Formula E Nissan Formula E Team Simulator driver
2024 European Le Mans Series – LMP2 Inter Europol Competition 6 0 0 0 1 47 7th
IndyCar Series Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing 4 0 0 0 0 27 34th

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
2012 Prema Powerteam MNZ
1
 MNZ
2
 PAU
1
 PAU
2
 IMO
1
 IMO
2
 SPA
1
 SPA
2
 RBR
1
 RBR
2
 MUG
1
6 		MUG
2
6 		CAT
1
13 		CAT
2
7 		19th 22
2013 Prema Powerteam VLL
1
5 		VLL
2
2 		IMO1
1
6 		IMO1
2
6 		SPA
1
Ret 		SPA
2
1 		MNZ
1
3 		MNZ
2
1 		MIS
1
11 		MIS
2
1 		MUG
1
3 		MUG
2
5 		IMO2
1
1 		IMO2
2
1 		2nd 211

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 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 Pos Points
2013 Prema Powerteam ALC
1
14 		ALC
2
25 		SPA
1
31 		SPA
2
1 		MSC
1
5 		MSC
2
9 		RBR
1
32 		RBR
2
7 		HUN
1
6 		HUN
2
11 		LEC
1
2 		LEC
2
22 		CAT
1
27 		CAT
2
23 		9th 69

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 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 15 16 17 Pos Points
2014 International Draco Racing MNZ
1
16 		MNZ
2
4 		ALC
1
16 		ALC
2
Ret 		MON
1
14 		SPA
1
6 		SPA
2
Ret 		MSC
1
16 		MSC
2
14 		NÜR
1
Ret 		NÜR
2
15 		HUN
1
11 		HUN
2
19 		LEC
1
7 		LEC
2
16 		JER
1
13 		JER
2
Ret 		17th 26

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
2014 Trident CAT
FEA 		CAT
SPR 		RBR
FEA 		RBR
SPR 		SIL
FEA 		SIL
SPR 		HOC
FEA 		HOC
SPR 		HUN
FEA 		HUN
SPR 		SPA
FEA
18 		SPA
SPR
14 		MNZ
FEA
21 		MNZ
SPR
13 		SOC
FEA 		SOC
SPR 		YMC
FEA 		YMC
SPR 		20th 4
2015 Trident CAT
FEA
2 		CAT
SPR
8 		RBR
FEA
1 		RBR
SPR
3 		SIL
FEA
4 		SIL
SPR
7 		HUN
FEA
1 		HUN
SPR
4 		SPA
FEA
5 		SPA
SPR
1 		MNZ
FEA
Ret 		MNZ
SPR
3 		SOC
FEA
1 		SOC
SPR
8 		BHR
FEA
4 		BHR
SPR
1 		YMC
FEA
5 		YMC
SPR
4 		2nd 245

Complete GP2 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 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2016 Trident CAT
FEA
Ret 		CAT
SPR
12 		MON
FEA
Ret 		MON
SPR
14 		BAK
FEA
9 		BAK
SPR
12 		RBR
FEA
4 		RBR
SPR
9 		SIL
FEA
5 		SIL
SPR
2 		HUN
FEA
17 		HUN
SPR
Ret 		HOC
FEA
2 		HOC
SPR
4 		SPA
FEA
7 		SPA
SPR
3 		MNZ
FEA
6 		MNZ
SPR
Ret 		SEP
FEA
7 		SEP
SPR
1 		YMC
FEA
11 		YMC
SPR
19 		8th 111

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 25 26 27 28 DC Points
2017 Russian Time BHR
FEA
7 		BHR
SPR
2 		CAT
FEA
2 		CAT
SPR
7 		MON
FEA
5 		MON
SPR
4 		BAK
FEA
16 		BAK
SPR
7 		RBR
FEA
14 		RBR
SPR
4 		SIL
FEA
6 		SIL
SPR
2 		HUN
FEA
6 		HUN
SPR
8 		SPA
FEA
2 		SPA
SPR
3 		MNZ
FEA
4 		MNZ
SPR
1 		JER
FEA
7 		JER
SPR
4 		YMC
FEA
3 		YMC
SPR
5 		4th 185
2018 Campos Vexatec Racing BHR
FEA
12 		BHR
SPR
6 		BAK
FEA
Ret 		BAK
SPR
14 		CAT
FEA
4 		CAT
SPR
5 		MON
FEA
Ret 		MON
SPR
10 		LEC
FEA
3 		LEC
SPR
3 		RBR
FEA
12 		RBR
SPR
13 		SIL
FEA
5 		SIL
SPR
10 		HUN
FEA
6 		HUN
SPR
2 		SPA
FEA
7 		SPA
SPR
6 		MNZ
FEA
10 		MNZ
SPR
6 		SOC
FEA
Ret 		SOC
SPR
14 		YMC
FEA
3 		YMC
SPR
9 		8th 111
2019 UNI-Virtuosi Racing BHR
FEA
2 		BHR
SPR
1 		BAK
FEA
9 		BAK
SPR
Ret 		CAT
FEA
4 		CAT
SPR
2 		MON
FEA
DSQ 		MON
SPR
Ret 		LEC
FEA
Ret 		LEC
SPR
12 		RBR
FEA
2 		RBR
SPR
2 		SIL
FEA
1 		SIL
SPR
15 		HUN
FEA
4 		HUN
SPR
8 		SPA
FEA
C 		SPA
SPR
C 		MNZ
FEA
2 		MNZ
SPR
15 		SOC
FEA
4 		SOC
SPR
1 		YMC
FEA
6 		YMC
SPR
1 		3rd 207
2020 Hitech Grand Prix RBR
FEA
DNS 		RBR
SPR
Ret 		RBR
FEA
11 		RBR
SPR
10 		HUN
FEA
4 		HUN
SPR
1 		SIL
FEA
17 		SIL
SPR
19† 		SIL
FEA
13 		SIL
SPR
10 		CAT
FEA
8 		CAT
SPR
2 		SPA
FEA
9 		SPA
SPR
5 		MNZ
FEA
2 		MNZ
SPR
15 		MUG
FEA
2 		MUG
SPR
Ret 		SOC
FEA
4 		SOC
SPR
5 		BHR
FEA
12 		BHR
SPR
Ret 		BHR
FEA
16 		BHR
SPR
7 		10th 106
2022 DAMS BHR
SPR 		BHR
FEA 		JED
SPR 		JED
FEA 		IMO
SPR 		IMO
FEA 		CAT
SPR 		CAT
FEA 		MCO
SPR 		MCO
FEA 		BAK
SPR 		BAK
FEA 		SIL
SPR 		SIL
FEA 		RBR
SPR 		RBR
FEA 		LEC
SPR 		LEC
FEA 		HUN
SPR 		HUN
FEA 		SPA
SPR 		SPA
FEA 		ZAN
SPR 		ZAN
FEA 		MNZ
SPR
13 		MNZ
FEA
Ret 		YMC
SPR 		YMC
FEA 		25th 0

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2019–20 Team LNT LMP1 Ginetta G60-LT-P1 AER P60C 2.4 L Turbo V6 SIL FUJ
11 		SHA BHR COA SPA LMS BHR 24th 0.5

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2022 G-Drive Racing by APR LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY
8† 		SEB LGA MDO WGL ELK PET NC† 0†

† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. * Season still in progress.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2022 Tresor by Car Collection Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro BRH
1
6 		BRH
2
7 		MAG
1
5 		MAG
2
8 		ZAN
1
8 		ZAN
2
13 		MIS
1 		MIS
2 		VAL
1
6 		VAL
2
13 		10th 22

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2024 Inter Europol Competition LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
8 		LEC
Ret 		IMO
7 		SPA
4 		MUG
3 		ALG
5 		7th 47

American open-wheel racing results

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IndyCar Series

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

Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points Ref
2024 Dale Coyne Racing w/
Rick Ware Racing 		Dallara DW12 51 Honda STP THE LBH ALA
21 		IMS
25 		INDY DET ROA
22 		LAG
27 		MDO IOW IOW TOR GTW POR MIL MIL NSH 34th 27 [17]

References

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