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Mattia Drudi
Drudi competing in the DTM in 2023
NationalityItaly Italian
Born (1998-07-16) 16 July 1998 (age 26)
Rimini, Italy
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup career
Debut season2019
Current teamAttempto Racing
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number66
Starts14
Wins0
Podiums2
Poles4
Fastest laps0
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
2021Italian 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

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

Drudi competing in the ADAC GT Masters in 2022

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]

2022 saw Drudi join Car Collection Motorsport's entry in the GT World Challenge Europe, taking part in both the Sprint and Endurance Cups.[12] Drudi expressed his confidence ahead of the season, claiming that the team could fight for overall race victories.[13] Alongside Luca Ghiotto and Christopher Haase in the Endurance Cup, Drudi finished 24th in the overall points classification, scoring all 12 points in a fourth-place finish at Imola. In the Sprint Cup, with Ghiotto again as his co-driver, Drudi would come home 10th, registering a season-high finish of fifth at Magny-Cours.

Drudi began his 2023 campaign at the Bathurst 12 Hour,[14] although his car would retire early in the race following a crash. Drudi returned to his factory driver duties at the Kyalami 9 Hours, where he finished third overall alongside co-drivers Ricardo Feller and Patric Niederhauser.[15] His partnership with Feller continued throughout the 2023 season, where the two shared Tresor Orange1's Audi for the full GT World Challenge Europe campaign. Fellow factory driver Dennis Marschall joined the entry for the Endurance Cup.[16] 2023 also saw Drudi make his debut in DTM, once again competing for Tresor Orange1.[17]

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.[18]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2014 Italian F4 Championship Cram Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 237 2nd
F & M 18 5 4 5 10
2015 ADAC Formula 4 Championship SMG Swiss Motorsport 7 0 0 0 1 48 14th
Porsche Carrera Cup Italia Dinamic Motorsport 13 1 0 1 9 145 3rd
Porsche Supercup 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 Series Sprint Cup Attempto Racing 10 0 0 0 0 8 18th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 5 0 0 0 0 2 33rd
24H GT Series - A6 Pro 1 0 0 0 0 ? ?
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 ? ?
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 ?
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team Land 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
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
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team Phoenix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Tresor by Car Collection 5 0 0 0 0 12 24th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 0 0 0 0 22 10th
ADAC GT Masters Car Collection Motorsport 14 0 0 0 1 51 23rd
Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team Tresor
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team Lionspeed by Car Collection 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
2023 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Tresor Orange1 16 0 0 0 0 13 26th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 5 0 0 0 1 47 5th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 4 1 1 7 109.5 1st
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team Scherer PHX 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF

* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results

Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
pos.
2020 Germany Audi Sport Team Land South Africa Kelvin van der Linde
Germany Christopher Mies
Germany René Rast 		Audi R8 LMS Evo SP9 Pro 85 6th 6th
2021 Germany Audi Sport Team Phoenix Netherlands Robin Frijns
Germany Frank Stippler
Belgium Dries Vanthoor 		Audi R8 LMS Evo SP9 17 DNF DNF
2022 Germany Audi Sport Team Lionspeed by Car Collection Germany Patrick Kolb
Germany Christopher Mies
Switzerland Patric Niederhauser 		Audi R8 LMS Evo II SP9 Pro 80 DNF DNF
2023 Germany Audi Sport Team Scherer PHX Switzerland Ricardo Feller
Denmark Dennis Lind
Belgium Frédéric Vervisch 		Audi R8 LMS Evo II SP9 Pro 159 6th 6th

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
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
2022 Tresor by Car Collection Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro IMO
4 		LEC
12 		SPA
6H
Ret 		SPA
12H
Ret 		SPA
24H
Ret 		HOC
38 		CAT
42 		24th 12
2023 Tresor Orange1 Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro MNZ
5 		LEC
Ret 		SPA
6H
6 		SPA
12H
1 		SPA
24H
7 		NÜR
3 		CAT
Ret 		5th 47

*Season still in progress.

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
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
2022 Tresor by Car Collection Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro BRH
1
6 		BRH
2
7 		MAG
1
5 		MAG
2
8 		ZAN
1
8 		ZAN
2
13 		MIS
1
11 		MIS
2
21 		VAL
1
6 		VAL
2
13 		10th 22
2023 Tresor Orange1 Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro BRH
1
2 		BRH
2
1 		MIS
1
10 		MIS
2
Ret 		HOC
1
1 		HOC
2
4 		VAL
1
3 		VAL
2
2 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		2nd* 75.5*

*Season still in progress.

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2023 Tresor Orange1 Audi R8 LMS Evo II OSC
1
Ret 		OSC
2
Ret 		ZAN
1
18 		ZAN
2
DSQ 		NOR
1
14 		NOR
2
Ret 		NÜR
1
11 		NÜR
2
11 		LAU
1
Ret 		LAU
2
Ret 		SAC
1
Ret 		SAC
2
Ret 		RBR
1
16 		RBR
2
Ret 		HOC
1
 HOC
2
 26th* 12*

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. ^ "Mattia Drudi, 2021 – Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS". gt-world-challenge-europe.com. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Biography: Mattia Drudi (I) – Audi MediaCenter". audi-mediacenter.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Italian F4: Mattia Drudi gets race 2, Lance Stroll win race 3". automobilsport.com. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  4. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (22 March 2015). "Mattia Drudi announces ADAC F4 switch". formulascout.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Race result: Porsche Supercup, Race 8 of season 2016 in Monza". speedsport-magazine.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  7. ^ Kilshaw, Jake (13 February 2019). "Drudi Added to Audi GT3 Factory Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  8. ^ Soulsby, Chris (21 February 2020). "Audi to field van der Linde, Drudi for Formula E rookie test". motorsportweek.com. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Runner-up's spot for Audi in gripping edition of the Spa 24 Hours". audi-mediacenter.com. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  10. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (1 November 2021). "Weekly Racing Roundup (11.1.21)". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (7 March 2022). "Audi Factory Drivers in Tresor by Car Collection's Pro Lineup". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  13. ^ Paglino, Daniele (2 April 2022). "Mattia Drudi: "Car Collection has grown a lot over the years, we can fight for wins"". gt-report.com. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  14. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (20 January 2023). "Audi Confirms Bathurst 12H Lineups Including Pro Crew". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  15. ^ Dagys, John (25 February 2023). "WRT BMWs Take Controlling 1-2 Result in Kyalami 9H". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 25 February 2023. Feller, Mattia Drudi and Patric Niederhauser completed the podium in their Audi...
  16. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (10 March 2023). "Factory Driver Lineup for Tresor Orange 1 Audi Squad". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  17. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (11 April 2023). "Attempto Returns to Operate Tresor Orange1 Audis". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  18. ^ 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.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Italian GT Championship
Endurance Cup Champion
2021
With: Riccardo Agostini & Lorenzo Ferrari 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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