Matteo Cairoli

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Matteo Cairoli
Cairoli in 2022
NationalityItaly Italian
Born (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 27)
Como, Italy
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season2017
Current teamTeam Project 1
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number56
Former teamsDempsey-Proton Racing
Starts24
Wins2
Podiums9
Poles6
Previous series
2016–2019
2014–2016		European Le Mans Series
Porsche Supercup
Championship titles
2014Porsche Carrera Cup Italy
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup career
Debut season2020
Current teamDinamic Motorsport
Car number54
Starts5
Wins2
Podiums3

Matteo Cairoli (born 1 June 1996) is an Italian racing driver who currently competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship and European Le Mans Series for Iron Lynx, having previously competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship. He is a Lamborghini factory driver, and the 2014 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia champion.[1]

Career[edit]

Junior formula[edit]

Cairoli began his single-seater racing career in 2012, competing in the Italian Formula Renault Championship. He would finish the season 13th in points after competing in the final four races, scoring one podium. After a 2013 season in which he competed in the German Formula Three Championship, Cairoli joined GSK Grand Prix for the 2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series season.[2] However, he would only compete in the first round at Imola before leaving the team.

Sports cars[edit]

After competing in junior formula competition, Cairoli moved to sports cars in 2014, taking part in the Porsche Carrera Cup Italia with Antonelli Motorsport. It was a successful first season, as Cairoli took the series title by 70 points, winning six of the fourteen races.[3] As a result, he was invited to compete for the Porsche International Cup Scholarship, which he won, receiving €200,000 and Porsche Junior driver status for 2015.[3] As part of the 2015 Porsche Junior driver class, Cairoli was awarded a seat in the Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup Germany for that season, signing with Project 1 Motorsport in both series.[4] At the end of 2016, following a second-placed points finish in the 2016 Porsche Supercup, Cairoli was further promoted in the Porsche system to "Young Professional" status.[5]

Cairoli competing for Team Project 1 at Silverstone in 2019

In 2017, Cairoli stepped up to compete for Dempsey-Proton Racing in the LMGTE Am class of the FIA World Endurance Championship.[6][7] The opportunity provided Cairoli with his first appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where the team finished sixth in class.[8] In his first season with the team, the team finished second in the LMGTE Am class, winning twice at the Nürburgring and in Mexico City. Cairoli also competed with Dempsey-Proton in the European Le Mans Series for 2017,[9] scoring a class victory at Portimão as the team finished third in points. Ahead of the 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship, Cairoli returned to Team Project 1.

In February 2020, Cairoli signed with Dinamic Motorsport to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[10] The following season, Cairoli featured as part of the Manthey Racing team that claimed overall victory at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, driving alongside Kévin Estre and Michael Christensen.[11] At the end of 2023, Cairoli departed the Porsche factory roster.[12]

Ahead of 2024, Cairoli joined the Lamborghini factory roster, taking part in the team's IMSA SportsCar Championship effort for the season.[13] In addition, Cairoli embarked on GT programs with the manufacturer, beginning with a GTD Pro entry in the 2024 24 Hours of Daytona.[14]

Racing record[edit]

Career summary[edit]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 Challenge Tricolore Formula Renault 2.0 Italia GSK Grand Prix 4 0 0 0 1 23 13th
2013 ATS Formel 3 Cup ADM Motorsport 26 0 0 0 2 112 7th
2014 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia Antonelli Motorsport 14 6 4 6 13 200 1st
Italian F4 Championship 5 0 0 0 2 33 13th
Porsche Supercup 2 0 0 1 0 0 NC
V de V Challenge Monoplace GSK Grand Prix 6 3 1 5 3 243.5 13th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2015 Porsche Supercup Market Leader by Project 1 10 0 1 0 2 83 7th
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Deutsche Post by Project 1 17 0 0 1 0 104 11th
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP7 Manthey Racing 2 1 0 1 2 ? ?
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP7 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
24H Series - A6 Am Fach Auto Tech 1 0 0 0 0 ? ?
2016 Porsche Supercup Fach Auto Tech 10 4 4 2 6 151 2nd
European Le Mans Series - LMGTE Proton Competition 2 0 1 1 1 29 11th
ADAC GT Masters KÜS Team75 Bernhard 2 0 0 0 0 12 39th
Porsche Carrera Cup Italia Ebimotors 3 3 3 3 3 43 15th
Porsche Carrera Cup France 4 2 3 2 3 0 NC
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 4 0 2 0 1 0 NC
2017 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Dempsey-Proton Racing 9 2 1 1 6 168 2nd
European Le Mans Series - LMGTE 6 1 1 2 2 80 3rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Manthey Racing 1 0 0 0 0 5 85th
24H Series - A6 1 0 0 0 1 28 ?
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2018 European Le Mans Series - LMGTE Proton Competition 5 1 2 2 5 85.5 3rd
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am 8 0 3 2 1 26 16th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Manthey Racing 1 0 0 0 0 11 71st
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 KÜS Team75 Bernhard 1 0 0 0 0 2.75 ?
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 19th
2019 European Le Mans Series - LMGTE Dempsey-Proton Racing 6 1 4 2 3 76 2nd
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Team Project 1 7 0 2 0 1 80 10th
ADAC GT Masters KÜS Team75 Bernhard 14 0 0 0 0 20 26th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Manthey Racing 1 0 0 0 0 17 62nd
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Dinamic Motorsport 4 1 0 0 2 53 3rd
Intercontinental GT Challenge Absolute Racing 1 0 0 0 0 8 17th
Nürburgring Endurance Series Falken Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 2.89 87th
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Dinamic Motorsport 5 1 0 0 2 53 6th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24H GT Series - GT3
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Team Project 1 5 0 1 0 3 78 4th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Manthey Racing 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Team Project 1 6 1 0 2 2 71 7th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro WeatherTech Racing 1 0 0 0 0 253 32nd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Dinamic Motorsport 4 1 0 0 2 48 6th
24H GT Series - GT3
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2023 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Herberth Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 24 6th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am Project 1 – AO 6 0 0 0 0 36 13th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
European Le Mans Series - LMGTE Iron Lynx 6 1 0 0 3 80 3rd
International GT Open Huber Motorsport 1 0 0 1 0 16 17th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 1 0 1 1 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 Absolute Racing 4 0 1 0 1 28 22nd
FIA GT World Cup 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th
GT World Challenge America - Pro MDK Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Intercontinental GT Challenge MDK Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 16 20th
Herberth Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Rutronik Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
2023-24 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Herberth Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 6 24th
2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP Lamborghini–Iron Lynx
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Iron Lynx - Proton
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Iron Lynx 1 0 0 0 0 213 12th*
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

* Season still in progress.

Complete German Formula Three Championship results[edit]

(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 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 DC Points
2013 ADM Motorsport OSC1
1
7 		OSC1
2
8 		OSC1
2
Ret 		SPA
1
Ret 		SPA
2
11 		SPA
3
8 		NÜR1
1
8 		NÜR1
2
C 		NÜR1
3
9 		SAC
1
5 		SAC
2
6 		SAC
3
4 		LAU1
1
9 		LAU1
2
7 		LAU1
3
5 		NÜR2
1
7 		NÜR2
2
5 		NÜR2
3
7 		LAU2
1
8 		LAU2
2
3 		LAU2
3
7 		OSC2
1
8 		OSC2
2
3 		OSC2
3
7 		HOC
1
16† 		HOC
2
7 		HOC
3
7 		7th 112

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Italia results[edit]

(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 Pos. Points
2014 Antonelli Motorsport MIS
1
3 		MIS
2
1 		MNZ1
1
3 		MNZ1
2
3 		MUG
1
1 		MUG
2
3 		LEC
1
1 		LEC
2
1 		VLL
1
1 		VLL
2
2 		IMO
1
2 		IMO
2
8 		MNZ2
1
1 		MNZ2
2
2 		1st 200

Complete Porsche Supercup results[edit]

(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 Pos. Points
2014 Antonelli Motorsport CAT MON RBR SIL GER HUN SPA
15 		MNZ
10 		USA USA NC† 0
2015 Market Leader by Project 1 CAT
14 		MON
8 		RBR
7 		SIL
6 		HUN
11 		SPA
8 		SPA
Ret 		MNZ
2 		MNZ
2 		USA
C 		USA
11 		7th 83
2016 Fach Auto Tech CAT
1 		MON
1 		RBR
4 		SIL
3 		HUN
7 		HOC
1 		SPA
4 		MNZ
1 		USA
Ret 		USA
2 		2nd 151

Complete European Le Mans Series results[edit]

(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
2016 Proton Competition LMGTE Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL IMO RBR
5 		LEC SPA
2 		EST 11th 29
2017 Proton Competition LMGTE Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SIL
2 		MNZ
5 		RBR
5 		LEC
6 		SPA
6 		ALG
1 		3rd 80
2018 Proton Competition LMGTE Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 LEC
2 		MNZ RBR
1 		SIL
2 		SPA
3 		ALG
3 		3rd 85.5
2019 Dempsey-Proton Racing LMGTE Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 LEC
3 		MNZ
1 		CAT
6 		SIL
7 		SPA
2 		ALG
Ret 		2nd 76
2023 Iron Lynx LMGTE Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 CAT
4 		LEC
2 		ARA
7 		SPA
1 		PRT
3 		ALG
8 		3rd 80
2024 Iron Lynx–Proton LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG
Source:[15]

* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[edit]

(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 9 Rank Points
2017 Dempsey-Proton Racing LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 SIL
3 		SPA
2 		LMS
3 		NÜR
1 		MEX
1 		COA
4 		FUJ
3 		SHA
3 		BHR
4 		2nd 168
2018–19 Dempsey-Proton Racing LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 SPA
6 		LMS
Ret 		SIL
8 		FUJ
DSQ 		SHA
3 		SEB
7 		SPA
9 		LMS
Ret 		16th 26
2019–20 Team Project 1 LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 SIL
6 		FUJ
7 		SHA
5 		BHR
9 		COA
3 		SPA
4 		LMS
4 		BHR 10th 80
2021 Team Project 1 LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2L Flat-6 SPA
DNS 		POR
2 		MON
4 		LMS
Ret 		FUJ
3 		BHR
3 		4th 78
2022 Team Project 1 LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2L Flat-6 SEB
Ret 		SPA
5 		LMS
Ret 		MON
3 		FUJ
6 		BHR
1 		7th 71
2023 Project 1 – AO LMGTE Am Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2L Flat-6 SEB
12 		PRT
6 		SPA
WD 		LMS
5 		MNZ
8 		FUJ
5 		BHR
10 		13th 36
Source:[15]

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results[edit]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rank Points Ref
2017 Manthey Racing GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 DAY
26 		SEB
 LBH
 AUS
 BEL
 WGL
 MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 LGA
 PET
 84th 5 [16]
2018 Manthey Racing GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 DAY
20 		SEB
 MOH
 BEL
 WGL
 MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 LGA
 PET
 64th 11 [17]
2019 Black Swan Racing GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 DAY
14 		SEB
 MDO
 DET
 WGL
 MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 LGA
 PET
 62nd 17 [18]
2022 WeatherTech Racing GTD Pro Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche MA1.76/MDG.G 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
8 		SEB
 LBH
 LGA
 WGL
 MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 PET
32nd 253 [19]
2024 Iron Lynx GTD Pro Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 DAY
12 		SEB LGA DET WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS ATL 19th* 213*
Lamborghini – Iron Lynx GTP Lamborghini SC63 Lamborghini 3.8 L twin-turbo V8 DAY SEB
7 		LBH LGA DET WGL ELK IMS ATL 16th* 263*
Source:[15]

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results[edit]

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2017 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing Germany Marvin Dienst
Germany Christian Ried 		Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am 329 34th 6th
2018 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing Italy Giorgio Roda
United Arab Emirates Khaled Al Qubaisi 		Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am 225 DNF DNF
2019 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing Japan Satoshi Hoshino
Italy Giorgio Roda 		Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am 79 DNF DNF
2020 Germany Team Project 1 Norway Egidio Perfetti
Netherlands Larry ten Voorde 		Porsche 911 RSR LMGTE Am 339 27th 4th
2021 Germany Team Project 1 Norway Egidio Perfetti
Italy Riccardo Pera 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 LMGTE Am 84 DNF DNF
2022 Germany Team Project 1 Switzerland Nicolas Leutwiler
Denmark Mikkel O. Pedersen 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 LMGTE Am 77 DNF DNF
2023 Germany Project 1 – AO United States P. J. Hyett
United States Gunnar Jeannette 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 LMGTE Am 309 35th 7th
Source:[15]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "GSK sign Matteo Cairoli for Alps campaign". formulascout.com. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Enrico Fulgenzi
 Porsche Carrera Cup Italy
Champion
2014 		Succeeded by
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