Andrea Barlesi (born 15 June 1991, in

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) is a Belgian-Italian racing driver who runs under a Belgian racing licence. He has won the 2010 Formula Le Mans season with

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. He was accompanied by Alessandro Cicognani and Gary Chalandon. In 2012, he is running one of

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cars in

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Early career

He has won the French Karting Championship a Europe Kart Championship twice (2007 and 2008). He won Belgium Karting Championship once (2007). In 2009 he was third on the Clio Junior Cup Championship with 5 podiums.

Formula Le Mans

In 2010, Barlesi, joined the field with

winning one race,

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. He eventually won the championships with only two points of difference.

Blancpain Endurance Series

In 2011, Barlesi did 4 rounds of the championship with

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running with a Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 for GT3 Pro-Am category. He scored 6 points on the season finale at

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alongside Frédéric Fatien.

Intercontinental Le Mans Cup

In 2011, Barlesi also did 4 rounds of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup with

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. He was thirty first (fourth among the LMP2 entrants) on

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and twenty fifth (seventh among LMP2 entrants) on

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WTCC

In 2012, he joined

alongside Fernando Monje. Barlesi will run the #40 Seat Léon.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barlesi, Andrea 1991 births Living people World Touring Car Championship drivers GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers Belgian racing drivers OAK Racing drivers DAMS drivers Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers Porsche Carrera Cup Italy drivers Porsche Carrera Cup France drivers Racing drivers from Paris 21st-century French sportsmen