Diego Alessi is an Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 race car driver

Driving

Driving is the controlled operation and movement of a land vehicle, such as a car, truck or bus.Although direct operation of a bicycle and a mounted animal are commonly referred to as riding, such operators are legally considered drivers and are required to obey the rules of the road...

. He competed in the Italian Touring Car Championship from 1996–1999 and 2001–2002, then moved to the Trofeo Vodafone Maserati Europa Series as well as making 3 starts in FIA GT for Autorlando Porsche

Porsche

Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche SE a Societas Europaea or European Public Company, is a German based holding company with investments in the automotive industry....

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In 2008, Diego participated in the Rolex Sports Car Series

Rolex Sports Car Series

The Rolex Sports Car Series is the premier series run by the Grand American Road Racing Association. It is a North American-based sports car series that was founded in 2000 under the name Grand American Road Racing Championship to replace the failed United States Road Racing Championship...

, driving a Pontiac GTO.R with young Californian Ryan Phinny

Ryan Phinny

Ryan Phinny is an American racing driver from Los Angeles, California.After karting, Phinny made his Formula BMW USA debut in 2005 for Gelles Racing for two races and competed full time in 2006 for Hearn Motorsports. He finished 9th in points with one podium finish. He also drove in the Formula...

, for Matt Connolly Motorsports P1 Groupe. Team drove in the 24 hours of Daytona

24 Hours of Daytona

The 24 Hours of Daytona, currently known as the Rolex 24 Daytona for sponsorship reasons, is a 24-hour sports car endurance race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is run on a combined road course, utilizing portions of the NASCAR tri-oval and an infield...

 with Hal Prewitt

Hal Prewitt

Hal Prewitt is a Race car driver and American businessman born in Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S. and resides in South Beach and Park City, Utah....

, Karl Reindler

Karl Reindler

Karl Reindler is a racing driver from Perth, Western Australia. Reindler will compete in the V8 Supercar series in 2010.Reindler won the 2004 Australian Formula 3 Championship, beating Chris Gilmour by only 3 points....

, Vic Rice and Spencer Trenery.

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• Driver DB Profile