EARLY YEARS

We can say that Alessandro’s passion for motor racing has begun even before his birth. His mother Ivana, in fact, was following Vittorio, Alessandro’s father, along the tracks during her pregnancy, as at the time he was both a racing kart driver and a tuner. Realisticly, sound of engines and petrol smell sticked in Alessandro’s head even before coming to this world… In his youth, Alessandro mainly had one activity: running around his parent’s house wearing his older brother’s helmet, racing driver as well, simulating the engine sound with his voice and using a round cookies plastic cover as steering wheel.

The first time Alessandro drives a real kart is at 8 years old. Being older than kids that make their first experience in the 50cc class, he debuts directly in the 60cc Minikart, with no experience at all compared to his competitors. The first contact is quite harsh, but after some races and acquiring experience, Alessandro obtains his first victory, and begins his path. At 12 years old, he switches to 100cc Junior class, a big step looking at the might and performances of the kart, but he quickly demonstrates to be fast, obtaining victories in the regional championship and becoming in 2001 Italian champion in the regional team’s cup.

In 2002 he won at the very first race in a new class. To the surprise of everyone, he won as a privateer, assisted only by his father Vittorio, in the Italian Championship race in Parma, one of the most iconic and historic tracks in the World. After this victory, he won many international competitions. In 2003 he nearly won the Italian Championship and was third in the Open Masters Championship. He also wins the final of the European Championship selection in Germany. At the end of the year, he receives a price from the Italian Federation: a test in the Formula Renault 2.0, his very first experience on a single-seater. In 2005 Alessandro obtained some solid affirmations: he wins the Industrie Trophy, a race that has in the roll of honor names like Alessandro Zanardi, Gabriele Tarquini, Giancarlo Fisichella, Fernando Alonso and Robert Kubica, and is on the podium of the European Championship.

In 2002 he won at the very first race in a new class. To the surprise of everyone, he won as a privateer, assisted only by his father Vittorio, in the Italian Championship race in Parma, one of the most iconic and historic tracks in the World. After this victory, he won many international competitions. In 2003 he nearly won the Italian Championship and was third in the Open Masters Championship. He also wins the final of the European Championship selection in Germany. At the end of the year, he receives a price from the Italian Federation: a test in the Formula Renault 2.0, his very first experience on a single-seater. In 2005 Alessandro obtained some solid affirmations: he wins the Industrie Trophy, a race that has in the roll of honor names like Alessandro Zanardi, Gabriele Tarquini, Giancarlo Fisichella, Fernando Alonso and Robert Kubica, and is on the podium of the European Championship.

At the end of 2007, Alessandro joined Kosmic Racing Department and was in the top 10 of the World Championship. He got close to winning the Asia-Pacific championship, stopped by a mechanical failure on his way to a victory that set him in 4th. In 2008 was runner-up at the Andrea Margutti Trophy and in the second round of the European Championship KF1. He also stepped on the podium in the WSK Championship and was 6th over 30 drivers in the World Cup in Suzuka. In 2009 he was on double duty racing in two classes: Super KF, single-gear, and KZ1, the top class for shifter karts. That year, he was one of the top contenders at the World Championship, signing the second-fastest lap time in qualifying by only a 0″006 margin. But a contact by another driver in the pre-final ended his chances, setting his start position for the final at the back of the field. After a furious comeback, he finished the main race 8th, signing the fastest lap.

After successful karting seasons, in 2010, Alessandro had the chance to step into car racing. By winning the Autosprint Nissan 350Z Challenge, he was promoted to race in the GT class of the Spanish Endurance Championship, driving a Nissan 350Z GT. He qualified 4th and finished in the 1st position at the end of the race, resulting in the first rookie winning a race on his debut in the series. An astonishing performance, demonstrated by the happiness of team chief Mauro Pregliasco. After this positive experience, the lack of sponsorship forced him to switch to professional karting. With the team CKR, he was runner-up in the Italian Championship KZ2 and 7th in the European Championship in 2011. Being passionate about endurance racing, he took part in the 24h of Jesolo and won the race with Team TACK System.

In 2012 Alessandro joined Dream Racing, a driving experience in Las Vegas featuring some of the finest GT racing cars such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Porsche, along with the most extensive selection of supercars in the world. Alessandro moved to the United States and started to work as a driving instructor, quickly becoming one of the most valued in the school. He continued his karting passion, driving for the CKR-Debei team in the North East Shifter Series, and winning his first-ever race in the United States.

In 2014 he joined J3 Competition, one of the leading karting teams in the United States. He was third at the Florida Winter Tour, won the Rotax Summer Shootout in the Rotax DD2 and Senior classes, and was runner-up in the Rotax Grand Nationals. He also finished in 6th place at the SKUSA SuperNationals XVIII in the KZ2 class with the brand new chassis CompKart, which he developed with the team. In 2015, the partnership continued with great success by dominating the USPKS Senior class in Shawano, WI.