Federico Leo

Federico Leo
Federico Leo
Born	August 27, 1988 (age 38); Varese, Italy
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2005–present
Known for	FIA GT3 European Championship drivers' champion (2011)

Federico Leo (born August 27, 1988, in Varese) is a professional racing driver from Italy.

Formula Junior

Leo launched his single-seater journey towards the end of 2005 by competing in the Italian Formula Junior 1600 Winter series, where he accumulated nine points and secured 13th place overall. The next year, he committed to a full season, achieving one podium finish and ending the championship in 12th position.

Formula Renault 2.0

At the close of 2006, Leo took part in the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Winter series with RP Motorsport, finishing in 15th place. He continued with the same team for the full 2007 Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Championship but was unable to score points across fourteen races.

Formula Three

In 2008, Leo progressed to the German Formula Three Championship, joining Italian outfit Ombra Racing. He completed the season ninth overall and secured a podium at Hockenheimring. Additionally, he made a single appearance in the British Formula 3 Championship at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, where he placed 14th in the first race and retired from the second after starting from the back of the grid.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

Towards the end of 2008, Leo participated in testing sessions for the Formula Renault 3.5 Series at Circuit Paul Ricard and Circuit Ricardo Tormo. After trials with both RC Motorsport and Pons Racing, he signed on with Pons Racing for the 2009 season alongside Spanish driver Marcos Martínez. Across 17 races, he accumulated eight points exclusively during the final round at the new Motorland Aragón circuit, achieving two seventh-place finishes.

During the off-season, Leo tested with several teams including Fortec Motorsport and Draco Racing, but ultimately remained with Pons Racing for the 2010 campaign. He began that season with a fifth-place finish at Motorland Aragón but managed only three additional points-scoring results thereafter, concluding the year tied for 17th place with fellow drivers Walter Grubmüller and Jan Charouz, each on 16 points.

Auto GP

In May 2010, Leo made his debut in the inaugural Auto GP series at Imola, stepping in for Adrian Zaugg at Trident Racing. He finished ninth in the feature race and fifth in the sprint event after skillfully avoiding a multi-car collision on the starting grid that eliminated six competitors. Returning for the final round at Monza in October, he secured fifth and seventh places across two races, ending up 16th in the overall championship standings.

Sportscars

April 2010 saw Leo test a Lola B08/80 LMP2 prototype at Vallelunga with Italian Racing Box. He subsequently competed with this team in two rounds of the Le Mans Series: the Hungaroring and Silverstone 1000 km races. Alongside teammates Fabio Babini and Ferdinando Geri, they finished 13th overall and fifth within the LMP2 category. Leo was classified 17th in the final LMP2 rankings.

In 2011, Leo joined AF Corse to contest the FIA GT3 European Championship, sharing a Ferrari 458 with Francesco Castellacci. The pair clinched the drivers' championship title during the concluding round at Zandvoort, finishing nine points clear of Mike Parisy's team from Graff Racing.

GP2 Series

Leo made his first appearance in the GP2 Series during the closing round of the 2010 season held in Abu Dhabi, stepping in for Edoardo Piscopo at Trident Racing. He secured 19th place in the feature race but did not finish the sprint race.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2005	Italian Formula Junior 1600 – Winter Series	Tomcat Racing	4	0	0	0	0	9	13th
2006	Italian Formula Junior 1600	Emmegi Promotion	12	0	0	0	1	50	12th
2006	Italian Formula Renault 2.0 – Winter Series	RP Motorsport	4	0	0	0	0	14	15th
2007	Italian Formula Renault 2.0	RP Motorsport	14	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2008	German Formula Three Championship	Ombra Racing	17	0	0	0	1	23	9th
2008	British Formula 3 International Series	Ombra Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2009	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Pons Racing	17	0	0	0	0	8	21st
2010	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Pons Racing	17	0	0	0	0	16	17th
	Auto GP	Trident Racing	4	0	0	0	0	6	16th
	Le Mans Series - LMP2	Racing Box	2	0	0	0	0	13	17th
	GP2 Series	Trident Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	32nd
2011	FIA GT3 European Championship	AF Corse	11	1	3	0	4	111	1st
2012	align=left \| International GT Open - Super GT	rowspan="2" align="left" \| AF Corse	16	3	1	2	7	85	style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| 1st
2012	align=left \| International GT Open	16	3	1	2	7	195	style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| 1st
2013	align=left \| European Le Mans Series - GTE	rowspan="4" align="left" \| AF Corse	5	0	0	0	2	63	5th
	align=left \| International GT Open - GTS	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	align=left \| FIA GT Series - Gentlemens Trophy	2	2	1	2	2	0	NC
	Spanish GT Championship - GTS	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2014	align=left \| International GT Open - GTS	align=left \| AF Corse	8	0	1	0	2	12	20th
	align=left \| FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro	rowspan="2" align="left" \| Ram Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	align=left \| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2015	align="left" \| Renault Sport Trophy - Endurance	rowspan="2" align="left" \| V8 Racing	2	0				1	24th
2015	align="left" \| Renault Sport Trophy - Elite	2					10	14th
2016	align="left" \| Italian GT Championship - GT3	align="left" \| Scuderia Baldini 27 Network	13	3	3		10	156	style="background:#FFFFBF;"	'1st
2017	align="left" \| Italian GT Championship - Super GT3 Pro	align="left" \| Petri Corse Motorsport	6				1	45	14th
2018	align="left" \| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	align="left" \| Daiko Lazarus Racing	3						NC
2019	align="left" \| International GT Open	align="left" \| Ombra Racing	12					3	30th
2020	align="left" \| Ligier European Series - JS P4	align="left" \| Monza Garage	2		1	1	2	30	6th
2021	align="left" \|\| International GT Open - Pro	rowspan="2" align="left" \|\| Vincenzo Sospiri Racing	2					6	15th
2021	align="left" \|\| Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT3 Pro-Am	2						NC
2023	align="left"	24H GT Series - GTX \|\| align="left" \|\| Lotus PB Racing \|\|1\|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\|38\|\| NC

† – As Leo participated as a guest driver, he was not eligible to earn championship points.

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole position) (Races shown in italics represent fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Pos	Points
2009	Pons Racing	CAT 1 19	CAT 2 18	SPA 1 17	SPA 2 17	MON 1 18	HUN 1 Ret	HUN 2 14	SIL 1 15	SIL 2 21	BUG 1 18	BUG 2 Ret	ALG 1 13	ALG 2 19	NÜR 1 18	NÜR 2 17	ALC 1 7	ALC 2 7	21st	8
2010	Pons Racing	ALC < br />1 < br /> Ret	ALC < br />2 < br /> 5	SPA < br />1 < br /> 6	SPA < br />2 < br /> 17	MON < br />1 < br /> Ret	BRN < br />1 < br /> Ret	BRN < br />2 < br /> 18	MAG < br />1 < br /> Ret	MAG < br />2 < br /> Ret	HUN < br />1 < br /> Ret	HUN < br />2 < br /> 17	HOC < br />1 < br /> 16	HOC < br />2 < br /> 10	SIL < br />1 < br /> 11	SIL < br />2 < br /> 18	CAT < br />1 < br /> 7	CAT < br />2 < br /> 15	17th	16

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Completed Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2014	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Ram Racing	Template:Country data IRL Template:Namespace detect showall Matt Griffin Template:Country data PRT Template:Namespace detect showall Álvaro Parente	Ferrari 458 Italia GTC	GTE Pro	140	DNF	DNF

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