Andrea Caldarelli

Andrea Caldarelli (born 14 February 1990) is an Italian racing driver who currently competes in IMSA in the GTP class for Lamborghini- Iron Lynx in the Lamborghini SC63 Hypercar alongside Matteo Cairoli and former Formula One driver Romain Grosjean . He has competed in such series as Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, the Formula Three Euroseries, GP2 Asia, the GP3 Series and the Super Formula series.

Andrea Caldarelli
Caldarelli in 2019
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1990-02-14) 14 February 1990 (age 35) Pescara, Italy
Related to	Vitaliano Caldarelli (father) Vitantonio Liuzzi (brother-in-law)
Super GT career
Debut season	2012 (GT500)
Current team	Lexus Team LeMans WAKO'S
Racing licence	FIA Platinum
Car number	6
Former teams	Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S, Lexus Team Kraft
Starts	47
Wins	3
Poles	2
Fastest laps	1
Best finish	3rd in 2014
Previous series
2011, 2013 2011 2011	Formula Nippon GP3 Series GP2 Asia
Championship titles
2019 2021-2022 2024	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup GT World Challenge America - Pro European Le Mans Series - LMGT3

He undertook a Formula One test in 2008 with Toyota Racing^[1] and in 2010 with Ferrari.^[2]

Career

Super GT

Caldarelli claimed his maiden victory in Super GT in 2014. Driving alongside Daisuke Itō for Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S, Caldarelli claimed victory in the opening race of the season at Okayama.^[3] The duo would finish the season second in the GT500-class championship to Tsugio Matsuda and Ronnie Quintarelli.

Lamborghini factory driver

Ahead of the 2017 Blancpain GT Series campaign, Caldarelli joined Lamborghini Squadra Corse's factory roster, taking part in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup campaign with GRT Grasser Racing Team.^[4] Partnering with Christian Engelhart and Mirko Bortolotti, the trio claimed the series championship at season's end. Two years later, Caldarelli swept all three of the championships under the GT World Challenge Europe umbrella; the Endurance Cup, Sprint Cup, and combined championship at large.^[5]

The No. 63 Lamborghini SC63 that belongs to Caldarelli, Romain Grosjean, and Matteo Cairoli at the 2024 12 Hours of Sebring

For the 2021 season, Caldarelli began competing in the United States, taking part in K-Pax Racing's return to the GT World Challenge America. Paired with Jordan Pepper, Caldarelli would claim nine overall victories in 13 races, taking the series championship two races early.^[6][7] He returned to the team the following year,^[8] successfully defending his title during the 2022 season.^[9] In 2023, Caldarelli returned to the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, taking part with Iron Lynx alongside co-drivers Bortolotti and Pepper.^[10]

In July 2022, Caldarelli was named as one of the first drivers slated to compete in Lamborghini's LMDh entry, which debuted in 2024.^[11]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2005	Formula Azzura	Scuderia Pescara Corse	12	1	1	0	4	51	4th
	Formula Gloria Italy	N/A	4	0	0	0	0	16	17th
	Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Winter Series	RP Motorsport	4	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2006	Formula Renault 2.0 Italia	CO2 Motorsport	15	0	1	0	1	38	14th
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0		2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Asian Formula Renault Challenge	M3-Prema Formula Racing Team	2	1	1	2	2	0	NC†
2007	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Prema Powerteam	14	0	0	0	0	2	24th
	Formula Renault 2.0 Italia		14	0	0	0	2	150	12th
2008	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	SG Formula	14	0	0	0	10	123	3rd
	Formula Renault 2.0 WEC		15	3	0	1	9	129	3rd
	Formula One	Panasonic Toyota Racing	Test driver
2009	Formula 3 Euro Series	SG Formula	20	0	0	1	1	11	14th
	Masters of Formula 3		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	23rd
2010	Italian Formula Three Championship	Prema Junior	16	3	2	3	5	148	3rd
2011	Formula Nippon	Kondō Racing	7	0	0	0	0	0	16th
	Formula Nippon - Fuji Sprint Cup		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	9th
	GP3 Series	Tech 1 Racing	4	0	0	2	1	20	10th
	GP2 Asia Series	Ocean Racing Technology	4	0	0	0	0	0	21st
2012	Super GT Series - GT500	Lexus Team KeePer Kraft	8	0	0	0	1	28	13th
	JAF Grand Prix - Super GT		1	0	0	0	0	1	13th
2013	Super GT Series - GT500	Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S	8	0	0	0	2	47	8th
	Super GT - GT500 - Fuji Sprint Cup		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
	Super Formula	Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans	3	0	0	0	0	4	13th
2014	Super GT Series - GT500	Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S	8	1	0	0	3	79	2nd
	Super Formula	Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans	1	0	1	0	0	7	12th
		Petronas Team TOM'S	1	0	0	0	1
	GT Asia Series - GT3	NB Team	2	0	1	0	0	8	52nd
2015	Super GT Series - GT500	Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S	8	2	0	0	2	56	5th
	Super Formula	Lenovo Team Impul	8	0	1	0	0	4	14th
	GT Asia Series - GT3	FFF Racing Team by ACM	7	0	0	2	0	17	32nd
	Sepang 12 Hours - GT3		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	4th
2016	Super GT Series - GT500	Lexus Team LeMans WAKO'S	8	0	1	0	2	69	2nd
	International GT Open - GT3 Pro-Am	FFF Racing Team	2	0	0	0	0	6	22nd
		SF Racing	4	0	1	1	1
	GT3 Le Mans Cup	FFF Racing Team by ACM	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	24H Series - A6	GRT Grasser Racing Team	1	0	0	0	1	0	NC†
2016–17	Asian Le Mans Series - GT	FFF Racing by ACM	2	0	0	0	0	0.5	21st
2017	Super GT Series - GT500	Lexus Team LeMans Wako's	8	0	0	0	4	63	3rd
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	GRT Grasser Racing Team	5	2	0	0	3	86	1st
	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup		2	0	0	0	2	21	12th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	International GT Open - GT3 Pro-Am	SF Racing	5	1	2	2	1	10	15th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Paul Miller Racing	1	0	0	0	0	24	61st
2018	ADAC GT Masters	Orange1 by GRT Grasser	14	1	0	0	3	64	7th
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	GRT Grasser Racing Team	5	0	0	0	0	13	31st
	Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup		10	0	0	0	2	37	9th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Paul Miller Racing	1	0	0	0	1	30	50th
	Super GT Series - GT300	JLOC	1	0	0	0	0	5	18th
	Suzuka 10 Hours - Pro		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	13th
	Audi R8 LMS Cup - Invitational Race	FFF Racing Team	1	0	0	0	1	N/A	3rd
2019	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Orange1 FFF Racing Team	5	1	0	0	3	74	1st
	Intercontinental GT Challenge		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
		JLOC	1	0	0	0	0
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Paul Miller Racing	1	0	0	0	0	16	63rd
2020	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Orange1 FFF Racing Team	4	0	0	0	1	37	9th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge		2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Paul Miller Racing	1	1	0	0	1	35	39th
	British GT Championship - GT3 Pro-Am	WPI Motorsport	5	1	0	0	2	80.5	8th
	Nürburgring Endurance Series - VT2	Pixum CFN Team Adrenalin Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	7.81	45th
	Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Pro	FFF Racing Group	1	0	0	0	0	3.54	80th
	Michelin Le Mans Cup - GT3	Orange1 FFF Racing Team	2	2	1	1	2	0	NC†
2021	GT World Challenge America - Pro	K-PAX Racing	12	8	5	5	11	270	1st
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Orange 1 FFF Racing Team	5	1	4	0	2	73	4th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD	Paul Miller Racing	1	0	0	0	1	314	45th
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Orange 1 FFF Racing Team	1	0	0	0	0	23	11th
		K-PAX Racing	1	0	0	0	1
2022	GT World Challenge America - Pro	K-PAX Racing	13	8	0	5	11	263	1st
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro	TR3 Racing	2	0	1	0	1	577	17th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Orange 1 K-PAX Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Intercontinental GT Challenge							6	19th
		K-PAX Racing	1	0	0	0	0
2023	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	Prema Racing	4	0	0	0	0	24	17th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Iron Lynx	5	0	0	0	1	15	14th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro		2	0	0	0	0	558	18th
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	VSR	4	0	0	0	0	9.5	14th
	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	GRT Grasser Racing Team	2	0	0	0	0	0	31st
2024	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP	Lamborghini-Iron Lynx	4	0	0	1	0	986	16th
	FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar		1	0	0	0	0	0	34th
	European Le Mans Series - LMGT3	Iron Lynx	6	1	1	0	4	76	1st
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro		1	0	0	0	0	268	36th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup		4	0	1	0	1	27	10th
2025	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro	Pfaff Motorsports	7	0	1	2	1	1880	9th*

^† As Caldarelli was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
^* Season still in progress.

Complete GP2 Series results

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	DC	Points
2011	Ocean Racing Technology	YMC FEA 16	YMC SPR 11	IMO FEA 18	IMO SPR 12	21st	0
Source:[12]

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	DC	Points
2006	CO2 Motorsport	ZOL 1	ZOL 2	IST 1	IST 2	MIS 1 23	MIS 2 Ret	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	DON 1	DON 2	LMS 1	LMS 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	NC†	0
2007	Prema Powerteam	ZOL 1 28†	ZOL 2 14	NÜR 1 Ret	NÜR 2 21	HUN 1 9	HUN 2 33	DON 1 Ret	DON 2 20	MAG 1 29	MAG 2 15	EST 1 27	EST 2 23	CAT 1 23	CAT 2 24	24th	2
2008	SG Formula	SPA 1 2	SPA 2 Ret	SIL 1 2	SIL 2 3	HUN 1 2	HUN 2 2	NÜR 1 5	NÜR 2 3	LMS 1 2	LMS 2 2	EST 1 8	EST 2 12	CAT 1 3	CAT 2 2	3rd	123

† As Caldarelli was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

Complete GP3 Series results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	DC	Points
2011	Tech 1 Racing	IST FEA 2	IST SPR 5	CAT FEA 4	CAT SPR 4	VAL FEA	VAL SPR	SIL FEA	SIL SPR	NÜR FEA	NÜR SPR	HUN FEA	HUN SPR	SPA FEA	SPA SPR	MNZ FEA	MNZ SPR	10th	20
Source:[13]

Complete Formula Nippon/Super Formula Results

(Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	DC	Points
2011	Kondō Racing	Toyota	SUZ Ret	AUT Ret	FUJ 13	MOT 13	SUZ C	SUG 9	MOT Ret	MOT Ret		16th	0
2013	Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans	Toyota	SUZ 7	AUT	FUJ	MOT	SUG	SUZ Ret	SUZ 5			13th	4
2014	Kygnus Sunoco Team LeMans	Toyota	SUZ	FUJ	FUJ	FUJ Ret						12th	7
	Petronas Team TOM'S	Toyota					MOT 3	AUT	SUG	SUZ	SUZ
2015	Lenovo Team Impul	Toyota	SUZ 11	OKA 6	FUJ 9	MOT 11	AUT 15	SUG 16	SUZ Ret	SUZ 12		14th	4
Source:[12]

Complete Super GT results

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	DC	Points
2012	Lexus Team Kraft	Lexus SC430	GT500	OKA Ret	FUJ 12	SEP 10	SUG 6	SUZ 2	FUJ 7	AUT 13	MOT Ret	13th	28
2013	Lexus Team TOM'S	Lexus SC430	GT500	OKA 15	FUJ 6	SEP 10	SUG 2	SUZ 5	FUJ 3	AUT 9	MOT 6	8th	47
2014	Lexus Team TOM'S	Lexus RC F	GT500	OKA 1	FUJ 5	AUT 4	SUG 2	FUJ 9	SUZ 7	BUR 4	MOT 2	2nd	79
2015	Lexus Team KeePer TOM'S	Lexus RC F	GT500	OKA 1	FUJ 6	CHA 6	FUJ 12	SUZ 8	SUG 9	AUT 12	MOT 1	5th	56
2016	Lexus Team LeMans WAKO's	Lexus RC F	GT500	OKA 4	FUJ 5	SUG 4	FUJ 9	SUZ 4	CHA 3	MOT 4	MOT 2	2nd	69
2017	Lexus Team LeMans WAKO's	Lexus LC500	GT500	OKA 2	FUJ 2	AUT 13	SUG 3	FUJ 9	SUZ 7	CHA 2	MOT 13	3rd	63
2018	JLOC	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	GT300	OKA	FUJ	SUZ	CHA 6	FUJ	SUG	AUT	MOT	18th	5
Source:[13]

Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos.	Points	Ref
2017	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	Pro	MIS QR	MIS CR	BRH QR	BRH CR	ZOL QR	ZOL CR	HUN QR	HUN CR	NÜR QR 2	NÜR CR 3	13th	21	[14]
2018	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	Pro	ZOL 1 6	ZOL 2 3	BRH 1 12	BRH 2 Ret	MIS 1 4	MIS 2 20	HUN 1 16	HUN 2 11	NÜR 1 3	NÜR 2 5	9th	37	[15]
2019	Orange1 FFF Racing Team	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	Pro	BRH 1 Ret	BRH 2 2	MIS 1 1	MIS 2 2	ZAN 1 3	ZAN 2 7	NÜR 1 1	NÜR 2 3	HUN 1 5	HUN 2 4	1st	92.5	[16]
2023	VSR	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Pro	BRH 1	BRH 2	MIS 1	MIS 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	VAL 1 15	VAL 2 12	ZAN 1 8	ZAN 2 4	14th	9.5	[17]

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points	Ref
2017	Paul Miller Racing	GTD	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	DAY 7	SEB	LBH	COA	DET	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	LGA	PET	61st	24	[18]
2018	Paul Miller Racing	GTD	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	DAY 3	SEB	MDO	DET	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	LGA	PET		50th	30	[19]
2019	Paul Miller Racing	GTD	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	DAY 15	SEB	MDO	DET	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	LGA	PET		63rd	16	[20]
2020	Paul Miller Racing	GTD	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	DAY 1	DAY	SEB	ELK	VIR	ATL	MDO	CLT	PET	LGA	SEB		39th	35	[21]
2021	Paul Miller Racing	GTD	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	DAY 3	SEB	MDO	DET	WGL	WGL	LIM	ELK	LGA	LBH	VIR	PET	45th	314	[22]
2022	TR3 Racing	GTD Pro	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	DAY 12	SEB 2	LBH	LGA	WGL	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	PET			17th	577	[23]
2023	Iron Lynx	GTD Pro	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	DAY 4	SEB	LBH	LGA	WGL 9	MOS	LIM	ELK	VIR	IMS	PET		18th	558	[24]
2024	Iron Lynx	GTD Pro	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini 5.2 L V10	DAY 12						MOS		VIR				36th	213	[25]
	Lamborghini – Iron Lynx	GTP	Lamborghini SC63	Lamborghini 3.8 L twin-turbo V8		SEB 7	LBH	LGA	DET	WGL 11		ELK		IMS 8	PET 8		16th	986
2025	Pfaff Motorsports	GTD Pro	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10	DAY 13	SEB 10	LGA 4	DET 3	WGL 9	MOS 5	ELK 6	VIR	IMS	PET			9th*	1880*
Source:[13]

^* Season still in progress.

Complete British GT Championship results

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

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	DC	Points
2020	WPI Motorsport	Lamborghini Huracán GT3	GT3	OUL 1	OUL 2	DON 1 1	DON 2 7	BRH 1	DON 1	SNE 1 6	SNE 2 2	SIL 1 6	8th	84.5
Source:[13]

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Rank	Points
2023	Prema Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SEB 7	ALG	SPA 4	LMS	MNZ 9	FUJ 10	BHR		17th	24
2024	Lamborghini Iron Lynx	Hypercar	Lamborghini SC63	Lamborghini 3.8 L Turbo V8	QAT	IMO	SPA Ret	LMS	SAP	COA	FUJ	BHR	34th	0
Sources:[13][26]

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	GRT Grasser Racing Team	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	OSC 1	OSC 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	NOR 1	NOR 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	LAU 1	LAU 2	SAC 1	SAC 2	RBR 1 17	RBR 2 DSQ	HOC 1	HOC 2	31st	0
Source:[13]

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Rank	Points
2024	Iron Lynx	LMGT3	Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2	Lamborghini DGF 5.2 L V10	CAT 3	LEC 2	IMO 3	SPA Ret	MUG 9	ALG 1	1st	76

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2024	Lamborghini Iron Lynx	Matteo Cairoli Romain Grosjean	Lamborghini SC63	Hypercar	309	13th	13th