Mirko Bortolotti

Mirko Bortolotti
Born	(1990-01-10) January 10, 1990 Trento, Italy
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2005–present
Known for	Winning Italian Formula 3 Championship (2008), FIA Formula 2 Championship (2011), Eurocup Mégane Trophy (2013), Blancpain GT Series Endurance and Overall titles (2017)

Mirko Bortolotti (born 10 January 1990) is a professional racing driver from Trento, Italy. His career highlights include winning the Italian Formula 3 Championship in 2008, the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2011, the Eurocup Mégane Trophy in 2013, and both the Endurance and Overall titles of the Blancpain GT Series in 2017. Bortolotti served as an official factory driver for Lamborghini between 2016 and 2019, transitioned to Audi in 2020, and returned to Lamborghini in 2021. In 2022, he competed in the 2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters representing the Austrian-based Lamborghini-supported GRT Grasser Racing Team. Starting in 2024, he has been racing with Iron Lynx in the WEC, piloting their Lamborghini SC63 prototype. Notably, Bortolotti achieved victory at the Spa 24 Hours in 2025, securing Lamborghini’s inaugural win at this prestigious event.

Italian series

After several years competing in karting, Bortolotti embarked on his formula racing journey in 2005 by participating in the Italian Formula Renault Winter Series and Formula Gloria. He continued to contest the Winter Series until 2007, with his best result being fourth place in 2006. That same year, he also took part in both the Italian Formula Junior 1600 and Formula Azzurra championships, finishing second in Formula Azzurra behind Giuseppe Termine.

Progressing to Italian Formula Three in 2007, Bortolotti secured fourth place overall during his rookie season. He remained with Lucidi Motors for the following year and clinched the championship title by winning nine races and earning six pole positions over sixteen events.

FIA Formula Two Championship

Following his triumph in Italian F3, Bortolotti gained support from Red Bull to compete in the revived FIA Formula Two Championship for the 2009 season. Racing with car number 14, he ended the year fourth in the standings. During a mid-season break, he briefly returned to Formula Three with Carlin Motorsport for the final round of the Formula 3 Euro Series at Hockenheim, where he achieved a podium finish.

GP3 Series

In 2010, Bortolotti joined the inaugural GP3 Series campaign driving for Addax Team alongside teammates Felipe Guimarães and Pablo Sánchez López. He delivered consistent performances throughout the season, finishing eleventh overall and securing a podium position in his last race.

Return to FIA Formula Two Championship

Bortolotti re-entered the FIA Formula Two Championship for the 2011 season. He started strong by taking an early lead in the championship standings before briefly losing it to Christopher Zanella. By round three, he reclaimed first place and dominated the Nürburgring event by securing pole positions, victories, and fastest laps in both races. He maintained his advantage to ultimately win the championship by a margin of 100 points over Zanella.

Formula One

As recognition for their achievements in Italian F3 during 2008, Bortolotti along with Edoardo Piscopo and Salvatore Cicatelli were given an opportunity to test Ferrari’s F2008 chassis at Fiorano Circuit that November. Bortolotti impressed by posting a lap time of 59.111 seconds, surpassing all previous times set by other drivers testing that car at Fiorano.

In 2009, rumors linked Bortolotti to a potential Ferrari Formula One seat as a replacement for Felipe Massa during his injury period after Luca Badoer failed to meet expectations. Later on, Williams selected him for their young driver test held at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit in 2011.

GT Racing

Bortolotti has an extensive background in GT competitions, participating in series such as the Blancpain GT Series (both Sprint and Endurance formats), ADAC GT Masters, Italian GT Championship, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (including the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring), the Dubai 24 Hours, Spa 24 Hours, and the FIA GT World Cup held in Macau.

In 2017, he claimed both the overall drivers' title and the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup with the GRT Grasser Racing Team, partnering with Christian Engelhart.

Beginning in 2020, Bortolotti transitioned from Lamborghini to Audi, piloting the R8 LMS GT3 EVO in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup and ADAC GT Masters for Belgian outfit WRT. In the Endurance Cup, he shares car number 31 alongside Kelvin van der Linde and Rolf Ineichen, while in ADAC GT Masters he competes in car number 30 with Ineichen.

For the 2023 season, he joined forces with Andrea Caldarelli and Jordan Pepper to represent Iron Lynx’s Pro class entry in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

Bortolotti made his DTM debut as a guest competitor for T3 Motorsport at Assen in September 2021, securing a second-place finish and a seventh place across two races. In February 2022, he earned a full-season contract with GRT Grasser Racing Team as they launched their DTM campaign with four factory-supported Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo cars.

During the opening round at Portimão in 2022, he achieved third place in both events. He secured pole position for the first race and led for 19 laps before experiencing power issues following a safety car period that dropped him to sixth; nevertheless, he recovered to finish third after overtaking Maro Engel on the final lap. At Imola’s third round, he climbed from a 16th place grid penalty start to achieve his third podium of the season. After retiring for the first time at Norisring’s initial race, he rebounded to finish second in race two and ascended to lead the drivers' championship midway through the campaign.

Career summary

'|| ADAC GT Masters '|| GRT Grasser Racing Team '||4 '||0 '||0 '||0 '||0 '||16 '||34th' '|| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD '|| Paul Miller Racing '||1 '||0 '||0 '||0 '||0 '||16 '||58th' '|| FIA GT World Cup '|| FFF Racing '||1 '||0 '||0 '||0 '||0 '||N/A '||9th' '|| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup '|| GRT Grasser Racing Team '||5 '||2 '||0 '||1 '||3 '||86 style="background:#FFFFBF;"1st '|| ADAC GT Masters '|| GRT Grasser Racing Team '||12 '||1 '||2 '||1 '||2 '||55 18th 'IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD' 'GRT Grasser Racing Team' '2' '0' '0' '0' '0' '38' 50thIntercontinental GT ChallengeGRT Grasser Racing Team100.........NC24H Series - A6------ '-' FIA GT World Cup (FFF Racing Team by ACM)DNS ... [Table continues with similar reduced formatting for subsequent years and teams] ...

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2005	Italian Formula Renault 2.0 - Winter Series	Auinger	4	0	0	?	0	8	13th
	Formula Gloria Italy	?	2	0	0	0	?	12	21st
	Italian Formula Junior 1600	AP Motorsport	?	?	?	?	?	20	14th
2006	Formula Azzurra	Team Italia CSAI	14	1	5	0	5	60	2nd
	Italian Formula Renault 2.0 - Winter Series / Italian Formula Junior 1600	RP Motorsport / ?	4 / ?	0 / 0	0 / ?	0 / ?	1 / 0	88 / 40	4th / 13th
			2007	Italian Formula 3 Championship	Corbetta Competizioni	16	1	2	1	7	80	'4th'
Italian Formula Renault 2.0 - Winter Series	Tomcat Racing	4		0	0	0	0	34	12th
2008	Italian Formula 3 Championship	Lucidi Motors	16	9	6	5	15	150	'1st'
2009	FIA Formula Two Championship	MotorSport Vision	16	1	0	1	5	50	4th
	Formula 3 Euro Series	Carlin Motorsport	2	0	0	0	1	0	NC†
2010	GP3 Series	Addax Team	16	0	0	0	1	16	11th
2011	FIA Formula Two Championship	MotorSport Vision	16	7	7	7	14	316	style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'1st'
2012	ADAC GT Masters	Schubert Motorsport	4	0	0	0	1	15	29th
2013	Eurocup Mégane Trophy	Oregon Team	14	8	13	7	11	275	style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'1st'
rowspan=4  2014	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am	Bonaldi Motorsport	9	3	4	6	6	87	4th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final	N/A	2	1	0	0	1	N/A	NC
Italian GT Championship	Imperiale Racing Srl	8	2	3	0	3	53	14th
Formula Acceleration 1	Acceleration Team Italy	8	3	3	2	7	135	style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'2nd'
rowspan=4  2015	Italian GT Championship	Imperiale Racing	14	3	2	3	6	113	4th
Blancpain Endurance Series	GRT Grasser Racing Team	5	0	2	0	0	29	12th
Blancpain Sprint Series	GRT Grasser Racing Team	2	0	0	0	2	21	17th
ADAC GT Masters	GRT Grasser Racing Team	2	1	0	1	1	0	NC†
rowspan=6  2016	Italian GT Championship	Imperiale Racing	14	4	5	1	8	108	6th
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup	GRT Grasser Racing Team	10	0	0	0	1	16	17th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	GRT Grasser Racing Team	5	1	1	0	2	49 '||7th'
rowspan="7"  2017 '|| Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup '|| GRT Grasser Racing Team '||10 '||2 '||1 '||2 '||4 '||67 '||4th'

^† Bortolotti was not eligible to earn points as a guest driver
^* Current season ongoing.

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Entries in bold denote pole positions) (Entries in italics signify fastest laps)

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Position	Points
2009	VAL 1 6	VAL 2 2	BRN 1 1	BRN 2 Ret	SPA 1 9	SPA 2 9	BRH 1 Ret	BRH 2 5	DON 1 10	DON 2 3	OSC 1 2	OSC 2 Ret	IMO 1 2	IMO 2 Ret	CAT 1 6	CAT 2 Ret	4th	50
2011	SIL 1 1	SIL 2 2	MAG 1 6	MAG 2 3	SPA 1 2	SPA 2 1	NÜR 1 1	NÜR 2 1	BRH 1 5	BRH 2 2	RBR 1 2	RBR 2 2	MON 1 2	MON 2 1	CAT 1 1	CAT 2 1	Champion	316

Full Formula 3 Euro Series results

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

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Position	Points Scored
2009	Carlin Motorsport	Dallara F308	Volkswagen	HOC 1	HOC 2	LAU 1	LAU 2	NOR 1	NOR 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	OSC 1	OSC 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	BRH 1	BRH 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	DIJ 1	DIJ 2	HOC 1 17	HOC 2 3	NC†	0†

^† Bortolotti participated as a guest driver and was therefore not eligible to earn championship points.

Full GP3 Series results

(key) (Pole positions are indicated by bold races) (Fastest laps are highlighted in italics)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final Standing	Total Points
2010	Addax Team	CAT FEA 16	CAT SPR Ret	IST FEA 25†	IST SPR 12	VAL FEA 18	VAL SPR 10	SIL FEA 8	SIL SPR 13	HOC FEA 6	HOC < br > SPR < br > 4	HUN < br > FEA < br > 11	HUN < br > SPR < br > 8	SPA < br > FEA < br > Ret	SPA < br > SPR < br > 14	MNZ < br > FEA < br > 5	MNZ < br > SPR < br > 2	11th	16

^† Although Bortolotti did not cross the finish line, he was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Full Eurocup Mégane Trophy Results

(legend) (Entries in bold denote pole position) (Entries in italics represent fastest lap)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final Position	Points
2013	Oregon Team	ALC 1 1	ALC 2 1	SPA 1 4	SPA 2 1	MSC 1 1	MSC 2 2	RBR 1 1	RBR 2 1	HUN 1 1	HUN 2 4	LEC 1 2	LEC 2 C	CAT 1 1	CAT 2 DSQ	CAT 3 3	1st	275

Complete Formula Acceleration 1 Results

(legend) (Entries in bold indicate pole position) (Entries in italics signify fastest lap)

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Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final Standing	Points Earned
2014	Italy	ALG 1	ALG 2	NAV 1	NAV 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	MNZ 1
	2nd	} Complete GT World Challenge Europe Results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship Results (legend) (Races in bold denote pole position; races in italics denote fastest lap) Year Team Entry Category Vehicle Make Engine Specification 1st Race 2nd Race 3rd Race 4th Race 5th Race 6th Race 7th Race 8th Race 9th Race 10th Race 11th Race 12th Race Overall Rank Total Points 2016 Paul Miller Racing GTD Class Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Lamborghini V10, 5.2 L engine 2016 24 Hours of Daytona 16 ... ... 24 Hours of Daytona Results ... Year Team Name Co-Drivers Car Model Class Category Number of Laps Completed "Pos." "Class Pos." Complete Bathurst 12 Hour Results ... Full Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Results ( legend) (Entries in bold indicate pole position; entries in italics denote fastest lap) ... † Driver Bortolotti participated as a guest and was not eligible for points. * The current season is ongoing. Full FIA World Endurance Championship Results Year Team Category Chassis Power Unit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Final Standing Total Points 2023 Prema Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB 2 ALG 4 SPA 10 LMS Ret MNZ FUJ BHR 5 11th 56 2024 Lamborghini Iron Lynx Hypercar Lamborghini SC63 Lamborghini 3.8 L Turbo V8 QAT 13 IMO 12 SPA Ret LMS 10 SAP 17 COA 14 FUJ Ret BHR Ret 31st 2 Complete Results at the 24 Hours of Le Mans Year Team Name Drivers Vehicle Category Completed Laps Overall Finish Class Finish 2022 Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Team WRT Template:Country data SUITemplate:Namespace detect showall Rolf Ineichen Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Dries Vanthoor Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 366 15th 11th 2023 Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Prema Racing Template:Country data whiteTemplate:Namespace detect showall Daniil Kvyat Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Doriane Pin Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 113 DNF DNF
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