Alessandro Latif

UK/Italian racing driver
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroUK/Italian racing driver
PlacesItaly
isRacecar driver
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth11 April 1996, London, England, UK
Age28 years
Star signAries
Education
Marlborough College
The details

Biography

Alessandro Guido Latif (born 11 April 1996 in London, England) is a British/Italian race car driver. Latif is the youngest race winner of a VdeV Proto Endurance race. In 2014 he competed in the Blancpain Sprint Series driving for Phoenix Racing, the Daytona 24 Hours and Sebring 12 Hours driving an Audi R8 LMS for Flying Lizard Motorsports. Latif's early career involved an upbringing in karts and Formula Renault 2.0.

Early life

Latif was born on 11 April 1996 in London, England. His father is Pakistani born and mother is Italian, both whom currently reside in London, England. Latif started in karting at aged 11.

Racing career

Karts

Latif's karting career began in 2007 where he rose up the ranks to race in the international scene. As well as developing his race craft he achieved notable success in British and European events, as well as in World Karting.

Single Seater's

In 2012 Latif moved to Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps driving for Atech Grand Prix completing 8 races.

Sports car racing

Latif signed with Avelon Formula to drive a CN2 (per the Group CN classification) Sports prototype in the VdeV Championship for the remainder of the 2012 season, where he won his inaugural race in the 4 Heures du Castellet.

In 2013, Latif remained with Avelon Formula in the VdeV Championship, while also competing in the opening rounds of the SPEED Euroseries. Latif won the 6 Hours of Mugello with teammate Ivan Bellarosa in front of the team's home crowd. They later went on to win the opening rounds of the Speed Euroseries at the Hungaroring.

In 2014 Latif signed with Flying Lizard Motorsports to race at the Daytona 24 Hours in the number 35 Audi R8 LMS, where they finished 5th in the GTD class.

Latif competed in the 2014 12 Hours Sebring in Florida on 12–15 March, where they finished 8th in the GTD class.

Latif also joins with Phoenix Racing for Blancpain Sprint Series alongside Marc Basseng.

Latif was set to race a Nissan Zytec in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race on 14–15 June with the Greaves Motorsport Team. However, after starting 26th on the 54-car grid, the team achieved a top 10 position before their efforts were thwarted after a blameless collision by a co-driver on lap 31 ended the race for them.

Racing record

US Endurance results

YearRaceTeamCo-DriversCarClassPos.Class
Pos.
2014Daytona 24 Hours Flying Lizard Motorsports Seth Neiman
Dion von Moltke
Filipe Albuquerque
Audi R8 LMSGTD22nd5th
2014Sebring 12 Hours Flying Lizard Motorsports Nelson Canache Jr.
Spencer Pumpelly
Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMSGTD33rd8th
2014Petit Le Mans Flying Lizard Motorsports Seth Neiman
Dion von Moltke
Audi R8 LMSGTD36th12th

Blancpain Sprint Series results

YearRaceTeamCo-DriversCarClassPro Am
Qual. Race Pos.
Pro Am
Main Race Pos.
Overall
Qual. Race Pos.
Overall
Main Race Pos.
2014Blancpain Sprint Series at Nogaro (Circuit Paul Armagnac) Phoenix Racing Marc BassengAudi R8 LMSGT3n/an/a11th9th
2014Blancpain Sprint Series at Brands Hatch (Brands Hatch) Phoenix Racing Marc BassengAudi R8 LMSGT31st1st10th11th
2014Blancpain Sprint Series at Zandvoort (Zandvoort) Phoenix Racing Marc BassengAudi R8 LMSGT32nd2nd10th13th
2014Blancpain Sprint Series at Slovakia Ring (Automotodróm Slovakia Ring) Phoenix Racing Marc BassengAudi R8 LMSGT31st1st8th7th
2014Blancpain Sprint Series at Portimao (Portimao Circuit) Phoenix Racing Marc BassengAudi R8 LMSGT31st1st11th8th

Note: classified as Pro for the Nogaro race

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2014 Greaves Motorsport Michael Munemann
James Winslow
Zytek Z11SN-NissanLMP231DNFDNF

Pro Mazda Championship

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617RankPoints
2015World Speed MotorsportsSTP
STP
LOU
LOU
BAR
BAR
IMS
IMS
IMS
LOR
TOR
TOR
IOW
MOH
MOH
LAG
LAG
13th140
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