Francesco Braschi (born 27 November 2004) is an

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racing driver who currently competes in the

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as well as the Porsche Carrera Cup Italia. He was previously active in single-seaters, winning two races in the inaugural Eurocup-3 season.

Early career

Formula 4

After several tests, Braschi made his car racing debut in the

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with

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from round 4, partnering Santiago Ramos. He finished 35th in the standings. After driving in the F4 UAE series at the start of 2021, Braschi would remain at Jenzer in

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, finishing 16th in the standings with a best race finish of fifth. He also competed in two rounds of

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as a guest entrant and drove in the Spanish F4 season opener. F4 Deutschland 2021 Spielberg Nr

Formula Regional & Eurocup-3

Moving up to the

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category in 2022, the Italian would first drive in three rounds of the

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with 3Y by

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. Thanks to two points finishes at

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Braschi ended up 22nd in the standings. Subsequently, Braschi joined KIC Motorsport at the start of the Formula Regional European season. However, he would leave the team after a scoreless first half of the campaign, moving to

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for a round to replace the injured Dilano van 't Hoff. From the round at

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onward Braschi would join FA Racing by MP, for whom he scored a lone point near the end of the year, thereby placing himself 26th overall. After contesting the opening two events of the FRMEC championship in the winter of 2023, Braschi joined the newly-founded

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series with

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during the main season. He began the year well, scoring successive podiums in the first four races, including taking the first win in series history at Spa. He would fall behind teammate

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and other title contenders soon after though, only taking one further victory at

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and a second place at

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to finish fifth in the standings.

Sportscar career

Porsche Cup

Braschi made his sportscar debut in 2023, competing for

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in two rounds of the Porsche Carrera Cup Italy. He would make the Porsche series his home in 2024, as the Italian embarked on a double campaign in both the PCCI and the main

, both of which he contested with Dinamic.

Racing record

Racing career summary

^† As Braschi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
* Season still in progress.