Stefano D'Aste
| Stefano D'Aste | |
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D'Aste at the 2009 FIA WTCC Race of Japan.
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| Nationality |
 Italian
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| Born |
February 26, 1974 Genoa (Italy) |
| World Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2005 |
| Current team | ALL–INKL.COM Münnich Motorsport |
| Car no. | 26 |
| Former teams | Proteam Motorsport, Wiechers-Sport, PB Racing |
| Starts | 200 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 7th in 2012 |
| Previous series | |
| 2008, 2011 2005 2004 2001–2002 2000 |
GT4 European Cup Italian Superturismo Championship European Touring Car Championship Renault Sport Clio Trophy Italian Formula Renault |
| Championship titles | |
| 2007 | WTCC Independents' Trophy |
Stefano D'Aste (born 26 February 1974 in Genoa) is an Italian auto racing driver.
His early racing career included competing on motorcycles and the Monza International Rally. He has competed in the World Touring Car Championship between 2004 (when it was known as the European Touring Car Championship) and 2013.
In 2005 D'Aste competed for Proteam Motorsport in a BMW 320i, finishing third in the Independents' Trophy, with second overall in the second race at Spa-Francorchamps as his best result. He continued with Proteam in 2006, again finishing third in the Independents' Trophy, with a best overall finish of tenth.
For 2007, D'Aste moved to the Wiechers-Sport team, where he won the Yokohama World Independents Trophy in a BMW 320si. His best overall finish was again tenth. He won the gold helmet, one of the most important awards during a racing car drivers career.
In 2008 he stayed in the WTCC, returning to Proteam Motorsport for his third season at the team. He failed to retain his Independents' crown, finishing third in the final standings. He decided not to attend the final rounds in Macau as a protest at being given a five-place grid penalty after an incident at the previous round in Japan. This was despite being in contention to keep his teammate Sergio Hernández from taking his title.
For 2009 D'Aste was due to continue in the WTCC for Proteam, but the deal collapsed and returned instead to Wiechers-Sport. He finished the season nineteenth in the drivers' standings with a best result of sixth at the Race of Germany.
In 2010, D'Aste returned for a third stint at Proteam. He elected to again miss the season finale at Macau in order to attend the Monza Rally Show, this despite still being in contention for the Independents' Trophy and leaving teammate Hernandez as Proteam's only title challenger. D'Aste ended the season sixth in the Independents' Trophy and nineteenth in the overall standings with a best finish of ninth at the 2010 FIA WTCC Race of the Czech Republic. At the Rally of Monza he got a Fantastic 4th place overall and first of GT Cars at the wheel of the Lotus Exige GT Rally of PB Racing Team.
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