Andrea Bertolini (born 1 December 1973) is an Italian professional racing driver who drove for AF Corse in the FIA World Endurance Championship. He is the official test driver of the Maserati factory. Bertolini began racing at a young age, working as the youngest ever test driver for Ferrari at 19, followed by work in the experimental and development department. He also participated in the development of the Maserati MC12, in which he has enjoyed racing success winning for three times the FIA GT Championship in GT1 class, and also claiming the first edition of the FIA GT1 World Championship. He won the WEC championship in GTE Am category in 2015 and in the same year he won the 24H of Le Mans in the same class.
Racing history
Bertolini began racing karts at the age of 11. He came second in the Italian Championship, won championships at a national level, and went on to win the CIAK Cup and place second in the Italian 125 Championship in 2000. In 2001, he drove a Porsche 996 GT3-R for Art Engineering in the NGT class of the FIA GT. In 2002, he moved to JMB Racing driving a Ferrari 360 Modena and continued through 2003 finishing fourth.
In 2004, Bertolini moved to the Giesse Squadra Corse team, again driving a 360 Modena. Once again, he placed second overall, and was awarded the "Driver Performance of the Year". Part way through 2004, he was offered a position on the Maserati AF Corse team driving their new, GT1 class Maserati MC12, a car he had been involved in developing. He accepted, winning two races that year at Oschersleben, Germany and Zhuhai, China with his teammate, former Formula One driver, Mika Salo.
In 2005, Bertolini returned to JMB Racing, again driving an MC12. He finished the season tied fourth (with teammate Karl Wendlinger), within four points of first.
Bertolini also raced his MC12 in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) in 2005 but without much success. He made no podium finishes and crashed out in the race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
For 2006 in the FIA GT, Bertolini moved to Vitaphone Racing Team where he again raced the MC12, with teammate Michael Bartels. Bartels and Bertolini finished first in the overall driver standings, and also their team to a 1st-place finish in the team standings.
Bertolini and Bartels also won the championship again driving the same Vitaphone Maserati in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
In 2011, Bertolini won the International Superstars Series driving a Maserati Quattroporte for Swiss Team.
Bertolini became the first person to drive Ferrari's new F1 Simulator at an opening ceremony held at the Italian teams' Maranello base.
For 2012, Bertolini will compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship, driving an AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 with Olivier Beretta.
See also Ferrari 360 Modena FIA GT Maserati MC12 Porsche 996
Racing record
Complete GT1 World Championship results (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 Pos Points 2010 Vitaphone Racing Team Maserati ABUQR3 ABUCR4 SILQR3 SILCR7 BRNQR1 BRNCR5 PRIQR1 PRICR1 SPAQRRet SPACR7 NÜRQR10 NÜRCR6 ALGQR2 ALGCR1 NAVQR7 NAVCR6 INTQR8 INTCR9 SANQR12 SANCR7 1st 138
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points 2012 AF Corse LMGTE Pro Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SEB SPA LMS SIL SÃO BHR FUJ SHA 48th 4 2013 JMW Motorsport LMGTE Pro Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ SHA BHR NC‡ 0‡ 2014 AF Corse LMGTE Am Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA COA FUJ SHA BHR SÃO 11th 51 SMP Racing LMS NC‡ 0‡ 2015 SMP Racing LMGTE Am Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR COA FUJ SHA BHR 1st 165 2016 AF Corse LMGTE Pro Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SIL SPA LMS NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR NC 0Sources: ‡ As Bertolini was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2012 AF Corse Olivier Beretta Marco Cioci Ferrari 458 Italia GTC GTEPro 326 22nd 4th 2013 JMW Motorsport Abdulaziz al Faisal Khaled al Qubaisi Ferrari 458 Italia GTC GTEPro 300 34th 10th 2014 SMP Racing Viktor Shaytar Aleksey Basov Ferrari 458 Italia GTC GTEAm 196 DNF DNF 2015 SMP Racing Viktor Shaytar Aleksey Basov Ferrari 458 Italia GTC GTEAm 332 20th 1st 2016 AF Corse Sam Bird Davide Rigon Ferrari 488 GTE GTEPro 143 DNF DNF 2017 DH Racing Niclas Jönsson Tracy Krohn Ferrari 488 GTE GTEAm 320 42nd 13th 2018 Eurasia Motorsport Niclas Jönsson Tracy Krohn Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 334 NC NCSources:
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 PointsRef 2014 Krohn Racing GTLM Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5 V8 DAY SEBLBH LGA WGL MOS IND ELK VIR COA PET 21st 77 2015 Scuderia Corsa GTD Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 DAY BEL LIM 59th 1 Risi Competizione GTLM Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5 V8 SEBLGA LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR AUS PET 22nd 33 2016 SMP Racing GTLM Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 V8 DAY 17th 71 Scuderia Corsa SEBLBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR AUS PET 2018 Risi Competizione GTLM Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8DAY SEB LBH MOH WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 25th 22 2019 Via Italia Racing GTD Ferrari 488 GT3 Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 DAYSEB MDO DET WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET 51st 23 2023 Triarsi Competizione GTD Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS PET 57th 221Source: † Bertolini did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.
Complete European Le Mans Series 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 Rank Points 2016 AT Racing LMGTE Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC SPA EST 2nd 93 2017 Spirit of Race LMGTE Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SIL MNZ RBR LEC SPA ALG 6th 70 2018 Krohn Racing LMGTE Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 LEC MNZ RBR SIL SPA ALG 8th 48Source:
Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2019 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Pro-Am BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HUN1 HUN2 4th 96 2020 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Pro-Am MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 2nd 117.5 2021 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Pro-Am MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 BRH1 BRH2 VAL1 VAL2 3rd 107 2022 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Pro-Am BRH1 BRH2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 VAL1 VAL 2 3rd 95 2023 AF Corse Ferrari 296 GT3 Bronze BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 HOC1 HOC2 VAL1 VAL2 ZAN1 ZAN2 13th 9.5
References http://www.andreabertolini.it/
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