Thomas Biagi, Giovanni Venturini, Andrea Fontana and Vito Postiglione are the drivers that will defend Imperiale Racing’s colors in the forthcoming International GT Open 2017 campaign. Following last year’s debut in Monza, the Italian team will line up two Lamborghini Huracán GT3 in the seven rounds of the championship.
Reigning champion Thomas Biagi will share driving duties of the #1 Lamborghini Huracán with Giovanni Venturini. Thomas Biagi, born in 1976, has a remarkable CV. He competed in 317 races and has 113 podiums and 35 victories under his belt. After his early career and the success in closed wheel racing, the driver from Bologna became one of the strongest GT racers. Two times FIA GT champion and Italian GT Champion in 2012, he also won the Italian Superstars Championship and the Superstars International Series in 2010. Last year, Thomas Biagi made his debut in International GT Open, running a spotless season in which he claimed a win, eight podiums and secured the title with a wide margin on the rivals.
Giovanni Venturini is a Lamborghini Factory Driver born in 1991. He has contested the Italian GT Championship 2016 with Imperiale Racing. Before his debut on GT cars back in 2014, he grew up in high profile open wheel racing series, amongst which GP3 Series, Formula Renault 3.5 Series and Formula Renault 2.0. Venturini secured 9 wins, 5 pole positions and totaled 33 podium finishes in his career.
The second Lamborghini Huracan GT3 will be driven by Vito Postiglione and Andrea Fontana.
Vito Postiglione, born in 1977, joined Imperiale Racing last year. His CV contains a long list of victories, since when he started racing on track winning at the Renault Megane Cup Italy in his maiden season, back in 1998. After that first victory, he won the Ferrari Challenge Italy in 2007, Porsche Carrera Cup Italia in 2012 and was crowned Italian GT3 Champion in 2013. Vito Postiglione has finished all the championships he took part in within the top three and last year he was third at the Italian Gran Turismo Championship and second in the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo Europe.
Andrea Fontana, born in 1996, has acquired a lot of experience in Porsche Carrera Cup Italia, the series that introduced him to closed wheel racing. Last year, at his second complete season as Lamborghini Super Trofeo driver, he was crowned Pro Am Champion at the Lamborghini World Finals in Valencia. He is now part of the Lamborghini Young Drivers Program.
Giorgio Ferro, Imperiale Racing Director: “We will compete in a very demanding championship like International GT Open aware of having high level drivers and an excellent racing car. Thanks to the strict link with Lamborghini Squadra Corse, as Imperiale Racing we are ready to handle all the technical and sporting details with extreme accuracy in order to achieve the best results in all the circuits of the championship.”
Giorgio Sanna, Head of Motorsport of Automobili Lamborghini: “As Lamborghini Squadra Corse we are confident in this new sporting program of the team Imperiale Racing in the International GT Open. The line-up of the two Huracan GT3 lined is very impressive. From one side, the experience of Thomas Biagi, winner of this championship in 2016, together with Giovanni Venturini, our Factory Driver. On the other side there are Vito Postiglione, always leading in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe 2016, and Andrea Fontana who showed his great potential winning the Super Trofeo World Final last year and now is part of our Young Drivers Program.”
