Mattia Drudi
Mattia Drudi | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Rimini, Italy | 16 July 1998
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup career | |
Debut season | 2019 |
Current team | Attempto Racing |
Car number | 66 |
Starts | 14 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 2 |
Poles | 4 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Previous series | |
2019–2020 2015–2018 2015–2017 2015 2015 2014 | 24H Series Porsche Supercup Porsche Carrera Cup Italia ADAC Formula 4 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Italian F4 Championship |
Championship titles | |
2021 | Italian GT Championship – GT3 Endurance |
Mattia Drudi (born 16 July 1998) is an Italian racing driver who currently competes in the GT World Challenge Europe for Attempto Racing.[1]
Career[]
Early career[]
Drudi begin his karting career in 2005, at the age of 7, in his native Italy.[2] In 2009, he claimed three karting titles, taking the 60cc class titles in the Easykart Italy, Easykart European (Cadet), and Campeonato Area Centro series. Two years later, he won the 100cc class of the Easykart European series; his final major championship in karting before transitioning to single-seaters after 2014.
He began his single-seater career in Formula 4 machinery, taking part in the Italian F4 Championship, first with Cram Motorsport before finishing the season with F & M. In just his fifth race in the championship (the second race at Imola), Drudi scored his first victory in the series.[3] Drudi would finish the season second in the championship, with five races victories and ten podiums. Three of these victories came in a weekend sweep at Monza in September. In the offseason, Drudi conducted a series of tests with Campos Racing in Formula Three machinery, but elected to stay at the F4 level for 2015, joining SMG Swiss Motorsport Group for the inaugural season of the ADAC Formula 4 series.[4]
Sports car racing[]
Porsche spec series[]
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In late 2014, Drudi competed in the annual Porsche Italia rookie test, where he was identified by Maurizio Lusuardi of Dinamic Motorsport, who wished to field an entry for Mattia in the Porsche Carrera Cup Italy for 2015. His single-seater commitments initially derailed this move, but in March 2015 Drudi officially signed with the team to compete full-time in the national spec series.[5] In his debut season, Drudi claimed nine podiums and one victory in 13 races, finishing third in the championship. Drudi's season also included one-off Guest-class appearances in both the Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. 2016 would see Drudi continue with Dinamic Motorsport, taking nine wins and 16 podiums en route to a second-place finish in the 2016 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia. He made a further three appearances as a guest in the Porsche Supercup in 2016, taking a podium at his home race at Monza.[6] For 2017, Drudi competed full-time in the Porsche Supercup for the first time in his career, once again with Dinamic Motorsport. Through the 11-race season, he claimed one podium, once again at Monza, taking 6th in the championship. His final season in the series in 2018 saw him claim four podiums en route to a fifth place finish in the championship.
GT racing[]
In late 2018, Drudi made his debut in the Italian GT Championship, driving for Audi Sport Italia. In his third race with the team, at Monza, he and co-driver Bar Baruch won the GT3 class, marking Drudi's first race victory in GT3 machinery. In August 2018, Drudi made his debut in prototype machinery, competing with Eurointernational at the Silverstone and Spa rounds of the 2018 European Le Mans Series. His Ligier JS P3 finished 10th and 13th in class respectively.
In February 2019, Drudi was signed to Audi's factory GT lineup, joining the marque's customer racing roster.[7] His 2019 season primarily consisted of a dual GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup and Endurance Cup campaign with Attempto Racing, alongside a partial season in the ADAC GT Masters with EFP Car Collection by TECE. He found his greatest successes that season in the Sprint Cup, where he and co-driver Milan Dontje would claim five podiums and a class victory competing in the Silver Cup class. Prior to the 2020 season, Drudi and fellow Audi factory driver Kelvin van der Linde took part in the mid-season Formula E rookie test.[8] For 2020, Drudi moved to the Pro class with Attempto Racing, adding a trio of appearances in the Intercontinental GT Challenge. In October, he partnered with Patric Niederhauser and Frédéric Vervisch to finish second overall at the 24 Hours of Spa.[9] The podium finish helped boost he and Vervisch's position in the 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup classification, but a 36th place finish and retirement in the opening two rounds would force the pair to settle for 12th in the overall standings. The 2021 GT World Challenge Europe campaign saw Drudi's entries score no podiums and a combined 13.5 points, enough for 25th and 26th in the Endurance and Sprint Cups respectively. However, Drudi found great success in 2021 in another endurance cup, taking the GT3-class crown in the 2021 Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup.[10] It marked Drudi's first championship title in seven years of competition in senior motorsport.[11]
Personal life[]
Mattia's father, Luca, is a former racing driver. Luca is a two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans class winner, taking victory with Viper Team Oreca in 1998 and Seikel Motorsport in 2001.[12]
Racing record[]
Career summary[]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2014 | Italian F4 Championship | Cram Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 2nd |
F & M | 18 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||||
2015 | Porsche Carrera Cup Italia | Dinamic Motorsport | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 145 | 3rd |
ADAC Formula 4 Championship | SMG Swiss Motorsport | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 14th | |
Porsche Supercup | Dinamic Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany – Class A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
2016 | Porsche Carrera Cup Italia | Dinamic Motorsport | 21 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 208 | 2nd |
Porsche Supercup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NC | ||
2017 | Porsche Supercup | Dinamic Motorsport | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 6th |
Porsche Carrera Cup Italia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 13th | ||
Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Central Europe | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
2018 | Porsche Supercup | Dinamic Motorsport | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 109 | 5th |
Italian GT Championship - GT3 | Audi Sport Italia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 11th | |
European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | Eurointernational | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 30th | |
2019 | Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe | Attempto Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18th |
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33rd | ||
Italian GT Championship - GT3 | Audi Sport Italia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10th | |
ADAC GT Masters | EFP Car Collection by TECE | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 27th | |
VLN Series - V5 | PROsport Performance | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | ? | |
24H GT Series - A6 Pro | Attempto Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | |
2019–20 | Formula E | Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler | Test driver | ||||||
2020 | Italian GT Championship - Endurance (GT3) | Audi Sport Italia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 4th |
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Pro | Audi Sport Team | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.67 | 7th | |
Intercontinental GT Challenge | Audi Sport Team Valvoline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 8th | |
Audi Sport Team Attempto Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Audi Sport Team Car Collection | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | Attempto Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 11th | |
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 12th | ||
24H GT Series - GT3-Pro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ? | ||
2021 | Italian GT Championship - Endurance (GT3) | Audi Sport Italia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 1st |
Intercontinental GT Challenge | Audi Sport Team Attempto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10th | |
Audi Sport Team WRT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Attempto Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25th | |
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 26th | ||
European Le Mans Series - LMP3 | Eurointernational | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 35th | |
ADAC GT Masters | Rutronik Racing by TECE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 39th | |
Phoenix Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Pro | Audi Sport Team Land | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
* Season still in progress.
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results[]
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup[]
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
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2019 | Attempto Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Silver | MON 24 |
SIL 9 |
LEC Ret |
SPA 6H 15 |
SPA 12H 62 |
SPA 24H Ret |
CAT 15 |
6th | 46 |
2020 | Attempto Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Pro | IMO 36 |
NÜR Ret |
SPA 6H 5 |
SPA 12H 10 |
SPA 24H 2 |
LEC 9 |
12th | 26 | |
2021 | Attempto Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Pro | MON 12 |
LEC 14 |
SPA 6H 29 |
SPA 12H 5 |
SPA 24H 9 |
NÜR 11 |
CAT 40 |
25th | 7 |
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup[]
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
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2019 | Attempto Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Silver | BRH 1 10 |
BRH 2 9 |
MIS 1 9 |
MIS 2 18 |
ZAN 1 16 |
ZAN 2 9 |
NÜR 1 6 |
NÜR 2 15 |
HUN 1 12 |
HUN 2 15 |
3rd | 97 |
2020 | Attempto Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Pro | MIS 1 15 |
MIS 2 6 |
MIS 3 3 |
MAG 1 6 |
MAG 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 8 |
ZAN 2 Ret |
CAT 1 11 |
CAT 2 Ret |
CAT 3 6 |
11th | 25 |
2021 | Attempto Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | Pro | MAG 1 6 |
MAG 2 12 |
ZAN 1 14 |
ZAN 2 17 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
BRH 1 15 |
BRH 2 14 |
VAL 1 8 |
VAL 2 11 |
26th | 6.5 |
References[]
- ^ "Mattia Drudi, 2021 – Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS". gt-world-challenge-europe.com. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Biography: Mattia Drudi (I) – Audi MediaCenter". audi-mediacenter.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Italian F4: Mattia Drudi gets race 2, Lance Stroll win race 3". automobilsport.com. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (22 March 2015). "Mattia Drudi announces ADAC F4 switch". formulascout.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Il Team Dinamic porta al debutto Mattia Drudi" [Team Dinamic brings Mattia Drudi to his debut]. it.motorsport.com (in Italian). 31 March 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ "Race result: Porsche Supercup, Race 8 of season 2016 in Monza". speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Kilshaw, Jake (13 February 2019). "Drudi Added to Audi GT3 Factory Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ Soulsby, Chris (21 February 2020). "Audi to field van der Linde, Drudi for Formula E rookie test". motorsportweek.com. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "Runner-up's spot for Audi in gripping edition of the Spa 24 Hours". audi-mediacenter.com. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (1 November 2021). "Weekly Racing Roundup (11.1.21)". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ Paglino, Daniele (7 November 2021). "Mattia Drudi: "I risked a lot, I was on the limit, but it was a risk we had to take"". gt-report.com. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ Raeli, Stefano (28 April 2020). "Luca e Mattia Drudi, una famiglia da corsa" [Luca and Mattia Drudi, a racing family]. it.motorsport.com (in Italian). Retrieved 27 November 2021.
External links[]
- Mattia Drudi at Autosport
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Italian racing drivers
- Italian F4 Championship drivers
- ADAC Formula 4 drivers
- Porsche Supercup drivers
- European Le Mans Series drivers
- Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
- ADAC GT Masters drivers
- 24H Series drivers
- Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers