Alessandro Ghiretti (born 18 January 2002 in

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) is a French racing driver and former member of the Sauber Junior Team.

Early life

Alessandro was born in

to a family from Italian origins. His father Alain Ghiretti is an entrepreneur in metal construction. In the 1980s his father was a racing driver in

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and

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. Since August 2017 Alessandro's family resides in

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Career

Karting

Ghiretti began karting at the age of seven, claiming numerous titles in his career, including the first place of the 2016 X30 Junior IAME National Final in Lavilledieu and the third place of the Challenge Europa X30 Junior B in Castelletto.

Lower formulae

In 2017, Ghiretti stepped up to single-seaters, contesting the

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. In December 2018, Ghiretti signed with the British team Dragon Hitech GP to run in the

2019 F3 Asian Championship The 2019 F3 Asian Championship was a multi-event, Formula 3 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across Asia. The championship featured a mix of professional and amateur drivers, competing in Formula 3 cars that conform to the ...

, both the winter and main sessions. In 2019 he contested the ADAC Formula 4 Championship and

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with US Racing- CHRS. In November, he attended the post-season tests of the Formula Renault Eurocup, at

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with

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and at

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with Bhaitech. In March 2020 he took part in the pre-season test at

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with

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Formula One

As part of his signing with US Racing- CHRS, Ghiretti was named as part of the Sauber Junior Team's 2019 line-up.

Racing record