Colin Caresani
{{short description|Dutch racing driver (born 2003)}}
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{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Colin Caresani
| image = File:GT World Challenge Europe 2024 Nürburg Nr. 57 Arrow, Caresani, Sathienthirakul (1).jpg
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| caption = Caresani in 2024
| nationality = {{flagicon|NLD}} Dutch
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|12|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Haarlem, Netherlands
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| racing licence = 12px FIA Silver
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| titles = GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver
VRM BMW M2 Cup
Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup
| title years = 2024
2021
2020
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Colin Caresani (born 22 December 2003 in Haarlem{{Cite web|title=Colin Caresani Steckbrief|url=https://www.speedweek.com/steckbrief/23975/Colin-Caresani.html|website=speedweek.com|access-date=25 April 2025}}) is a Dutch racing driver. He is the 2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Silver Cup champion.{{cite news|url=https://www.speedweek.com/gtworldchallenge/news/229983/Silver-Cup-Meister-gehen-nicht-in-Jeddah-an-den-Start.html|title=Silver Cup-Meister gehen nicht in Jeddah an den Start|date=20 November 2024|work=speedweek.com|access-date=26 April 2025}}
Career
Caresani started karting at the age of nine,{{cite news|url=https://www.knaf.nl/nieuws/karting/rtl-gp-kids-kart-cup-op-kartcentrum-lelystad-is-rock-n-roll|title=RTL GP Kids Kart Cup op Kartcentrum Lelystad is Rock-'n-roll|date=2 June 2015|work=knaf.nl|access-date=26 April 2025}} most notably finishing fifth in the 2018 Rotax Euro Trophy in the Junior class.{{cite news|url=https://www.motorsport-events.se/camp/rotax%20euro%20trophy/2018/05%20Championship/Juniors_Champion.pdf|title=ROTAX EURO Trophy 2018|work=motorsport-events.se|access-date=26 April 2025}}
Stepping up to car racing in 2019, Caresani finished runner-up in the Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup in his first season in cars.{{cite news|url=https://autosport.nl/retro/klasse/nieuws/33061/colin-caresani-junior-vice-kampioen-ford-fiesta-sprint-cup|title=Colin Caresani junior vice-kampioen Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup|date=12 November 2019|work=autosport.nl|access-date=26 April 2025}} Over the next two years, Caresani won the Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup in 2020 and the BMW M2 CS Racing Cup Benelux in 2021.{{cite news|url=https://www.fordfiestacup.nl/nl/bas_koeten_racing_heeft_een_duidelijke_filosofie.html|title=Bas Koeten Racing heeft een duidelijke filosofie|date=23 December 2020|work=fordfiestacup.nl|access-date=26 April 2025}}{{cite news|url=https://www.vrm-m2cup.nl/nl/willem_meijer_wint_race_2_en_colin_caresani_kampioen_2021.html|title=Willem Meijer wint race 2 en Colin Caresani Kampioen 2021!|date=30 October 2021|work=vrm-m2cup.nl|access-date=26 April 2025}}
In 2022, Caresani joined Project 1 to compete in the final season of the DTM Trophy.{{cite news|url=https://gt-place.com/2022/03/01/project-1-mit-zwei-bmw-m4-gt4-in-der-dtm-trophy/|title=Project 1 mit zwei BMW M4 GT4 in der DTM Trophy|last=Plümer|first=Jonas|date=1 March 2022|work=gt-place.com|access-date=26 April 2025}} After finishing third at the Lausitzring, Caresani won both races at Imola to take the points lead from Tim Heinemann.{{cite news|url=https://gt-place.com/2022/06/18/dtm-trophy-colin-caresani-feiert-premierensieg/|title=DTM Trophy: Colin Caresani feiert Premierensieg|last=Plümer|first=Jonas|date=18 June 2022|work=gt-place.com|access-date=26 April 2025}}{{cite news|url=https://gt-place.com/2022/06/19/dtm-trophy-colin-caresani-wiederholt-vortagessieg/|title=DTM Trophy: Colin Caresani wiederholt Vortagessieg|last=Plümer|first=Jonas|date=19 June 2022|work=gt-place.com|access-date=26 April 2025}} Keeping the points lead through Norisring,{{cite news|url=https://gt-place.com/2022/08/17/colin-caresani-vor-der-zweiten-saisonhaelfte-bin-ich-recht-zuversichtlich/|title=Colin Caresani: „Vor der zweiten Saisonhälfte bin ich recht zuversichtlich“|last=Plümer|first=Jonas|date=17 August 2022|work=gt-place.com|access-date=26 April 2025}} Caresani took pole at the Nürburgring but was only able to convert it into a fourth-place finish.{{cite news|url=https://gt-place.com/2022/08/27/dtm-trophy-qualifying-abgesagt-colin-caresani-auf-pole-position/|title=DTM Trophy: Qualifying abgesagt – Colin Caresani auf Pole-Position|last=Plümer|first=Jonas|date=27 August 2022|work=gt-place.com|access-date=26 April 2025}} Having fallen to second in points after not scoring podiums at the Nürburgring and Spa, Caresani won both the opening races of the last two rounds of the season at Red Bull Ring and Hockenheimring to end runner-up in the standings.{{cite news|url=https://gt-place.com/2022/09/24/dtm-trophy-colin-caresani-gewinnt-ersten-lauf/|title=DTM Trophy: Colin Caresani gewinnt ersten Lauf|last=Plümer|first=Jonas|date=24 September 2022|work=gt-place.com|access-date=26 April 2025}}{{cite news|url=https://gt-place.com/2022/10/08/dtm-trophy-sieg-fuer-colin-caresani-tim-heinemann-champion/|title=DTM Trophy: Sieg für Colin Caresani – Tim Heinemann Champion|last=Plümer|first=Jonas|date=8 October 2022|work=gt-place.com|access-date=26 April 2025}}
During 2023, Caresani made his ADAC GT Masters debut at the Nürburgring round for Schnitzelalm Racing alongside Marcel Marchewicz.{{cite web|url=https://gt-place.com/2023/06/26/adac-gt-masters-schnitzelalm-racing-debuetiert/|title=ADAC GT Masters: Schnitzelalm Racing debütiert|website=GT-Place.com|language=de|last=Plümer|first=Jonas|date=2023-06-26|access-date=2025-04-26}} In his only round in the series, Caresani scored a best result of fifth in race two.{{cite news|url=https://gt-place.com/2023/07/16/adac-gt-masters-grasser-racing-team-siegt-in-eifel/|title=ADAC GT Masters: Grasser Racing Team siegt in Eifel|last=Plümer|first=Jonas|date=16 July 2023|work=gt-place.com|access-date=26 April 2025}}
The following year, Caresani made his GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup debut for Winward Racing alongside Daan Arrow and Tanart Sathienthirakul.{{cite news|url=https://sportscar365.com/sro/world-challenge-europe/morad-joins-winward-for-endurance-campaign/|title=Morad Joins Winward for Endurance Campaign|last=Euwema|first=Davey|date=4 March 2024|website=Sportscar365|publisher=John Dagys Media|access-date=26 April 2025}} Caresani finished on the podium in every race he contested, which included class wins at Le Castellet and Monza,{{cite news|url=https://www.dailysportscar.com/2024/04/07/rowe-racing-bmw-powers-to-paul-ricard-win.html|title=ROWE Racing BMW Powers To Paul Ricard Win|last=Wane|first=Ewan|date=7 April 2024|website=dailysportscar.com|access-date=26 April 2025}} en route to the Silver Cup title with a race to spare.{{cite news|url=https://www.autosport.nu/nieuws/internationaal/bmw-pakt-1-2-op-monza-daan-pijl-en-colin-caresani-winnen-silver-cup/|title=BMW pakt 1-2 op Monza, Daan Pijl en Colin Caresani winnen Silver Cup|date=22 September 2024|website=autosport.nu|access-date=26 April 2025}}
For his Silver Cup title defence, Caresani switched to GetSpeed ahead of 2025.{{cite news|url=https://www.ijmuidercourant.nl/sport/sport-regionaal/colin-caresani-tekent-contract-bij-fabrieksteam-blij-met-kans-in-gt-world-challenge/45632804.html|title=Colin Caresani tekent contract bij fabrieksteam: ’Blij met kans in GT World Challenge’|date=1 March 2025|work=ijmuidercourant.nl|access-date=26 April 2025}} The Dutchman also joined AKM Motorsport alongside Florian Scholze and Tanart Sathienthirakul to compete in the 2025 Italian GT Endurance Championship.{{cite news|url=https://acisport.it/it/CIGT/notizie/2025/123939/antonelli-motorsport-torna-protagonista-nel-gt-endurance-con-due-mercedes-amg-gt3-evo/Mixed|title=Antonelli Motorsport torna protagonista nel GT Endurance con due Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo|date=1 March 2025|work=acisport.it|access-date=26 April 2025}}
Karting record
= Karting career summary =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center"
!Season !Series !Team !Position |
| rowspan="2"|2017
| align="left" |Rotax Euro Challenge — Rotax Junior | align="left" rowspan="2"|JJ Racing | style="background:#;" |19th |
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| align="left" |BNL Golden Trophy — Junior Max
| style="background:#;" |29th |
| 2018
| align="left" |Rotax Max Euro Trophy - Junior Max | align="left" |JJ Racing | style="background:#;" |5th |
| colspan="4" |Sources:{{Cite web |last=Kartcom |title=Caresani Colin|url=https://www.kartcom.com/pilot/caresani-colin/ |access-date=26 April 2025 |language=en-EN}} |
Racing record
=Racing career summary=
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References
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External links
- {{DriverDB driver|colin-caresani}}
- {{Official website|https://www.colincaresani.nl}}
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Category:24 Hours of Spa drivers
Category:GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers
Category:Sportspeople from Haarlem