Andrea Barlesi

Andrea Guillaume Clement Barlesi is a Belgian-Italian racing driver who runs under a Belgian racing licence. A Formula [Le Mans] champion in European [Le Mans Series|ELMS], he has finished on the LMP2 podium at Sebring and raced in the World [Touring Car Championship].
He is now an airline pilot.

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Early career

Barlesi has won the French Karting Championship a Europe Kart Championship twice. He won Belgium Karting Championship once. In 2009, he was third on the Clio Junior Cup Championship with 5 podiums.

Professional career

Formula Le Mans

In 2010, Barlesi joined the Le Mans Series' FLM field with DAMS, winning one race at the Hungaroring. He won the championship with teammate Gary Chalandon, by two points over Steve Zacchia.

Intercontinental Le Mans Cup

In 2011, Barlesi entered 4 rounds of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup with OAK Racing. Headlining the Pescarolo 01 crew together with bronze-rated drivers Patrice Lafargue and Frédéric Da Rocha, he secured a podium on his LMP2 debut at the 12 Hours of Sebring, and finished seventh in class at the 2011 [24 Hours of Le Mans|24 Hours of Le Mans].

Blancpain Endurance Series

In 2011, Barlesi did four rounds of the Blancpain Endurance Series with Gulf Racing running with a Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 for GT3 Pro-Am category. He scored six points on the season finale at Silverstone alongside Fabien Giroix and Frédéric Fatien.
In 2012, alongside his WTCC commitments, Barlesi joined GT racing powerhouse Vita4One Racing for a one-off Blancpain start, aboard a Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 at Circuit Paul Ricard.

WTCC

In 2012, Barlesi joined the 2012 [World Touring Car Championship|World Touring Car Championship] with SUNRED Engineering. Barlesi ran the No. 40 SEAT León as teammate to former Formula One driver Tiago Monteiro and Spanish pair Fernando Monje and Pepe Oriola. He scored a best finish of 13th at the Race of Morocco in Marrakech.