Alexandre Imperatori
Alexandre Imperatori (born 19 April 1987 in Châtel-Saint-Denis) is a Swiss racing driver who lives in Shanghai, China.
| Alexandre Imperatori | |
|---|---|
 Imperatori at Fuji Speedway in 2012 | |
| Nationality |  Swiss |
| Born | 19 April 1987 Châtel-Saint-Denis, Switzerland |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Asia career | |
| Debut season | 2011 |
| Current team | PICC Team Starchase |
| Car number | 99 |
| Starts | 19 |
| Wins | 14 |
| Poles | 5 |
| Fastest laps | 10 |
| Best finish | 1 in 2012 |
| Previous series | |
| 2012, 2011 2011 2007–08, 2008–09 2010, 2009, 2008 2007, 2006 | Super GT Formula Nippon A1 Grand Prix All-Japan Formula Three Championship Asian Formula Renault Challenge |
| Championship titles | |
| 2012 2006 2000 | Porsche Carrera Cup Asia China Formula Renault Challenge Franch Junior Karting Championship |
Career
Karting
Imperatori started kart racing at the age of four in Spain. He raced karting in Spain and Germany and France until 2002. He was the France Junior Champion in 2000 and also competed in the European Championship in 2000, 2001 and 2002.
Formula Racing
In 2003, Imperatori moved to single seater by reaching the final of the Mygale scholarship program. From 2004 to 2007, he competed in the 2006 and 2007 Asian Formula Renault Challenge and came 1st runner-up. He was also the 2006 China Formula Renault Challenge Champion, which earned him a test from Renault Sport in the World Series by Renault.
From December 2007, he joined the Swiss team in the A1 Grand Prix as rookie driver and together with the team won the 2007-2008 championship and came second in the 2008-2009 season.
From 2008 to 2010, Imperatori was competing in the All-Japan Formula Three Championship. In 2008, he came second in the National Class before achieving 3rd rank in 2009. In 2010, he stepped up to the Championship class with TODA Racing and using the single HONDA power unit of the grid, came 5th in the championship. In 2010, Imperatori finished his season with a good performance in the Macau Grand Prix by coming 12th after starting 26th on the grid due to a brake failure in the qualification race.
In 2011, Imperatori stepped up to Formula Nippon, the highest level of single-seater racing in Japan.
GT Racing
In 2011, Imperatori also started becoming involved in GT racing. He replaced Christian Menzel at Team Starchase in Porsche Carrera Cup Asia and had a successful season by winning 8 of the 10 races he entered. He finished 3rd in the championship after missing the two races in Singapore due to conflicting racing commitments.
Besides, the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia and Formula Nippon, Imperatori was also competing in the GT300 class of Super GT in 2011 with the Lexus IS350 GT300 of SG Changi Racing. Together with teammate Orime, he won at Sugo and climbed on the podium two more times at Fuji and Autopolis.
Imperatori finished the 2011 season with a win in the GTC category at the ILMC 6 Hours of Zhuhai for Audi Sport C Racing China.
Imperatori won the 2012 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Championship.
WEC and 24 Hours of Le Mans
In 2013, Imperatori was named as the lead driver for the new endurance racing project from Hong Kong-based KC Motorgroup Ltd (KCMG) which saw him drive a Morgan LMP2 - Nissan at Silverstone and Le Mans.[1] Imperatori was back with KCMG for the 2014 WEC season[2] taking part in all but two races behind the wheel of an Oreca 03R-Nissan, winning LMP2 class at Bahrain and São Paulo.
On 25 March 2015 it was announced that Imperatori had signed with the Swiss Rebellion Racing LMP1 squad for the 2015 WEC season where he piloted the team's second car along with Dominik Kraihamer and Daniel Abt.[3]
Racing record
Complete Super GT results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Team SG Changi | Lexus IS350 | GT300 | OKA 15 |
FUJ 16 |
SEP | SUG 1 |
SUZ 8 |
FUJ 2 |
AUT 3 |
MOT Ret |
6th | 49 |
| 2012 | Team SGC | Lexus IS350 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | SEP | SUG 13 |
SUZ 13 |
FUJ 12 |
AUT | MOT | NC | 0 |
| 2014 | i-mobile-AAS | Porsche 911 GT3 | GT300 | OKA | FUJ | AUT | SUG | FUJ | SUZ | BUR 6 |
MOT | NC | 0 |
| 2015 | Porsche Team KTR | Porsche 911 GT3 | GT300 | OKA 14 |
FUJ 12 |
CHA 8 |
FUJ Ret |
SUZ | SUG | AUT | MOT | 23rd | 3 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 |  KCMG |
 Matthew Howson Ho-Pin Tung |
Morgan LMP2-Nissan | LMP2 | 241 | DNF | DNF |
| 2014 |  KCMG |
Matthew Howson Richard Bradley |
Oreca 03R-Nissan | LMP2 | 87 | DNF | DNF |
| 2015 | Rebellion Racing |
 Dominik Kraihamer Daniel Abt |
Rebellion R-One-AER | LMP1 | 336 | 18th | 9th |
| 2016 | Rebellion Racing |
Dominik Kraihamer Mathéo Tuscher |
Rebellion R-One-AER | LMP1 | 200 | DNF | DNF |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | KCMG | LMP2 | Oreca 03 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL | SPA 2 |
6th | 87 | |||||||
| Oreca 03R | LMS Ret |
COA | FUJ 2 |
SHA Ret |
BHR 1 |
SÃO 1 |
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| 2015 | Rebellion Racing | LMP1 | Rebellion R-One | AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6 | SIL | SPA | LMS 17 |
NÜR Ret |
COA 14 |
FUJ 16 |
SHA Ret |
BHR 11 |
25th | 2.5 | |
| 2016 | Rebellion Racing | LMP1 | Rebellion R-One | AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6 | SIL 3 |
SPA 3 |
LMS Ret |
NÜR 7 |
MEX 5 |
COA 7 |
FUJ 6 |
SHA 17 |
BHR 7 |
7th | 66.5 |
References
External links
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| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Keita Sawa |
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Champion 2012 |
Succeeded by Earl Bamber |