Egidio Perfetti (born 5 June 1975 in

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. He is also a director in the family business

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is one of the Perfetti Van Melle brands which is often promoted on Perfetti's racing cars. A cosmopolitan, Perfetti was born in Switzerland to an Italian father and Norwegian mother. After a long spell in Asia, Perfetti now resides in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where the family business head office is located. His nationality is Norwegian and carries a Norwegian passport.

Racing career

Perfetti started his career in 2010 driving in the Porsche Sports Cup Suisse. During 2012-2015 he was driving in

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. He also appeared in

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and Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup during 2015. For 2016 he was racing a Porsche in the

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and also appearing in the

Porsche Supercup The Porsche Supercup (officially known as Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, known as Porsche Michelin Supercup prior to 2007) is an international One-Design, one-make sports car racing series supporting the FIA Formula One, Formula One World Championshi ...

. He was continuing in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup in 2017, while also seen in

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and

. For the 2018-19 FIA WEC 'super season' Perfetti is driving a Porsche 911 RSR in the GTE Am Drivers FIA Endurance Trophy class. In 2018 he has also driven in the Porsche GT3 Challenge USA and Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Perfetti, Egidio 1975 births Living people Norwegian racing drivers Norwegian people of Italian descent 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers FIA World Endurance Championship drivers Porsche Supercup drivers Le Mans Cup drivers GT4 European Series drivers Porsche Carrera Cup Germany drivers