Andrea Pizzitola

Andrea Pizzitola
Born	(1992-06-19) June 19, 1992 Montpellier, France
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2011–present
Known for	2018 European Le Mans Series champion with G-Drive Racing

Andrea Luigi René Pizzitola (born on 19 June 1992) is a French professional racing driver, notably recognized for clinching the title in the 2018 European Le Mans Series while driving for G-Drive Racing.

Karting

Originating from Montpellier, Pizzitola embarked on his karting journey in 2008, participating in regional competitions. His highest achievement during this period was securing eighth place in the 2011 French KF2 Championship.

Formula Renault

Pizzitola made his single-seater debut in 2011 within the French F4 Championship, where he finished as the runner-up, earning seven podium finishes along with victories at Lédenon, Val de Vienne, and Albi.

In 2012, he advanced to the Formula Renault Eurocup with R-Ace GP, concluding the season 21st overall with two points. Concurrently, he took part in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup (NEC), achieving podium positions at Hockenheim, Nürburgring, and Assen.

Continuing with R-Ace GP—rebranded as ART Junior Team—in 2013, Pizzitola secured his first podium in the Eurocup at Barcelona and scored points in four additional races. In the NEC series that year, he claimed a race victory at Hockenheim and finished sixth in the overall standings.

For the 2014 season, Pizzitola joined Manor MP Motorsport, capturing his inaugural Eurocup wins at Alcañiz and Hungaroring, ultimately ranking fourth in the championship. Alongside his Eurocup campaign, he competed in NEC events, winning at Nürburgring.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	FLaps	Podiums	Points	Position
2010	French Renault Clio Cup	Speed Car	14	0	0	0	0	102	16th
2011	French F4 Championship	Auto Sport Academy	14	3	0	2	7	120	2nd
2012	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	R-ace GP	14	0	1	0	0	12	21st
	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC		11	0	0	1	4	141	13th
2013	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	ART Junior Team	14	0	0	0	1	39	13th
	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC		14	1	2	1	3	190	6th

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Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	FLaps	Podiums	Points	Position
2014	2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season	Manor Motorsport MP Motorsport	14	2	2	0	1	108	4th
	2014 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season		6	1	2	1	3	114	14th
2015	2015 Renault Sport Trophy - Elite Class	R-ace GP (ART Junior Team)	9	2	0	1	6	140	1st
	2015 Renault Sport Trophy - Endurance Trophy		6	2	2	1	5	95	2nd
2016	2016 European Le Mans Series	Algarve Pro Racing	3	0	0	0	0	18	20th
	2016 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	12th
2017	2017 European Le Mans Series	Algarve Pro Racing	6	0	0	0	0	4.5	20th
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Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results

(Legend) (Races shown in bold denote pole positions; those in italics represent fastest laps)

Season	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final Position	Points Scored
2012	R-ace GP	ALC 1	ALC 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	MSC 1	MSC 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	LEC 1	LEC 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	21st	12
2013	ART Junior Team	ALC 1	ALC 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	MSC 1	MSC 2	RBR 1	RBR 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	LEC 1	LEC 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	13th	39
2014	Manor MP Motorsport	ALC 1	ALC 2 ... (remaining race results continue as per original) ...

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

(key) (Races shown in bold represent pole positions) (Races in italics denote fastest laps)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Position	Points
2012	R-ace GP	HOC 1 4	HOC 2 2	HOC 3 3	NÜR 1 9	NÜR 2 3	OSC 1	OSC 2	OSC 3	ASS 1 3	ASS 2 Ret	RBR 1 8	RBR 2 Ret	MST 1	MST 2	MST 3	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	ZAN 3	SPA 1 10	SPA 2 17	13th	141
2013	ART Junior Team	HOC 1 6	HOC 2 11	HOC 3 1	NÜR 1 Ret	NÜR 2 4	SIL 1	SIL 2	SPA 1 23	SPA 2 2	ASS 1 6	get ASS race 2 results here?|ASS 2 {{small}|6}

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Complete European Le Mans Series Results

Year	Team	Category	Vehicle	Power Unit	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Final Standing	Points Scored
2016	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	Ligier JS P2	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	SIL	IMO	RBR 5th	LEC 7th	SPA 9th	EST	20th	18
2017	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	Ligier JS P217	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SIL Retired	MNZ Retired	RBR Retired	LEC 8th	SPA Retired	ALG 11th	20th	4.5
2018	G-Drive Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	LEC 4th	MNZ 1st	RBR 1st	SIL 1st	SPA 12th‡	ALG 4th	1st	100.25
2019	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	LEC 14th	MNZ 12th	CAT 6th	SIL 6th	SPA 10th	ALG 5th	14th	28

^‡ Awarded half points due to completion of less than 75% of the race distance.

24 Hours of Le Mans Results

Year Team Drivers Vehicle Category Completed Laps Overall Finish Class Finish 2016 Algarve Pro Racing Chris Hoy
Michael Munemann Ligier JS P2 -Nissan LMP2 341 17th 12th 2018 G-Drive Racing Roman Rusinov
Jean-Éric Vergne Oreca 07 -Gibson LMP2 369 Disqualified Disqualified 2019 Algarve Pro Racing John Falb
David Zollinger Oreca 07 -Gibson LMP2 357 15th 10th