Alessandro Balzan

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Alessandro Balzan
Balzan in his IMSA title-winning Ferrari in 2017
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1980-10-17) October 17, 1980 (age 46) Rovigo, Italy
Categorisation	FIA Gold (until 2026) FIA Silver (2027–)
Championship titles
2024 2016–2017 2013 2012 2009–2011 2002	Le Mans Cup - GT3 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Rolex Sports Car Series - GT Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli Porsche Carrera Cup Italia Alfa 147 Cup Italy

Alessandro Balzan (born 17 October 1980 in Rovigo) is an Italian auto racing driver.

Racing career

In 1998, Balzen stepped up from Kart racing, by competing in Italian Formula Campus and the Italian Renault Megane Cup Winter Series.^{[citation needed]} A year later, he drove in the Italian Renault Clio V6 Cup Winter Series, along with selected rounds of the Italian Renault Megane Cup. 2000 saw him finish the season fourth on points in the Renault Clio V6 Eurocup. That year, he also became champion in the Italian Renault Clio Cup Winter Series. Another title followed in 2002, winning the Italian Alfa 147 Cup.^{[citation needed]}

Balzan progressed up to the European Touring Car Championship for the 2003 season. He raced an Alfa Romeo for the Bigazzi Team, and in 2004 he drove a JAS ran Honda. In 2005 and 2006, he drove in the Italian Superturismo Championship.

Balzan competed in the inaugural season of the World Touring Car Championship in 2005, for the independent Scuderia del Girasole Team in a SEAT Toledo. Competing in five rounds, his best finish was an eleventh place in round two of the opening event at Monza. He returned to the WTCC in 2006 for the opening four rounds, this time in an Alfa Romeo 156 for DB Motorsport. Balzan managed a fourth-place finish, in race two at Monza.^{[citation needed]}

For 2007, Balzan competed in the Superstars Series in a Jaguar S-Type. In 2008, he drove a Ferrari F430 in the Italian GT Championship.^{[citation needed]}

In the 2008, Balzan drove the Ferrari 430 GT2 in the Italian Gt championship, he won two races and several times he finished on the podium.^{[citation needed]}

Balzan won the Porsche Carrera Cup from 2009 to 2011. In the 2011, he set the world fastest lap ever during the Porsche Supercup qualifying at Monza, during the Formula One Grand Prix.^{[citation needed]}

In 2012, Balzan was the Ferrari 458 Challenge WORLD and EUROPEAN Champion with Ferrari team Moscow.^{[citation needed]}

In 2013, Balzen competed in the GRAND AM Season 458 GT3. He also competed in that years 24 hours of Daytona, where he finished in fourth. After a long season, he won the last Rolex Gt Grand Am championship.^{[citation needed]}

Racing record

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2017	Scuderia Corsa	Christina Nielsen Bret Curtis	Ferrari 488 GTE	GTE Am	314	44th	14th
2022	Iron Lynx	Raffaele Giammaria Claudio Schiavoni	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	GTE Am	289	NC	NC
Sources:

References

• Alessandro Balzan at the official IMSA website
• Alessandro Balzan at Driver Database
• Alessandro Balzan at Racing Reference

External links

• Official site (Italian).
• Alessandro Balzan career summary at DriverDB.com
• Alessandro Balzan driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Alessandro Balzan at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)