Luigi Ferrara
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Luigi Ferrara (born 12 May 1982) is an Italian racing driver from Bari.
Career
Ferrara began his career in feeder formula series such as the Formula Renault 2.0 Italia, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, Italian Formula Three and International Formula Master. He was the champion of the 2005 Italian Formula Three Championship with team Corbetta Competizioni.
Ferrara switched to sports car in 2008, and won the Porsche Carrera Cup Italy. In 2009, he raced part-time at the Porsche Supercup.
In 2010, Ferrara joined the Superstars Series with the CAAL team. Driving a Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG, he collected four wins and ten podiums in 20 races, placing second in the International Series and third in the Italian Championship.
At the 2011 Superstars Series, Ferrara had one win and eight podiums in 18 races. He again placed second in the International Series and third in the Italian Championship.
Ferrara only competed in two rounds of the 2012 season: Spa-Francorchamps with CAAL and Pergusa with Roma, in both cases with a Mercedes-Benz. He finished second and fourth out of four races, and placed 16th in the International Series.
Ferrara returned full-time to the Superstars Series for the 2013, remaining in Roma.
Racing record
Complete TCR International Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Top Run Motorsport | Subaru Impreza STi TCR | BHR 1 12 | BHR 2 8 | EST 1 | EST 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | SAL 1 | SAL 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | SOC 1 | SOC 2 | CHA 1 Ret | CHA 2 DNS | MRN 1 | MRN 2 | SEP 1 | SEP 2 | MAC 1 | MAC 2 | 26th | 4 |
| 2017 | Top Run Motorsport | Subaru Impreza STi TCR | RIM 1 | RIM 2 | BHR 1 | BHR 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | SAL 1 DNS | SAL 2 DNS | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | CHA 1 | CHA 2 | ZHE 1 | ZHE 2 | DUB 1 | DUB 2 | NC | 0 |
Complete World Touring Car Cup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Team Mulsanne | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | MAR 1 | MAR 2 | MAR 3 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HUN 3 | GER 1 | GER 2 | GER 3 | NED 1 | NED 2 | NED 3 | POR 1 | POR 2 | POR 3 | SVK 1 | SVK 2 | SVK 3 | CHN 1 | CHN 2 | CHN 3 | WUH 1 | WUH 2 | WUH 3 | JPN 1 14 | JPN 2 23† | JPN 3 NC | MAC 1 9 | MAC 2 8 | MAC 3 Ret | 29th | 8 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
NASCAR
Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO
(key) (Bold– Pole position. Italics– Fastest lap. *– Most laps led. ^– Most positions gained)
| NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO results | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | NWES | Pts |
| 2019 | 42 Racing by FS Motorsport | 42 | Ford | VAL | VAL | FRA 5 | FRA 23 | BRH | BRH | MOS | MOS | VEN | HOC | HOC | ZOL | ZOL | 38th | 46 |
| 2020 | Shadow Racing Cars by 42 Racing | ITA 9 | ITA 15 | ZOL 10 | ZOL 17 | MOS | MOS | VAL | VAL | ESP | ESP | 23rd | 97 | |||||
| 2021 | 42 Racing | Shadow DNM8 | ESP 10 | ESP 20 | GBR | GBR | CZE | CZE | CRO | CRO | BEL | BEL | ITA | ITA | 35th | 44 |
External links
- career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| PrecededbyMatteo Cressoni | Italian Formula 3 Championship Champion 2005 | SucceededbyMauro Massironi |
| PrecededbyAndrea Boldrini | Porsche Carrera Cup Italy Champion 2008 | SucceededbyAlessandro Balzan |