Matteo Quintarelli
Birth date13 June 2007 (age 19)
Current seriesAsian Le Mans Series
First year2024-25
Current teamUltimate AF Corse
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number35
Starts2
Wins2
Podiums2
Poles2
Fastest laps1
Best finishcurrently 1st
Year2024-25
Last finish1st
Prev seriesItalian F4 Championship
Euro 4 Championship
F4 Spanish Championship
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Prev series years2023
2023
20242024
NationalityItaly

Matteo Quintarelli (born 13 June 2007) is an Italian racing driver who lives in Dubai. He last competed in the 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series with Ultimate AF Corse in the LMP3 Category. He previously competed in Formula 4 with Sainteloc Racing in the Formula 4 UAE Championship and F4 Spanish Championship respectively.[1]

He is not related to fellow Italian racing driver Ronnie Quintarelli.

Career

Formula 4

2022

Quintarelli made his racing debut in the Formula 4 UAE Trophy Round, which is on the support bill of the Formula One Grand Prix held in Abu Dhabi. He drove for the Yas Heat Racing Academy, finishing ninth and eleventh in the two races respectively.[2]

2023

Quintarelli was then announced to be contesting the full 2024 Formula 4 UAE season, driving for the same team that he was with in the Trophy Round. He had a tough campaign finishing 34th in the standings with a best result of 16th.[3] Quintarelli would then move over to Europe to drive in Italian F4 with R-ace GP.[4] He finished 31st in the standings with a season-best result of 13th place.[5] He also competed in one round of the Euro 4 Championship, finishing as high as 16th over three races.[6]

2024

Quintarelli was then confirmed to be part of Saintéloc Racing's 2024 F4 Spanish Championship squad for the season.[1] In preparation, he also would contest in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship with the team.[7] Quintarelli impressed, managing to score a best result of 4th at Yas Marina on his way to 13th place in the standings, showing considerable improvement.[8][9] He then moved on to his main season in the F4 Spanish Championship, where he impressed on debut as he finished fourth with the fastest lap in the first round in race three at Jaramá.[10] That fourth place would turn out to be Quintarelli's highest finish of the season, as he missed the final two rounds of the season on his way to 15th place in the standings, ahead of all his teammates.[11]

Eurocup-3

Quintarelli competed in the final round of the 2024 Eurocup-3 season, with a best result of 20th from the two races he contested.[12]

Endurance racing

2024

Quintarelli was announced as one of the drivers competing for Ultimate AF Corse in the Asian Le Mans Series for the 2024-25 season.[13] Quintarelli had a strong start to his endurance racing career, as he and his team took two victories from the first round at Sepang, winning races 1 and 2 in the LMP3 category at the 4 Hours of Sepang.[14]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2018-19IAME Series UAE - X30 Cadet17th
2019Rotax Max Challenge Bahrain - Mini2nd
2019-20IAME Series UAE - X30 Mini2nd
2020IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior37th
IAME International Games - X30 JuniorDan Holland Racing24th
2020-21IAME Series UAE - X30 Junior2nd
2021IAME Warriors Final - X30 JuniorGGMNC
Rotax Max Challenge UAE - Rotax Junior3rd
2021-22IAME Series UAE - X30 Junior2nd
2022IAME Euro Series - X30 Senior87th
Italian ACI Championship - X30 SeniorNC
Sources:[15][16][17]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2022Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy RoundYas Heat Racing Academy20000N/ANC
2023Formula 4 UAE ChampionshipYas Heat Racing Academy150000034th
Italian F4 ChampionshipR-ace GP210000031st
Euro 4 Championship30000030th
2024Formula 4 UAE ChampionshipSaintéloc Racing1500004213th
F4 Spanish Championship1500102615th
Eurocup-3200000NC†
2024–25Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3Ultimate62203923rd
2025Le Mans Cup - LMP323Events Racing71101557th
2025–26Asian Le Mans Series - LMP323Events Racing61012567th
2026European Le Mans Series - LMP3Team Virage

* Season still in progress.
† As Quintarelli was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415PosPoints
2023Yas Heat Racing AcademyDUB1
1

18
DUB1
2

22
DUB1
3

27
KMT1
1

24
KMT1
2

21
KMT1
3

22
KMT2
1

18
KMT2
2

25
KMT2
3

33
DUB2
1

19
DUB2
2

16
DUB2
3

20
YMC
1

21
YMC
2

18
YMC
3

22
34th0
2024Saintéloc RacingYMC1
1

11
YMC1
2

5
YMC1
3

8
YMC2
1

7
YMC2
2

25
YMC2
3

13
DUB1
1

Ret
DUB1
2

15
DUB1
3

Ret
YMC3
1

8
YMC3
2

4
YMC3
3

20
DUB2
1

17
DUB2
2

14
DUB2
3

7
13th42

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2023R-ace GPIMO
1

IMO
2

16
IMO
3

13
IMO
4

15
MIS
1

19
MIS
2

24
MIS
3

22
SPA
1

21
SPA
2

15
SPA
3

25
MNZ
1

Ret
MNZ
2

23
MNZ
3

16
LEC
1

22
LEC
2

Ret
LEC
3

31
MUG
1

Ret
MUG
2

Ret
MUG
3

16
VLL
1

19
VLL
2

Ret
VLL
3

13
31st0

Complete Euro 4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789DCPoints
2023R-ace GPMUG
1

16
MUG
2

17
MUG
3

19
MNZ
1

MNZ
2

MNZ
3

CAT
1

CAT
2

CAT
3

30th0

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2024Saintéloc RacingJAR
1

32
JAR
2

9
JAR
3

4
POR
1

32†
POR
2

16
POR
3

25
LEC
1

7
LEC
2

15
LEC
3

7
ARA
1

22
ARA
2

Ret
ARA
3

21
CRT
1

Ret
CRT
2

14
CRT
3

17
JER
1

JER
2

JER
3

CAT
1

CAT
2

CAT
3

15th26

Complete Eurocup-3 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617DCPoints
2024Saintéloc RacingSPA
1

SPA
2

RBR
1

RBR
2

POR
1

POR
2

POR
3

LEC
1

LEC
2

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

ARA
1

ARA
2

JER
1

JER
2

CAT
1

Ret
CAT
2

20
NC†0

† As Quintarelli was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamClassCarEngine123456Pos.Points
2024–25UltimateLMP3Ligier JS P320Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8SEP 1
1
SEP 2
1
DUB 1
2
DUB 2
Ret
ABU 1
5
ABU 2
4
3rd92

Complete Le Mans Cup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassChassis1234567RankPoints
202523Events RacingLMP3Ligier JS P325CAT
5
LEC
9
LMS
1

7
LMS
2

1
SPA
5
SIL
5
ALG
9
7th55

* Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2026Team VirageLMP3Ligier JS P325Toyota V35A 3.5 L V6CAT
5
LECIMOSPASILALG5th*10*

* Season still in progress.

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