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Matteo De Palo
Matteo De Palo (born 8 November 2007) is an Italian racing driver who most recently raced in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship with Saintéloc Racing. He previously competed in the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship with Campos Racing, finishing fifth overall. CareerFormula Winter SeriesDe Palo made his car racing debut at the second round in Circuit Ricardo Tormo during the 2023 Formula Winter Series.[1] He won the first race on debut, while taking both poles for the round.[2] In July 2022, De Palo took part in a scouting camp conducted by the Ferrari Driver Academy.[3] Formula 4Spanish F4.jpg) De Palo joined Campos Racing for the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship.[4] He took his only Spanish F4 win of the year, during the first round in Spa-Francorchamps, after original winner Valerio Rinicella received a penalty for track limits.[5] A further podium came the next round in Aragón where he finished third from pole.[6] However, he would next stand on the podium during the penultimate round at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, scoring a double podium.[7] Despite only four podiums, his consistent points scoring saw him fifth in the standings, with 171 points. Italian F4De Palo took part in the opening round of the 2023 Italian F4 Championship with R-ace GP at Imola.[8] With ten points, De Palo was ranked 20th in the standings.[9] British F4De Palo made a cameo appearance in two rounds during the 2023 F4 British Championship.[10] Formula Regional For 2024, De Palo was promoted to the Formula Regional European Championship with Saintéloc Racing.[11] Before that, he partook in the Formula Regional Middle East Championship with the team in the first two rounds.[12] He scored two points finishes with the highest being a seventh, putting him 18th in the standings.[13] In his main campaign, De Palo score points with fifth in the second round in Spa-Francorchamps.[14] He improved his personal best to fourth during the second race at the Red Bull Ring.[15] With six points finishes, De Palo finished 17th in the drivers' standings with 29 points. De Palo also took part in the Macau Grand Prix with PHM Racing.[16] In an incident-packed race, De Palo managed to find his way to finish in fifth place, but was disqualified due to a car infringement.[17] Karting recordKarting career summary
Racing recordRacing career summary
Complete Formula Winter Series results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Italian F4 Championship results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete F4 British Championship results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Macau Grand Prix results
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