Alexandre Imperatori

Alexandre Imperatori
Born	(1987-04-19) April 19, 1987 Châtel-Saint-Denis, Switzerland
Occupation	Professional racing driver
Years active	2003–present
Known for	Swiss racecar driver competing in WEC, Super GT, Porsche Carrera Cup Asia

Alexandre Emmanuel Imperatori (born 19 April 1987 in Châtel-Saint-Denis) is a professional Swiss racecar driver currently residing in Shanghai, China.

Karting

Imperatori's racing journey began at the age of four, starting with karting in Spain. He competed extensively throughout Spain, Germany, and France until 2002. In 2000, he earned the title of French Junior Champion and took part in the European Championship from 2000 through 2002.

Formula Racing

In 2003, Imperatori made the shift to single-seater racing and reached the finals of the Mygale scholarship program. Between 2004 and 2007, he participated in the Asian Formula Renault Challenge, achieving runner-up status and winning the 2006 China Formula Renault Challenge championship. This success granted him a test opportunity in the Renault Sport World Series.

Beginning in December 2007, he served as a rookie driver for the Swiss A1 Grand Prix team, contributing to their championship victory in the 2007-2008 season and their runner-up finish in 2008-2009.

From 2008 until 2010, Imperatori competed in Japan's All-Japan Formula Three Championship. He secured second place in the National Class in 2008, followed by third place in 2009. In 2010, he advanced to the Championship class with TODA Racing, finishing fifth while utilizing the only HONDA power unit on the grid. That same year, despite starting from 26th on the grid at the Macau Grand Prix due to qualifying difficulties, he impressively climbed to finish 12th.

In 2011, Imperatori progressed to Formula Nippon, Japan’s top-level single-seater series.

GT Racing

Imperatori entered GT racing in 2011 by stepping in for Christian Menzel at Team Starchase during the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia. He won eight out of ten races and ended up third overall despite missing two rounds in Singapore because of scheduling conflicts.

Alongside his campaigns in Porsche Carrera Cup Asia and Formula Nippon, he raced in Super GT’s GT300 class with SG Changi Racing, driving a Lexus IS350 GT300. Paired with Orime, they claimed victory at Sugo and secured podium finishes at Fuji and Autopolis.

He concluded 2011 by winning the GTC category at the ILMC 6 Hours of Zhuhai representing Audi Sport C Racing China.

Imperatori captured the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia title in 2012.

Between 2014 and 2021, he competed in the Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance race with Falken Motorsports (2014-2019) and later with KCMG (2020-2021), achieving a notable third-place finish in 2015.

WEC and 24 Hours of Le Mans

In 2013, Imperatori became the lead driver for Hong Kong-based KC Motorgroup Ltd (KCMG), piloting a Morgan LMP2 powered by Nissan at both Silverstone and Le Mans endurance events. He continued with KCMG throughout most rounds of the 2014 WEC season, competing in an Oreca 03R-Nissan, securing class victories at Bahrain and São Paulo.

On March 25, 2015, Imperatori signed with Swiss outfit Rebellion Racing to join their LMP1 squad for that year's WEC season, teaming up with Dominik Kraihamer and Daniel Abt.

Complete Super GT results

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	DC	Pts
2011	Team SG Changi	Lexus IS350	GT300	OKA 15	FUJ 16	SEP	SUG 1	SUZ 8	FUJ 2	AUT 3	MOT Ret	6th	49
2012	Team SGC	Lexus IS350	GT300	OKA	FUJ	SEP	SUG 13	SUZ 13	FUJ 12	AUT	MOT	NC	0
2014	i-mobile-AAS	Porsche 911 GT3	GT300	OKA	FUJ	AUT	SUG	FUJ	style="background:#FFFFFF;" | \u00A0SUZ	<style="background:#CFCFFF;">\u00A0BUR 6</style>	<style="background:#FFFFFF;">\u00A0MOT</style>	NC	0
\u00A02015	Porsche Team KTR	Porsche_911_GT3	GT300	\u00A0OKA 14	\u00A0FUJ 12	\u00A0CHA 8	\u00A0FUJ Ret	\u00A0SUZ	\u00A0SUG	\u00A0AUT	\u00A0MOT	23rd	3

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Completed Laps	Pos.	Class Ranking
2013	Template:Country data CHNTemplate:Namespace detect showall KCMG	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Matthew Howson Template:Country data CHNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ho-Pin Tung	Morgan LMP2-Nissan	LMP2	241	DNF	DNF
2014	Template:Country data HKGTemplate:Namespace detect showall KCMG	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Matthew Howson Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Richard Bradley	Oreca 03R-Nissan	LMP2	87	DNF	DNF
2015	Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Rebellion Racing	Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Dominik Kraihamer Daniel Abt	Rebellion R-One-AER	LMP1	336	18th	9th
2016	Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Rebellion Racing	Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Dominik Kraihamer Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Mathéo Tuscher	Rebellion R-One-AER	LMP1	200	DNF	DNF

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year	Entrant	Category	Chassis	Power Unit	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7	Race 8	Race 9	Final Standing	Points Earned
2014	KCMG	LMP2	Oreca 03	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	SIL	SPA 2								6th	87
			Oreca 03R				LMS Ret	COA	FUJ 2	SHA Ret	BHR 1	SÃO 1
2015	Rebellion Racing	LMP1	Rebellion R-One	AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6	SIL	SPA	style="background:#DFFFDF;" | LMS 17	style="background:#EFCFFF;" | NÜR Ret	style="background:#DFFFDF;" | COA 14	style="background:#DFFFDF;" | FUJ 16	style="background:#EFCFFF;" | SHA Ret	style="background:#DFFFDF;" | BHR 11		25th	2.5
2016	Rebellion Racing	LMP1	Rebellion R-One	AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6	style="background:#FFDF9F;" | SIL 3	style="background:#FFDF9F;" | SPA 3	style="background:#EFCFFF;" | LMS Ret	style="background:#DFFFDF;" | NÜR 7	style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MEX 5	style="background:#DFFFDF;" | COA 7	style="background:#DFFFDF;" | FUJ 6	style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SHA 17	style="background:#DFFFDF;" | BHR 7	7th	66.5

Full WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Results

(legend) (Races shown in bold represent pole positions; results in italics denote fastest laps)

Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Powertrain	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pos.	Points
2014	Mühlner Motorsports America	GTD	Porsche 911 GT America	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 engine	DAY 27	SEB	LBH	LGA	DET	WGL	MOS	IMS	ELK	VIR	COA	PET	129th place	1 point
2022	KCMG	GTD Pro	Porsche 911 GT3 R	Porsche MA1.76/MDG.G 4.0 L Flat-6 engine	DAY 3	SEB {{{1}}}	LBH {{{1}}}	LGA {{{1}}}	WGL {{{1}}}	MOS {{{1}}}	LIM {{{1}}}	ELK {{{1}}}	VIR {{{1}}}	PET {{{1}}}			-*	0*