# Andrea Pizzitola

Andrea Pizzitola (born 19 June 1992) is a professional French racing driver. He is best known for winning the 2018 European Le Mans Series with G-Drive Racing.

## Career
### Karting

Born in Montpellier, Pizzitola entered karting in 2008, racing in local championships. His best achievement was eighth place in the French KF2 Championship in 2011.

### Formula Renault

In 2011, Pizzitola made his début in single-seaters, taking part in the French F4 Championship 1.6-litre category. He finished as runner-up to his future Eurocup rival Matthieu Vaxivière with seven podiums, including wins at Lédenon, Val de Vienne and Albi.
Pizzitola moved to the 2-litre Formula Renault machinery in 2012, joining R-Ace GP in the Formula Renault Eurocup. He finished 21st with two-point-scoring finishes. He also had eleven starts in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup with the same team, collecting podiums at Hockenheim, the Nürburgring and Assen.
Pizzitola stayed with R-Ace GP — rebranded as the ART Junior Team for 2013. He took his first Eurocup podium in the series finale at Barcelona, as well as another four-point-scoring positions. He also continued competing in Formula Renault 2.0 NEC, winning his first Formula Renault race at Hockenheim, improving to sixth in the standings.
For the 2014 season, Pizzitola switched to Manor MP Motorsport. It helped him to secure his first Eurocup win at Alcañiz. He had another win at the Hungaroring, finally finishing the season in fourth place in the championship. As in previous years, he combined his Eurocup participations with the NEC series, winning a race at the Nürburgring.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2010 | French Renault Clio Cup | Speed Car | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 16th |
| 2011 | French F4 Championship | Auto Sport Academy | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 120 | 2nd |
| 2012 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | R-ace GP | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21st |
| 2012 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | R-ace GP | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 141 | 13th |
| 2013 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | ART Junior Team | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 13th |
| 2013 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | ART Junior Team | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 190 | 6th |
| 2013 | Blancpain Endurance Series | Speed Car | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC |
| 2014 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Manor MP Motorsport | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 4th |
| 2014 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Manor MP Motorsport | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 114 | 14th |
| 2015 | Renault Sport Trophy - Elite Class | ART Junior Team | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 140 | 1st |
| 2015 | Renault Sport Endurance Trophy | ART Junior Team | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 95 | 2nd |
| 2016 | European Le Mans Series | Algarve Pro Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 20th |
| 2016 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | Algarve Pro Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 12th |
| 2017 | European Le Mans Series | Algarve Pro Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 20th |
| 2018 | European Le Mans Series | G-Drive Racing | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 100.25 | 1st |
| 2018 | 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 | G-Drive Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DSQ |
| 2018-19 | Asian Le Mans Series | Algarve Pro Racing | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 69 | 2nd |
| 2019 | European Le Mans Series | Algarve Pro Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14th |
| 2019 | 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMP2 | Algarve Pro Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 10th |

### Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 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 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
| 2012 | R-ace GP | HOC 1 4 | HOC 2 2 | HOC 3 3 | NÜR 1 9 | NÜR 2 3 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | OSC 3 | ASS 1 3 | ASS 2 Ret | RBR 1 8 | RBR 2 Ret | MST 1 | MST 2 | MST 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | SPA 1 10 | SPA 2 17 | 13th | 141 |
| 2013 | ART Junior Team | HOC 1 6 | HOC 2 11 | HOC 3 1 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 4 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | SPA 1 23 | SPA 2 2 | ASS 1 6 | ASS 2 6 | MST 1 6 | MST 2 8 | MST 3 5 | ZAN 1 3 | ZAN 2 Ret | ZAN 3 C | | | | 6th | 190 |
| 2014 | Manor MP Motorsport | MNZ 1 3 | MNZ 2 5 | SIL 1 WD | SIL 2 WD | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | HOC 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | ASS 1 | ASS 2 | MST 1 6 | MST 2 8 | MST 3 C | NÜR 1 1 | NÜR 2 3 | NÜR 3 C | | | | 14th | 114 |

### Complete European Le Mans Series results

| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
| 2016 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL | IMO | RBR 5 | LEC 7 | SPA 9 | EST | 20th | 18 |
| 2017 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SIL Ret | MNZ Ret | RBR Ret | LEC 8 | SPA Ret | ALG 11 | 20th | 4.5 |
| 2018 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 4 | MNZ 1 | RBR 1 | SIL 1 | SPA 12‡ | ALG 4 | 1st | 100.25 |
| 2019 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 14 | MNZ 12 | CAT 6 | SIL 6 | SPA 10 | ALG 5 | 14th | 28 |
$^‡$ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

### 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2016 | Algarve Pro Racing | Chris Hoy Michael Munemann | Ligier JS P2-Nissan | LMP2 | 341 | 17th | 12th |
| 2018 | G-Drive Racing | Roman Rusinov Jean-Éric Vergne | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 369 | DSQ | DSQ |
| 2019 | Algarve Pro Racing | John Falb David Zollinger | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 357 | 15th | 10th |