# Matteo Cairoli

Matteo Cairoli (born 1 June 1996) is an Italian racing driver who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Iron Lynx, having previously competed in the IMSA SportsCar Championship as a Lamborghini factory driver. He was the 2014 Porsche Carrera Cup Italia champion.

## Career
### Junior formula

Cairoli began his single-seater racing career in 2012, competing in the Italian Formula Renault Championship. He would finish the season 13th in points after competing in the final four races, scoring one podium. After a 2013 season in which he competed in the German Formula Three Championship, Cairoli joined GSK Grand Prix for the 2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series season. However, he would only compete in the first round at Imola before leaving the team.

### Sports cars

After competing in junior formula competition, Cairoli moved to sports cars in 2014, taking part in the Porsche Carrera Cup Italia with Antonelli Motorsport. It was a successful first season, as Cairoli took the series title by 70 points, winning six of the fourteen races. As a result, he was invited to compete for the Porsche International Cup Scholarship, which he won, receiving €200,000 and Porsche Junior driver status for 2015. As part of the 2015 Porsche Junior driver class, Cairoli was awarded a seat in the Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup Germany for that season, signing with Project 1 Motorsport in both series. At the end of 2016, following a second-placed points finish in the 2016 Porsche Supercup, Cairoli was further promoted in the Porsche system to "Young Professional" status.
In 2017, Cairoli stepped up to compete for Dempsey-Proton Racing in the LMGTE Am class of the FIA World Endurance Championship. The opportunity provided Cairoli with his first appearance at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where the team finished sixth in class. In his first season with the team, the team finished second in the LMGTE Am class, winning twice at the Nürburgring and in Mexico City. Cairoli also competed with Dempsey-Proton in the European Le Mans Series for 2017, scoring a class victory at Portimão as the team finished third in points. Ahead of the 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship, Cairoli returned to Team Project 1.
In February 2020, Cairoli signed with Dinamic Motorsport to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. The following season, Cairoli featured as part of the Manthey Racing team that claimed overall victory at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, driving alongside Kévin Estre and Michael Christensen. At the end of 2023, Cairoli departed the Porsche factory roster.
Ahead of 2024, Cairoli joined the Lamborghini factory roster, taking part in the team's IMSA SportsCar Championship effort for the season in both the GTD Lamborghini Huracán and the GTP Lamborghini SC63 teams; he also drove at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He left Lamborghini in January 2025 and joined the Iron Lynx team for the 2025 World Endurance Championship.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2012 | Challenge Tricolore Formula Renault 2.0 Italia | GSK Grand Prix | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13th |
| 2013 | ATS Formel 3 Cup | ADM Motorsport | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 7th |
| 2014 | Porsche Carrera Cup Italia | Antonelli Motorsport | 14 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 200 | 1st |
| 2014 | Italian F4 Championship | Antonelli Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 13th |
| 2014 | Porsche Supercup | Antonelli Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2014 | V de V Challenge Monoplace | GSK Grand Prix | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 243.5 | 13th |
| 2014 | Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | GSK Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2015 | Porsche Supercup | Market Leader by Project 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 7th |
| 2015 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Deutsche Post by Project 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 11th |
| 2015 | Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP7 | Manthey Racing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ? | ? |
| 2015 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP7 | Manthey Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2015 | 24H Series - A6 Am | Fach Auto Tech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 2016 | Porsche Supercup | Fach Auto Tech | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 151 | 2nd |
| 2016 | European Le Mans Series - LMGTE | Proton Competition | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 11th |
| 2016 | ADAC GT Masters | KÜS Team75 Bernhard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 39th |
| 2016 | Porsche Carrera Cup Italia | Ebimotors | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 15th |
| 2016 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Ebimotors | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | NC |
| 2016 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Ebimotors | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC |
| 2017 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 168 | 2nd |
| 2017 | European Le Mans Series - LMGTE | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 80 | 3rd |
| 2017 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Manthey Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 85th |
| 2017 | 24H Series - A6 | Manthey Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | ? |
| 2017 | Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 | Manthey Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2017 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Manthey Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2018 | European Le Mans Series - LMGTE | Proton Competition | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 85.5 | 3rd |
| 2018 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | Proton Competition | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 16th |
| 2018 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Manthey Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 71st |
| 2018 | Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 | KÜS Team75 Bernhard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.75 | ? |
| 2018 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | KÜS Team75 Bernhard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 19th |
| 2019 | European Le Mans Series - LMGTE | Dempsey-Proton Racing | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 76 | 2nd |
| 2019 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | Team Project 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 10th |
| 2019 | ADAC GT Masters | KÜS Team75 Bernhard | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 26th |
| 2019 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Manthey Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 62nd |
| 2019 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Manthey Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th |
| 2020 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Dinamic Motorsport | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 3rd |
| 2020 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Absolute Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17th |
| 2020 | Nürburgring Endurance Series | Falken Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.89 | 87th |
| 2021 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Dinamic Motorsport | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 6th |
| 2021 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Dinamic Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2021 | 24H GT Series - GT3 | Dinamic Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2021 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | Team Project 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 4th |
| 2021 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Manthey Racing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st |
| 2022 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | Team Project 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 71 | 7th |
| 2022 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | Team Project 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2022 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro | WeatherTech Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 32nd |
| 2022 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Dinamic Motorsport | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 6th |
| 2022 | 24H GT Series - GT3 | Dinamic Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2022 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Dinamic Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2023 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | Herberth Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6th |
| 2023 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Am | Project 1 – AO | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 13th |
| 2023 | 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am | Project 1 – AO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 7th |
| 2023 | European Le Mans Series - LMGTE | Iron Lynx | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 3rd |
| 2023 | International GT Open | Huber Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 17th |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Huber Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 | Absolute Racing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 22nd |
| 2023 | FIA GT World Cup | Absolute Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 11th |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge America - Pro | MDK Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2023 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | MDK Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20th |
| 2023 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Herberth Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20th |
| 2023 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Rutronik Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th |
| 2023-24 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | Herberth Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24th |
| 2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP | Lamborghini–Iron Lynx | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 986 | 16th |
| 2024 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Iron Lynx - Proton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 8th |
| 2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro | Iron Lynx | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 43rd |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Iron Lynx | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 10th |
| 2024 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 | Iron Lynx | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21st |
| 2024 | FIA GT World Cup | SJM VSR Theodore Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2025 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGT3 | Iron Lynx | | | | | | | |
$^*$ Season still in progress.

### Complete German Formula Three 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 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | DC | Points |
| 2013 | ADM Motorsport | OSC1 1 7 | OSC1 2 8 | OSC1 2 Ret | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 11 | SPA 3 8 | NÜR1 1 8 | NÜR1 2 C | NÜR1 3 9 | SAC 1 5 | SAC 2 6 | SAC 3 4 | LAU1 1 9 | LAU1 2 7 | LAU1 3 5 | NÜR2 1 7 | NÜR2 2 5 | NÜR2 3 7 | LAU2 1 8 | LAU2 2 3 | LAU2 3 7 | OSC2 1 8 | OSC2 2 3 | OSC2 3 7 | HOC 1 16† | HOC 2 7 | HOC 3 7 | 7th | 112 |

### 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 | DC | Points |
| 2014 | Antonelli Motorsport | ADR 1 4 | ADR 2 Ret | ADR 3 DNS | IMO1 1 21 | IMO1 2 16 | IMO1 3 3 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | MUG 3 | MAG 1 | MAG 2 | MAG 3 | VLL 1 | VLL 2 | VLL 3 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | IMO2 1 | IMO2 2 | IMO2 3 | 13th | 33 |

### Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Italia 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 | Pos. | Points |
| 2014 | Antonelli Motorsport | MIS 1 3 | MIS 2 1 | MNZ1 1 3 | MNZ1 2 3 | MUG 1 1 | MUG 2 3 | LEC 1 1 | LEC 2 1 | VLL 1 1 | VLL 2 2 | IMO 1 2 | IMO 2 8 | MNZ2 1 1 | MNZ2 2 2 | 1st | 200 |

### Complete Porsche Supercup 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 | Pos. | Points |
| 2014 | Antonelli Motorsport | CAT | MON | RBR | SIL | GER | HUN | SPA 15 | MNZ 10 | USA | USA | | NC† | 0 |
| 2015 | Market Leader by Project 1 | CAT 14 | MON 8 | RBR 7 | SIL 6 | HUN 11 | SPA 8 | SPA Ret | MNZ 2 | MNZ 2 | USA C | USA 11 | 7th | 83 |
| 2016 | Fach Auto Tech | CAT 1 | MON 1 | RBR 4 | SIL 3 | HUN 7 | HOC 1 | SPA 4 | MNZ 1 | USA Ret | USA 2 | | 2nd | 151 |

### Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
| 2016 | Proton Competition | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL | IMO | RBR 5 | LEC | SPA 2 | EST | 11th | 29 |
| 2017 | Proton Competition | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | SIL 2 | MNZ 5 | RBR 5 | LEC 6 | SPA 6 | ALG 1 | 3rd | 80 |
| 2018 | Proton Competition | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | LEC 2 | MNZ | RBR 1 | SIL 2 | SPA 3 | ALG 3 | 3rd | 85.5 |
| 2019 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | LEC 3 | MNZ 1 | CAT 6 | SIL 7 | SPA 2 | ALG Ret | 2nd | 76 |
| 2023 | Iron Lynx | LMGTE | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | CAT 4 | LEC 2 | ARA 7 | SPA 1 | PRT 3 | ALG 8 | 3rd | 80 |
| 2024 | Iron Lynx - Proton | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT Ret | LEC 9 | IMO Ret | SPA 7 | MUG 1 | ALG | 9th* | 34* |
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$^*$ Season still in progress.

### Complete FIA World Endurance Championship 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 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
| 2017 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | SIL 3 | SPA 2 | LMS 3 | NÜR 1 | MEX 1 | COA 4 | FUJ 3 | SHA 3 | BHR 4 | 2nd | 168 |
| 2018–19 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | SPA 6 | LMS Ret | SIL 8 | FUJ DSQ | SHA 3 | SEB 7 | SPA 9 | LMS Ret | | 16th | 26 |
| 2019–20 | Team Project 1 | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | SIL 6 | FUJ 7 | SHA 5 | BHR 9 | COA 3 | SPA 4 | LMS 4 | BHR | | 10th | 80 |
| 2021 | Team Project 1 | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2L Flat-6 | SPA DNS | POR 2 | MON 4 | LMS Ret | FUJ 3 | BHR 3 | | | | 4th | 78 |
| 2022 | Team Project 1 | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2L Flat-6 | SEB Ret | SPA 5 | LMS Ret | MON 3 | FUJ 6 | BHR 1 | | | | 7th | 71 |
| 2023 | Project 1 – AO | LMGTE Am | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | Porsche 4.2L Flat-6 | SEB 12 | PRT 6 | SPA WD | LMS 5 | MNZ 8 | FUJ 5 | BHR 10 | | | 13th | 36 |
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### Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
| 2017 | Manthey Racing | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | DAY 26 | SEB | LBH | AUS | BEL | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | 84th | 5 |
| 2018 | Manthey Racing | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | DAY 20 | SEB | MOH | BEL | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | | 64th | 11 |
| 2019 | Black Swan Racing | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 | DAY 14 | SEB | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | | 62nd | 17 |
| 2022 | WeatherTech Racing | GTD Pro | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Porsche MA1.76/MDG.G 4.0 L Flat-6 | DAY 8 | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | PET | | | 32nd | 253 |
| 2024 | Iron Lynx | GTD Pro | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | DAY 12 | SEB | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | ATL | | | 41st* | 213* |
| 2024 | Lamborghini – Iron Lynx | GTP | Lamborghini SC63 | Lamborghini 3.8 L twin-turbo V8 | DAY | SEB 7 | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL 11 | ELK | IMS 10 | ATL | | | | 15th* | 716* |
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### Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
| 2017 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Marvin Dienst Christian Ried | Porsche 911 RSR | LMGTE Am | 329 | 34th | 6th |
| 2018 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Giorgio Roda Khaled Al Qubaisi | Porsche 911 RSR | LMGTE Am | 225 | DNF | DNF |
| 2019 | Dempsey-Proton Racing | Satoshi Hoshino Giorgio Roda | Porsche 911 RSR | LMGTE Am | 79 | DNF | DNF |
| 2020 | Team Project 1 | Egidio Perfetti Larry ten Voorde | Porsche 911 RSR | LMGTE Am | 339 | 27th | 4th |
| 2021 | Team Project 1 | Egidio Perfetti Riccardo Pera | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | LMGTE Am | 84 | DNF | DNF |
| 2022 | Team Project 1 | Nicolas Leutwiler Mikkel O. Pedersen | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | LMGTE Am | 77 | DNF | DNF |
| 2023 | Project 1 – AO | P. J. Hyett Gunnar Jeannette | Porsche 911 RSR-19 | LMGTE Am | 309 | 35th | 7th |
| 2024 | Lamborghini Iron Lynx | Andrea Caldarelli Romain Grosjean | Lamborghini SC63 | Hypercar | 309 | 13th | 13th |
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### Complete GT World Challenge Europe results
#### GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
| 2020 | Dinamic Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Pro | IMO 10 | NÜR 1 | SPA 6H 13 | SPA 12H 7 | SPA 24H 3 | LEC 10 | | 3rd | 53 |
| 2021 | Dinamic Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Pro | MON 1 | LEC 7 | SPA 6H 18 | SPA 12H 6 | SPA 24H Ret | NÜR 40 | CAT 2 | 6th | 53 |
| 2022 | Dinamic Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R | Pro | IMO 6 | LEC Ret | SPA 6H | SPA 12H | SPA 24H | HOC 3 | CAT 1 | 6th | 48 |
| 2023 | Huber Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Bronze | MNZ | LEC | SPA 6H 27 | SPA 12H 27 | SPA 24H 13 | NÜR | CAT | 9th | 36 |
| 2024 | Iron Lynx | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | Pro | LEC 2 | SPA 6H 57† | SPA 12H Ret | SPA 24H Ret | NÜR 9 | MNZ | JED | 6th* | 21* |
$^*$ Season still in progress.