25/01/2012 - FIA WEC
Caldarelli reserve driver with Toyota
Andrea Caldarelli has been announced as the junior driver for TOYOTA Racing in the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship.
Andrea, 21, is a former member of the TOYOTA Young Driver Programme (TDP) and has previously raced in Formula Nippon and Formula 3.
The talented Italian has shown promise throughout his career and as junior driver for TOYOTA Racing he is expected to become familiar with a new discipline; endurance racing.
To assist his development, Andrea will be present at the race track during several FIA World Endurance Championship events, where he will take an active part in briefings and technical discussions.
In addition, he will take part in several sessions on the driving simulator at TOYOTA Motorsport GmbH, becoming familiar with LMP1 cars and the circuits they race on.
Andrea Caldarelli: “I am really pleased to be joining TOYOTA Racing as the junior driver and I expect to gain a lot of invaluable experience. Even though I have been racing cars since 2005, I am still only 21 so there is plenty to learn and this is another milestone in my career. I know some of the guys in the team having been part of the TDP scheme for several years so it will be fun to work together again. For a young driver like myself to work as part of such a professional and experienced team will be a big benefit and I am looking forward to learning a lot more about the challenge of endurance racing.”
Andrea Caldarelli Profile
Born 14 February 1990, Pescara, Italy
Height 1.75m
Weight 70kg
Career History
2000-03 Karting
2005 Formula Azzurra: 4th
2006 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia: 14th
Formula Renault 2.0 Asia Trophy
2007 Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup (Prema Powerteam)
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia (Prema Powerteam)
Member of TOYOTA Young Driver Programme (TDP)
2008 Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup (SG Formula): 3rd
Formula Renault West European Championship (SG Formula): 3rd
Member of TOYOTA Young Driver Programme (TDP)
2009 Formula 3 Euro Series (SG Formula): 14th
Member of TOYOTA Young Driver Programme (TDP)
Young driver test for Panasonic TOYOTA Racing
2010 Italian Formula 3 Championship (Prema Powerteam): 3rd
Young driver test for Scuderia Ferrari
2011 Formula Nippon (Kondo Racing): 16th
GP2 Asia Series (Ocean Racing Technology): 21st
GP3 Series (Tech 1): 10th (4 races)
FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy member