Michela Cerruti (born 18 February 1987) is an Italian racing driver, currently competing in the TCR International Series, with Mulsanne Racing.
| Michela Cerruti | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Born | 18 February 1987 Rome, Italy |
| TCR International Series career | |
| Debut season | 2015 |
| Current team | GE-Force |
| Car number | 88 |
| Former teams | Target Competition |
| Starts | 14 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 29th in 2016 |
| Finished last season | 29th |
| Previous series | |
| 2015 2015 2015 2015 2014–15 2013–14 2013 2013 2012–14 2012 2012 2012 2010–11 2009–10, 2012–13 2008–09, 2011 | Italian GT Championship NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Renault Sport Trophy VLN Formula E Auto GP Eurocup Mégane Trophy European Formula 3 Blancpain Endurance Series European F3 Open German Formula Three Toyota Racing Series Superstars Series Italian GT Championship Italian Touring Endurance |
Career edit
Born in Rome, Cerruti attended the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, studying Psychology.[1] Cerruti's racing career began after her father Aldo 'Baronio' Cerruti, also a racing driver, decided to enrol her in a safe driving course with Mario Ferraris, son of Romeo Ferraris, a race-car tuner and constructor. Impressed by Michela's 'speed and instinctive car control', Ferraris convinced Cerruti's father to let her race.[1]
She debuted in the Italian Touring Endurance Championship (CITE) in 2008, racing an Alfa Romeo 147, sharing the drive with Mario Ferraris, finishing third in the class standings. She remained in CITE in 2009, racing an Abarth 500.
For 2010 she stepped up to the Superstars Series, racing a Mercedes C63 AMG for the Romeo Ferraris team. She also competed in the Italian GT Championship for the team in a Ferrari F430.
Remaining in the Superstars Series for a second season in 2011, Cerruti impressed at the opening weekend of the season at Monza, topping the two free practice sessions. She then went on to finish the first race in second position, before winning the second race and taking the championship lead.[2][3]
In 2014, it was announced that Cerruti would drive for Trulli GP in the inaugural season of Formula E.[4] After four races, she was replaced by Vitantonio Liuzzi; Cerruti had failed to record a points finish during the season, with a best finish of 12th.[5]
Following a few years racing TCR, Cerruti retired from driving in 2017 to start a family. In 2022 she was appointed as team principal at Romeo Ferraris.[6]
Racing record edit
Complete International Superstars Series results edit
(key)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Romeo Ferraris | Mercedes C63 AMG | MNZ 1 12 |
MNZ 2 12 |
IMO 1 16 |
IMO 2 13 |
ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 Ret |
CPR 1 Ret |
CPR 2 DNS |
VAL 1 22 |
VAL 2 13 |
KYA 1 10 |
KYA 2 Ret |
30th | 1 | ||
| 2011 | Romeo Ferraris | Mercedes C63 AMG | MNZ 1 2 |
MNZ 2 1 |
VNC 1 Ret |
VNC 2 9 |
ALG 1 8 |
ALG 2 Ret |
DON 1 12 |
DON 2 13 |
MIS 1 11 |
MIS 2 Ret |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 7 |
MUG 1 11 |
MUG 2 Ret |
VAL 1 8 |
VAL 2 9 |
9th | 59 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results edit
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Romeo Ferraris | Mercedes | MNZ 1 21 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
MNZ 3 20 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
BRH 1 25 |
BRH 2 26 |
BRH 3 19 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
NOR 1 18 |
NOR 2 28 |
NOR 3 20 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
NÜR 3 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
VAL 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
35th | 0 |
Complete Auto GP results edit
(key)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | MLR 71 | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MAR 1 |
MAR 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
NÜR 1 9 |
NÜR 2 8 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
BRN 1 16† |
BRN 2 13 |
19th | 5 |
| 2014 | Super Nova International | MAR 1 4 |
MAR 2 5 |
LEC 1 7 |
LEC 2 5 |
HUN 1 10 |
HUN 2 10 |
MNZ 1 3 |
MNZ 2 7 |
IMO 1 5 |
IMO 2 1 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 3 |
NÜR 1 6 |
NÜR 2 5 |
EST 1 |
EST 2 |
6th | 113 |
Complete Formula E results edit
(key)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Powertrain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Trulli Formula E Team | Spark SRT01-e | SRT01-e | BEI 14 |
PUT Ret |
PDE 12 |
BUE Ret |
MIA | LBH | MCO | BER | MSC | LDN | LDN | 29th | 0 |
Complete TCR International Series results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Target Competition | SEAT León Cup Racer | SEP 1 |
SEP 2 |
SHA 1 |
SHA 2 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
SAL 1 |
SAL 2 |
SOC 1 |
SOC 2 |
RBR 1 10 |
RBR 2 8 |
MRN 1 |
MRN 2 |
CHA 1 |
CHA 2 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
31st | 5 |
| 2016 | Mulsanne Racing | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | BHR 1 13 |
BHR 2 Ret |
EST 1 15 |
EST 2 14 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
SAL 1 10 |
SAL 2 DSQ |
OSC 1 12† |
OSC 2 9 |
SOC 1 12 |
SOC 2 Ret |
CHA 1 |
CHA 2 |
MRN 1 |
MRN 2 |
SEP 1 |
SEP 2 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
29th | 3 |
| 2017 | GE-Force | Alfa Romeo Giulietta TCR | RIM 1 |
RIM 2 |
BHR 1 14 |
BHR 2 12 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
SAL 1 |
SAL 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
CHA 1 |
CHA 2 |
ZHE 1 |
ZHE 2 |
DUB 1 |
DUB 2 |
NC | 0 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as she completed over 90% of the race distance.
References edit
- ^ a b "About me". michelacerruti.com. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ Casillo, Pietro (10 April 2011). "Michela Cerruti wins and takes championship lead". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ Allen, Peter (10 April 2011). "Michela Cerruti Claims Race 2 Win at Monza". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ^ "Michela Cerruti joins TrulliGP to become second female driver". Formula E Operations. 30 June 2014. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ^ DiZinno, Tony (12 March 2015). "Formula E: Liuzzi, Pic in for Cerruti, Tung at Miami". NBC Sports. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Michela Cerruti on her first season as Romeo Ferraris FIA ETCR Team Principal". Romeo Ferraris. 5 September 2022.
External links edit
- Official website
- Michela Cerruti career summary at DriverDB.com
