2005
Karting, 60cc mini class
His racing career begins officially. It takes just three races to score his first win, at Busca, in the regional championship.
- Regional championship
- Win at Busca
Biography
Gabriele Volpato
Gabriele Volpato was born in Chieri, near Turin, on 1 June 1996. At two and a half his parents, Alberto and Antonella, noticed how skilfully he handled and parked electric toy cars. They understood at once that the talent was worth nurturing, and by the age of seven he was already at home in a kart.
Unlike most drivers, Gabriele is at his best when the rain floods the circuit — so much so that he earned the nickname “the wizard of rain”. It is precisely in the wet that some of his most spectacular wins have come.
His racing career began officially in 2005, in the 60cc mini kart class. It took just three races to take his first win, at Busca in the regional championship. In 2016 he qualified as a federal regional circuit-driving instructor, and began teaching alongside racing.
By the numbers
By the numbers
90Races
45Podiums
32Wins
27Pole positions
Racing
The career, season by season
The stages, championships and circuits that shaped Gabriele Volpato’s career: from karting to his car debut in the 2012 Green Scout Cup, through NASCAR and the 2017 León Cup, up to the Coppa Italia Turismo.
2009
Italian ROK Cup champion
The year he steps up a class, and it is immediate magic: moving to 125cc he takes the ITALIAN CHAMPION title in the ROK Cup, second place in the Junior ROK class and first place in the “Bridgestone” final of the ROK Cup world event.
- Italian ROK Cup champion
- 1st, Bridgestone world final
- 2nd Junior ROK
2011
First tests in a car
In 2011/2012 come the first experiences and tests at the wheel of cars, including Formula Renault single-seaters and the Clio R3. In karting he races in the colours of Scuderia Maranello.
- Formula Renault
- Clio R3
- Scuderia Maranello
2012
Green Scout Cup — the car debut
Driving the KIA Venga 1.6 LPG he finishes 2nd overall in the “Green Scout Cup 2012” one-make championship, just behind Jimmy Ghione and ahead of Alessandra Brena. Six wins from twelve heats and victory in the Junior class.
- 6 wins in 12 heats
- 1st, Junior class
- KIA Venga 1.6 LPG
2013
Euro NASCAR championship
The turning point: Gabriele leaves karting to focus fully on closed-wheel racing. A Chevrolet Camaro with over 450 bhp, a podium on debut as the youngest driver in the history of the European series, then Dijon and the Tours oval.
- Podium on debut
- Chevrolet Camaro V8
- Dijon · Tours
2014
EuroV8 championship
A single race in a BMW M5. The car is dated and not competitive against its rivals, so Volpato chooses to leave the series and focus on testing ahead of the following season.
- BMW M5
2015
Seat Ibiza Cup
A return to one-make racing at the wheel of the Seat Ibiza Cup: a car of over 200 bhp and a fine school. Third at Imola on debut, a first win at Pergusa in Sicily, second overall at the end of the year.
- Win at Pergusa
- Podium at Imola
- 2nd overall
2016
Seat Ibiza Cup · instructor qualification
Pole position at the opening round in Adria and a first win at Misano. In the last two rounds Volpato races solo: two poles from two and four wins from four. He finishes second overall. In the same year he qualifies as a federal instructor.
- 4 wins from 4 at the close
- 2 poles from 2
- Federal instructor qualification
2017
Seat León Cup
A step up to the Seat León Cup: a production-based car with a 2.0 engine of 350 bhp, team BD Racing, sharing the cockpit with Roman driver Lorenzo Nicoli. Four wins in the season, second overall and victory in the Junior class.
- 4 wins
- 1st, Junior class
- Team BD Racing
2018
TCR Italy · Trofeo Abarth · León ST Cup
A season on several fronts: the opening race in TCR Italy, the country’s top touring series; the Trofeo Abarth with the 695 Assetto Corse Evo and a podium at Misano; and a debut in the León ST Cup with victory in the first and only race he contests, at Imola.
- Win at Imola
- Podium at Misano
- Abarth 695 Assetto Corse Evo
2019
TCR DSG Endurance
A championship for cars with DSG gearboxes and TCR specification, the highest expression of touring cars internationally. The Piedmontese driver races for Audi Sport Customer Racing in the Audi RS3 LMS, sharing the car with gentleman driver Sandro Pelatti.
- Audi RS3 LMS
- Audi Sport Customer Racing
2020
TCR DSG Europe · Time Attack Italia
A debut in the newly created TCR DSG Europe championship in the Volkswagen Golf TCR of Elite Motorsport, with victory in the opening race at Misano. After the following rounds are cancelled, Volpato moves to the Italian Time Attack championship with a Mazda RX-8.
- Win at Misano
- Golf TCR · Elite Motorsport
- Mazda RX-8
2021
TCR DSG Europe
Despite retiring in the opening round at Monza, the season proves a good one: two wins and two second places in the four remaining rounds. He finishes the championship in third.
- 2 wins
- 2 second places
- 3rd in the championship
2022
Coppa Italia Turismo winner
The 2022 season is a particularly rich one: with seven wins from eight races he takes the Coppa Italia Turismo title, helped by the fast Audi RS3 LMS run by Elite Motorsport.
- Coppa Italia Turismo winner
- 7 wins from 8
- Audi RS3 LMS
2023
Coppa Italia Turismo
He takes part in selected rounds of the Coppa Italia Turismo with the new Audi RS3 LMS, collecting three wins from four races.
- 3 wins from 4
- Audi RS3 LMS
Championship
Coppa Italia Turismo
The Coppa Italia Turismo is a championship for touring cars, including a class for TCR machinery split between sequential and DSG gearboxes. The season runs over six rounds held at Italy’s main circuits.
Instructor
Instructor
In 2016 Gabriele qualified as a federal regional circuit-driving instructor and began teaching. He works as a driver-instructor for performance and safe-driving events, coaching in GT and touring cars at the leading Italian and European circuits.
2025
Car&Drive — Stellantis Group
Instructor for the group’s events: track and road driving for the Stellantis brands, dynamic tests, dealer-network training and customer accompaniment. Accredited at the Balocco proving ground.
- Stellantis
- Balocco Proving Ground
2021
RSE Italia — supercar programmes
Driving experiences at Italy’s main circuits, from Mugello and Imola to Misano and Vallelunga, in Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche supercars. In-car instruction, from a first lap on track to the experienced client.
- Ferrari · Lamborghini · Porsche
- Mugello · Imola · Misano · Vallelunga
2020
Modena circuit · MotorOasi Susa
Driver coach in competition GT cars, with performance analysis both in the car and on the data. Driver-instructor at RSE Italia and at the MotorOasi safe-driving centre in Susa.
- GT cars
- Safe driving
2019
Seat Italia · Cupra · MotorOasi Susa
Driver-instructor for safe and performance driving events with Seat Italia, Cupra and the MotorOasi safe-driving centre in Susa. Operational training for the Local Police and the Italian Army.
- Local Police
- Italian Army
2018
Seat Italia · Volkswagen dealer network
Driver-instructor for safe and performance driving events with Seat Italia. Instructor for training events aimed at the Volkswagen group’s dealer network.
- Volkswagen Group
- Dealer training
2017
Seat Italia · Volkswagen Italia · State Police
Driver-instructor for safe and performance driving events with Seat Italia and Volkswagen Italia. Instructor for the Italian State Police in training on the use of Seat vehicles.
- State Police
- Volkswagen Italia
2016
Seat Italia — the beginning
Qualification as a federal regional circuit-driving instructor, and a first year as driver-instructor for safe and performance driving events with Seat Italia.
- ACI federal instructor qualification
Licences and qualifications
ACIFederal circuit-driving instructor
FIAInternational licence, grade C/R
ACIDriving instructor licence
Gallery
Gallery
Twenty years on track, from karting to touring cars.
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