Andrea Cola

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Andrea Cola

| image = Andrea Cola.jpg

| caption = Andrea Cola

| nationality = {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1999|6|9}}

| birth_place = Rome, Italy

| racing licence = 12px FIA Silver

| current series = Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe

| first year = 2021

| current team = Target Racing

| former teams =

| car number = 99

| starts = 4

| wins = 1

| poles = 0

| fastest laps = 0

| best finish =

| year =

| module =

| prev series = FR European Championship
Drexler-Automotive Formula 3 Cup
Remus F3 Cup

| prev series years = 2020
2019
2017-18

| titles =

| title years =

}}

Andrea Cola ({{IPA|it|anˈdrɛːa ˈkɔːla}}; born 9 June 1999 in Rome) is an Italian racing driver currently competing in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe for Target Racing.

Career

File:Andrea Cola on the F312 Dallara in 2017.jpg

=Karting=

He began racing in 2009, when he was 10 years-old, practicing on karting. After gaining experience in the Italian Championship Regione Lazio in the 60 cc category in 2009 and 2010, he took part in the Italian Championship Regione Lazio 125 cc category junior in 2011 and 2012. In the 2012 championship he ranked second.{{Cite web|url=http://www.f2trophy.it/post-portfolio/cola-andrea/|title=COLA ANDREA {{!}} F2000 Italian Formula Trophy|website=www.f2trophy.it|language=it-IT|access-date=2018-05-19}}

=Single-seater racing=

In June 2016 Andrea had his debut on F. Abarth in the F2 Italian Trophy with Monolite Racing (in the middle of the championship) at the Misano World Circuit getting the first place of his class in both races. He ranked second in the final standings of his class.{{Cite news|url=http://fia-cez.com/en/andrea-cola-the-young-talent-from-italy/|title=Andrea Cola – the young talent from Italy|work=FIA CEZ|access-date=2018-05-19|language=en-US}}

On 1 April 2017 he debuted in Formula 3 driving a F312 Dallara-Mercedes again on the Misano World Circuit. He retired in the last corner while he was second during Race 1 and ranked third in Race 2.

In 2017 he raced also in the Austria Formula 3 Cup, Afr Pokale and FIA CEZ Formula 3 championships. His first win in Formula 3 came in Race 2 on the Red Bull Ring circuit in Spielberg, Austria. Thanks to the good standings{{Cite news|url=https://fia-cez.com/en/vysledky-2017/|title=Results 2017|work=FIA CEZ|access-date=2018-05-19|language=en-US}} in the last two races on the Brno Circuit he won the FIA CEZ Formula 3 Championship 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://austria-motorsport.at/fia-cez/wertungen-cez/|title=Wertungen CEZ – Austrian Motorsport Federation|website=austria-motorsport.at|language=de-at|access-date=2018-05-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303050939/https://austria-motorsport.at/fia-cez/wertungen-cez/|archive-date=3 March 2018|url-status=dead}}

In 2018 he raced in the FIA CEZ Formula 3 Championship again. He ranked first in his category in the first two races of the season at the Hungaroring on 28 and 29 April.{{Cite web|url=http://fia-cez.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/formula_race1.pdf|title=FIA-CEZ 2018 Round 1 Race 1 standings|website=FIA CEZ|access-date=25 May 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://fia-cez.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/formula_race2.pdf|title=FIA-CEZ 2018 Round 1 Race 2 standings|website=FIA CEZ|access-date=25 May 2018}} At the Red Bull Ring circuit, the second round of the season, he ranked third in Race 1 and second in Race 2, behind Jo Zeller Racing driver Sandro Zeller who won both races.{{Cite web|url=http://fia-cez.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/FIA-CEZ-D2-Formula-Race-1-1.pdf|title=FIA-CEZ 2018 Round 2 Race 1 standings|website=FIA CEZ|access-date=25 May 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://fia-cez.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/FIA-CEZ-D2-Formula-Race-2-1.pdf|title=FIA-CEZ 2018 Round 2 Race 2 standings|website=FIA CEZ|access-date=25 May 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.motorsport-xl.de/news/2018/Formelsport-Allgemein/REMUS-Formel-Pokal-Sandro-Zeller-nicht-zu-schlagen-31350.html|title=Motorsport XL|access-date=25 May 2018}} Cola managed to win the 2018 Championship by scoring 154.5 points, 27 more than Paolo Brajnik, while another Italian racer, Ricardo Perego, got the third place.{{Cite web|url=https://fia-cez.com/en/andrea-cola-opet-sampionem-f3/|title=Andrea Cola F3 champion once again|last=fia-cez.com|website=FIA CEZ|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-24}}

In 2019, he is again defending his title in the FIA CEZ Formula 3 Championship, on his F312 Dallara now motorized Volkswagen.{{Cite web|url=http://www.afr-pokale.com/en/news-2/421-sandro-zeller-wins-sovereign-double-victory.html|title=AFR POKALE - Sandro Zeller wins sovereign double victory|website=www.afr-pokale.com|access-date=2019-07-24}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.jednodusemotorsport.cz/clanek-drexler-cup-v-moste-cesi-uspesni-1-616|title=Drexler Cup v Mostě, Češi uspěšní|last=stránek|first=Jiří Chabera Tvorba|website=www.jednodusemotorsport.cz|language=cs|access-date=2019-07-24}}

Racing record

=Career summary=

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Season ! Series ! Team ! Races ! Wins ! Poles ! F/Laps ! Podiums ! Points ! Position
2017 \|align=left\| Remus F3 Cup \|align=left\| Monolite Racing \| 8 \| 1 \| 1 \| 0 \| 5 \| 107 \| 5th
rowspan=2\| 2018 \|align=left\| Remus F3 Cup \|rowspan=2 align=left\| Monolite Racing \| 14 \| 1 \| 0 \| 0 \| 5 \| 160 \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| 2nd
align=left\| FIA Central European Zone Formula 3 \| 8 \| 5 \| ? \| ? \| 8 \| 154.5 \|style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| 1st
rowspan=2\| 2019 \|align=left\| Drexler-Automotive Formula 3 Cup \|rowspan=2 align=left\| Monolite Racing \| 15 \| 2 \| 0 \| 4 \| 10 \| 229 \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| 2nd
align=left\| FIA Central European Zone Formula 3 \| 10 \| 0 \| ? \| ? \| 10 \| 129 \|style="background:#DFDFDF;"\| 2nd
2020 \|align=left\| Formula Regional European Championship \|align=left\| Monolite Racing \| 15 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 26 \| 14th
2021 \|align=left\| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am \|align=left\| Target Racing \| 10 \| 3 \| 2 \| ? \| 5 \| 87 \| 4th
rowspan="4" \| 2022 \|align=left\| Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 \| rowspan="4" align="left" nowrap\| Vincenzo Sospiri Racing \| rowspan="2" \|4 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|16 \|6th
align="left" \| Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 Pro-Am \|1 \|0 \|0 \|3 \|47 \|style="background:#FFFFBF;"\| 1st
align="left" \| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup \| rowspan="2" \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|NC
align="left" \| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|NC
rowspan="2" \| 2023 \| align="left" \| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup \| rowspan="2" align="left" \| Boutsen VDS Racing \| rowspan="2" \|5 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|NC
align="left" nowrap\| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|39 \|7th
rowspan="3" \|2024 \| align=left \| Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT3 \| rowspan="2" align="left" \| Tresor Audi Sport Italia \| 8 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 2 \| 34 \| 9th
align=left \| Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 \| 4 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 1 \| 31 \| 8th
align=left\| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup \|align=left\| Tresor Attempto Racing \|1 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|NC

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Season

! Series

! Team

! Races

! Wins

! Poles

! F/Laps

! Podiums

! Points

! Position

2017

|align=left| Remus F3 Cup

|align=left| Monolite Racing

| 8

| 1

| 0

| 5

| 107

| 5th

rowspan=2| 2018

|align=left| Remus F3 Cup

|rowspan=2 align=left| Monolite Racing

| 14

| 1

| 0

| 5

| 160

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

align=left| FIA Central European Zone Formula 3

| 8

| 5

| ?

| 8

| 154.5

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

rowspan=2| 2019

|align=left| Drexler-Automotive Formula 3 Cup

|rowspan=2 align=left| Monolite Racing

| 15

| 2

| 0

| 4

| 10

| 229

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

align=left| FIA Central European Zone Formula 3

| 10

| 0

| ?

| 10

| 129

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd

2020

|align=left| Formula Regional European Championship

|align=left| Monolite Racing

| 15

| 0

| 26

| 14th

2021

|align=left| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am

|align=left| Target Racing

| 10

| 3

| 2

| ?

| 5

| 87

| 4th

rowspan="4" | 2022

|align=left| Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3

| rowspan="4" align="left" nowrap| Vincenzo Sospiri Racing

| rowspan="2" |4

|16

|6th

align="left" | Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 Pro-Am

|47

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st

align="left" | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

| rowspan="2" |1

|NC

align="left" | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup

|NC

rowspan="2" | 2023

| align="left" | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

| rowspan="2" align="left" | Boutsen VDS Racing

| rowspan="2" |5

|NC

align="left" nowrap| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup

|39

|7th

rowspan="3" |2024

| align=left | Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT3

| rowspan="2" align="left" | Tresor Audi Sport Italia

| 8

| 0

| 2

| 34

| 9th

align=left | Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3

| 4

| 0

| 1

| 31

| 8th

align=left| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

|align=left| Tresor Attempto Racing

|NC

* Season still in progress.

=Complete GT World Challenge results=

== GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup ==

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

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Year ! Team ! Car ! Class ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! Pos. ! Points
2022 ! nowrap\| Vincenzo Sospiri Racing ! nowrap\| Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo ! Silver \| style="background:#;" \|IMO \| style="background:#;" \|LEC \| style="background:#;" \|SPA 6H \| style="background:#;" \|SPA 12H \| style="background:#;" \|SPA 24H \| style="background:#;" \|HOC \| style="background:#CFCFFF;" \|CAT {{small\|24}} ! NC ! 0
2023 ! nowrap\| Boutsen VDS ! nowrap\| Audi R8 LMS Evo II ! Silver \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| MNZ {{small\|33}} \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| LEC {{small\|21}} \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| SPA 6H {{small\|41}} \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| SPA 12H {{small\|63}} \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| SPA 24H {{small\|Ret}} \|style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| NÜR {{small\|38}} \|style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| CAT {{small\|Ret}} ! 7th ! 39

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Year

! Team

! Car

! Class

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7