Marzio Moretti (born 15 January 2002) is an

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racing driver set to compete in GT World Challenge Endurance Cup for Paul Motorsport.

Early career

Junior formulae and prototype debut

Moretti started karting in 2012, and during his five-year tenure in karts he most notably won the 2016

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, and also took part in a scouting camp conducted by the

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the following year. Following a one-off appearance in the

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for Silberpfeil Energy Dubai where he scored a best result of eighth, Moretti joined BVM Racing to compete in the

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. He scored a best result of eighth in the season finale at Mugello and finished 22nd in the standings. In early 2019, Moretti joined

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to compete in the LMP3 class of the

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alongside JT Littman. In his only race in the series, Moretti wasn't able to drive as two laps before the driver change, Littman retired following contact with another LMP3 car.

Porsche Carrera Cup

In 2020, Moretti joined Bonaldi Motorsport to compete in Porsche Carrera Cup Italia. He scored his first pole position at Mugello in a wet-dry qualifying session. Moretti returned to Carrera Cup Italia and Bonaldi Motorsport for the

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. Moretti scored his only win in the series at the fourth race of the season at Mugello. Following a fourth-place finish in the standings at season's end, Moretti participated in the Porsche Junior Shootout at Motorland Aragon at the end of the year.

Lamborghini Super Trofeo

In 2022, Moretti switched to the Lamborghini Super Trofeo series,

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alongside Milan Teekens. Moretti scored his first win in the championship at

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and ended the season third in points. As a Lamborghini junior, Moretti returned to Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe for

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, joining Team Oregon for his sophomore season in the series alongside

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. Moretti scored wins at

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and

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, to finish third in the standings.

GT career

In early 2024, it was announced that Moretti would stay with Team Oregon, moving to

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alongside

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. Moretti scored a best result of sixth in the second

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race and ended the season 22nd in the standings on 15 points. During pre-season testing at

for

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, it was announced that Moretti would join Maximilian Paul and John Paul Southern at Paul Motorsport for his maiden campaign in the series.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Le Mans Cup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete International GT Open results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Notes

References

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