Alessandro Balzan (born 17 October 1980 in Rovigo) is an Italian auto racing driver.
| Alessandro Balzan | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Balzan in an Honda Accord Euro R during the 2004 European Touring Car Championship | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Born | October 17, 1980 |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
Racing career edit
In 1998 he stepped up from Kart racing, by competing in Italian Formula Campus and the Italian Renault Megane Cup Winter Series. A year later he drove in the Italian Renault Clio V6 Cup Winter Series, along with selected rounds of the Italian Renault Megane Cup. 2000 saw him finish the season fourth on points in the Renault Clio V6 Eurocup. That year he also became champion in the Italian Renault Clio Cup Winter Series. another title followed in 2002, winning the Italian Alfa 147 Cup.
Balzan progressed up to the European Touring Car Championship for the 2003 season. He raced an Alfa Romeo for the Bigazzi Team, and in 2004 he drove a JAS ran Honda. In 2005 and 2006 he drove in the Italian Superturismo Championship.[1]
He competed in the inaugural season of the World Touring Car Championship in 2005, for the independent Scuderia del Girasole Team in a SEAT Toledo. Competing in five rounds, his best finish was an eleventh place in round two of the opening event at Monza. He returned to the WTCC in 2006 for the opening four rounds, this time in an Alfa Romeo 156 for DB Motorsport. Balzan managed a fourth-place finish, in race two at Monza.
For 2007 he competed in the Superstars Series in a Jaguar S-Type. In 2008 he drove a Ferrari F430 in the Italian GT Championship.
In the 2008 he drove the Ferrari 430 GT2 in the Italian Gt championship, he won 2 races and several times he finished on podium.
2009, 2010 and 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Italian Champion, in the 2011 he set the world fastest lap ever during the Porsche Supercup qualifying at Monza, during the Formula One Gran Prix.
2012 Ferrari 458 Challenge WORLD and EUROPEAN Champion with Ferrari team Moscow.
2013 GRAND AM Season 458 GT3. Including the 24 hours of Daytona, where he finished 4th.After a long season he won the last Rolex Gt Grand Am championship.
Racing record edit
Career summary edit
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | European Touring Car Championship | Scuderia Bigazzi | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14th |
| 2004 | European Touring Car Championship | JAS Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17th |
| 2005 | World Touring Car Championship | Scuderia del Girasole | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2006 | World Touring Car Championship | DB Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22nd |
| 2009 | Porsche Supercup | Ebimotors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0‡ | NC‡ |
| 2010 | Porsche Supercup | Ebimotors | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0‡ | NC‡ |
| 2011 | Porsche Supercup | Ebimotors | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0‡ | NC‡ |
| 2014 | Blancpain Sprint Series | Scuderia Villorba Corse | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24th |
| United SportsCar Championship - GTD | Scuderia Corsa | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 240 | 13th | |
| 2016 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Scuderia Corsa | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 332 | 1st |
| 2017 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Scuderia Corsa | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 340 | 1st |
| 2018 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Scuderia Corsa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 30th |
| 2020 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Scuderia Corsa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 23rd |
| 2023 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Cetilar Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 71st |
| 2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Conquest Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 325 | 3rd* |
‡ Not eligible for points
Complete European Touring Car Championship results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Scuderia Bigazzi | Alfa Romeo 156 GTA | VAL 1 10 | VAL 2 12 | MAG 1 Ret | MAG 2 Ret | PER 1 8 | PER 2 3 | BRN 1 7 | BRN 2 Ret | DON 1 16† | DON 2 15 | SPA 1 14 | SPA 2 10 | AND 1 13 | AND 2 8 | OSC 1 15 | OSC 2 10 | EST 1 9 | EST 2 11 | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 11 | 14th | 10 |
| 2004 | JAS Motorsport | Honda Accord Euro R | MNZ 1 14 | MNZ 2 12 | VAL 1 12 | VAL 2 13 | MAG 1 14 | MAG 2 10 | HOC 1 13 | HOC 2 Ret | BRN 1 13 | BRN 2 10 | DON 1 15 | DON 2 11 | SPA 1 11 | SPA 2 10 | IMO 1 10 | IMO 2 6 | OSC 1 Ret | OSC 2 DNS | DUB 1 Ret | DUB 2 DNS | 17th | 3 |
| Source:[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Complete World Touring Car Championship results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Scuderia del Girasole | SEAT Toledo Cupra | ITA 1 18 | ITA 2 11 | FRA 1 Ret | FRA 2 DNS | GBR 1 | GBR 2 | SMR 1 12 | SMR 2 DSQ | MEX 1 | MEX 2 | BEL 1 | BEL 2 | GER 1 | GER 2 | TUR 1 | TUR 2 | ESP 1 | ESP 2 | MAC 1 | MAC 2 | NC | 0 |
| 2006 | DB Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 156 | ITA 1 9 | ITA 2 4 | FRA 1 Ret | FRA 2 17 | GBR 1 | GBR 2 | GER 1 | GER 2 | BRA 1 | BRA 2 | MEX 1 | MEX 2 | CZE 1 | CZE 2 | TUR 1 | TUR 2 | ESP 1 | ESP 2 | MAC 1 | MAC 2 | 22nd | 5 |
| Sources:[3][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Complete Porsche Supercup results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ebimotors | Porsche 997 GT3 | BHR | BHR | ESP | MON | TUR | GBR | GER | HUN | ESP | BEL | ITA | UAE 18† | UAE 5 | NC‡ | 0‡ |
| 2010 | Ebimotors | Porsche 997 GT3 | BHR | BHR | ESP | MON | ESP | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA 6 | NC‡ | 0‡ | |||
| 2011 | Ebimotors | Porsche 997 GT3 | TUR | ESP | MON | GER | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA 3 | UAE | UAE | NC‡ | 0‡ |
‡ Not eligible for points
Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Scuderia Corsa | GT | Ferrari 458 Italia | Ferrari 4.5L V8 | DAY | BAR | HOM | NJ | DET | LEX | ELK | WGI | IMS | WGI | MON | LAG 4 | LRP 3 | 34th | 58 | [4] |
| 2013 | Scuderia Corsa | GT | Ferrari 458 Italia | Ferrari 4.5L V8 | DAY 4 | COA 11 | BAR 2 | ATL 3 | DET 2 | MDO 6 | WAT 5 | IMS 5 | ELK 6 | KAN 1 | LAG 3 | LRP 2 | 1st | 341 | [5] |
Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results edit
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Pts | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Scuderia Villorba Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Pro | NOG QR | NOG CR | BRH QR | BRH CR | ZAN QR 17 | ZAN CR DNS | SVK QR | SVK CR | ALG QR | ALG CR | ZOL QR 9 | ZOL CR 7 | BAK QR | BAK CR | 24th | 6 | [6] |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results edit
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Scuderia Corsa | GTD | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5L V8 | DAY 11 | SEB 18 | LGA 7 | DET 1 | WGL 5 | MOS 17† | IND 1 | ELK 16† | VIR 2 | COA 11 | PET 9 | 13 | 240 | [7] | |
| 2016 | Scuderia Corsa | GTD | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | DAY 6 | SEB 1 | LGA 2 | BEL 3 | WGL 1 | MOS 4 | LIM 11 | ELK 3 | VIR 7 | AUS 3 | PET 2 | 1st | 332 | [8] | |
| 2017 | Scuderia Corsa | GTD | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | DAY 16 | SEB 2 | LBH 3 | AUS 2 | DET 2 | WGL 2 | MOS 3 | LIM 6 | ELK 5 | VIR 12 | LGA 1 | PET 9 | 1st | 340 | [9] |
| 2018 | Scuderia Corsa | GTD | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | DAY 10 | SEB 2 | MOH 8 | BEL | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | 30th | 76 | [10] | |
| 2020 | Scuderia Corsa | GTD | Ferrari 488 GT3 | Ferrari F154CB 3.9 Turbo V8 | DAY 7 | DAY | SEB | ELK | VIR | ATL | MDO | CLT | PET 1 | LGA 7 | SEB 4 | 23rd | 111 | [11] | |
| 2023 | Cetilar Racing | GTD | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6 | DAY 23 | SEB | LBH | MON | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | 71st | 103 | [12] | |
| 2024 | Conquest Racing | GTD | Ferrari 296 GT3 | Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6 | DAY 3 | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET | 3rd* | 325* | [13] | ||
| Source:[3] | |||||||||||||||||||
† Balzan did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.
24 Hours of Le Mans results edit
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |  Scuderia Corsa |  Christina Nielsen Bret Curtis | Ferrari 488 GTE | GTE Am | 314 | 44th | 14th |
| 2022 | Iron Lynx | Raffaele Giammaria Claudio Schiavoni | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Am | 289 | NC | NC |
| Sources:[3][14] | |||||||
References edit
- ^ http://www.speedsport-magazine.com/race-driver-database/biography/Alessandro-Balzan-,2485.html Career at Speedsport Magazine.
- ^ a b "Alessandro Balzan race results". TouringCars.net. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Alessandro Balzan Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ "Alessandro Balzan – 2012 NASCAR Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Alessandro Balzan – 2013 NASCAR Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ "Blancpain Sprint Series – Season 2014: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Alessandro Balzan – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Alessandro Balzan – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Alessandro Balzan – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Alessandro Balzan – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Alessandro Balzan – 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Alessandro Balzan – 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Alessandro Balzan – 2024 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Alessandro Balzan". Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
External links edit
- Official site (Italian).
- Alessandro Balzan career summary at DriverDB.com
- Alessandro Balzan driver statistics at Racing-Reference