Andrea Bertolini

Andrea Bertolini (born 1 December 1973) is an Italian professional racing driver who drove for AF Corse in the FIA World Endurance Championship. He is the official test driver of the Maserati factory. Bertolini began racing at a young age, working as the youngest ever test driver for Ferrari at 19, followed by work in the experimental and development department. He also participated in the development of the Maserati MC12, in which he has enjoyed racing success winning for three times the FIA GT Championship in GT1 class, and also claiming the first edition of the FIA GT1 World Championship. He won the WEC championship in GTE Am category in 2015 and in the same year he won the 24H of Le Mans in the same class. Bertolini began racing karts at the age of 11. He came second in the Italian Championship, won championships at a national level, and went on to win the CIAK Cup and place second in the Italian 125 Championship in 2000. In 2001, he drove a Porsche 996 GT3-R for Art Engineering in the NGT class of the FIA GT. In 2002, he moved to JMB Racing driving a Ferrari 360 Modena and continued through 2003 finishing fourth. In 2004, Bertolini moved to the Giesse Squadra Corse team, again driving a 360 Modena.