Edoardo Liberati
{{short description|Italian racing driver}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Edoardo Liberati
| image = File:Italian GT 2023 Mugello Nr. 63.jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| caption = Liberati's Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 at Mugello Circuit during the 2023 Italian GT Championship
| nationality = {{flagicon|Italy}} Italian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|12|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Rome, Italy
| racing licence = 12px FIA Silver {{small|(until 2023)}}
12px FIA Gold {{small|(2024–)}}
| current series = Italian Formula Three
| first year = 2009
| current team = Arco Motorsport
| car number = 9
| former teams = BVM–Target Racing
Lucidi Motors
Prema Junior
| starts = 37
| wins = 2
| poles = 3
| fastest laps = 2
| best finish = 9th
| year = 2010
| prev series = Formula Azzurra
| prev series years = 2008
| titles = Formula Azzurra
| title years = 2008
}}
Edoardo Liberati (born 18 December 1992) is an Italian professional racing driver.
Career
=Karting=
=Formula Azzurra=
Liberati began his single-seater career in 2008 by participating in the Formula Azzurra series in his native Italy. During the season he took victories at Magione and Misano along with five further podiums to win the title by 12 points from Greek driver Stefanos Kamitsakis.{{cite news| title = Formula Azzurra – Trofeo Alboreto 2008 | work = driverdb.com | publisher = Driver Database | url = http://www.driverdb.com/standings/2369-2008/ | accessdate = 2010-10-12}}
=Italian Formula Three=
The following season, Liberati moved up to the Italian Formula Three Championship, joining the BVM–Target Racing team alongside Formula Renault graduate Daniel Zampieri.{{cite news | title = Italia: Series Adria preview | url = http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=326978&FS=F3 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120910074104/http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=326978&FS=F3 | url-status = dead | archive-date = September 10, 2012 | work = motorsport.com | publisher = Motorsport.com, Inc | date = 2009-05-07 | accessdate = 2010-10-12 }} He contested the first four rounds of the season before moving to rival outfit Lucidi Motors to replace fellow Italian Marco Zipoli, who in turn took Liberati's seat at BVM–Target. He finished in the points on five occasions to be classified 13th in the standings. He also finished fourth in the rookie classification.{{cite news| title = Formula 3 Italia 20098 | work = driverdb.com | publisher = Driver Database | url = http://www.driverdb.com/standings/18-2009/ | accessdate = 2010-10-12}}
Liberati continued in the series in 2010, switching teams to join Andrea Caldarelli and Samuele Buttarelli at the Prema Junior squad.{{cite news|url=http://www.italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=26074&cat=9 |language=Italian |title=Liberati firma per Prema |work=italiaracing.net |publisher=Inpagina |date=2010-02-01 |accessdate=2010-10-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309053449/http://www.italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=26074&cat=9 |archivedate=2012-03-09 }} He finished 9th in the standings after securing two podium places at Vallelunga and Monza. He finished level on points with the EuroInternational entry of Gabriel Chaves, but was classified ahead of him on countback.{{cite news| title = Campionato Italiano Formula 3 2010 | work = driverdb.com| publisher = Driver Database| url = http://www.driverdb.com/standings/18-2010/| accessdate = 2010-10-25}}
Liberati will continue in the series for a third season in 2011, joining Team Ghinzani.{{cite news|url=http://www.italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=30670&cat=9 |language=Italian |title=Ghinzani firma con Liberati |work=italiaracing.net |publisher=Inpagina |date=11 March 2011 |accessdate=12 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323234839/http://www.italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=30670&cat=9 |archivedate=23 March 2012 }}
Racing record
=Career summary=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
!Season !Series !Team !Races !Wins !Poles !F/Laps !Podiums !Points !Position |
| 2008
|align=left| Formula Azzurra |align=left| MG Motorsport | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 76 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st |
|---|
| rowspan=2 | 2009
|rowspan=2 align=left | Italian Formula 3 Championship |align=left | BVM - Target Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |rowspan=2| 13 |rowspan=2| 13th |
| align=left | Lucidi Motors
|7 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| 2010
|align=left| Italian Formula 3 Championship |align=left| Prema Junior | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 9th |
| 2011
|align=left| Italian Formula 3 Championship |align=left| Arco Motorsport | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 115 | 5th |
| rowspan="2" | 2012
|align=left| Italian GT Championship - GT3 | rowspan="2" align=left| ROAL Motorsport |14 |1 |0 |1 |3 |99 |10th |
| align=left| Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am
|1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC |
| rowspan="2" | 2013
|align=left| Porsche Carrera Cup Italia |align=left| Erre Esse Motorsport |14 |0 |0 |0 |6 |105 |4th |
| align=left| Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am
|align=left| ROAL Motorsport |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC |
| 2014
|align=left| Porsche Carrera Cup Italia |align=left| Ebimotors |14 |1 |0 |1 |8 |126 |4th |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
|align=left| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro |align=left| Ratón Racing |10 |0 |0 |0 |3 |60 |8th |
| align=left| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia - Pro-Am
| |6 |4 |0 |0 |5 |? |? |
| rowspan="3" | 2016
|align=left| Porsche Carrera Cup Italia |align=left| Ghinzani Arco Motorsport |4 |0 |0 |0 |1 |40 |16th |
| align=left| Italian GT Championship - Super GT Cup
|align=left| Antonelli Motorsport |2 |1 |0 |0 |2 |22 |17th |
| align=left| GT Asia Series - GT3
|align=left| FFF Racing Team by ACM |12 |1 |2 |0 |7 |144 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1st |
| rowspan="4" | 2017
|align=left| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro | rowspan="2" align=left| VS Racing |2 |0 |0 |0 |1 |? |? |
| align=left| Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro
|2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |? |? |
| align=left| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia - Overall
|align=left| Emperor Racing |5 |0 |0 |0 |3 |? |? |
| align=left| International GT Open
|align=left| Ratón Racing |12 |0 |0 |0 |0 |13 |16th |
| rowspan="4" | 2018
|align=left| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am | rowspan="2" align=left| VS Racing |10 |0 |5 |4 |1 |54 |6th |
| align=left| Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro-Am
|2 |0 |1 |0 |0 |4 |12th |
| align=left| International GT Open
|align=left| Vincenzo Sospiri Racing |6 |0 |0 |0 |1 |21 |16th |
| align=left| Blancpain GT Series Asia - GT3
|align=left| KCMG |12 |0 |1 |0 |3 |96 |6th |
| rowspan="6" | 2019
|align=left| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia - Pro-Am | rowspan="2" align="left" | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing |2 |1 |0 |2 |2 |28 |8th |
| align=left| GT Cup Open Europe
|9 |5 |6 |? |6 |87 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"|3rd |
| align=left| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
| rowspan="4" align="left" | KCMG |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |NC |
| align=left| Intercontinental GT Challenge
|5 |0 |0 |0 |0 |18 |23rd |
| align=left| 24H GT Series - A6
| | | | | | | |
| align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9
|1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |N/A |DNF |
| rowspan="3" | 2020
|align=left| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro |align=left| VS Racing |2 |0 |0 |1 |0 |? |? |
| align=left| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
| rowspan="2" align=left| KCMG |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |4 |27th |
| align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9
|1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |N/A |DNF |
| rowspan="2" | 2021
|align=left| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | rowspan="2" align=left| KCMG | | | | | | | |
| align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9
|1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |N/A |23rd |
| rowspan="3" | 2022
|align=left| Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3 Pro |align=left| Vincenzo Sospiri Racing |4 |2 |2 |1 |3 |55 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1st |
| align=left| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am
|align=left| Brutal Fish Racing Team |4 |0 |1 |0 |2 |? |? |
| align=left| Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro
|align=left| Dream Racing Motorsport |12 |0 |? |? |5 |99 |4th |
| rowspan="5" | 2023
| align="left" | GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 | rowspan="3" align="left" | KCMG |8 |0 |0 |0 |0 |12 |34th |
| align=left| Super Taikyu - ST-X
|1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |85‡ |6th‡ |
| align=left| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP10
|1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |N/A |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2nd |
| align=left| Italian GT Championship - GT3
|align=left| Vincenzo Sospiri Racing | | | | | | | |
| align=left| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am
|align=left| Brutal Fish Racing Team | | | | | | | |
| rowspan="2" |2024
|align=left | GT World Challenge Asia | rowspan="2" align="left" | Vincenzo Sospiri Racing |12 |1 |0 |? |3 |80 |6th |
| align=left| Italian GT Endurance Championship - GT3
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 62 | style="background:#DFDFDF" | 2nd |
| 2025
|align=left| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup |align=left| Nordique Racing | | | | | | | |
‡ Team standings
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.edoardoliberati.com/index.html Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207232441/http://www.edoardoliberati.com/index.html |date=2011-02-07 }} {{in lang|it}}
- {{DriverDB driver|edoardo-liberati}}
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{{succession box|title=Formula Azzurra
Champion| before = Salvatore Cicatelli | after = Alberto Cerqui | years = 2008}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Liberati, Edoardo}}
Category:Racing drivers from Rome
Category:Italian racing drivers
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Category:Euronova Racing drivers
Category:Nürburgring 24 Hours drivers