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Antonio Giovinazzi | |
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.jpg) Giovinazzi at the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans | |
| Born | Antonio Maria Giovinazzi 14 December 1993 Martina Franca, Taranto, Italy |
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2016 |
| Current team | Ferrari AF Corse[1][2] |
| Racing licence |  FIA Platinum |
| Car number | 51 |
| Former teams | ESM |
| Starts | 17 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 4 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 4th in 2023 (HY) |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Active years | 2017, 2019–2021 |
| Teams | Sauber, Alfa Romeo |
| Car number | 99[a] |
| Entries | 62 (62 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 21 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 2017 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
| Years | 2018, 2023–2024 |
| Teams | AF Corse, Ferrari |
| Best finish | 1st (2023) |
| Class wins | 1 (2023) |
| Previous series | |
| Championship titles | |
| Website | www |
Antonio Maria Giovinazzi (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo dʒoviˈnattsi]; born 14 December 1993) is an Italian racing driver, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Ferrari. Giovinazzi competed in Formula One between 2017 and 2021.[b] In endurance racing, Giovinazzi won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2023 with Ferrari.
Born in Martina Franca, Taranto, Giovinazzi began competitive kart racing aged six, winning several national and international titles. Graduating to junior formulae in 2012, he won his first championship at the Formula Pilota China that year. After finishing runner-up to Jordan King in the 2013 British Formula 3 International Series, Giovinazzi moved to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in 2014, finishing runner-up to Felix Rosenqvist the following season and winning the Masters of Formula 3. Giovinazzi then debuted in sportscar racing, contesting select rounds of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, the Asian Le Mans Series and the European Le Mans Series. Giovinazzi progressed to the GP2 Series in 2016, finishing runner-up to Pierre Gasly in his rookie season with Prema.
A reserve driver for Sauber, Ferrari and Haas in 2017, Giovinazzi made his Formula One debut for the former at the Australian Grand Prix, replacing an injured Pascal Wehrlein for the opening two rounds of the season. Following another season as a reserve driver for Sauber and Ferrari in 2018, Giovinazzi signed for Sauber—re-branded as Alfa Romeo—as a full-time driver for the 2019 season. He scored his maiden points finish at the Austrian Grand Prix, with a career-best fifth in Brazil. Giovinazzi remained at Alfa Romeo for his 2020 campaign, scoring several points finishes throughout the season. Retaining his seat for 2021, he scored further points in Monaco and Saudi Arabia, before being dropped by Alfa Romeo at the conclusion of the season. Giovinazzi has since remained a reserve driver for Ferrari, a role he has held continuously since 2017.
Giovinazzi moved to Formula E in 2021, leaving the series after a non-scoring season with Dragon. Joining the Ferrari 499P Hypercar project in its inaugural 2023 season, Giovinazzi won the 24 Hours of Le Mans alongside James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi.
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