Andrea Cola (; born 9 June 1999 in Rome) is an Italian

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currently competing in the

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for Target Racing.

Career

Karting

He began racing in 2009, when he was 10 years-old, practicing on

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. After gaining experience in the Italian Championship Regione Lazio in the 60 cc category in 2009 and 2010, he took part in the Italian Championship Regione Lazio 125 cc category junior in 2011 and 2012. In the 2012 championship he ranked second.

Single-seater racing

In June 2016 Andrea had his debut on F. Abarth in the F2 Italian Trophy with Monolite Racing (in the middle of the championship) at the

Misano World Circuit The Misano World Circuit (officially known as Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli or Misano Circuit Sic 58, and before 2006 called Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica) is a race track located next to the town of Misano Adriatico ( Province of ...

getting the first place of his class in both races. He ranked second in the final standings of his class. On 1 April 2017 he debuted in

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driving a F312

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-Mercedes again on the Misano World Circuit. He retired in the last corner while he was second during Race 1 and ranked third in Race 2. In 2017 he raced also in the

Austria Formula 3 Cup The Austria Formula 3 Cup is an open wheel racing series based in Austria. The series has run since 1982 and regular visits such circuits as the Salzburgring and the Red Bull Ring in Austria, the Autodrom Most and the Brno Circuit in the Czech Re ...

, Afr Pokale and FIA CEZ Formula 3 championships. His first win in Formula 3 came in Race 2 on the

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circuit in

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, Austria. Thanks to the good standings in the last two races on the

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he won the FIA CEZ Formula 3 Championship 2017. In 2018 he raced in the FIA CEZ Formula 3 Championship again. He ranked first in his category in the first two races of the season at the

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on 28 and 29 April. At the

circuit, the second round of the season, he ranked third in Race 1 and second in Race 2, behind

Jo Zeller Racing Jo Zeller Racing is a Swiss motor racing team. It was founded in the early 1990s by Jo Zeller Jo Zeller (born 17 July 1955 in Männedorf) is a Swiss racing driver. He has raced in such series as Austria Formula 3 Cup and is a twelve-time Swi ...

driver

Sandro Zeller Sandro Zeller (born 16 November 1991 in Uster) is a Swiss race car driver. He is son of the twelve-time Swiss Formula Three champion Jo Zeller who founded team Jo Zeller Racing. Career Karting Zeller made his karting debut in 2006, at the age o ...

who won both races. Cola managed to win the 2018 Championship by scoring 154.5 points, 27 more than

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, while another Italian racer, Ricardo Perego, got the third place. In 2019, he is again defending his title in the FIA CEZ Formula 3 Championship, on his F312 Dallara now motorized Volkswagen.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete GT World Challenge results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^*Season still in progress.

References

External links

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Andrea Cola official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cola, Andrea 1999 births Living people Italian racing drivers Racing drivers from Rome Formula Regional European Championship drivers Monolite Racing drivers Euronova Racing drivers Austrian Formula Three Championship drivers Target Racing drivers Lamborghini Super Trofeo drivers Boutsen Ginion Racing drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers