Andrea Cola

Andrea Cola
Andrea Cola
Nationality Italy
Born (1999-06-09) 9 June 1999
Rome (Italy)
FIA Central European Zone Formula 3 career
Debut season 2017 season FIA Central European Zone Formula 3
Current team Monolite Racing
Car no. 99
Championship titles
2017, 2018 FIA Central European Zone Formula 3

Andrea Cola (Italian pronunciation: [an'drea 'kola]; born 9 June 1999 in Rome) is an Italian racing driver currently driving in FIA CEZ Formula 3 for Monolite Racing. He is the 2017 and 2018 Champion of FIA CEZ Formula 3.[1][2]

Career

Andrea Cola on the F312 Dallara-Mercedes in 2017
Andrea Cola on the F312 Dallara-Mercedes in 2017

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.[3]

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.[1]

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.[1]

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.[1] Thanks to the good standings[4] in the last two races on the Brno Circuit he won the FIA CEZ Formula 3 Championship 2017.[1][2]

In 2018 he is racing in the FIA CEZ Formula 3 Championship. He ranked first in his category in the first two races of the season at the Hungaroring on 28 and 29 April.[5][6] At the Red Bull Ring circuit, the second round of the season, he ranked third in Race 1 and second in Race 2 in his category, behind Jo Zeller Racing driver Sandro Zeller who won both races.[7][8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Andrea Cola – the young talent from Italy". FIA CEZ. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  2. 1 2 "Wertungen CEZ – Austrian Motorsport Federation". austria-motorsport.at (in German). Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  3. ↑ "COLA ANDREA | F2000 Italian Formula Trophy". www.f2trophy.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  4. ↑ "Results 2017". FIA CEZ. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
  5. ↑ "FIA-CEZ 2018 Round 1 Race 1 standings" (PDF). FIA CEZ. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "FIA-CEZ 2018 Round 1 Race 2 standings" (PDF). FIA CEZ. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "FIA-CEZ 2018 Round 2 Race 1 standings" (PDF). FIA CEZ. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "FIA-CEZ 2018 Round 2 Race 2 standings" (PDF). FIA CEZ. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Motorsport XL". Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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