Francesco Pizzi

Francesco Raffaele Pizzi (born 12 November 2004) is an Italian racing driver. He is the current vice-champion of the Italian F4 Championship and drives for Van Amersfoort Racing in the Formula Regional European Championship.

Francesco Raffaele Pizzi
Pizzi at the Red Bull Ring in 2021
Nationality Italian
Born (2004-11-12) 12 November 2004
Rome, Italy
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamVan Amersfoort Racing
Car number51
Starts8 (8 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBA in 2021
Previous series
2020
2020		Italian F4 Championship
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Championship titles
2020Formula 4 UAE Championship

Career

Karting

Pizzi made his karting debut in the Mini ROK International Final in 2014, where he finished ninth. He raced in the 60 Mini class for three years, winning the South Garda Winter Cup in 2016 and becoming vice-champion in the WSK Super Master Series and WSK Champions Cup respectively that same year.[1] The Italian then moved up to drive in the OKJ-category, placing third in the Italian Championship in 2017. He competed in karts until 2019.

Lower formulae

In January 2020 Pizzi made his single-seater debut with Xcel Motorsport in the Formula 4 UAE Championship.[2] He had a perfect opening round, winning all three races at the first weekend in Dubai. He scored five more victories and won the championship, 26 points ahead of his nearest competitor Lorenzo Fluxá.[3]

The Italian then signed with Van Amersfoort Racing to compete in the Italian F4 Championship, as the team's sole full-time entrant.[4] He started the campaign strongly, taking three podiums, including a win, at the first round in Misano,[5] however, his next win would only come at the fifth round in Monza.[6] Despite two wins at that weekend Pizzi had already lost too much ground to his title rival Gabriele Minì, and in the end finished second, with seven podiums and 208 points to his name.[7]

Formula Regional European Championship

In December 2020 Pizzi took part in the post-season rookie test for the Formula Regional European Championship for ART Grand Prix alongside his F4 title rival Gabriele Minì and Grégoire Saucy.[8] After a second test later that month, where Pizzi returned to Van Amersfoort Racing and set the third-fastest laptime of the day, the Dutch team confirmed Pizzi to be one of their drivers for the 2021 season.[9][10]

Karting record

Karting career summary
Season Series Team Position
2014 Mini ROK International Final — Bridgestone Final 9th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini 19th
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini Lenzokart 31st
2015 WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini Lenzokart 15th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini 13th
Italian Championship — 60 Mini 15th
Trofeo delle Industrie — 60 Mini 12th
WSK Night Edition — 60 Mini Noviello Engine 25th
ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK 7th
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini Novalux Srl 14th
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini Giugliano Kart 9th
2016 South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK Energy Corse 1st
WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini Giugliano Kart 2nd
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini 2nd
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini 16th
Italian Championship — 60 Mini 19th
Trofeo delle Industrie — 60 Mini 10th
WSK Night Edition — 60 Mini AB Motorsport 11th
ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK Baby Race Srl 17th
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini Birel ART Racing 33rd
2017 WSK Champions Cup — OKJ Novalux Srl 10th
Italian Championship — OKJ Lenzokart 3rd
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ 21st
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ Novalux Srl 29th
ROK Cup International Final — Junior ROK Fusion Motorsport 4th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ 26th
WSK Final Cup — OKJ 10th
2018 WSK Champions Cup — OKJ Birel ART Racing 5th
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ 5th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 28th
German Karting Championship — OKJ 26th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ Lennox Racing Team 62nd
WSK Final Cup — OK 42nd
2019 South Garda Winter Cup — KZ2 Manetti Motorsport DNF
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KZ2 DNF
WSK Euro Series — OK 33rd
WSK Euro Series — KZ2 NC
WSK Super Master Series — KZ2 37th

Complete Karting World Championship results
Year Team Car Quali Heats Main race
2017 Fusion Motorsport OKJ 24th 26th

Racing record

Racing career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2020 Formula 4 UAE Championship Xcel Motorsport 19 8 3 5 10 300 1st
Italian F4 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 20 3 1 2 7 208 2nd
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 9 0 0 0 0 54 11th
2021 Formula Regional European Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 20 0 0 0 0 12 20th

* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 4 UAE 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
2020 Xcel Motorsport DUB1
1
1		 DUB1
2
1		 DUB1
3
1		 DUB1
4
C		 YMC1
1
1		 YMC1
2
4		 YMC1
3
1		 YMC1
4
11†		 YMC2
1
Ret		 YMC2
2
5		 YMC2
3
2		 YMC2
4
1		 DUB2
1
4		 DUB2
2
1		 DUB2
3
1		 DUB2
4
6		 DUB3
1
4		 DUB3
2
5		 DUB3
3
2		 DUB3
4
Ret		 1st 300

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 Pos Points
2020 Van Amersfoort Racing MIS
1
2		 MIS
2
3		 MIS
3
1		 IMO1
1
6		 IMO1
2
10		 IMO1
3
2		 RBR
1
6		 RBR
2
8		 RBR
3
6		 MUG
1
9		 MUG
2
Ret		 MUG
3
5		 MNZ
1
1		 MNZ
2
1		 MNZ
3
4		 IMO2
1
9		 IMO2
2
25†		 IMO2
3
5		 VLL
1
2		 VLL
2
C		 VLL
3
Ret		 2nd 208

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
2021 Van Amersfoort Racing IMO
1
18		 IMO
2
17		 CAT
1
21		 CAT
2
15		 MCO
1
15		 MCO
2
12		 LEC
1
20		 LEC
2
32†		 ZAN
1
13		 ZAN
2
5		 SPA
1
13		 SPA
2
16		 RBR
1
22		 RBR
2
9		 VAL
1
18		 VAL
2
16		 MUG
1
18		 MUG
2
17		 MNZ
1
12		 MNZ
2
16		 20th 12

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

References
  1. "WSK: Four podiums for Energy at Castelletto". Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  2. Agrifoglio, Andrea (December 27, 2019). "Pizzi pronto per l'esordio a Dubai "Nuova avventura, non vedo l'ora" (Pizzi ready for the debut in Dubai "New adventure, I can't wait")". Gazetta Regionale. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  3. "Francesco Pizzi wins F4 UAE title in Dubai finale". 7 March 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. "VAR SIGNS FRESH UAE F4 CHAMPION FRANCESCO PIZZI FOR EUROPEAN F4 CAMPAIGN". 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  5. "Francesco Pizzi holds off Mini at Misano to take Italian F4 lead". 2 August 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  6. "Pizzi wins again ahead of Mini in Monza Italian F4 race two". October 18, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  7. "Gabriele Mini crowned Italian F4 champion at Imola with second place to Crawford". November 22, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  8. "Mini, Pizzi and Saucy to drive for ART GP in 'FREC' rookie test". December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  9. Wood, Elliot (December 19, 2020). "Montoya and Beganovic star in Euroformula and FREC test at Barcelona". FormulaScout. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  10. "Francesco Pizzi chooses Van Amersfoort Racing for FREC graduation". February 12, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
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