# Matteo De Palo

Matteo De Palo (born 8 November 2007) is an Italian racing driver set to compete in the 2025 Formula Regional European Championship with Trident, having recently raced in the series last year with Saintéloc Racing. He previously competed in the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship with Campos Racing, finishing fifth overall.

## Career
### Formula Winter Series

De Palo made his car racing debut at the second round in Circuit Ricardo Tormo during the 2023 Formula Winter Series. He won the first race on debut, while taking both poles for the round.
In July 2022, De Palo took part in a scouting camp conducted by the Ferrari Driver Academy.

### Formula 4
#### Spanish F4

De Palo joined Campos Racing for the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship. He took his only Spanish F4 win of the year, during the first round in Spa-Francorchamps, after original winner Valerio Rinicella received a penalty for track limits. A further podium came the next round in Aragón where he finished third from pole. However, he would next stand on the podium during the penultimate round at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, scoring a double podium. Despite only four podiums, his consistent points scoring saw him fifth in the standings, with 171 points.

#### Italian F4

De Palo took part in the opening round of the 2023 Italian F4 Championship with R-ace GP at Imola. With ten points, De Palo was ranked 20th in the standings.

#### British F4

De Palo made a cameo appearance in two rounds during the 2023 F4 British Championship.

### Formula Regional
#### 2024

For 2024, De Palo was promoted to the Formula Regional European Championship with Saintéloc Racing. Before that, he partook in the Formula Regional Middle East Championship with the team in the first two rounds. He scored two points finishes with the highest being a seventh, putting him 18th in the standings. In his main campaign, De Palo score points with fifth in the second round in Spa-Francorchamps. He improved his personal best to fourth during the second race at the Red Bull Ring. With six points finishes, De Palo finished 17th in the drivers' standings with 29 points.
De Palo also took part in the Macau Grand Prix with PHM Racing. In an incident-packed race, De Palo managed to find his way to finish in fifth place, but was disqualified due to a car infringement.

#### 2025

For the final two rounds of the Formula Regional Middle East campaign, De Palo joined the grid with Evans GP.
De Palo remained in Formula Regional Europe for 2025, switching over to Trident for his sophomore campaign.

## Karting record
### Karting career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Position |
| 2016 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | | NC |
| 2017 | WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | | 32nd |
| 2017 | 46° Trofeo Delle Industrie — 60 Mini | Energy Corse | 10th |
| 2017 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | | 8th |
| 2017 | WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | | 12th |
| 2017 | ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK | ASD Giugliano Kart | 25th |
| 2018 | 29° Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini | | NC |
| 2018 | Italian Championship — 60 Mini | | 14th |
| 2018 | ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK | | 26th |
| 2019 | 24° South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK | AV Racing | 4th |
| 2019 | WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | AV Racing | 28th |
| 2019 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | AV Racing | NC |
| 2019 | WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini | AV Racing | NC |
| 2019 | ROK Cup Superfinal — Junior ROK | KGT Motorsport | 4th |
| 2019 | 48° Trofeo delle Industrie — OKJ | KGT Motorsport | 16th |
| 2019 | WSK Open Cup — OKJ | KGT Motorsport | NC |
| 2019 | WSK Final Cup — OKJ | KGT Motorsport | 33rd |
| 2020 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | KGT Motorsport | 15th |
| 2020 | WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | KGT Motorsport | NC |
| 2020 | 25° South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | KGT Motorsport | 10th |
| 2020 | CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy | | 5th |
| 2020 | WSK Euro Series — OKJ | Ward Racing | 51st |
| 2020 | 31° Andrea Margutti — X30 Junior | Mixauto Motorsport | 8th |
| 2021 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 24th |
| 2021 | WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | | 14th |
| 2021 | WSK Open Cup — OK | | 31st |
| 2021 | Champions of the Future — OKJ | | 31st |
| 2021 | FIA Karting European Championship — Junior | | 30th |
| 2022 | Champions of the Future – Winter Series — OK | Kart Republic Motorsport | 15th |
| 2022 | FIA Karting European Championship — OK | Kart Republic Motorsport | 42nd |
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## Racing record
### Racing career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2023 | Formula Winter Series | Campos Racing | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 6th |
| 2023 | F4 Spanish Championship | Campos Racing | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 171 | 5th |
| 2023 | Italian F4 Championship | R-ace GP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20th |
| 2023 | F4 British Championship | Phynsis by Argenti | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th |
| 2024 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Saintéloc Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18th |
| 2024 | Formula Regional European Championship | Saintéloc Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 17th |
| 2024 | Macau Grand Prix | PHM Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DSQ |
| 2025 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Evans GP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19th |
| 2025 | Formula Regional European Championship | Trident | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD |

### Complete Formula Winter Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
| 2023 | Campos Racing | JER 1 | JER 2 | CRT 1 1 | CRT 2 5 | NAV 1 | NAV 2 | CAT 2 | CAT 2 | 6th | 37 |

### Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
| 2023 | Campos Racing | SPA 1 9 | SPA 2 7 | SPA 3 1 | ARA 1 7 | ARA 2 5 | ARA 3 3 | NAV 1 15 | NAV 2 Ret | NAV 3 6 | JER 1 4 | JER 2 7 | JER 3 8 | EST 1 7 | EST 2 4 | EST 3 9 | CRT 1 7 | CRT 2 3 | CRT 3 2 | CAT 1 6 | CAT 2 6 | CAT 3 4 | 5th | 171 |

### Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
| 2023 | R-ace GP | IMO 1 24† | IMO 2 | IMO 3 7 | IMO 4 8 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | MIS 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | LEC 3 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | MUG 3 | VLL 1 | VLL 2 | VLL 3 | 20th | 10 |

### Complete F4 British Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | DC | Points |
| 2023 | Phynsis by Argenti | DON 1 | DON 2 | DON 3 | BHI 1 | BHI 2 | BHI 3 | SNE 1 C | SNE 2 11 | SNE 3 19 | THR 1 13 | THR 2 19 | THR 3 12 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | OUL 3 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | SIL 3 | CRO 1 | CRO 2 | CRO 3 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | KNO 3 | DPGP 1 | DPGP 2 | DPGP 3 | DPGP 4 | BHGP 1 | BHGP 2 | BHGP 3 | 25th | 0 |

### Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship 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 | DC | Points |
| 2024 | Saintéloc Racing | YMC1 1 15 | YMC1 2 14 | YMC1 3 9 | YMC2 1 7 | YMC2 2 16 | YMC2 3 15 | DUB1 1 | DUB1 2 | DUB1 3 | YMC3 1 | YMC3 2 | YMC3 3 | DUB2 1 | DUB2 2 | DUB2 3 | 18th | 8 |
| 2025 | Evans GP | YMC1 1 | YMC1 2 | YMC1 3 | YMC2 1 | YMC2 2 | YMC2 3 | DUB 1 | DUB 2 | DUB 3 | YMC3 1 Ret | YMC3 2 16 | YMC3 3 24† | LUS 1 Ret | LUS 2 9 | LUS 3 19 | 19th | 4 |

### Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
| 2024 | Saintéloc Racing | HOC 1 15 | HOC 2 13 | SPA 1 5 | SPA 2 11 | ZAN 1 Ret | ZAN 2 Ret | HUN 1 DSQ | HUN 2 10 | MUG 1 19 | MUG 2 18 | LEC 1 10 | LEC 2 15 | IMO 1 8 | IMO 2 Ret | RBR 1 10 | RBR 2 4 | CAT 1 22 | CAT 2 Ret | MNZ 1 25† | MNZ 2 Ret | 17th | 29 |
| 2025 | Trident | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | TBD | TBD |

### Complete Macau Grand Prix results

| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main Race |
| 2024 | PHM Racing | Tatuus F3 T-318 | 10th | 6th | DSQ |