Alessandro Giardelli (born 5 October 2002 in Seriate) is an Italian professional racing driver currently racing with the Ebimotors team in the 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Italy, he is vice champion of the 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Italy and champion of the Porsche Scholarship Programme in his first season as a rookie. And also competed in the Porsche Supercup, which takes place on the same weekends as Formula 1. He was champion of the Karting Italian Championship, Giardelli is the Youngest driver ever to race in the KZ1 top karting category in Karting World Championship in 2017 at only 14 years old.
Career
Karting
Giardelli began his career in 2012. Since then he has won numerous national and international competitions and awards. Accomplishments include first place in the Italian Open Masters, third place at WSK Night Edition, eighth place and fifth place in the WSK Champions Cup, fourth place in the WSK Final Cup, first place in the Rok Cup Italy, fifth place in the Rok Cup International final, fifth place in the Trofeo Margutti, second place in the industry trophy, First place in the 500 miles of Granja Viana, third place in the race of Karting European Championship and the victory of a race in the Karting World Championship. He competed for the CRG (kart manufacturer) official team, and Tony Kart which is part of the OTK group and also racing for the official team Lariomotorsport.
Formula
Giardelli took part in official tests both with a Formula Renault car and a Formula 4 car.
Touring car racing
Giardelli in 2020 he signed with the team Elite Motorsport and did it to race in the TCR Italy Touring Car Championship. Before the start of the championship Giardelli ends the contract with the Elite Motorsport team to join the B.D Racing team. Makes his debut at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari di Imola in the Coppa Italia Turismo obtaining a second place in qualifying and third and second place in the two races of the weekend. The following week he made his debut in the TCR Italy Touring Car Championship on the Mugello Circuit always with the same team he obtained a surprising pole position giving eight tenths of a second to the second classified and he finished third in race 1 for technical problems, in Race 2 managed to obtain a victory at the debut and with this result he in first position in the championship with 43 points. In the second round of TCR Italy Touring Car Championship on Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli after a fifth place in qualifying, in Race 1 an engine problem while he was fighting for the podium forces him to the tenth position, during Race 2 a contact with another driver damages his car finish the race in eleventh position but getting the fastest lap of the race.