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Matteo Quintarelli
NationalityItaly Italy
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Born (2007-06-23) 23 June 2007 (age 17)
F4 Spanish Championship career
Debut season2024
Current teamSaintéloc Racing
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Years active2023-2024
Car number93
Starts15
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish13th in 2024
Finished last season13th
Previous series
2023
2023
Italian F4 Championship
Euro 4 Championship

Matteo Quintarelli (born 23 June 2007) is an Italian-Emirati racing driver who lives in Lima.[1] He is set to compete in the 2024 F4 Spanish Championship with Saintéloc Racing.[2]

Career

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Karting

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Quintarelli spent most of his time karting in the UAE.[1] His most notable karting results include second placed finishes in both the 2020-21 and 2021-22 editions of the IAME Series UAE in the X30 Junior category.[3][4]

Formula 4

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2022

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Quintarelli made his racing debut in the Formula 4 UAE Trophy Round, which is on the support bill of the Formula One Grand Prix held in Abu Dhabi. He drove for the Yas Heat Racing Academy, finishing 9th and 11th in the two races respectively.[5]

2023

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Quintarelli was then announced to be contesting the full 2024 Formula 4 UAE season, driving for the same team that he was with in the Trophy Round. He had a tough campaign finishing 34th in the standings with a best result of 16th.[6] Quintarelli would then move over to Europe to drive in Italian F4 with R-ace GP.[7] He finished 31st in the standings with a season-best result of 13th place.[8] He also competed in one round of the Euro 4 Championship, finishing as high as 16th over three races.[9]

2024

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Quintarelli was then confirmed to be part of Saintéloc Racing's 2024 F4 Spanish Championship squad for the season.[2] In preparation, he also would contest in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship with the team.[10] Quintarelli impressed, managing to score a best result of 4th at Yas Marina on his way to 13th place in the standings, showing considerable improvement.[11][12]

Karting record

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Season Series Team Position
2018-19 IAME Series UAE - X30 Cadet 17th
2019 Rotax Max Challenge Bahrain - Mini 2nd
2019-20 IAME Series UAE - X30 Mini 2nd
2020 IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior 37th
IAME International Games - X30 Junior Dan Holland Racing 24th
2020-21 IAME Series UAE - X30 Junior 2nd
2021 IAME Warriors Final - X30 Junior GGM NC
Rotax Max Challenge UAE - Rotax Junior 3rd
2021-22 IAME Series UAE - X30 Junior 2nd
2022 IAME Euro Series - X30 Senior 87th
Italian ACI Championship - X30 Senior NC
Sources:[1][13][14]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round Yas Heat Racing Academy 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship Yas Heat Racing Academy 15 0 0 0 0 0 34th
Italian F4 Championship R-ace GP 21 0 0 0 0 0 31st
Euro 4 Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 30th
2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship Saintéloc Racing 15 0 0 0 0 42 13th
F4 Spanish Championship 6 0 0 1 0 14 13th*
Eurocup-3

Complete F4 UAE Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos Points
2023 Yas Heat Racing Academy DUB1
1

18
DUB1
2

22
DUB1
3

27
KMT1
1

24
KMT1
2

21
KMT1
3

22
KMT2
1

18
KMT2
2

25
KMT2
3

33
DUB2
1

19
DUB2
2

16
DUB2
3

20
YMC
1

21
YMC
2

18
YMC
3

22
34th 0
2024 Saintéloc Racing YMC1
1

11
YMC1
2

5
YMC1
3

8
YMC2
1

7
YMC2
2

25
YMC2
3

13
DUB1
1

Ret
DUB1
2

15
DUB1
3

Ret
YMC3
1

8
YMC3
2

4
YMC3
3

20
DUB2
1

17
DUB2
2

14
DUB2
3

7
13th 42

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2023 R-ace GP IMO
1

IMO
2

16
IMO
3

13
IMO
4

15
MIS
1

19
MIS
2

24
MIS
3

22
SPA
1

21
SPA
2

15
SPA
3

25
MNZ
1

Ret
MNZ
2

23
MNZ
3

16
LEC
1

22
LEC
2

Ret
LEC
3

31
MUG
1

Ret
MUG
2

Ret
MUG
3

16
VLL
1

19
VLL
2

Ret
VLL
3

13
31st 0

Complete Euro 4 Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
2023 R-ace GP MUG
1

16
MUG
2

17
MUG
3

19
MNZ
1

MNZ
2

MNZ
3

CAT
1

CAT
2

CAT
3

30th 0

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2024 Saintéloc Racing JAR
1

32
JAR
2

9
JAR
3

4
POR
1

32†
POR
2

16
POR
3

25
LEC
1

7
LEC
2

15
LEC
3

7
ARA
1

22
ARA
2

Ret
ARA
3

21
CRT
1

Ret
CRT
2

14
CRT
3

17
JER
1

JER
2

JER
3

CAT
1

CAT
2

CAT
3

14th* 26*

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Driver: Matteo Quintarelli | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  2. ^ a b Wood, Ida (2023-12-17). "Sainteloc Racing reveals its 2024 Spanish F4 line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  3. ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  4. ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  5. ^ Gascoigne, Roger (2022-11-14). "Dunne heads entry for F1-supporting F4 UAE Trophy in Abu Dhabi". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  6. ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  7. ^ Wood, Ida (2023-03-23). "R-ace GP signs Raphael Narac and Matteo Quintarelli for Italian F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  8. ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  9. ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  10. ^ Wood, Ida (2024-01-07). "Sainteloc enters four cars into F4 UAE opener, R-ace to run French karter". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  11. ^ Lopez, Alejandro Alonso (2024-02-11). "Gabriel Stilp shines in wet F4 UAE race two at Yas Marina". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  12. ^ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  13. ^ "Results Archive - IAME UAE". www.iame.ae. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  14. ^ "QUINTARELLI Matteo". Kartcom. Retrieved 2024-04-20.