Giacomo Altoè

Giacomo Altoè
Altoè at the Monza Circuit in 2017
Nationality Italian
Born (2000-10-05) 5 October 2000 (age 24)
Adria, Italy
TCR International Series career
Debut season2017
Current teamM1RA
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number9
Former teamsWestCoast Racing
Starts16
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish13th in 2017
Previous series
2017
2016
2015
TCR Middle East Series
Italian F4 Championship
Karting

Giacomo Altoè (born 5 October 2000) is an Italian Ferrari racing driver. Having previously competed in the Italian F4 Championship and TCR Middle East Series amongst others.

Racing career

Altoè began his career in 2015 in Karting. In 2016 he switched to the Italian F4 Championship making his circuit racing debut, during the season he took six points finishes, on his way to finishing twenty-second in the standings.[1] He switched to the TCR Middle East Series for 2017, starting the season at the second round with Top Run Motorsport, before switching to Liqui Moly Team Engstler for the last round. He finished the season fifth in the standings, taking two podiums.[2][3]

In March 2017 it was announced that he would race in the TCR International Series, driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR for WestCoast Racing.[4] But he switched to M1RA for the round in Buriram - that was his final weekend of the year in the international field. [5]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 Italian F4 Championship Bhaitech Engineering 21 0 0 0 0 21 22nd
2017 TCR Trophy Europe Target Competition 2 0 0 1 2 45 2nd
TCR Italy Touring Car Championship V-Action Racing 2 0 0 0 0 45 8th
Target Competition 2 1 1 2 2
TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship Delahaye Racing 11 2 0 2 5 188 9th
TCR International Series WestCoast Racing 14 0 0 0 0 63 13th
M1RA 2 0 0 0 1
TCR Middle East Series Top Run Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 46 5th
Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2 0 0 0 1
2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Antonelli Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Italian GT Championship 14 3 2 2 8 159 1st
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro 12 4 1 4 7 ? 1st
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro 2 1 1 1 1 18 1st
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East - Pro-Am 6 3 3 3 6 72 3rd
TCR Middle East Series Pit Lane Competizioni 5 1 0 1 4 92 2nd
2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Orange1 FFF Racing Team 2 0 0 0 0 12 19th
International GT Open Emil Frey Racing 14 4 4 2 6 128 1st
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Ebimotors 1 0 0 0 0 14 64th
24H GT Series - A6 Target Racing
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Emil Frey Racing 4 0 0 0 0 8 19th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 2 1 1 2 60.5 5th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Italian GT Championship - Endurance Imperiale Racing 1 0 0 0 0 6 17th
Italian GT Championship - Sprint LP Racing 2 0 0 0 1 18 16th
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Emil Frey Racing 5 0 0 0 0 16 17th
GT World Challenge America - Pro TR3 Racing 2 0 0 1 1 30 7th
GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am 8 0 1 2 3 88 10th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Emil Frey Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
TR3 Racing 1 0 0 0 0
International GT Open Vincenzo Sospiri Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Hankook FFF Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Emil Frey Racing 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 1 22nd
GT World Challenge America - Pro K-PAX Racing 2 0 0 0 2 30 8th
GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am TR3 Racing 4 0 1 2 0 40 11th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 1 0 0 0 0 218 60th
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Emil Frey Racing 10 0 0 0 1 41 7th
2023-24 Middle East Trophy - GT3 racing one
2024 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Emil Frey Racing 10 0 0 0 2 44 6th
Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro)
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Conquest Racing 1 1 0 1 1 380 31st
International GT Open racing one 2 0 1 1 0 1 36th

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

Complete TCR International Series results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2017 WestCoast Racing Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR RIM
1

8
RIM
2

10
BHR
1

10
BHR
2

Ret
SPA
1

14
SPA
2

10
MNZ
1

Ret
MNZ
2

12
SAL
1

15
SAL
2

8
HUN
1

8
HUN
2

4
OSC
1

5
OSC
2

Ret
13th 63
M1RA Honda Civic Type R TCR CHA
1

6
CHA
2

2
SHA
1
SHA
2
DUB
1
DUB
2
Source:[6]

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

(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
2020 Emil Frey Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Pro MIS
1

7
MIS
2

5
MIS
3

8
MAG
1

Ret
MAG
2

12
ZAN
1

4
ZAN
2

1
CAT
1

1
CAT
2

16
CAT
3

5
5th 60.5
2023 Emil Frey Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Pro BRH
1

5
BRH
2

8
MIS
1

2
MIS
2

6
HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

12
VAL
1

7
VAL
2

5
ZAN
1

10
ZAN
2

5
7th 41
2024 Emil Frey Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Pro BRH
1

11
BRH
2

2
MIS
1

3
MIS
2

4
HOC
1

8
HOC
2

22
MAG
1

4
MAG
2

10
CAT
1

10
CAT
2

6
6th 44

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(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 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points Ref
2019 Ebimotors GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY
17
SEB
MDO
DET
WGL
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
LGA
PET
64th 14 [7]
2022 TR3 Racing GTD Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY
11
SEB LBH LGA MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR PET 60th 218 [8]
2024 Conquest Racing GTD Pro Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LGA DET WGL MOS ELK
1
VIR IMS PET 31st 380* [9]
Source:[10]

References

  1. ^ Allen, Peter (7 April 2016). "Italian and German F4 series get 40+ cars, qualifying races". PaddockScout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Giacomo Altoè in the Top Run Subaru". middleeast.tcr-series.com. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Giacomo Altoè career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  4. ^ Hudson, Neil (30 March 2017). "WestCoast Racing reveal final blue livery ahead of Georgia opener". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  5. ^ Hudson, Neil (30 August 2017). "Norbert Michelisz and Giacomo Altoè to race for M1RA at Buriram". touringcartimes.com. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Giacomo Altoè race results". TouringCars.net. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Giacomo Altoè – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Giacomo Altoè – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Giacomo Altoè – 2024 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Giacomo Altoè Results". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
Sporting positions
Preceded by International GT Open
Champion

2019
With: Albert Costa
Succeeded by