Valentino Catalano
Valentino Catalano | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 2, 2005 Germany |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Known for | Motorsport competitor in Prototype Cup Germany and Asian Le Mans Series |
Valentino Catalano (born 2 November 2005) is a German motorsport competitor currently participating in the Prototype Cup Germany series, representing Gebhardt Motorsport.
Karting
Catalano started his karting journey at the age of five with Motorclub Haßloch. In 2018, driving for RMW Motorsport, he secured the championship title in the X30 Junior division of the ADAC Kart Cup, following a fourth-place finish in the ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf.
Formula 4
In 2019, Catalano conducted tests in a privately owned Tatuus F4-T014 car. He made his single-seater debut during the 2020 French F4 Championship, where he dominated the junior category by winning every race and attained four overall podium finishes. His consistent performance placed him fifth in the FFSA Academy championship standings with multiple top-ten results.
For the 2021 season, Catalano signed with BWR Motorsports to compete in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship. Nevertheless, after participating in two rounds and achieving a best result of fifth place, he and the team ended their collaboration.
2022: Introduction to LMP3
Catalano stepped into sportscar racing in 2022 by entering the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series. Racing for RLR MSport alongside Horst Felbermayr Jr. and Austin McCusker, he encountered a difficult season marked by three retirements and concluded the year 15th in the driver rankings.
2023: Maiden victory
In 2023, Catalano partnered with Tom van Rompuy at DKR Engineering for the Asian Le Mans Series. Utilizing an assertive fuel management approach, he claimed his first car racing triumph during the second race at Dubai Autodrome. Additionally, he competed in the 2023 Prototype Cup Germany alongside Robin Rogalski, where he earned his inaugural series win at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben and ultimately finished fourth in the championship standings.
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ADAC Kart Masters — X30 Junior | 3rd | |
| 2018 | ADAC Kart Masters — X30 Junior | 3rd | |
| ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf — X30 Junior | RMW Motorsport | 4th |
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 144 | 5th |
| 2021 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | BWR Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18th |
| Drexler Automotive Formula 4 Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 4th | ||
| 2022 | European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | RLR MSport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15th |
| Le Mans Cup - LMP3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 | DKR Engineering | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prototype Cup Germany | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 130 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | rowspan="2" align="left" | Gebhardt Motorsport |12 |3 |2 |0 |10 |206 |style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1st |- |Prototype Winter Series - Class 3 |3 |0 |0 |0 |0 |6.67 |14th |- |IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge - LMP3 |Gebhardt Intralogistics Motorsports |2 |0 |0 |0 |2 |600 |15th |- |Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - VT2-R+4WD |Adrenalin Motorsport Team Mainhatten Wheels |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC† |- ! rowspan="4" |2025 |- |IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge - LMP3 | rowspan="2" align="left" | Gebhardt Motorsport | |- |Le Mans Cup - LMP3 |4 |0 |0 |0 |1 |9* |10th* |- ! rowspan="2" align="left" colspan="5"|Prototype Cup Germany |- align="left" | Badischer Motorsport Club | |- align="left" | Gebhardt Intralogistics Motorsport | }
† As Catalano was a guest driver, he was not eligible to score points. Complete French F4 Championship results(key) (Races in bold denote pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
|
- Pages with script errors
- Articles with short description
- Articles with hCards
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- German racing drivers
- Racing drivers from Rhineland-Palatinate
- French F4 Championship drivers
- ADAC Formula 4 drivers
- European Le Mans Series drivers
- Le Mans Cup drivers
- Asian Le Mans Series drivers
- 2005 births
- Living people
- 21st-century German sportsmen