Alessandro Latif
British/Italian race car driver (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alessandro Guido Latif (born 11 April 1996 in London, England) is a retired British-Italian racing driver. Latif is the youngest race winner of a V de V Proto Endurance Challenge race.[1] In 2014 he competed in the Blancpain Sprint Series driving for Phoenix Racing, the Daytona 24 Hours and Sebring 12 Hours driving an Audi R8 LMS for Flying Lizard Motorsports.[2] Latif's early career involved an upbringing in karts and Formula Renault 2.0.[citation needed]
Alessandro Guido Latif | |
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Nationality | British Italian |
Born | London, England | 11 April 1996
Blancpain Sprint Series career | |
Current team | Phoenix Racing, Flying Lizard Motorsports |
Car number | 5 |
Former teams | Avelon Formula, Atech Grand Prix |
Previous series | |
V de V Proto Endurance Challenge, SPEED Euroseries, Formula Renault Eurocup, Formula Renault 2.0 Alps |
Early life
Latif was born on 11 April 1996 in London, England. His father is Pakistani born and mother is Italian, both whom currently reside in London, England. Latif started in karting at aged 11.
Racing career
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Karts
Latif's karting career began in 2007 where he rose up the ranks to race in the international scene. As well as developing his race craft he achieved notable success in British and European events, as well as in World Karting.[3]
Single Seater's
In 2012 Latif moved to Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps driving for Atech Grand Prix completing 8 races.[citation needed]
Sports car racing
Latif signed with Avelon Formula to drive a CN2 (per the Group CN classification) Sports prototype in the V de V Proto Endurance Challenge for the remainder of the 2012 season, where he won his inaugural race in the 4 Heures du Castellet.[4]
In 2013, Latif remained with Avelon Formula in the V de V Proto Endurance Challenge, while also competing in the opening rounds of the SPEED Euroseries. Latif won the 6 Hours of Mugello with teammate Ivan Bellarosa in front of the team's home crowd.[5] They later went on to win the opening rounds of the Speed Euroseries at the Hungaroring.[6]
In 2014 Latif signed with Flying Lizard Motorsports to race at the Daytona 24 Hours in the number 35 Audi R8 LMS, where they finished 5th in the GTD class.[7]
Latif competed in the 2014 12 Hours Sebring in Florida on 12–15 March, where they finished 8th in the GTD class.[8]
Latif joined Phoenix Racing for Blancpain Sprint Series alongside Marc Basseng.[9][unreliable source?][10]
Latif was set to race a Nissan Zytec in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race on 14–15 June with the Greaves Motorsport Team.[11] However, after starting 26th on the 54-car grid, the team achieved a top 10 position before their efforts were thwarted after a blameless collision by a co-driver on lap 31 ended the race for them.[12]
Karting record
Karting career summary
Season | Series | Team | Position |
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2009 | Kartmasters British GP - Mini Max | 25th | |
Super One Series - Mini Max | 21st | ||
Super One Series - Rotax Junior | 46th | ||
Shenington Kart Club - Rotax Mini Max | 11th | ||
2010 | Rotax Max Wintercup - Junior Max | 31st | |
Super One Series - Rotax Junior | 29th | ||
Rotax International Open - Junior | 4th | ||
Kartmasters British GP - Rotax Junior | 30th | ||
2011 | Euro Wintercup - Rotax Max Junior | 15th | |
Rotax Max Wintercup - Junior Max | Protrain Racing | 4th | |
Rotax Max Euro Trophy - Junior Max | 28th | ||
CIK-FIA U18 World Championship | 27th | ||
WSK Final Cup - KF2 | 19th | ||
Super One Series - Rotax Junior | 24th | ||
BNL Karting Series - Rotax Max Junior | 24th | ||
Kartmasters British GP - Rotax Junior | 31st |
Racing record
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Racing career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Positions |
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2012 | Speed EuroSeries | G-Cat Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23rd |
Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup | Atech Reid GP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43rd | |
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43rd | ||
2013 | V de V Michelin Endurance Series - Challenge Endurance GT/Tourisme V de V | Avalon Formula | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
Gulf 12 Hours - CN2 | BF Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
Speed EuroSeries | Avelon Formula | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 4th | |
V de V Challenge Endurance - Proto - Scratch | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52.5 | 16th | ||
2014 | Blancpain Sprint Series - Pro-Am Trophy | Phoenix Racing | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 162 | 1st |
Le Mans 24h - LMP2 | Greaves Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNF | |
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup | Phoenix Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 18th | |
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Flying Lizard Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 35th | |
2015 | Formula Car Challenge - West Coast Region - FormulaSPEED2.0 | ? | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 9th |
Pro Mazda Championship | World Speed Motorsports | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 13th | |
Cooper Tires Winterfest - Pro Mazda | M1 Autosport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 10th | |
Bathurst 12 Hours | Jamec Pen Racing | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 0 | 13th | |
Bathurst 12 Hour Race - Class A: GT3 Am | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5th | ||
2016 | Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain | GT Marques | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 10th |
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
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2014 | Phoenix Racing | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Pro | NOG QR 10 |
NOG CR 9 |
BRH QR 13 |
BRH CR 11 |
ZAN QR 10 |
ZAN CR 13 |
SVK QR 8 |
SVK CR 7 |
ALG QR 11 |
ALG CR 7 |
ZOL QR 15 |
ZOL CR 15 |
BAK QR DNS |
BAK CR DNS |
18th | 14 |
Pro-Am Trophy | BRH QR 13 |
BRH CR 11 |
ZAN QR 10 |
ZAN CR 13 |
SVK QR 8 |
SVK CR 7 |
ALG QR 11 |
ALG CR 7 |
ZOL QR 15 |
ZOL CR 15 |
BAK QR DNS |
BAK CR DNS |
1st | 162 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2014 | ![]() |
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Zytek Z11SN-Nissan | LMP2 | 31 | DNF | DNF |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Compete Pro Mazda Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
References
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