Giuliano Ryu Alesi (born 20 September 1999) is a French professional racing driver. He is the son of French racing driver and Formula One Grand Prix winner Jean Alesi and Japanese actress and TV personality Kumiko Goto.
| Giuliano Alesi | |
|---|---|
 Alesi at the 2018 Spanish Grand Prix | |
| Nationality |  French |
| Born | 20 September 1999 Avignon, France |
| Related to | Jean Alesi (father) Kumiko Goto (mother) |
| Super GT career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Car number | 37 |
| Former teams | arto Team Thailand |
| Starts | 31 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 10th in 2022 |
| Super Formula Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Vantelin Team TOM'S |
| Car number | 36 |
| Starts | 20 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 11th in 2021 |
| Previous series | |
| 2021 2021 2019–20 2016–18 2015–16 2015 | Super GT GT300 Super Formula Lights FIA Formula 2 GP3 Series MRF Challenge French F4 Championship |
Career
editKarting
editBorn in Avignon,[1] Alesi began karting in 2013 before competing in the KF3 category in 2013 where he finished 14th overall and the KFJ category in 2014 with Baby Race SRL, finishing 28th in the standings.[2]
French F4 Championship
editIn March 2015, it was announced that Alesi would step up from karting to cars in the 2015 season.[3] In the first race, he took pole position[4] and took victory as well as setting the fastest lap. He secured two more victories and two junior victories and finished second in the junior category and fourth in the overall standings.
GP3 Series
edit2016
editIn December 2015, Alesi took part in GP3 post-season testing with Arden International and Jenzer Motorsport.[5] That same month, it was announced that Alesi would race in the 2016 season.[6] In February 2016, it was announced that Alesi would race with Trident. After several races at the back of the grid, he scored his first point in GP3 Series in the feature race of Spa-Francorchamps.
2017
editAlesi remained in GP3 for the 2017 season, once again driving with Trident. Having scored his first podium at the Red Bull Ring, the Frenchman took victory in the Sprint race at Silverstone. He followed this up by another win in Hungary, with a third win coming at the round in Spa-Francorchamps. He ended up fifth in the standings, having taken more points from two of the final three events.[citation needed]
2018
editIn 2018 he scored 100 points and finished seventh in the standings, only six points behind his Trident teammate, Pedro Piquet. Alesi won one race and finished on the podium on three other occasions.[citation needed]
FIA Formula 2 Championship
edit2019
edit
On December 8, 2018, Trident Racing announced that Alesi would be driving for the team in the 2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship, alongside Ralph Boschung. Alesi had a slow start to the season, scoring only one point during the first half of the season, that being at the Paul Ricard feature race. From the event at Monza however, he only failed to score points at the feature race in Sochi. He finished the season in 15th place, scoring 20 points, however, he could not prevent Trident from finishing last in the team championship.
2020
editFor the 2020 Formula 2 season, Alesi switched to his father's former DTM team HWA Racelab, driving alongside Artem Markelov.[7] Despite a strong start to his season with a sixth place at the opening race in Austria, Alesi failed to score points with the team afterwards. As his father Jean later clarified, they had "banked on the wrong team", with the Frenchman eventually switching to MP Motorsport for the final three rounds.[8] He finished his season by scoring another sixth place at the season finale, which landed him 17th in the championship.[9]
Formula One
editIn March 2016, Alesi was inducted into the Ferrari Driver Academy (along with fellow GP3 driver Charles Leclerc), aligning him with the same team his father raced for in the early nineties.[10] He left the academy after his first F1 test, in which he drove a Ferrari SF71H.
Super Formula Lights
editAfter leaving the Ferrari Driver Academy, Alesi set his sights on Formula racing in Asia,[11] and more specifically Super Formula Lights, where he was signed to TOM'S,[12] alongside Japanese pair Kazuko Kotaka and Hibiki Taira. With four wins and fourteen podiums, Alesi clinched 2nd in the championship, losing to Teppei Natori by six points.
Super Formula
editAlesi made his debut in the Super Formula on 25 April 2021 filling in for Kazuki Nakajima in the TOM'S team;[13][14] he would finish 11th in the series, getting a win at Autopolis, having converted it from a pole position.[15][16] Alesi remained with TOM'S for 2022 and 2023 but was dropped by the team in June 2023 after a string of poor results; he was replaced by Ukyo Sasahara for the remaining rounds.[17]
Super GT
editAlesi competed in Super GT with team Arto alongside Sean Walkinshaw in the GT300 category in 2021. He was promoted to the GT500 category, joining 2021 champions Toyota Team au TOM'S alongside Sho Tsuboi; he replaced Yuhi Sekiguchi, who moved to SARD; the highlight of their season was a second in the first Fuji race, the race being stopped midway due to a heavy crash by Mitsunori Takaboshi. Alesi swapped seats with Ritomo Miyata for 2023, now racing alongside former Honda driver Ukyo Sasahara in the Deloitte car.
Personal life
editAlesi can speak English, French, Italian and Japanese fluently.[18]
Racing record
editKarting career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Trofeo delle Industrie — KF3 | 14th | |
| 2014 | Italian Championship — KF3 | 16th | |
| Trofeo Andrea Margutti — KFJ | Baby Race Srl | 28th |
Racing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | French F4 Championship | Auto Sport Academy | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 168.5 | 4th |
| 2015–16 | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 | MRF Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23rd |
| 2016 | GP3 Series | Trident | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22nd |
| 2017 | GP3 Series | Trident | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 99 | 5th |
| 2018 | GP3 Series | Trident | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 100 | 7th |
| 2019 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Trident | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15th |
| 2020 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | BWT HWA Racelab | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 17th |
| MP Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | Super Formula Lights | TOM'S | 17 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 103 | 2nd |
| Super GT - GT300 | arto Team Thailand | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Super Formula | Kuo Vantelin Team TOM'S | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11th | |
| Super Taikyu - ST-Z | Porsche Team EBI Waimarama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.5‡ | 7th‡ | |
| 2022 | Super Formula | Kuo Vantelin Team TOM'S | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20th |
| Super GT | TGR Team au TOM'S | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29.5 | 10th | |
| Super Taikyu - ST-Z | Porsche Team EBI Waimarama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80‡ | 5th‡ | |
| 2023 | Super Formula | Vantelin Team TOM'S | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20th |
| Super GT | TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15th | |
| Super Taikyu - ST-Z | Porsche Team EBI Waimarama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50‡ | 8th‡ | |
| 2024 | Super GT | TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 4th* |
| Super Taikyu - ST-X | Zhongsheng ROOKIE Racing | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 1st |
* Season still in progress.
‡ Team standings
Complete French F4 Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | LÉD 1 1 |
LÉD 2 Ret |
LÉD 3 1 |
LMS 1 7 |
LMS 2 5 |
LMS 3 12 |
PAU 1 5 |
PAU 2 2 |
PAU 3 4 |
HUN 1 8 |
HUN 2 Ret |
HUN 3 6 |
MAG 1 12 |
MAG 2 5 |
MAG 3 Ret |
NAV 1 1 |
NAV 2 8 |
NAV 3 5 |
LEC 1 6 |
LEC 2 10 |
LEC 3 Ret |
4th | 168.5 |
Complete GP3 Series results
edit(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Trident | CAT FEA 22 |
CAT SPR 16 |
RBR FEA DNS |
RBR SPR DNS |
SIL FEA 16 |
SIL SPR Ret |
HUN FEA 19 |
HUN SPR 16 |
HOC FEA Ret |
HOC SPR 14 |
SPA FEA 10 |
SPA SPR 12 |
MNZ FEA DNS |
MNZ FEA 19 |
SEP FEA 16 |
SEP SPR 13 |
YMC FEA 11 |
YMC SPR 10 |
22nd | 1 |
| 2017 | Trident | CAT FEA 17 |
CAT SPR 11 |
RBR FEA 6 |
RBR SPR 2 |
SIL FEA 7 |
SIL SPR 1 |
HUN FEA 6 |
HUN SPR 1 |
SPA FEA 7 |
SPA SPR 1 |
MNZ FEA 6 |
MNZ SPR C |
JER FEA 9 |
JER SPR 7 |
YMC FEA Ret |
YMC SPR 10 |
5th | 99 | ||
| 2018 | Trident | CAT FEA 7 |
CAT SPR 1 |
LEC FEA 3 |
LEC SPR 6 |
RBR FEA 6 |
RBR SPR Ret |
SIL FEA 8 |
SIL SPR 2 |
HUN FEA 17† |
HUN SPR 16 |
SPA FEA 9 |
SPA SPR 6 |
MNZ FEA 6 |
MNZ SPR 2 |
SOC FEA 14 |
SOC SPR 17 |
YMC FEA 6 |
YMC SPR 10 |
7th | 100 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Trident | BHR FEA 12 |
BHR SPR DSQ |
BAK FEA Ret |
BAK SPR Ret |
CAT FEA Ret |
CAT SPR 16 |
MON FEA 11 |
MON SPR Ret |
LEC FEA 10 |
LEC SPR 14 |
RBR FEA 13 |
RBR SPR Ret |
SIL FEA 17 |
SIL SPR Ret |
HUN FEA 13 |
HUN SPR 12 |
SPA FEA C |
SPA SPR C |
MNZ FEA 7 |
MNZ SPR 7 |
SOC FEA 13 |
SOC SPR 8 |
YMC FEA 8 |
YMC SPR 5 |
15th | 20 |
| 2020 | BWT HWA Racelab | RBR FEA 6 |
RBR SPR Ret |
RBR FEA 21 |
RBR SPR 15 |
HUN FEA 11 |
HUN SPR 10 |
SIL FEA 19 |
SIL SPR 18 |
SIL FEA 16 |
SIL SPR 20 |
CAT FEA Ret |
CAT SPR 19 |
SPA FEA 18 |
SPA SPR 14 |
MNZ FEA 18 |
MNZ SPR 12 |
MUG FEA Ret |
MUG SPR Ret |
17th | 12 | ||||||
| MP Motorsport | SOC FEA 14 |
SOC SPR 16 |
BHR FEA 17 |
BHR SPR 13 |
BHR FEA 15 |
BHR SPR 6 |
Complete Super GT results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | arto Team Thailand | Lexus RC F GT3 | GT300 | OKA 24 |
FUJ 22 |
MOT Ret |
SUZ 20 |
SUG 17 |
AUT Ret |
MOT 17 |
FUJ 20 |
NC | 0 |
| 2022 | TGR Team au TOM'S | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | GT500 | OKA 6 |
FUJ 2‡ |
SUZ 10 |
FUJ 4 |
SUZ 9 |
SUG 10 |
AUT 8 |
MOT 9 |
10th | 29.5 |
| 2023 | TGR Team Deloitte TOM'S | OKA 13 |
FUJ 6 |
SUZ 11 |
FUJ 8 |
SUZ 11 |
SUG 10 |
AUT 7 |
MOT 9 |
15th | 15 | ||
| 2024 | OKA 7 |
FUJ 11 |
SUZ 1 |
FUJ 10 |
SUG 1 |
AUT 8 |
MOT Ret |
SUZ |
4th* | 51* |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Super Formula Lights results
edit(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | TOM'S | FUJ 1 3 |
FUJ 2 6 |
FUJ 3 3 |
SUZ 1 2 |
SUZ 2 3 |
SUZ 3 2 |
AUT 1 2 |
AUT 2 2 |
AUT 3 C |
SUG 1 1 |
SUG 2 4 |
SUG 3 1 |
MOT 1 3 |
MOT 2 2 |
MOT 3 2 |
MOT 1 1 |
MOT 2 12 |
MOT 3 1 |
2nd | 103 |
Complete Super Formula results
edit(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kuo Vantelin Team TOM'S | FUJ | SUZ 9 |
AUT 1‡ |
SUG 9 |
MOT 16 |
MOT | SUZ 8 |
11th | 20 | |||
| 2022 | FUJ 17 |
FUJ 8 |
SUZ 15 |
AUT Ret |
SUG 13 |
FUJ Ret |
MOT 13 |
MOT Ret |
SUZ 21 |
SUZ 16 |
20th | 3 | |
| 2023 | Vantelin Team TOM'S | FUJ Ret |
FUJ Ret |
SUZ 8 |
AUT 13 |
SUG Ret |
FUJ | MOT | SUZ | SUZ | 20th | 3 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
References
edit- ^ "Giuliano Alesi - Vrooam Lubricants". Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Giuliano Alesi - Driver Database". Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Jean Alesi's son, Giuliano Alesi to race Formula 4". 5 March 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Giuliano Alesi on pole for single-seater debut". 17 April 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ^ "Ex-F1 racer Jean Alesi's son Giuliano to drive in GP3 testing". Autosport. 1 December 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Giuliano Alesi to step up to GP3 in 2016". 18 December 2015. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "HWA RACELAB SIGNS GIULIANO ALESI FOR ITS FORMULA 2 TEAM". www.hwaag.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Vater Jean und Ferrari drehen Geldhahn zu: Giuliano Alesi vor dem Aus". Motorsport-Total.com (in German). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Driver Standings for the FIA Formula 2 2020 Championship". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Leclerc gets Ferrari and Haas development role". 1 March 2016. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "Giuliano Alesi leaves the Ferrari Driver Academy and F2". formulascout.com. 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Alesi named in three-car TOM'S Super Formula Lights squad". motorsport.com. 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Alesi named as Nakajima's Suzuka Super Formula replacement". www.autosport.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Super Formula: Giuliano Alesi reviews 'long and tough day'". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Autopolis Super Formula: Giuliano Alesi takes shock pole". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Autopolis Super Formula: Giuliano Alesi claims maiden victory". www.autosport.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Klein, Jamie (20 June 2023). "Alesi loses TOM'S Super Formula drive, Sasahara returns". motorsport.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Long Interview with Super Formula Rd. 3 Winner Giuliano Alesi". superformula.net. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
External links
edit- Giuliano Alesi career summary at DriverDB.com