Antonio Fuoco

Antonio Fuoco
Antonio Fuoco in F3 - Hockenheimring 2014
Nationality	Italian
Born	20 May 1996 Cariati, Italy
GP3 Series career
Debut season	2015
Current team	Trident
Car no.	5
Former teams	Carlin Motorsport
Starts	36
Wins	2
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	3rd in 2016
Previous series
2014 2013 2013	FIA European Formula 3 Championship Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Championship titles
2013	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps

Antonio Fuoco (born 20 May 1996) is a professional Italian racing driver and member of the Ferrari Driver Academy.^[1]

Career

Karting

Born in Cariati, Fuoco debuted in karting at the age of four and raced in various European championships, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF2 category by 2012, when he finished third in WSK Euro Series and fourth in the CIK-FIA European KF2 Championship.^[2][3]

Formula Renault

In 2013, Fuoco graduated to single-seaters, racing in the newly launched Formula Renault 2.0 Alps series for Prema Junior.^[4] He won races at Vallelunga, Imola, Monza and Mugello and amassed another three podiums.^[5] He also competed in a round of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship with the team, at Spa-Francorchamps.^[6]

Formula Three

Fuoco stepped up to FIA European Formula Three Championship in 2014, continuing with Prema Powerteam.^[7] He finished fifth in the driver standings, with two wins at Silverstone and Spielberg, and 10 podiums out of 33 races.

GP3 Series

On 23 January 2015, it was announced Fuoco would be racing in the GP3 Series with Carlin Motorsport.^[8] Despite scoring two podiums, Fuoco experienced an inconsistent season, including crashes at the Red Bull Ring, the Hungaroring, Spa and Monza.

In February 2016, following Carlin's departure from the series, it was announced Fuoco would be racing for Trident, where he collected his maiden victories and finished third in the championship.

GP2 Series

In November 2016, it was announced that Fuoco would graduate to the series, reunite with Prema and partner fellow Ferrari junior and GP3 champion Charles Leclerc for the 2017 season.^[9]

Formula One

On 23 June 2015, Fuoco had his first Formula One test with Ferrari during the 2-day post-Austrian Grand Prix test in Spielberg at the Red Bull Ring.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2013	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps	Prema Junior	14	6	5	5	11	245	1st
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Prema Powerteam	2	0	1	0	0	N/A	NC†
2014	FIA European Formula 3 Championship	Prema Powerteam	32	2	0	2	10	255	5th
2015	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari	Development driver
	GP3 Series	Carlin	18	0	0	0	2	88	6th
2016	Formula One	Scuderia Ferrari	Development driver
	GP3 Series	Trident	18	2	0	0	8	157	3rd

^† As Fuoco was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Engine	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	32	33	DC	Points
2014	Prema Powerteam	Mercedes	SIL 1 4	SIL 2 3	SIL 3 1	HOC 1 11	HOC 2 Ret	HOC 3 3	PAU 1 17	PAU 2 19†	PAU 3 11	HUN 1 19	HUN 2 2	HUN 3 2	SPA 1 5	SPA 2 Ret	SPA 3 16	NOR 1 Ret	NOR 2 7	NOR 3 9	MSC 1 6	MSC 2 2	MSC 3 3	RBR 1 6	RBR 2 1	RBR 3 19	NÜR 1 2	NÜR 2 4	NÜR 3 4	IMO 1 16	IMO 2 25	IMO 3 2	HOC 1 14	HOC 2 DSQ	HOC 3 DNS	5th	255

^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete GP3 Series 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	Pos	Points
2015	Carlin	CAT FEA 8	CAT SPR 4	RBR FEA 2	RBR SPR Ret	SIL FEA 18	SIL SPR 23	HUN FEA 8	HUN SPR Ret	SPA FEA 4	SPA SPR Ret	MNZ FEA Ret	MNZ SPR 11	SOC FEA 6	SOC SPR 4	BHR FEA 9	BHR SPR 5	YMC FEA 7	YMC SPR 2	6th	88
2016	Trident	CAT FEA 4	CAT SPR 3	RBR FEA 5	RBR SPR 3	SIL FEA 3	SIL SPR 1	HUN FEA 2	HUN SPR 10	HOC FEA 1	HOC SPR 18†	SPA FEA 4	SPA SPR 2	MNZ FEA 8	MNZ SPR 3	SEP FEA 8	SEP SPR Ret	YMC FEA 16	YMC SPR 17	3rd	157

^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

References

1. Allen, Peter (21 December 2013). "Fuoco joins Ferrari Driver Academy, Maisano out". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
2. "Antonio Fuoco". formula1.ferrari.com. Scuderia Ferrari. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
3. Allen, Peter (26 September 2012). "Ten karting stars to watch". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
4. Martinez, Luis Miguel (9 March 2013). "Prema Powerteam signs Antonio Fuoco for Formula Renault 2.0 Alps". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
5. Martinez, Luis Miguel (4 July 2013). "Mid-season spotlight". Retrieved 29 September 2013.
6. "COLLECTIVE TEST 2" (PDF). Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0. Renault Sport. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
7. "Fuoco nel FIA F.3 European Championship" [Fuoco in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship]. ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
8. "Ferrari protege Antonio Fuoco joins Carlin for 2015 GP3 Series move". January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
9. "GP2: Ferrari juniors to Prema for 2017". November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.

External links

• Antonio Fuoco career summary at DriverDB.com
• Profile on Ferrari Driver Academy