# Lorenzo Bertelli

Lorenzo Bertelli (born 10 May 1988) is an Italian businessman in the fashion industry and a rally driver. He is the son of Prada majority owners, fashion designer Miuccia Prada and her husband, the businessman Patrizio Bertelli.

## Biography
### Racing career

In rally he occasionally competes as a privateer in the World Rally Championship and made his series debut during the 2011 season at the Rally d'Italia Sardegna.
In May 2013, he took the wheel of the Ford Fiesta RRC, with which he secured his first victory in the WRC-2 at the 2014 Rally Sardegna and four further podiums on his way to third in the championship.
In 2015, he made his debut in the WRC proper. Bertelli was involved in a crash in Portugal that resulted in him criticising the organisers over their safety protocols; claims that were rebuked by the WRC Commission.
During the 2016 season, he competed again in the WRC World Championship, finishing 22nd overall with 5 points earned, in Mexico and Australia. In 2017, he competed in the Rally Sweden with an old Fiesta RS WRC, retiring, and switched to the new Fiesta WRC in the Rally Mexico, finishing 16th. He also competed in the Rally Argentina, retiring due to gearbox problems. In 2018, he did not compete in the World Championship.
In 2019, he returned to the WRC in the Fiesta WRC of the M-Sport Ford WRT team, finishing the Rally Sweden in 20th position and the Rally Chile in 13th position. He then skipped 2020 to return in 2021, still with the M-Sport Fiesta. He competed in the Arctic Rally Finland finishing only 51st and the Safari Rally Kenya finishing 11th.
In 2022, he competed in the Rally New Zealand with the new Ford Puma Rally1 of M-Sport, finishing in 7th position, his best result ever, earning 6 points and finishing 25th in the championship.

### Business career

Lorenzo Bertelli has been an executive director of Prada since May 2021, having previously held roles at the company as Head of Digital Communication, Group Marketing Director and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility.

## Career results
### WRC results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
| 2011 | Lorenzo Bertelli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | SWE | MEX | POR | JOR | ITA 26 | ARG | GRE | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | ESP 26 | GBR 20 | | NC | 0 |
| 2012 | Lorenzo Bertelli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | MON Ret | SWE | MEX | | ARG 23 | | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2012 | Lorenzo Bertelli | Subaru Impreza STi N15 | | | | POR Ret | | GRE 24 | NZL Ret | FIN | GER | | | ITA Ret | ESP 29 | | NC | 0 |
| 2012 | Lorenzo Bertelli | Subaru Impreza STi | | | | | | | | | | GBR 22 | FRA | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2013 | Lorenzo Bertelli | Subaru Impreza STi N15 | MON Ret | SWE 20 | MEX Ret | POR Ret | ARG Ret | | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2013 | Lorenzo Bertelli | Ford Fiesta RRC | | | | | | GRE Ret | ITA 12 | FIN Ret | GER | AUS | FRA | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2013 | Lorenzo Bertelli | Ford Fiesta R5 | | | | | | | | | | | | ESP Ret | GBR 38 | | NC | 0 |
| 2014 | FWRT s.r.l. | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON 12 | SWE 18 | | POR 30 | | | | FIN Ret | GER 50 | | | ESP Ret | GBR 12 | | 23rd | 2 |
| 2014 | Lorenzo Bertelli | Ford Fiesta RRC | | | MEX 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | 23rd | 2 |
| 2014 | FWRT s.r.l. | Ford Fiesta RRC | | | | | ARG 13 | ITA 9 | POL | | | AUS 14 | FRA | | | | 23rd | 2 |
| 2015 | FWRT s.r.l. | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | MON 68 | SWE Ret | MEX Ret | ARG 18 | POR Ret | ITA Ret | POL 16 | FIN 10 | GER DNS | AUS 18 | FRA Ret | ESP Ret | GBR 10 | | 29th | 2 |
| 2016 | FWRT s.r.l. | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | MON Ret | SWE Ret | MEX 8 | ARG 13 | POR WD | ITA Ret | POL 12 | FIN Ret | GER WD | CHN C | FRA 17 | ESP 11 | GBR 15 | AUS 10 | 22nd | 5 |
| 2017 | FWRT s.r.l. | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | MON | SWE Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | NC | 0 |
| 2017 | M-Sport | Ford Fiesta WRC | | | MEX 16 | FRA | ARG Ret | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | ESP | GBR | AUS | | NC | 0 |
| 2018 | FWRT s.r.l. | Ford Fiesta WRC | MON | SWE WD | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS | | NC | 0 |
| 2019 | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | MON | SWE 20 | MEX | FRA | ARG | CHL 13 | POR | ITA | FIN | GER | TUR | GBR | ESP | AUS C | NC | 0 |
| 2021 | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | MON | ARC 51 | CRO | POR | ITA | KEN 11 | EST | BEL | GRE | FIN | ESP | MNZ | | | NC | 0 |
| 2022 | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Puma Rally1 | MON | SWE WD | CRO | POR | ITA | KEN | EST | FIN | BEL | GRE | NZL 7 | ESP | JPN | | 25th | 6 |
| 2023 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | MON | SWE 14 | MEX | CRO | POR | ITA | KEN | EST | FIN | GRE | CHL | EUR | JPN | | NC | 0 |
| 2024 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | MON | SWE 10 | KEN | CRO | POR | ITA | POL | LAT | FIN | GRE | CHL | EUR | JPN | | NC | 0 |
| 2025 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 | MON | SWE WD | KEN | ESP | POR | ITA | GRE | EST | FIN | PAR | CHL | EUR | JPN | SAU | NC* | 0* |
* Season still in progress.

### PWRC results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Points |
| 2012 | Lorenzo Bertelli | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | MON Ret | MEX | ARG 8 | | | | | | 10th | 24 |
| 2012 | Lorenzo Bertelli | Subaru Impreza STi N15 | | | | GRE 5 | NZL Ret | GER | ITA Ret | ESP 5 | 10th | 24 |

### WRC-2 results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Points |
| 2013 | Lorenzo Bertelli | Subaru Impreza STi N15 | MON Ret | SWE | MEX Ret | POR | ARG Ret | | | | | | | | | 21st | 15 |
| 2013 | Lorenzo Bertelli | Ford Fiesta RRC | | | | | | GRE Ret | ITA 3 | FIN | GER | AUS | FRA | | | 21st | 15 |
| 2013 | Lorenzo Bertelli | Ford Fiesta R5 | | | | | | | | | | | | ESP Ret | GBR 11 | 21st | 15 |
| 2014 | FWRT s.r.l. | Ford Fiesta R5 | MON 2 | SWE 6 | | | | | | | | | | | GBR 2 | 3rd | 103 |
| 2014 | Lorenzo Bertelli | Ford Fiesta RRC | | | MEX 2 | POR | | | | | | | | | | 3rd | 103 |
| 2014 | FWRT s.r.l. | Ford Fiesta RRC | | | | | ARG 4 | ITA 1 | POL | FIN | GER | AUS 4 | FRA | ESP | | 3rd | 103 |

### WRC-Trophy results

| Year | Entrant | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos. | Points |
| 2017 | FWRT s.r.l. | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | MON | SWE Ret | MEX | FRA | ARG | POR | ITA | POL | FIN | GER | ESP | GBR | AUS | NC | 0 |