Alessandro "Sandro" Giusti (;
born 10 September 2006) is a
French racing driver who is competing in the
2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship with
MP Motorsport. He most recently competed with
ART Grand Prix in the
2024 Formula Regional European Championship, finishing fourth overall. Previously, Giusti competed in the
French F4 Championship
French F4 Championship, formerly known as Formula Renault Campus France, Formula Campus, Formul'Academy Euro Series, F4 Eurocup 1.6 is a form of open wheel racing founded in 1993 by Louis Drouet. It is based in France and aims at karting gradua ...
,
where he was the
2022 champion.
He is a member of the
Williams Driver Academy.
Career
Formula 4
2021
Giusti made his car racing debut in 2021, competing in the
French F4 Championship
French F4 Championship, formerly known as Formula Renault Campus France, Formula Campus, Formul'Academy Euro Series, F4 Eurocup 1.6 is a form of open wheel racing founded in 1993 by Louis Drouet. It is based in France and aims at karting gradua ...
. He would claim his first win in the series at the
Hungaroring
The Hungaroring is a motorsport racetrack in Mogyoród, Pest County, Hungary where the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix is held. In 1986, it became the location of the first Formula One Grand Prix motor racing, Grand Prix behind the Iron Curtai ...
after overtaking polesitter Enzo Geraci, and holding the lead until the end of the race. He would clinch a second victory later that season at Race 2 at
Magny-Cours
Magny-Cours () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nièvre Departments of France, department in central France.
It is the home of the ''Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours'', a famous Motorsport#Motor racing, motor racing circuit (whose name is o ...
.
2022
He returned to
French F4 in 2022 for his sophomore season. He would go on to win the championship, claiming five race wins.
Formula Regional European Championship
2023
In 2023, Giusti stepped up to the
Formula Regional European Championship
The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) is a FIA-certified Formula Regional, regional European Formula Three, Formula 3 racing series. On 12 October 2018, it was announced that the Italian autosport regulator Automobile Club ...
, driving for G4 Racing. During race 1 at the
Circuit Paul Ricard, he would achieve his maiden victory after starting from pole position. His second win would come at the
Red Bull Ring
The Red Bull Ring is a motorsport race track in Spielberg, Austria, Spielberg, Styria, Austria. The race circuit was founded as Österreichring (translation: Austrian Circuit) and hosted the Austrian Grand Prix for 18 consecutive years, from t ...
, coincidentally on his 17th birthday. During the following race in
Monza, Giusti would finish 3rd, but went on to inherit his third win after winner
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (; born 25 August 2006) is an Italian racing driver who competes in Formula One for Mercedes-Benz in Formula One, Mercedes.
Born and raised in Bologna, Antonelli is the son of sportscar racing driver Marco Antonelli. Afte ...
and runner-up
Marcus Amand were both penalized after the race. He would go on to finish the season in 6th.
2024
For 2024 he remained in
Formula Regional European Championship
The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) is a FIA-certified Formula Regional, regional European Formula Three, Formula 3 racing series. On 12 October 2018, it was announced that the Italian autosport regulator Automobile Club ...
but he would switch to
ART Grand Prix. Giusti secured his first win of the season during a chaotic and rainy race 2 at Paul Ricard. His next win came during another rainy race, this time in
Imola
Imola (; or ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Bologna, located on the river Santerno, in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. The city is traditionally considered the western entrance to the historical region Romagna ...
. He started the race in 4th, and managed to maintain the lead throughout three different
safety car
In motorsport, a safety car, or a pace car, is a car that limits the speed of competing cars or motorcycles on a racetrack in the case of a ''caution period,'' such as an obstruction on the track or bad weather. The safety car aims to enable the ...
appearances.
FIA Formula 3
Giusti stepped up to
FIA Formula 3
The FIA Formula 3 Championship (FIA F3) is a third-tier international single-seater racing championship organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship launched in 2019 as a feeder series for the FIA Formu ...
with
MP Motorsport for the
2025 season, partnering alongside
Bruno del Pino and
Red Bull junior Tim Tramnitz.
Formula One
Giusti joined the
Williams Driver Academy in January 2024.
Racing record
Racing career summary
Season still in progress.
Complete French F4 Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Season still in progress.
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Giusti, Alessandro
2006 births
Living people
French racing drivers
French F4 Championship drivers
Formula Regional European Championship drivers
ART Grand Prix drivers
MP Motorsport drivers
FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers
21st-century French sportsmen