View Diego Alessi
Category:Auto Racing -> Grand Am
Date of Birth: 11/3/1971 (36)
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Hometown: Gubbio, Italy
Team Affiliation(s): Matt Connolly Motorsports
Career Highlights
2007 - Competed in two rounds of FIA GT for Aston Martin, notching points finishes in both. Raced in FIA GT3 Championship for Aston Martin, 1 victory, third place in the championship, first place manufacturer’s championship. Also drove a Ferrari 360 in the Italian GT championship, winning two poles and setting two fastest laps.
2006
Won the pole and had fastest lap in class in the Spa 24 Hours for Aston martin. Drove a BMW M3 in the Dubai 24 Hours. Won the pole and had fastest race lap in his only race in the Ferrari Challenge Europe Trofeo Pirelli with a Ferrari 430. Races in five events in the Trofeo Maserati Europe, winning two races, four poles and setting four fastest laps. Also ran four rounds in the Eurean GT3 Championship with a Maserati Grandsport.
2005
Won the Maserati World Finals from the pole at Rio de Janeiro. Second in class in the Thousand Miles of Interlagos on a BMW M3. Won the pole for his class in his only race in the Belgian GT Championship with a BMW M3. Won the pole for the Six Hours at Spa-Francorchamps with a BMW M3. Races in Trofeo Maserati Europe, winning five poles and settinng seven fastest laps.
2004
Won one race and seven poles, along with seven fastest race laps, in Maserati Trofeo Europe. Made his Rolex 24 At Daytona debut with a Ferrari 360GT.
2003
Competed in Maserati Trofeo, winning two poles and setting four fastest race laps. Won his class and finished fifth overall on a BMW M3 in the Thousand Miles of Interlagos. Ran several races, including sixth in the 24 Hours of Spa, in the FIA GT on a Porsche 996 GT3RS. Third overall in the 24 Hours of Sicily, BMW M3
2002
Won one race and one pole among six races in the Italian Superstock Championship, Nissan Primera. Won his class and finished fourth overall in the 24 Hours of Sicili, BMW 330D.
2001
Italian Superstock Championship, BMW 320, 1 win, 1 pole
2000
Contested select Clio V6 races with best finish of fourth. Won one race and one pole in the Italian Superstock Championship, BMW 320, also won a pole and a class victory in the Italian Tourism Championship, BMW M3.
1999
Finished third in Italian Superstock Championship with two wins and one pole, BMW 320. Also won two poles and two races in the Italian Tourism Championship N1 class, MBW M3.
1998
Won Italian Touring Car Championship with three wins, five poles, BMW M3. Also second in class in the Vallelunga Six Hours, BMW M3.
1997
Italian Touring Tourism Championship, two wins and two poles, BMW 325. Won class in Vallelunga Six Hours, BMW M3.
1996
Finished season-best third in Italian Touring Car Championship and sixth in points, two podiums, BMW 325.
1995
Competed in four Formula 3 races with best finish of fourth.
1994
Contested four Formula Ford races and earned season-best fourth-place race finish.