Mattia Michelotto (born 12 January 2003 in Villafranca Padovana) is an Italian racing driver set to compete in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup for Vincenzo Sospiri Racing as a Lamborghini factory driver.
Michelotto is a two-time Italian GT class champion, having also won the Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final in 2021 alongside Karol Basz.
Career
Michelotto began karting at the age of five, and raced in karts until 2018. During his time in karts, Michelotto won the Easykart International Grand Finals in 2013, the WSK Night Edition, Trofeo delle Industrie and the WSK Final Cup all in 2015 in the Mini class.
After testing Formula 4 machinery, Michelotto stepped up to car racing in 2019, signing with Antonelli Motorsport to race in the GT Light class of both the Italian GT Endurance and Sprint championships, including a one-off round in the GT4 class in the latter at Vallelunga. In the endurance series, Michelotto was on the podium in all four races, winning three of them on his way to the GT Light title at Mugello. In the latter meanwhile, Michelotto won race one at Mugello and finished runner-up in the GT Light standings.
In 2020, Michelotto stayed in both Italian GT championships, albeit stepping up to GT3 Pro-Am by joining Easy Race alongside Matteo Greco and Sean Hudspeth. In the endurance championship, Michelotto took class wins at Imola and Monza en route to the GT3 Pro-Am title. In the sprint championship, Michelotto won in his class in race two at the season-opening Misano round and race one at the season-ending Vallelunga round to finish runner-up in the GT3 Pro-Am standings.
Joining the Lamborghini Young Driver Programme for 2021, Michelotto joined VS Racing to compete in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe alongside Luis Michael Dörrbecker. In his first season in the series, Michelotto finished on the podium at Le Castellet and Misano, on their way to ninth in points. Before the year ended, Michelotto won both races of the Super Trofeo World Finals at Misano alongside Karol Basz, en route to the title at the end of the weekend.
Michelotto returned to Vincenzo Sospiri Racing in 2022, albeit only competing full-time in the Italian GT Endurance Championship, whilst also retaining his Lamborghini junior status. Racing alongside Karol Basz and Benjamín Hites, the trio won in the opening round at Pergusa, but after finishing second at Mugello, they didn't score a podium in the final two races of the season, relegating them to fourth in the overall standings. During 2022, Michelotto also made his GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup at that year's 24 Hours of Spa for Vincenzo Sospiri Racing.
Staying for Vincenzo Sospiri Racing for the third year in a row, Michelotto raced full-time in both Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe and the 2023 Italian GT Sprint Championship. In the former, Michelotto won the season-opening round at Le Castellet, before taking further wins at Spa, Nürburgring and Vallelunga, on his way to runner-up honours behind Brendon Leitch. In the latter, Michelotto took his first win of the season in the penultimate round of the season at Mugello in race two, before winning the season-ending race two at Imola to finish runner-up in the overall GT3 standings. During 2023, Michelotto made his debut in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup at the second round of the season at Misano.
Extending his partnership with Vincenzo Sospiri Racing in 2024 as a Professional driver for Lamborghini, Michelotto returned to Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe, whilst also competing full-time in the Italian GT Sprint Championship and also racing part-time in the GT3 Pro-Am class of the Italian GT Endurance Championship. In Super Trofeo Europe, Michelotto won at Le Mans and Barcelona to finish fourth in points in fourth season in the series. In Italian GT, Michelotto finished third in the sprint standings after taking two wins at Misano and Imola, whilst in the endurance series, Michelotto won in class at the season-ending Monza round to finish runner-up in the Pro-Am points. During 2024, Michelotto returned to the 24 Hours of Spa, racing in the Bronze Cup for Barwell Motorsport. In the race, Michelotto led in class until the latter stages, during which the Italian suffered a puncture and eventually finished third in class.
In 2025, Michelotto returned to Vincenzo Sospiri Racing for a dual campaign in both the Endurance and Sprint Cups of the Italian GT Championship. In the former, Michelotto scored a lone GT3 Pro-Am win at Mugello to end the year seventh in points. In the latter, Michelotto took class wins at Mugello, Imola and Monza to secure the GT3 Pro-Am title at season's end. Alongside his commitments in Italian GT, Michelotto also raced part-time with the same team in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, scoring a best result of ninth at Monza.
In early 2026, Michelotto joined the Lamborghini Squadra Corse factory roster, as well as continuing with VSR for his maiden full-time campaign in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup. In his maiden full season in GTWC competition, Michelotto took a Gold Cup win at Barcelona by finishing fourth overall, as well as scoring two other class podiums at Brands Hatch and Zandvoort to end the season fifth in class.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2010EASYKART International Grand Finals - Easykart 60NC 2011EASYKART International Grand Finals - Easykart 6015th2012Trofeo Italiano EASYKART - 60cc9thEASYKART International Grand Finals - Easykart 60Emilia Kart13th2013Trofeo Italiano EASYKART - Easykart 604thEASYKART International Grand Finals - Easykart 60Rubicone Corse1stItalian Karting Championship - 60 Mini37thWSK Final Cup - 60 MiniMichelotto Mauro34th2014WSK Champions Cup - 60 MiniVolonnino RacingMichelotto Mauro25thWSK Super Master Series - 60 MiniGiugliano Kart30thWSK Final Cup - 60 Mini6thItalian Karting Championship - 60 Mini4thROK Cup International Final - Mini Rok5th2015VEGA International Winter Trophy - 60 MiniMichelotto Mauro3rdWSK Champions Cup - 60 MiniGiugliano Kart25thSouth Garda Winter Cup - Mini Rok23rdWSK Gold Cup - 60 Mini7thWSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini5thWSK Night Edition - 60 Mini1stAndrea Margutti Trophy - 60 Mini6thWSK Final Cup - 60 Mini1stTrofeo Delle Industrie - Mini1stItalian Karting Championship - 60 Mini2ndROK Cup International Final - Mini Rok3rdSKUSA SuperNationals - TaG Cadet40th2016WSK Champions Cup - OKJGiugliano KartNCSouth Garda Winter Cup - OKJ12thWSK Super Master Series - OKJ 46thAndrea Margutti Trophy - OKJ9thKarting European Championship - OKJEnergy Corse62ndGerman Karting Championship - OKJ63rdWSK Final Cup - OKJCRG9thKarting World Championship - OKJNCTrofeo Delle Industrie - Junior14th2017WSK Champions Cup - OKJChiesa Corse17thSouth Garda Winter Cup - OKJ15thWSK Super Master Series - OKJ2ndAndrea Margutti Trophy - OKJ2ndKarting European Championship - OKJ8thIAME International Final - X30 Junior23rdKarting World Championship - OKJNCWSK Final Cup - OKJ7thGerman Karting Championship - OKJ7thGerman Karting Championship - OK20thTrofeo Delle Industrie - OK11th2018WSK Super Master Series - OKKR Motorsport21stSouth Garda Winter Cup - OK34thKarting European Championship - OK12thWSK Open Cup - OK4thKarting World Championship - OKNCSources:
Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2019 Italian GT Endurance Championship – GT Light Antonelli Motorsport 4 3 3 0 4 60 1st Italian GT Sprint Championship – GT Light 6 1 0 1 6 92 2nd Italian GT Sprint Championship – GT4 2 0 0 0 0 5 14th2020 Italian GT Endurance Championship – GT3 Pro-Am Easy Race 4 2 0 0 4 55 1st Italian GT Sprint Championship – GT3 Pro-Am 8 2 0 0 6 94 2nd 2021 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro Vincenzo Sospiri Racing 10 0 0 0 1 45 9th2022 Italian GT Endurance Championship – GT3 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing 4 1 0 0 2 41 4th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver Cup 1 0 0 0 0 16 20th2023 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro Vincenzo Sospiri Racing 12 5 4 6 8 76.5 2nd Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final – Pro 2 0 0 1 0 0 NC Italian GT Sprint Championship – GT3 8 2 1 1 6 98 2nd GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Silver Cup 2 0 0 0 1 12 15th2024 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro Vincenzo Sospiri Racing 12 2 0 1 3 69.5 4th Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final – Pro 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC Italian GT Sprint Championship – GT3 7 2 1 1 3 76 3rd Italian GT Endurance Championship – GT3 Pro-Am 3 1 0 3 3 68 2nd GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze Cup Barwell Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 23 17th2025 Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup – GT3 Pro-Am Vincenzo Sospiri Racing 4 1 0 0 1 42 7th Italian GT Championship Sprint Cup – GT3 Pro-Am 8 3 2 1 5 1071st GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 3 0 0 0 0 2 26th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC2026GT Winter Series – GT3VSR 6 3 0 0 5 104 4th GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup10 0 0 0 0 8.5 23rd GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup – Gold 1 0 0 2 71.5 5th Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup – GT3 Italian GT Championship Sprint Cup – GT3 Sources:
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeamCarClass1234567Pos.Points 2022 Vincenzo Sospiri Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo Silver IMO LECSPA6HSPA12HSPA24H HOC CAT 20th 16 2024 Barwell Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Bronze LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR MNZ JED 17th 232025 VSR Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Pro LEC MNZ 26th 2 Silver SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT NC 0
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2023 VSR Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Silver BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 HOC1 HOC2 VAL1 VAL2 ZAN1 ZAN2 15th 12 2026 VSR Lamborghini Temerario GT3 Gold BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 5th 71.5
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