ALESSIO ROVERA

He became one of the stars of Season 9 of the FIA World Endurance Championship in LMGTE Am class alongside François Perrodo and fellow official driver Nicklas Nielsen. Although this was his debut in the category, he and his teammates won both the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the drivers’ standings for the FIA Endurance Trophy. Rovera’s world championship performance did not go unnoticed, so much so that he was crowned Revelation of the Year.

Alessio took his first steps in karting from 2008 until 2012, earning podiums and victories. In 2013, he debuted in single-seaters, immediately taking the Italian Formula Aci-Csai Abarth Champion title. After some international experiences, Rovera started his career in GT, claiming an Italian title in 2017 in the Porsche one-make series. In 2019, he was crowned Italian GT Sprint Champion and then rose to prominence behind the wheel of the AF Corse team’s Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020, winning the Italian GT Endurance Championship in 2020. 

In 2021, the driver from Varese starred not only in the FIA WEC but also in the European Le Mans Series - with two wins and as many podiums - and in several rounds of the GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS, with a second place in the 24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in the Pro-Am class. In 2022, he will start in the LMP2 class in the FIA WEC with a prototype fielded by AF Corse that he will share with Nielsen and Perrodo.

In his first season as an official Ferrari driver, Alessio Rovera won the World Endurance title in the LMP2 Pro-Am class with Nielsen and Perrodo. The Italian, involved in some IMSA races and the GT WC Europe, played a significant role in developing the 296 GT3 and the 499P.

In 2023 triumphs in the FIA WEC with the 488 GTE at Spa-Francorchamps and in the GT World Challenge Europe – Endurance Cup with the 296 GT3 newcomer at the final round in Barcelona, were the high points of Rovera’s second season as an official driver for the Maranello manufacturer.  

In the 2024 season Rovera was protagonist in the FIA WEC, at the wheel of the 296 LMGT3 with Heriau and Mann, he secured pole position at Fuji and celebrated victory at the 8 Hours of Bahrain. In the GT World Challenge Europe – Endurance Cup, Rovera crossed the line in second place both at the 24 Hours of Spa and the 3 Hours of Monza. The unforgettable year in GT WC Europe ended with the Drivers (together with Pier Guidi) and Team titles in the Endurance Cup, won by the Italian driver with the AF Corse – Francorchamps Motors team.