Aldo Festante

Aldo Festante
Festante in 2023
NationalityItaly Italian
Canada Canadian
via dual nationality
Born (2000-05-23) 23 May 2000
Capua, Italy
Categorisation FIA Silver
Championship titles
2020GT Cup Open Europe

Aldo Festante (born 23 May 2000) is an Italian and Canadian racing driver who is set to compete for Target Competition in Porsche Carrera Cup Italy, Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and Porsche Supercup.

Born in Capua to an Italian-Canadian father and a Swiss-born Italian mother, Festante began racing single-seaters in 2016, reaching Euroformula Open before moving on to one-make Porsche competition in late 2019 and becoming a mainstay in Porsche Carrera Cup Italy since. He was the 2020 GT Cup Open Europe champion.

Career

Festante made his single-seater debut in 2016, racing for Mücke Motorsport in the Italian F4 Championship.[1][2] In his first season in the series, Festante scored a best finish of tenth in race one at Adria to end the year 32nd in points.[3] Switching to DR Formula for the following season,[4] Festante scored a lone podium from pole in race three at Vallelunga, but wasn't classified in the final standings as he didn't race in the final round.[5] In parallel, Festante raced in the first four rounds of the French F4 Championship, taking a best result of seventh in race three at Monza.[6]

Stepping up to Euroformula Open in 2018, Festante joined RP Motorsport for his rookie season in the series.[7] After racing with them through the first two rounds and scoring a best result of fifth in race one at Le Castellet,[8] Festante switched to Fortec Motorsports for the next two rounds,[9] before completing the season with Teo Martín Motorsport en route to a ninth-place points finish.[10] Returning to the latter for 2019,[11] Festante scored a best result of eighth twice,[12] before leaving the team with three rounds to go to compete in the final three rounds of Porsche Carrera Cup Italy for Ombra Racing.[13]

Remaining with Ombra Racing on a full-time basis for 2020, Festante raced with them in both Porsche Carrera Cup Italy and GT Cup Open Europe.[14] In the former, Festante scored his maiden series win at Monza to take fourth in points,[15] whereas in the latter, he won eight times as he clinched the overall and Pro-Am titles.[16] Staying with the team for his second full-time season in Carrera Cup Italy the following year,[17] Festante took a best result of fourth in race one at Mugello as he ended the year 13th in the overall standings.[18] Another season in Porsche Carrera Cup Italy then ensued, in which Festante drove for Raptor Engineering to a second consecutive 13th-place points finish,[19] with a best result of fifth in race two at Misano.[20]

Festante racing for Dinamic at the Hockenheim round of PCCD in 2023.

Switching to Dinamic Motorsport to continue in Porsche Carrera Cup Italy for 2023, Festante scored a best result of fourth in race one at Vallelunga to take ninth in points.[21] Continuing with Dinamic for 2024, Festante raced with them in both Porsche Carrera Cup Italy and Porsche Supercup.[22][23] In the former, Festante was tenth in points with a best result of fourth in race two at Mugello,[24] whereas in the latter, he was 17th with a best result of tenth at the season-opening race at Imola.[25] Returning for a similar campaign in 2025,[26] Festante most notably scored a double podium at Vallelunga in the Italian series en route to a seventh-place points finish, but slipped to 19th in Porsche Supercup.[27]

The following year, Festante switched to Target Competition for a triple campaign in Porsche Carrera Cup Italy, Porsche Carrera Cup Germany and Porsche Supercup.[28]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2012 WSK Silver Cup — KF-J 19th
Italian Karting Championship — KF-J 39th
2013 WSK Master Series — KF-J Fabio Pacitto
Vincenzo Festante[a]		 86th
WSK Euro Series — KF-J Fabio Pacitto 46th
Karting World Championship — KF-J Vincenzo Festante NC
Italian Karting Championship — KF-J NC
2014 WSK Champions Cup — KF-J Forza Racing 61st
WSK Super Master Series — KF-J 73rd
European Karting Championship — KF-J 39th
WSK Final Cup — KF-J NC
Italian Karting Championship — KF-J 7th
Kartmasters British GP — X30 Junior 19th
2015 WSK Champions Cup — KF Forza Racing 25th
WSK Gold Cup — KF 16th
WSK Super Master Series — KF 43rd
Andrea Margutti Trophy — KF 12th
Karting World Championship — KF 49th
2016 South Garda Winter Cup — Mini Rok Marco Festante NC
2017 Ayrton Senna Trophy — Rotax Mini Laudato Racing 2nd
Sources:[29][30]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 Italian F4 Championship Mücke Motorsport 18 0 0 0 0 1 32nd
2017 Italian F4 Championship DR Formula 15 0 1 0 1 57 NC
French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 12 0 0 0 0 11 14th
2018 Euroformula Open Championship RP Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 29 9th
Fortec Motorsports 4 0 0 0 0
Teo Martín Motorsport 8 0 0 0 0
2019 Euroformula Open Winter Series Teo Martín Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Euroformula Open Championship 12 0 0 0 0 10 21st
Porsche Carrera Cup Italy Ombra Racing 6 0 0 1 0 17 16th
2020 Porsche Carrera Cup Italy Ombra Racing 12 1 1 0 3 89 4th
GT Cup Open Europe 10 8 4 4 9 130 1st
International GT Open 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Italy Ombra Racing 12 0 0 4 0 70 13th
2022 Porsche Carrera Cup Italy Raptor Engineering 12 0 0 0 0 60 13th
2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Italy Dinamic Motorsport 12 0 0 1 0 75 9th
Porsche Supercup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Italy Dinamic Motorsport 12 0 0 0 0 76 10th
Porsche Supercup 8 0 0 0 0 13 17th
2025 Porsche Carrera Cup Italy Dinamic Motorsport 12 0 0 0 2 86 7th
Porsche Supercup 6 0 0 0 0 12 19th
2026 Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Target Competition
Porsche Carrera Cup Italy
Porsche Supercup
Sources:[31][29]

† As Festante was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pos Points
2016 Mücke Motorsport MIS
1
24		 MIS
2		 MIS
3
17		 MIS
4
19		 ADR
1
10		 ADR
2
13		 ADR
3		 ADR
4
18		 IMO1
1
21		 IMO1
2
23		 IMO1
3
28		 MUG
1
17		 MUG
2
21		 MUG
3
Ret		 VLL
1
18		 VLL
2
14		 VLL
3
26		 IMO2
1
16		 IMO2
2
18		 IMO2
3
21		 MNZ
1
 MNZ
2
 MNZ
3
 32nd 1
2017 DR Formula MIS
1
12		 MIS
2
15		 MIS
3
10		 ADR
1
19		 ADR
2
4		 ADR
3
12		 VLL
1
Ret		 VLL
2
4		 VLL
3
3		 MUG1
1
8		 MUG1
2
9		 MUG1
3
17		 IMO
1
 IMO
2
 IMO
3
 MUG2
1
11		 MUG2
2
13		 MUG2
3
6		 MNZ
1
 MNZ
2
 MNZ
3
 NC 57

Complete French F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Points
2017 NOG
1
14		 NOG
2
15		 NOG
3
9		 MNZ
1
14		 MNZ
2
12		 MNZ
3
7		 PAU
1
9		 PAU
2
15		 PAU
3
11		 SPA
1
13		 SPA
2
9		 SPA
3
11		 MAG
1
 MAG
2
 MAG
3
 CAT
1
 CAT
2
 CAT
3
 LEC
1
 LEC
2
 LEC
3
 14th 11

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2018 RP Motorsport EST
1
11		 EST
2
10		 LEC
1
5		 LEC
2
10		 9th 29
Fortec Motorsports SPA
1
Ret		 SPA
2
15		 HUN
1
8		 HUN
2
13
Teo Martín Motorsport SIL
1
11		 SIL
2
Ret		 MNZ
1
8		 MNZ
2
Ret		 JER
1
10		 JER
2
Ret		 CAT
1
Ret		 CAT
2
7
2019 Teo Martín Motorsport LEC
1
Ret		 LEC
2
11		 PAU
1
8		 PAU
2
10		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
Ret		 SPA
1
14		 SPA
2
10		 HUN
1
11		 HUN
2
13		 RBR
1
8		 RBR
2
11		 SIL
1
 SIL
2
 CAT
1
 CAT
2
 MNZ
1
 MNZ
2
 21st 10

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Italia results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points
2019 Ombra Racing MNZ1
1
 MNZ1
2
 MIS1
1
 MIS1
2
 IMO1
1
 IMO1
2
 MUG
1
 MUG
2
 VLL
1
Ret		 VLL
2
8		 MIS2
1
6		 MIS2
2
7		 MNZ2
1
8		 MNZ2
2
11		 16th 17
2020 Ombra Racing MUG1
1
5		 MUG1
2
6		 MIS
1
Ret		 MIS
2
6		 IMO1
1
13		 IMO1
2
8		 VLL
1
2		 VLL
2
5		 MUG2
1
6		 MUG2
2
3		 MNZ
1
4		 MNZ
2
1		 4th 89
2021 Ombra Racing MIS1
1
Ret		 MIS1
2
10		 MUG
1
4		 MUG
2
11		 IMO
1
14		 IMO
2
10		 VLL
1
11		 VLL
2
6		 FRA
1
15		 FRA
2
12		 MNZ
1
13		 MNZ
2
12		 13th 70
2022 Raptor Engineering IMO
1
10		 IMO
2
9		 MIS
1
9		 MIS
2
5		 MUG1
1
9		 MUG1
2
Ret		 VLL
1
Ret		 VLL
2
16		 MNZ
1
8		 MNZ
2
9		 MUG2
1
12		 MUG2
2
20		 13th 60
2023 Dinamic Motorsport MIS1
1
11		 MIS1
2
9		 VLL
1
4		 VLL
2
6		 MUG
1
11		 MUG
2
5		 MNZ
1
11		 MNZ
2
6		 MIS2
1
12		 MIS2
2
Ret		 IMO
1
14		 IMO
2
Ret		 9th 75
2024 Dinamic Motorsport MIS
1
5		 MIS
2
7		 IMO1
1
11		 IMO1
2
6		 MUG
1
31		 MUG
2
4		 IMO2
1
10		 IMO2
2
11		 VLL
1
6		 VLL
2
11		 MNZ
1
20		 MNZ
2
17		 10th 76
2025 Dinamic Motorsport MIS1
1
12		 MIS1
2
16		 VLL
1
2		 VLL
2
2		 MUG
1
9		 MUG
2
9		 IMO
1
14		 IMO
2
8		 MIS2
1
7		 MIS2
2
21		 MNZ
1
19		 MNZ
2
7		 7th 86

Complete Porsche Supercup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2023 Dinamic GT MON RBR
20		 SIL HUN SPA ZND ZND MNZ NC† 0
2024 Dinamic Motorsport SRL IMO
10		 MON
19		 RBR
13		 SIL
22		 HUN
Ret		 SPA
21		 ZAN
16		 MNZ
Ret		 17th 13
2025 Dinamic Motorsport IMO
Ret		 MON
 CAT
 RBR
14		 SPA
19		 HUN
11		 ZAN
19		 MNZ
14		 19th 12

† As Festante was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Notes

  1. ↑ Festante competed for Fabio Pacitto in round 2 and for Vincenzo Festante in round 4.

References

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