Antonio Giovinazzi | |
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.jpg) Giovinazzi at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans | |
| Born | Antonio Maria Giovinazzi 14 December 1993 Martina Franca, Taranto, Italy |
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2016 |
| Current team | Ferrari AF Corse[1][2] |
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum |
| Car number | 51 |
| Former teams | ESM |
| Starts | 17 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 4 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 4th in 2023 (HY) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Active years | 2017, 2019–2021 |
| Teams | Sauber, Alfa Romeo |
| Car number | 99[a] |
| Entries | 62 (62 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 21 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 2017 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 2018, 2023–2024 |
| Teams | AF Corse, Ferrari |
| Best finish | 1st (2023) |
| Class wins | 1 (2023) |
| Previous series | |
| 2022 2016 2015–2016 2015 2013–2015 2013 2012 2012 | Formula E GP2 Series ALMS DTM FIA F3 European British F3 Formula Pilota China Formula Abarth |
| Championship titles | |
| 2015 2012 | Masters of F3 Formula Pilota China |
| Website | www |
Antonio Maria Giovinazzi (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo dʒoviˈnattsi]; born 14 December 1993) is an Italian racing driver, currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Ferrari. Giovinazzi competed in Formula One between 2017 and 2021. In endurance racing, Giovinazzi won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2023 with Ferrari.
Born in Martina Franca, Taranto, Giovinazzi began competitive kart racing aged six, winning several national and international titles. Graduating to junior formulae in 2012, he won his first championship at the Formula Pilota China that year. After finishing runner-up in the 2013 British Formula 3 Championship, Giovinazzi moved to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in 2014, finishing runner-up to Felix Rosenqvist the following season and winning the Masters of Formula 3. Giovinazzi then progressed to the GP2 Series in 2016, finishing runner-up to Pierre Gasly in his rookie season with Prema.
A reserve driver for Sauber, Ferrari and Haas in 2017, Giovinazzi made his Formula One debut for the former at the Australian Grand Prix, replacing an injured Pascal Wehrlein for the opening two rounds of the season. Following another season as a reserve driver for Sauber and Ferrari in 2018, Giovinazzi signed for Sauber—re-branded as Alfa Romeo—as a full-time driver for the 2019 season. He scored his maiden points finish at the Austrian Grand Prix, with a career-best fifth at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Giovinazzi remained at Alfa Romeo for the 2020 season, scoring three points finishes throughout the season. Retaining his seat for 2021, he scored further points in Monaco and Saudi Arabia, before being dropped by Alfa Romeo at the conclusion of the season. Giovinazzi has since remained a reserve driver for Ferrari, a role he has held continuously since 2017.
Outside of Formula One, Giovinazzi has competed in the 2021–22 Formula E World Championship with Dragon, and in the FIA World Endurance Championship since 2016. Joining the Ferrari 499P Hypercar project in its inaugural 2023 season, Giovinazzi won the 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi. Giovinazzi has also competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, the Asian Le Mans Series and the European Le Mans Series.
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