Antonio Fuoco | |
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Antonio Fuoco in F3 - Hockenheimring 2014
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Nationality | Italian |
Born |
Cariati, Italy |
20 May 1996
FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2017 |
Current team | Prema Racing |
Car no. | 2 |
Previous series | |
2015-16 2014 2013 2013 |
GP3 Series FIA European Formula 3 Championship Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |
Championship titles | |
2013 | Formula Renault 2.0 Alps |
Antonio Fuoco (born 20 May 1996) is a professional Italian racing driver and member of the Ferrari Driver Academy.
Born in Cariati, Fuoco debuted in karting at the age of four and raced in various European championships, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF2 category by 2012, when he finished third in WSK Euro Series and fourth in the CIK-FIA European KF2 Championship.
In 2013, Fuoco graduated to single-seaters, racing in the newly launched Formula Renault 2.0 Alps series for Prema Junior. He won races at Vallelunga, Imola, Monza and Mugello and amassed another three podiums. He also competed in a round of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship with the team, at Spa-Francorchamps.
Fuoco stepped up to FIA European Formula Three Championship in 2014, continuing with Prema Powerteam. He finished fifth in the driver standings, with two wins at Silverstone and Spielberg, and 10 podiums out of 33 races.
On 23 January 2015, it was announced Fuoco would be racing in the GP3 Series with Carlin Motorsport. Despite scoring two podiums, Fuoco experienced an inconsistent season, including crashes at the Red Bull Ring, the Hungaroring, Spa and Monza.