Alessio Rovera
Alessio Rovera (born 22 June 1995) is an Italian racing driver.
| Alessio Rovera | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Born | 22 June 1995 Varese, Lombardy, Italy |
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Car number | 83 |
| Starts | 4 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
Career
Early career
After starting out in Italian junior racing formulas, Rovera entered the Formula Renault Eurocup in 2014 and competed there for Cram Motorsport. With 65 championship points and three podium finishes, he finished the season in sixth place in the final standings (master Nyck de Vries ahead of Charles Leclerc and Matevos Isaakyan).[1] After a year in the Spanish Formula 3 Championship, he switched to the Porsche Carrera Cup in 2016.
GT racing
Rovera was successful in this racing series from the start. After a third place in Porsche Carrera Cup Italy in 2016,[2] he won this championship in 2017.[3] This was followed by third place in the Porsche Carrera Cup France in the same year and finished runner-up in 2018. He then competed in the Italian GT Championship, where he won the overall standings in the GT3 class in 2019 and 2020.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Formula Abarth | Cram Motorsport | 18 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 236 | 1st |
| 2014 | Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | Cram Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 6th |
| Euroformula Open Championship | Corbetta Competizioni | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2015 | Euroformula Open Championship | DAV Racing | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 6th |
| BVM Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Spanish Formula 3 Championship | DAV Racing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 8th | |
| BVM Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | Porsche Carrera Cup Italia | Ebimotors | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 203 | 3rd |
| 2017 | Porsche Carrera Cup Italia | Tsunami RT | 14 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 182 | 1st |
| Porsche Carrera Cup France | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 10th | ||
| Porsche Carrera Cup Le Mans - Class A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
| 2018 | Porsche Carrera Cup Italia | Tsunami RT - Centro Porsche Padova | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 119 | 2nd |
| Porsche Carrera Cup France | Tsunami RT | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 137 | 3rd | |
| Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 24H GT Series - SPX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Porsche Supercup | Dinamic Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th | |
| 2019 | Italian GT Championship - Sprint Cup - GT3 Pro | Antonelli Motorsport | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 97 | 1st |
| Italian GT Championship - Endurance Cup - GT3 Pro-Am | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | ||
| International GT Open - GT3 Pro | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 18th | ||
| 2020 | Italian GT Championship - Endurance Cup | AF Corse | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 1st |
| European Le Mans Series - GTE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2021 | FIA World Endurance Championship - GTE Am | AF Corse | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 150 | 1st |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Am | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
| European Le Mans Series - GTE | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 83 | 3rd | ||
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC* | ||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-Am Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 16th | ||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro Cup | Iron Lynx | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Asian Le Mans Series - GT | Formula Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23.5 | 9th | |
| 2022 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | AF Corse | |||||||
| European Le Mans Series - LMP2 |
† As Rovera was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | AF Corse |
 Nicklas Nielsen François Perrodo |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Am |
340 | 25th | 1st |
Complete WeatherTech 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cetilar Racing | GTD | Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | DAY 14 |
SEB |
LBH |
LGA |
MDO |
DET |
WGL |
MOS |
LIM |
ELK |
VIR |
PET |
-* | 0* |
References
- "Formel Renault Eurocup 2014". driverdb.com.
- "Italienischer Porsche-Carrera-Cup 2016". driverdb.com.
- "Italienischer Porsche-Carrera-Cup 2017". driverdb.com.
External links
- Alessio Rovera career summary at DriverDB.com