David Cleto Fumanelli (21 April 1992, Milan) is an Italian racing driver and racing coach.
Single Seater Career
Formula Renault 2.0 Fumanelli, after just two years of national karting races, made his single-seater debut in 2008 in his native Italian Formula Renault 2.0 series, driving for RP Motorsport.
Formula 3 In September 2008, Fumanelli made his Formula 3 debut in the Spanish Formula 3 series, competing in the last two rounds of the championship. During the last event in Valencia, he was involved in a violent airborne accident with Spanish driver Carmen Jordá, which resulted in a vertebra trauma, which forced him to a six-month stop.
Fumanelli remained in the series for 2009, the first of three full seasons in the category with RP Motorsport. He finished his first full season in eighth place and "Best Rookie" after recording two late-season victories at Jerez and Barcelona.
In 2010, Fumanelli took three race wins to finish the year third overall, showing an impressive progression and speed.
In 2011, Fumanelli finished as F3 European Open Vice - Champion. After a slow start to the season, which saw just one podium finish in the first eight races, he took four race victories in the final eight races, to finish eight points behind the Swiss driver Alex Fontana.
GP3 Series Following a successful test at Jerez in December 2011, Fumanelli graduated to the GP3 Series in 2012, racing for MW Arden Team.
Fumanelli's rookie season was very strong; many top-five qualifying efforts brought him to a podium finish at the European GP in Valencia Street Circuit and a fourth place in the Monaco Grand Prix.
Fumanelli was forced to miss the Silverstone round due to family matters, and he finished the season 11th overall in the championship.
In 2013, Fumanelli continued in the series with the Italian team Trident. Despite some very strong winter tests, he struggled with performance during the season and left the championship before the final round. His best result of the season was seventh place in race 1 at the 2013 Catalunya GP3 Series round. He finished the season 19th overall.
GT career
Blancpain GT Series In 2014, Fumanelli switched to GT racing and made his debut in the Blancpain GT Sprint Series with Roal Motorsport with a BMW Z4 GT3, sharing the box with the great Alex Zanardi. He finished the season as Silver Cup Vice-Champion with his mate Stefano Colombo.
In 2016, Fumanelli was called to compete in the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps by Scuderia Praha with the new Ferrari 488 GT3.
In 2017, Fumanelli was selected by McLaren GT as Junior Driver to race for the factory team Strakka Racing with a McLaren 650S GT3. He competed in the Endurance series, plus some spot races in the Sprint Series alongside Lewis Williamson.
Fumanelli was forced to leave McLaren at the end of the year due to a company restructuring.
Strakka Racing decided to keep Fumanelli for his 2018 campaign, where they switched from McLaren to Mercedes AMG. They debuted together at Bathurst 12 hours, first round of the Intercontinental GT Challenge with a Mercedes AMG GT3 finishing third in Pro Am class. He was involved in both Intercontinental GT Challenge and Blancpain GT Endurance races, where he was selected to race in the Mercedes AMG factory car for the Silverstone round, alongside the two German aces Max Buhk and Maximilian Götz.
The highlights of the year, together with the Bathurst podium, were the second place in Pro Am class at the 24 hours of Spa-Francorchamps and first place in Pro Am in the California 8 hours, Laguna Seca.
In 2019, Fumanelli did two races for Strakka Racing, finishing third in Pro Am at the 24 hours of Spa-Francorchamps alongside Christina Nielsen, Richard Heidstand and Jack Hawksworth.
Fumanelli raced for Mercedes Black Falcon Team in the last round of Blancpain GT Endurance, finishing second in the Silver class and seventh overall.
Ferrari Challenge Europe In 2017, Fumanelli won the Ferrari Master Show race during the Bologna Motor Show, with a Ferrari 488 Challenge with Rossocorsa Racing.
In 2018, he did three races in Ferrari Challenge Europe with Rossocorsa Racing, finishing second in the World Finals at Monza.
Renault Sport Trophy
Between 2015 and 2016, Fumanelli competed for the Oregon Team in the Renault Sport Trophy, a one-make sports-car series made by Renault Sport.
Fumanelli won the Endurance title in 2015 with his teammate Dario Capitanio and finished third in Pro class standings.
Racing record
Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2008 Italian Formula Renault 2.0 RP Motorsport 12 0 0 0 0 14 25th Spanish Formula 3 Championship300000NC 2009 European F3 Open RP Motorsport 16 2 0 0 2 43 8th Italian Formula 3 Championship 4 0 0 0 0 0 22nd 2010 European F3 Open RP Motorsport 16 3 3 2 5 112 3rd Italian Formula 3 Championship 2 0 0 0 0 2 20th 2011 European F3 Open RP Motorsport 16 4 4 4 7 115 2nd Italian Formula 3 Championship 2 0 0 0 0 1 18th 2012 GP3 Series MW Arden 16 0 0 0 1 47 11th 2013 GP3 Series Trident Racing 14 0 0 0 0 6 19th 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series ROAL Motorsport 14 0 0 0 0 3 26th Blancpain Sprint Series - Silver Cup 14 4 4 0 10 154 2nd 2015 Renault Sport Trophy - Elite Class Oregon Team 9 1 2 0 2 103 3rd Renault Sport Endurance Trophy 6 1 1 0 6 115 1st 2016 Renault Sport Trophy - Pro Class Oregon Team 9 0 1 0 4 95 4th Renault Sport Endurance Trophy 6 0 0 0 0 27 11th Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe Automobile Tricolore201111515th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Scuderia Praha 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 13 30th 2017 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Strakka Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup - Silver 4 3 2 2 3 55 5th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 12 32nd Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Strakka Racing 4 0 0 0 0 14 30th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 1 42 10th Intercontinental GT Challenge 4 0 0 0 0 6 22nd Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro) Rossocorsa61102516th 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Silver Black Falcon 1 0 0 0 1 18 19th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 6 29th Strakka Racing 2 0 0 0 0 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 1 27 13th GT Cup Open Europe Scuderia San Marino200?00NC† 2019-20 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 ACE1 Villorba Corse 3 1 0 1 2 50 4th 2020 Porsche Carrera Cup Italy Team Q8 Hi Performance1222261382nd Le Mans Cup - GT3 Kessel Racing 1 0 0 0 0 6 15th 2021 Italian GT Championship - GT3 Kessel Racing 6 3 1 2 5 84 3rd GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 2 37th Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2022 International GT Open Kessel Racing 13 0 4 1 1 47 8th International GT Open - Pro-Am 13 0 5 1 6 54 4th Asian Le Mans Series - GT 2 0 0 0 0 2 14th 24H GT Series - GT32001012NC† 2023 International GT Open Kessel Racing 11 0 1 1 0 6 27th International GT Open - Pro-Am 11 0 1 1 3 22 9th Asian Le Mans Series - GT 2 0 0 0 0 0 22nd Le Mans Cup - GT3 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 24H GT Series - GT332002907th2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Kessel Racing400000NC Le Mans Cup - GT37101264.55th 24H Series - GT3 Boem by Kessel Racing201002426th International GT Open racing one40010234th 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Inception Racing 1 0 0 0 0 153 86th 24H Series - GT3 CCC Kessel Racing Le Mans Cup - GT3 Kessel Racing6201270*2nd* GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup500000NC 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Inception Racing 1 0 0 0 0 202 72ndLe Mans Cup - GT3Kessel Racing 2 1 0 0 1 25*3rd*GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupGT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 7 0 0 0 0 0 NCGT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Bronze 7 0 0 0 0 16.5 10thItalian GT Championship Endurance Cup - GT3International GT OpenAl Manar by Dragon Racing † As Fumanelli was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points. * Season still in progress.
Complete GP3 Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Points 2012 MW Arden CATFEA CATSPR MONFEA MONSPR VALFEA VALSPR SILFEA SILSPR HOCFEA HOCSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR 11th 47 2013 Trident Racing CATFEA CATSPR VALFEA VALSPR SILFEA SILSPR NÜRFEA NÜRSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR YMCFEA YMCSPR 19th 6
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points 2014 ROAL Motorsport BMW Z4 GT3 Silver NOGQR NOGCR BRHQR BRHCR ZANQR ZANCR SVKQR SVKCR ALGQR ALGCR ZOLQR ZOLCR BAKQR BAKCR 2nd 154 2017 Strakka Racing McLaren 650S GT3 Silver MISQR MISCR BRHQR BRHCR ZOLQR ZOLCR HUNQR HUNCR NÜRQR NÜRCR 5th 55 2026 Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Bronze MIS1 MIS2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 10th 16.5
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeamCarClass1234567Pos.Points 2016 Scuderia Praha Ferrari 488 GT3 Pro-Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR 31st 13 2017 Strakka Racing McLaren 650S GT3 Pro MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NC 0Pro-Am CAT 32nd 12 2018 Strakka Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro MNZ SIL LEC 30th 14Pro-Am SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H CAT 10th 422019 Strakka Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro MNZ SIL LEC 29th 6 Pro-Am SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H 13th 27 Black Falcon Silver CAT 19th 18 2021 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 Pro-Am MON LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 37th 2 2024 Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Bronze LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR MNZ JED 8th 392025 Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Bronze LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 10th 34
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) +YearTeamClassCarEngine1234Pos.Points2019–20ACE1 Villorba CorseLMP3Ligier JS P3Nissan VK50 5.0 L V8SHABENSEPBUR4th502022Kessel RacingGTFerrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8DUB1DUB2ABU1ABU214th22023Kessel RacingGTFerrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8DUB1DUB2ABU1ABU222nd0 * Season still in progress.
Complete Le Mans Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap) Year EntrantCarClass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DC Points 2020 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 GT3LEC1SPALEC2LMS1LMS2MNZALG 15th 6 2023 Kessel Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020 GT3 CAT LMS1 LMS2 LEC ARA SPA ALG NC† 0† 2024 Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 GT3 CAT LEC LMS1 LMS2 SPA MUG ALG 5th 64.5 2025 Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 GT3 BAR LEC LMS1 LMS2 SPA SIL ALG 2nd 95 2026 Kessel Racing Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo GT3 BAR LEC LMS SPA SIL POR 3rd 25 †As Fumanelli was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points. * Season still in progress.
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points 2025 Inception Racing GTD Ferrari 296 GT3 Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 86th 153 2026 Inception Racing GTD Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo Ferrari F163CE 3.0 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET 72nd 202
References
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