13 Facts About Mattia Drudi

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Mattia Drudi was born on 16 July 1998 and is an Italian racing driver who currently competes in the GT World Challenge Europe for Attempto Racing.

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Mattia Drudi's season included one-off Guest-class appearances in both the Porsche Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup Germany.

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Mattia Drudi made a further three appearances as a guest in the Porsche Supercup in 2016, taking a podium at his home race at Monza.

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For 2017, Mattia Drudi competed full-time in the Porsche Supercup for the first time in his career, with Dinamic Motorsport.

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In late 2018, Mattia Drudi made his debut in the Italian GT Championship, driving for Audi Sport Italia.

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In February 2019, Mattia Drudi was signed to Audi's factory GT lineup, joining the marque's customer racing roster.

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Mattia Drudi found his greatest successes that season in the Sprint Cup, where he and co-driver Milan Dontje would claim five podiums and a class victory competing in the Silver Cup class.

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For 2020, Mattia Drudi moved to the Pro class with Attempto Racing, adding a trio of appearances in the Intercontinental GT Challenge.

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However, Mattia Drudi found great success in 2021 in another endurance cup, taking the GT3-class crown in the 2021 Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup.

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Mattia Drudi expressed his confidence ahead of the season, claiming that the team could fight for overall race victories.

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Alongside Luca Ghiotto and Christopher Haase in the Endurance Cup, Mattia Drudi finished 24th in the overall points classification, scoring all 12 points in a fourth-place finish at Imola.

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Mattia Drudi began his 2023 campaign at the Bathurst 12 Hour, although his car would retire early in the race following a crash.

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Mattia Drudi returned to his factory driver duties at the Kyalami 9 Hours, where he finished third overall alongside co-drivers Ricardo Feller and Patric Niederhauser.