Alberto Maria Di Folco (born 21 March 1996) is an Italian racing driver set to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Tresor Attempto Racing. Dividing his time between Lamborghini and Audi, he has finished runner-up twice in Italian GT and once in GTWC Europe.
Career Di Folco made his car racing debut in 2012, at the 6 Hours of Vallelunga, which he won in the Silver class. The following year, Di Folco joined Team Torino Motorsport to make his single-seater debut in the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series. After competing in the first two rounds and scoring a best result of 11th at Vallelunga, Di Folco joined ART Junior Team to race in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. Competing in the final four rounds in the series, Di Folco scored a best result of eighth in race three at Most.
Switching to sports cars in 2014, Di Folco joined Imperiale Racing to race in the Pro-Am class of Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe. In his first season in the series, Di Folco won three times in class and scored six more podiums to clinch the Pro-Am title. Remaining in the series for the following year, Di Folco joined Raton Racing as he stepped up to the Pro class. In his sophomore season, Di Folco scored a lone win at Spa and three more podiums to end the year third in points. During 2015, Di Folco also made a one-off appearance in the Blancpain Sprint Series for Grasser Racing Team at Misano.
In 2016, Di Folco joined Antonelli Motorsport to race in the Super GT3 class of the Italian GT Championship. In his first season in the series, Di Folco scored wins at Mugello and Vallelunga en route to a sixth-place points finish in Super GT3. During 2016, Di Folco also made a one-off appearance in the Le Castellet round of the Blancpain Endurance Series for the same team. The following year, Di Folco joined FFF Racing Team to race in Blancpain GT Series Asia alongside Aidan Read. In his only season in the series, Di Folco scored four class podiums, including a best class result of second at Zhejiang to finish the year fourth in the Silver Cup. Joining Target Racing for the following two seasons, Di Folco primarily competed in International GT Open, two Pro-Am class podiums, as well as returning to Super Trofeo Europe competition in the latter year, winning both races at Silverstone in Pro-Am. During both years, Di Folco also raced at the 24 Hours of Spa for the same team, scoring an Am class podium in both years.
Continuing with Target Racing for 2020, Di Folco raced in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe alongside Kevin Rossel, scoring a lone win at the Nürburgring as the duo finished third in the Pro standings. Joining Imperiale Racing the following year, Di Folco raced in the Italian GT Endurance Championship, winning at Mugello and finishing on the podium twice more to secure runner-up honors in GT3. During 2021, Di Folco also made a one-off appearance in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe at Monza, in which he won race two, and also raced in the 24 Hours of Spa for GRT Grasser Racing Team.
Returning to Imperiale Racing for 2022, Di Folco raced with them in the Italian GT Sprint Championship. In his first season in the Sprint Championship, Di Folco scored wins at Monza, Imola and Mugello to end the year fourth in the overall GT3 standings. During 2022, Di Folco also made one-off appearances in GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup and International GT Open with the same team, as well as racing in the 24 Hours of Spa for Team Tresor. The following year, Di Folco joined Boutsen VDS to compete in both the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance and Sprint Cups. In the former, Di Folco scored a class win at Barcelona and a podium at Le Castellet en route to a fourth-place points finish in the Gold Cup. In the latter, Di Folco scored class wins at Brands Hatch, Misano and Hockenheimring to secure runner-up honors in the Gold Cup.
Transitioning to Vincenzo Sospiri Racing for 2024, Di Folco raced with them for the full Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup and for the first two rounds of the Italian GT Championship Sprint Cup. In his second full-time season in the Endurance Series, Di Folco finished on the podium in all but one race to secure runner-up honors in the overall GT3 standings. In parallel, Di Folco raced in select rounds of Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe for Rexal Villorba Corse, scoring a lone podium at Spa to take 12th in the Pro standings. During 2024, Di Folco also made one-off appearances for Oregon Team in International GT Open, as well as in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Imperiale Racing.
Di Folco then returned to Tresor Attempto Racing for a dual campaign in the Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup and the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup. Finishing 11th in the former's GT3 Pro-Am standings, Di Folco found more success in the latter, scoring a class podium at Monza en route to an eighth-place finish in the Silver Cup standings despite missing the finale at Barcelona. The following year, Di Folco remained with the team to race in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2010WSK Master Series — KF3Primavera Antonina6thItalian Open Masters — KF312thWSK Nations Cup — KF3Chiesa Corse22nd2011WSK Master Series — KF2RTMFormula K4thWSK Euro Series — KF2RTMComer S.p.a.55thItalian Karting Championship — KF2RTM5thKarting European Championship — KF2NCWSK Final Cup — KF2Millennium Motorsport13thSouth European KF2 TrophyRTM di Maccarone Massimiliano24thKarting World Cup — KF2Formula KNC2012South Garda Winter Cup — KF211thWSK Master Series — KF2Intrepid Driver Program78thWSK Euro Series — KF2Millennium MotorsportMorsicani Racing64thKarting European Championship — KF2Millennium Motorsport40thItalian Karting Championship — KF211thKarting World Cup — KF28th 2013Italian Karting Championship — KZ2Galiffa KartNCSources:
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2012 6 Hours of Vallelunga – Silver Leonardo Maddalena 1 1 0 0 1 1st2013 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series Team Torino Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 0 28th Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup ART Junior Team 9 0 0 0 0 73 20th2014 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro-Am Imperiale Racing 12 3 0 1 9 1291st Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Finals – Pro-Am 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC2015 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro Raton Racing 12 1 0 1 4 903rd Blancpain Sprint Series Grasser Racing Team1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain Sprint Series – Silver 0 1 1 1 7 8th2016 Italian GT Championship – Super GT3 Antonelli Motorsport 14 2 0 0 4 114 6th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Am 0 0 0 0 0 NC2017 Blancpain GT Series Asia FFF Racing Team by ACM12 0 0 0 1 62 8th Blancpain GT Series Asia – Silver 0 0 0 3 131 4thLamborghini Super Trofeo Asia – Pro-AmFFF Racing Team 2 0 0 2 1 18 8th2018 International GT Open Target Racing 12 0 0 0 0 12 24th International GT Open – Pro-Am 8 0 0 0 1 21 10th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Am 0 0 0 1 34 15th2019 International GT Open – Pro-Am Raton Racing by Target 8 0 0 0 1 17 13th Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro-Am 31 7th Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro 64 6th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Am 0 0 0 1 28 16th 2020 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro Target Racing 10 1 0 0 4 803rd2021 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro Imperiale Racing 2 1 0 0 1 25 13th Italian GT Endurance Championship – GT3 4 1 0 0 3 502nd GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GRT Grasser Racing Team1 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 0 0 0 0 0 NC Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2022 Italian GT Sprint Championship – GT3 Imperiale Racing 8 3 0 0 3 76 4th GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 2 0 0 0 0 3 22nd International GT Open 2 0 0 0 0 4 23rd GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Audi Sport Team Tresor1 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 0 0 0 0 6 28th2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Boutsen VDS5 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Gold 1 0 1 2 83 4th GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup10 0 0 0 0 8.5 17th GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Gold 3 1 3 6 1052nd Porsche Endurance Trophy Nürburgring – CUP3 Team Mathol Racing e.V. 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2024 Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup – GT3 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing 4 0 1 1 3 622nd Italian GT Championship Sprint Cup – GT3 4 0 0 0 2 34 NC Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro Rexal Villorba Corse 10 0 0 0 1 29 12th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Imperiale Racing1 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Gold 0 0 0 1 0 NC International GT Open Oregon Team 2 0 0 0 0 3 30th2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Tresor Attempto Racing4 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 0 0 2 1 42 8th Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup – GT3 Pro-Am 4 0 0 0 0 9 11th2026 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Tresor Attempto Racing GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup - GT3Italian GT Championship Sprint Cup - GT3Sources:
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points 2013 Team Torino Motorsport VLL1 VLL2 IMO11 IMO12 SPA1 SPA2 MNZ1 MNZ2 MIS1 MIS2 MUG1 MUG2 IMO21 IMO22 28th 0
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Points 2013 ART Junior Team HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 NÜR1 NÜR2 SIL1 SIL2 SPA1 SPA2 ASS1 ASS2 MST1 MST2 MST3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 20th 73
Complete GT World Challenge results GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points 2015 Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Silver NOGQR NOGCR BRHQR BRHCR ZOLQR ZOLCR MSCQR MSCCR ALGQR ALGCRMISQRMISCR ZANQR ZANCR 8th 7 2022 Imperiale Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Pro BRH1 BRH2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 VAL1 VAL 2 22nd 3 2023 Boutsen VDS Audi R8 LMS Evo II Gold BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 HOC1 HOC2 VAL1 VAL2 ZAN1 ZAN2 2nd 105
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points 2016 Antonelli Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Pro-Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR NC 0 2018 Target Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H CAT 15th 34 2019 Raton Racing by Target Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H CAT 16th 28 2021 GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Silver MNZ LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT NC 0 2022 Tresor by Car Collection Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver IMO LECSPA6HSPA12HSPA24H HOC CAT 28th 6 2023 Boutsen VDS Audi R8 LMS Evo II GoldMNZLECSPA6HSPA12HSPA24HNURCAT 4th 83 2024 Imperiale Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Gold LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR MNZ JED NC 0 2025 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Silver LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR BAR 8th 42 2026 Tresor Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo II Bronze LEC MNZ SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR ALG NC* 0*
Complete GT World Challenge Asia results (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 DC Pts 2017 FFF Racing Team by ACM Lamborghini Huracán GT3 SilverSEP1SEP2BUR1BUR2SUZ1SUZ2FUJ1FUJ2SHA1SHA2ZHE1ZHE2 4th 131
Complete International GT Open results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)