Andrea Barlesi
| Andrea Barlesi | |
|---|---|
 Andrea Barlesi at Spa putting on a Fernando Bachmann face cap and Gulf Racing polo shirt in 2011. | |
| Nationality |  Belgian |
| Born | June 15, 1991 Paris, France |
| World Touring Car Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2012 |
| Current team | SUNRED Engineering |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 40 |
Andrea Barlesi (born 15 June 1991, in Paris) is a Belgian-Italian racing driver who runs under a Belgian racing licence. He has won the 2010 Formula Le Mans season with DAMS. He was accompanied by Alessandro Cicognani and Gary Chalandon. In 2012, he is running one of SUNRED Engineering cars in World Touring Car Championship.
Early career[edit]
He has won the French Karting Championship a Europe Kart Championship twice (2007 and 2008). He won Belgium Karting Championship once (2007). In 2009 he was third on the Clio Junior Cup Championship with 5 podiums.
Formula Le Mans[edit]
In 2010, Barlesi, joined the field with DAMS winning one race, Hungaroring. He eventually won the championships with only two points of difference.
Blancpain Endurance Series[edit]
In 2011, Barlesi did 4 rounds of the championship with Gulf Racing running with a Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 for GT3 Pro-Am category. He scored 6 points on the season finale at Silverstone alongside Frédéric Fatien.
Intercontinental Le Mans Cup[edit]
In 2011, Barlesi also did 4 rounds of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup with OAK Racing. He was thirty first (fourth among the LMP2 entrants) on 12 Hours of Sebring and twenty fifth (seventh among LMP2 entrants) on Le Mans 24 Hours.
WTCC[edit]
In 2012, he joined SUNRED Engineering alongside Fernando Monje. Barlesi will run the #40 Seat Léon.