Lorenzo Patrese is a racing driver from Italy who competes in IMSA WeatherTech for Conquest Racing. Patrese has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 65 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,475 ranks Patrese 2024th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.
| 2026-07-12 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park GTD | P4 | +88 |
| 2026-06-28 | Watkins Glen International GTD | P6 | +84 |
| 2026-06-13 | LE MANS LMGT3 | P9 | +69 |
| 2026-05-03 | Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca GTD | P13 | โ137 |
| 2026-04-11 | 6 Hours of Paul Ricard | P28 | +11 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +138 | Valencia 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe | P4 |
| +122 | Magany-Cours 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe | P4 |
| +115 | Monza 2021 | Italian F4 | P4 |
| +111 | Magany-Cours 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe | P6 |
| +107 | Hockenheim 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe | P7 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | โธIMSA WeatherTech | Conquest Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P12 | +74 | 4,475 |
| โธBathurst 12 Hour | Ziggo Sport Tempesta by ARGT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | โ | +68 | ||
| โธGT World Challenge Europe | Kessel Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | โ | +11 | ||
| โธWEC | Kessel Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | โ | +69 | ||
| 2025 | โธIMSA WeatherTech | CETILAR RACING | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P31 | โ186 | 4,252 |
| โธGT World Challenge Europe | Ziggo Sport Tempesta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | โ135 | ||
| 2024 | โธGT World Challenge Europe | Tresor Attempto Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +329 | 4,574 |
| 2023 | โธGT World Challenge Europe | Tresor Attempto Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | +314 | 4,245 |
| 2022 | โธGT World Challenge Europe | Tresor by Car Collection | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P43 | โ623โ270 | 3,930 |
| 2021 | โธItalian F4 | AKM Motorsport | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P12 | +265 | 3,577 |
| 2020 | โธItalian F4 | AKM Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | +2,028 | 3,378 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐ฉ๐ช Benjamin GoetheFIA Gold | 5,334 | 28 | 8 | 20 | 29% |
| ๐ซ๐ท Aurelien PanisFIA Silver | 4,836 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 39% |
| ๐ง๐ช Charles WeertsFIA Platinum | 6,430 | 27 | 2 | 25 | 7% |
| ๐ง๐ช Dries VanthoorFIA Platinum | 5,732 | 27 | 2 | 25 | 7% |
| ๐ฎ๐น Mattia DrudiFIA Platinum | 5,127 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 19% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Cรฉsar GazeauFIA Silver | 4,854 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 59% |
| ๐จ๐ญ Patric NiederhauserFIA Platinum | 5,257 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 27% |
| ๐ฌ๐ง Christopher HaaseFIA Platinum | 5,050 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 27% |
| ๐ง๐ช Nicolas BaertFIA Silver | 3,709 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 36% |
| ๐ฆ๐ท Ezequiel Perez CompancFIA Silver | 4,590 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 71% |
| ๐ฎ๐น Andrea Kimi AntonelliFIA Platinum, 3ร champion | 8,098 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% |
| ๐ฌ๐ง Oliver BearmanFIA Platinum, 3ร champion | 6,792 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 6% |
| ๐ฎ๐น Leonardo FornaroliHigher-rated, 2ร champion | 6,605 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 6% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,014 | ๐บ๐ธ Kyle Petty | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,480 |
| 2,015 | ๐บ๐ธ Jeff Burton | GT World Challenge America | 4,479 |
| 2,016 | ๐ฎ๐น Patrik Fraboni | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | 4,479 |
| 2,017 | ๐ฏ๐ต Hideki Yamauchi | Super GT | 4,478 |
| 2,018 | ๐ฎ๐น Stefano Proetto | Formula 3 Euro Series | 4,478 |
| 2,019 | ๐ฉ๐ช Nico Bastian | Nรผrburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,477 |
| 2,020 | ๐ฉ๐ฐ Nicolas Beer | FIA Formula 3 European | 4,477 |
| 2,021 | ๐ณ๐ฟ Callum Hedge | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 4,476 |
| 2,022 | ๐จ๐ญ Kris Richard | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,476 |
| 2,023 | ๐ฏ๐ต Roberto Merhi | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,476 |
| 2,024 | ๐ฎ๐น Lorenzo Patrese | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,475 |
| 2,025 | ๐ฆ๐บ Dean Canto | Supercars Championship | 4,474 |
| 2,026 | ๐ง๐ท Gabriel Gomez | Formula Regional European | 4,474 |
| 2,027 | ๐บ๐ธ Aaron Jeansonne | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 4,471 |
| 2,028 | ๐ฟ๐ฆ Roman de Beer | GP3 Series | 4,471 |
| 2,029 | ๐บ๐ธ Bob Scott | Formula 1 | 4,470 |
| 2,030 | ๐บ๐ธ Jacob Eidson | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 4,470 |
| 2,031 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Bart Hylkema | FIA Formula 3 European | 4,469 |
| 2,032 | ๐บ๐ธ Charlie Luck | GT World Challenge America | 4,469 |
| 2,033 | ๐ฉ๐ช Christian Ried | WEC | 4,469 |
| 2,034 | ๐ซ๐ท Edouard Cauhaupe | European Le Mans Series | 4,469 |
Lorenzo Patrese is a semi-professional driver currently racing in GT and endurance competition. He holds an FIA Silver rating, which designates him as a professional-level competitor in sportscar racing, typically early in his career at that level. His Racer Rating of 4,506 places him among professional drivers; this level describes a driver who competes regularly in strong fields and beats semi-professionals comfortably, though the evidence here shows him racing consistently against full professionals rather than dominating any category.[1]
Patrese has contested 65 races across seven seasons from 2020 to 2026, concentrated in GT World Challenge Europe with Kessel Racing, where he completed 31 starts without a podium finish. His early career included 22 starts in Italian F4 between 2020 and 2021, a junior single-seater category where he also scored no wins or podiums. Recently he has raced in IMSA WeatherTech and the World Endurance Championship, accumulating one podium from a Bathurst 12 Hour start in 2026. His average finishing position across all races is 16th, indicating mid-field consistency rather than front-running form. Against his most frequent rivals, his head-to-head records show mixed results: he trails the elite-level drivers Charles Weerts and Dries Vanthoor significantly, winning only 2 and 4 meetings respectively from 27 starts each, while against professional-level peers like Cรฉsar Gazeau and Aurelien Panis he has been roughly competitive. He has occasionally finished ahead of much stronger drivers such as Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Oliver Bearman across isolated races, though these results are exceptional rather than indicative of a broader pattern.[2]
Patrese remains active in 2026, competing in both GT World Challenge Europe and international endurance racing. His career to date reflects a driver at the entry to the professional sportscar level, gaining experience in competitive grids against established professionals and gradually building results; the recent Bathurst podium represents his only significant achievement on record.